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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belgium	Bhutan	Belgium	Bhutan
1960	9,153,489	224,084	-	-
1961	9,183,948	230,602	0.33%	2.91%
1962	9,220,578	237,636	0.4%	3.05%
1963	9,289,770	245,156	0.75%	3.16%
1964	9,378,113	252,987	0.95%	3.19%
1965	9,463,667	261,200	0.91%	3.25%
1966	9,527,807	269,820	0.68%	3.3%
1967	9,580,991	278,852	0.56%	3.35%
1968	9,618,756	288,311	0.39%	3.39%
1969	9,646,032	298,214	0.28%	3.43%
1970	9,655,549	308,528	0.1%	3.46%
1971	9,673,162	319,211	0.18%	3.46%
1972	9,711,115	330,264	0.39%	3.46%
1973	9,741,720	341,705	0.32%	3.46%
1974	9,772,419	353,538	0.32%	3.46%
1975	9,800,700	365,791	0.29%	3.47%
1976	9,818,227	378,490	0.18%	3.47%
1977	9,830,358	391,639	0.12%	3.47%
1978	9,839,534	405,243	0.09%	3.47%
1979	9,848,382	419,200	0.09%	3.44%
1980	9,859,242	433,404	0.11%	3.39%
1981	9,858,982	447,836	-0.003%	3.33%
1982	9,856,303	462,485	-0.03%	3.27%
1983	9,855,520	477,460	-0.008%	3.24%
1984	9,855,372	492,784	-0.002%	3.21%
1985	9,858,308	508,392	0.03%	3.17%
1986	9,861,823	524,324	0.04%	3.13%
1987	9,870,234	540,557	0.09%	3.1%
1988	9,901,664	556,986	0.32%	3.04%
1989	9,937,697	573,586	0.36%	2.98%
1990	9,967,379	589,287	0.3%	2.74%
1991	10,004,486	599,784	0.37%	1.78%
1992	10,045,158	577,774	0.41%	-3.67%
1993	10,084,475	554,673	0.39%	-4%
1994	10,115,603	554,497	0.31%	-0.03%
1995	10,136,811	547,989	0.21%	-1.17%
1996	10,156,637	548,784	0.2%	0.15%
1997	10,181,245	558,697	0.24%	1.81%
1998	10,203,008	569,435	0.21%	1.92%
1999	10,226,419	582,579	0.23%	2.31%
2000	10,251,250	596,863	0.24%	2.45%
2001	10,286,570	610,794	0.34%	2.33%
2002	10,332,785	624,409	0.45%	2.23%
2003	10,376,133	637,663	0.42%	2.12%
2004	10,421,137	650,544	0.43%	2.02%
2005	10,478,617	661,865	0.55%	1.74%
2006	10,547,958	670,799	0.66%	1.35%
2007	10,625,700	678,641	0.74%	1.17%
2008	10,709,973	686,351	0.79%	1.14%
2009	10,796,493	693,988	0.81%	1.11%
2010	10,895,586	701,632	0.92%	1.1%
2011	11,038,264	709,377	1.31%	1.1%
2012	11,106,932	717,279	0.62%	1.11%
2013	11,159,407	725,273	0.47%	1.11%
2014	11,209,057	733,139	0.44%	1.08%
2015	11,274,196	740,618	0.58%	1.02%
2016	11,331,422	747,866	0.51%	0.98%
2017	11,375,158	754,335	0.39%	0.86%
2018	11,427,054	759,759	0.46%	0.72%
2019	11,488,980	764,824	0.54%	0.67%
2020	11,538,604	770,006	0.43%	0.68%
2021	11,586,195	775,442	0.41%	0.71%
2022	11,680,210	780,914	0.81%	0.71%
2023	11,787,423	786,385	0.92%	0.7%
2024	11,876,844	791,524	0.76%	0.65%
2025	11,896,918	796,681	0.17%	0.65%
2026	11,913,154	802,211	0.14%	0.69%
2027	11,927,312	807,265	0.12%	0.63%
2028	11,940,447	811,835	0.11%	0.57%
2029	11,952,623	816,265	0.1%	0.55%
2030	11,963,228	820,693	0.09%	0.54%
2031	11,972,203	825,464	0.08%	0.58%
2032	11,980,413	830,347	0.07%	0.59%
2033	11,988,622	834,984	0.07%	0.56%
2034	11,996,340	839,045	0.06%	0.49%
2035	12,003,132	843,199	0.06%	0.5%
2036	12,009,585	847,699	0.05%	0.53%
2037	12,016,237	851,844	0.06%	0.49%
2038	12,022,688	855,558	0.05%	0.44%
2039	12,027,954	858,918	0.04%	0.39%
2040	12,032,091	862,126	0.03%	0.37%
2041	12,035,890	865,152	0.03%	0.35%
2042	12,038,939	868,152	0.03%	0.35%
2043	12,040,642	871,100	0.01%	0.34%
2044	12,041,547	873,733	0.008%	0.3%
2045	12,040,973	876,178	-0.005%	0.28%
2046	12,038,516	878,161	-0.02%	0.23%
2047	12,034,474	879,450	-0.03%	0.15%
2048	12,028,475	880,488	-0.05%	0.12%
2049	12,020,405	881,433	-0.07%	0.11%
2050	12,010,542	882,337	-0.08%	0.1%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belgium increased by 795,579 people (a 7.59% growth), while Bhutan gained 78,753 people (a 11.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belgium gained 635,764 (a 5.64% growth), while Bhutan's population increased by 60,505 (a 8.17% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2005 and is 83rd in 2025. Bhutan was ranked 161st in 2005 and ranked 163rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Belgium's population will grow by 0.84% to 12,010,542 people with a rank change from 83rd to 92nd. The population of Bhutan will increase by 10.1% to 882,337 people and will still be ranked 163rd.