Belgium AI Report
Date: June 5, 2025
Belgium is a mid-size country with 0.1% of the world's population. Belgium is a democratic monarchy country. It has 16 world heritage sites.
Belgium is the 82nd ranked country in population and 136th ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world.Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.




Out of 195 countries in the world, Belgium is the 2nd highest ranked in Dutch . This implies that this country has significantly more people speaking Dutch when compared to other countries.
Belgium is the 6th highest ranked in French out of all the 195 countries.This implies that this country has significantly more people speaking French when compared to other countries.
The Average GDP Per Capita (USD) of 195 countries in the world is 30,070. Belgium is the 16th highest ranked country out of 195 countries. This implies that this country is a developed country.
The Average Potatoes prod. of 195 countries in the world is 2,538,925. Belgium is the 20th highest ranked country out of 195 countries. This is indicative of a more fertile land, suitable for producing high quantities of potatoes when compared to other countries.


Out of 195 countries in the world, Belgium is the 40th worst ranked in Rural Pop. . This may indicate that there is a high degree of industrialisation, or better urbanisation and development policies in place in comparison to other countries.
Belgium is the 51st worst ranked in Employment in Agriculture out of all the 195 countries.This may indicate that a significant portion of population is living in urban areas or simply imply that the country is developed
Belgium is the 95th worst ranked in Total Military Force out of all the 195 countries.This may indicate that the country is facing lesser threats compared to other countries.
The Average Natural Gas Prod. of 195 countries in the world is 216,389. Belgium is the 102nd worst ranked country out of 195 countries. This indicates that natural resources are scarce in this country when compared to other countries, and it may be a huge importer of such resources.
Urbanization Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 1 | 1129 | ||
2 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 6 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 190 | 1232 | ||
2 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 156 | 1232 | ||
3 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 8 | 94 | 1230 | ||
4 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 7 | 86 | 1232 | ||
5 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 5 | 73 | 1233 | ||
6 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 4 | 65 | 1235 | ||
7 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 23 | 69 | 1232 | ||
8 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 62 | 1233 | ||
9 | Urban Population (2021) | # People | 23,726,053 | 59 | 1231 |
Nature Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Tree density. | Density | 9 | 1 | 1127 | ||
2 | Tree density . | Density | 8 | 1 | 1126 | ||
3 | Potatoes prod. | Tons | 2,538,925 | 20 | 1130 | ||
4 | Potatoes Produced /Total Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 20 | 1130 | ||
5 | Cow Milk Production (% of Total Cow Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 29 | 1129 | ||
6 | Cow Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 3,855,383 | 30 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 122 | 1232 | |||
2 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,142,892 | 130 | 1233 | ||
3 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 124 | 1233 | ||
4 | Goat Meat Production (% of Total Goat Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 95 | 1234 | ||
5 | Goat Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 46,111 | 108 | 1233 | ||
6 | Natural Gas Prod. | Million cubic meters | 216,389 | 77 | 1230 | ||
7 | Number of Cows | Count | 8,697,624 | 82 | 1235 | ||
8 | Cows (% of Total Cows) | Percent | 0 | 82 | 1233 | ||
9 | Onion prod. | Tons | 773,539 | 60 | 1235 | ||
10 | Onion Produced/Total Onion Produced % | Weight | 0 | 59 | 1233 | ||
11 | Cow Beef Production (% of Total Cow Beef Production) | Percent | 0 | 43 | 1231 | ||
12 | Cow Beef Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 320,761 | 43 | 1230 | ||
13 | Chicken Meat Production (% of Total Chicken Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 42 | 1231 | ||
14 | Barley prod. | Tons | 1,576,534 | 42 | 1235 | ||
15 | Barley Produced/Total Barley Produced.% | Weight | 1 | 42 | 1233 | ||
16 | Chicken Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 588,164 | 42 | 1233 | ||
17 | Apple Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 1,044,287 | 42 | 1235 | ||
18 | Apple Production (% of Total Apple Production) | Percent | 1 | 42 | 1235 | ||
