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Afrobelgen Afrobelges Afrobelgier | |
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 Four Studies of the Head of a Moor byRubens, c. 1615. The unidentified subject of the oil sketch was probably a resident ofAntwerp.[1] | |
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| ThroughoutBelgium | |
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| Dutch •French •German •Languages of Africa | |
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| Christianity •Islam •Traditional African religions •Non-adherence |
Afro-Belgians (Dutch:Afrobelgen;French:Afrobelges;German:Afrobelgier) orBlack Belgians, are defined asBelgians ofSub-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.[2]
Most Sub-Saharan Africans in Belgium originate fromGuinea,Senegal,Democratic Republic of the Congo,Congo (country),Rwanda, andBurundi. The Brussels neighborhoods ofIxelles andMatonge have large Black populations.[3][4][5]
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In 2017, 19 out of 52 total players in the men'sBelgium national football team were of African origin.[6]
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