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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,858,610 in 2024 vs 52,886,363 people in Colombia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,902,714 people compared to 54,105,437 in Colombia.

Population statistics:

  • Colombia's population is 4.55 times bigger than Belgium's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Colombia is the 28th.
  • The countries together account for 0.8% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.65% for Colombia.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.55% per year vs +1.25% in Colombia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (12.8% growth), while Colombia has grown from 42.7M to 54.1M (26.7% growth).

Belgium vs Colombia: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Colombia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Colombia
2100 11,193,616 47,499,215
2099 11,211,908 47,845,841
2098 11,230,002 48,197,117
2097 11,246,180 48,551,975
2096 11,261,636 48,909,832
2095 11,277,513 49,272,722
2094 11,293,934 49,640,091
2093 11,309,421 50,009,863
2092 11,325,500 50,381,320
2091 11,339,887 50,754,115
2090 11,354,304 51,127,855
2089 11,368,748 51,502,015
2088 11,384,019 51,875,918
2087 11,399,441 52,247,171
2086 11,413,731 52,614,991
2085 11,427,305 52,979,265
2084 11,441,192 53,339,176
2083 11,454,476 53,693,979
2082 11,468,827 54,043,369
2081 11,480,917 54,385,627
2080 11,494,860 54,721,064
2079 11,507,804 55,048,030
2078 11,522,057 55,367,481
2077 11,534,819 55,677,284
2076 11,546,262 55,976,943
2075 11,558,154 56,266,206
2074 11,571,164 56,544,981
2073 11,584,391 56,812,141
2072 11,597,605 57,068,255
2071 11,611,079 57,312,673
2070 11,627,079 57,545,138
2069 11,643,296 57,764,682
2068 11,660,663 57,972,674
2067 11,677,909 58,168,272
2066 11,696,417 58,351,633
2065 11,716,114 58,521,871
2064 11,736,957 58,680,744
2063 11,758,738 58,827,326
2062 11,780,812 58,962,991
2061 11,804,421 59,086,555
2060 11,825,799 59,199,108
2059 11,847,336 59,300,144
2058 11,867,449 59,390,214
2057 11,890,466 59,468,904
2056 11,911,901 59,536,324
2055 11,931,594 59,592,582
2054 11,950,146 59,637,127
2053 11,968,395 59,670,001
2052 11,984,694 59,690,977
2051 11,998,099 59,699,504
2050 12,008,766 59,695,795
2049 12,017,817 59,678,701
2048 12,024,879 59,648,033
