Capital: Brussels
Population
Total Population:
11,876,844
Natural Increase:
0.8%
Density:
383 Inhabitants/km²
Urban Population:
98.2%
Population of main cities:
Antwerp (529,300); Gent (264,000); Charleroi (202,800); Liege (197,300); Brussels (185,200); Schaerbeek (132,800); Anderlecht (120,900); Bruges (118,700); Namur (111,500); Leuven (102,300)
Ethnic Origins:
67.9% of Belgians are of Belgian origin, 19.7% are of foreign origin and 12.4% are non-Belgians (of these last two percentages 20.5% come from a neighboring country, 28.2% from an EU27 country and 51.3% from a non-EU27 country).
58% of the population is Flemish, 31% is Walloon and 11% from Brussels. (Statistics Belgium)
Official Language:
Dutch, French and German. In Belgium, 5.6 million people speak Dutch, 3.5 million speak French and about 50,000 people speak German.
Other Languages Spoken:
Indigenous languages, recognised since 1990, such as Walloon, and immigrant languages, such as Arabic, Spanish and Turkish.
Business Language(s):
International negotiations are often in English, with some occurring in French.
Business is typically conducted in Flemish, French, German or even English (depending on the region).
Local Time:
It is %T:%M %A In Brussels
Exchange Rate on
:
National Currency: Euro (EUR)
Country Overview
Area:
30,689 km²
Type of State:
Belgium is a federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy.
Type of Economy:
Middle-income, tourism and agricultural economy, vulnerable to climate shocks..
The Belgian economy is showing signs of recovery, with growth benefiting from the easing of monetary policy in the eurozone and a resilient labor market, despite deteriorating public finances.
HDI*:
0.951/1
HDI (World Rank):
13/192
Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, measures a country's development in terms of quality of life. It mainly takes into account life expectancy, level of education and GDP per capita.
Telecommunication
Telephone Code:
To call from Belgium, dial 00
To call Belgium, dial +32
Internet Suffix:
.be
Households with a computer:
91.0 per 100 Inhabitants
Telephone Lines:
42.9 per 100 Inhabitants
Internet Users:
95.8 per 100 Inhabitants
Access to Electricity:
100% of the Population
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Latest Update: November 2025
Belgium: Statistical Overview
