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Geographical location
Economy and finance
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$4935.75 (2022)
Inflation rate
4.05% (2023)
Unemployment rate
5.51% (2023)
Below the poverty line
12.3% (2022)
Gini coefficient
26.6 (2021)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
23.4%
Smoking men
25.8%
Smoking women
21%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
30528
Land area
30278
Water area
250
Popular payment systems
- SOFORT
- iDeal
- PayPal
- Mastercard
- Visa
Popular social networks and messengers
- Threads
- Instagram
- TikTok
Age structure
0-14 years
16.9%
15-64 years
62.8%
65+ years
20.2%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Catholicism
Non-religious
20.2%
Current as of
2018
General information
Сontinent
Europe
Political unions
EU
Time zone
UTC+1
Tier
Tier-1
ISO code
BE
Capital
Brussels
Official language
French, Dutch
Average consumer spendings
Food products
12.2%
Alcohol and tobacco
4%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
9.15
Beer
4.35
Wine
3.41
Spirits
1.09
Other alcohol
0.3
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
11977634
Male population
5909057
Female population
6068577
Population growth rate
0.53% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
10.8 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
9.5 (2024)
Urbanization
98.2% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
AA- (2016)
Moody's
Aa3 (2011)
Standard & Poors
AA (2011)
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
57.32%
iOS
42.06%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+32
Internet domain
.be
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
102 (2022)
Internet user penetration
95% (2023)
Fixed internet penetration
44% (2023)
Last update: 2025-08-21