Natural population change in Belgium

Natural population change in Belgium was -3,889 in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 32.1% from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

2025, persons-3,889 Provisional
Change on 2024-32.1%
Rank8th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high24,9482010
Series low-12,5462020

Natural population change in Belgium, 2000 to 2025

-20K-10K010K20K30K20002004200820122016202020252000: 11,493 persons2001: 11,925 persons2002: 7,454 persons2003: 6,966 persons2004: 16,039 persons2005: 16,344 persons2006: 20,942 persons2007: 23,437 persons2008: 22,618 persons2009: 23,344 persons2010: 24,948 persons2011: 24,413 persons2012: 18,975 persons2013: 16,272 persons2014: 20,259 persons2015: 11,733 persons2016: 13,799 persons2017: 10,024 persons2018: 7,626 persons2019: 8,912 persons2020: -12,546 persons2021: 6,018 persons2022: -2,329 persons2023: -526 persons2024: -2,944 persons2025: -3,889 persons
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population (demo_gind). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 26 values
Periodpersons
2025-3,889 Provisional
2024-2,944
2023-526
2022-2,329
20216,018
2020-12,546
20198,912
20187,626
201710,024
201613,799
201511,733
201420,259
201316,272
201218,975
201124,413
201024,948
200923,344
200822,618
200723,437
200620,942
200516,344
200416,039
20036,966
20027,454
200111,925
200011,493

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Belgium-3,889
European Union (27)-1,352,705

Rankings

Definition

Live births minus deaths during the year. A negative value means more deaths than births (Eurostat).

How to cite

Eurostat. Population change, 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 population change in Belgium?

Natural population change in Belgium was -3,889 in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 32.1% from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

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

What was the highest natural population change in Belgium?

24,948 in 2010, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

Natural population change elsewhere in European Union (27)

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