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

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The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,941,781 in 2025 vs 21,003,705 people in Chad in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,967,185 people compared to 21,855,137 in Chad.

Population statistics:

  • Chad's population is 1.83 times bigger than Belgium's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Chad is the 64th.
  • The countries together account for 0.41% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.26% for Chad.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.58% per year vs +3.63% in Chad.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 12M (13.5% growth), while Chad has grown from 10.7M to 21.9M (104.1% growth).

Belgium vs Chad: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Chad
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Chad
2100 11,250,862 70,311,013
2099 11,269,247 69,986,866
2098 11,287,433 69,662,155
2097 11,303,694 69,277,239
2096 11,319,229 68,889,445
2095 11,335,187 68,502,128
2094 11,351,692 68,110,775
2093 11,367,258 67,684,792
2092 11,383,419 67,233,921
2091 11,397,881 66,781,244
2090 11,412,370 66,290,702
2089 11,426,889 65,798,812
2088 11,442,238 65,317,154
2087 11,457,739 64,800,745
2086 11,472,102 64,278,192
2085 11,485,745 63,727,856
2084 11,499,703 63,168,104
2083 11,513,055 62,596,574
2082 11,527,480 62,040,380
2081 11,539,632 61,434,119
2080 11,553,646 60,826,765
2079 11,566,656 60,198,617
2078 11,580,982 59,555,772
2077 11,593,809 58,918,103
2076 11,605,311 58,275,388
2075 11,617,264 57,618,555
2074 11,630,340 56,965,122
2073 11,643,635 56,292,259
2072 11,656,916 55,597,279
2071 11,670,459 54,903,565
2070 11,686,541 54,214,047
2069 11,702,841 53,520,311
2068 11,720,297 52,818,046
2067 11,737,631 52,125,908
2066 11,756,233 51,388,975
2065 11,776,031 50,658,129
2064 11,796,981 49,900,784
2063 11,818,873 49,155,513
2062 11,841,060 48,403,186
2061 11,864,790 47,648,039
2060 11,886,277 46,859,349
2059 11,907,924 46,066,772
2058 11,928,140 45,285,757
2057 11,951,275 44,507,961
2056 11,972,819 43,722,007
2055 11,992,614 42,925,488
2054 12,011,260 42,142,940
2053 12,029,602 41,351,412
2052 12,045,984 40,559,038
2051 12,059,458 39,768,198
2050 12,070,180 38,981,624
2049 12,079,277 38,210,212
2048 12,086,376 37,418,176
2047 12,091,336 36,648,598
2046 12,094,512 35,880,269
2045 12,096,264 35,104,973
2044 12,095,660 34,352,050
2043 12,094,445 33,590,931
2042 12,092,240 32,837,006
2041 12,088,320 32,086,067
2040 12,084,611 31,362,066
2039 12,080,011 30,621,558
2038 12,074,019 29,886,177
2037 12,067,048 29,155,330
2036 12,060,663 28,422,010
2035 12,054,093 27,709,891
2034 12,047,026 27,003,635
2033 12,038,587 26,292,134
2032 12,030,514 25,581,739
2031 12,022,079 24,875,542
2030 12,012,501 24,183,856
2029 12,000,773 23,494,522
2028 11,988,034 22,809,219
2027 11,974,384 22,131,874
2026 11,959,583 21,562,855
2025 11,941,781 21,003,705
2024 11,858,610 20,299,123
2023 11,779,946 19,319,064
2022 11,680,210 18,455,316
2021 11,586,195 17,828,273
2020 11,538,604 17,224,679
2019 11,488,980 16,685,223
2018 11,427,054 16,156,531
2017 11,375,158 15,622,759
2016 11,331,422 15,114,655
2015 11,274,196 14,647,621
2014 11,209,057 14,188,678
2013 11,159,407 13,691,079
2012 11,106,932 13,210,998
2011 11,038,264 12,754,997
2010 10,895,586 12,312,575
2009 10,796,493 11,893,754
2008 10,709,973 11,476,296
2007 10,625,700 11,081,660
2006 10,547,958 10,706,424
2005 10,478,617 10,328,092
2004 10,421,137 9,920,036
2003 10,376,133 9,487,833
2002 10,332,785 9,116,192
2001 10,286,570 8,804,124
2000 10,251,250 8,512,093
1999 10,226,419 8,222,705
1998 10,203,008 7,938,840
1997 10,181,245 7,670,366
1996 10,156,637 7,410,108
1995 10,136,811 7,089,064
1994 10,115,603 6,783,450
1993 10,084,475 6,629,146
1992 10,045,158 6,474,656
1991 10,004,486 6,205,676
1990 9,967,379 5,982,833
1989 9,937,697 5,819,586
1988 9,901,664 5,625,602
1987 9,870,234 5,438,309
1986 9,861,823 5,251,069
1985 9,858,308 5,096,269
1984 9,855,372 5,045,145
1983 9,855,520 4,979,130
1982 9,856,303 4,738,483
1981 9,858,982 4,520,959
1980 9,859,242 4,515,453
1979 9,848,382 4,505,384
1978 9,839,534 4,411,366
1977 9,830,358 4,331,667
1976 9,818,227 4,251,297
1975 9,800,700 4,167,234
1974 9,772,419 4,078,356
1973 9,741,720 3,985,909
1972 9,711,115 3,893,252
1971 9,673,162 3,807,316
1970 9,655,549 3,727,828
1969 9,646,032 3,651,113
1968 9,618,756 3,578,231
1967 9,580,991 3,508,512
1966 9,527,807 3,440,903
1965 9,463,667 3,374,220
1964 9,378,113 3,307,479
1963 9,289,770 3,240,905
1962 9,220,578 3,175,598
1961 9,183,948 3,111,947
1960 9,153,489 3,049,838

