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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,858,610 in 2024 vs 132,059,767 people in Ethiopia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,902,714 people compared to 139,917,664 in Ethiopia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 11.8 times bigger than Belgium's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Ethiopia is the 10th.
  • The countries together account for 1.83% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 1.69% for Ethiopia.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.55% per year vs +2.71% in Ethiopia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (12.8% growth), while Ethiopia has grown from 80.7M to 140M (73.4% growth).

Belgium vs Ethiopia: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Ethiopia
2100 11,193,616 371,192,732
2099 11,211,908 369,452,188
2098 11,230,002 367,626,914
2097 11,246,180 365,680,268
2096 11,261,636 363,648,440
2095 11,277,513 361,707,589
2094 11,293,934 359,642,227
2093 11,309,421 357,570,752
2092 11,325,500 355,499,462
2091 11,339,887 353,327,595
2090 11,354,304 351,068,287
2089 11,368,748 348,859,203
2088 11,384,019 346,624,222
2087 11,399,441 344,268,493
2086 11,413,731 341,777,395
2085 11,427,305 339,272,558
2084 11,441,192 336,753,372
2083 11,454,476 334,186,307
2082 11,468,827 331,503,693
2081 11,480,917 328,816,892
2080 11,494,860 326,114,551
2079 11,507,804 323,382,593
2078 11,522,057 320,521,381
2077 11,534,819 317,590,857
2076 11,546,262 314,615,353
2075 11,558,154 311,583,813
2074 11,571,164 308,511,275
2073 11,584,391 305,477,711
2072 11,597,605 302,351,806
2071 11,611,079 299,211,554
2070 11,627,079 296,054,535
2069 11,643,296 292,847,034
2068 11,660,663 289,612,061
2067 11,677,909 286,279,975
2066 11,696,417 282,992,981
2065 11,716,114 279,662,528
2064 11,736,957 276,283,161
2063 11,758,738 272,866,834
2062 11,780,812 269,424,014
2061 11,804,421 265,885,347
2060 11,825,799 262,350,260
2059 11,847,336 258,772,570
2058 11,867,449 255,284,371
2057 11,890,466 251,733,988
2056 11,911,901 248,079,002
2055 11,931,594 244,501,471
2054 11,950,146 240,868,686
2053 11,968,395 237,228,269
2052 11,984,694 233,551,340
2051 11,998,099 229,804,463
2050 12,008,766 226,124,819
2049 12,017,817 222,420,063
2048 12,024,879 218,694,640
2047 12,029,815 214,950,242
2046 12,032,975 211,226,920
2045 12,034,718 207,525,986
2044 12,034,116 203,812,674
2043 12,032,908 200,097,321
2042 12,030,714 196,411,774
2041 12,026,814 192,749,114
2040 12,023,124 189,081,695
2039 12,018,547 185,422,958
2038 12,012,586 181,789,129
2037 12,005,650 178,179,942
2036 11,999,298 174,569,201
2035 11,992,761 170,957,061
2034 11,985,730 167,367,920
2033 11,977,334 163,813,895
2032 11,969,302 160,216,774
2031 11,960,910 156,638,324
2030 11,951,381 153,070,380
2029 11,939,712 149,507,684
2028 11,927,038 145,989,372
2027 11,913,457 142,463,827
2026 11,898,731 138,973,582
2025 11,881,020 135,513,842
2024 11,858,610 132,059,767
2023 11,779,946 128,691,692
2022 11,680,210 125,384,287
2021 11,586,195 122,138,588
2020 11,538,604 118,917,671
2019 11,488,980 115,737,383
2018 11,427,054 112,664,152
2017 11,375,158 109,666,481
2016 11,331,422 106,718,162
2015 11,274,196 103,867,135
2014 11,209,057 101,115,610
2013 11,159,407 98,438,751
2012 11,106,932 95,798,767
2011 11,038,264 93,149,970
2010 10,895,586 90,538,514
2009 10,796,493 88,007,636
2008 10,709,973 85,543,668
2007 10,625,700 83,103,217
2006 10,547,958 80,703,490
2005 10,478,617 78,367,470
2004 10,421,137 76,077,206
2003 10,376,133 73,832,663
2002 10,332,785 71,635,517
2001 10,286,570 69,487,762
2000 10,251,250 67,411,494
1999 10,226,419 65,374,561
1998 10,203,008 63,363,524
1997 10,181,245 61,404,539
1996 10,156,637 59,467,635
1995 10,136,811 57,537,335
1994 10,115,603 55,611,508
1993 10,084,475 53,708,891
1992 10,045,158 51,853,747
1991 10,004,486 49,717,198
1990 9,967,379 47,609,755
1989 9,937,697 45,879,690
1988 9,901,664 44,150,825
1987 9,870,234 42,460,039
1986 9,861,823 41,037,656
1985 9,858,308 39,842,136
1984 9,855,372 38,735,722
1983 9,855,520 37,740,817
1982 9,856,303 36,701,290
1981 9,858,982 35,304,012
1980 9,859,242 34,428,514
1979 9,848,382 34,238,652
1978 9,839,534 33,734,592
1977 9,830,358 33,167,272
1976 9,818,227 32,534,418
1975 9,800,700 31,723,252
1974 9,772,419 30,957,273
1973 9,741,720 30,166,785
1972 9,711,115 29,374,608
1971 9,673,162 28,600,106
1970 9,655,549 27,829,128
1969 9,646,032 27,072,571
1968 9,618,756 26,337,930
1967 9,580,991 25,620,276
1966 9,527,807 24,952,689
1965 9,463,667 24,310,612
1964 9,378,113 23,666,548
1963 9,289,770 23,051,637
1962 9,220,578 22,465,126
1961 9,183,948 21,906,102
1960 9,153,489 21,376,693

