Belgium - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Belgium. Crossroads of Western Europe; most West European capitals are within 1,000 km of Brussels, the seat of both the EU and NATO. Mother's mean age at first birth is N/A , whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is N/A.
Population Distribution
Most of the population is concentrated in the northern two thirds of the country; the southeast is more thinly populated; considered to have one of the highest population densities in the world, with approximately 97% living in urban areas
People and Society
In Belgium, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Belgian 75.2%, Italian 4.1%, Moroccan 3.7%, French 2.4%, Turkish 2%, Dutch 2%, other 10.6% (2012 est.)
| Population | N/A |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | 0.45% (2025 est.) |
| Birth rate | 9.09 births/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Death rate | 9.55 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Current health expenditure | N/A |
| Physicians Density | N/A |
| Hospital bed Density | 5.5 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.46 children born/woman (2025 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 0.71 (2025 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | N/A |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | N/A |
| Literacy | N/A |
| Education expenditures | N/A |
| Net Migration rate | N/A |
| Nationality | Belgian | Belgian(s) |
| Languages | N/A |
| Religions | N/A |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 16.9% (male 1,038,578/female 990,215) |
| 15-64 years | 62.8% (male 3,796,844/female 3,730,784) |
| 65 years and over | 20.2% (2024 est.) (male 1,073,635/female 1,347,578) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 57.6 (2025 est.) |
| Youth dependency ratio | 24.9 (2025 est.) |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 32.6 (2025 est.) |
| Potential support ratio | 3.1 (2025 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 42.4 years (2025 est.) |
| Male | 40.8 years |
| Female | 43.1 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 98.2% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.38% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 2.122 million BRUSSELS (capital), 1.057 million Antwerp (2023). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 1.02 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.8 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 0.97 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) |
| Male | 3.5 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 2.7 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 82.3 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 79.7 years |
| Female | 85 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 100% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 100% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 100% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 0% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 0% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0% of population (2022 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 100% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 100% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 100% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 0% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 0% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0% of population (2022 est.) |
| Major Infectious diseases | |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 9.15 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 4.35 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 3.41 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 1.09 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 0.3 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Total | 24.1% (2025 est.) |
| Male | 26.4% (2025 est.) |
| Female | 22% (2025 est.) |
| Child marriage | |
| Women married by age 15 | 0% (2020) |
| Women married by age 18 | 0.1% (2020) |
Demographic profile
All Important Facts about Belgium
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