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A profile of Prov. Limburg (BE) from official statistics: 21 figures in 5 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Prov. Limburg (BE) was 909,455 in 2025, up 0.6% from 2024, and the 4th lowest of 11 regions in Belgium.

Population909,4552025Up 0.6% from 2024The 4th lowest of 11 regions in Belgium
Natural change rate-1.2 per 1,000 inhabitants2024Down 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitants from 2023The 6th highest of 11 regions in Belgium
Median age45.1 years2025Up 0.2 years from 2024The 2nd highest of 11 regions in Belgium
Population aged 65 and over22.7%2025Up 0.5 percentage points from 2024
Population density379.3 inhabitants per km²2024Up 0.6% from 2023
Net migration including statistical adjustment6,2162024Compared with 6,498 in 2023
775K800K825K850K875K900K925K20012005200920132017202120252001: 794,785 persons2002: 798,583 persons2003: 802,528 persons2004: 805,786 persons2005: 809,942 persons2006: 814,658 persons2007: 820,272 persons2008: 826,690 persons2009: 833,160 persons2010: 838,505 persons2011: 846,851 persons2012: 851,558 persons2013: 855,213 persons2014: 857,844 persons2015: 861,380 persons2016: 866,970 persons2017: 869,664 persons2018: 872,739 persons2019: 875,842 persons2020: 880,602 persons2021: 883,228 persons2022: 888,913 persons2023: 898,619 persons2024: 904,311 persons2025: 909,455 persons
Population, 2001 to 2025. persons. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3); Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3); Eurostat, European Commission, Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3); Eurostat, European Commission, Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens); Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Prov. Limburg (BE) was 4.4% in 2025, up 0.6 percentage points from 2024, and the 4th lowest of 11 regions in Belgium.

Unemployment rate4.4%2025Up 0.6 percentage points from 2024The 4th lowest of 11 regions in Belgium
Household disposable income per inhabitant€28,3002024, provisionalUp 3.3% from 2023The 6th highest of 11 regions in Belgium
Employment rate75%2025Down 0.7 percentage points from 2024The 5th highest of 11 regions in Belgium
At-risk-of-poverty rate6.7%2025Down 1.2 percentage points from 2024
Activity rate73%2025Down 0.5 percentage points from 2024
34567820012005200920132017202120252001: 3.6 %2002: 4.3 %2003: 6.7 %2004: 5.9 %2005: 7.1 %2006: 6.2 %2007: 5.3 %2008: 4.4 %2009: 5.4 %2010: 5.3 %2011: 4.6 %2012: 4.7 %2013: 5.5 %2014: 5.6 %2015: 6 %2016: 4.8 %2017: 4.1 %2018: 3.8 %2019: 3.6 %2020: 3.6 %2021: 3.4 %2022: 3.5 %2023: 3.2 %2024: 3.8 %2025: 4.4 %
Unemployment rate, 2001 to 2025. %. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt); Eurostat, European Commission, Income of households by NUTS 2 region, net disposable income, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_2hhinc); Eurostat, European Commission, Employment rates by NUTS 2 region, 20 to 64 (lfst_r_lfe2emprt); Eurostat, European Commission, At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_li41); Eurostat, European Commission, Activity rates by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 64 (lfst_r_lfp2actrt). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (euros) in Prov. Limburg (BE) was €38.23 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 2.6% from 2023, and the 4th lowest of 11 regions in Belgium.

Gross domestic product (GDP)€38.23 billion2024, provisionalUp 2.6% from 2023The 4th lowest of 11 regions in Belgium
GDP per capita€42,2002024, provisionalUp 2.2% from 2023The 5th lowest of 11 regions in Belgium
Real GDP growth0.9%2024, estimatedUp 0.9 percentage points from 2023The 3rd lowest of 11 regions in Belgium
GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100)94%2024, provisionalDown 2 percentage points from 2023
15K20K25K30K35K40K2003200720112015201920242003: 18,221 EUR million2004: 18,762 EUR million2005: 19,245 EUR million2006: 20,541 EUR million2007: 21,814 EUR million2008: 22,648 EUR million2009: 21,222 EUR million2010: 22,200 EUR million2011: 23,479 EUR million2012: 23,766 EUR million2013: 24,293 EUR million2014: 25,046 EUR million2015: 25,326 EUR million2016: 26,188 EUR million2017: 27,383 EUR million2018: 28,398 EUR million2019: 29,396 EUR million2020: 28,517 EUR million2021: 31,345 EUR million2022: 35,147 EUR million2023: 37,264 EUR million2024: 38,231 EUR million
Gross domestic product (GDP), 2003 to 2024. EUR million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp); Eurostat, European Commission, GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_3gdp); Eurostat, European Commission, GDP in volume by NUTS 2 region, percentage change on previous year (nama_10r_2gvagr); Eurostat, European Commission, GDP per inhabitant in PPS, EU27 = 100, by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). Economy statistics and rankings