19 | Wheat prod. | Tons | 6,698,590 | 41 | 1231 | ||
20 | Wheat Produced /Total Wheat Produced. %. | Weight | 0 | 41 | 1235 | ||
21 | Goat Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 196,989 | 41 | 1231 | ||
22 | Goat Milk Production (% of Total Goat Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 40 | 1235 |
Language Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Dutch | # People | 91,018 | 2 | 1128 | ||
2 | Dutch as a % of total Dutch speakers | % People | 0 | 2 | 1125 | ||
3 | French as a % of total French speakers | % People | 0 | 4 | 1128 | ||
4 | French | # People | 596,219 | 6 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Standard Chinese | # People | 6,821,357 | 34 | 1233 | ||
2 | Albanian | # People | 23,304 | 15 | 1234 | ||
3 | Albanian as a % of total Albanian speakers | % People | 0 | 15 | 1232 | ||
4 | German | # People | 498,994 | 11 | 1230 | ||
5 | German as a % of total German speakers | % People | 0 | 11 | 1232 | ||
6 | Italian | # People | 315,853 | 10 | 1232 | ||
7 | Italian as a % of total Italian speakers | % People | 0 | 10 | 1233 |
Work Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 7 | 1128 | ||
2 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 56 | 13 | 1126 | ||
3 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 14 | 1126 | ||
4 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 58 | 35 | 1128 | ||
5 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 40 | 1125 | ||
6 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 83 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 170 | 1234 | ||
2 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 172 | 1230 | ||
3 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 171 | 1234 | ||
4 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 145 | 1235 | ||
5 | Total Labour Force (2021) | # People | 20,409,734 | 79 | 1233 | ||
6 | Labour Force Participation | # People | 14,659,929 | 70 | 1233 | ||
7 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 61 | 1231 | ||
8 | Unemployment Rate. | % People | 7 | 60 | 1233 | ||
9 | Unemployed Labour Force. | # People | 1,511,199 | 59 | 1232 | ||
10 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 56 | 1234 | ||
11 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 54 | 1232 |
Culture Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | # FIFA World Cup Third-Place Finishes | 0 | 7 | 1130 | |||
2 | # Cannes Grand Prizes (Palme d'Or or Grand Prix) | 0 | 9 | 1127 | |||
3 | Share of Cannes Grand Prize Wins (% World) | 0 | 9 | 1126 | |||
4 | Bronze Medal | Count | 4 | 14 | 1125 | ||
5 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 21 | 1127 | ||
6 | # Olympic Medals | Count | 157 | 26 | 1125 | ||
7 | Christian Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 42 | 62 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 84 | 1231 | ||
2 | Islamic Population | # People | 9,936,734 | 81 | 1234 | ||
3 | Islamic Pop./Total Islamic Pop.% | % People | 0 | 76 | 1230 | ||
4 | Silver Medal | Count | 3 | 40 | 1233 | ||
5 | Christian Population | # People | 11,885,917 | 53 | 1234 | ||
6 | Christian Pop./Total Christian Pop.% | % People | 0 | 52 | 1233 | ||
7 | Gold Medal | Count | 3 | 20 | 1235 | ||
8 | Total Medals | Count | 12 | 21 | 1231 | ||
9 | Jewish Population | # People | 78,295 | 16 | 1231 | ||
10 | Jewish Pop./Total Jewish Pop. % | % People | 0 | 16 | 1235 | ||
11 | Jewish Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 0 | 10 | 1233 |
Governance Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Judges Per 100K | People Per 100K | 11 | 11 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 113 | 1232 | ||
2 | Military Force/Total World Military Force %. | % People | 0 | 101 | 1234 | ||
3 | Total Military Force | # People | 358,465 | 101 | 1232 | ||
4 | Police Officers | # People | 138,224 | 47 | 1231 | ||
5 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 15 | 43 | 1234 | ||
6 | Military Budget/Total World Military Budget %. | Percent | 0 | 41 | 1231 |
Health Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Dentist to doctor ratio | Ratio | 3 | 13 | 1129 | ||
2 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 24 | 1127 | ||
3 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 25 | 1130 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 37 | 1230 | ||
2 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 36 | 1235 |
Wealth Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 53 | 15 | 1127 | |||
2 | Exports/Total GDP of the Country %. | 46 | 15 | 1128 | |||
3 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 30,070 | 16 | 1126 | ||
4 | Import of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 183,299 | 17 | 1125 | ||
5 | Imports/Total Imports of the World %. | 0 | 17 | 1129 | |||
