This statistic shows the population of Belgium from 2009 to 2023, by origin. Since 2009, the number of foreign nationals living in Belgium has increased by over 500,000. In 2009, just over one million people living in Belgium were foreign nationals, while in 2023, over 1.57 million people living in Belgium were foreign nationals.
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Population of Belgium from 2009 to 2023, by origin
Characteristic
Belgians
Foreign nationals
2023
10,124,284
1,573,273
2022
10,100,333
1,483,675
2021
10,073,385
1,447,853
2020
10,065,990
1,426,651
2019
10,039,981
1,391,425
2018
10,018,514
1,357,556
2017
9,994,312
1,327,776
2016
9,972,250
1,295,660
2015
9,953,758
1,255,286
2014
9,935,911
1,214,605
2013
9,904,432
1,195,122
2012
9,866,884
1,169,064
2011
9,832,010
1,119,256
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Statbel. (2023). Population of Belgium from 2009 to 2023, by origin. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/519586/population-of-belgium-by-origin/
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