# Demografía de Bélgica

Este artículo describe las características de la demografía de Bélgica

## Población

La población de Bélgica para el 2021 se estima en un total de aproximadamente 11,521,238 habitantes, con un aumento de más de medio millón en comparación al 2010 (10,839,905 habitantes). Bélgica es uno de los territorios más densamente poblados de Europa.
Demografía de Bélgica según región: Evolución
| | Región | 1846 Población | 1900 Población | 1947 Población | 2000 Población | 2018 Población | 1846 Índice | 1900 Índice | 1947 Índice | 2000 Índice | 2018 Índice | Superf km² | Pob por km² | 2016 Índice de- Prosperidad | Región |
| 1 | Región Flamenca | 2 346 454 | 3 323 587 | 4 551 920 | 5 940 251 | 6 552 967 | 100 | 142 | 194 | 253 | 279 | 13 522,25 | 485 | 107 | Región Flamenca |
| 2 | Región de Bruselas-Capital | 211 634 | 626 075 | 955 929 | 959 318 | 1 198 726 | 100 | 296 | 452 | 453 | 566 | 161,38 | 7428 | 78 | Región de Bruselas-Capital |
| 3 | Región Valona | 1 779 109 | 2 743 886 | 3 004 346 | 3 339 516 | 3 624 377 | 100 | 154 | 169 | 188 | 204 | 16 844,29 | 215 | 94 | Región Valona |
| 4 | Bélgica | 4 337 197 | 6 693 548 | 8 512 195 | 10 239 085 | 11 376 070 | 100 | 154 | 196 | 236 | 262 | 30 527,0339 | 373 | 100 | Bélgica Bélgica |

## Religión

Para el año 2012, 58% de los belgas eran católicos. Otras formas de cristianismo, el islam y otras religiones comprendían un 14% del total de la población. En cuanto a la población no afiliada a ninguna religión, un 27% eran agnósticos o ateos.. Para el 2019, una encuesta realizada por el Eurobarómetro mostró que el Cristianismo poseía un 60% de seguidores, con un 54% de católicos, 1% de cristianos ortodoxos, 3% de protestantes y 2% de otros tipos de cristianismo. Por otra parte, los musulmanes tenían un 5% de seguidores y las otras religiones un 4%, mientras que el ateísmo y el agnosticismo correspondían a un 21%.

## Idiomas

Tiene 3 lenguas oficiales: el neerlandés, hablado por el 59% de sus habitantes, el francés por el 40% de sus habitantes y el alemán por un poco menos de 1% de sus habitantes. La capital del país es oficialmente bilingüe (francés: +/-85% - neerlandés: +/-15%).

