Country profile · Europe · BEL
Belgium: area, population and density
Belgium has 30,494 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 11,941,781; calculated population density is 392 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Belgium ranks 136th of 196 by land area, 82nd by population and 24th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 30,494 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 11,941,781World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 392 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Belgium in the country comparison set
Belgium has 30,494 sq km of land area and a population value of 11,941,781 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 136th by land area, 82nd by population, and 24th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Belgium first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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