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Belgium

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Capital
Brussels
Currency
euro
Continent
Europe
Area
30,688 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q31 ↗ · Official languages: Dutch (Baelen, Brussels-Capital Region, Comines-Warneton, Enghien, Flanders, Mouscron, Plombières, Welkenraedt), French (Bever, Brussels-Capital Region, Drogenbos, Herstappe, Linkebeek, Mesen, Ronse, Sint-Genesius-Rode, Spiere-Helkijn, Voeren, Wallonia), German (Baelen, German-speaking Community, Malmedy, Plombières, Waimes, Welkenraedt)
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
11.94M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
725.47B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
60.75K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
2.47 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
5.91 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
1.44 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
82.3 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

Population

All countries ↗
people · 2006–2025
2025Belgium: 11.94M
Belgium · Population10.41M10.83M11.24M11.66M12.08M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Belgium · Population · people
YearBelgium
202511,941,781
202411,858,610
202311,779,946
202211,680,210
202111,586,195
202011,538,604
201911,488,980
201811,427,054
201711,375,158
201611,331,422
201511,274,196
201411,209,057
201311,159,407
201211,106,932
201111,038,264
201010,895,586
200910,796,493
200810,709,973
200710,625,700
200610,547,958

GDP

All countries ↗
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Belgium: 725.47B
Belgium · GDP376.54B471.7B566.86B662.03B757.19B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Belgium · GDP · current US$
YearBelgium
2025725,466,462,859.65
2024670,983,130,618.83
2023650,779,364,363.74
2022591,474,463,578.6
2021598,522,422,241.85
2020529,694,473,501.79
2019536,726,344,405.49
2018542,638,913,427.92
2017500,908,767,351.53
2016474,271,566,739.73
2015461,044,767,544.53
2014537,987,419,164.35
2013524,097,026,598.55
2012498,414,364,944.96
2011527,196,649,048.64
2010481,556,503,720
2009485,014,525,992.46
2008517,328,087,920.08
2007470,922,156,309.45
2006408,259,840,868.82

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Belgium: 60.75K
Belgium · GDP per capita36.5K43.11K49.73K56.34K62.95K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Belgium · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearBelgium
202560,750.27
202456,581.94
202355,244.68
202250,639.03
202151,658.24
202045,906.29
201946,716.62
201847,487.21
201744,035.32
201641,854.55
201540,893.8
201447,995.78
201346,964.59
201244,874.17
201147,760.83
201044,197.39
200944,923.34
200848,303.4
200744,319.17
200638,705.11

Inflation

All countries ↗
% · 2006–2025
2025Belgium: 2.47
Belgium · Inflation-1.021.884.777.6710.562006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Belgium · Inflation · %
YearBelgium
20252.47
20243.14
20234.05
20229.6
20212.44
20200.74
20191.44
20182.05
20172.13
20161.97
20150.56
20140.34
20131.11
20122.84
20113.53
20102.19
2009-0.05
20084.49
20071.82
20061.79

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Belgium: 5.91
Belgium · Unemployment5.0566.947.898.842006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Belgium · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearBelgium
20255.91
20245.7
20235.55
20225.57
20216.25
20205.55
20195.36
20185.94
20177.09
20167.83
20158.48
20148.52
20138.43
20127.54
20117.14
20108.29
20097.91
20086.98
20077.46
20068.25

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Belgium: —
Belgium · Fertility rate1.41.521.651.781.92006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Belgium · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearBelgium
2025No data available
20241.44
20231.47
20221.53
20211.6
20201.55
20191.6
20181.62
20171.65
20161.68
20151.7
20141.74
20131.76
20121.8
20111.81
20101.86
20091.84
20081.85
20071.82
20061.8

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Belgium: —
Belgium · Life expectancy79.0879.9880.8981.882.72006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Belgium · Life expectancy · years
YearBelgium
2025No data available
202482.3
202382.4
202281.75
202181.79
202080.7
201982
201881.6
201781.49
201681.44
201580.99
201481.29
201380.59
201280.39
201180.59
201080.18
200980.03
200879.68
200779.78
200679.38
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology ↗

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