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Population in Belarus compared to Belgium: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,085,991 in 2025 vs 11,941,781 people in Belgium in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,025,821 people compared to 11,967,185 in Belgium.

Population statistics:

  • Belgium's population is 1.33 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 101st most populous country in the world, while Belgium is the 83rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.25% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.14% for Belgium.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.35% per year vs +0.58% in Belgium.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.03M (6.03% decline), while Belgium has grown from 10.5M to 12M (13.5% growth).

Belarus vs Belgium: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Belgium
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Belgium
2100 4,404,482 11,250,862
2099 4,455,490 11,269,247
2098 4,506,253 11,287,433
2097 4,556,987 11,303,694
2096 4,607,606 11,319,229
2095 4,658,472 11,335,187
2094 4,709,371 11,351,692
2093 4,760,574 11,367,258
2092 4,811,759 11,383,419
2091 4,863,122 11,397,881
2090 4,914,957 11,412,370
2089 4,967,252 11,426,889
2088 5,019,954 11,442,238
2087 5,073,478 11,457,739
2086 5,127,730 11,472,102
2085 5,182,931 11,485,745
2084 5,238,960 11,499,703
2083 5,295,887 11,513,055
2082 5,353,838 11,527,480
2081 5,412,731 11,539,632
2080 5,472,716 11,553,646
2079 5,533,470 11,566,656
2078 5,594,987 11,580,982
2077 5,657,609 11,593,809
2076 5,720,802 11,605,311
2075 5,784,826 11,617,264
2074 5,849,664 11,630,340
2073 5,915,527 11,643,635
2072 5,981,971 11,656,916
2071 6,049,588 11,670,459
2070 6,117,717 11,686,541
2069 6,186,679 11,702,841
2068 6,256,272 11,720,297
2067 6,326,913 11,737,631
2066 6,398,312 11,756,233
2065 6,470,244 11,776,031
2064 6,542,572 11,796,981
2063 6,615,256 11,818,873
2062 6,688,062 11,841,060
2061 6,760,917 11,864,790
2060 6,834,181 11,886,277
2059 6,907,379 11,907,924
2058 6,980,163 11,928,140
2057 7,052,874 11,951,275
2056 7,125,100 11,972,819
2055 7,196,662 11,992,614
2054 7,266,788 12,011,260
2053 7,335,794 12,029,602
2052 7,403,462 12,045,984
2051 7,469,442 12,059,458
2050 7,534,245 12,070,180
2049 7,598,150 12,079,277