6 | Export of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 186,399 | 18 | 1127 | ||
7 | Exports /Total Exports of the World %. | 0 | 18 | 1125 | |||
8 | GDP (Billions USD) 2025 | $ Billions | 613 | 22 | 1130 | ||
9 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 22 | 1128 | ||
10 | Import Ban(Number of products) | Count | 12 | 38 | 1130 | ||
11 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 74 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,115 | 188 | 1233 | ||
2 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 188 | 1231 | |||
3 | No. of Companies Listed in NYSE | Count | 65 | 32 | 1230 |
Internet Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 70 | 27 | 1125 | ||
2 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 31 | 30 | 1130 | ||
3 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 25 | 34 | 1125 | ||
4 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 35 | 36 | 1126 | ||
5 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 13 | 46 | 1128 | ||
6 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 31 | 53 | 1128 | ||
7 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 14 | 54 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Internet Users | # People | 28,408,774 | 56 | 1230 | ||
2 | Facebook users | # People | 6,757,917 | 42 | 1233 | ||
3 | Twitter users | # People | 3,173,740 | 40 | 1230 | ||
4 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Twitter Users | % People | 0 | 40 | 1231 | ||
5 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 42 | 1234 | ||
6 | LinkedIn users | # People | 6,388,891 | 35 | 1234 | ||
7 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 35 | 1234 |
Demography Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 33 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 114 | 1230 | ||
2 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 146 | 1230 | ||
3 | Births | # People (In Thousands) | 681 | 104 | 1231 | ||
4 | Male Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 21,226 | 84 | 1235 | ||
5 | Total Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 42,003 | 82 | 1232 | ||
6 | Female Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 20,993 | 82 | 1233 |
Education Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 37 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 162 | 1231 | ||
2 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 31 | 161 | 1232 | ||
3 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 140 | 1231 | ||
4 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 135 | 1235 | ||
5 | # Students per teacher in tertiary edu. | Ratio | 32 | 1 | 1231 | ||
6 | # Total Students (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 38,831,325 | 75 | 1231 | ||
7 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 68 | 1234 | ||
8 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 67 | 1235 | ||
9 | Enrolment in tertiary edu.(all programmes) | # People | 4,618,191 | 47 | 1231 | ||
10 | Teachers in tertiary edu. | # People | 297,976 | 43 | 1231 | ||
11 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 659,923 | 42 | 1233 | ||
12 | # Total Teachers (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 2,858,694 | 39 | 1235 | ||
13 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 38 | 1235 | ||
14 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu/Total Literate Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 27 | 1230 | ||
15 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu./ Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 25 | 1231 | ||
16 | Teachers as a % of Enrolment | % People | 41 | 15 | 1231 |
Media Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 103 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 73 | 1230 |
LANGUAGES
- Official Language:
- 1. French
: 4,859,000
- 2. Dutch
: 4,217,464
Mother Tongue : French
Literacy Rate (%) : 99.00
Country Capital | : | Brussels |
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GDP Per capita | : | 75,187 |
GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 16th/195 |
Life Expectancy | : | 82 |
Unemployment Rate | : | 5 |
Number of Internet Users | : | 11,097,905 |
Internet Users Rank | : | 56th/195 |
Area | : | 30,278 |
Area Rank | : | 136th/195 |
Total Population | : | 11,759 |
Total Population Rank | : | 82nd/195 |
List of cities having more than 100K population in Belgium
Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
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1 | Anderlecht | 127,180 |
2 | Antwerp | 546,999 |
3 | Bruges | 120,184 |
4 | Brussels | 198,667 |
5 | Charleroi | 205,315 |
6 | Ghent | 271,135 |
7 | Liège | 197,920 |
8 | Leuven | 104,155 |
9 | Namur | 115,597 |
10 | Schaerbeek | 131,082 |
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