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Belgium

Country

Member state of the United Nations.[1]

Capital
Population
11,941,781 in 2025[3]
Land area
30,494 km²[4]
Total area
30,688 km²[5] land and water
Official languages
  • Dutch[6] (Flanders, Brussels-Capital Region, Comines-Warneton, Enghien, Mouscron, Baelen, Plombières, Welkenraedt)
  • French[7] (Wallonia, Brussels-Capital Region, Bever, Herstappe, Mesen, Ronse, Spiere-Helkijn, Voeren, Sint-Genesius-Rode, Linkebeek, Drogenbos)
  • German[8] (German-speaking Community, Malmedy, Waimes, Baelen, Plombières, Welkenraedt)
Currency
Land borders
France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands[11]
Coast
Yes[11]
Continent
Official names
  • Königreich Belgien[12]
  • Koninkrijk België[13]
  • Royaume de Belgique[14]

Parts of Belgium

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Through time

Population over time[3]
1960202511.9M

9,153,489 in 1960, 11,941,781 in 2025

Show as a table
YearPopulation
19609,153,489
19619,183,948
19629,220,578
19639,289,770
19649,378,113
19659,463,667
19669,527,807
19679,580,991
19689,618,756
19699,646,032
19709,655,549
19719,673,162
19729,711,115
19739,741,720
19749,772,419
19759,800,700
19769,818,227
19779,830,358
19789,839,534
19799,848,382
19809,859,242
19819,858,982
19829,856,303
19839,855,520
19849,855,372
19859,858,308
19869,861,823
19879,870,234
19889,901,664
19899,937,697
19909,967,379
199110,004,486
199210,045,158
199310,084,475
199410,115,603
199510,136,811
199610,156,637
199710,181,245
199810,203,008
199910,226,419
200010,251,250
200110,286,570
200210,332,785
200310,376,133
200410,421,137
200510,478,617
200610,547,958
200710,625,700
200810,709,973
200910,796,493
201010,895,586
201111,038,264
201211,106,932
201311,159,407
201411,209,057
201511,274,196
201611,331,422
201711,375,158
201811,427,054
201911,488,980
202011,538,604
202111,586,195
202211,680,210
202311,779,946
202411,858,610
202511,941,781

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Codes

ISO alpha-2
BE[15]
ISO alpha-3
BEL[16]
ISO numeric
056[17]

Changes to this page's data

No changes recorded since the dataset of 5 November 2026.

Sources

  1. United Nations: Member States (checked 2026-11-05) Published directly by the source.
  2. Wikidata: Belgium (Q31), capital: Brussels (revision 2560041125) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  3. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  4. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Land area (sq. km) (AG.LND.TOTL.K2) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  5. Wikidata: Belgium (Q31), area (revision 2560041125) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Statbel, retrieved 21 August 2022
  6. Wikidata: Belgium (Q31), official language: Dutch (revision 2560041125) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  7. Wikidata: Belgium (Q31), official language: French (revision 2560041125) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  8. Wikidata: Belgium (Q31), official language: German (revision 2560041125) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  9. Wikidata: Belgium (Q31), currency: euro (revision 2560041125) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  10. Wikidata: Belgium (Q31), continent: Europe (revision 2560041125) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  11. Natural Earth: Admin 0 countries, 1:50m (revision v5.1.2) Published directly by the source.
  12. Wikidata: Belgium (Q31), official name (revision 2560041125) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Encyclopædia Britannica Online
  13. Wikidata: Belgium (Q31), official name (revision 2560041125) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  14. Wikidata: Belgium (Q31), official name (revision 2560041125) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Encyclopædia Britannica Online
  15. Wikidata: Belgium (Q31), ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (revision 2560041125) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  16. Wikidata: Belgium (Q31), ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (revision 2560041125) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  17. Wikidata: Belgium (Q31), ISO 3166-1 numeric code (revision 2560041125) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.

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