Urban population rose 0.510% to 11.4 mil in Belgium in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Belgium reached an all time high of 11.4 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 8.46 mil in 1960. When compared to Belgium's main peers, urban population in France amounted to 55.0 mil, 64.5 mil in Germany, 0.587 mil in Luxembourg and 16.2 mil in Netherlands in 2021.
Belgium has been ranked 57th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 6 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | mil | 4.99 | 5.06 | 5.11 | 5.15 | 5.20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | mil | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | mil | 4.97 | 5.02 | 5.06 | 5.09 | 5.12 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | mil | 53.0 | 53.3 | 53.7 | 54.0 | 54.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 63.1 | 63.6 | 63.9 | 64.1 | 64.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | mil | 42.2 | 42.4 | 42.5 | 42.6 | 42.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | mil | 0.514 | 0.526 | 0.541 | 0.553 | 0.566 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | mil | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 15.8 | 15.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | mil | 22.9 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | mil | 37.0 | 37.1 | 37.3 | 37.6 | 38.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | mil | 53.8 | 54.4 | 54.9 | 55.4 | 55.9 |
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