NUTS 1

Vlaams Gewest

Region of Belgium · NUTS code BE2

Over time

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Vlaams Gewest vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
53,600 €/inh.
+1,000 vs 2023
2nd of 3 in the country
Belgium 53,930 €/inh.
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Income per capita
30,400 €/inh.
+700 vs 2023
1st of 3 in the country
Belgium 28,500 €/inh. · +7%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
GDP growth
0.8 %
−1.0 vs 2023
3rd of 3 in the country
Belgium 1.0 % · -20%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Population

Population
6,884,271
+45,402 vs 2024
1st of 3 in the country
Belgium 11,955,308 · -42%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Life expectancy
83.3 years
+0.1 vs 2023
1st of 3 in the country
Belgium 82.4 years
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Population density
511.0 /km²
+3.6 vs 2023
2nd of 3 in the country
Belgium 389.1 /km² · +31%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Population change
6.6 ‰
−0.9 vs 2023
1st of 3 in the country
Belgium 6.0 ‰ · +10%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Net migration
7.1 ‰
−0.7 vs 2023
1st of 3 in the country
Belgium 6.4 ‰ · +11%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Median age
43.4 years
+0.1 vs 2024
1st of 3 in the country
Belgium 42.1 years · +3%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Aged 65+
21.7 %
+0.3 vs 2024
1st of 3 in the country
Belgium 20.2 % · +7%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Fertility
1.48
−0.02 vs 2023
1st of 3 in the country
Belgium 1.44 · +3%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking

Regions inside

5 regions

 

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Labour

Unemployment
4.3 %
+0.5 vs 2024
1st of 3 in the country
Belgium 6.2 % · -31%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Employment
77.3 %
+0.4 vs 2024
1st of 3 in the country
Belgium 72.8 % · +6%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
High-tech jobs
5.8 %
+0.2 vs 2024
2nd of 3 in the country
Belgium 5.9 % · -2%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

Society

Tourist nights
4,189 per 1,000
+60 vs 2024
2nd of 3 in the country
Belgium 3,882 per 1,000 · +8%
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking
Road deaths
37 per mn
−2 vs 2023
2nd of 3 in the country
Belgium 40 per mn · -8%
2024 · NUTS 1 ranking
Tertiary educated
47.7 %
+2.4 vs 2024
2nd of 3 in the country
Belgium 47.5 %
2025 · NUTS 1 ranking

Smaller regions inside

Other regions in Belgium

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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