| Group: | Black Belgians |
| Native Name: | Afrobelgen Afrobelges Afrobelgier |
| Popplace: | Throughout Belgium |
| Langs: | Dutch • French • German • Languages of Africa |
| Rels: | Christianity • Islam • Traditional African religions • Non-adherence |
Afro-Belgians (Dutch; Flemish: 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.[1]
Most Sub-Saharan Africans in Belgium originate from Senegal, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo (country), Rwanda, and Burundi. The Brussels neighborhoods of Ixelles and Matonge have large Black populations.[2] [3] [4]
In 2017, 19 out of 52 total players in the men's Belgium national football team were of African origin.