Europe & Central Asia · High income
Belgium: key statistics
Belgium has 11.9m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $60,750. Below: 70 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Brussels
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- euro EUR
- Languages
- French, German, Dutch
- ISO codes
- BEBEL
- Land neighbours
- Germany, France, Luxembourg
Population11.9m2025 · rank 81 of 217GDP$725bn2025 · rank 22 of 211GDP per capita$60,7502025 · rank 22 of 211Life expectancy82.3 yrs2024 · rank 31 of 217Internet users95.8%2024 · rank 20 of 188Fertility1.442024 · rank 166 of 217CO₂ per person7.31 t2024 · rank 31 of 203Inflation2.5%2025 · rank 103 of 180
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Belgium, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Europe & Central Asia.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 11.9m | 2025 | 81/217 | 14/58 | +5.9% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.70% | 2025 | 121/217 | 19/58 | +0.1 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 87.7% | 2025 | 42/217 | 12/58 | +1.5 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.44 | 2024 | 166/217 | 29/58 | −17% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 21.0% | 2025 | 28/217 | 23/58 | +2.8 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 15.7% | 2025 | 170/217 | 28/58 | −1.3 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 388.9 | 2024 | 29/216 | 6/57 | +5.2% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 9.2 | 2024 | 169/217 | 27/58 | −18% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 30,689 km² | 2024 | 137/216 | 42/57 | +0.5% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $725bn | 2025 | 22/211 | 11/57 | +57% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $60,750 | 2025 | 22/211 | 15/57 | +49% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $74,676 | 2025 | 24/199 | 14/53 | +62% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $59,500 | 2025 | 21/201 | 13/53 | +31% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 1.0% | 2025 | 176/210 | 42/56 | −0.5 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 0.3% | 2025 | 172/210 | 49/56 | −0.6 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 0.7% | 2025 | 177/198 | 48/56 | ±0.0 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 18.6% | 2025 | 134/201 | 40/57 | −0.9 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 71.2% | 2025 | 32/201 | 9/57 | +1.8 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 25.7% | 2025 | 62/175 | 18/51 | +2.4 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 24.0% | 2025 | 67/163 | 22/49 | ±0.0 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 2.5% | 2025 | 103/180 | 34/49 | +1.9 pp | 3.0% | |
| Exchange rate | 0.88 | 2025 | 179/210 | 33/57 | −1.8% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 23.0% | 2024 | 28/142 | 15/48 | −3.0 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 39.7% | 2022 | 20/142 | 14/47 | −6.0 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 2.01% | 2025 | 64/156 | 27/47 | +1.1 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 75.5% | 2025 | 22/184 | 10/52 | −2.4 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 77.5% | 2025 | 24/184 | 6/52 | +0.3 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 152.9% | 2025 | 20/184 | 7/52 | −2.2 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -0.2% | 2025 | 76/185 | 24/50 | −1.5 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | -4.0% | 2025 | 195/197 | 49/51 | +0.3 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 2.3% | 2025 | 91/178 | 20/50 | ±0.0 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 2.6m | 2020 | 57/196 | 30/51 | −64% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 5.9% | 2025 | 81/187 | 24/49 | −2.6 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 17.8% | 2025 | 64/187 | 20/49 | −4.3 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 54.3% | 2025 | 144/187 | 41/49 | +0.9 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 49.8% | 2025 | 120/187 | 36/49 | +1.7 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme poverty | 0.1% | 2023 | 128/151 | 33/47 | ±0.0 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 0.1% | 2023 | 138/151 | 38/47 | −0.1 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 12.3% | 2022 | 122/145 | 37/47 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 26.8 | 2023 | 138/151 | 38/47 | −3.2% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 110/167 | 10/47 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 41.3% | 2025 | 24/190 | 9/52 | +2.0 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary enrolment | 102.1% | 2023 | 72/191 | 21/53 | −1.1 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 143.0% | 2023 | 2/176 | 2/53 | −18.9 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 82.1% | 2023 | 24/172 | 14/52 | +10.4 pp | 43.6% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 11.3 | 2017 | 153/173 | 35/48 | −1.9% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 6.3% | 2022 | 23/184 | 7/49 | −0.3 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 82.3 yrs | 2024 | 31/217 | 18/58 | +1.2% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 3.1 | 2024 | 169/196 | 30/52 | −8.8% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 3.7 | 2024 | 169/196 | 30/52 | −9.8% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 4 | 2023 | 173/194 | 36/51 | −33% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 10.8% | 2023 | 19/193 | 7/52 | +0.2 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $5,931 | 2023 | 16/193 | 13/52 | +18% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 3.57 | 2022 | 43/180 | 30/50 | +22% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 96% | 2024 | 48/193 | 15/51 | ±0.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.2% | 2024 | 93/153 | 14/35 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 1.9% | 2023 | 145/154 | 21/28 | — | — | |
| Basic water | 100.0% | 2024 | 3/206 | 2/56 | ±0.0 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 99.5% | 2024 | 37/203 | 15/54 | ±0.0 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 95.8% | 2024 | 20/188 | 11/51 | +10.8 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 103.9 | 2024 | 134/210 | 51/56 | −8.5% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 44.2 | 2024 | 17/208 | 11/55 | +24% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 14/215 | 7/57 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 100.0% | 2024 | 9/192 | 3/51 | ±0.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 7.31 t | 2024 | 31/203 | 10/49 | −16% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 11.7% | 2021 | 136/212 | 42/54 | +5.0 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 23.5% | 2021 | 102/206 | 36/51 | +13.0 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 22.0% | 2024 | 128/214 | 35/57 | −0.7 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 28.3% | 2024 | 33/206 | 15/53 | +1.4 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 35.8% | 2022 | 44/177 | 11/47 | −8.3 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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