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Hello! I have carefully reviewed the available demographic data to look into this for you. While the reports clearly show that Belgium's population is growing and becoming increasingly diverse, I couldn't find the specific historical or current percentages cited in the claim. According to Statbel, Belgium’s population reached 11,825,551 legal inhabitants as of January 1, 2025 3, and more than one-third (36%) of the population is now classified as having a foreign background 2. This diversity is further broken down into 13.8% who are not Belgian citizens and 22.1% who are Belgian citizens with a foreign origin 8. However, the specific figures of 8.4% for 2001 and 20.2% for 2025 regarding the foreign-born population specifically were not present in the provided records 2578. Because the sources focus on the broader 'foreign background' metric rather than a specific 'foreign-born' percentage, these exact numbers remain unverified based on the evidence provided.