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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,858,610 in 2024 vs 1,372,341 people in Estonia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,902,714 people compared to 1,339,590 in Estonia.

Population statistics:

  • Belgium's population is 8.89 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Estonia is the 155th.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.02% for Estonia.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.55% per year vs +0.37% in Estonia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (12.8% growth), while Estonia has declined from 1.35M to 1.34M (0.54% decline).

Belgium vs Estonia: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Estonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Estonia
2100 11,193,616 831,394
2099 11,211,908 836,965
2098 11,230,002 842,414
2097 11,246,180 847,873
2096 11,261,636 853,472
2095 11,277,513 859,044
2094 11,293,934 864,547
2093 11,309,421 870,136
2092 11,325,500 875,676
2091 11,339,887 881,282
2090 11,354,304 887,028
2089 11,368,748 892,857
2088 11,384,019 898,736
2087 11,399,441 904,914
2086 11,413,731 911,254
2085 11,427,305 917,722
2084 11,441,192 924,458
2083 11,454,476 931,259
2082 11,468,827 938,110
2081 11,480,917 944,978
2080 11,494,860 952,018
2079 11,507,804 959,194
2078 11,522,057 966,496
2077 11,534,819 973,883
2076 11,546,262 981,283
2075 11,558,154 988,735
2074 11,571,164 996,352
2073 11,584,391 1,004,078
2072 11,597,605 1,011,873
2071 11,611,079 1,019,779
2070 11,627,079 1,027,821
2069 11,643,296 1,035,828
2068 11,660,663 1,043,819
2067 11,677,909 1,051,892
2066 11,696,417 1,059,940
2065 11,716,114 1,068,064
2064 11,736,957 1,076,199
2063 11,758,738 1,084,303
2062 11,780,812 1,092,418
2061 11,804,421 1,100,514
2060 11,825,799 1,108,650
2059 11,847,336 1,116,534
2058 11,867,449 1,124,375
2057 11,890,466 1,132,033
2056 11,911,901 1,139,610
2055 11,931,594 1,147,117
2054 11,950,146 1,154,317
2053 11,968,395 1,161,452
2052 11,984,694 1,168,381
2051 11,998,099 1,175,291
2050 12,008,766 1,182,029
2049 12,017,817 1,188,633
2048 12,024,879 1,194,960
2047 12,029,815 1,201,294
2046 12,032,975 1,207,577
2045 12,034,718 1,213,815
2044 12,034,116 1,220,042
2043 12,032,908 1,226,162
2042 12,030,714 1,232,282
2041 12,026,814 1,238,386
2040 12,023,124 1,244,441
2039 12,018,547 1,250,581
2038 12,012,586 1,256,780
2037 12,005,650 1,263,149
2036 11,999,298 1,269,700
2035 11,992,761 1,276,331
2034 11,985,730 1,283,159
2033 11,977,334 1,290,037
2032 11,969,302 1,297,036
2031 11,960,910 1,304,102
2030 11,951,381 1,311,189
2029 11,939,712 1,318,225
2028 11,927,038 1,325,354
2027 11,913,457 1,332,492
2026 11,898,731 1,339,590
2025 11,881,020 1,358,931
2024 11,858,610 1,372,341
2023 11,779,946 1,370,286
2022 11,680,210 1,348,840
2021 11,586,195 1,330,932
2020 11,538,604 1,329,522
2019 11,488,980 1,326,898
2018 11,427,054 1,321,977
2017 11,375,158 1,317,384
2016 11,331,422 1,315,790
2015 11,274,196 1,315,407
2014 11,209,057 1,314,545
2013 11,159,407 1,317,997
2012 11,106,932 1,322,696
2011 11,038,264 1,327,439
2010 10,895,586 1,331,475
2009 10,796,493 1,334,515
2008 10,709,973 1,337,090
2007 10,625,700 1,340,680
2006 10,547,958 1,346,810
2005 10,478,617 1,354,775
2004 10,421,137 1,362,550
2003 10,376,133 1,370,720
2002 10,332,785 1,379,350
2001 10,286,570 1,388,115
2000 10,251,250 1,396,985
1999 10,226,419 1,390,244
1998 10,203,008 1,386,156
1997 10,181,245 1,399,535
1996 10,156,637 1,415,594
1995 10,136,811 1,436,634
1994 10,115,603 1,462,514
1993 10,084,475 1,494,128
1992 10,045,158 1,533,091
1991 10,004,486 1,561,314
1990 9,967,379 1,569,174
1989 9,937,697 1,568,131
1988 9,901,664 1,561,900
1987 9,870,234 1,552,221
1986 9,861,823 1,540,190
1985 9,858,308 1,528,781
1984 9,855,372 1,518,617
1983 9,855,520 1,508,745
1982 9,856,303 1,498,414
1981 9,858,982 1,487,666
1980 9,859,242 1,477,219
1979 9,848,382 1,468,333
1978 9,839,534 1,460,188
1977 9,830,358 1,450,211
1976 9,818,227 1,439,576
1975 9,800,700 1,429,352
1974 9,772,419 1,418,169
1973 9,741,720 1,405,951
1972 9,711,115 1,392,518
1971 9,673,162 1,376,955
1970 9,655,549 1,360,076
1969 9,646,032 1,345,249
1968 9,618,756 1,331,214
1967 9,580,991 1,318,946
1966 9,527,807 1,308,597
1965 9,463,667 1,294,566
1964 9,378,113 1,277,086
1963 9,289,770 1,258,857
1962 9,220,578 1,241,623
1961 9,183,948 1,225,077
1960 9,153,489 1,211,537

