On 01 January 2025, Belgium had 11,825,551 inhabitants
On 01 January 2025, Belgium had 11,825,551 inhabitants

On 01 January 2025, Belgium had 11,825,551 inhabitants

On 01 January 2025, Belgium had 11,825,551 legal inhabitants. Between 1 January 2024 and 1 January 2025, the Belgian population grew by 0.52%, or 61,901 inhabitants. This is what emerges from the official figures of Statbel, the Belgian statistical office.

In 2024, Belgium experienced a population growth as more people moved to Belgium during that year than people left the country (positive international migration balance, +66,044). This offsets the negative natural balance (-3,879), due to a higher number of deaths than births in 2024. The statistical adjustment is limited (-264). 

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May 2025: 885 bankruptcies
May 2025: 885 bankruptcies

May 2025: 885 bankruptcies

In May 2025, 885 bankruptcies were registered by the business courts. This is a 10.2% decrease compared to...

Mortality figures until 1 June
Mortality figures until 1 June

Mortality figures until 1 June

Statbel has updated its provisional mortality figures until 1 June 2025. Opendata: Number of deaths per day, gender...

Construction output price index : +0.9%
Construction output price index : +0.9%

Construction output price index : +0.9%

The construction price index increased by +0.9% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter...

Population density of 385 inhabitants per km² in Belgium
Population density of 385 inhabitants per km² in Belgium

Population density of 385 inhabitants per km² in Belgium

On 1 January 2025, Belgium’s population density was 385 inhabitants per km². However, this varies greatly from one...

Belgium had 36% one-person households on 01 January 2025
Belgium had 36% one-person households on 01 January 2025

Belgium had 36% one-person households on 01 January 2025

On 1 January 2025, there were 5,199,324 private households in Belgium. That is 36,185 more private households than...

36% of the Belgian population has foreign background
36% of the Belgian population has foreign background

36% of the Belgian population has foreign background

On 01/01/2025, 64.0% of the Belgian population was Belgian with a Belgian background, 22.1% was Belgian with a...

336 bankruptcies in week 23
336 bankruptcies in week 23

336 bankruptcies in week 23

During the week from 2 to 8 June included (week 23), the business courts pronounced 336 bankruptcies, resulting...

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