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Population in Belgium
11 480 534
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Belgium is 11 480 534 people, including children under the age of 6 - 1 160 969 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 1 341 787 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 1 390 580 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 4 923 714 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 2 158 340 people, and the centenarians in Belgium over 80 years old - 505 143 people.
Population size in Belgium by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 1 160 969 / 10.11% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 1 341 787 / 11.69% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 1 390 580 / 12.11% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 4 923 714 / 42.89% |
| Elderly over 60 | 2 158 340 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 505 143 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population in Belgium
Total in Belgium permanent residents 5 367 150 men (46.75%) and 6 113 384 women (53.25%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 350 730 / 6% | 280 585 / 5.7% | 47.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 350 730 / 6% | 275 189 / 5.6% | 47.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 312 959 / 5.3% | 248 210 / 5.1% | 47.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 264 396 / 4.4% | 215 835 / 4.5% | 47.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 312 959 / 5.3% | 259 001 / 5.3% | 48.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 464 043 / 8.1% | 388 502 / 7.7% | 48.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 453 251 / 7.9% | 388 502 / 7.7% | 49.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 415 480 / 7.2% | 377 710 / 7.5% | 50.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 383 105 / 6.6% | 356 127 / 7.1% | 51.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 350 730 / 6% | 329 147 / 6.6% | 51.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 399 292 / 6.9% | 399 293 / 7.9% | 53.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 420 876 / 7.3% | 458 648 / 9% | 55.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 350 730 / 6% | 410 085 / 8.1% | 57% |
| 65 - 69 | 242 813 / 4% | 323 752 / 6.5% | 60.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 102 521 / 1.4% | 172 668 / 3.7% | 65.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 129 500 / 1.9% | 269 793 / 5.5% | 69.7% |
| 80+ | 91 729 / 1.2% | 242 814 / 5% | 74.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents in Belgium: have higher education 22.6% (2 594 601 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (344 416 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (4 087 070 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (1 790 963 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (987 326 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (952 884 people), have no education — 0.3% (34 442 people), illiterate — 0.7% (80 364 people).
| Higher education | 2 594 601 / 22.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 344 416 / 3% |
| Secondary vocational | 4 087 070 / 35.6% |
| Elementary school | 1 790 963 / 15.6% |
| Middle school | 987 326 / 8.6% |
| High school | 952 884 / 8.3% |
| Without education | 34 442 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 80 364 / 0.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Belgium
Total in Belgium the number of officially employed population is 7 290 139 people (63.5%), pensioners 3 099 744 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 746 235 people (6.5%).
| Employed population | 7 290 139 / 63.5% |
| Unemployed | 746 235 / 6.5% |
| Pensioners | 3 099 744 / 27% |
Disability
Total in Belgium have a disability 1 140 017 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 180 244 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 438 556 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 421 336 (3.67.%), disabled children 99 881 (0.87.%).
| Total disabled | 1 140 017 / 9.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 180 244 / 1.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 438 556 / 3.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 421 336 / 3.67% |
| Disabled children | 99 881 / 0.87% |