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

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The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,941,781 in 2025 vs 29,879,337 people in Cameroon in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,967,185 people compared to 31,045,453 in Cameroon.

Population statistics:

  • Cameroon's population is 2.59 times bigger than Belgium's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Cameroon is the 51st.
  • The countries together account for 0.52% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.37% for Cameroon.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.58% per year vs +2.8% in Cameroon.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 12M (13.5% growth), while Cameroon has grown from 17.6M to 31M (76.9% growth).

Belgium vs Cameroon: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Cameroon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Cameroon
2100 11,250,862 89,761,493
2099 11,269,247 89,236,081
2098 11,287,433 88,700,571
2097 11,303,694 88,148,423
2096 11,319,229 87,584,533
2095 11,335,187 87,012,755
2094 11,351,692 86,422,461
2093 11,367,258 85,823,264
2092 11,383,419 85,216,516
2091 11,397,881 84,591,510
2090 11,412,370 83,955,258
2089 11,426,889 83,304,250
2088 11,442,238 82,644,527
2087 11,457,739 81,971,087
2086 11,472,102 81,292,292
2085 11,485,745 80,596,814
2084 11,499,703 79,893,144
2083 11,513,055 79,174,449
2082 11,527,480 78,447,054
2081 11,539,632 77,705,764
2080 11,553,646 76,946,674
2079 11,566,656 76,185,626
2078 11,580,982 75,414,998
2077 11,593,809 74,632,426
2076 11,605,311 73,846,385
2075 11,617,264 73,045,925
2074 11,630,340 72,232,083
2073 11,643,635 71,416,307
2072 11,656,916 70,587,575
2071 11,670,459 69,756,436
2070 11,686,541 68,920,850
2069 11,702,841 68,080,121
2068 11,720,297 67,236,365
2067 11,737,631 66,384,714
2066 11,756,233 65,524,711
2065 11,776,031 64,661,065
2064 11,796,981 63,793,364
2063 11,818,873 62,925,133
2062 11,841,060 62,051,886
2061 11,864,790 61,174,588
2060 11,886,277 60,289,485
2059 11,907,924 59,400,116
2058 11,928,140 58,506,347
2057 11,951,275 57,609,734
2056 11,972,819 56,718,154
2055 11,992,614 55,825,018
2054 12,011,260 54,922,920
2053 12,029,602 54,020,742
2052 12,045,984 53,110,977
2051 12,059,458 52,204,288
2050 12,070,180 51,302,617
2049 12,079,277 50,395,223
2048 12,086,376 49,490,600
2047 12,091,336 48,582,238
2046 12,094,512 47,678,096
2045 12,096,264 46,779,348
2044 12,095,660 45,880,138
2043 12,094,445 44,989,272
2042 12,092,240 44,093,888
2041 12,088,320 43,194,408
2040 12,084,611 42,307,249
2039 12,080,011 41,421,572
2038 12,074,019 40,545,218
2037 12,067,048 39,674,106
2036 12,060,663 38,807,341
2035 12,054,093 37,954,978
2034 12,047,026 37,107,744
2033 12,038,587 36,270,943
2032 12,030,514 35,438,930
2031 12,022,079 34,618,857
2030 12,012,501 33,804,320
2029 12,000,773 33,002,520
2028 11,988,034 32,206,806
2027 11,974,384 31,421,882
2026 11,959,583 30,647,877
2025 11,941,781 29,879,337
2024 11,858,610 29,123,744
2023 11,779,946 28,372,687
2022 11,680,210 27,632,771
2021 11,586,195 26,915,758
2020 11,538,604 26,210,558
2019 11,488,980 25,506,095
2018 11,427,054 24,806,383
2017 11,375,158 24,128,601
2016 11,331,422 23,454,161
2015 11,274,196 22,763,414
2014 11,209,057 22,059,893
2013 11,159,407 21,402,376
2012 11,106,932 20,809,529
2011 11,038,264 20,232,304
2010 10,895,586 19,668,066
2009 10,796,493 19,113,974
2008 10,709,973 18,574,056
2007 10,625,700 18,049,896
2006 10,547,958 17,550,407
2005 10,478,617 17,074,594
2004 10,421,137 16,610,487
2003 10,376,133 16,160,340
2002 10,332,785 15,725,528
2001 10,286,570 15,309,490
2000 10,251,250 14,912,631
1999 10,226,419 14,525,140
1998 10,203,008 14,144,860
1997 10,181,245 13,775,214
1996 10,156,637 13,414,757
1995 10,136,811 13,058,516
1994 10,115,603 12,704,903
1993 10,084,475 12,353,131
1992 10,045,158 12,006,353
1991 10,004,486 11,667,180
1990 9,967,379 11,331,821
1989 9,937,697 11,002,745
1988 9,901,664 10,684,968
1987 9,870,234 10,370,749
1986 9,861,823 10,060,342
1985 9,858,308 9,761,730
1984 9,855,372 9,475,078
1983 9,855,520 9,215,397
1982 9,856,303 9,028,678
1981 9,858,982 8,816,377
1980 9,859,242 8,512,219
1979 9,848,382 8,239,641
1978 9,839,534 8,011,921
1977 9,830,358 7,796,501
1976 9,818,227 7,597,962
1975 9,800,700 7,397,120
1974 9,772,419 7,193,583
1973 9,741,720 6,996,660
1972 9,711,115 6,806,872
1971 9,673,162 6,624,408
1970 9,655,549 6,449,793
1969 9,646,032 6,283,462
1968 9,618,756 6,125,863
1967 9,580,991 5,977,318
1966 9,527,807 5,837,295
1965 9,463,667 5,704,686
1964 9,378,113 5,578,257
1963 9,289,770 5,456,623
1962 9,220,578 5,338,620
1961 9,183,948 5,239,273
1960 9,153,489 5,159,057

