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Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square in Belgium

Belgium: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square was 0.3841 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.3841 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
25th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.3841 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.338 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square in Belgium, 2000–2023

00.10.20.30.42000201120232000: 0.338 1000 No per square kilometre2001: 0.339 1000 No per square kilometre2002: 0.341 1000 No per square kilometre2003: 0.342 1000 No per square kilometre2004: 0.344 1000 No per square kilometre2005: 0.345 1000 No per square kilometre2006: 0.348 1000 No per square kilometre2007: 0.35 1000 No per square kilometre2008: 0.353 1000 No per square kilometre2009: 0.356 1000 No per square kilometre2010: 0.361 1000 No per square kilometre2011: 0.364 1000 No per square kilometre2012: 0.366 1000 No per square kilometre2013: 0.368 1000 No per square kilometre2014: 0.37 1000 No per square kilometre2015: 0.372 1000 No per square kilometre2016: 0.374 1000 No per square kilometre2017: 0.375 1000 No per square kilometre2018: 0.375 1000 No per square kilometre2019: 0.377 1000 No per square kilometre2020: 0.378 1000 No per square kilometre2021: 0.379 1000 No per square kilometre2022: 0.382 1000 No per square kilometre2023: 0.384 1000 No per square kilometre

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in Belgium is 0.3841 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in Belgium peaked at 0.3841 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.338 1000 No per square kilometre, in 2000.

That places Belgium 25th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square in Belgium, year by year

Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
2000 0.338 1000 No per square kilometre —
2001 0.3391 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
2002 0.3407 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
2003 0.3421 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
2004 0.3436 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
2005 0.3455 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2006 0.3478 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2007 0.3503 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2008 0.3531 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
2009 0.3565 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
2010 0.3606 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
2011 0.3639 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
2012 0.3662 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2013 0.3679 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
2014 0.3696 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
2015 0.3717 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2016 0.3736 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
2017 0.3751 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
2018 0.3748 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
2019 0.3768 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
2020 0.3784 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
2021 0.3794 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
2022 0.3818 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2023 0.3841 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3456 1000 No per square kilometre 0.338 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3565 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.37 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3606 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3768 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.3809 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3784 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3841 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 22 Israel 0.4277 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 23 Haiti 0.4223 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 24 Philippines 0.3853 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 26 Sri Lanka 0.3713 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 27 Puerto Rico 0.3655 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 28 Grenada 0.3444 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in Belgium?
Population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square in Belgium was 0.3841 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.3841 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.338 1000 No per square kilometre in 2000.
How does Belgium rank for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square?
Belgium ranks 25th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 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.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 10,981 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 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.