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Population in Belgium compared to Burkina Faso: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,941,781 in 2025 vs 24,074,580 people in Burkina Faso in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,967,185 people compared to 24,880,655 in Burkina Faso.

Population statistics:

  • Burkina Faso's population is 2.08 times bigger than Belgium's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Burkina Faso is the 59th.
  • The countries together account for 0.44% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.3% for Burkina Faso.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.58% per year vs +2.56% in Burkina Faso.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 12M (13.5% growth), while Burkina Faso has grown from 14.4M to 24.9M (73.1% growth).

Belgium vs Burkina Faso: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Burkina Faso
2100 11,250,862 50,396,049
2099 11,269,247 50,371,646
2098 11,287,433 50,340,708
2097 11,303,694 50,301,449
2096 11,319,229 50,254,384
2095 11,335,187 50,206,715
2094 11,351,692 50,149,903
2093 11,367,258 50,085,053
2092 11,383,419 50,008,681
2091 11,397,881 49,929,664
2090 11,412,370 49,837,226
2089 11,426,889 49,734,724
2088 11,442,238 49,620,919
2087 11,457,739 49,494,737
2086 11,472,102 49,362,187
2085 11,485,745 49,219,467
2084 11,499,703 49,066,778
2083 11,513,055 48,900,924
2082 11,527,480 48,726,216
2081 11,539,632 48,538,535
2080 11,553,646 48,338,979
2079 11,566,656 48,127,894
2078 11,580,982 47,903,951
2077 11,593,809 47,663,056
2076 11,605,311 47,409,997
2075 11,617,264 47,149,765
2074 11,630,340 46,875,743
2073 11,643,635 46,585,405
2072 11,656,916 46,285,042
2071 11,670,459 45,976,704
2070 11,686,541 45,658,250
2069 11,702,841 45,328,458
2068 11,720,297 44,989,376
2067 11,737,631 44,641,084
2066 11,756,233 44,284,227
2065 11,776,031 43,921,189
2064 11,796,981 43,544,203
2063 11,818,873 43,161,275
2062 11,841,060 42,771,313
2061 11,864,790 42,367,805
2060 11,886,277 41,959,718
2059 11,907,924 41,546,100
2058 11,928,140 41,122,194
2057 11,951,275 40,690,044
2056 11,972,819 40,253,866
2055 11,992,614 39,809,697
2054 12,011,260 39,359,338
2053 12,029,602 38,898,535
2052 12,045,984 38,431,175
2051 12,059,458 37,957,565
2050 12,070,180 37,475,049
2049 12,079,277 36,985,041
