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Belgium
Rural population (% of total population)

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.

Global rank#176out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

34.128.723.217.812.3196019932025Belgium · 2025: 12Belgium

Analytical takeaways

  • Belgium records 12 for Rural population (% of total population) in 2025, ranking #176 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Rural population (% of total population) declined from 34 in 1960 to 12 in 2025, a decrease of 22.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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