Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2023, Belgium's population change decreased by 4.1% compared to 2022, reaching 9.4.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 8.2.

Belgium ranks 7th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 9.6% (from 10.4 in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset demo_gind, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.