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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Belgium

Belgium: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.007 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.007 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
149th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0097 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2000
All-time low
0.007 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023

00.0020.0040.0060.0080.012000201120232000: 0.01 1000 No per square kilometre2001: 0.01 1000 No per square kilometre2002: 0.009 1000 No per square kilometre2003: 0.009 1000 No per square kilometre2004: 0.009 1000 No per square kilometre2005: 0.009 1000 No per square kilometre2006: 0.009 1000 No per square kilometre2007: 0.009 1000 No per square kilometre2008: 0.009 1000 No per square kilometre2009: 0.009 1000 No per square kilometre2010: 0.008 1000 No per square kilometre2011: 0.008 1000 No per square kilometre2012: 0.008 1000 No per square kilometre2013: 0.008 1000 No per square kilometre2014: 0.008 1000 No per square kilometre2015: 0.008 1000 No per square kilometre2016: 0.008 1000 No per square kilometre2017: 0.008 1000 No per square kilometre2018: 0.008 1000 No per square kilometre2019: 0.007 1000 No per square kilometre2020: 0.007 1000 No per square kilometre2021: 0.007 1000 No per square kilometre2022: 0.007 1000 No per square kilometre2023: 0.007 1000 No per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Belgium is 0.007 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 0.0097 1000 No per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.007 1000 No per square kilometre, in 2023.

That places Belgium 149th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year

Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
2000 0.0097 1000 No per square kilometre —
2001 0.0096 1000 No per square kilometre -1.6%
2002 0.0094 1000 No per square kilometre -1.5%
2003 0.0093 1000 No per square kilometre -1.5%
2004 0.0092 1000 No per square kilometre -1.4%
2005 0.009 1000 No per square kilometre -1.4%
2006 0.0089 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2007 0.0088 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2008 0.0087 1000 No per square kilometre -1.2%
2009 0.0086 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2010 0.0085 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2011 0.0084 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2012 0.0082 1000 No per square kilometre -1.4%
2013 0.0081 1000 No per square kilometre -1.4%
2014 0.008 1000 No per square kilometre -1.4%
2015 0.0079 1000 No per square kilometre -1.4%
2016 0.0078 1000 No per square kilometre -1.4%
2017 0.0077 1000 No per square kilometre -1.4%
2018 0.0075 1000 No per square kilometre -1.9%
2019 0.0074 1000 No per square kilometre -1.4%
2020 0.0073 1000 No per square kilometre -1.5%
2021 0.0072 1000 No per square kilometre -1.5%
2022 0.0071 1000 No per square kilometre -1.6%
2023 0.007 1000 No per square kilometre -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0091 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0086 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0097 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.008 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0074 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0085 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0071 1000 No per square kilometre 0.007 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0073 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 146 Belarus 0.0089 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 147 Palau 0.0089 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 148 Colombia 0.0082 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 150 Bahamas 0.0068 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 151 Paraguay 0.0068 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 152 Turkmenistan 0.0061 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Belgium?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Belgium was 0.007 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.0097 1000 No per square kilometre in 2000.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.007 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Belgium rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Belgium ranks 149th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.