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Belgium: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 11,669,446 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 0.658 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 56.894 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 98.153 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 3.4 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 81.89 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 94.86 billion kWh (2021) #37
Consumption 83.41 billion kWh (2021) #37
Exports 23.07 billion kWh (2021) #10
Imports 15.19 billion kWh (2021) #16
Renewable Electricity Generation 22.75 billion kWh (2021) #43

Oil

Ranking
Production 24.79 thousand bbl/day (2021) #73
Consumption 631.17 thousand bbl/day (2021) #30
Exports (Refined) [3] 73.09 thousand bbl/day (2013) #39
Imports (Refined) [3] 715 thousand bbl/day (2013) #16
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 641.52 billion cu ft (2021) #41
Exports (Dry) 119.93 billion cu ft (2021) #35
Imports (Dry) 760.87 billion cu ft (2021) #16
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 41 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 11,447,351 (2018 est.)
Highways 118,414 km (2015)
Internet Users 9,870,734 (2016 est.)
Railways 3,592 km (2014)
Telephones 4,105,557 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationWestern Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands
Total Area30,528 sq. km
Land Area30,278 sq. km
Water Area250 sq. km
Coastline0 km
Climatetemperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy
Terrainflat coastal plains in northwest, central rolling hills, rugged mountains of Ardennes Forest in southeast
Lowest PointNorth Sea 0 m
Highest Point Signal de Botrange 694 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020