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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,858,610 in 2024 vs 116,538,258 people in Egypt in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,902,714 people compared to 120,697,176 in Egypt.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 10.1 times bigger than Belgium's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Egypt is the 13th.
  • The countries together account for 1.6% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 1.46% for Egypt.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.55% per year vs +1.84% in Egypt.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (12.8% growth), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 121M (45.9% growth).

Belgium vs Egypt: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Egypt
2100 11,193,616 203,522,884
2099 11,211,908 203,403,368
2098 11,230,002 203,247,703
2097 11,246,180 203,074,807
2096 11,261,636 202,870,003
2095 11,277,513 202,625,820
2094 11,293,934 202,350,087
2093 11,309,421 202,040,251
2092 11,325,500 201,709,051
2091 11,339,887 201,347,225
2090 11,354,304 200,966,749
2089 11,368,748 200,561,011
2088 11,384,019 200,123,182
2087 11,399,441 199,650,440
2086 11,413,731 199,156,169
2085 11,427,305 198,637,936
2084 11,441,192 198,084,947
2083 11,454,476 197,501,965
2082 11,468,827 196,891,089
2081 11,480,917 196,242,522
2080 11,494,860 195,570,383
2079 11,507,804 194,850,670
2078 11,522,057 194,103,613
2077 11,534,819 193,324,592
2076 11,546,262 192,507,892
2075 11,558,154 191,661,705
2074 11,571,164 190,786,862
2073 11,584,391 189,886,620
2072 11,597,605 188,947,991
2071 11,611,079 187,981,245
2070 11,627,079 186,988,514
2069 11,643,296 185,965,572
2068 11,660,663 184,912,088
2067 11,677,909 183,835,428
2066 11,696,417 182,734,967
2065 11,716,114 181,620,901
2064 11,736,957 180,467,102
2063 11,758,738 179,293,260
2062 11,780,812 178,110,375
2061 11,804,421 176,907,621
2060 11,825,799 175,686,879
2059 11,847,336 174,441,815
2058 11,867,449 173,179,511
2057 11,890,466 171,897,733
2056 11,911,901 170,593,445
2055 11,931,594 169,269,144
2054 11,950,146 167,915,661
2053 11,968,395 166,538,943
2052 11,984,694 165,130,747
2051 11,998,099 163,704,732
2050 12,008,766 162,240,246
2049 12,017,817 160,743,182
2048 12,024,879 159,206,813
2047 12,029,815 157,631,586
2046 12,032,975 156,023,680
2045 12,034,718 154,371,216
2044 12,034,116 152,668,334
2043 12,032,908 150,927,496
2042 12,030,714 149,145,569
2041 12,026,814 147,333,445
2040 12,023,124 145,505,786
2039 12,018,547 143,662,428
2038 12,012,586 141,820,567
2037 12,005,650 139,977,812
2036 11,999,298 138,139,382
2035 11,992,761 136,315,557
2034 11,985,730 134,490,574
2033 11,977,334 132,681,153
2032 11,969,302 130,879,780
2031 11,960,910 129,085,888
2030 11,951,381 127,304,473
2029 11,939,712 125,524,007
2028 11,927,038 123,745,979
2027 11,913,457 121,973,080
2026 11,898,731 120,224,089
2025 11,881,020 118,473,897
2024 11,858,610 116,538,258
2023 11,779,946 114,535,772
2022 11,680,210 112,618,250
2021 11,586,195 110,957,008
2020 11,538,604 109,315,124
2019 11,488,980 107,553,158
2018 11,427,054 105,682,094
2017 11,375,158 103,696,057
2016 11,331,422 101,644,589
2015 11,274,196 99,597,342
2014 11,209,057 97,528,654
2013 11,159,407 95,333,553
2012 11,106,932 93,161,001
2011 11,038,264 91,093,059
2010 10,895,586 89,196,072
2009 10,796,493 87,501,636
2008 10,709,973 85,864,789
2007 10,625,700 84,276,225
2006 10,547,958 82,700,403
2005 10,478,617 81,101,004
2004 10,421,137 79,477,443
2003 10,376,133 77,853,548
2002 10,332,785 76,239,137
2001 10,286,570 74,652,029
2000 10,251,250 73,083,284
1999 10,226,419 71,520,954
1998 10,203,008 69,943,294
1997 10,181,245 68,431,740
1996 10,156,637 67,028,048
1995 10,136,811 65,652,622
1994 10,115,603 64,285,589
1993 10,084,475 62,915,681
1992 10,045,158 61,480,660
1991 10,004,486 60,028,997
1990 9,967,379 58,396,618
1989 9,937,697 56,710,642
1988 9,901,664 55,187,681
1987 9,870,234 53,674,435
1986 9,861,823 52,206,295
1985 9,858,308 50,734,968
1984 9,855,372 49,247,334
1983 9,855,520 47,786,402
1982 9,856,303 46,407,611
1981 9,858,982 45,147,224
1980 9,859,242 43,950,413
1979 9,848,382 42,818,628
1978 9,839,534 41,761,431
1977 9,830,358 40,748,870
1976 9,818,227 39,795,557
1975 9,800,700 38,875,327
1974 9,772,419 37,969,667
1973 9,741,720 37,102,043
1972 9,711,115 36,258,328
1971 9,673,162 35,433,368
1970 9,655,549 34,623,990
1969 9,646,032 33,811,615
1968 9,618,756 32,998,319
1967 9,580,991 32,196,360
1966 9,527,807 31,406,541
1965 9,463,667 30,629,174
1964 9,378,113 29,858,922
1963 9,289,770 29,091,869
1962 9,220,578 28,337,013
1961 9,183,948 27,600,898
1960 9,153,489 26,896,479

