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

Belgium: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre was 0.3783 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.3783 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
16th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.3783 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.3292 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

00.10.20.30.42000201120232000: 0.329 1000 No per square kilometre2001: 0.331 1000 No per square kilometre2002: 0.332 1000 No per square kilometre2003: 0.334 1000 No per square kilometre2004: 0.336 1000 No per square kilometre2005: 0.339 1000 No per square kilometre2006: 0.341 1000 No per square kilometre2007: 0.344 1000 No per square kilometre2008: 0.347 1000 No per square kilometre2009: 0.349 1000 No per square kilometre2010: 0.352 1000 No per square kilometre2011: 0.355 1000 No per square kilometre2012: 0.357 1000 No per square kilometre2013: 0.36 1000 No per square kilometre2014: 0.362 1000 No per square kilometre2015: 0.364 1000 No per square kilometre2016: 0.367 1000 No per square kilometre2017: 0.369 1000 No per square kilometre2018: 0.37 1000 No per square kilometre2019: 0.372 1000 No per square kilometre2020: 0.374 1000 No per square kilometre2021: 0.375 1000 No per square kilometre2022: 0.377 1000 No per square kilometre2023: 0.378 1000 No per square kilometre

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

Analysis

In 2023, population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Belgium stood at 0.3783 1000 No per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 0.3783 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3292 1000 No per square kilometre, in 2000.

Belgium ranks 16th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
2000 0.3292 1000 No per square kilometre —
2001 0.3306 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
2002 0.3323 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
2003 0.3342 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2004 0.3363 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2005 0.3387 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2006 0.3412 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2007 0.3439 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
2008 0.3467 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
2009 0.3495 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
2010 0.3522 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
2011 0.3547 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2012 0.3572 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2013 0.3595 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2014 0.3619 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2015 0.3642 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2016 0.3667 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2017 0.3691 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2018 0.3695 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
2019 0.3718 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2020 0.3737 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
2021 0.3755 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
2022 0.377 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
2023 0.3783 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3383 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3292 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3495 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.3627 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3522 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3718 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.3761 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3737 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3783 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 13 Lebanon 0.5055 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 14 Israel 0.3903 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 15 Puerto Rico 0.3837 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 17 Japan 0.3162 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 18 Guam 0.3044 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 19 United States Virgin Islands 0.2868 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Belgium?
Population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Belgium was 0.3783 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.3783 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3292 1000 No per square kilometre in 2000.
How does Belgium rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
Belgium ranks 16th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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. — Urban 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.