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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 11,876,844 in 2024 vs 116,538,258 people in Egypt in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,909,960 people compared to 119,759,833 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 1.59% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 1.45% for Egypt.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +1.84% in Egypt.
  • Since 2005, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (13.7% growth), while Egypt has grown from 81.1M to 120M (47.7% growth).
  • Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2044 at 12M people compared to the peak of 202M people in 2100 for Egypt.

Belgium vs Egypt: live population counter

Belgium Egypt
Current population
11909960
119759833
Population rank 83/197 13/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 1.45%
One net population change
5.88 minutes
15.7 seconds
One birth every
4.74 minutes
13.1 seconds
One death every
4.74 minutes
50.4 seconds
One migration net change every
14.5 minutes
4.24 minutes
Annual migration change +36,243 +123,884
Daily growth/decline +245 +5,486
Annual growth/decline +89,421 +2,002,486
Annual growth/decline rate +0.76% +1.75%
Population growth rate rank 119/197 66/197

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

Belgium
Population

Growth rate
Egypt
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Belgium Egypt Belgium Egypt
1960 9,153,489 26,896,479 - -
1961 9,183,948 27,600,898 0.33% 2.62%
1962 9,220,578 28,337,013 0.4% 2.67%
1963 9,289,770 29,091,869 0.75% 2.66%
1964 9,378,113 29,858,922 0.95% 2.64%
1965 9,463,667 30,629,174 0.91% 2.58%
1966 9,527,807 31,406,541 0.68% 2.54%
1967 9,580,991 32,196,360 0.56% 2.51%
1968 9,618,756 32,998,319 0.39% 2.49%
1969 9,646,032 33,811,615 0.28% 2.46%
1970 9,655,549 34,623,990 0.1% 2.4%
1971 9,673,162 35,433,368 0.18% 2.34%
1972 9,711,115 36,258,328 0.39% 2.33%
1973 9,741,720 37,102,043 0.32% 2.33%
1974 9,772,419 37,969,667 0.32% 2.34%
1975 9,800,700 38,875,327 0.29% 2.39%
1976 9,818,227 39,795,557 0.18% 2.37%
1977 9,830,358 40,748,870 0.12% 2.4%
1978 9,839,534 41,761,431 0.09% 2.48%
1979 9,848,382 42,818,628 0.09% 2.53%
1980 9,859,242 43,950,413 0.11% 2.64%
1981 9,858,982 45,147,224 -0.003% 2.72%
1982 9,856,303 46,407,611 -0.03% 2.79%
1983 9,855,520 47,786,402 -0.008% 2.97%
1984 9,855,372 49,247,334 -0.002% 3.06%
1985 9,858,308 50,734,968 0.03% 3.02%
1986 9,861,823 52,206,295 0.04% 2.9%
1987 9,870,234 53,674,435 0.09% 2.81%
1988 9,901,664 55,187,681 0.32% 2.82%
1989 9,937,697 56,710,642 0.36% 2.76%
1990 9,967,379 58,396,618 0.3% 2.97%
1991 10,004,486 60,028,997 0.37% 2.8%
1992 10,045,158 61,480,660 0.41% 2.42%
1993 10,084,475 62,915,681 0.39% 2.33%
1994 10,115,603 64,285,589 0.31% 2.18%
1995 10,136,811 65,652,622 0.21% 2.13%
1996 10,156,637 67,028,048 0.2% 2.1%
1997 10,181,245 68,431,740 0.24% 2.09%
1998 10,203,008 69,943,294 0.21% 2.21%
1999 10,226,419 71,520,954 0.23% 2.26%
2000 10,251,250 73,083,284 0.24% 2.18%
2001 10,286,570 74,652,029 0.34% 2.15%
2002 10,332,785 76,239,137 0.45% 2.13%
2003 10,376,133 77,853,548 0.42% 2.12%
2004 10,421,137 79,477,443 0.43% 2.09%
2005 10,478,617 81,101,004 0.55% 2.04%
2006 10,547,958 82,700,403 0.66% 1.97%
2007 10,625,700 84,276,225 0.74% 1.91%
2008 10,709,973 85,864,789 0.79% 1.88%
2009 10,796,493 87,501,636 0.81% 1.91%
2010 10,895,586 89,196,072 0.92% 1.94%
2011 11,038,264 91,093,059 1.31% 2.13%
2012 11,106,932 93,161,001 0.62% 2.27%
2013 11,159,407 95,333,553 0.47% 2.33%
2014 11,209,057 97,528,654 0.44% 2.3%
2015 11,274,196 99,597,342 0.58% 2.12%
2016 11,331,422 101,644,589 0.51% 2.06%
2017 11,375,158 103,696,057 0.39% 2.02%
2018 11,427,054 105,682,094 0.46% 1.92%
2019 11,488,980 107,553,158 0.54% 1.77%
2020 11,538,604 109,315,124 0.43% 1.64%
2021 11,586,195 110,957,008 0.41% 1.5%
2022 11,680,210 112,618,250 0.81% 1.5%
2023 11,787,423 114,535,772 0.92% 1.7%
2024 11,876,844 116,538,258 0.76% 1.75%
2025 11,896,918 118,365,997 0.17% 1.57%
2026 11,913,154 120,101,181 0.14% 1.47%
2027 11,927,312 121,847,622 0.12% 1.45%
2028 11,940,447 123,608,457 0.11% 1.45%
2029 11,952,623 125,373,058 0.1% 1.43%
2030 11,963,228 127,139,323 0.09% 1.41%
2031 11,972,203 128,912,256 0.08% 1.39%
2032 11,980,413 130,695,084 0.07% 1.38%
2033 11,988,622 132,485,612 0.07% 1.37%
2034 11,996,340 134,287,838 0.06% 1.36%
2035 12,003,132 136,097,214 0.06% 1.35%
2036 12,009,585 137,913,263 0.05% 1.33%
2037 12,016,237 139,738,699 0.06% 1.32%
2038 12,022,688 141,565,835 0.05% 1.31%
2039 12,027,954 143,393,267 0.04% 1.29%
2040 12,032,091 145,213,662 0.03% 1.27%
2041 12,035,890 147,018,554 0.03% 1.24%
2042 12,038,939 148,800,785 0.03% 1.21%
2043 12,040,642 150,547,655 0.01% 1.17%
2044 12,041,547 152,255,332 0.008% 1.13%
2045 12,040,973 153,919,190 -0.005% 1.09%
2046 12,038,516 155,535,951 -0.02% 1.05%
2047 12,034,474 157,114,404 -0.03% 1.01%
2048 12,028,475 158,657,392 -0.05% 0.98%
2049 12,020,405 160,161,615 -0.07% 0.95%
2050 12,010,542 161,630,197 -0.08% 0.92%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belgium increased by 795,579 people (a 7.59% growth), while Egypt gained 18,496,338 people (a 22.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belgium gained 635,764 (a 5.64% growth), while Egypt's population increased by 20,162,491 (a 20.2% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2005 and is 83rd in 2025. Egypt was ranked 14th in 2005 and ranked 13th 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 Egypt will increase by 35% to 161,630,197 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.

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