Key demographics
- Population
- 11.8M
- Density
- 385.0/km²
- HDI
- 0.951 (Very High)
- GDP per capita
- $58,248
- Gini index (2022)
- 24.9
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 82.3 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.44
- Urban population (2025)
- 87.7%
- Labor force (2025)
- 71.0%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 57.9%
- Profile
- Aging
- Urban population (2025)
- 87.7%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 9.2 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 9.5 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 20.5%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.44
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 3.1 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 0.0%
- Tourism (2020)
- 2.6M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| German | Deutsch |
| French | français |
| Dutch | Nederlands |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| No religion | 59.0% |
| Christianity | 34.0% |
| Islam | 6.0% |
| Other | 1.0% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Belgians | 86.1% |
| Non-belgian | 13.8% |
- Demonym (male)
- Belgian
- Demonym (female)
- Belgian
- National anthem
- The Brabançonne
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 82.3 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 69.8 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 10.8% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 3.1/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 86/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 5.4/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 3.57/1000
- Nurses (2021)
- 12.89/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $5,931
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 21.5%
Education and technology
- Education spending (2022)
- 6.3% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 517
- Internet users (2024)
- 95.8%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 103.9/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 44.2/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 36,732/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 44.2
Geography and practical
- Area
- 30,689 km²
- Continent
- Europe
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Western Europe
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+01:00
- Calling codes
- +32
- Postal code
- ####
- TLD
- .be
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Belgium is composed of three equal vertical bands of black, yellow and red.
- National anthem
- The Brabançonne
- National holiday
- 1830-10-04