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/egypt | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Egypt gained 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 571,292 people (a 5.04% growth), while Egypt's population increased by 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Egypt was ranked 13th in 2006 and still ranked 13th 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 Egypt will increase by 34.4% to 162,240,246 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12M people compared to the peak of 204M people in 2100 for Egypt.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Egypt
2100 -0.16% 0.06%
2099 -0.16% 0.08%
2098 -0.14% 0.09%
2097 -0.14% 0.1%
2096 -0.14% 0.12%
2095 -0.15% 0.14%
2094 -0.14% 0.15%
2093 -0.14% 0.16%
2092 -0.13% 0.18%
2091 -0.13% 0.19%
2090 -0.13% 0.2%
2089 -0.13% 0.22%
2088 -0.14% 0.24%
2087 -0.13% 0.25%
2086 -0.12% 0.26%
2085 -0.12% 0.28%
2084 -0.12% 0.3%
2083 -0.13% 0.31%
2082 -0.11% 0.33%
2081 -0.12% 0.34%
2080 -0.11% 0.37%
2079 -0.12% 0.38%
2078 -0.11% 0.4%
2077 -0.1% 0.42%
2076 -0.1% 0.44%
2075 -0.11% 0.46%
2074 -0.11% 0.47%
2073 -0.11% 0.5%
2072 -0.12% 0.51%
2071 -0.14% 0.53%
2070 -0.14% 0.55%
2069 -0.15% 0.57%
2068 -0.15% 0.59%
2067 -0.16% 0.6%
2066 -0.17% 0.61%
2065 -0.18% 0.64%
2064 -0.19% 0.65%
2063 -0.19% 0.66%
2062 -0.2% 0.68%
2061 -0.18% 0.69%
2060 -0.18% 0.71%
2059 -0.17% 0.73%
2058 -0.19% 0.75%
2057 -0.18% 0.76%
2056 -0.17% 0.78%
2055 -0.16% 0.81%
2054 -0.15% 0.83%
2053 -0.14% 0.85%
2052 -0.11% 0.87%
2051 -0.09% 0.9%
2050 -0.08% 0.93%
2049 -0.06% 0.97%
2048 -0.04% 1%
2047 -0.03% 1.03%
2046 -0.01% 1.07%
2045 0.005% 1.12%
2044 0.01% 1.15%
2043 0.02% 1.19%
2042 0.03% 1.23%
2041 0.03% 1.26%
2040 0.04% 1.28%
2039 0.05% 1.3%
2038 0.06% 1.32%
2037 0.05% 1.33%
2036 0.05% 1.34%
2035 0.06% 1.36%
2034 0.07% 1.36%
2033 0.07% 1.38%
2032 0.07% 1.39%
2031 0.08% 1.4%
2030 0.1% 1.42%
2029 0.11% 1.44%
2028 0.11% 1.45%
2027 0.12% 1.45%
2026 0.15% 1.48%
2025 0.19% 1.66%
2024 0.67% 1.75%
2023 0.85% 1.7%
2022 0.81% 1.5%
2021 0.41% 1.5%
2020 0.43% 1.64%
2019 0.54% 1.77%
2018 0.46% 1.92%
2017 0.39% 2.02%
2016 0.51% 2.06%
2015 0.58% 2.12%
2014 0.44% 2.3%
2013 0.47% 2.33%
2012 0.62% 2.27%
2011 1.31% 2.13%
2010 0.92% 1.94%
2009 0.81% 1.91%
2008 0.79% 1.88%
2007 0.74% 1.91%
2006 0.66% 1.97%
2005 0.55% 2.04%
2004 0.43% 2.09%
2003 0.42% 2.12%
2002 0.45% 2.13%
2001 0.34% 2.15%
2000 0.24% 2.18%
1999 0.23% 2.26%
1998 0.21% 2.21%
1997 0.24% 2.09%
1996 0.2% 2.1%
1995 0.21% 2.13%
1994 0.31% 2.18%
1993 0.39% 2.33%
1992 0.41% 2.42%
1991 0.37% 2.8%
1990 0.3% 2.97%
1989 0.36% 2.76%
1988 0.32% 2.82%
1987 0.09% 2.81%
1986 0.04% 2.9%
1985 0.03% 3.02%
1984 -0.002% 3.06%
1983 -0.008% 2.97%
1982 -0.03% 2.79%
1981 -0.003% 2.72%
1980 0.11% 2.64%
1979 0.09% 2.53%
1978 0.09% 2.48%
1977 0.12% 2.4%
1976 0.18% 2.37%
1975 0.29% 2.39%
1974 0.32% 2.34%
1973 0.32% 2.33%
1972 0.39% 2.33%
1971 0.18% 2.34%
1970 0.1% 2.4%
1969 0.28% 2.46%
1968 0.39% 2.49%
1967 0.56% 2.51%
1966 0.68% 2.54%
1965 0.91% 2.58%
1964 0.95% 2.64%
1963 0.75% 2.66%
1962 0.4% 2.67%
1961 0.33% 2.62%

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

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

In 2024, the population of Belgium grew by 0.67%, while Egypt's population grew by 1.75%.