2048 12,086,376 36,490,848
2047 12,091,336 35,985,064
2046 12,094,512 35,474,395
2045 12,096,264 34,954,181
2044 12,095,660 34,427,047
2043 12,094,445 33,896,351
2042 12,092,240 33,360,095
2041 12,088,320 32,820,380
2040 12,084,611 32,277,889
2039 12,080,011 31,730,935
2038 12,074,019 31,181,218
2037 12,067,048 30,628,970
2036 12,060,663 30,073,757
2035 12,054,093 29,516,558
2034 12,047,026 28,955,953
2033 12,038,587 28,398,148
2032 12,030,514 27,846,475
2031 12,022,079 27,297,514
2030 12,012,501 26,753,459
2029 12,000,773 26,214,248
2028 11,988,034 25,676,364
2027 11,974,384 25,140,461
2026 11,959,583 24,606,254
2025 11,941,781 24,074,580
2024 11,858,610 23,548,781
2023 11,779,946 23,025,776
2022 11,680,210 22,509,038
2021 11,586,195 21,995,243
2020 11,538,604 21,478,690
2019 11,488,980 20,961,952
2018 11,427,054 20,438,288
2017 11,375,158 19,894,407
2016 11,331,422 19,334,856
2015 11,274,196 18,777,487
2014 11,209,057 18,229,461
2013 11,159,407 17,695,409
2012 11,106,932 17,172,287
2011 11,038,264 16,661,908
2010 10,895,586 16,176,498
2009 10,796,493 15,710,066
2008 10,709,973 15,258,093
2007 10,625,700 14,816,307
2006 10,547,958 14,373,707
2005 10,478,617 13,932,123
2004 10,421,137 13,500,533
2003 10,376,133 13,082,532
2002 10,332,785 12,680,897
2001 10,286,570 12,295,001
2000 10,251,250 11,925,546
1999 10,226,419 11,574,928
1998 10,203,008 11,240,664
1997 10,181,245 10,934,223
1996 10,156,637 10,655,942
1995 10,136,811 10,386,722
1994 10,115,603 10,123,798
1993 10,084,475 9,871,713
1992 10,045,158 9,629,275
1991 10,004,486 9,394,632
1990 9,967,379 9,159,356
1989 9,937,697 8,921,175
1988 9,901,664 8,687,435
1987 9,870,234 8,457,109
1986 9,861,823 8,228,847
1985 9,858,308 7,999,935
1984 9,855,372 7,772,256
1983 9,855,520 7,551,129
1982 9,856,303 7,340,197
1981 9,858,982 7,140,271
1980 9,859,242 6,947,900
1979 9,848,382 6,763,903
1978 9,839,534 6,590,984
1977 9,830,358 6,428,734
1976 9,818,227 6,280,635
1975 9,800,700 6,147,569
1974 9,772,419 6,024,904
1973 9,741,720 5,911,927
1972 9,711,115 5,807,234
1971 9,673,162 5,707,999
1970 9,655,549 5,610,304
1969 9,646,032 5,513,177
1968 9,618,756 5,418,644
1967 9,580,991 5,326,348
1966 9,527,807 5,237,933
1965 9,463,667 5,152,833
1964 9,378,113 5,071,034
1963 9,289,770 4,993,623
1962 9,220,578 4,919,672
1961 9,183,948 4,848,224
1960 9,153,489 4,778,621

