Belgium Urban Population 1960-2023

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Belgium urban population for 2021 was 11,374,657, a 0.51% increase from 2020.
  • Belgium urban population for 2020 was 11,316,947, a 0.47% increase from 2019.
  • Belgium urban population for 2019 was 11,263,911, a 0.58% increase from 2018.
  • Belgium urban population for 2018 was 11,198,627, a 0.5% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Urban Population
United States 275,050,303
Japan 115,459,909
Germany 64,513,567
United Kingdom 56,656,654
France 55,041,156
Argentina 42,248,949
Italy 42,172,384
South Korea 42,127,573
Spain 38,433,310
Canada 31,229,095
Saudi Arabia 30,380,961
Poland 22,676,585
Australia 22,184,739
Chile 17,118,329
Netherlands 16,230,689
Belgium 11,374,657
Sweden 9,190,703
Israel 8,677,993
Greece 8,517,020
UAE 8,175,678
Czech Republic 7,796,754
Hong Kong 7,413,100
Hungary 7,014,911
Portugal 6,902,258
Switzerland 6,440,172
Singapore 5,453,566
Austria 5,283,472
Denmark 5,167,981
Finland 4,742,889
Norway 4,506,374
New Zealand 4,445,853
Kuwait 4,250,114
Oman 3,934,799
Uruguay 3,275,607
Ireland 3,216,796
Puerto Rico 3,054,454
Panama 2,992,584
Slovak Republic 2,931,708
Qatar 2,668,826
Croatia 2,256,663
Lithuania 1,911,545
Bahrain 1,311,407
Latvia 1,289,387
Slovenia 1,168,445
Estonia 923,866
Cyprus 831,814
Trinidad and Tobago 812,644
Macao 686,607
Luxembourg 586,759
Malta 491,624
Iceland 349,960
Brunei 349,858
Bahamas 340,051
New Caledonia 194,938
French Polynesia 188,701
Guam 162,033
Curacao 135,666
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 101,678
Barbados 87,864
Andorra 69,438
Cayman Islands 68,136
Bermuda 63,867
Seychelles 57,542
Channel Islands 53,552
Greenland 49,575
Aruba 46,734
Northern Mariana Islands 45,468
Isle of Man 44,723
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 42,846
Turks and Caicos Islands 42,332
Monaco 36,686
San Marino 32,942
Gibraltar 32,669
Antigua and Barbuda 22,727
Faroe Islands 22,522
British Virgin Islands 15,225
St. Kitts and Nevis 14,713
Palau 14,686
Liechtenstein 5,649
Belgium Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 11,374,657 98.12 0.51%
2020 11,316,947 98.08 0.47%
2019 11,263,911 98.04 0.58%
2018 11,198,627 98.00 0.50%
2017 11,143,219 97.96 0.43%
2016 11,095,615 97.92 0.55%
2015 11,034,732 97.88 0.62%
2014 10,966,157 97.83 0.49%
2013 10,912,673 97.79 0.52%
2012 10,856,360 97.74 0.67%
2011 10,784,163 97.70 1.35%
2010 10,639,649 97.65 0.96%
2009 10,537,701 97.60 0.85%
2008 10,448,114 97.56 0.84%
2007 10,360,589 97.51 0.79%
2006 10,279,407 97.45 0.71%
2005 10,206,487 97.40 0.60%
2004 10,144,977 97.35 0.49%
2003 10,095,562 97.30 0.48%
2002 10,047,703 97.24 0.50%
2001 9,997,106 97.19 0.40%
2000 9,956,937 97.13 0.31%
1999 9,926,274 97.07 0.30%
1998 9,896,510 97.00 0.29%
1997 9,868,070 96.92 0.32%
1996 9,836,805 96.85 0.27%
1995 9,810,102 96.78 0.29%
1994 9,781,788 96.70 0.39%
1993 9,743,821 96.62 0.47%
1992 9,697,796 96.54 0.49%
1991 9,650,427 96.46 0.46%
1990 9,606,261 96.38 0.39%
1989 9,569,207 96.29 0.45%
1988 9,525,797 96.20 0.41%
1987 9,486,775 96.12 0.18%
1986 9,469,618 96.02 0.13%
1985 9,457,075 95.93 0.13%
1984 9,444,896 95.84 0.10%
1983 9,435,379 95.74 0.10%
1982 9,426,273 95.64 0.08%
1981 9,418,778 95.54 0.16%
1980 9,403,844 95.38 0.30%
1979 9,375,266 95.20 0.29%
1978 9,348,049 95.01 0.30%
1977 9,319,769 94.81 0.34%
1976 9,288,043 94.60 0.31%
1975 9,259,701 94.48 0.42%
1974 9,221,059 94.36 0.45%
1973 9,179,915 94.23 0.45%
1972 9,138,742 94.11 0.53%
1971 9,090,451 93.98 0.32%
1970 9,061,057 93.84 0.24%
1969 9,039,007 93.71 0.43%
1968 9,000,174 93.57 0.54%
1967 8,951,328 93.43 0.71%
1966 8,887,919 93.28 0.83%
1965 8,814,176 93.14 1.07%
1964 8,720,520 92.99 1.11%
1963 8,624,158 92.84 0.92%
1962 8,545,539 92.68 0.53%
1961 8,500,111 92.55 0.43%
1960 8,463,316 92.46 %