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

Belgium and Benin: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belgium	Benin	Belgium	Benin
1960	9,153,489	2,517,286	-	-
1961	9,183,948	2,559,223	0.33%	1.67%
1962	9,220,578	2,604,659	0.4%	1.78%
1963	9,289,770	2,652,908	0.75%	1.85%
1964	9,378,113	2,704,003	0.95%	1.93%
1965	9,463,667	2,757,936	0.91%	1.99%
1966	9,527,807	2,814,317	0.68%	2.04%
1967	9,580,991	2,872,997	0.56%	2.09%
1968	9,618,756	2,934,257	0.39%	2.13%
1969	9,646,032	2,998,222	0.28%	2.18%
1970	9,655,549	3,065,057	0.1%	2.23%
1971	9,673,162	3,134,767	0.18%	2.27%
1972	9,711,115	3,207,543	0.39%	2.32%
1973	9,741,720	3,283,496	0.32%	2.37%
1974	9,772,419	3,362,633	0.32%	2.41%
1975	9,800,700	3,445,407	0.29%	2.46%
1976	9,818,227	3,532,196	0.18%	2.52%
1977	9,830,358	3,623,202	0.12%	2.58%
1978	9,839,534	3,718,305	0.09%	2.62%
1979	9,848,382	3,818,528	0.09%	2.7%
1980	9,859,242	3,925,251	0.11%	2.79%
1981	9,858,982	4,038,307	-0.003%	2.88%
1982	9,856,303	4,156,596	-0.03%	2.93%
1983	9,855,520	4,278,978	-0.008%	2.94%
1984	9,855,372	4,405,895	-0.002%	2.97%
1985	9,858,308	4,538,012	0.03%	3%
1986	9,861,823	4,675,420	0.04%	3.03%
1987	9,870,234	4,818,486	0.09%	3.06%
1988	9,901,664	4,967,341	0.32%	3.09%
1989	9,937,697	5,121,657	0.36%	3.11%
1990	9,967,379	5,281,479	0.3%	3.12%
1991	10,004,486	5,446,932	0.37%	3.13%
1992	10,045,158	5,617,844	0.41%	3.14%
1993	10,084,475	5,872,706	0.39%	4.54%
1994	10,115,603	6,096,506	0.31%	3.81%
1995	10,136,811	6,226,773	0.21%	2.14%
1996	10,156,637	6,391,858	0.2%	2.65%
1997	10,181,245	6,583,365	0.24%	3%
1998	10,203,008	6,789,489	0.21%	3.13%
1999	10,226,419	7,002,818	0.23%	3.14%
2000	10,251,250	7,221,619	0.24%	3.12%
2001	10,286,570	7,445,596	0.34%	3.1%
2002	10,332,785	7,675,426	0.45%	3.09%
2003	10,376,133	7,913,070	0.42%	3.1%
2004	10,421,137	8,159,094	0.43%	3.11%
2005	10,478,617	8,426,144	0.55%	3.27%
2006	10,547,958	8,693,242	0.66%	3.17%
2007	10,625,700	8,953,969	0.74%	3%
2008	10,709,973	9,228,466	0.79%	3.07%
2009	10,796,493	9,509,423	0.81%	3.04%
2010	10,895,586	9,797,484	0.92%	3.03%
2011	11,038,264	10,093,623	1.31%	3.02%
2012	11,106,932	10,397,657	0.62%	3.01%
2013	11,159,407	10,708,834	0.47%	2.99%
2014	11,209,057	11,030,004	0.44%	3%
2015	11,274,196	11,360,681	0.58%	3%
2016	11,331,422	11,697,842	0.51%	2.97%
2017	11,375,158	12,039,780	0.39%	2.92%
2018	11,427,054	12,383,347	0.46%	2.85%
2019	11,488,980	12,726,755	0.54%	2.77%
2020	11,538,604	13,070,169	0.43%	2.7%
2021	11,586,195	13,413,417	0.41%	2.63%
2022	11,680,210	13,759,501	0.81%	2.58%
2023	11,779,946	14,111,034	0.85%	2.55%
2024	11,858,610	14,462,724	0.67%	2.49%
2025	11,878,653	14,814,463	0.17%	2.43%
2026	11,894,864	15,170,422	0.14%	2.4%
2027	11,909,001	15,529,420	0.12%	2.37%
2028	11,922,115	15,890,289	0.11%	2.32%
2029	11,934,272	16,253,927	0.1%	2.29%
2030	11,944,861	16,618,827	0.09%	2.24%
2031	11,953,823	16,985,939	0.08%	2.21%
2032	11,962,020	17,357,069	0.07%	2.18%
2033	11,970,216	17,731,448	0.07%	2.16%
2034	11,977,922	18,109,922	0.06%	2.13%
2035	11,984,704	18,492,634	0.06%	2.11%
2036	11,991,147	18,878,049	0.05%	2.08%
2037	11,997,789	19,264,504	0.06%	2.05%
2038	12,004,230	19,655,285	0.05%	2.03%
2039	12,009,488	20,049,973	0.04%	2.01%
2040	12,013,619	20,445,765	0.03%	1.97%
2041	12,017,411	20,843,268	0.03%	1.94%
2042	12,020,456	21,242,984	0.03%	1.92%
2043	12,022,156	21,643,647	0.01%	1.89%
2044	12,023,061	22,042,581	0.008%	1.84%
2045	12,022,487	22,443,653	-0.005%	1.82%
2046	12,020,034	22,846,199	-0.02%	1.79%
2047	12,015,998	23,245,147	-0.03%	1.75%
2048	12,010,009	23,642,198	-0.05%	1.71%
2049	12,001,950	24,038,614	-0.07%	1.68%
2050	11,992,103	24,433,817	-0.08%	1.64%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Benin gained 3,004,600 people (a 34.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 563,596 (a 4.97% growth), while Benin's population increased by 3,476,503 (a 29.7% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Benin was ranked 89th in 2006 and ranked 76th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Belgium's population will grow by 0.82% to 11,992,103 people with a rank change from 83rd to 92nd. The population of Benin will increase by 61% to 24,433,817 people and rank change from 76th to 68th.