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/cameroon | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Cameroon gained 5,903,754 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 635,763 people (a 5.61% growth), while Cameroon's population increased by 7,591,292 people (a 32.4% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Cameroon was ranked 59th in 2006 and ranked 51st 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 Cameroon will increase by 65.3% to 51,302,617 people and rank change from 51st to 41st.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12.1M people compared to the peak of 89.8M people in 2100 for Cameroon.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Cameroon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Cameroon
2100 -0.16% 0.59%
2099 -0.16% 0.6%
2098 -0.14% 0.63%
2097 -0.14% 0.64%
2096 -0.14% 0.66%
2095 -0.15% 0.68%
2094 -0.14% 0.7%
2093 -0.14% 0.71%
2092 -0.13% 0.74%
2091 -0.13% 0.76%
2090 -0.13% 0.78%
2089 -0.13% 0.8%
2088 -0.14% 0.82%
2087 -0.13% 0.84%
2086 -0.12% 0.86%
2085 -0.12% 0.88%
2084 -0.12% 0.91%
2083 -0.13% 0.93%
2082 -0.11% 0.95%
2081 -0.12% 0.99%
2080 -0.11% 1%
2079 -0.12% 1.02%
2078 -0.11% 1.05%
2077 -0.1% 1.06%
2076 -0.1% 1.1%
2075 -0.11% 1.13%
2074 -0.11% 1.14%
2073 -0.11% 1.17%
2072 -0.12% 1.19%
2071 -0.14% 1.21%
2070 -0.14% 1.23%
2069 -0.15% 1.25%
2068 -0.15% 1.28%
2067 -0.16% 1.31%
2066 -0.17% 1.34%
2065 -0.18% 1.36%
2064 -0.19% 1.38%
2063 -0.19% 1.41%
2062 -0.2% 1.43%
2061 -0.18% 1.47%
2060 -0.18% 1.5%
2059 -0.17% 1.53%
2058 -0.19% 1.56%
2057 -0.18% 1.57%
2056 -0.17% 1.6%
2055 -0.16% 1.64%
2054 -0.15% 1.67%
2053 -0.14% 1.71%
2052 -0.11% 1.74%
2051 -0.09% 1.76%
2050 -0.08% 1.8%
2049 -0.06% 1.83%
2048 -0.04% 1.87%
2047 -0.03% 1.9%
2046 -0.01% 1.92%
2045 0.005% 1.96%
2044 0.01% 1.98%
2043 0.02% 2.03%
2042 0.03% 2.08%
2041 0.03% 2.1%
2040 0.04% 2.14%
2039 0.05% 2.16%
2038 0.06% 2.2%
2037 0.05% 2.23%
2036 0.05% 2.25%
2035 0.06% 2.28%
2034 0.07% 2.31%
2033 0.07% 2.35%
2032 0.07% 2.37%
2031 0.08% 2.41%
2030 0.1% 2.43%
2029 0.11% 2.47%
2028 0.11% 2.5%
2027 0.12% 2.53%
2026 0.15% 2.57%
2025 0.7% 2.59%
2024 0.67% 2.65%
2023 0.85% 2.68%
2022 0.81% 2.66%
2021 0.41% 2.69%
2020 0.43% 2.76%
2019 0.54% 2.82%
2018 0.46% 2.81%
2017 0.39% 2.88%
2016 0.51% 3.03%
2015 0.58% 3.19%
2014 0.44% 3.07%
2013 0.47% 2.85%
2012 0.62% 2.85%
2011 1.31% 2.87%
2010 0.92% 2.9%
2009 0.81% 2.91%
2008 0.79% 2.9%
2007 0.74% 2.85%
2006 0.66% 2.79%
2005 0.55% 2.79%
2004 0.43% 2.79%
2003 0.42% 2.77%
2002 0.45% 2.72%
2001 0.34% 2.66%
2000 0.24% 2.67%
1999 0.23% 2.69%
1998 0.21% 2.68%
1997 0.24% 2.69%
1996 0.2% 2.73%
1995 0.21% 2.78%
1994 0.31% 2.85%
1993 0.39% 2.89%
1992 0.41% 2.91%
1991 0.37% 2.96%
1990 0.3% 2.99%
1989 0.36% 2.97%
1988 0.32% 3.03%
1987 0.09% 3.09%
1986 0.04% 3.06%
1985 0.03% 3.03%
1984 -0.002% 2.82%
1983 -0.008% 2.07%
1982 -0.03% 2.41%
1981 -0.003% 3.57%
1980 0.11% 3.31%
1979 0.09% 2.84%
1978 0.09% 2.76%
1977 0.12% 2.61%
1976 0.18% 2.72%
1975 0.29% 2.83%
1974 0.32% 2.81%
1973 0.32% 2.79%
1972 0.39% 2.75%
1971 0.18% 2.71%
1970 0.1% 2.65%
1969 0.28% 2.57%
1968 0.39% 2.49%
1967 0.56% 2.4%
1966 0.68% 2.32%
1965 0.91% 2.27%
1964 0.95% 2.23%
1963 0.75% 2.21%
1962 0.4% 1.9%
1961 0.33% 1.55%

