🇧🇪 Belgium
Elections
- Last national election: 9 Jun 2024 (Chamber of Representatives)
- Next election: 2029 (expected)
- European Parliament: 6–9 June 2024 (next 2029)
The “Since election” column shows how each metric has moved from the last national election (baseline year nearest 2024) to the latest figure.
Economics
| Metric | Value | Change (YoY) | Since election (2024) | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP ⚠️ | €642.0 bn | ▲ +€22.0 bn (+3.5%) | ▲ +€22.0 bn (+3.5%) | Eurostat | 2025 |
| GDP per capita | €53,930 | ▲ +€1,620 (+3.1%) | ▲ +€1,620 (+3.1%) | Eurostat | 2025 |
| Annual net earnings (single) | €34,642 | ▲ +€1,161 (+3.5%) | ▲ +€1,161 (+3.5%) | Eurostat | 2025 |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 % | ▲ +0.5 % (+8.8%) | ▲ +0.5 % (+8.8%) | Eurostat | 2025 |
| Inflation (HICP) | 3.0 % | ▼ −1.3 % (−30.2%) | ▼ −1.3 % (−30.2%) | Eurostat | 2025 |
| Household electricity price | €0.35/kWh | ▲ +€0.02/kWh (+5.7%) | ▲ +€0.02/kWh (+5.7%) | Eurostat | 2025 |
| House price index ⚠️ | 145 (2015=100) | ▲ +5 (2015=100) (+3.6%) | ▲ +5 (2015=100) (+3.6%) | Eurostat | 2025 |
| Business density (per 10k inhab.) | 758 | ▼ −8 (−1.0%) | ▼ −4 (−0.5%) | Eurostat | 2024 |
| Active startups (approx.) | 3,000 | — | — | Dealroom (approx.) | 2023 |
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Yearly values, newest on the right. Axes are scaled to the plotted range, not to zero.
Demographics
| Metric | Value | Change (YoY) | Since election (2024) | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 11,883,495 | ▲ +66,399 (+0.6%) | ▲ +66,399 (+0.6%) | Eurostat | 2025 |
| Population growth | 0.6 % | no change | no change | Eurostat | 2025 |
| Median age | 42.1 yrs | ▲ +0.1 yrs (+0.2%) | ▲ +0.1 yrs (+0.2%) | Eurostat | 2025 |
| Total fertility rate | 1.4 | ▼ −0.0 (−2.0%) | no change | Eurostat | 2024 |
| Net migration rate | 6.4 per 1,000 | ▲ +0.5 per 1,000 (+8.5%) | ▲ +0.5 per 1,000 (+8.5%) | Eurostat | 2025 |
| Foreign-born population | 20.2 % | ▲ +0.5 % (+2.5%) | ▲ +0.5 % (+2.5%) | Eurostat | 2025 |
| Education index | 0.81 | — | — | UNDP (HDI) | 2022 |
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Yearly values, newest on the right. Axes are scaled to the plotted range, not to zero.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Change (YoY) | Since election (2024) | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intentional homicide rate | 1.4 per 100k | no change | no change | Eurostat | 2024 |
| Robbery ⚠️ | 116.3 per 100k | ▼ −6.1 per 100k (−5.0%) | no change | Eurostat | 2024 |
| Burglary ⚠️ | 407.1 per 100k | ▼ −23.1 per 100k (−5.4%) | no change | Eurostat | 2024 |
| Theft ⚠️ | 1,658.0 per 100k | ▼ −136.1 per 100k (−7.6%) | no change | Eurostat | 2024 |
| Serious assault ⚠️ | 573.4 per 100k | ▼ −9.7 per 100k (−1.7%) | no change | Eurostat | 2024 |
| Rape ⚠️ | 40.6 per 100k | ▼ −0.6 per 100k (−1.5%) | no change | Eurostat | 2024 |
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Yearly values, newest on the right. Axes are scaled to the plotted range, not to zero.
Housing
| Metric | Value | Change (YoY) | Since election (2024) | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air conditioning (households) | 12.0 % | — | — | Estimate (unverified) | 2024 |
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