Date: May 25, 2026
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.
GDP Per Capita (USD)
Potatoes prod.
Literacy Rate (%)
Out of 195 countries in the world, Belgium is the 15th highest ranked in GDP Per Capita (USD) . This implies that this country is a developed country.
The Average Potatoes prod. of 195 countries in the world is 2,504,846. 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.
Belgium is the 25th highest ranked in Total No. of Pharmacists out of all the 195 countries.This implies better healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or higher level of health awareness among the people.
Out of 195 countries in the world, Belgium is the 37th highest ranked in Literacy Rate (%) . This indicates that there is a better educational infrastructure in this country as compared to other countries.
Employment in Agriculture
Total Military Force
Natural Gas Prod.
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 43,738. 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.
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 1 | 1128 | ||
| 2 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 6 | 1128 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 190 | 1232 | ||
| 2 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 156 | 1235 | ||
| 3 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 11 | 94 | 1231 | ||
| 4 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 7 | 86 | 1230 | ||
| 5 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 7 | 73 | 1235 | ||
| 6 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 4 | 65 | 1232 | ||
| 7 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 27 | 69 | 1233 | ||
| 8 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 62 | 1230 | ||
| 9 | Urban Population (2021) | # People | 23,603,754 | 59 | 1230 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Dutch | # People | 1,479,053 | 2 | 1125 | ||
| 2 | Dutch as a % of total Dutch speakers | % People | 0 | 2 | 1126 | ||
| 3 | French as a % of total French speakers | % People | 0 | 4 | 1130 | ||
| 4 | French | # People | 3,059,547 | 6 | 1130 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Standard Chinese | # People | 26,081,662 | 34 | 1235 | ||
| 2 | Albanian | # People | 267,320 | 15 | 1232 | ||
| 3 | Albanian as a % of total Albanian speakers | % People | 0 | 15 | 1232 | ||
| 4 | German | # People | 5,121,263 | 11 | 1231 | ||
| 5 | German as a % of total German speakers | % People | 0 | 11 | 1231 | ||
| 6 | Italian | # People | 4,106,100 | 10 | 1234 | ||
| 7 | Italian as a % of total Italian speakers | % People | 0 | 10 | 1230 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 7 | 1125 | ||
| 2 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 57 | 14 | 1126 | ||
| 3 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 14 | 1125 | ||
| 4 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 59 | 36 | 1125 | ||
| 5 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 40 | 1130 | ||
| 6 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 83 | 1129 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 172 | 1234 | ||
| 2 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 172 | 1233 | ||
| 3 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 171 | 1235 | ||
| 4 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 145 | 1230 | ||
| 5 | Total Labour Force (2021) | # People | 20,641,663 | 79 | 1231 | ||
| 6 | Labour Force Participation | # People | 14,659,929 | 70 | 1234 | ||
| 7 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 61 | 1233 | ||
| 8 | Unemployment Rate. | % People | 6 | 60 | 1230 | ||
| 9 | Unemployed Labour Force. | # People | 1,511,199 | 59 | 1231 | ||
| 10 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 56 | 1235 | ||
| 11 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 54 | 1233 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Judges Per 100K | People Per 100K | 11 | 11 | 1130 | ||
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Below 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 | 1233 | ||
| 3 | Total Military Force | # People | 362,682 | 101 | 1232 | ||
| 4 | Police Officers | # People | 138,224 | 47 | 1230 | ||
| 5 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 17 | 43 | 1235 | ||
| 6 | Military Budget/Total World Military Budget %. | Percent | 0 | 41 | 1233 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Dentist to doctor ratio | Ratio | 3 | 13 | 1127 | ||
| 2 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 24 | 1125 | ||
| 3 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 25 | 1125 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 37 | 1233 | ||
| 2 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 36 | 1231 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Bronze Medal | Count | 5 | 14 | 1125 | ||
| 2 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 21 | 1126 | ||
| 3 | # Olympic Medals | Count | 146 | 26 | 1127 | ||
| 4 | Christian Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 42 | 62 | 1129 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 84 | 1234 | ||
| 2 | Islamic Population | # People | 10,091,996 | 81 | 1235 | ||
