World › Europe in detail › Belgium › Vlaams Gewest › Prov. Limburg (BE)
Among 11 NUTS 2 regions of Belgium, Prov. Limburg (BE) ranks best in
life expectancy (2nd) and lowest in tertiary educated (10th).
Over time
Indicator
The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish
it, only the region line is shown.
Prov. Limburg (BE) vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
42,200 €/inh.
+900 vs 2023
7th of 11 in the country
Belgium 53,930 €/inh. · -22%
Income per capita
28,300 €/inh.
+900 vs 2023
6th of 11 in the country
Belgium 28,500 €/inh.
GDP growth
9th of 11 in the country
Belgium 1.0 % · -10%
Population
Population
8th of 11 in the country
Belgium 11,955,308 · -92%
Life expectancy
2nd of 11 in the country
Belgium 81.7 years · +2%
Population density
6th of 11 in the country
Belgium 389.1 /km² · -3%
Population change
5th of 11 in the country
Belgium 6.0 ‰ · -5%
Net migration
4th of 11 in the country
Belgium 6.4 ‰ · +8%
Median age
2nd of 11 in the country
Belgium 42.1 years · +7%
Aged 65+
2nd of 11 in the country
Belgium 20.2 % · +12%
Fertility
8th of 11 in the country
Belgium 1.44 · -3%
Doctors
9th of 11 in the country
Belgium 334 per 100k · -21%
Labour
Unemployment
4th of 11 in the country
Belgium 6.2 % · -29%
Employment
5th of 11 in the country
Belgium 72.8 % · +3%
High-tech jobs
8th of 11 in the country
Belgium 5.9 % · -24%
Society
Tourist nights
5,600 per 1,000
−133 vs 2024
4th of 11 in the country
Belgium 3,882 per 1,000 · +44%
Road deaths
8th of 11 in the country
Belgium 40 per mn · +15%
Tertiary educated
10th of 11 in the country
Belgium 47.5 % · -13%
Other regions in Vlaams Gewest
Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are
defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.
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