BE · 2016 · demo_pjan
Population on 1 January by age and sex
Belgium, 2016
Population on 1 January by age and sex
5,569,264
Belgium, 2016
▲ 0.8% vs 2015 (5,524,068)
Analysis
In 2016, Belgium's population on 1 january by age and sex increased by 0.8% compared to 2015, reaching 5,569,264.
Belgium accounts for 2.6% of the EU-27 total of 216,668,140.
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 3.1% (from 5,401,718 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
2.6%
EU-27: 216,668,140
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · demo_pjan