Consumers

Severe material and social deprivation rate in Prov. Limburg (BE) was 1.7% in 2025, down 0.5 percentage points from 2024, and the 2nd lowest of 11 regions in Belgium.

Severe material and social deprivation rate1.7%2025Down 0.5 percentage points from 2024The 2nd lowest of 11 regions in Belgium
People who bought online in the last 12 months82.1%2025Up 5.4 percentage points from 2024The 4th highest of 11 regions in Belgium
12345202120222023202420252021: 4.5 %2022: 3.3 %2023: 3.4 %2024: 2.2 %2025: 1.7 %
Severe material and social deprivation rate, 2021 to 2025. %. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_mdsd18).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_mdsd18); Eurostat, European Commission, Individuals who ordered goods or services over the internet for private use in the last 12 months by NUTS 2 region (isoc_r_blt12_i). Economy statistics and rankings

Health

Life expectancy in Prov. Limburg (BE) was 83.4 years in 2024, up 0.2 years from 2023, and the 2nd highest of 11 regions in Belgium.

Life expectancy at birth83.4 years2024Up 0.2 years from 2023The 2nd highest of 11 regions in Belgium
Infant mortality rate3.7 per 1,000 live births2024Down 0.3 per 1,000 live births from 2023The 5th highest of 11 regions in Belgium
Age-standardised death rate, all causes802 per 100,000 people2023Down 76.9 per 100,000 people from 2022The 3rd lowest of 11 regions in Belgium
Road deaths per million inhabitants46 per million inhabitants2024Up 10 per million inhabitants from 2023
7879808182838420002004200820122016202020242000: 78.5 years2001: 79.1 years2002: 78.9 years2003: 78.8 years2004: 79.9 years2005: 80 years2006: 80.6 years2007: 81 years2008: 80.9 years2009: 81.2 years2010: 81.5 years2011: 81.7 years2012: 81.6 years2013: 82.1 years2014: 82.2 years2015: 82.1 years2016: 82.5 years2017: 82.7 years2018: 82.7 years2019: 82.9 years2020: 82.1 years2021: 82.8 years2022: 82.5 years2023: 83.2 years2024: 83.4 years
Life expectancy at birth, 2000 to 2024. years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Life expectancy by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_mlifexp).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Life expectancy by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_mlifexp); Eurostat, European Commission, Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind); Eurostat, European Commission, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 TOTAL (hlth_cd_asdr2); Eurostat, European Commission, Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed per million inhabitants (tran_r_acci). Health statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. Eurostat. Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. Eurostat. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  3. Eurostat. Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  4. Eurostat. Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_d3dens/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  5. Eurostat. Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  6. Eurostat. Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu3rt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  7. Eurostat. Income of households by NUTS 2 region, net disposable income, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_2hhinc). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_2hhinc/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  8. Eurostat. Employment rates by NUTS 2 region, 20 to 64 (lfst_r_lfe2emprt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfe2emprt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. Eurostat. At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_li41). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li41/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  10. Eurostat. Activity rates by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 64 (lfst_r_lfp2actrt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfp2actrt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  11. Eurostat. GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_3gdp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  12. Eurostat. GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_3gdp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_3gdp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  13. Eurostat. GDP in volume by NUTS 2 region, percentage change on previous year (nama_10r_2gvagr). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_2gvagr/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. Eurostat. GDP per inhabitant in PPS, EU27 = 100, by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_3gdp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  15. Eurostat. Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_mdsd18). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdsd18/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  16. Eurostat. Individuals who ordered goods or services over the internet for private use in the last 12 months by NUTS 2 region (isoc_r_blt12_i). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_r_blt12_i/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  17. Eurostat. Life expectancy by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_mlifexp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_mlifexp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  18. Eurostat. Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  19. Eurostat. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 TOTAL (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  20. Eurostat. Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed per million inhabitants (tran_r_acci). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_acci/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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