According to figures released by the federal statistics bureau Statbel 108,680 babies were born in Belgium last year. This is 5,200 fewer than the average number of births during the years between 2020 and 2023. Statbel’s figures for the number of births are provisional.
A fall in the number births was seen in all three of Belgium’s regions. However, it was most pronounced in Wallonia (-6.6%) and the Brussels-Capital Region (-7.7%). In Flanders the number of births fell by 2.6%.
The figures released by Statbel are provisional. A more detail analysis of the number of births will only be possible once the definitive population figures for 1 January 2025 have been released and they aren’t expected until June.
A the end of December the Flemish Infants and Children’s Agency Kind en Gezin published provisional figures for the number of births in Flanders. The figures showed that 63,000 babies were born in our region last year.