The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,876,844 in 2024 vs 3,866,300 people in Croatia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,909,960 people compared to 3,839,202 in Croatia.
Population statistics:
- Belgium's population is 3.1 times bigger than Croatia's.
- Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Croatia is the 129th.
- The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.05% for Croatia.
- For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs -0.82% in Croatia.
- Since 2005, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (13.7% growth), while Croatia has declined from 4.31M to 3.84M (10.9% decline).
- Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2044 at 12M people, while Croatia's population already peaked in 1990 at 4.78M people and is projected to decrease to 2.14M people by 2100.
Belgium vs Croatia: live population counter
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| Current population |
11909960
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3839202
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| Population rank | 83/197 | 129/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.14% | 0.05% |
| One net population change |
5.88 minutes
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1.32 hours
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| One birth every |
4.74 minutes
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16.4 minutes
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| One death every |
4.74 minutes
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10.2 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
14.5 minutes
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1.69 hours
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| Annual migration change | +36,243 | -5,186 |
| Daily growth/decline | +245 | +18 |
| Annual growth/decline | +89,421 | +6,614 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.76% | +0.17% |
| Population growth rate rank | 119/197 | 155/197 |
Belgium and Croatia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,153,489 | 4,140,181 | - | - |
| 1961 | 9,183,948 | 4,167,292 | 0.33% | 0.65% |
| 1962 | 9,220,578 | 4,196,712 | 0.4% | 0.71% |
| 1963 | 9,289,770 | 4,225,675 | 0.75% | 0.69% |
| 1964 | 9,378,113 | 4,252,876 | 0.95% | 0.64% |
| 1965 | 9,463,667 | 4,280,923 | 0.91% | 0.66% |
| 1966 | 9,527,807 | 4,310,701 | 0.68% | 0.7% |
| 1967 | 9,580,991 | 4,338,683 | 0.56% | 0.65% |
| 1968 | 9,618,756 | 4,365,628 | 0.39% | 0.62% |
| 1969 | 9,646,032 | 4,391,490 | 0.28% | 0.59% |
| 1970 | 9,655,549 | 4,412,252 | 0.1% | 0.47% |
| 1971 | 9,673,162 | 4,431,275 | 0.18% | 0.43% |
| 1972 | 9,711,115 | 4,450,564 | 0.39% | 0.44% |
| 1973 | 9,741,720 | 4,470,161 | 0.32% | 0.44% |
| 1974 | 9,772,419 | 4,490,660 | 0.32% | 0.46% |
| 1975 | 9,800,700 | 4,512,082 | 0.29% | 0.48% |
| 1976 | 9,818,227 | 4,535,934 | 0.18% | 0.53% |
| 1977 | 9,830,358 | 4,559,571 | 0.12% | 0.52% |
| 1978 | 9,839,534 | 4,581,085 | 0.09% | 0.47% |
| 1979 | 9,848,382 | 4,594,778 | 0.09% | 0.3% |
| 1980 | 9,859,242 | 4,599,782 | 0.11% | 0.11% |
| 1981 | 9,858,982 | 4,611,509 | -0.003% | 0.25% |
| 1982 | 9,856,303 | 4,634,234 | -0.03% | 0.49% |
| 1983 | 9,855,520 | 4,658,254 | -0.008% | 0.52% |
| 1984 | 9,855,372 | 4,680,285 | -0.002% | 0.47% |
| 1985 | 9,858,308 | 4,701,417 | 0.03% | 0.45% |
| 1986 | 9,861,823 | 4,721,446 | 0.04% | 0.43% |
| 1987 | 9,870,234 | 4,739,745 | 0.09% | 0.39% |
| 1988 | 9,901,664 | 4,755,207 | 0.32% | 0.33% |
| 1989 | 9,937,697 | 4,767,260 | 0.36% | 0.25% |
| 1990 | 9,967,379 | 4,777,368 | 0.3% | 0.21% |
| 1991 | 10,004,486 | 4,689,022 | 0.37% | -1.85% |
| 1992 | 10,045,158 | 4,575,818 | 0.41% | -2.41% |
| 1993 | 10,084,475 | 4,600,463 | 0.39% | 0.54% |
| 1994 | 10,115,603 | 4,652,024 | 0.31% | 1.12% |
| 1995 | 10,136,811 | 4,620,030 | 0.21% | -0.69% |
| 1996 | 10,156,637 | 4,557,097 | 0.2% | -1.36% |
| 1997 | 10,181,245 | 4,534,920 | 0.24% | -0.49% |
