Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2023, Belgium's population change decreased by 6.0% compared to 2022, reaching 9.4.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 10.8.

Belgium ranks 20th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 3.1% (from 9.7 in 2018).

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