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/chad | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Chad gained 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 635,763 people (a 5.61% growth), while Chad's population increased by 6,740,482 people (a 44.6% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Chad was ranked 76th in 2006 and ranked 64th 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 Chad will increase by 78.4% to 38,981,624 people and rank change from 64th to 52nd.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12.1M people compared to the peak of 70.3M people in 2100 for Chad.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Chad
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Chad
2100 -0.16% 0.46%
2099 -0.16% 0.47%
2098 -0.14% 0.56%
2097 -0.14% 0.56%
2096 -0.14% 0.57%
2095 -0.15% 0.57%
2094 -0.14% 0.63%
2093 -0.14% 0.67%
2092 -0.13% 0.68%
2091 -0.13% 0.74%
2090 -0.13% 0.75%
2089 -0.13% 0.74%
2088 -0.14% 0.8%
2087 -0.13% 0.81%
2086 -0.12% 0.86%
2085 -0.12% 0.89%
2084 -0.12% 0.91%
2083 -0.13% 0.9%
2082 -0.11% 0.99%
2081 -0.12% 1%
2080 -0.11% 1.04%
2079 -0.12% 1.08%
2078 -0.11% 1.08%
2077 -0.1% 1.1%
2076 -0.1% 1.14%
2075 -0.11% 1.15%
2074 -0.11% 1.2%
2073 -0.11% 1.25%
2072 -0.12% 1.26%
2071 -0.14% 1.27%
2070 -0.14% 1.3%
2069 -0.15% 1.33%
2068 -0.15% 1.33%
2067 -0.16% 1.43%
2066 -0.17% 1.44%
2065 -0.18% 1.52%
2064 -0.19% 1.52%
2063 -0.19% 1.55%
2062 -0.2% 1.58%
2061 -0.18% 1.68%
2060 -0.18% 1.72%
2059 -0.17% 1.72%
2058 -0.19% 1.75%
2057 -0.18% 1.8%
2056 -0.17% 1.86%
2055 -0.16% 1.86%
2054 -0.15% 1.91%
2053 -0.14% 1.95%
2052 -0.11% 1.99%
2051 -0.09% 2.02%
2050 -0.08% 2.02%
2049 -0.06% 2.12%
2048 -0.04% 2.1%
2047 -0.03% 2.14%
2046 -0.01% 2.21%
2045 0.005% 2.19%
2044 0.01% 2.27%
2043 0.02% 2.3%
2042 0.03% 2.34%
2041 0.03% 2.31%
2040 0.04% 2.42%
2039 0.05% 2.46%
2038 0.06% 2.51%
2037 0.05% 2.58%
2036 0.05% 2.57%
2035 0.06% 2.62%
2034 0.07% 2.71%
2033 0.07% 2.78%
2032 0.07% 2.84%
2031 0.08% 2.86%
2030 0.1% 2.93%
2029 0.11% 3%
2028 0.11% 3.06%
2027 0.12% 2.64%
2026 0.15% 2.66%
2025 0.7% 3.47%
2024 0.67% 5.07%
2023 0.85% 4.68%
2022 0.81% 3.52%
2021 0.41% 3.5%
2020 0.43% 3.23%
2019 0.54% 3.27%
2018 0.46% 3.42%
2017 0.39% 3.36%
2016 0.51% 3.19%
2015 0.58% 3.23%
2014 0.44% 3.63%
2013 0.47% 3.63%
2012 0.62% 3.58%
2011 1.31% 3.59%
2010 0.92% 3.52%
2009 0.81% 3.64%
2008 0.79% 3.56%
2007 0.74% 3.5%
2006 0.66% 3.66%
2005 0.55% 4.11%
2004 0.43% 4.56%
2003 0.42% 4.08%
2002 0.45% 3.54%
2001 0.34% 3.43%
2000 0.24% 3.52%
1999 0.23% 3.58%
1998 0.21% 3.5%
1997 0.24% 3.51%
1996 0.2% 4.53%
1995 0.21% 4.51%
1994 0.31% 2.33%
1993 0.39% 2.39%
1992 0.41% 4.33%
1991 0.37% 3.72%
1990 0.3% 2.81%
1989 0.36% 3.45%
1988 0.32% 3.44%
1987 0.09% 3.57%
1986 0.04% 3.04%
1985 0.03% 1.01%
1984 -0.002% 1.33%
1983 -0.008% 5.08%
1982 -0.03% 4.81%
1981 -0.003% 0.12%
1980 0.11% 0.22%
1979 0.09% 2.13%
1978 0.09% 1.84%
1977 0.12% 1.89%
1976 0.18% 2.02%
1975 0.29% 2.18%
1974 0.32% 2.32%
1973 0.32% 2.38%
1972 0.39% 2.26%
1971 0.18% 2.13%
1970 0.1% 2.1%
1969 0.28% 2.04%
1968 0.39% 1.99%
1967 0.56% 1.96%
1966 0.68% 1.98%
1965 0.91% 2.02%
1964 0.95% 2.05%
1963 0.75% 2.06%
1962 0.4% 2.05%
1961 0.33% 2.04%