## Estadísticas vitales

| | Average population | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1,000) | Crude death rate (per 1,000) | Natural change (per 1,000) | Total fertility rates |
| 1900 | 6,719,000 | 193,789 | 129,046 | 64,743 | 28.8 | 19.2 | 9.6 | 3.84 |
| 1901 | 6,747,000 | 200,077 | 116,077 | 84,000 | 29.7 | 17.2 | 12.4 | 3.79 |
| 1902 | 6,848,000 | 195,871 | 119,330 | 76,541 | 28.6 | 17.4 | 11.2 | 3.73 |
| 1903 | 6,941,000 | 192,301 | 118,675 | 73,626 | 27.7 | 17.1 | 10.6 | 3.68 |
| 1904 | 7,030,000 | 191,721 | 119,506 | 72,215 | 27.3 | 17.0 | 10.3 | 3.63 |
| 1905 | 7,118,000 | 187,437 | 118,343 | 69,094 | 26.3 | 16.6 | 9.7 | 3.57 |
| 1906 | 7,200,000 | 186,271 | 118,884 | 67,387 | 25.9 | 16.5 | 9.4 | 3.52 |
| 1907 | 7,278,000 | 185,138 | 115,347 | 69,791 | 25.4 | 15.8 | 9.64 | 3.47 |
| 1908 | 7,352,000 | 183,834 | 121,964 | 61,870 | 25.0 | 16.6 | 8.4 | 3.42 |
| 1909 | 7,419,000 | 176,431 | 117,571 | 58,860 | 23.8 | 15.8 | 7.9 | 3.95 |
| 1910 | 7,438,000 | 176,413 | 112,826 | 63,587 | 23.7 | 15.2 | 8.5 | 3.31 |
| 1911 | 7,457,000 | 171,802 | 122,843 | 48,959 | 23.0 | 16.5 | 6.6 | 3.26 |
| 1912 | 7,531,000 | 171,187 | 112,378 | 58,809 | 22.7 | 14.9 | 7.8 | 3.2 |
| 1913 | 7,605,000 | 171,099 | 111,227 | 59,872 | 22.5 | 14.6 | 7.9 | 3.15 |
| 1914 | 7,662,000 | 156,389 | 108,720 | 47,669 | 20.4 | 14.2 | 6.2 | 3.22 |
| 1915 | 7,697,000 | 124,291 | 100,674 | 23,617 | 16.1 | 13.1 | 3.1 | 3.04 |
| 1916 | 7,701,000 | 99,360 | 101,044 | -1,684 | 12.9 | 13.1 | -0.2 | 2.99 |
| 1917 | 7,667,000 | 86,675 | 124,824 | -38,149 | 11.3 | 16.3 | -5.0 | 2.94 |
| 1918 | 7,599,000 | 85,056 | 157,340 | -72,284 | 11.2 | 20.7 | -9.5 | 2.89 |
| 1919 | 7,566,000 | 123,314 | 113,732 | 9,582 | 16.3 | 15.0 | 1.3 | 2.87 |
| 1920 | 7,491,000 | 164,950 | 102,505 | 62,445 | 22.0 | 13.7 | 8.3 | 2.78 |
| 1921 | 7,444,000 | 164,603 | 102,908 | 61,695 | 22.1 | 13.8 | 8.3 | 2.73 |
| 1922 | 7,511,000 | 154,871 | 106,615 | 48,256 | 20.6 | 14.2 | 6.4 | 2.67 |
| 1923 | 7,573,000 | 156,600 | 100,084 | 56,516 | 20.7 | 13.2 | 7.5 | 2.62 |
| 1924 | 7,646,000 | 154,083 | 99,653 | 54,430 | 20.2 | 13.0 | 7.1 | 2.57 |
| 1925 | 7,748,000 | 155,330 | 99,569 | 55,761 | 20.0 | 12.9 | 7.2 | 2.51 |
| 1926 | 7,843,000 | 151,009 | 101,018 | 49,991 | 19.3 | 12.9 | 6.4 | 2.46 |
| 1927 | 7,903,000 | 146,296 | 103,007 | 43,289 | 18.5 | 13.0 | 5.5 | 2.41 |
| 1928 | 7,968,000 | 148,071 | 102,270 | 45,801 | 18.6 | 12.8 | 5.7 | 2.36 |
| 1929 | 8,032,000 | 147,311 | 115,901 | 31,410 | 18.3 | 14.4 | 3.9 | 2.3 |
| 1930 | 8,076,000 | 152,530 | 103,397 | 49,133 | 18.9 | 12.8 | 6.1 | 2.25 |
| 1931 | 8,126,000 | 149,657 | 103,773 | 45,884 | 18.4 | 12.8 | 5.6 | 2.22 |
| 1932 | 8,186,000 | 145,835 | 104,221 | 41,614 | 17.8 | 12.7 | 5.1 | 2.19 |
| 1933 | 8,231,000 | 136,757 | 104,640 | 32,117 | 16.6 | 12.7 | 3.9 | 2.08 |
| 1934 | 8,262,000 | 133,514 | 96,851 | 36,663 | 16.2 | 11.7 | 4.4 | 2.04 |
| 1935 | 8,288,000 | 128,432 | 102,132 | 26,300 | 15.5 | 12.3 | 3.2 | 1.94 |
| 1936 | 8,315,000 | 127,751 | 101,595 | 26,156 | 15.4 | 12.2 | 3.1 | 1.95 |
| 1937 | 8,346,000 | 128,696 | 104,163 | 24,533 | 15.4 | 12.5 | 2.9 | 1.99 |
| 1938 | 8,374,000 | 133,610 | 104,684 | 28,926 | 16.0 | 12.5 | 3.5 | 2.11 |
| 1939 | 8,391,000 | 130,019 | 110,393 | 19,626 | 15.5 | 13.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 1940 | 8,301,000 | 112,497 | 125,083 | -12,586 | 13.6 | 15.1 | -1.5 | 1.84 |
| 1941 | 8,276,000 | 100,616 | 118,670 | -18,054 | 12.2 | 14.3 | -2.2 | 1.66 |
