BE · 2023 · demo_pjan
Population on 1 January by age and sex
Belgium, 2023
Population on 1 January by age and sex
5,946,649
Belgium, 2023
▲ 1.1% vs 2022 (5,883,978)
Analysis
In 2023, Belgium's population on 1 january by age and sex increased by 1.1% compared to 2022, reaching 5,946,649.
Belgium accounts for 2.6% of the EU-27 total of 228,867,460.
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 2.8% (from 5,784,371 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_pjan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
2.6%
EU-27: 228,867,460
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · demo_pjan