The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,876,844 in 2024 vs 1,408,975,000 people in China in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,909,960 people compared to 1,405,773,318 in China.
Population statistics:
- China's population is 118 times bigger than Belgium's.
- Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while China is the 2nd.
- The countries together account for 17.1% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 17% for China.
- For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +0.3% in China.
- Since 2005, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (13.7% growth), while China has grown from 1.3B to 1.41B (7.83% growth).
- Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2044 at 12M people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 629M people by 2100.
Belgium vs China: live population counter
Belgium
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China
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
11909960
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1405773318
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| Population rank | 83/197 | 2/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.14% | 17% |
| One net population change |
5.88 minutes
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18.2 seconds
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| One birth every |
4.74 minutes
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3.5 seconds
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| One death every |
4.74 minutes
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2.84 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
14.5 minutes
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1.65 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +36,243 | -318,992 |
| Daily growth/decline | +245 | -4,753 |
| Annual growth/decline | +89,421 | -1,735,000 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.76% | -0.12% |
| Population growth rate rank | 119/197 | 173/197 |
Belgium and China: population history and growth rate by year chart
Belgium
Population
Growth rate
China
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Belgium
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China
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Belgium
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China
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| 1960 | 9,153,489 | 667,070,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 9,183,948 | 660,330,000 | 0.33% | -1.01% |
| 1962 | 9,220,578 | 665,770,000 | 0.4% | 0.82% |
| 1963 | 9,289,770 | 682,335,000 | 0.75% | 2.49% |
| 1964 | 9,378,113 | 698,355,000 | 0.95% | 2.35% |
| 1965 | 9,463,667 | 715,185,000 | 0.91% | 2.41% |
| 1966 | 9,527,807 | 735,400,000 | 0.68% | 2.83% |
| 1967 | 9,580,991 | 754,550,000 | 0.56% | 2.6% |
| 1968 | 9,618,756 | 774,510,000 | 0.39% | 2.65% |
| 1969 | 9,646,032 | 796,025,000 | 0.28% | 2.78% |
| 1970 | 9,655,549 | 818,315,000 | 0.1% | 2.8% |
| 1971 | 9,673,162 | 841,105,000 | 0.18% | 2.78% |
| 1972 | 9,711,115 | 862,030,000 | 0.39% | 2.49% |
| 1973 | 9,741,720 | 881,940,000 | 0.32% | 2.31% |
| 1974 | 9,772,419 | 900,350,000 | 0.32% | 2.09% |
| 1975 | 9,800,700 | 916,395,000 | 0.29% | 1.78% |
| 1976 | 9,818,227 | 930,685,000 | 0.18% | 1.56% |
| 1977 | 9,830,358 | 943,455,000 | 0.12% | 1.37% |
| 1978 | 9,839,534 | 956,165,000 | 0.09% | 1.35% |
| 1979 | 9,848,382 | 969,005,000 | 0.09% | 1.34% |
| 1980 | 9,859,242 | 981,235,000 | 0.11% | 1.26% |
| 1981 | 9,858,982 | 993,885,000 | -0.003% | 1.29% |
| 1982 | 9,856,303 | 1,008,630,000 | -0.03% | 1.48% |
| 1983 | 9,855,520 | 1,023,310,000 | -0.008% | 1.46% |
| 1984 | 9,855,372 | 1,036,825,000 | -0.002% | 1.32% |
| 1985 | 9,858,308 | 1,051,040,000 | 0.03% | 1.37% |
| 1986 | 9,861,823 | 1,066,790,000 | 0.04% | 1.5% |
| 1987 | 9,870,234 | 1,084,035,000 | 0.09% | 1.62% |
| 1988 | 9,901,664 | 1,101,630,000 | 0.32% | 1.62% |
| 1989 | 9,937,697 | 1,118,650,000 | 0.36% | 1.54% |
| 1990 | 9,967,379 | 1,135,185,000 | 0.3% | 1.48% |
| 1991 | 10,004,486 | 1,150,780,000 | 0.37% | 1.37% |
| 1992 | 10,045,158 | 1,164,970,000 | 0.41% | 1.23% |
| 1993 | 10,084,475 | 1,178,440,000 | 0.39% | 1.16% |
| 1994 | 10,115,603 | 1,191,835,000 | 0.31% | 1.14% |
