Belgium Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Belgium rural population for 2023 was 214,107, a 0.8% decline from 2022.
  • Belgium rural population for 2022 was 215,837, a 1.07% decline from 2021.
  • Belgium rural population for 2021 was 218,168, a 1.57% decline from 2020.
  • Belgium rural population for 2020 was 221,657, a 1.52% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
United States 55,937,486
Germany 18,784,632
Italy 16,468,986
Poland 14,594,364
France 12,422,661
United Kingdom 10,497,193
Japan 9,907,790
South Korea 9,589,588
Spain 8,923,913
Canada 7,272,932
Saudi Arabia 5,560,527
Austria 3,695,875
Australia 3,565,036
Argentina 3,516,356
Portugal 3,378,005
Czech Republic 2,767,136
Hungary 2,602,308
Slovak Republic 2,494,835
Chile 2,353,195
Switzerland 2,283,085
Greece 2,002,527
Ireland 1,869,935
Croatia 1,596,188
Panama 1,362,230
Netherlands 1,219,560
Sweden 1,186,635
UAE 1,163,057
Slovenia 931,346
Lithuania 899,076
Norway 883,411
Finland 794,473
Trinidad and Tobago 714,682
Israel 697,214
Denmark 684,197
New Zealand 679,786
Latvia 589,533
Oman 538,749
Cyprus 416,009
Estonia 412,452
Belgium 214,107
Puerto Rico 204,074
Barbados 193,378
Bahrain 150,497
Uruguay 144,763
Channel Islands 120,710
French Polynesia 116,482
Brunei 94,356
New Caledonia 73,097
Antigua and Barbuda 71,353
Bahamas 67,567
Aruba 59,245
Luxembourg 52,967
Seychelles 49,323
Isle of Man 39,405
Liechtenstein 33,798
St. Kitts and Nevis 32,905
Faroe Islands 30,371
Malta 27,987
Iceland 23,451
Qatar 17,548
Curacao 16,231
British Virgin Islands 15,848
Andorra 9,792
Guam 8,360
Greenland 6,858
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 3,959
Northern Mariana Islands 3,946
Palau 3,177
Turks and Caicos Islands 2,650
San Marino 728
Belgium Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 214,107 1.81 -0.80%
2022 215,837 1.85 -1.07%
2021 218,168 1.88 -1.59%
2020 221,657 1.92 -1.53%
2019 225,069 1.96 -1.48%
2018 228,427 2.00 -1.53%
2017 231,939 2.04 -1.65%
2016 235,807 2.08 -1.54%
2015 239,464 2.12 -1.42%
2014 242,900 2.17 -1.57%
2013 246,734 2.21 -1.54%
2012 250,572 2.26 -1.40%
2011 254,101 2.30 -0.72%
2010 255,937 2.35 -1.11%
2009 258,792 2.40 -1.18%
2008 261,859 2.45 -1.23%
2007 265,111 2.50 -1.29%
2006 268,551 2.55 -1.32%
2005 272,130 2.60 -1.47%
2004 276,160 2.65 -1.58%
2003 280,571 2.70 -1.60%
2002 285,082 2.76 -1.53%
2001 289,464 2.81 -1.66%
2000 294,313 2.87 -1.96%
1999 300,145 2.94 -2.09%
1998 306,498 3.00 -2.16%
1997 313,175 3.08 -2.10%
1996 319,832 3.15 -2.13%
1995 326,709 3.22 -2.15%
1994 333,815 3.30 -2.03%
1993 340,654 3.38 -1.95%
1992 347,362 3.46 -1.91%
1991 354,059 3.54 -1.97%
1990 361,118 3.62 -2.02%
1989 368,490 3.71 -1.98%
1988 375,867 3.80 -2.00%
1987 383,459 3.89 -2.26%
1986 392,205 3.98 -2.28%
1985 401,233 4.07 -2.28%
1984 410,476 4.17 -2.33%
1983 420,141 4.26 -2.33%
1982 430,030 4.36 -2.34%
1981 440,204 4.47 -3.39%
1980 455,398 4.62 -3.82%
1979 473,116 4.80 -3.81%
1978 491,485 5.00 -3.81%
1977 510,589 5.19 -3.77%
1976 530,184 5.40 -2.02%
1975 540,999 5.52 -1.90%
1974 551,360 5.64 -1.88%
1973 561,805 5.77 -1.86%
1972 572,373 5.89 -1.79%
1971 582,711 6.02 -2.00%
1970 594,492 6.16 -2.09%
1969 607,025 6.29 -1.89%
1968 618,582 6.43 -1.78%
1967 629,663 6.57 -1.61%
1966 639,888 6.72 -1.49%
1965 649,491 6.86 -1.24%
1964 657,593 7.01 -1.21%
1963 665,612 7.17 -1.41%
1962 675,039 7.32 -1.29%
1961 683,837 7.45 -0.92%
1960 690,173 7.54 %