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Belgium

BEL

Total population

11.9M

Reference period 2025 · people

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Total population · Historical trend

Value: 11.9M 2025
Previous value: 11,858,610 people 2024
Change: 83,171 people

World Bank · World Development Indicators

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Total population · Exact values
Reference period	Value	Quality
2006	10,547,958 people
2007	10,625,700 people
2008	10,709,973 people
2009	10,796,493 people
2010	10,895,586 people
2011	11,038,264 people
2012	11,106,932 people
2013	11,159,407 people
2014	11,209,057 people
2015	11,274,196 people
2016	11,331,422 people
2017	11,375,158 people
2018	11,427,054 people
2019	11,488,980 people
2020	11,538,604 people
2021	11,586,195 people
2022	11,680,210 people
2023	11,779,946 people
2024	11,858,610 people
2025	11,941,781 people

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