Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Belgium
Belgium: Population and employment - national accounts - annual data was 11,904 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11,904 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
12th
of 47 countries
All-time high
11,904 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
10,137 Thousand persons
in 1995
Years of data
31
1995–2025
Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Belgium, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Belgium is 11,904 Thousand persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Belgium peaked at 11,904 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10,137 Thousand persons, in 1995.
That places Belgium 12th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10,137 Thousand persons | — |
| 1996 | 10,157 Thousand persons | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 10,181 Thousand persons | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 10,202 Thousand persons | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 10,226 Thousand persons | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 10,251 Thousand persons | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 10,287 Thousand persons | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 10,333 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 10,376 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 10,421 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 10,479 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 10,548 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 10,626 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 10,710 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 10,796 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 10,896 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 11,038 Thousand persons | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 11,107 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 11,159 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 11,209 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 11,274 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 11,331 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 11,375 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 11,427 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 11,489 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 11,539 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 11,586 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 11,680 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 11,780 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 11,850 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 11,904 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,181 Thousand persons | 10,137 Thousand persons | 10,226 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2000s | 10,483 Thousand persons | 10,251 Thousand persons | 10,796 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,231 Thousand persons | 10,896 Thousand persons | 11,489 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,723 Thousand persons | 11,539 Thousand persons | 11,904 Thousand persons | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Belgium
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1676 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1614 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1395 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 12,349 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 139 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,498 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,563 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,061 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Belgium?
- Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Belgium was 11,904 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population and employment - national accounts - annual data recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 11,904 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest population and employment - national accounts - annual data recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,137 Thousand persons in 1995.
- How does Belgium rank for population and employment - national accounts - annual data?
- Belgium ranks 12th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population and employment - national accounts - annual data rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Population and employment - national accounts - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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