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Natural change rate in Belgium

Natural change rate in Belgium was -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

2025, per 1,000 inhabitants-0.3 Provisional
Change on 2024-0.1 pts
Rank8th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high2.32010
Series low-1.12020

Natural change rate in Belgium, 2000 to 2025

-2-1012320002004200820122016202020252000: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitants2001: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitants2002: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2003: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2004: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitants2005: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants2006: 2 per 1,000 inhabitants2007: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitants2008: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitants2009: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitants2010: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitants2011: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitants2012: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2013: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitants2014: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants2015: 1 per 1,000 inhabitants2016: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitants2017: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitants2018: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2019: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants2020: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitants2021: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitants2022: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitants2023: 0 per 1,000 inhabitants2024: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitants2025: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitants
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population (demo_gind). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 26 values
Periodper 1,000 inhabitants
2025-0.3 Provisional
2024-0.2
20230
2022-0.2
20210.5
2020-1.1
20190.8
20180.7
20170.9
20161.2
20151
20141.8 Series break
20131.5
20121.7 Series break
20112.2 Series break
20102.3
20092.2
20082.1
20072.2
20062
20051.6
20041.5
20030.7
20020.7
20011.2
20001.1

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Belgium-0.3
European Union (27)-3

Rankings

Definition

Live births minus deaths during the year per 1,000 average residents (Eurostat crude rate of natural change).

How to cite

Eurostat. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population (demo_gind). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_gind/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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What is the natural change rate in Belgium?

Natural change rate in Belgium was -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population (demo_gind). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest natural change rate in Belgium?

2.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2010, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

Natural change rate elsewhere in European Union (27)

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