BE · 2025 · demo_pjan
Population on 1 January by age and sex
Belgium, 2025
Population on 1 January by age and sex
6,012,626
Belgium, 2025
▲ 0.5% vs 2024 (5,981,093)
Analysis
In 2025, Belgium's population on 1 january by age and sex increased by 0.5% compared to 2024, reaching 6,012,626.
Belgium accounts for 2.6% of the EU-27 total of 229,985,530.
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 2.9% (from 5,841,215 in 2020).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_pjan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2025
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2025
2.6%
EU-27: 229,985,530
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · demo_pjan