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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belgium	Bulgaria	Belgium	Bulgaria
1960	9,153,489	7,867,374	-	-
1961	9,183,948	7,943,118	0.33%	0.96%
1962	9,220,578	8,012,946	0.4%	0.88%
1963	9,289,770	8,078,145	0.75%	0.81%
1964	9,378,113	8,144,340	0.95%	0.82%
1965	9,463,667	8,204,168	0.91%	0.73%
1966	9,527,807	8,258,057	0.68%	0.66%
1967	9,580,991	8,310,226	0.56%	0.63%
1968	9,618,756	8,369,603	0.39%	0.71%
1969	9,646,032	8,434,172	0.28%	0.77%
1970	9,655,549	8,489,574	0.1%	0.66%
1971	9,673,162	8,536,395	0.18%	0.55%
1972	9,711,115	8,576,200	0.39%	0.47%
1973	9,741,720	8,620,967	0.32%	0.52%
1974	9,772,419	8,678,745	0.32%	0.67%
1975	9,800,700	8,720,742	0.29%	0.48%
1976	9,818,227	8,758,599	0.18%	0.43%
1977	9,830,358	8,804,183	0.12%	0.52%
1978	9,839,534	8,814,032	0.09%	0.11%
1979	9,848,382	8,825,940	0.09%	0.14%
1980	9,859,242	8,861,535	0.11%	0.4%
1981	9,858,982	8,891,117	-0.003%	0.33%
1982	9,856,303	8,917,457	-0.03%	0.3%
1983	9,855,520	8,939,738	-0.008%	0.25%
1984	9,855,372	8,960,679	-0.002%	0.23%
1985	9,858,308	8,960,547	0.03%	-0.001%
1986	9,861,823	8,958,171	0.04%	-0.03%
1987	9,870,234	8,971,359	0.09%	0.15%
1988	9,901,664	8,981,446	0.32%	0.11%
1989	9,937,697	8,876,972	0.36%	-1.16%
1990	9,967,379	8,718,289	0.3%	-1.79%
1991	10,004,486	8,632,367	0.37%	-0.99%
1992	10,045,158	8,540,164	0.41%	-1.07%
1993	10,084,475	8,472,313	0.39%	-0.79%
1994	10,115,603	8,443,591	0.31%	-0.34%
1995	10,136,811	8,406,067	0.21%	-0.44%
1996	10,156,637	8,362,826	0.2%	-0.51%
1997	10,181,245	8,312,068	0.24%	-0.61%
1998	10,203,008	8,256,786	0.21%	-0.67%
1999	10,226,419	8,210,624	0.23%	-0.56%
2000	10,251,250	8,170,172	0.24%	-0.49%
2001	10,286,570	8,009,142	0.34%	-1.97%
2002	10,332,785	7,837,161	0.45%	-2.15%
2003	10,376,133	7,775,327	0.42%	-0.79%
2004	10,421,137	7,716,860	0.43%	-0.75%
2005	10,478,617	7,658,972	0.55%	-0.75%
2006	10,547,958	7,601,022	0.66%	-0.76%
2007	10,625,700	7,545,338	0.74%	-0.73%
2008	10,709,973	7,492,561	0.79%	-0.7%
2009	10,796,493	7,444,443	0.81%	-0.64%
2010	10,895,586	7,395,599	0.92%	-0.66%
2011	11,038,264	7,348,328	1.31%	-0.64%
2012	11,106,932	7,305,888	0.62%	-0.58%
2013	11,159,407	7,160,005	0.47%	-2%
2014	11,209,057	7,073,572	0.44%	-1.21%
2015	11,274,196	6,984,225	0.58%	-1.26%
2016	11,331,422	6,894,139	0.51%	-1.29%
2017	11,375,158	6,803,468	0.39%	-1.32%
2018	11,427,054	6,710,798	0.46%	-1.36%
2019	11,488,980	6,616,726	0.54%	-1.4%
2020	11,538,604	6,550,696	0.43%	-1%
2021	11,586,195	6,507,301	0.41%	-0.66%
2022	11,680,210	6,465,097	0.81%	-0.65%
2023	11,779,946	6,446,596	0.85%	-0.29%
2024	11,858,610	6,441,421	0.67%	-0.08%
2025	11,878,653	6,400,309	0.17%	-0.64%
2026	11,894,864	6,355,610	0.14%	-0.7%
2027	11,909,001	6,308,107	0.12%	-0.75%
2028	11,922,115	6,258,719	0.11%	-0.78%
2029	11,934,272	6,207,977	0.1%	-0.81%
2030	11,944,861	6,155,992	0.09%	-0.84%
2031	11,953,823	6,103,481	0.08%	-0.85%
2032	11,962,020	6,051,290	0.07%	-0.86%
2033	11,970,216	5,998,932	0.07%	-0.87%
2034	11,977,922	5,946,256	0.06%	-0.88%
2035	11,984,704	5,893,732	0.06%	-0.88%
2036	11,991,147	5,840,887	0.05%	-0.9%
2037	11,997,789	5,787,725	0.06%	-0.91%
2038	12,004,230	5,735,248	0.05%	-0.91%
2039	12,009,488	5,683,154	0.04%	-0.91%
2040	12,013,619	5,631,243	0.03%	-0.91%
2041	12,017,411	5,580,085	0.03%	-0.91%
2042	12,020,456	5,529,877	0.03%	-0.9%
2043	12,022,156	5,480,581	0.01%	-0.89%
2044	12,023,061	5,431,913	0.008%	-0.89%
2045	12,022,487	5,383,915	-0.005%	-0.88%
2046	12,020,034	5,336,412	-0.02%	-0.88%
2047	12,015,998	5,289,023	-0.03%	-0.89%
2048	12,010,009	5,242,022	-0.05%	-0.89%
2049	12,001,950	5,195,580	-0.07%	-0.89%
2050	11,992,103	5,149,391	-0.08%	-0.89%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Bulgaria lost 706,883 people (a 9.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 563,596 (a 4.97% growth), while Bulgaria's population decreased by -538,529 (a 7.81% decline).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Bulgaria was ranked 95th in 2006 and ranked 112th 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 Bulgaria will decrease by 19% to 5,149,391 people and rank change from 112th to 128th.