2048 7,661,337 12,086,376
2047 7,722,913 12,091,336
2046 7,783,562 12,094,512
2045 7,843,981 12,096,264
2044 7,904,250 12,095,660
2043 7,964,339 12,094,445
2042 8,024,619 12,092,240
2041 8,085,991 12,088,320
2040 8,147,453 12,084,611
2039 8,209,389 12,080,011
2038 8,271,271 12,074,019
2037 8,332,989 12,067,048
2036 8,395,161 12,060,663
2035 8,457,882 12,054,093
2034 8,521,103 12,047,026
2033 8,584,879 12,038,587
2032 8,648,656 12,030,514
2031 8,712,030 12,022,079
2030 8,775,824 12,012,501
2029 8,839,704 12,000,773
2028 8,902,241 11,988,034
2027 8,964,035 11,974,384
2026 9,025,821 11,959,583
2025 9,085,991 11,941,781
2024 9,132,629 11,858,610
2023 9,178,298 11,779,946
2022 9,228,071 11,680,210
2021 9,302,585 11,586,195
2020 9,379,952 11,538,604
2019 9,419,758 11,488,980
2018 9,438,785 11,427,054
2017 9,458,989 11,375,158
2016 9,469,379 11,331,422
2015 9,461,076 11,274,196
2014 9,448,515 11,209,057
2013 9,443,211 11,159,407
2012 9,446,836 11,106,932
2011 9,461,643 11,038,264
2010 9,483,836 10,895,586
2009 9,504,583 10,796,493
2008 9,527,985 10,709,973
2007 9,560,953 10,625,700
2006 9,604,924 10,547,958
2005 9,663,915 10,478,617
2004 9,730,146 10,421,137
2003 9,796,749 10,376,133
2002 9,865,548 10,332,785
2001 9,928,549 10,286,570
2000 9,979,610 10,251,250
1999 10,026,738 10,226,419
1998 10,071,963 10,203,008
1997 10,117,433 10,181,245
1996 10,159,569 10,156,637
1995 10,193,831 10,136,811
1994 10,226,955 10,115,603
1993 10,239,050 10,084,475
1992 10,216,470 10,045,158
1991 10,194,050 10,004,486
1990 10,189,348 9,967,379
1989 10,170,000 9,937,697
1988 10,140,000 9,901,664
1987 10,111,000 9,870,234
1986 10,043,000 9,861,823
1985 9,975,000 9,858,308
1984 9,910,000 9,855,372
1983 9,843,000 9,855,520
1982 9,776,000 9,856,303
1981 9,710,000 9,858,982
1980 9,643,000 9,859,242
1979 9,584,000 9,848,382
1978 9,525,000 9,839,534
1977 9,463,000 9,830,358
1976 9,411,000 9,818,227
1975 9,367,000 9,800,700
1974 9,317,584 9,772,419
1973 9,257,272 9,741,720
1972 9,188,968 9,711,115
1971 9,115,576 9,673,162
1970 9,040,000 9,655,549
1969 8,960,304 9,646,032
1968 8,874,552 9,618,756
1967 8,785,648 9,580,991
1966 8,696,496 9,527,807
1965 8,610,000 9,463,667
1964 8,524,224 9,378,113
1963 8,437,232 9,289,770
1962 8,351,928 9,220,578
1961 8,271,216 9,183,948
1960 8,198,000 9,153,489