| 1942 | 8,246,000 | 108,603 | 117,291 | -8,688 | 13.2 | 14.2 | -1.1 | 1.81 |
| 1943 | 8,241,000 | 123,349 | 107,767 | 15,582 | 15.0 | 13.1 | 1.9 | 2.06 |
| 1944 | 8,291,000 | 127,122 | 124,861 | 2,261 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 0.3 | 2.12 |
| 1945 | 8,339,000 | 130,526 | 121,155 | 9,371 | 15.7 | 14.5 | 1.1 | 2.17 |
| 1946 | 8,367,000 | 152,962 | 110,413 | 42,549 | 18.3 | 13.2 | 5.1 | 2.53 |
| 1947 | 8,450,000 | 150,227 | 108,136 | 42,091 | 17.8 | 12.8 | 5.0 | 2.47 |
| 1948 | 8,557,000 | 150,416 | 108,016 | 42,400 | 17.6 | 12.6 | 5.0 | 2.45 |
| 1949 | 8,614,000 | 147,854 | 111,104 | 36,750 | 17.2 | 12.9 | 4.3 | 2.39 |
| 1950 | 8,639,000 | 145,672 | 108,236 | 37,436 | 16.9 | 12.5 | 4.3 | 2.33 |
| 1951 | 8,678,000 | 142,314 | 109,763 | 32,551 | 16.4 | 12.6 | 3.8 | 2.34 |
| 1952 | 8,730,000 | 146,064 | 104,178 | 41,886 | 16.7 | 11.9 | 4.8 | 2.35 |
| 1953 | 8,778,000 | 146,125 | 105,863 | 40,262 | 16.6 | 12.1 | 4.6 | 2.37 |
| 1954 | 8,819,000 | 148,538 | 105,033 | 43,505 | 16.8 | 11.9 | 4.9 | 2.4 |
| 1955 | 8,868,000 | 149,195 | 108,743 | 40,452 | 16.8 | 12.3 | 4.6 | 2.42 |
| 1956 | 8,924,000 | 150,210 | 108,761 | 41,449 | 16.8 | 12.2 | 4.6 | 2.6 |
| 1957 | 8,989,000 | 152,871 | 107,840 | 45,031 | 17.0 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 2.49 |
| 1958 | 9,053,000 | 155,048 | 106,051 | 48,997 | 17.1 | 11.7 | 5.4 | 2.53 |
| 1959 | 9,104,000 | 158,237 | 103,933 | 54,304 | 17.4 | 11.4 | 6.0 | 2.57 |
| 1960 | 9,153,000 | 154,787 | 113,938 | 40,849 | 16.9 | 12.4 | 4.5 | 2.6 |
| 1961 | 9,184,000 | 158,431 | 106,985 | 51,446 | 17.3 | 11.6 | 5.6 | 2.64 |
| 1962 | 9,251,000 | 155,061 | 112,758 | 42,303 | 16.8 | 12.2 | 4.6 | 2.59 |
| 1963 | 9,328,000 | 159,192 | 116,718 | 42,474 | 17.1 | 12.5 | 4.6 | 2.68 |
| 1964 | 9,428,000 | 160,838 | 110,100 | 50,738 | 17.1 | 11.7 | 5.4 | 2.71 |
| 1965 | 9,499,000 | 155,496 | 115,045 | 40,451 | 16.4 | 12.1 | 4.3 | 2.62 |
| 1966 | 9,528,000 | 151,096 | 115,613 | 35,483 | 15.9 | 12.1 | 3.7 | 2.52 |
| 1967 | 9,581,000 | 146,193 | 115,212 | 30,981 | 15.3 | 12.0 | 3.2 | 2.41 |
| 1968 | 9,619,000 | 141,984 | 121,744 | 20,240 | 14.8 | 12.7 | 2.1 | 2.31 |
| 1969 | 9,660,000 | 141,799 | 120,471 | 21,328 | 14.7 | 12.5 | 2.2 | 2.27 |
| 1970 | 9,656,000 | 142,168 | 118,660 | 23,508 | 14.7 | 12.3 | 2.4 | 2.25 |
| 1971 | 9,695,000 | 140,966 | 118,853 | 22,113 | 14.5 | 12.3 | 2.3 | 2.21 |
| 1972 | 9,711,000 | 136,304 | 117,424 | 18,880 | 14.0 | 12.1 | 1.9 | 2.09 |
| 1973 | 9,742,000 | 129,424 | 118,254 | 11,170 | 13.3 | 12.1 | 1.1 | 1.95 |
| 1974 | 9,772,000 | 123,674 | 116,159 | 7,515 | 12.7 | 11.9 | 0.8 | 1.83 |
| 1975 | 9,801,000 | 119,693 | 119,425 | 268 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 1.74 |
| 1976 | 9,818,000 | 121,034 | 118,641 | 2,393 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 0.2 | 1.72 |
| 1977 | 9,830,000 | 121,852 | 112,672 | 9,180 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 0.9 | 1.71 |
| 1978 | 9,840,000 | 122,592 | 115,388 | 7,204 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 0.7 | 1.69 |
| 1979 | 9,848,000 | 123,825 | 112,010 | 11,815 | 12.6 | 11.4 | 1.2 | 1.69 |
| 1980 | 9,849,000 | 124,398 | 113,699 | 10,699 | 12.6 | 11.5 | 1.1 | 1.69 |
| 1981 | 9,859,000 | 123,792 | 112,326 | 11,466 | 12.6 | 11.4 | 1.2 | 1.67 |
| 1982 | 9,856,000 | 120,231 | 111,871 | 8,360 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 0.8 | 1.61 |
| 1983 | 9,856,000 | 117,145 | 114,534 | 2,611 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 0.3 | 1.56 |
