BE · 1972 · demo_pjan
Population on 1 January by age and sex
Belgium, 1972
Population on 1 January by age and sex
4,950,716
Belgium, 1972
▲ 0.4% vs 1971 (4,929,078)
Analysis
In 1972, Belgium's population on 1 january by age and sex increased by 0.4% compared to 1971, reaching 4,950,716.
Belgium ranks 8th out of 22 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 1.7% (from 4,868,944 in 1967).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_pjan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 1972
#8 of 22
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · demo_pjan