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/belgium/burkina-faso | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Burkina Faso gained 4,961,149 people (a 34.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 635,763 people (a 5.61% growth), while Burkina Faso's population increased by 5,545,799 people (a 28.7% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd in 2006 and ranked 59th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belgium's population will grow by 0.86% to 12,070,180 people with a rank change from 83rd to 92nd. The population of Burkina Faso will increase by 50.6% to 37,475,049 people and rank change from 59th to 56th.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12.1M people compared to the peak of 50.4M people in 2100 for Burkina Faso.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Burkina Faso
2100 -0.16% 0.05%
2099 -0.16% 0.06%
2098 -0.14% 0.08%
2097 -0.14% 0.09%
2096 -0.14% 0.09%
2095 -0.15% 0.11%
2094 -0.14% 0.13%
2093 -0.14% 0.15%
2092 -0.13% 0.16%
2091 -0.13% 0.19%
2090 -0.13% 0.21%
2089 -0.13% 0.23%
2088 -0.14% 0.25%
2087 -0.13% 0.27%
2086 -0.12% 0.29%
2085 -0.12% 0.31%
2084 -0.12% 0.34%
2083 -0.13% 0.36%
2082 -0.11% 0.39%
2081 -0.12% 0.41%
2080 -0.11% 0.44%
2079 -0.12% 0.47%
2078 -0.11% 0.51%
2077 -0.1% 0.53%
2076 -0.1% 0.55%
2075 -0.11% 0.58%
2074 -0.11% 0.62%
2073 -0.11% 0.65%
2072 -0.12% 0.67%
2071 -0.14% 0.7%
2070 -0.14% 0.73%
2069 -0.15% 0.75%
2068 -0.15% 0.78%
2067 -0.16% 0.81%
2066 -0.17% 0.83%
2065 -0.18% 0.87%
2064 -0.19% 0.89%
2063 -0.19% 0.91%
2062 -0.2% 0.95%
2061 -0.18% 0.97%
2060 -0.18% 1%
2059 -0.17% 1.03%
2058 -0.19% 1.06%
2057 -0.18% 1.08%
2056 -0.17% 1.12%
2055 -0.16% 1.14%
2054 -0.15% 1.18%
2053 -0.14% 1.22%
2052 -0.11% 1.25%
2051 -0.09% 1.29%
2050 -0.08% 1.32%
2049 -0.06% 1.35%
2048 -0.04% 1.41%
2047 -0.03% 1.44%
2046 -0.01% 1.49%
2045 0.005% 1.53%
2044 0.01% 1.57%
2043 0.02% 1.61%
2042 0.03% 1.64%
2041 0.03% 1.68%
2040 0.04% 1.72%
2039 0.05% 1.76%
2038 0.06% 1.8%
2037 0.05% 1.85%
2036 0.05% 1.89%
2035 0.06% 1.94%
2034 0.07% 1.96%
2033 0.07% 1.98%
2032 0.07% 2.01%
2031 0.08% 2.03%
2030 0.1% 2.06%
2029 0.11% 2.09%
2028 0.11% 2.13%
2027 0.12% 2.17%
2026 0.15% 2.21%
2025 0.7% 2.23%
2024 0.67% 2.27%
2023 0.85% 2.3%
2022 0.81% 2.34%
2021 0.41% 2.4%
2020 0.43% 2.47%
2019 0.54% 2.56%
2018 0.46% 2.73%
2017 0.39% 2.89%
2016 0.51% 2.97%
2015 0.58% 3.01%
2014 0.44% 3.02%
2013 0.47% 3.05%
2012 0.62% 3.06%
2011 1.31% 3%
2010 0.92% 2.97%
2009 0.81% 2.96%
2008 0.79% 2.98%
2007 0.74% 3.08%
2006 0.66% 3.17%
2005 0.55% 3.2%
2004 0.43% 3.2%
2003 0.42% 3.17%
2002 0.45% 3.14%
2001 0.34% 3.1%
2000 0.24% 3.03%
1999 0.23% 2.97%
1998 0.21% 2.8%
1997 0.24% 2.61%
1996 0.2% 2.59%
1995 0.21% 2.6%
1994 0.31% 2.55%
1993 0.39% 2.52%
1992 0.41% 2.5%
1991 0.37% 2.57%
1990 0.3% 2.67%
1989 0.36% 2.69%
1988 0.32% 2.72%
1987 0.09% 2.77%
1986 0.04% 2.86%
1985 0.03% 2.93%
1984 -0.002% 2.93%
1983 -0.008% 2.87%
1982 -0.03% 2.8%
1981 -0.003% 2.77%
1980 0.11% 2.72%
1979 0.09% 2.62%
1978 0.09% 2.52%
1977 0.12% 2.36%
1976 0.18% 2.16%
1975 0.29% 2.04%
1974 0.32% 1.91%
1973 0.32% 1.8%
1972 0.39% 1.74%
1971 0.18% 1.74%
1970 0.1% 1.76%
1969 0.28% 1.74%
1968 0.39% 1.73%
1967 0.56% 1.69%
1966 0.68% 1.65%
1965 0.91% 1.61%
1964 0.95% 1.55%
1963 0.75% 1.5%
1962 0.4% 1.47%
1961 0.33% 1.46%

