Belgium - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Belgium was 10,612,500 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10,612,500 in 2010 and a minimum value of 8,466,977 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.

Source: World Bank Staff estimates based on United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 8,466,977
1961 8,506,173
1962 8,551,164
1963 8,626,480
1964 8,719,769
1965 8,810,674
1966 8,883,727
1967 8,946,729
1968 8,995,461
1969 9,034,474
1970 9,056,905
1971 9,086,968
1972 9,136,217
1973 9,178,649
1974 9,221,255
1975 9,261,662
1976 9,295,897
1977 9,325,078
1978 9,351,493
1979 9,377,629
1980 9,405,717
1981 9,415,328
1982 9,422,626
1983 9,431,733
1984 9,441,446
1985 9,454,117
1986 9,467,350
1987 9,485,295
1988 9,525,401
1989 9,570,002
1990 9,608,553
1991 9,652,328
1992 9,699,605
1993 9,745,637
1994 9,783,811
1995 9,812,433
1996 9,837,719
1997 9,867,663
1998 9,894,877
1999 9,923,717
2000 9,953,964
2001 9,992,374
2002 10,041,400
2003 10,087,680
2004 10,135,600
2005 10,195,690
2006 10,265,270
2007 10,343,060
2008 10,427,230
2009 10,513,630
2010 10,612,500

Urban population (% of total)

Urban population (% of total) in Belgium was 97.40 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 97.40 in 2010, while its lowest value was 92.50 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

See also:

Year Value
1960 92.50
1961 92.62
1962 92.74
1963 92.86
1964 92.98
1965 93.10
1966 93.24
1967 93.38
1968 93.52
1969 93.66
1970 93.80
1971 93.94
1972 94.08
1973 94.22
1974 94.36
1975 94.50
1976 94.68
1977 94.86
1978 95.04
1979 95.22
1980 95.40
1981 95.50
1982 95.60
1983 95.70
1984 95.80
1985 95.90
1986 96.00
1987 96.10
1988 96.20
1989 96.30
1990 96.40
1991 96.48
1992 96.56
1993 96.64
1994 96.72
1995 96.80
1996 96.86
1997 96.92
1998 96.98
1999 97.04
2000 97.10
2001 97.14
2002 97.18
2003 97.22
2004 97.26
2005 97.30
2006 97.32
2007 97.34
2008 97.36
2009 97.38
2010 97.40

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization