BE · 2017 · demo_pjan

Population on 1 January by age and sex

Belgium, 2017

Population on 1 January by age and sex
5,762,455
Belgium, 2017
▲ 0.4% vs 2016 (5,741,853)
Analysis

In 2017, Belgium's population on 1 january by age and sex increased by 0.4% compared to 2016, reaching 5,762,455.

Belgium accounts for 2.5% of the EU-27 total of 227,612,438.

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 2.3% (from 5,635,601 in 2012).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
2.5%
EU-27: 227,612,438
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