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/belgium/burkina-faso | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Belgium grew by 0.7%, while Burkina Faso's population grew by 2.23%.

Live population counters

Belgium Burkina Faso
Current population
11967185
24880655
Population rank 83/197 59/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.3%
One net population change
6.34 minutes
1 minute
One birth every
4.82 minutes
42.7 seconds
One death every
4.67 minutes
2.82 minutes
Daily growth/decline +228 +1,441
Annual growth/decline +83,171 +525,799
Annual growth/decline rate +0.7% +2.23%
Population growth rate rank 116/197 38/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
19.4 minutes
Annual migration change +31,989 -27,130
Net migration rank 28/196 158/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 739,820
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 68/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 3.1%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 115/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Burkina Faso
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Burkina Faso
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - -27,130
2024 -3,557 36,243 551,536 -25,807
2023 0 41,679 545,227 -24,957
2022 -2,336 118,615 538,146 -24,960
2021 5,793 24,017 527,468 -13,079
2020 -12,692 43,777 524,359 -5,661
2019 8,042 58,469 540,001 -25,240
2018 7,999 50,604 556,493 -23,938
2017 10,238 37,981 569,975 -14,780
2016 14,731 28,090 571,519 -7,598
2015 11,274 63,536 570,554 -19,726
2014 21,297 37,472 563,218 -17,984
2013 16,739 28,066 556,096 -33,212
2012 18,882 45,001 544,293 -20,930
2011 25,388 52,464 530,765 -33,391
2010 23,970 105,232 515,480 -42,055
2009 23,752 97,175 499,596 -40,148
2008 22,491 66,470 485,223 -40,725
2007 23,376 59,911 467,277 -28,202
2006 21,096 53,574 450,357 -4,218
2005 15,718 50,576 427,243 9,795
2004 16,673 35,143 408,567 17,570
2003 7,263 34,472 394,516 15,359
2002 7,233 39,404 377,333 16,076
2001 11,315 34,924 367,731 10,654
2000 12,302 13,952 356,657 3,877
1999 9,203 16,849 342,630 -1,922
1998 9,183 12,517 333,196 -5,367
1997 12,218 10,262 322,253 -37,200
1996 12,188 15,684 315,820 -44,314
1995 11,150 1,937 305,878 -38,943
1994 12,139 17,636 296,465 -37,554
1993 14,118 18,542 289,044 -43,784
1992 20,090 25,941 284,622 -45,003
1991 22,010 27,038 280,111 -50,451
1990 19,935 8,299 273,846 -32,970
1989 13,912 7,301 267,314 -31,843
1988 14,853 3,929 262,065 -30,068
1987 11,844 3,525 257,730 -29,081
1986 5,917 2,964 252,922 -25,051
1985 2,958 2,165 246,574 -16,623
1984 4,927 1,697 237,838 -12,445
1983 2,956 1,252 228,467 -11,618
1982 7,885 1,100 220,896 -15,879
1981 11,831 2,826 212,623 -17,797
1980 10,845 11,482 205,248 -15,345
1979 11,818 11,277 196,647 -18,559
1978 7,872 10,828 187,019 -19,274
1977 8,847 10,460 175,672 -18,914
1976 1,964 10,360 165,224 -25,786
1975 0 9,652 157,174 -30,484
1974 7,818 8,924 149,231 -30,599
1973 11,690 8,684 141,751 -34,452
1972 18,451 8,384 135,756 -33,679
1971 21,281 7,992 130,924 -34,524
1970 23,173 19,393 127,814 -28,832
1969 21,221 20,072 123,666 -28,406
1968 20,199 19,809 121,264 -27,461
1967 31,618 19,492 117,223 -26,444
1966 36,206 18,985 113,344 -27,301
1965 39,748 18,243 109,544 -25,398
1964 51,580 17,687 105,741 -26,307
1963 41,804 16,355 101,760 -26,382
1962 42,414 14,829 98,561 -26,040
1961 52,349 10,566 95,059 -24,687
1960 40,275 9,893 92,055 -23,220

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

GeoRank.org/population/belgium/burkina-faso | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 7.28% of the population change in Belgium is from natural causes (a gain of 39,492 people) and 92.7% is from migration (a gain of 503,011 people). In Burkina Faso 96.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,495,278 people) and 3.27% is from migration (a loss of 185,746 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 739,820 people or 3.1% in Burkina Faso.

Biggest cities by population

Belgium
City Population
Brussels 1.25M
Antwerp 529K
Ghent 273K
Charleroi 204K
Liege 195K
Schaerbeek 133K
Anderlecht 121K
Bruges 119K
Namur 115K
Leuven 101K
Burkina Faso
City Population
Ouagadougou 2.45M
Bobo-Dioulasso 904K
Koudougou 160K
Ouahigouya 125K
Fada N'gourma 73.2K
Dedougou 63.6K
Leo 51.7K
Dori 46.5K
Nouna 32.4K
Manga 28.6K

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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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