Belgium Urban Population 1960-2024

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 2023 was 11,608,485, a 1.21% increase from 2022.
  • Belgium urban population for 2022 was 11,469,977, a 0.9% increase from 2021.
  • Belgium urban population for 2021 was 11,368,027, a 0.45% increase from 2020.
  • Belgium urban population for 2020 was 11,316,947, a 0.47% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Urban Population
United States 278,977,409
Japan 114,608,860
Germany 65,697,635
United Kingdom 57,852,807
France 55,747,567
Argentina 43,138,225
Italy 42,292,160
South Korea 42,123,031
Spain 39,449,423
Canada 32,824,829
Saudi Arabia 31,386,498
Australia 23,073,508
Poland 22,091,485
Chile 17,276,395
Netherlands 16,659,928
Belgium 11,608,485
Sweden 9,349,997
Israel 9,059,486
Greece 8,358,768
UAE 8,353,814
Czech Republic 8,106,553
Hong Kong 7,536,100
Portugal 7,147,342
Hungary 6,987,564
Switzerland 6,566,767
Singapore 5,917,648
Austria 5,436,508
Denmark 5,262,755
Finland 4,789,791
Norway 4,636,183
New Zealand 4,543,314
Kuwait 4,310,108
Oman 4,105,635
Ireland 3,392,447
Uruguay 3,278,345
Panama 3,105,857
Puerto Rico 3,001,617
Slovak Republic 2,931,905
Qatar 2,698,843
Croatia 2,257,012
Lithuania 1,972,821
Bahrain 1,335,012
Latvia 1,292,217
Slovenia 1,189,591
Estonia 953,736
Cyprus 844,129
Trinidad and Tobago 820,255
Macao 704,149
Luxembourg 615,639
Malta 525,227
Iceland 370,149
Brunei 358,168
Bahamas 345,056
New Caledonia 194,843
French Polynesia 192,390
Guam 164,592
Curacao 131,631
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 100,958
Barbados 88,617
Seychelles 70,450
Andorra 70,296
Cayman Islands 69,310
Bermuda 63,489
Channel Islands 54,636
Greenland 50,007
Aruba 47,032
Northern Mariana Islands 45,850
Isle of Man 45,305
Turks and Caicos Islands 43,412
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 41,163
Monaco 36,297
San Marino 32,914
Gibraltar 32,688
Antigua and Barbuda 22,945
Faroe Islands 22,899
British Virgin Islands 15,690
Palau 14,881
St. Kitts and Nevis 14,850
Liechtenstein 5,786
Belgium Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 11,608,485 98.19 1.20%
2022 11,469,977 98.15 0.89%
2021 11,368,027 98.12 0.45%
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 %