| 3 | Islamic Pop./Total Islamic Pop.% | % People | 0 | 76 | 1235 | ||
| 4 | Silver Medal | Count | 5 | 40 | 1232 | ||
| 5 | Christian Population | # People | 16,917,912 | 53 | 1232 | ||
| 6 | Christian Pop./Total Christian Pop.% | % People | 0 | 52 | 1234 | ||
| 7 | Gold Medal | Count | 5 | 20 | 1233 | ||
| 8 | Total Medals | Count | 12 | 21 | 1230 | ||
| 9 | Jewish Population | # People | 162,421 | 16 | 1232 | ||
| 10 | Jewish Pop./Total Jewish Pop. % | % People | 0 | 16 | 1234 | ||
| 11 | # FIFA World Cup Third-Place Finishes | 1 | 7 | 1230 | |||
| 12 | Jewish Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 0 | 10 | 1234 | ||
| 13 | # Cannes Grand Prizes (Palme d'Or or Grand Prix) | 4 | 9 | 1233 | |||
| 14 | Share of Cannes Grand Prize Wins (% World) | 3 | 9 | 1230 | |||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 51 | 14 | 1128 | |||
| 2 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 18,044 | 15 | 1127 | ||
| 3 | Exports/Total GDP of the Country %. | 48 | 15 | 1130 | |||
| 4 | GDP Per Capita at PPP (USD) | $ | 30,199 | 16 | 1128 | ||
| 5 | Import of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 173,515 | 17 | 1125 | ||
| 6 | Imports/Total Imports of the World %. | 0 | 17 | 1126 | |||
| 7 | Export of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 180,704 | 18 | 1130 | ||
| 8 | Exports /Total Exports of the World %. | 0 | 18 | 1125 | |||
| 9 | GDP (Billions USD) | $ Billions | 600 | 22 | 1125 | ||
| 10 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 23 | 1127 | ||
| 11 | INDs - Indian Diaspora (%) | % People | 22 | 26 | 1126 | ||
| 12 | INDs via Chennai Airport (%) | % People | 5 | 27 | 1130 | ||
| 13 | INDs via Bengaluru Airport (%) | % People | 5 | 28 | 1127 | ||
| 14 | INDs via Hyderabad Airport (%) | % People | 3 | 31 | 1126 | ||
| 15 | FTAs in India - Indian Diaspora (%) | % People | 14 | 32 | 1126 | ||
| 16 | INDs via Kolkata Airport (%) | % People | 2 | 37 | 1130 | ||
| 17 | Import Ban(Number of products) | Count | 12 | 38 | 1126 | ||
| 18 | FTAs in India via Bengaluru (%) | % People | 6 | 43 | 1128 | ||
| 19 | FTAs in India via Chennai (%) | % People | 5 | 52 | 1126 | ||
| 20 | FTAs in India via Mumbai (%) | % People | 23 | 57 | 1128 | ||
| 21 | INDs via Mumbai Airport (%) | % People | 33 | 64 | 1126 | ||
| 22 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 73 | 1128 | ||
| 23 | FTAs in India for Business (%) | % People | 18 | 73 | 1127 | ||
| 24 | FTAs in India for Leisure (%) | % People | 42 | 83 | 1128 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 191 | 1233 | |||
| 2 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,288 | 188 | 1233 | ||
| 3 | INDs via Delhi Airport (%) | % People | 38 | 128 | 1235 | ||
| 4 | INDs via Ahmedabad Airport (%) | % People | 1 | 61 | 1232 | ||
| 5 | INDs for Business (%) | % People | 25 | 118 | 1230 | ||
| 6 | INDs for Leisure (%) | % People | 46 | 112 | 1233 | ||
| 7 | FTAs in India via Delhi (%) | % People | 46 | 106 | 1232 | ||
| 8 | FTAs in India via Cochin (%) | % People | 3 | 80 | 1235 | ||
| 9 | INDs via Trivandrum Airport (%) | % People | 1 | 44 | 1233 | ||
| 10 | FTAs in India via Kolkata (%) | % People | 2 | 43 | 1235 | ||
| 11 | INDs via Cochin Airport (%) | % People | 3 | 58 | 1233 | ||
| 12 | FTAs in India via Hyderabad (%) | % People | 3 | 44 | 1234 | ||
| 13 | INDs for Education (%) | % People | 3 | 54 | 1232 | ||
| 14 | INDs from India | # People | 158,494 | 51 | 1230 | ||
| 15 | No. of Companies Listed in NYSE | Count | 65 | 32 | 1230 | ||
| 16 | FTAs in India | # People | 51,254 | 39 | 1235 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | Potatoes prod. | Tons | 2,504,846 | 20 | 1125 | ||
| 2 | Potatoes Produced /Total Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 20 | 1126 | ||
| 3 | Cow Milk Production (% of Total Cow Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 29 | 1130 | ||
| 4 | Cow Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 3,855,383 | 30 | 1126 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Tree density . | Density | 828 | 143 | 1231 | ||
| 2 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 122 | 1233 | |||
| 3 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,595,147 | 130 | 1234 | ||
| 4 | Goat Meat Production (% of Total Goat Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 95 | 1233 | ||
| 5 | Goat Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 46,111 | 108 | 1234 | ||
| 6 | Tree density. | Density | 22,685 | 107 | 1233 | ||
| 7 | Natural Gas Prod. | Million cubic meters | 43,738 | 77 | 1232 | ||
| 8 | Cows (% of Total Cows) | Percent | 0 | 82 | 1233 | ||
| 9 | Number of Cows | Count | 8,697,624 | 82 | 1235 | ||
| 10 | Onion prod. | Tons | 819,042 | 60 | 1232 | ||
| 11 | Onion Produced/Total Onion Produced % | Weight | 0 | 59 | 1233 | ||
| 12 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 50 | 1231 | ||
| 13 | Cow Beef Production (% of Total Cow Beef Production) | Percent | 0 | 43 | 1235 | ||
| 14 | Cow Beef Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 320,761 | 43 | 1235 | ||
| 15 | Chicken Meat Production (% of Total Chicken Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 42 | 1234 | ||