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/belgium | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Belgium gained 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 443,558 people (a 4.68% decline), while Belgium's population increased by 635,763 people (a 5.61% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 101st in 2026. Belgium was ranked 77th in 2006 and ranked 83rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.5% to 7,534,245 people with a rank change from 101st to 114th. The population of Belgium will increase by 0.86% to 12,070,180 people and rank change from 83rd to 92nd.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12.1M people, while Belarus' population already peaked in 1993 at 10.2M people and is projected to decrease to 4.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Belgium
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Belgium
2100 -1.14% -0.16%
2099 -1.13% -0.16%
2098 -1.11% -0.14%
2097 -1.1% -0.14%
2096 -1.09% -0.14%
2095 -1.08% -0.15%
2094 -1.08% -0.14%
2093 -1.06% -0.14%
2092 -1.06% -0.13%
2091 -1.05% -0.13%
2090 -1.05% -0.13%
2089 -1.05% -0.13%
2088 -1.05% -0.14%
2087 -1.06% -0.13%
2086 -1.07% -0.12%
2085 -1.07% -0.12%
2084 -1.07% -0.12%
2083 -1.08% -0.13%
2082 -1.09% -0.11%
2081 -1.1% -0.12%
2080 -1.1% -0.11%
2079 -1.1% -0.12%
2078 -1.11% -0.11%
2077 -1.1% -0.1%
2076 -1.11% -0.1%
2075 -1.11% -0.11%
2074 -1.11% -0.11%
2073 -1.11% -0.11%
2072 -1.12% -0.12%
2071 -1.11% -0.14%
2070 -1.11% -0.14%
2069 -1.11% -0.15%
2068 -1.12% -0.15%
2067 -1.12% -0.16%
2066 -1.11% -0.17%
2065 -1.11% -0.18%
2064 -1.1% -0.19%
2063 -1.09% -0.19%
2062 -1.08% -0.2%
2061 -1.07% -0.18%
2060 -1.06% -0.18%
2059 -1.04% -0.17%
2058 -1.03% -0.19%
2057 -1.01% -0.18%
2056 -0.99% -0.17%
2055 -0.97% -0.16%
2054 -0.94% -0.15%
2053 -0.91% -0.14%
2052 -0.88% -0.11%
2051 -0.86% -0.09%
2050 -0.84% -0.08%
2049 -0.82% -0.06%
2048 -0.8% -0.04%
2047 -0.78% -0.03%
2046 -0.77% -0.01%
2045 -0.76% 0.005%
2044 -0.75% 0.01%
2043 -0.75% 0.02%
2042 -0.76% 0.03%
2041 -0.75% 0.03%
2040 -0.75% 0.04%
2039 -0.75% 0.05%
2038 -0.74% 0.06%
2037 -0.74% 0.05%
2036 -0.74% 0.05%
2035 -0.74% 0.06%
2034 -0.74% 0.07%
2033 -0.74% 0.07%
2032 -0.73% 0.07%
2031 -0.73% 0.08%
2030 -0.72% 0.1%
2029 -0.7% 0.11%
2028 -0.69% 0.11%
2027 -0.68% 0.12%
2026 -0.66% 0.15%
2025 -0.51% 0.7%
2024 -0.5% 0.67%
2023 -0.54% 0.85%
2022 -0.8% 0.81%
2021 -0.82% 0.41%
2020 -0.42% 0.43%
2019 -0.2% 0.54%
2018 -0.21% 0.46%
2017 -0.11% 0.39%
2016 0.09% 0.51%
2015 0.13% 0.58%
2014 0.06% 0.44%
2013 -0.04% 0.47%
2012 -0.16% 0.62%
2011 -0.23% 1.31%
2010 -0.22% 0.92%
2009 -0.25% 0.81%
2008 -0.34% 0.79%
2007 -0.46% 0.74%
2006 -0.61% 0.66%
2005 -0.68% 0.55%
2004 -0.68% 0.43%
2003 -0.7% 0.42%
2002 -0.63% 0.45%
2001 -0.51% 0.34%
2000 -0.47% 0.24%
1999 -0.45% 0.23%
1998 -0.45% 0.21%
1997 -0.41% 0.24%
1996 -0.34% 0.2%
1995 -0.32% 0.21%
1994 -0.12% 0.31%
1993 0.22% 0.39%
1992 0.22% 0.41%
1991 0.05% 0.37%
1990 0.19% 0.3%
1989 0.3% 0.36%
1988 0.29% 0.32%
1987 0.68% 0.09%
1986 0.68% 0.04%
1985 0.66% 0.03%
1984 0.68% -0.002%
1983 0.69% -0.008%
1982 0.68% -0.03%
1981 0.69% -0.003%
1980 0.62% 0.11%
1979 0.62% 0.09%
1978 0.66% 0.09%
1977 0.55% 0.12%
1976 0.47% 0.18%
1975 0.53% 0.29%
1974 0.65% 0.32%
1973 0.74% 0.32%
1972 0.81% 0.39%
1971 0.84% 0.18%
1970 0.89% 0.1%
1969 0.97% 0.28%
1968 1.01% 0.39%
1967 1.03% 0.56%
1966 1% 0.68%
1965 1.01% 0.91%
1964 1.03% 0.95%
1963 1.02% 0.75%
1962 0.98% 0.4%
1961 0.89% 0.33%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/belgium | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Belarus declined by 0.51%, while Belgium's population grew by 0.7%.

