Population, age 12, female in Belgium

Belgium: Population, age 12, female was 56,818 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
56,818
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
99th
of 191 countries
All-time high
61,362
in 2005
All-time low
56,818
in 2015
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 12, female in Belgium, 1990–2015

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200220151990: 59.1k1991: 58.7k1992: 58.7k1993: 58.8k1994: 59.0k1995: 59.1k1996: 59.0k1997: 58.8k1998: 58.5k1999: 58.5k2000: 58.6k2001: 59.1k2002: 59.9k2003: 60.6k2004: 61.2k2005: 61.4k2006: 61.1k2007: 60.4k2008: 59.4k2009: 58.5k2010: 57.8k2011: 57.4k2012: 57.2k2013: 57.1k2015: 56.8k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 12, female in Belgium stood at 56,818. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 12, female in Belgium peaked at 61,362 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 56,818, in 2015.

That places Belgium 99th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

Population, age 12, female in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 12, female in Belgium, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 59,121
1991 58,748 -0.6%
1992 58,690 -0.1%
1993 58,831 +0.2%
1994 58,998 +0.3%
1995 59,070 +0.1%
1996 58,979 -0.2%
1997 58,767 -0.4%
1998 58,542 -0.4%
1999 58,468 -0.1%
2000 58,646 +0.3%
2001 59,138 +0.8%
2002 59,863 +1.2%
2003 60,636 +1.3%
2004 61,195 +0.9%
2005 61,362 +0.3%
2006 61,057 -0.5%
2007 60,358 -1.1%
2008 59,434 -1.5%
2009 58,534 -1.5%
2010 57,837 -1.2%
2011 57,403 -0.8%
2012 57,174 -0.4%
2013 57,074 -0.2%
2015 56,818 -0.4%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 56,818 is above the median for high income countries, which is 28,993, 2.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 56,818 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 44,236, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 58,821 58,468 59,121 10
2000s 60,022 58,534 61,362 10
2010s 57,261 56,818 57,837 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 96 Cuba 63,008 compare
  2. 97 Nicaragua 62,993 compare
  3. 98 Central African Republic 61,705 compare
  4. 100 Congo 55,820 compare
  5. 101 Portugal 54,405 compare
  6. 102 Sweden 50,533 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 12, female in Belgium?
Population, age 12, female in Belgium was 56,818 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 12, female recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 61,362 in 2005.
What is the lowest population, age 12, female recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 56,818 in 2015.
How does Belgium rank for population, age 12, female?
Belgium ranks 99th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 12, female rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 12, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 12, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.