Belgium: key statistics
Population: 11.88 million (2025). GDP per capita, US dollars: $60,750 (2025). GDP per capita: €53,930 (2025). Unemployment rate: 6.2% (2025).
Population and demography
| Population | 11.88 million | 2025 | |
| Population aged 15 to 64 | 7.57 million | 2025 | |
| Population density | 389.1 inhabitants per km² | 2024 | |
| Population growth rate | 0.7% | 2025 | |
| Urban population share | 87.7% | 2025 | |
| Land area | 30,494 km² | 2024 | |
| Population aged 65 and over | 20.2% | 2025 | |
| Median age | 42.1 years | 2025 | |
| Age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) | 57% | 2025 | |
| Live births | 109,095 | 2025 | |
| Deaths | 112,984 | 2025 | |
| Crude birth rate | 9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | |
| Crude death rate | 9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | |
| Total fertility rate | 1.44 children per woman | 2024 | |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.4 years | 2024 |
Labor market
| Unemployment rate | 6.2% | 2025 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (under 25) | 17.4% | 2025 | |
| Employment rate | 72.8% | 2025 | |
| Activity rate | 71.9% | 2025 |
Prices and inflation
| Inflation, annual average | 2.5% | 2025 | |
| HICP inflation (annual rate) | 4.6% | September 2026 | |
| Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP), 2025 = 100 | 104.84 index | September 2026 |
Income and living conditions
| Household disposable income per inhabitant | €28,500 | 2024 | |
| Household disposable income per inhabitant in PPS | 24,400 PPS | 2024 | |
| Gini index | 23.4 index | 2025 | |
| Gini index (World Bank, income or consumption) | 26.8 index | 2023 | |
| At-risk-of-poverty rate | 10.9% | 2025 | |
| Monthly minimum wage | €2,234 | second half of 2026 |
Economy
| Gross domestic product (GDP) | €642.02 billion | 2025 | |
| Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars | $725.47 billion | 2025 | |
| GDP per capita | €53,930 | 2025 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100) | 117% | 2024 | |
| GDP per capita, US dollars | $60,750 | 2025 | |
| Real GDP growth | 1% | 2025 |
AI and digital economy
| Internet users | 95.8% | 2024 | |
| Enterprises using artificial intelligence | 34.5% | 2025 | |
| People using generative AI | 42% | 2025 | |
| Internet use in the last 3 months | 96.5% | 2025 | |
| ICT specialists in employment | 5.9% | 2025 | |
| Enterprises buying cloud computing services | 61.6% | 2025 |
Housing
| House price index, 2015 = 100 | 145.99 index | Q2 2026 | |
| House prices, annual change | 2.1% | Q2 2026 | |
| Population living in owner-occupied homes | 70.9% | 2025 |
Tourism
| Nights spent in tourist accommodation | 46.14 million | 2025 |
Interest rates
| Central bank policy rate | 4.5% | December 1998 |
Public finance
| Government debt | 107.9% of GDP | 2025 | |
| Government balance | -5.2% of GDP | 2025 | |
| Military expenditure | 2% of GDP | 2025 |
Use this data in your AI agent
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Give me the latest population, unemployment and income figures for Belgium with sources.
search_indicators {"query":"population","geography":"Belgium"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/value?indicator=population&place=be