2047 12,029,815 59,602,061
2046 12,032,975 59,540,723
2045 12,034,718 59,463,463
2044 12,034,116 59,367,350
2043 12,032,908 59,253,902
2042 12,030,714 59,121,606
2041 12,026,814 58,969,930
2040 12,023,124 58,799,039
2039 12,018,547 58,603,737
2038 12,012,586 58,388,433
2037 12,005,650 58,151,809
2036 11,999,298 57,888,958
2035 11,992,761 57,606,734
2034 11,985,730 57,297,583
2033 11,977,334 56,964,672
2032 11,969,302 56,610,464
2031 11,960,910 56,231,768
2030 11,951,381 55,827,391
2029 11,939,712 55,399,717
2028 11,927,038 54,947,769
2027 11,913,457 54,469,148
2026 11,898,731 53,970,578
2025 11,881,020 53,442,597
2024 11,858,610 52,886,363
2023 11,779,946 52,321,152
2022 11,680,210 51,737,944
2021 11,586,195 51,188,173
2020 11,538,604 50,629,997
2019 11,488,980 49,907,985
2018 11,427,054 49,024,465
2017 11,375,158 48,131,078
2016 11,331,422 47,437,512
2015 11,274,196 46,969,940
2014 11,209,057 46,565,429
2013 11,159,407 46,151,584
2012 11,106,932 45,715,810
2011 11,038,264 45,259,614
2010 10,895,586 44,777,319
2009 10,796,493 44,271,541
2008 10,709,973 43,758,808
2007 10,625,700 43,235,374
2006 10,547,958 42,691,084
2005 10,478,617 42,128,977
2004 10,421,137 41,543,171
2003 10,376,133 40,937,429
2002 10,332,785 40,324,680
2001 10,286,570 39,709,262
2000 10,251,250 39,089,934
1999 10,226,419 38,454,863
1998 10,203,008 37,792,165
1997 10,181,245 37,121,149
1996 10,156,637 36,462,745
1995 10,136,811 35,804,662
1994 10,115,603 35,127,410
1993 10,084,475 34,441,473
1992 10,045,158 33,760,571
1991 10,004,486 33,098,372
1990 9,967,379 32,440,069
1989 9,937,697 31,776,279
1988 9,901,664 31,130,524
1987 9,870,234 30,499,467
1986 9,861,823 29,879,112
1985 9,858,308 29,268,470
1984 9,855,372 28,642,690
1983 9,855,520 27,988,173
1982 9,856,303 27,338,331
1981 9,858,982 26,713,267
1980 9,859,242 26,104,498
1979 9,848,382 25,515,626
1978 9,839,534 24,950,337
1977 9,830,358 24,393,494
1976 9,818,227 23,858,810
1975 9,800,700 23,344,644
1974 9,772,419 22,833,469
1973 9,741,720 22,325,374
1972 9,711,115 21,819,563
1971 9,673,162 21,319,096
1970 9,655,549 20,811,782
1969 9,646,032 20,291,942
1968 9,618,756 19,766,796
1967 9,580,991 19,235,618
1966 9,527,807 18,702,688
1965 9,463,667 18,169,050
1964 9,378,113 17,637,411
1963 9,289,770 17,113,823
1962 9,220,578 16,599,029
1961 9,183,948 16,095,203
1960 9,153,489 15,606,209