| 1984 | 9,855,000 | 115,715 | 109,658 | 6,057 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 0.6 | 1.53 |
| 1985 | 9,858,000 | 114,030 | 110,770 | 3,260 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 0.3 | 1.51 |
| 1986 | 9,862,000 | 117,102 | 111,343 | 5,759 | 11.9 | 11.3 | 0.6 | 1.54 |
| 1987 | 9,870,000 | 117,334 | 105,426 | 11,908 | 11.9 | 10.7 | 1.2 | 1.57 |
| 1988 | 9,902,000 | 119,456 | 104,552 | 14,904 | 12.1 | 10.6 | 1.5 | 1.57 |
| 1989 | 9,938,000 | 121,117 | 107,619 | 13,498 | 12.2 | 10.8 | 1.4 | 1.58 |
| 1990 | 9,967,000 | 123,726 | 104,818 | 18,908 | 12.4 | 10.5 | 1.9 | 1.62 |
| 1991 | 10,004,000 | 126,068 | 105,150 | 20,918 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 2.1 | 1.66 |
| 1992 | 10,045,000 | 124,774 | 104,200 | 20,574 | 12.4 | 10.4 | 2.0 | 1.65 |
| 1993 | 10,084,000 | 120,998 | 108,170 | 12,828 | 12.0 | 10.7 | 1.3 | 1.61 |
| 1994 | 10,116,000 | 116,449 | 104,894 | 11,555 | 11.5 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 1.56 |
| 1995 | 10,137,000 | 115,638 | 105,933 | 9,705 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 1.0 | 1.56 |
| 1996 | 10,157,000 | 115,214 | 104,140 | 11,074 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 1.1 | 1.59 |
| 1997 | 10,181,000 | 115,864 | 103,802 | 12,062 | 11.4 | 10.2 | 1.2 | 1.60 |
| 1998 | 10,203,000 | 114,276 | 104,583 | 9,693 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 1.0 | 1.60 |
| 1999 | 10,226,000 | 113,469 | 104,904 | 8,565 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 0.8 | 1.62 |
| 2000 | 10,251,000 | 114,883 | 104,903 | 9,980 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 1.0 | 1.67 |
| 2001 | 10,278,000 | 114,172 | 103,447 | 10,725 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 1.0 | 1.67 |
| 2002 | 10,333,000 | 111,225 | 105,642 | 5,583 | 10.8 | 10.2 | 0.5 | 1.65 |
| 2003 | 10,376,000 | 112,149 | 107,039 | 5,110 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 0.5 | 1.67 |
| 2004 | 10,421,000 | 115,618 | 101,946 | 13,672 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 1.3 | 1.72 |
| 2005 | 10,479,000 | 118,002 | 103,278 | 14,724 | 11.3 | 9.9 | 1.4 | 1.76 |
| 2006 | 10,548,000 | 121,382 | 101,587 | 19,795 | 11.5 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 1.80 |
| 2007 | 10,626,000 | 125,228 | 102,060 | 23,168 | 11.4 | 9.5 | 1.9 | 1.82 |
| 2008 | 10,710,000 | 128,049 | 104,587 | 23,462 | 12.0 | 9.8 | 2.2 | 1.85 |
| 2009 | 10,796,000 | 127,297 | 104,509 | 22,788 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 2.1 | 1.84 |
| 2010 | 10,839,905 | 129,173 | 105,094 | 24,079 | 11.9 | 9.7 | 2.2 | 1.85 |
| 2011 | 10,951,266 | 127,655 | 104,247 | 23,408 | 11.7 | 9.5 | 2.1 | 1.81 |
| 2012 | 11,035,948 | 126,993 | 109,034 | 17,959 | 11.5 | 9.9 | 1.6 | 1.79 |
| 2013 | 11,099,554 | 124,862 | 109,295 | 15,567 | 11.2 | 9.8 | 1.4 | 1.75 |
| 2014 | 11,150,516 | 124,415 | 104,723 | 19,692 | 11.2 | 9.4 | 1.8 | 1.74 |
| 2015 | 11,209,044 | 121,713 | 110,508 | 11,205 | 10.9 | 9.9 | 1.0 | 1.69 |
| 2016 | 11,267,910 | 121,161 | 108,056 | 13,105 | 10.8 | 9.6 | 1.2 | 1.68 |
| 2017 | 11,322,088 | 119,102 | 109,629 | 9,473 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 0.8 | 1.64 |
| 2018 | 11,376,070 | 117,800 | 110,645 | 7,155 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 0.6 | 1.61 |
| 2019 | 11,431,406 | 115,565 | 108,745 | 6,820 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 0.6 | 1.57 |
| 2020p | 11,492,641 | 114,231 | 127,427 | -13,196 | 9.9 | 11.1 | -1.1 | |