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/cameroon | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Belgium grew by 0.7%, while Cameroon's population grew by 2.59%.

Live population counters

Belgium Cameroon
Current population
11967185
31045453
Population rank 83/197 51/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.37%
One net population change
6.34 minutes
41.9 seconds
One birth every
4.82 minutes
32.5 seconds
One death every
4.67 minutes
2.57 minutes
Daily growth/decline +228 +2,070
Annual growth/decline +83,171 +755,593
Annual growth/decline rate +0.7% +2.59%
Population growth rate rank 116/197 22/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
34.3 minutes
Annual migration change +31,989 -15,379
Net migration rank 28/196 146/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 642,948
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 74/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 2.2%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 130/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Cameroon
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Cameroon
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - -15,379
2024 -3,557 36,243 766,304 -13,892
2023 0 41,679 754,486 -4,798
2022 -2,336 118,615 734,893 -4,798
2021 5,793 24,017 713,806 -9,888
2020 -12,692 43,777 716,361 -9,888
2019 8,042 58,469 714,681 -12,255
2018 7,999 50,604 706,188 -9,184
2017 10,238 37,981 696,496 -37,912
2016 14,731 28,090 677,051 13,255
2015 11,274 63,536 649,190 42,008
2014 21,297 37,472 619,243 96,599
2013 16,739 28,066 606,072 -6,900
2012 18,882 45,001 594,029 -7,523
2011 25,388 52,464 580,607 -12,669
2010 23,970 105,232 569,921 -9,366
2009 23,752 97,175 557,841 -10,203
2008 22,491 66,470 542,919 -10,720
2007 23,376 59,911 526,949 -10,807
2006 21,096 53,574 511,366 -28,528
2005 15,718 50,576 496,547 -27,775
2004 16,673 35,143 478,880 -19,444
2003 7,263 34,472 459,422 -18,568
2002 7,233 39,404 439,544 -10,766
2001 11,315 34,924 422,511 -19,203
2000 12,302 13,952 411,633 -21,221
1999 9,203 16,849 401,969 -17,398
1998 9,183 12,517 388,432 -12,446
1997 12,218 10,262 377,138 -13,842
1996 12,188 15,684 370,355 -12,738
1995 11,150 1,937 367,532 -12,661
1994 12,139 17,636 364,390 -12,028
1993 14,118 18,542 360,785 -9,601
1992 20,090 25,941 356,072 -13,702
1991 22,010 27,038 350,493 -14,520
1990 19,935 8,299 342,901 -8,163
1989 13,912 7,301 334,649 -11,244
1988 14,853 3,929 328,168 -16,016
1987 11,844 3,525 320,134 -3,829
1986 5,917 2,964 308,188 -3,671
1985 2,958 2,165 296,317 -3,604
1984 4,927 1,697 284,110 -3,512
1983 2,956 1,252 276,112 -37,346
1982 7,885 1,100 274,652 -139,974
1981 11,831 2,826 262,076 27,845
1980 10,845 11,482 247,808 70,589
1979 11,818 11,277 238,875 -12,108
1978 7,872 10,828 229,958 -1,282
1977 8,847 10,460 222,785 -20,622
1976 1,964 10,360 214,916 -19,994
1975 0 9,652 206,986 -237
1974 7,818 8,924 200,693 -377
1973 11,690 8,684 193,997 -466
1972 18,451 8,384 186,521 -473
1971 21,281 7,992 179,317 -439
1970 23,173 19,393 170,713 -367
1969 21,221 20,072 162,603 -286
1968 20,199 19,809 153,080 -204
1967 31,618 19,492 144,370 -148
1966 36,206 18,985 135,927 -96
1965 39,748 18,243 129,428 -39
1964 51,580 17,687 123,469 0
1963 41,804 16,355 119,784 0
1962 42,414 14,829 116,232 0
1961 52,349 10,566 82,471 0
1960 40,275 9,893 77,948 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/belgium/cameroon | 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 Cameroon 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,129,456 people) and 0.66% is from migration (a loss of 47,352 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 642,948 people or 2.2% in Cameroon.

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
Cameroon
City Population
Douala 2.77M
Yaounde 2.44M
Garoua 1.75M
Bafoussam 480K
Bamenda 349K
Maroua 201K
Ngaoundere 190K
Kumba 144K
Buea 131K
Limbe 84.2K

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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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