BE · 2016 · demo_pjan
Population on 1 January by age and sex
Belgium, 2016
Population on 1 January by age and sex
5,741,853
Belgium, 2016
▲ 0.5% vs 2015 (5,713,206)
Analysis
In 2016, Belgium's population on 1 january by age and sex increased by 0.5% compared to 2015, reaching 5,741,853.
Belgium accounts for 2.5% of the EU-27 total of 227,335,128.
Belgium ranks 8th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 2.6% (from 5,598,920 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_pjan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
2.5%
EU-27: 227,335,128
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · demo_pjan