| 16 | Barley prod. | Tons | 1,545,003 | 42 | 1231 | ||
| 17 | Barley Produced/Total Barley Produced.% | Weight | 1 | 42 | 1230 | ||
| 18 | Chicken Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 588,164 | 42 | 1235 | ||
| 19 | Apple Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 1,044,287 | 42 | 1235 | ||
| 20 | Apple Production (% of Total Apple Production) | Percent | 1 | 42 | 1235 | ||
| 21 | Wheat prod. | Tons | 6,811,171 | 41 | 1233 | ||
| 22 | Wheat Produced /Total Wheat Produced. %. | Weight | 0 | 41 | 1232 | ||
| 23 | Goat Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 196,989 | 41 | 1231 | ||
| 24 | Goat Milk Production (% of Total Goat Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 40 | 1230 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 69 | 27 | 1127 | ||
| 2 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 34 | 29 | 1129 | ||
| 3 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 37 | 35 | 1128 | ||
| 4 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 27 | 36 | 1126 | ||
| 5 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 29 | 52 | 1125 | ||
| 6 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 34 | 61 | 1125 | ||
| 7 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 36 | 70 | 1128 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 12 | 70 | 1231 | ||
| 2 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 13 | 61 | 1233 | ||
| 3 | Internet Users | # People | 28,543,790 | 58 | 1233 | ||
| 4 | Facebook users | # People | 11,706,915 | 54 | 1231 | ||
| 5 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 54 | 1233 | ||
| 6 | Instagram Users | Absolute | 10,458,072 | 46 | 1233 | ||
| 7 | X (Twitter) users | # People | 1,789,045 | 45 | 1232 | ||
| 8 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total X (Twitter) Users | % People | 0 | 45 | 1232 | ||
| 9 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Instagram Users | % People | 0 | 45 | 1232 | ||
| 10 | LinkedIn users | # People | 7,145,162 | 33 | 1232 | ||
| 11 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 33 | 1232 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 37 | 1125 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 162 | 1235 | ||
| 2 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 57 | 161 | 1233 | ||
| 3 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 140 | 1232 | ||
| 4 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 135 | 1234 | ||
| 5 | # Students per teacher in tertiary edu. | Ratio | 58 | 55 | 1232 | ||
| 6 | # Total Students (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 38,831,325 | 75 | 1230 | ||
| 7 | # Total Teachers (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 2,895,876 | 39 | 1231 | ||
| 8 | Enrolment in primary edu. | # People | 3,831,465 | 92 | 1232 | ||
| 9 | Teachers as a % of Enrolment | % People | 41 | 15 | 1235 | ||
| 10 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 67 | 1235 | ||
| 11 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 68 | 1230 | ||
| 12 | Enrolment in secondary edu. | # People | 3,225,437 | 67 | 1232 | ||
| 13 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu/Total Literate Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 27 | 1232 | ||
| 14 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu./ Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 25 | 1234 | ||
| 15 | Teachers in primary edu. | # People | 112,672 | 54 | 1233 | ||
| 16 | Enrolment in tertiary edu.(all programmes) | # People | 1,420,982 | 47 | 1231 | ||
| 17 | Teachers in tertiary edu. | # People | 80,879 | 43 | 1230 | ||
| 18 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 38 | 1232 | ||
| 19 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 201,153 | 42 | 1232 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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| 1 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 69 | 1126 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 147 | 1235 | ||
| 2 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 127 | 1235 | ||
| 3 | Total Births | # People | 677,551 | 104 | 1233 | ||
| 4 | Male Population | # People | 21,291,067 | 84 | 1232 | ||
| 5 | Total Population | # People | 42,357,833 | 82 | 1230 | ||
| 6 | Female Population | # People | 21,066,765 | 82 | 1232 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 103 | 1130 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 73 | 1232 | ||
Mother Tongue : French
Literacy Rate (%) : 99.00
| Country Capital | : | Brussels |
|---|---|---|
| GDP Per Capita | : | 57,772 |
| GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 15th/195 |
| Life Expectancy | : | 82 |
| Unemployment Rate | : | 5 |
| Number of Internet Users | : | 11,097,905 |
| Internet Users Rank | : | 58th/195 |
| Area | : | 30,278 |
| Area Rank | : | 136th/195 |
| Total Population | : | 11,759 |
| Total Population Rank | : | 82nd/195 |
| Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
|---|---|---|
| 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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