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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,876,844 in 2024 vs 462,721 people in Brunei in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,909,960 people compared to 469,088 in Brunei.

Population statistics:

  • Belgium's population is 25.4 times bigger than Brunei's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Brunei is the 170th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.006% for Brunei.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +1.08% in Brunei.
  • Since 2005, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (13.7% growth), while Brunei has grown from 359K to 469K (30.7% growth).
  • Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2044 at 12M people compared to the peak of 521K people in 2055 for Brunei.

Belgium vs Brunei: live population counter

Belgium Brunei
Current population
11909960
469088
Population rank 83/197 170/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.006%
One net population change
5.88 minutes
2.32 hours
One birth every
4.74 minutes
1.4 hours
One death every
4.74 minutes
3.65 hours
One migration net change every
14.5 minutes
1.07 years
Annual migration change +36,243 +0
Daily growth/decline +245 +10
Annual growth/decline +89,421 +3,772
Annual growth/decline rate +0.76% +0.82%
Population growth rate rank 119/197 116/197

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

Belgium
Population

Growth rate
Brunei
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Belgium Brunei Belgium Brunei
1960 9,153,489 88,347 - -
1961 9,183,948 92,517 0.33% 4.72%
1962 9,220,578 96,719 0.4% 4.54%
1963 9,289,770 101,159 0.75% 4.59%
1964 9,378,113 105,922 0.95% 4.71%
1965 9,463,667 110,838 0.91% 4.64%
1966 9,527,807 115,874 0.68% 4.54%
1967 9,580,991 121,017 0.56% 4.44%
1968 9,618,756 126,222 0.39% 4.3%
1969 9,646,032 131,446 0.28% 4.14%
1970 9,655,549 135,138 0.1% 2.81%
1971 9,673,162 137,921 0.18% 2.06%
1972 9,711,115 142,189 0.39% 3.09%
1973 9,741,720 147,369 0.32% 3.64%
1974 9,772,419 152,656 0.32% 3.59%
1975 9,800,700 158,070 0.29% 3.55%
1976 9,818,227 163,607 0.18% 3.5%
1977 9,830,358 169,277 0.12% 3.47%
1978 9,839,534 174,884 0.09% 3.31%
1979 9,848,382 180,422 0.09% 3.17%
1980 9,859,242 186,111 0.11% 3.15%
1981 9,858,982 191,977 -0.003% 3.15%
1982 9,856,303 198,165 -0.03% 3.22%
1983 9,855,520 204,741 -0.008% 3.32%
1984 9,855,372 211,661 -0.002% 3.38%
1985 9,858,308 218,919 0.03% 3.43%
1986 9,861,823 226,495 0.04% 3.46%
1987 9,870,234 233,860 0.09% 3.25%
1988 9,901,664 240,913 0.32% 3.02%
1989 9,937,697 248,064 0.36% 2.97%
1990 9,967,379 255,292 0.3% 2.91%
1991 10,004,486 262,596 0.37% 2.86%
1992 10,045,158 269,839 0.41% 2.76%
1993 10,084,475 276,971 0.39% 2.64%
1994 10,115,603 284,091 0.31% 2.57%
1995 10,136,811 291,195 0.21% 2.5%
1996 10,156,637 298,276 0.2% 2.43%
1997 10,181,245 305,341 0.24% 2.37%
1998 10,203,008 312,385 0.21% 2.31%
1999 10,226,419 319,411 0.23% 2.25%
2000 10,251,250 326,424 0.24% 2.2%
2001 10,286,570 333,345 0.34% 2.12%
2002 10,332,785 340,099 0.45% 2.03%
2003 10,376,133 346,637 0.42% 1.92%
2004 10,421,137 352,911 0.43% 1.81%
2005 10,478,617 358,916 0.55% 1.7%
2006 10,547,958 364,663 0.66% 1.6%
2007 10,625,700 370,873 0.74% 1.7%
2008 10,709,973 377,793 0.79% 1.87%
2009 10,796,493 384,952 0.81% 1.89%
2010 10,895,586 392,332 0.92% 1.92%
2011 11,038,264 399,389 1.31% 1.8%
2012 11,106,932 405,557 0.62% 1.54%
2013 11,159,407 411,202 0.47% 1.39%
2014 11,209,057 416,750 0.44% 1.35%
2015 11,274,196 422,212 0.58% 1.31%
2016 11,331,422 427,564 0.51% 1.27%
2017 11,375,158 432,772 0.39% 1.22%
2018 11,427,054 437,810 0.46% 1.16%
2019 11,488,980 442,680 0.54% 1.11%
2020 11,538,604 447,404 0.43% 1.07%
2021 11,586,195 451,721 0.41% 0.96%
2022 11,680,210 455,370 0.81% 0.81%
2023 11,787,423 458,949 0.92% 0.79%
2024 11,876,844 462,721 0.76% 0.82%
2025 11,896,918 466,324 0.17% 0.78%
2026 11,913,154 469,766 0.14% 0.74%
2027 11,927,312 473,148 0.12% 0.72%
2028 11,940,447 476,428 0.11% 0.69%
2029 11,952,623 479,491 0.1% 0.64%
2030 11,963,228 482,438 0.09% 0.61%
2031 11,972,203 485,308 0.08% 0.59%
2032 11,980,413 487,943 0.07% 0.54%
2033 11,988,622 490,424 0.07% 0.51%
2034 11,996,340 492,887 0.06% 0.5%
2035 12,003,132 495,286 0.06% 0.49%
2036 12,009,585 497,544 0.05% 0.46%
2037 12,016,237 499,693 0.06% 0.43%
2038 12,022,688 501,910 0.05% 0.44%
2039 12,027,954 504,061 0.04% 0.43%
2040 12,032,091 505,968 0.03% 0.38%
2041 12,035,890 507,800 0.03% 0.36%
2042 12,038,939 509,531 0.03% 0.34%
2043 12,040,642 511,124 0.01% 0.31%
2044 12,041,547 512,586 0.008% 0.29%
2045 12,040,973 514,047 -0.005% 0.29%
2046 12,038,516 515,409 -0.02% 0.26%
2047 12,034,474 516,596 -0.03% 0.23%
2048 12,028,475 517,693 -0.05% 0.21%
2049 12,020,405 518,684 -0.07% 0.19%
2050 12,010,542 519,542 -0.08% 0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belgium increased by 795,579 people (a 7.59% growth), while Brunei gained 63,296 people (a 17.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belgium gained 635,764 (a 5.64% growth), while Brunei's population increased by 46,876 (a 11.1% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2005 and is 83rd in 2025. Brunei was ranked 169th in 2005 and ranked 170th 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 Brunei will increase by 10.8% to 519,542 people and rank change from 170th to 171st.

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