## Inmigración

Población Belga según país de origen (2020) :
| País | Número (2020) | % de población de origen extranjero | % del total de población |
| Marruecos | 340,359 | 13.3% | 3.0% |
| Italia | 278,877 | 11.1% | 2.4% |
| Francia | 217,200 | 8.7% | 1.9% |
| Países Bajos | 190,271 | 7.3% | 1.7% |
| Turquía | 161,581 | 6.2% | 1.4% |
| Rumania | 120,929 | 4.8% | 1.1% |
| Polonia | 97,183 | 3.9% | 0.8% |
| España | 78,745 | 3.1% | 0.7% |
| República Democrática del Congo | 65,687 | 2.7% | 0.6% |
| Rusia | 62,059 | 2.5% | 0.5% |
| Portugal | 54,719 | 2.1% | 0.5% |
| Alemania | 50,772 | 2.0% | 0.4% |
| Bulgaria | 46,876 | 1.9% | 0.4% |
| Siria | 35,626 | 1.4% | 0.3% |
| Argelia | 31,956 | 1.2% | 0.3% |
| Reino Unido | 29,504 | 1.1% | 0.3% |
| Grecia | 28,643 | 1.1% | 0.2% |
| India | 27,267 | 1.0% | 0.2% |
| Afganistán | 25,727 | 1.0% | 0.2% |
| Camerún | 24,267 | 0.9% | 0.2% |
| República Popular China | 22,283 | 0.9% | 0.2% |
| Túnez | 20,921 | 0.8% | 0.2% |
| Irak | 20,882 | 0.8% | 0.2% |
| Guinea | 19,244 | 0.7% | 0.2% |
| Brasil | 15,158 | 0.6% | 0.1% |
| Ruanda | 14,729 | 0.6% | 0.1% |
| Pakistán | 14,580 | 0.6% | 0.1% |
| Estados Unidos | 13,820 | 0.5% | 0.1% |
| Irán | 12,891 | 0.5% | 0.1% |
| Albania | 12,641 | 0.5% | 0.1% |
| Other countries | 414,327 | 16.2% | 3.6% |
| Total | 2,549,724 | 100% | 22.2% |

## Nota

* ↑ En las tasas de fertilidad, 2,1 y más es una población estable y se ha marcado en azul, 2 y menos conduce a un envejecimiento de la población y el resultado es que la población disminuye.