Live population counters

Belgium Egypt
Current population
11902714
120697176
Population rank 83/197 13/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 1.46%
One net population change
6.68 minutes
15.7 seconds
One birth every
4.75 minutes
13.1 seconds
One death every
4.75 minutes
50.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +216 +5,486
Annual growth/decline +78,664 +2,002,486
Annual growth/decline rate +0.67% +1.75%
Population growth rate rank 119/197 62/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
9.2 minutes
Annual migration change +31,989 -57,305
Net migration rank 28/196 177/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 1,139,820
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 55/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 153/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Egypt
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Egypt
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - -57,305
2024 - 36,243 - 123,884
2023 0 41,679 1,780,230 305,006
2022 -2,336 118,615 1,736,123 13,707
2021 5,793 24,017 1,566,491 6,161
2020 -12,692 43,777 1,704,988 6,016
2019 8,042 58,469 1,805,818 7,050
2018 7,999 50,604 1,908,512 20,788
2017 10,238 37,981 2,122,866 -80,000
2016 14,731 28,090 2,131,690 -71,604
2015 11,274 63,536 2,227,594 -193,298
2014 21,297 37,472 2,195,761 -92,801
2013 16,739 28,066 2,156,922 130,305
2012 18,882 45,001 2,060,535 -2,626
2011 25,388 52,464 1,951,851 126,170
2010 23,970 105,232 1,910,134 -194,100
2009 23,752 97,175 1,848,123 -175,191
2008 22,491 66,470 1,792,943 -192,199
2007 23,376 59,911 1,749,322 -173,021
2006 21,096 53,574 1,693,374 -118,055
2005 15,718 50,576 1,660,624 -37,129
2004 16,673 35,143 1,626,745 -3,044
2003 7,263 34,472 1,614,293 9,854
2002 7,233 39,404 1,593,474 11,205
2001 11,315 34,924 1,568,962 556
2000 12,302 13,952 1,540,084 27,873
1999 9,203 16,849 1,534,697 22,026
1998 9,183 12,517 1,519,728 78,858
1997 12,218 10,262 1,470,119 -45,599
1996 12,188 15,684 1,427,161 -44,272
1995 11,150 1,937 1,406,935 -38,920
1994 12,139 17,636 1,402,840 -36,738
1993 14,118 18,542 1,409,374 -35,669
1992 20,090 25,941 1,421,372 74,950
1991 22,010 27,038 1,440,936 -33,952
1990 19,935 8,299 1,450,747 406,994
1989 13,912 7,301 1,461,547 52,648
1988 14,853 3,929 1,465,620 66,147
1987 11,844 3,525 1,436,059 58,678
1986 5,917 2,964 1,410,249 31,299
1985 2,958 2,165 1,388,718 112,411
1984 4,927 1,697 1,351,297 122,791
1983 2,956 1,252 1,318,474 129,242
1982 7,885 1,100 1,258,574 51,229
1981 11,831 2,826 1,206,830 4,140
1980 10,845 11,482 1,181,914 738
1979 11,818 11,277 1,145,655 -64,757
1978 7,872 10,828 1,107,179 -73,664
1977 8,847 10,460 1,065,298 -73,705
1976 1,964 10,360 1,030,546 -115,544
1975 0 9,652 987,822 -62,368
1974 7,818 8,924 946,052 -60,174
1973 11,690 8,684 905,068 -55,702
1972 18,451 8,384 893,333 -55,282
1971 21,281 7,992 868,365 -56,503
1970 23,173 19,393 841,952 -35,064
1969 21,221 20,072 824,564 -6,703
1968 20,199 19,809 809,482 -764
1967 31,618 19,492 788,908 6,286
1966 36,206 18,985 774,391 10,089
1965 39,748 18,243 752,682 17,605
1964 51,580 17,687 749,608 20,596
1963 41,804 16,355 738,788 25,109
1962 42,414 14,829 720,128 25,696
1961 52,349 10,566 703,216 23,184
1960 40,275 9,893 685,403 -2,954

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

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

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 Egypt 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,180,073 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 78,975 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 1,139,820 people or 1% in Egypt.

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
Egypt
City Population
Cairo 9.8M
Alexandria 5.36M
Giza 4.46M
Shubra El Kheima 1.03M
Port Said 792K
Suez 716K
Mansoura 622K
Helwan 619K
El Mahalla El Kubra 593K
Asyut 562K

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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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