What is population, age 12, total in Belgium?

Population, age 12, total in Belgium was 116,301 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 12, total recorded in Belgium?

The highest recorded value was 125,552 in 2005.

What is the lowest population, age 12, total recorded in Belgium?

The lowest recorded value was 116,301 in 2015.

How does Belgium rank for population, age 12, total?

Belgium ranks 99th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 12, total 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 12, total in Belgium

Name: Population, age 12, total in Belgium
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Belgium: Population, age 12, total was 116,301 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

116,301

Change on year

down 0.3%

World rank

99th

of 191 countries

All-time high

125,552

in 2005

All-time low

116,301

in 2015

Years of data

1990–2015

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 116,301 for population, age 12, total in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 12, total in Belgium peaked at 125,552 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 116,301, in 2015.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	120,530	120,053	121,058	10
2000s	122,866	119,414	125,552	10
2010s	116,965	116,301	117,980	5

Countries ranked near Belgium

96 Cuba 130,337 compare
97 Nicaragua 128,513 compare
98 Central African Republic 122,450 compare
100 Portugal 112,087 compare
101 Congo 111,751 compare
102 Greece 104,014 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Belgium

Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2023)
Primary education, teachers 80,763 (2023)
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.38 live births per woman (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 102.1% (2023)

All data for Belgium →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 12, total in Belgium?: Population, age 12, total in Belgium was 116,301 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 12, total recorded in Belgium?: The highest recorded value was 125,552 in 2005.
What is the lowest population, age 12, total recorded in Belgium?: The lowest recorded value was 116,301 in 2015.
How does Belgium rank for population, age 12, total?: Belgium ranks 99th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 12, total 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 12, total
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: 07 August 2026

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