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

Belgium and Curacao: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belgium	Curacao	Belgium	Curacao
1960	9,153,489	124,826	-	-
1961	9,183,948	126,125	0.33%	1.04%
1962	9,220,578	128,414	0.4%	1.81%
1963	9,289,770	130,860	0.75%	1.9%
1964	9,378,113	133,148	0.95%	1.75%
1965	9,463,667	135,266	0.91%	1.59%
1966	9,527,807	136,682	0.68%	1.05%
1967	9,580,991	138,140	0.56%	1.07%
1968	9,618,756	140,298	0.39%	1.56%
1969	9,646,032	142,581	0.28%	1.63%
1970	9,655,549	144,739	0.1%	1.51%
1971	9,673,162	147,389	0.18%	1.83%
1972	9,711,115	147,710	0.39%	0.22%
1973	9,741,720	146,912	0.32%	-0.54%
1974	9,772,419	148,351	0.32%	0.98%
1975	9,800,700	149,129	0.29%	0.52%
1976	9,818,227	149,399	0.18%	0.18%
1977	9,830,358	149,459	0.12%	0.04%
1978	9,839,534	148,341	0.09%	-0.75%
1979	9,848,382	147,851	0.09%	-0.33%
1980	9,859,242	148,041	0.11%	0.13%
1981	9,858,982	148,629	-0.003%	0.4%
1982	9,856,303	150,101	-0.03%	0.99%
1983	9,855,520	151,159	-0.008%	0.7%
1984	9,855,372	151,940	-0.002%	0.52%
1985	9,858,308	152,711	0.03%	0.51%
1986	9,861,823	152,662	0.04%	-0.03%
1987	9,870,234	151,456	0.09%	-0.79%
1988	9,901,664	149,254	0.32%	-1.45%
1989	9,937,697	146,937	0.36%	-1.55%
1990	9,967,379	145,400	0.3%	-1.05%
1991	10,004,486	144,403	0.37%	-0.69%
1992	10,045,158	143,912	0.41%	-0.34%
1993	10,084,475	144,299	0.39%	0.27%
1994	10,115,603	144,630	0.31%	0.23%
1995	10,136,811	145,139	0.21%	0.35%
1996	10,156,637	146,306	0.2%	0.8%
1997	10,181,245	146,956	0.24%	0.44%
1998	10,203,008	144,472	0.21%	-1.69%
1999	10,226,419	139,428	0.23%	-3.49%
2000	10,251,250	133,860	0.24%	-3.99%
2001	10,286,570	129,047	0.34%	-3.6%
2002	10,332,785	129,205	0.45%	0.12%
2003	10,376,133	131,897	0.42%	2.08%
2004	10,421,137	134,192	0.43%	1.74%
2005	10,478,617	137,658	0.55%	2.58%
2006	10,547,958	141,239	0.66%	2.6%
2007	10,625,700	144,056	0.74%	1.99%
2008	10,709,973	145,880	0.79%	1.27%
2009	10,796,493	146,833	0.81%	0.65%
2010	10,895,586	148,703	0.92%	1.27%
2011	11,038,264	150,831	1.31%	1.43%
2012	11,106,932	152,088	0.62%	0.83%
2013	11,159,407	153,822	0.47%	1.14%
2014	11,209,057	155,909	0.44%	1.36%
2015	11,274,196	157,980	0.58%	1.33%
2016	11,331,422	159,664	0.51%	1.07%
2017	11,375,158	160,175	0.39%	0.32%
2018	11,427,054	159,336	0.46%	-0.52%
2019	11,488,980	157,441	0.54%	-1.19%
2020	11,538,604	155,482	0.43%	-1.24%
2021	11,586,195	153,948	0.41%	-0.99%
2022	11,680,210	153,321	0.81%	-0.41%
2023	11,779,946	154,654	0.85%	0.87%
2024	11,858,610	155,967	0.67%	0.85%
2025	11,878,653	155,977	0.17%	0.007%
2026	11,894,864	155,945	0.14%	-0.02%
2027	11,909,001	155,873	0.12%	-0.05%
2028	11,922,115	155,776	0.11%	-0.06%
2029	11,934,272	155,625	0.1%	-0.1%
2030	11,944,861	155,422	0.09%	-0.13%
2031	11,953,823	155,179	0.08%	-0.16%
2032	11,962,020	154,912	0.07%	-0.17%
2033	11,970,216	154,613	0.07%	-0.19%
2034	11,977,922	154,266	0.06%	-0.22%
2035	11,984,704	153,910	0.06%	-0.23%
2036	11,991,147	153,509	0.05%	-0.26%
2037	11,997,789	153,094	0.06%	-0.27%
2038	12,004,230	152,666	0.05%	-0.28%
2039	12,009,488	152,205	0.04%	-0.3%
2040	12,013,619	151,700	0.03%	-0.33%
2041	12,017,411	151,195	0.03%	-0.33%
2042	12,020,456	150,673	0.03%	-0.35%
2043	12,022,156	150,136	0.01%	-0.36%
2044	12,023,061	149,583	0.008%	-0.37%
2045	12,022,487	149,005	-0.005%	-0.39%
2046	12,020,034	148,431	-0.02%	-0.39%
2047	12,015,998	147,827	-0.03%	-0.41%
2048	12,010,009	147,194	-0.05%	-0.43%
2049	12,001,950	146,558	-0.07%	-0.43%
2050	11,992,103	145,892	-0.08%	-0.45%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Curacao gained 18,425 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 563,596 (a 4.97% growth), while Curacao's population decreased by -3,719 (a 2.33% decline).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Curacao was ranked 179th in 2006 and still ranked 179th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Belgium's population will grow by 0.82% to 11,992,103 people with a rank change from 83rd to 92nd. The population of Curacao will decrease by 6.45% to 145,892 people and rank change from 179th to 180th.