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belgium/colombia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Colombia gained 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 571,292 people (a 5.04% growth), while Colombia's population increased by 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Colombia was ranked 29th in 2006 and ranked 28th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belgium's population will grow by 0.89% to 12,008,766 people with a rank change from 83rd to 92nd. The population of Colombia will increase by 10.3% to 59,695,795 people and rank change from 28th to 34th.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12M people compared to the peak of 59.7M people in 2051 for Colombia.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Colombia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Colombia
2100 -0.16% -0.72%
2099 -0.16% -0.73%
2098 -0.14% -0.73%
2097 -0.14% -0.73%
2096 -0.14% -0.74%
2095 -0.15% -0.74%
2094 -0.14% -0.74%
2093 -0.14% -0.74%
2092 -0.13% -0.73%
2091 -0.13% -0.73%
2090 -0.13% -0.73%
2089 -0.13% -0.72%
2088 -0.14% -0.71%
2087 -0.13% -0.7%
2086 -0.12% -0.69%
2085 -0.12% -0.67%
2084 -0.12% -0.66%
2083 -0.13% -0.65%
2082 -0.11% -0.63%
2081 -0.12% -0.61%
2080 -0.11% -0.59%
2079 -0.12% -0.58%
2078 -0.11% -0.56%
2077 -0.1% -0.54%
2076 -0.1% -0.51%
2075 -0.11% -0.49%
2074 -0.11% -0.47%
2073 -0.11% -0.45%
2072 -0.12% -0.43%
2071 -0.14% -0.4%
2070 -0.14% -0.38%
2069 -0.15% -0.36%
2068 -0.15% -0.34%
2067 -0.16% -0.31%
2066 -0.17% -0.29%
2065 -0.18% -0.27%
2064 -0.19% -0.25%
2063 -0.19% -0.23%
2062 -0.2% -0.21%
2061 -0.18% -0.19%
2060 -0.18% -0.17%
2059 -0.17% -0.15%
2058 -0.19% -0.13%
2057 -0.18% -0.11%
2056 -0.17% -0.09%
2055 -0.16% -0.07%
2054 -0.15% -0.06%
2053 -0.14% -0.04%
2052 -0.11% -0.01%
2051 -0.09% 0.006%
2050 -0.08% 0.03%
2049 -0.06% 0.05%
2048 -0.04% 0.08%
2047 -0.03% 0.1%
2046 -0.01% 0.13%
2045 0.005% 0.16%
2044 0.01% 0.19%
2043 0.02% 0.22%
2042 0.03% 0.26%
2041 0.03% 0.29%
2040 0.04% 0.33%
2039 0.05% 0.37%
2038 0.06% 0.41%
2037 0.05% 0.45%
2036 0.05% 0.49%
2035 0.06% 0.54%
2034 0.07% 0.58%
2033 0.07% 0.63%
2032 0.07% 0.67%
2031 0.08% 0.72%
2030 0.1% 0.77%
2029 0.11% 0.82%
2028 0.11% 0.88%
2027 0.12% 0.92%
2026 0.15% 0.99%
2025 0.19% 1.05%
2024 0.67% 1.08%
2023 0.85% 1.13%
2022 0.81% 1.07%
2021 0.41% 1.1%
2020 0.43% 1.45%
2019 0.54% 1.8%
2018 0.46% 1.86%
2017 0.39% 1.46%
2016 0.51% 1%
2015 0.58% 0.87%
2014 0.44% 0.9%
2013 0.47% 0.95%
2012 0.62% 1.01%
2011 1.31% 1.08%
2010 0.92% 1.14%
2009 0.81% 1.17%
2008 0.79% 1.21%
2007 0.74% 1.27%
2006 0.66% 1.33%
2005 0.55% 1.41%
2004 0.43% 1.48%
2003 0.42% 1.52%
2002 0.45% 1.55%
2001 0.34% 1.58%
2000 0.24% 1.65%
1999 0.23% 1.75%
1998 0.21% 1.81%
1997 0.24% 1.81%
1996 0.2% 1.84%
1995 0.21% 1.93%
1994 0.31% 1.99%
1993 0.39% 2.02%
1992 0.41% 2%
1991 0.37% 2.03%
1990 0.3% 2.09%
1989 0.36% 2.07%
1988 0.32% 2.07%
1987 0.09% 2.08%
1986 0.04% 2.09%
1985 0.03% 2.18%
1984 -0.002% 2.34%
1983 -0.008% 2.38%
1982 -0.03% 2.34%
1981 -0.003% 2.33%
1980 0.11% 2.31%
1979 0.09% 2.27%
1978 0.09% 2.28%
1977 0.12% 2.24%
1976 0.18% 2.2%
1975 0.29% 2.24%
1974 0.32% 2.28%
1973 0.32% 2.32%
1972 0.39% 2.35%
1971 0.18% 2.44%
1970 0.1% 2.56%
1969 0.28% 2.66%
1968 0.39% 2.76%
1967 0.56% 2.85%
1966 0.68% 2.94%
1965 0.91% 3.01%
1964 0.95% 3.06%
1963 0.75% 3.1%
1962 0.4% 3.13%
1961 0.33% 3.13%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Belgium grew by 0.67%, while Colombia's population grew by 1.08%.

