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Population in Belgium compared to East Timor: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,876,844 in 2024 vs 1,400,638 people in East Timor in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,909,960 people compared to 1,433,311 in East Timor.

Population statistics:

  • Belgium's population is 8.31 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while East Timor is the 152nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.02% for East Timor.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +1.74% in East Timor.
  • Since 2005, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (13.7% growth), while East Timor has grown from 948K to 1.43M (51.1% growth).
  • Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2044 at 12M people compared to the peak of 2.09M people in 2076 for East Timor.

Belgium vs East Timor: live population counter

Belgium East Timor
Current population
11909960
1433311
Population rank 83/197 152/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.02%
One net population change
5.88 minutes
32.1 minutes
One birth every
4.74 minutes
17.2 minutes
One death every
4.74 minutes
52.2 minutes
One migration net change every
14.5 minutes
3.43 hours
Annual migration change +36,243 -2,552
Daily growth/decline +245 +45
Annual growth/decline +89,421 +16,352
Annual growth/decline rate +0.76% +1.18%
Population growth rate rank 119/197 93/197

Belgium and East Timor: population history and growth rate by year chart

Belgium
Population

Growth rate
East Timor
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Belgium East Timor Belgium East Timor
1960 9,153,489 468,118 - -
1961 9,183,948 475,291 0.33% 1.53%
1962 9,220,578 482,774 0.4% 1.57%
1963 9,289,770 490,564 0.75% 1.61%
1964 9,378,113 498,659 0.95% 1.65%
1965 9,463,667 507,034 0.91% 1.68%
1966 9,527,807 515,696 0.68% 1.71%
1967 9,580,991 524,648 0.56% 1.74%
1968 9,618,756 533,875 0.39% 1.76%
1969 9,646,032 543,356 0.28% 1.78%
1970 9,655,549 553,069 0.1% 1.79%
1971 9,673,162 562,966 0.18% 1.79%
1972 9,711,115 572,962 0.39% 1.78%
1973 9,741,720 582,855 0.32% 1.73%
1974 9,772,419 590,827 0.32% 1.37%
1975 9,800,700 598,158 0.29% 1.24%
1976 9,818,227 607,620 0.18% 1.58%
1977 9,830,358 618,315 0.12% 1.76%
1978 9,839,534 628,775 0.09% 1.69%
1979 9,848,382 638,719 0.09% 1.58%
1980 9,859,242 649,871 0.11% 1.75%
1981 9,858,982 660,493 -0.003% 1.63%
1982 9,856,303 669,149 -0.03% 1.31%
1983 9,855,520 677,707 -0.008% 1.28%
1984 9,855,372 686,777 -0.002% 1.34%
1985 9,858,308 696,665 0.03% 1.44%
1986 9,861,823 707,185 0.04% 1.51%
1987 9,870,234 718,476 0.09% 1.6%
1988 9,901,664 730,745 0.32% 1.71%
1989 9,937,697 744,856 0.36% 1.93%
1990 9,967,379 760,345 0.3% 2.08%
1991 10,004,486 778,278 0.37% 2.36%
1992 10,045,158 799,318 0.41% 2.7%
1993 10,084,475 821,437 0.39% 2.77%
1994 10,115,603 844,493 0.31% 2.81%
1995 10,136,811 868,146 0.21% 2.8%
1996 10,156,637 892,282 0.2% 2.78%
1997 10,181,245 917,184 0.24% 2.79%
1998 10,203,008 942,530 0.21% 2.76%
1999 10,226,419 834,697 0.23% -11.4%
2000 10,251,250 745,088 0.24% -10.7%
2001 10,286,570 812,249 0.34% 9.01%
2002 10,332,785 879,159 0.45% 8.24%
2003 10,376,133 916,878 0.42% 4.29%
2004 10,421,137 929,074 0.43% 1.33%
2005 10,478,617 948,311 0.55% 2.07%
2006 10,547,958 976,597 0.66% 2.98%
2007 10,625,700 1,004,889 0.74% 2.9%
2008 10,709,973 1,032,429 0.79% 2.74%
2009 10,796,493 1,058,782 0.81% 2.55%
2010 10,895,586 1,084,679 0.92% 2.45%
2011 11,038,264 1,110,207 1.31% 2.35%
2012 11,106,932 1,134,885 0.62% 2.22%
2013 11,159,407 1,158,695 0.47% 2.1%
2014 11,209,057 1,181,903 0.44% 2%
2015 11,274,196 1,205,131 0.58% 1.97%
2016 11,331,422 1,228,312 0.51% 1.92%
2017 11,375,158 1,251,703 0.39% 1.9%
2018 11,427,054 1,275,959 0.46% 1.94%
2019 11,488,980 1,300,945 0.54% 1.96%
2020 11,538,604 1,326,053 0.43% 1.93%
2021 11,586,195 1,350,139 0.41% 1.82%
2022 11,680,210 1,369,295 0.81% 1.42%
2023 11,787,423 1,384,286 0.92% 1.09%
2024 11,876,844 1,400,638 0.76% 1.18%
2025 11,896,918 1,418,519 0.17% 1.28%
2026 11,913,154 1,436,934 0.14% 1.3%
2027 11,927,312 1,456,334 0.12% 1.35%
2028 11,940,447 1,476,850 0.11% 1.41%
2029 11,952,623 1,498,119 0.1% 1.44%
2030 11,963,228 1,519,802 0.09% 1.45%
2031 11,972,203 1,540,659 0.08% 1.37%
2032 11,980,413 1,559,710 0.07% 1.24%
2033 11,988,622 1,578,114 0.07% 1.18%
2034 11,996,340 1,597,444 0.06% 1.22%
2035 12,003,132 1,618,799 0.06% 1.34%
2036 12,009,585 1,639,721 0.05% 1.29%
2037 12,016,237 1,659,327 0.06% 1.2%
2038 12,022,688 1,678,953 0.05% 1.18%
2039 12,027,954 1,698,891 0.04% 1.19%
2040 12,032,091 1,718,249 0.03% 1.14%
2041 12,035,890 1,736,476 0.03% 1.06%
2042 12,038,939 1,755,847 0.03% 1.12%
2043 12,040,642 1,776,066 0.01% 1.15%
2044 12,041,547 1,793,758 0.008% 1%
2045 12,040,973 1,809,637 -0.005% 0.89%
2046 12,038,516 1,825,551 -0.02% 0.88%
2047 12,034,474 1,841,558 -0.03% 0.88%
2048 12,028,475 1,858,311 -0.05% 0.91%
2049 12,020,405 1,873,846 -0.07% 0.84%
2050 12,010,542 1,889,246 -0.08% 0.82%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belgium increased by 795,579 people (a 7.59% growth), while East Timor gained 256,820 people (a 27.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belgium gained 635,764 (a 5.64% growth), while East Timor's population increased by 228,180 (a 18.9% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2005 and is 83rd in 2025. East Timor was ranked 154th in 2005 and ranked 152nd 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 East Timor will increase by 31.8% to 1,889,246 people and rank change from 152nd to 149th.

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