Belgium Population Pyramid 1952
Belgium in 1952
In 1952, Belgium had a total population of 8,696,639 people. With a median age of 35.1 years, Belgium had a youth dependency ratio of 31.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 16.6 per 100 people of working age.
The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Belgium had on average 1.47 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 82.4 years in 2023: 84.6 for women and 80.3 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
2,185,154 immigrants live in Belgium, 18.6% of the population.
| Morocco | 246,575 |
| France | 196,995 |
| Netherlands | 136,488 |
| Romania | 131,417 |
| Italy | 116,143 |
521,575 people born in Belgium live in other countries.
| France | 169,102 |
| Netherlands | 67,931 |
| Spain | 55,364 |
| Italy | 42,866 |
| Turkey | 40,904 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 8,696,639 | 35.1 | |
| Netherlands | 10,382,295 | 28.3 | |
| Austria | 6,927,252 | 35.5 | |
| Switzerland | 4,811,612 | 33.1 | |
| Luxembourg | 299,901 | 35.0 |