| 1998 | 10,203,008 | 4,532,135 | 0.21% | -0.06% |
| 1999 | 10,226,419 | 4,512,597 | 0.23% | -0.43% |
| 2000 | 10,251,250 | 4,468,302 | 0.24% | -0.98% |
| 2001 | 10,286,570 | 4,299,642 | 0.34% | -3.77% |
| 2002 | 10,332,785 | 4,302,174 | 0.45% | 0.06% |
| 2003 | 10,376,133 | 4,303,399 | 0.42% | 0.03% |
| 2004 | 10,421,137 | 4,304,600 | 0.43% | 0.03% |
| 2005 | 10,478,617 | 4,310,145 | 0.55% | 0.13% |
| 2006 | 10,547,958 | 4,311,159 | 0.66% | 0.02% |
| 2007 | 10,625,700 | 4,310,217 | 0.74% | -0.02% |
| 2008 | 10,709,973 | 4,309,705 | 0.79% | -0.01% |
| 2009 | 10,796,493 | 4,305,181 | 0.81% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 10,895,586 | 4,295,427 | 0.92% | -0.23% |
| 2011 | 11,038,264 | 4,280,622 | 1.31% | -0.34% |
| 2012 | 11,106,932 | 4,260,368 | 0.62% | -0.47% |
| 2013 | 11,159,407 | 4,233,922 | 0.47% | -0.62% |
| 2014 | 11,209,057 | 4,201,598 | 0.44% | -0.76% |
| 2015 | 11,274,196 | 4,151,725 | 0.58% | -1.19% |
| 2016 | 11,331,422 | 4,106,867 | 0.51% | -1.08% |
| 2017 | 11,375,158 | 4,041,407 | 0.39% | -1.59% |
| 2018 | 11,427,054 | 3,988,775 | 0.46% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 11,488,980 | 3,949,390 | 0.54% | -0.99% |
| 2020 | 11,538,604 | 3,914,206 | 0.43% | -0.89% |
| 2021 | 11,586,195 | 3,878,981 | 0.41% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 11,680,210 | 3,855,641 | 0.81% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 11,787,423 | 3,859,686 | 0.92% | 0.1% |
| 2024 | 11,876,844 | 3,866,300 | 0.76% | 0.17% |
| 2025 | 11,896,918 | 3,839,202 | 0.17% | -0.7% |
| 2026 | 11,913,154 | 3,813,444 | 0.14% | -0.67% |
| 2027 | 11,927,312 | 3,788,509 | 0.12% | -0.65% |
| 2028 | 11,940,447 | 3,764,509 | 0.11% | -0.63% |
| 2029 | 11,952,623 | 3,740,864 | 0.1% | -0.63% |
| 2030 | 11,963,228 | 3,717,091 | 0.09% | -0.64% |
| 2031 | 11,972,203 | 3,693,060 | 0.08% | -0.65% |
| 2032 | 11,980,413 | 3,668,891 | 0.07% | -0.65% |
| 2033 | 11,988,622 | 3,645,252 | 0.07% | -0.64% |
| 2034 | 11,996,340 | 3,621,822 | 0.06% | -0.64% |
| 2035 | 12,003,132 | 3,598,817 | 0.06% | -0.64% |
| 2036 | 12,009,585 | 3,576,022 | 0.05% | -0.63% |
| 2037 | 12,016,237 | 3,552,470 | 0.06% | -0.66% |
| 2038 | 12,022,688 | 3,528,382 | 0.05% | -0.68% |
| 2039 | 12,027,954 | 3,504,319 | 0.04% | -0.68% |
| 2040 | 12,032,091 | 3,480,182 | 0.03% | -0.69% |
| 2041 | 12,035,890 | 3,455,709 | 0.03% | -0.7% |
| 2042 | 12,038,939 | 3,430,926 | 0.03% | -0.72% |
| 2043 | 12,040,642 | 3,406,019 | 0.01% | -0.73% |
| 2044 | 12,041,547 | 3,380,680 | 0.008% | -0.74% |
| 2045 | 12,040,973 | 3,355,131 | -0.005% | -0.76% |
| 2046 | 12,038,516 | 3,329,736 | -0.02% | -0.76% |
| 2047 | 12,034,474 | 3,304,173 | -0.03% | -0.77% |
| 2048 | 12,028,475 | 3,278,352 | -0.05% | -0.78% |
| 2049 | 12,020,405 | 3,252,533 | -0.07% | -0.79% |
| 2050 | 12,010,542 | 3,226,623 | -0.08% | -0.8% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belgium increased by 795,579 people (a 7.59% growth), while Croatia lost 158,420 people (a 3.68% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belgium gained 635,764 (a 5.64% growth), while Croatia's population decreased by -312,523 (a 7.53% decline).
Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2005 and is 83rd in 2025. Croatia was ranked 117th in 2005 and ranked 129th 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 Croatia will decrease by 16% to 3,226,623 people and rank change from 129th to 139th.
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Population differences between Belgium and Croatia
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| Life expectancy | 82.4 years | 78.9 years |
| Average age | 42.5 years | 44.6 years |
| Median age | 42.7 years | 46 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.3:50.7 | 48.2:51.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.47 births per woman | 1.46 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,009 ppl/mi² | 178.9 ppl/mi² |
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