BE · 2021 · demo_pjan
Population on 1 January by age and sex
Belgium, 2021
Population on 1 January by age and sex
5,854,293
Belgium, 2021
▲ 0.2% vs 2020 (5,841,215)
Analysis
In 2021, Belgium's population on 1 january by age and sex increased by 0.2% compared to 2020, reaching 5,854,293.
Belgium accounts for 2.6% of the EU-27 total of 227,937,507.
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 2.0% (from 5,741,853 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_pjan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
2.6%
EU-27: 227,937,507
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · demo_pjan