Live population counters

Belgium Colombia
Current population
11902714
54105437
Population rank 83/197 28/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.65%
One net population change
6.68 minutes
55.8 seconds
One birth every
4.75 minutes
44.7 seconds
One death every
4.75 minutes
1.86 minutes
Daily growth/decline +216 +1,549
Annual growth/decline +78,664 +565,211
Annual growth/decline rate +0.67% +1.08%
Population growth rate rank 119/197 96/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
4.08 minutes
Annual migration change +31,989 +129,139
Net migration rank 28/196 12/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 3,063,518
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 22/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 5.8%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 89/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Colombia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Colombia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - 129,139
2024 - 36,243 - 141,643
2023 0 41,679 422,598 154,521
2022 -2,336 118,615 406,143 183,180
2021 5,793 24,017 311,122 199,070
2020 -12,692 43,777 378,965 227,130
2019 8,042 58,469 441,087 396,826
2018 7,999 50,604 433,622 495,524
2017 10,238 37,981 426,538 431,072
2016 14,731 28,090 425,087 104,373
2015 11,274 63,536 446,778 -41,123
2014 21,297 37,472 470,916 -67,522
2013 16,739 28,066 489,069 -64,789
2012 18,882 45,001 503,285 -56,070
2011 25,388 52,464 511,524 -46,385
2010 23,970 105,232 533,657 -34,220
2009 23,752 97,175 559,017 -46,901
2008 22,491 66,470 576,654 -63,313
2007 23,376 59,911 583,115 -49,634
2006 21,096 53,574 594,388 -39,303
2005 15,718 50,576 610,618 -41,465
2004 16,673 35,143 628,424 -25,949
2003 7,263 34,472 642,144 -33,114
2002 7,233 39,404 640,840 -24,387
2001 11,315 34,924 642,933 -28,582
2000 12,302 13,952 652,176 -27,878
1999 9,203 16,849 668,576 -22,698
1998 9,183 12,517 687,704 -8,186
1997 12,218 10,262 686,073 -23,600
1996 12,188 15,684 682,547 -28,251
1995 11,150 1,937 694,968 -33,097
1994 12,139 17,636 708,660 -16,023
1993 14,118 18,542 709,287 -30,103
1992 20,090 25,941 697,763 -15,147
1991 22,010 27,038 690,266 -48,458
1990 19,935 8,299 682,409 -7,590
1989 13,912 7,301 674,102 -21,329
1988 14,853 3,929 663,796 -25,064
1987 11,844 3,525 659,429 -36,040
1986 5,917 2,964 659,701 -42,368
1985 2,958 2,165 625,379 -21,408
1984 4,927 1,697 666,315 -18,692
1983 2,956 1,252 674,767 -13,329
1982 7,885 1,100 675,339 -37,090
1981 11,831 2,826 662,195 -50,351
1980 10,845 11,482 649,872 -44,203
1979 11,818 11,277 635,747 -63,657
1978 7,872 10,828 626,378 -67,870
1977 8,847 10,460 622,814 -67,638
1976 1,964 10,360 612,265 -98,057
1975 0 9,652 598,580 -84,462
1974 7,818 8,924 589,035 -80,816
1973 11,690 8,684 583,608 -75,630
1972 18,451 8,384 581,361 -77,708
1971 21,281 7,992 582,011 -84,712
1970 23,173 19,393 583,396 -66,065
1969 21,221 20,072 586,559 -64,238
1968 20,199 19,809 589,407 -61,442
1967 31,618 19,492 591,649 -57,256
1966 36,206 18,985 590,855 -59,395
1965 39,748 18,243 587,677 -51,855
1964 51,580 17,687 581,435 -53,972
1963 41,804 16,355 572,355 -52,631
1962 42,414 14,829 559,985 -50,108
1961 52,349 10,566 545,627 -47,849
1960 40,275 9,893 529,316 -49,115

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 11.3% of the population change in Belgium is from natural causes (a gain of 64,346 people) and 88.7% is from migration (a gain of 504,240 people). In Colombia 66.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,162,856 people) and 33.4% is from migration (a gain of 2,083,051 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 3,063,518 people or 5.8% in Colombia.

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
Colombia
City Population
Bogota 8.03M
Medellin 2.53M
Cali 2.47M
Barranquilla 1.33M
Cartagena 915K
Cucuta 806K
Soacha 783K
Soledad 676K
Villavicencio 664K
Bucaramanga 615K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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