Belgium vs Netherlands: Population and employment - national accounts - annual data
Belgium
11,904 Thousand persons
in 2025
Netherlands
18,089 Thousand persons
in 2025
Belgium rank
12th
Netherlands rank
10th
Population and employment - national accounts - annual data over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 18,089 Thousand persons against 11,904 Thousand persons in Belgium, a difference of 6,185 Thousand persons.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.5 times Belgium's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 10th of 47 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,181 Thousand persons | 15,624 Thousand persons | 5,443 Thousand persons | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 10,483 Thousand persons | 16,265 Thousand persons | 5,783 Thousand persons | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 11,231 Thousand persons | 16,941 Thousand persons | 5,710 Thousand persons | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 11,723 Thousand persons | 17,773 Thousand persons | 6,049 Thousand persons | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population and employment - national accounts - annual data, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 18,089 Thousand persons against 11,904 Thousand persons in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population and employment - national accounts - annual data between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 6,185 Thousand persons, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for population and employment - national accounts - annual data?
- Belgium ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 10th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Population and employment - national accounts - annual data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.