Belgium Population Pyramid 1959
Belgium in 1959
In 1959, Belgium had a total population of 9,045,740 people. Half of the population was younger than 34.9 years; 23.4% were children under 15 and 11.9% were 65 or older.
The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
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 | 9,045,740 | 34.9 | |
| Austria | 7,014,265 | 35.5 | |
| Netherlands | 11,348,103 | 28.7 | |
| Switzerland | 5,262,800 | 32.7 | |
| Luxembourg | 312,035 | 35.1 |





