BE · 2023 · tps00001

Population on 1 January

Belgium, 2023

Population on 1 January
11,742,796
Belgium, 2023
▲ 1.1% vs 2022 (11,617,623)
Analysis

In 2023, Belgium's population on 1 january increased by 1.1% compared to 2022, reaching 11,742,796.

Belgium accounts for 2.6% of the EU-27 total of 447,805,685.

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 3.0% (from 11,398,589 in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00001, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
2.6%
EU-27: 447,805,685
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025