Live population counters

Belarus Belgium
Current population
9025821
11967185
Population rank 101/197 83/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.14%
One net population change
11.3 minutes
6.34 minutes
One birth every
8.19 minutes
4.82 minutes
One death every
4.38 minutes
4.67 minutes
Daily growth/decline -128 +228
Annual growth/decline -46,638 +83,171
Annual growth/decline rate -0.51% +0.7%
Population growth rate rank 186/197 116/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
16.5 minutes
Annual migration change -3,020 +31,989
Net migration rank 109/196 28/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 2,349,032
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 30/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 20%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 30/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Belgium
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Belgium
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - 31,989
2024 -55,755 -3,119 -3,557 36,243
2023 -56,924 -3,034 0 41,679
2022 -47,839 -8,000 -2,336 118,615
2021 -67,118 -33,954 5,793 24,017
2020 -64,703 -33,954 -12,692 43,777
2019 -32,969 -33,954 8,042 58,469
2018 -26,429 8,615 7,999 50,604
2017 -17,026 3,337 10,238 37,981
2016 -1,894 8,272 14,731 28,090
2015 -946 18,088 11,274 63,536
2014 -2,834 14,979 21,297 37,472
2013 -6,610 10,550 16,739 28,066
2012 -11,336 10,903 18,882 45,001
2011 -26,493 5,686 25,388 52,464
2010 -29,400 10,300 23,970 105,232
2009 -25,662 13,610 23,752 97,175
2008 -25,726 -495 22,491 66,470
2007 -28,683 -4,013 23,376 59,911
2006 -41,301 -8,303 21,096 53,574
2005 -50,252 -15,451 15,718 50,576
2004 -50,597 -10,424 16,673 35,143
2003 -53,882 -10,795 7,263 34,472
2002 -58,207 -11,945 7,233 39,404
2001 -48,650 -4,469 11,315 34,924
2000 -40,916 1,812 12,302 13,952
1999 -49,131 2,028 9,203 16,849
1998 -44,316 13,192 9,183 12,517
1997 -46,540 -235 12,218 10,262
1996 -37,591 5,205 12,188 15,684
1995 -32,621 481 11,150 1,937
1994 -19,431 -12,570 12,139 17,636
1993 -11,263 19,652 14,118 18,542
1992 11,238 29,477 20,090 25,941
1991 18,349 -5,876 22,010 27,038
1990 32,606 -26,497 19,935 8,299
1989 49,833 5,639 13,912 7,301
1988 60,840 -5,424 14,853 3,929
1987 62,689 -12,462 11,844 3,525
1986 74,318 -11,499 5,917 2,964
1985 58,852 -784 2,958 2,165
1984 64,415 -3,051 4,927 1,697
1983 75,791 -2,938 2,956 1,252
1982 65,499 3,339 7,885 1,100
1981 65,057 14,998 11,831 2,826
1980 62,101 16,616 10,845 11,482
1979 64,481 395 11,818 11,277
1978 67,342 -11,143 7,872 10,828
1977 67,434 -4,925 8,847 10,460
1976 66,677 -5,350 1,964 10,360
1975 65,494 -6,302 0 9,652
1974 71,158 -5,157 7,818 8,924
1973 70,911 -7,357 11,690 8,684
1972 74,036 -7,966 18,451 8,384
1971 77,464 -5,818 21,281 7,992
1970 75,520 -8,643 23,173 19,393
1969 74,567 -12,833 21,221 20,072
1968 76,782 -7,511 20,199 19,809
1967 81,136 -13,409 31,618 19,492
1966 84,191 -14,544 36,206 18,985
1965 90,611 -17,979 39,748 18,243
1964 101,618 -17,837 51,580 17,687
1963 113,160 -28,653 41,804 16,355
1962 124,945 -32,996 42,414 14,829
1961 134,490 -26,780 52,349 10,566
1960 136,399 -27,382 40,275 9,893

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/belgium | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 82.7% of the population change in Belarus is from natural causes (a loss of 371,603 people) and 17.3% is from migration (a loss of 77,703 people). In Belgium 7.28% is from natural causes (a gain of 39,492 people) and 92.7% is from migration (a gain of 503,011 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 2,349,032 people or 20% in Belgium.

Biggest cities by population

Belarus
City Population
Minsk 2M
Gomel 500K
Grodno 365K
Vitebsk 358K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 347K
Babruysk 204K
Baranavichy 170K
Barysaw 134K
Pinsk 123K
Belgium
City Population
Brussels 1.25M
Antwerp 529K
Ghent 273K
Charleroi 204K
Liege 195K
Schaerbeek 133K
Anderlecht 121K
Bruges 119K
Namur 115K
Leuven 101K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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