Population, long-run history in Belgium

Latest: 11,695
Previous: 11,594
Change: +101.02 (+0.9%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2022
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Persons, thousands

Population, long-run history over time

Annual, Persons, thousands, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023 Recession

Observations for Population, long-run history in Belgium
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1963	9,283
Dec 31, 1964	9,367
Dec 31, 1965	9,448
Dec 31, 1966	9,508
Dec 31, 1967	9,557
Dec 31, 1968	9,590
Dec 31, 1969	9,613
Dec 31, 1970	9,638
Dec 31, 1971	9,673
Dec 31, 1972	9,709
Dec 31, 1973	9,738
Dec 31, 1974	9,768
Dec 31, 1975	9,795
Dec 31, 1976	9,811
Dec 31, 1977	9,822
Dec 31, 1978	9,830
Dec 31, 1979	9,837
Dec 31, 1980	9,847
Dec 31, 1981	9,852
Dec 31, 1982	9,856
Dec 31, 1983	9,856
Dec 31, 1984	9,855
Dec 31, 1985	9,858
Dec 31, 1986	9,862
Dec 31, 1987	9,870
Dec 31, 1988	9,884
Dec 31, 1989	9,938
Dec 31, 1990	9,969
Dec 31, 1991	10,007
Dec 31, 1992	10,048
Dec 31, 1993	10,087
Dec 31, 1994	10,117
Dec 31, 1995	10,138
Dec 31, 1996	10,158
Dec 31, 1997	10,182
Dec 31, 1998	10,204
Dec 31, 1999	10,227
Dec 31, 2000	10,252
Dec 31, 2001	10,288
Dec 31, 2002	10,334
Dec 31, 2003	10,377
Dec 31, 2004	10,422
Dec 31, 2005	10,480
Dec 31, 2006	10,549
Dec 31, 2007	10,627
Dec 31, 2008	10,711
Dec 31, 2009	10,797
Dec 31, 2010	10,897
Dec 31, 2011	11,039
Dec 31, 2012	11,108
Dec 31, 2013	11,160
Dec 31, 2014	11,210
Dec 31, 2015	11,275
Dec 31, 2016	11,332
Dec 31, 2017	11,376
Dec 31, 2018	11,429
Dec 31, 2019	11,491
Dec 31, 2020	11,546
Dec 31, 2021	11,594
Dec 31, 2022	11,695

About this indicator

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023 (opens in a new tab)

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

All data sources

Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

Belgium

1: Scheidel, W. and Friesen, S. J., ‘The size of the economy and the distribution of income in the Roman Empire’, Journal of Roman Studies, 99 (2009), pp. 61–91
1500- 1846: Buyst, E. (2011), “Towards Estimates of Long Term Growth in the Southern Low Countries, ca.1500-1846”, Results presented at the Conference on Quantifying Long Run Economic Development, Venice, 22-24 March, 2011
1846-1913: J. Gadisseur, "Contribution à l'étude de la production agricole en Belgique de 1846 à 1913", Revue belge d'histoire contemporaine, vol. IV, 1-2, 1973,
1913-1950: C. Carbonnelle, "Recherches sur levolution de la production en Belgique de 1900à 1957", Cahiers Economiques de Bruxelles, no. 3, April 1959, p. 358.

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