Belgium (2025)
7,568,843
number of persons
+0.4% YoY
YoY Change
+0.4%
Trend
up
Series length
21
years of data

Data

Belgium Working-Age Population (15–64) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year number of persons YoY Change
2025 7,568,843 +0.4%
2024 7,535,763 +0.6%
2023 7,493,388 +1.0%
2022 7,416,490 +0.4%
2021 7,389,952 +0.2%
2020 7,375,684 +0.3%
2019 7,350,494 +0.2%
2018 7,333,992 +0.1%
2017 7,328,664 +0.02%
2016 7,326,873 +0.4%
2015 7,295,584 +0.1%
2014 7,286,350 -0.01%
2013 7,286,902 +0.2%
2012 7,270,280 +0.3%
2011 7,250,159 +1.4%
2010 7,147,512 +0.6%
2009 7,101,426 +0.8%
2008 7,046,685 +1.0%
2007 6,976,743 +1.0%
2006 6,906,263 +0.8%

About this Dataset

Belgium recorded 7,568,843 number of persons in 2025. The latest change was +0.4%. Across 2005–2025 the series ranges from 6,851,494 number of persons in 2005 to 7,568,843 number of persons in 2025.

This page tracks the absolute working-age population (15-64) in Belgium.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the absolute working-age population (15-64) in Belgium. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations).

The series is at its highest recorded level, 7,568,843 number of persons in 2025, up from a low of 6,851,494 number of persons in 2005. The latest change was +0.4%.