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/estonia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Estonia lost 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 571,292 people (a 5.04% growth), while Estonia's population increased by 23,800 people (a 1.81% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Estonia was ranked 149th in 2006 and ranked 155th 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 Estonia will decrease by 11.8% to 1,182,029 people and rank change from 155th to 159th.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12M people, while Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 831K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Estonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Estonia
2100 -0.16% -0.67%
2099 -0.16% -0.65%
2098 -0.14% -0.64%
2097 -0.14% -0.66%
2096 -0.14% -0.65%
2095 -0.15% -0.64%
2094 -0.14% -0.64%
2093 -0.14% -0.63%
2092 -0.13% -0.64%
2091 -0.13% -0.65%
2090 -0.13% -0.65%
2089 -0.13% -0.65%
2088 -0.14% -0.68%
2087 -0.13% -0.7%
2086 -0.12% -0.7%
2085 -0.12% -0.73%
2084 -0.12% -0.73%
2083 -0.13% -0.73%
2082 -0.11% -0.73%
2081 -0.12% -0.74%
2080 -0.11% -0.75%
2079 -0.12% -0.76%
2078 -0.11% -0.76%
2077 -0.1% -0.75%
2076 -0.1% -0.75%
2075 -0.11% -0.76%
2074 -0.11% -0.77%
2073 -0.11% -0.77%
2072 -0.12% -0.78%
2071 -0.14% -0.78%
2070 -0.14% -0.77%
2069 -0.15% -0.77%
2068 -0.15% -0.77%
2067 -0.16% -0.76%
2066 -0.17% -0.76%
2065 -0.18% -0.76%
2064 -0.19% -0.75%
2063 -0.19% -0.74%
2062 -0.2% -0.74%
2061 -0.18% -0.73%
2060 -0.18% -0.71%
2059 -0.17% -0.7%
2058 -0.19% -0.68%
2057 -0.18% -0.66%
2056 -0.17% -0.65%
2055 -0.16% -0.62%
2054 -0.15% -0.61%
2053 -0.14% -0.59%
2052 -0.11% -0.59%
2051 -0.09% -0.57%
2050 -0.08% -0.56%
2049 -0.06% -0.53%
2048 -0.04% -0.53%
2047 -0.03% -0.52%
2046 -0.01% -0.51%
2045 0.005% -0.51%
2044 0.01% -0.5%
2043 0.02% -0.5%
2042 0.03% -0.49%
2041 0.03% -0.49%
2040 0.04% -0.49%
2039 0.05% -0.49%
2038 0.06% -0.5%
2037 0.05% -0.52%
2036 0.05% -0.52%
2035 0.06% -0.53%
2034 0.07% -0.53%
2033 0.07% -0.54%
2032 0.07% -0.54%
2031 0.08% -0.54%
2030 0.1% -0.53%
2029 0.11% -0.54%
2028 0.11% -0.54%
2027 0.12% -0.53%
2026 0.15% -1.42%
2025 0.19% -0.98%
2024 0.67% 0.15%
2023 0.85% 1.59%
2022 0.81% 1.35%
2021 0.41% 0.11%
2020 0.43% 0.2%
2019 0.54% 0.37%
2018 0.46% 0.35%
2017 0.39% 0.12%
2016 0.51% 0.03%
2015 0.58% 0.07%
2014 0.44% -0.26%
2013 0.47% -0.36%
2012 0.62% -0.36%
2011 1.31% -0.3%
2010 0.92% -0.23%
2009 0.81% -0.19%
2008 0.79% -0.27%
2007 0.74% -0.46%
2006 0.66% -0.59%
2005 0.55% -0.57%
2004 0.43% -0.6%
2003 0.42% -0.63%
2002 0.45% -0.63%
2001 0.34% -0.63%
2000 0.24% 0.48%
1999 0.23% 0.29%
1998 0.21% -0.96%
1997 0.24% -1.13%
1996 0.2% -1.46%
1995 0.21% -1.77%
1994 0.31% -2.12%
1993 0.39% -2.54%
1992 0.41% -1.81%
1991 0.37% -0.5%
1990 0.3% 0.07%
1989 0.36% 0.4%
1988 0.32% 0.62%
1987 0.09% 0.78%
1986 0.04% 0.75%
1985 0.03% 0.67%
1984 -0.002% 0.65%
1983 -0.008% 0.69%
1982 -0.03% 0.72%
1981 -0.003% 0.71%
1980 0.11% 0.61%
1979 0.09% 0.56%
1978 0.09% 0.69%
1977 0.12% 0.74%
1976 0.18% 0.72%
1975 0.29% 0.79%
1974 0.32% 0.87%
1973 0.32% 0.96%
1972 0.39% 1.13%
1971 0.18% 1.24%
1970 0.1% 1.1%
1969 0.28% 1.05%
1968 0.39% 0.93%
1967 0.56% 0.79%
1966 0.68% 1.08%
1965 0.91% 1.37%
1964 0.95% 1.45%
1963 0.75% 1.39%
1962 0.4% 1.35%
1961 0.33% 1.12%