| 1995 | 10,136,811 | 1,204,855,000 | 0.21% | 1.09% |
| 1996 | 10,156,637 | 1,217,550,000 | 0.2% | 1.05% |
| 1997 | 10,181,245 | 1,230,075,000 | 0.24% | 1.03% |
| 1998 | 10,203,008 | 1,241,935,000 | 0.21% | 0.96% |
| 1999 | 10,226,419 | 1,252,735,000 | 0.23% | 0.87% |
| 2000 | 10,251,250 | 1,262,645,000 | 0.24% | 0.79% |
| 2001 | 10,286,570 | 1,271,850,000 | 0.34% | 0.73% |
| 2002 | 10,332,785 | 1,280,400,000 | 0.45% | 0.67% |
| 2003 | 10,376,133 | 1,288,400,000 | 0.42% | 0.62% |
| 2004 | 10,421,137 | 1,296,075,000 | 0.43% | 0.6% |
| 2005 | 10,478,617 | 1,303,720,000 | 0.55% | 0.59% |
| 2006 | 10,547,958 | 1,311,020,000 | 0.66% | 0.56% |
| 2007 | 10,625,700 | 1,317,885,000 | 0.74% | 0.52% |
| 2008 | 10,709,973 | 1,324,655,000 | 0.79% | 0.51% |
| 2009 | 10,796,493 | 1,331,260,000 | 0.81% | 0.5% |
| 2010 | 10,895,586 | 1,337,705,000 | 0.92% | 0.48% |
| 2011 | 11,038,264 | 1,345,035,000 | 1.31% | 0.55% |
| 2012 | 11,106,932 | 1,354,190,000 | 0.62% | 0.68% |
| 2013 | 11,159,407 | 1,363,240,000 | 0.47% | 0.67% |
| 2014 | 11,209,057 | 1,371,860,000 | 0.44% | 0.63% |
| 2015 | 11,274,196 | 1,379,860,000 | 0.58% | 0.58% |
| 2016 | 11,331,422 | 1,387,790,000 | 0.51% | 0.57% |
| 2017 | 11,375,158 | 1,396,215,000 | 0.39% | 0.61% |
| 2018 | 11,427,054 | 1,402,760,000 | 0.46% | 0.47% |
| 2019 | 11,488,980 | 1,407,745,000 | 0.54% | 0.36% |
| 2020 | 11,538,604 | 1,411,100,000 | 0.43% | 0.24% |
| 2021 | 11,586,195 | 1,412,360,000 | 0.41% | 0.09% |
| 2022 | 11,680,210 | 1,412,175,000 | 0.81% | -0.01% |
| 2023 | 11,787,423 | 1,410,710,000 | 0.92% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 11,876,844 | 1,408,975,000 | 0.76% | -0.12% |
| 2025 | 11,896,918 | 1,405,773,318 | 0.17% | -0.23% |
| 2026 | 11,913,154 | 1,402,614,510 | 0.14% | -0.22% |
| 2027 | 11,927,312 | 1,399,403,406 | 0.12% | -0.23% |
| 2028 | 11,940,447 | 1,395,886,569 | 0.11% | -0.25% |
| 2029 | 11,952,623 | 1,392,060,666 | 0.1% | -0.27% |
| 2030 | 11,963,228 | 1,387,961,846 | 0.09% | -0.29% |
| 2031 | 11,972,203 | 1,383,588,794 | 0.08% | -0.32% |
| 2032 | 11,980,413 | 1,378,934,346 | 0.07% | -0.34% |
| 2033 | 11,988,622 | 1,374,007,012 | 0.07% | -0.36% |
| 2034 | 11,996,340 | 1,368,825,481 | 0.06% | -0.38% |
| 2035 | 12,003,132 | 1,363,415,793 | 0.06% | -0.4% |
| 2036 | 12,009,585 | 1,357,772,486 | 0.05% | -0.41% |
| 2037 | 12,016,237 | 1,351,902,859 | 0.06% | -0.43% |
| 2038 | 12,022,688 | 1,345,840,038 | 0.05% | -0.45% |
| 2039 | 12,027,954 | 1,339,558,174 | 0.04% | -0.47% |
| 2040 | 12,032,091 | 1,333,028,062 | 0.03% | -0.49% |
| 2041 | 12,035,890 | 1,326,251,398 | 0.03% | -0.51% |
| 2042 | 12,038,939 | 1,319,222,019 | 0.03% | -0.53% |
| 2043 | 12,040,642 | 1,311,956,934 | 0.01% | -0.55% |
| 2044 | 12,041,547 | 1,304,437,340 | 0.008% | -0.57% |
| 2045 | 12,040,973 | 1,296,592,737 | -0.005% | -0.6% |
| 2046 | 12,038,516 | 1,288,357,014 | -0.02% | -0.64% |
| 2047 | 12,034,474 | 1,279,723,262 | -0.03% | -0.67% |
| 2048 | 12,028,475 | 1,270,661,954 | -0.05% | -0.71% |
| 2049 | 12,020,405 | 1,261,120,581 | -0.07% | -0.75% |
| 2050 | 12,010,542 | 1,251,102,086 | -0.08% | -0.79% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belgium increased by 795,579 people (a 7.59% growth), while China gained 76,140,000 people (a 5.84% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belgium gained 635,764 (a 5.64% growth), while China's population increased by 25,913,318 (a 1.88% growth).
Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2005 and is 83rd in 2025. China was ranked 1st in 2005 and ranked 2nd 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 China will decrease by 11% to 1,251,102,086 people and will still be ranked 2nd.
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Population differences between Belgium and China
|
Belgium
|
China
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 82.4 years | 78.4 years |
| Average age | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Median age | 42.7 years | 40.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.3:50.7 | 50.9:49.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.47 births per woman | 1 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,009 ppl/mi² | 389 ppl/mi² |
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