Official Belgian data, explained
Population and demography in Belgium: maps and local statistics
Explore 45 official population and demography indicators across Belgium, with definitions, dates, source limitations, maps and municipality profiles.
Population and demography is represented by 45 validated indicators from 38 source providers. This page is a curated starting point: it shows what can genuinely be compared, the latest available periods and the finest valid geography for each measure.
The latest period differs by indicator. Read the date, unit, geography and source beside each value before comparing places.
Population and demography: 45 indicators
Age 0-4
Residents aged 0 through 4.
- Latest year
- 2026
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
Matching-category residents divided by total residents in the same area and reference date × 100.
Age 18-24
Residents aged 18 through 24.
- Latest year
- 2026
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
Matching-category residents divided by total residents in the same area and reference date × 100.
Age 25-44
Residents aged 25 through 44.
- Latest year
- 2026
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
Matching-category residents divided by total residents in the same area and reference date × 100.
Age 45-64
Residents aged 45 through 64.
- Latest year
- 2026
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
Matching-category residents divided by total residents in the same area and reference date × 100.
Age 5-17
Residents aged 5 through 17.
- Latest year
- 2026
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
Matching-category residents divided by total residents in the same area and reference date × 100.
Age 65-74
Residents aged 65 through 74.
- Latest year
- 2026
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
Matching-category residents divided by total residents in the same area and reference date × 100.
Age 65+
Residents aged 65 or older.
- Latest year
- 2026
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
Matching-category residents divided by total residents in the same area and reference date × 100.
Age 75-79
Residents aged 75 through 79.
- Latest year
- 2026
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
Matching-category residents divided by total residents in the same area and reference date × 100.
Age 75+
Residents aged 75 or older.
- Latest year
- 2026
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
Matching-category residents divided by total residents in the same area and reference date × 100.
Age 80-84
Residents aged 80 through 84.
- Latest year
- 2026
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
Matching-category residents divided by total residents in the same area and reference date × 100.
Age 80+
Residents aged 80 or older.
- Latest year
- 2026
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
Matching-category residents divided by total residents in the same area and reference date × 100.
Age 85+
Residents aged 85 or older.
- Latest year
- 2026
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
Matching-category residents divided by total residents in the same area and reference date × 100.
Age-specific fertility rate
- Latest year
- 2021
- Smallest geographic level
- province
Ageing index
Residents aged 65+ divided by residents aged 0-14 × 100.
- Latest year
- 2026
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
Animal populations by NUTS 2 region
Animal populations by NUTS 2 region. Complete annual Eurostat source dimensions, units and observation flags are retained in one compact cube.
- Latest year
- 2025
- Smallest geographic level
- province
Belgian nationality
Residents recorded in Statbel's BEL nationality category.
- Latest year
- 2026
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
Matching-category residents divided by total residents in the same area and reference date × 100.
Centenarians
Residents in the source's age 100+ category.
- Latest year
- 2026
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
Matching-category residents divided by total residents in the same area and reference date × 100.
Crude birth rate
- Latest year
- 2022
- Smallest geographic level
- province
Crude death rate
- Latest year
- 2022
- Smallest geographic level
- province
Divorced
Residents recorded with civil-status code 4.
- Latest year
- 2026
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
Matching-category residents divided by total residents in the same area and reference date × 100.
Married
Residents recorded with civil-status code 2.
- Latest year
- 2026
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
Matching-category residents divided by total residents in the same area and reference date × 100.
Median age
Weighted median single-year age; the source's terminal 100 category means age 100 or older.
- Latest year
- 2026
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
Age dividing residents into two equally sized halves.
Men
Residents in Statbel's M sex category.
- Latest year
- 2026
- Smallest geographic level
- municipality
Matching-category residents divided by total residents in the same area and reference date × 100.
Minimum average private-household size
Weighted lower-bound household members divided by private households; 11+ is weighted as 11. The open-ended 11+ category is weighted as 11, so the published result is a lower bound.
- Latest year
- 2021
- Smallest geographic level
- statistical sector
Weighted household-size lower bound divided by private households. The open-ended 11+ category is weighted as 11; additive components are rolled up before division.
Indicators (45)
- Age 0-4
- Age 18-24
- Age 25-44
- Age 45-64
- Age 5-17
- Age 65-74
- Age 65+
- Age 75-79
- Age 75+
- Age 80-84
- Age 80+
- Age 85+
- Age-specific fertility rate
- Ageing index
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region
- Belgian nationality
- Centenarians
- Crude birth rate
- Crude death rate
- Divorced
- Married
- Median age
- Men
- Minimum average private-household size
- Non-Belgian nationality
- Old-age dependency ratio
- One- or two-person private households
- One-person private households
- Population
- Population in legal cohabitation
- Population structure indicators by type of projection and NUTS3 region
- Private households with an owner member
- Private households with five or more people
- Private households with seven or more people
- Sex ratio
- Share in legal cohabitation
- Three- or four-person private households
- Total dependency ratio
- Total fertility rate
- Under 18
- Unmarried
- Widowed
- Women
- Working age 15-64
- Youth dependency ratio
Method and limitations
The latest period differs by indicator. Read the date, unit, geography and source beside each value before comparing places.
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