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/estonia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belgium grew by 0.67%, while Estonia's population grew by 0.15%.

Live population counters

Belgium Estonia
Current population
11902714
1339590
Population rank 83/197 155/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.02%
One net population change
6.68 minutes
4.26 hours
One birth every
4.75 minutes
47.9 minutes
One death every
4.75 minutes
32.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +216 +6
Annual growth/decline +78,664 +2,055
Annual growth/decline rate +0.67% +0.15%
Population growth rate rank 119/197 158/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
39.5 minutes
Annual migration change +31,989 -13,350
Net migration rank 28/196 141/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 203,046
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 110/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 43/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Estonia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Estonia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - -13,350
2024 - 36,243 - -7,742
2023 0 41,679 -5,070 5,717
2022 -2,336 118,615 -5,665 39,754
2021 5,793 24,017 -5,324 7,043
2020 -12,692 43,777 -2,659 3,694
2019 8,042 58,469 -1,327 5,386
2018 7,999 50,604 -1,322 7,089
2017 10,238 37,981 -1,713 5,202
2016 14,731 28,090 -1,316 1,081
2015 11,274 63,536 -1,315 4,261
2014 21,297 37,472 -1,972 -674
2013 16,739 28,066 -1,713 -2,688
2012 18,882 45,001 -1,455 -3,674
2011 25,388 52,464 -531 -3,941
2010 23,970 105,232 0 -3,781
2009 23,752 97,175 -400 -2,089
2008 22,491 66,470 -668 -2,034
2007 23,376 59,911 -1,608 -2,941
2006 21,096 53,574 -2,559 -5,351
2005 15,718 50,576 -2,981 -5,208
2004 16,673 35,143 -3,679 -3,681
2003 7,263 34,472 -5,072 -3,705
2002 7,233 39,404 -5,380 -2,889
2001 11,315 34,924 -5,830 -3,280
2000 12,302 13,952 -5,309 -3,083
1999 9,203 16,849 -6,117 1,419
1998 9,183 12,517 -7,208 -3,296
1997 12,218 10,262 -6,018 -4,066
1996 12,188 15,684 -5,662 -10,540
1995 11,150 1,937 -7,327 -12,655
1994 12,139 17,636 -8,044 -17,984
1993 14,118 18,542 -5,976 -25,501
1992 20,090 25,941 -1,993 -38,391
1991 22,010 27,038 -312 -9,712
1990 19,935 8,299 2,825 -2,660
1989 13,912 7,301 5,803 -368
1988 14,853 3,929 6,404 5,256
1987 11,844 3,525 6,829 5,389
1986 5,917 2,964 6,160 5,260
1985 2,958 2,165 4,281 5,097
1984 4,927 1,697 5,163 5,006
1983 2,956 1,252 5,884 4,986
1982 7,885 1,100 5,244 4,832
1981 11,831 2,826 4,612 4,789
1980 10,845 11,482 3,989 4,619
1979 11,818 11,277 3,818 4,521
1978 7,872 10,828 4,088 7,234
1977 8,847 10,460 4,931 7,189
1976 1,964 10,360 4,319 6,942
1975 0 9,652 4,717 6,737
1974 7,818 8,924 5,956 6,594
1973 11,690 8,684 5,623 6,488
1972 18,451 8,384 6,267 6,432
1971 21,281 7,992 7,160 6,392
1970 23,173 19,393 6,257 6,158
1969 21,221 20,072 5,515 8,650
1968 20,199 19,809 5,592 9,403
1967 31,618 19,492 5,012 9,115
1966 36,206 18,985 4,842 8,998
1965 39,748 18,243 5,437 8,851
1964 51,580 17,687 6,897 8,734
1963 41,804 16,355 6,043 8,410
1962 42,414 14,829 6,457 8,248
1961 52,349 10,566 7,228 7,991
1960 40,275 9,893 7,511 7,762

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

GeoRank.org/population/belgium/estonia | 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 Estonia 26.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 27,683 people) and 73.9% is from migration (a gain of 78,553 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 203,046 people or 14.9% in Estonia.

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
Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
Parnu 41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve 33.4K
Viljandi 17.3K
Maardu 17K
Rakvere 15.7K
Kuressaare 13.2K
Sillamae 12.4K

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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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