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/chad | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Belgium grew by 0.7%, while Chad's population grew by 3.47%.

Live population counters

Belgium Chad
Current population
11967185
21855137
Population rank 83/197 64/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.26%
One net population change
6.34 minutes
44.9 seconds
One birth every
4.82 minutes
35.9 seconds
One death every
4.67 minutes
2.34 minutes
Daily growth/decline +228 +1,930
Annual growth/decline +83,171 +704,582
Annual growth/decline rate +0.7% +3.47%
Population growth rate rank 116/197 6/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
4.28 minutes
Annual migration change +31,989 -123,104
Net migration rank 28/196 184/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 1,269,673
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 50/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 6.3%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 83/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Chad
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Chad
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - -123,104
2024 -3,557 36,243 653,307 204,040
2023 0 41,679 605,924 496,830
2022 -2,336 118,615 588,060 36,670
2021 5,793 24,017 554,851 74,509
2020 -12,692 43,777 541,234 36,605
2019 8,042 58,469 530,540 -29,451
2018 7,999 50,604 509,642 46,661
2017 10,238 37,981 494,304 16,916
2016 14,731 28,090 483,442 21,540
2015 11,274 63,536 478,010 -48,918
2014 21,297 37,472 467,957 20,842
2013 16,739 28,066 454,517 51,887
2012 18,882 45,001 444,246 9,514
2011 25,388 52,464 428,989 29,256
2010 23,970 105,232 416,177 10,427
2009 23,752 97,175 401,937 9,108
2008 22,491 66,470 387,439 36,446
2007 23,376 59,911 376,732 -11,339
2006 21,096 53,574 362,027 23,052
2005 15,718 50,576 352,302 19,281
2004 16,673 35,143 334,136 110,387
2003 7,263 34,472 314,740 105,140
2002 7,233 39,404 302,995 20,400
2001 11,315 34,924 297,254 3,484
2000 12,302 13,952 287,173 -3,845
1999 9,203 16,849 278,264 17,175
1998 9,183 12,517 270,055 2,232
1997 12,218 10,262 261,030 3,631
1996 12,188 15,684 254,589 1,259
1995 11,150 1,937 234,010 152,232
1994 12,139 17,636 223,996 986
1993 14,118 18,542 229,984 -146,386
1992 20,090 25,941 219,348 6,013
1991 22,010 27,038 200,102 112,492
1990 19,935 8,299 191,959 -58,884
1989 13,912 7,301 188,485 4,924
1988 14,853 3,929 178,489 16,085
1987 11,844 3,525 156,797 23,220
1986 5,917 2,964 152,360 42,093
1985 2,958 2,165 145,845 -30,686
1984 4,927 1,697 151,511 -164,489
1983 2,956 1,252 144,684 247
1982 7,885 1,100 119,121 217,242
1981 11,831 2,826 111,907 -13,232
1980 10,845 11,482 122,468 -210,126
1979 11,818 11,277 117,780 -9,974
1978 7,872 10,828 115,084 -34,856
1977 8,847 10,460 113,498 -34,318
1976 1,964 10,360 111,324 -29,755
1975 0 9,652 109,315 -22,768
1974 7,818 8,924 106,898 -15,686
1973 11,690 8,684 104,418 -10,737
1972 18,451 8,384 101,142 -9,526
1971 21,281 7,992 89,404 -9,153
1970 23,173 19,393 87,660 -8,931
1969 21,221 20,072 83,413 -8,714
1968 20,199 19,809 79,465 -8,396
1967 31,618 19,492 76,142 -7,771
1966 36,206 18,985 73,123 -6,283
1965 39,748 18,243 70,913 -4,384
1964 51,580 17,687 69,483 -2,518
1963 41,804 16,355 67,414 -1,228
1962 42,414 14,829 65,312 -890
1961 52,349 10,566 63,639 -760
1960 40,275 9,893 62,003 -672

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

GeoRank.org/population/belgium/chad | 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 Chad 86.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,439,314 people) and 13.6% is from migration (a gain of 855,402 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 1,269,673 people or 6.3% in Chad.

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
Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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