Birth rate vs. death rate in Belgium
Belgium: Birth rate vs. death rate was 8.68 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate vs. death rate in Belgium, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 8.68 births per 1,000 people for birth rate vs. death rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate vs. death rate in Belgium peaked at 17.37 births per 1,000 people in 1959 and was at its lowest, 8.68 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 196th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.82 births per 1,000 people | 16.31 births per 1,000 people | 17.37 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.2 births per 1,000 people | 14.67 births per 1,000 people | 17.27 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.1 births per 1,000 people | 12.2 births per 1,000 people | 14.7 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.05 births per 1,000 people | 11.57 births per 1,000 people | 12.56 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.73 births per 1,000 people | 11.12 births per 1,000 people | 12.54 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.33 births per 1,000 people | 10.88 births per 1,000 people | 11.76 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.92 births per 1,000 people | 10.22 births per 1,000 people | 11.76 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.66 births per 1,000 people | 8.68 births per 1,000 people | 10.17 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,160 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 59 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 70,276 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 67,671 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 70,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 67,217 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 68,927 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 65,945 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate vs. death rate in Belgium?
- Birth rate vs. death rate in Belgium was 8.68 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 17.37 births per 1,000 people in 1959.
- What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.68 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for birth rate vs. death rate?
- Belgium ranks 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.