Black Belgians

Black Belgians
Afrobelgen
Afrobelges
Afrobelgier
Four Studies of the Head of a Negro by Rubens, c. 1615. The unidentified subject of the oil sketch was probably a resident of Antwerp.
Regions with significant populations
Throughout Belgium
Languages
Dutch • French • German • Languages of Africa
Religion
Christianity • Islam • Traditional African religions • Non-adherence

Afro-Belgians (Dutch: Afrobelgen; French: Afrobelges; German: Afrobelgier) or Black Belgians, are defined as Belgians of Sub-Saharan African descent.

A total of 358,268 Sub-Saharan Africans live in Belgium in 2023, comprising 3.06% of the population, according to Statistics Belgium. 95,282 Sub-Saharan Africans live in Brussels.

Most Sub-Saharan Africans in Belgium originate from Guinea,Senegal, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo (country), Rwanda, and Burundi. The Brussels neighborhoods of Ixelles and Matonge have large Black populations.

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