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Belgium

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Capital
Brussels
Currency
euro
Continent
Europe
Area
30,688 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q31 ↗ · Official languages: Dutch (Baelen, Brussels-Capital Region, Comines-Warneton, Enghien, Flanders, Mouscron, Plombières, Welkenraedt), French (Bever, Brussels-Capital Region, Drogenbos, Herstappe, Linkebeek, Mesen, Ronse, Sint-Genesius-Rode, Spiere-Helkijn, Voeren, Wallonia), German (Baelen, German-speaking Community, Malmedy, Plombières, Waimes, Welkenraedt)
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
11.94M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
725.47B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
60.75K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
2.47 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
5.91 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
1.44 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
82.3 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
0.7 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
0.98 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
74.68K · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
20.96 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
87.67 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
54.27 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
17.78 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
95.78 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
152.92 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
-3.97 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

Population

All countries ↗
people · 2006–2025
2025Belgium: 11.94M
Belgium · Population10.41M10.83M11.24M11.66M12.08M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Belgium · Population · people
YearBelgium
202511,941,781
202411,858,610
202311,779,946
202211,680,210
202111,586,195
202011,538,604
201911,488,980
201811,427,054
201711,375,158
201611,331,422
201511,274,196
201411,209,057
201311,159,407
201211,106,932
201111,038,264
201010,895,586
200910,796,493
200810,709,973
200710,625,700
200610,547,958

GDP

All countries ↗
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Belgium: 725.47B
Belgium · GDP376.54B471.7B566.86B662.03B757.19B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Belgium · GDP · current US$
YearBelgium
2025725,466,462,859.65
2024670,983,130,618.83
2023650,779,364,363.74
2022591,474,463,578.6
2021598,522,422,241.85
2020529,694,473,501.79
2019536,726,344,405.49
2018542,638,913,427.92
2017500,908,767,351.53
2016474,271,566,739.73
2015461,044,767,544.53
2014537,987,419,164.35
2013524,097,026,598.55
2012498,414,364,944.96
2011527,196,649,048.64
2010481,556,503,720
2009485,014,525,992.46
2008517,328,087,920.08
2007470,922,156,309.45
2006408,259,840,868.82

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Belgium: 60.75K
Belgium · GDP per capita36.5K43.11K49.73K56.34K62.95K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Belgium · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearBelgium
202560,750.27
202456,581.94
202355,244.68
202250,639.03
202151,658.24
202045,906.29
201946,716.62
201847,487.21
201744,035.32
201641,854.55
201540,893.8
201447,995.78
201346,964.59
201244,874.17
201147,760.83
201044,197.39
200944,923.34
200848,303.4
200744,319.17
200638,705.11

Inflation

All countries ↗
% · 2006–2025
2025Belgium: 2.47
Belgium · Inflation-1.021.884.777.6710.562006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Belgium · Inflation · %
YearBelgium
20252.47
20243.14
20234.05
20229.6
20212.44
20200.74
20191.44
20182.05
20172.13
20161.97
20150.56
20140.34
20131.11
20122.84
20113.53
20102.19
2009-0.05
20084.49
20071.82
20061.79

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Belgium: 5.91
Belgium · Unemployment5.0566.947.898.842006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Belgium · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearBelgium
20255.91
20245.7
20235.55
20225.57
20216.25
20205.55
20195.36
20185.94
20177.09
20167.83
20158.48
20148.52
20138.43
20127.54
20117.14
20108.29
20097.91
20086.98
20077.46
20068.25

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Belgium: —
Belgium · Fertility rate1.41.521.651.781.92006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Belgium · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearBelgium
2025No data available
20241.44
20231.47
20221.53
20211.6
20201.55
20191.6
20181.62
20171.65
20161.68
20151.7
20141.74
20131.76
20121.8
20111.81
20101.86
20091.84
20081.85
20071.82
20061.8

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Belgium: —
Belgium · Life expectancy79.0879.9880.8981.882.72006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Belgium · Life expectancy · years
YearBelgium
2025No data available
202482.3
202382.4
202281.75
202181.79
202080.7
201982
201881.6
201781.49
201681.44
201580.99
201481.29
201380.59
201280.39
201180.59
201080.18
200980.03
200879.68
200779.78
200679.38
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Belgium

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.

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