Population in private: thousand persons … labour thousand persons in Belgium
Belgium: Population in private: thousand persons … labour thousand persons was 8,735 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8,735
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
13th
of 47 countries
All-time high
8,735
in 2025
All-time low
7,785
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Population in private households by educational attainment level and in Belgium, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, population in private households by educational attainment level and in Belgium stood at 8,735. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in private households by educational attainment level and in Belgium peaked at 8,735 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,785, in 2004.
Belgium ranks 13th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Population in private: thousand persons … labour thousand persons in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7,785 | — |
| 2005 | 7,840 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 7,879 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 7,928 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 7,985 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 8,042 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 8,101 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 8,162 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 8,211 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 8,247 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 8,277 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 8,317 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 8,360 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 8,359 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 8,411 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 8,453 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 8,497 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 8,534 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 8,596 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 8,658 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 8,698 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 8,735 | +0.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 8,735 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,914, 1.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 8,735 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,733, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,910 | 7,785 | 8,042 | 6 |
| 2010s | 8,290 | 8,101 | 8,453 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,620 | 8,497 | 8,735 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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 in private households by educational attainment level and in Belgium?
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and in Belgium was 8,735 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population in private households by educational attainment level and recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 8,735 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in private households by educational attainment level and recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,785 in 2004.
- How does Belgium rank for population in private households by educational attainment level and?
- Belgium ranks 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in private households by educational attainment level and rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 in private households by educational attainment level and labour status - thousand persons. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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