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/ethiopia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Ethiopia gained 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 571,292 people (a 5.04% growth), while Ethiopia's population increased by 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Ethiopia was ranked 16th in 2006 and ranked 10th 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 Ethiopia will increase by 61.6% to 226,124,819 people and rank change from 10th to 7th.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12M people compared to the peak of 371M people in 2100 for Ethiopia.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Ethiopia
2100 -0.16% 0.47%
2099 -0.16% 0.5%
2098 -0.14% 0.53%
2097 -0.14% 0.56%
2096 -0.14% 0.54%
2095 -0.15% 0.57%
2094 -0.14% 0.58%
2093 -0.14% 0.58%
2092 -0.13% 0.61%
2091 -0.13% 0.64%
2090 -0.13% 0.63%
2089 -0.13% 0.64%
2088 -0.14% 0.68%
2087 -0.13% 0.73%
2086 -0.12% 0.74%
2085 -0.12% 0.75%
2084 -0.12% 0.77%
2083 -0.13% 0.81%
2082 -0.11% 0.82%
2081 -0.12% 0.83%
2080 -0.11% 0.84%
2079 -0.12% 0.89%
2078 -0.11% 0.92%
2077 -0.1% 0.95%
2076 -0.1% 0.97%
2075 -0.11% 1%
2074 -0.11% 0.99%
2073 -0.11% 1.03%
2072 -0.12% 1.05%
2071 -0.14% 1.07%
2070 -0.14% 1.1%
2069 -0.15% 1.12%
2068 -0.15% 1.16%
2067 -0.16% 1.16%
2066 -0.17% 1.19%
2065 -0.18% 1.22%
2064 -0.19% 1.25%
2063 -0.19% 1.28%
2062 -0.2% 1.33%
2061 -0.18% 1.35%
2060 -0.18% 1.38%
2059 -0.17% 1.37%
2058 -0.19% 1.41%
2057 -0.18% 1.47%
2056 -0.17% 1.46%
2055 -0.16% 1.51%
2054 -0.15% 1.53%
2053 -0.14% 1.57%
2052 -0.11% 1.63%
2051 -0.09% 1.63%
2050 -0.08% 1.67%
2049 -0.06% 1.7%
2048 -0.04% 1.74%
2047 -0.03% 1.76%
2046 -0.01% 1.78%
2045 0.005% 1.82%
2044 0.01% 1.86%
2043 0.02% 1.88%
2042 0.03% 1.9%
2041 0.03% 1.94%
2040 0.04% 1.97%
2039 0.05% 2%
2038 0.06% 2.03%
2037 0.05% 2.07%
2036 0.05% 2.11%
2035 0.06% 2.14%
2034 0.07% 2.17%
2033 0.07% 2.25%
2032 0.07% 2.28%
2031 0.08% 2.33%
2030 0.1% 2.38%
2029 0.11% 2.41%
2028 0.11% 2.47%
2027 0.12% 2.51%
2026 0.15% 2.55%
2025 0.19% 2.62%
2024 0.67% 2.62%
2023 0.85% 2.64%
2022 0.81% 2.66%
2021 0.41% 2.71%
2020 0.43% 2.75%
2019 0.54% 2.73%
2018 0.46% 2.73%
2017 0.39% 2.76%
2016 0.51% 2.74%
2015 0.58% 2.72%
2014 0.44% 2.72%
2013 0.47% 2.76%
2012 0.62% 2.84%
2011 1.31% 2.88%
2010 0.92% 2.88%
2009 0.81% 2.88%
2008 0.79% 2.94%
2007 0.74% 2.97%
2006 0.66% 2.98%
2005 0.55% 3.01%
2004 0.43% 3.04%
2003 0.42% 3.07%
2002 0.45% 3.09%
2001 0.34% 3.08%
2000 0.24% 3.12%
1999 0.23% 3.17%
1998 0.21% 3.19%
1997 0.24% 3.26%
1996 0.2% 3.35%
1995 0.21% 3.46%
1994 0.31% 3.54%
1993 0.39% 3.58%
1992 0.41% 4.3%
1991 0.37% 4.43%
1990 0.3% 3.77%
1989 0.36% 3.92%
1988 0.32% 3.98%
1987 0.09% 3.47%
1986 0.04% 3%
1985 0.03% 2.86%
1984 -0.002% 2.64%
1983 -0.008% 2.83%
1982 -0.03% 3.96%
1981 -0.003% 2.54%
1980 0.11% 0.55%
1979 0.09% 1.49%
1978 0.09% 1.71%
1977 0.12% 1.95%
1976 0.18% 2.56%
1975 0.29% 2.47%
1974 0.32% 2.62%
1973 0.32% 2.7%
1972 0.39% 2.71%
1971 0.18% 2.77%
1970 0.1% 2.79%
1969 0.28% 2.79%
1968 0.39% 2.8%
1967 0.56% 2.68%
1966 0.68% 2.64%
1965 0.91% 2.72%
1964 0.95% 2.67%
1963 0.75% 2.61%
1962 0.4% 2.55%
1961 0.33% 2.48%

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/ethiopia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belgium grew by 0.67%, while Ethiopia's population grew by 2.62%.

Live population counters

Belgium Ethiopia
Current population
11902714
139917664
Population rank 83/197 10/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 1.69%
One net population change
6.68 minutes
9.36 seconds
One birth every
4.75 minutes
7.68 seconds
One death every
4.75 minutes
41.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +216 +9,228
Annual growth/decline +78,664 +3,368,075
Annual growth/decline rate +0.67% +2.62%
Population growth rate rank 119/197 25/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
21.9 minutes
Annual migration change +31,989 +24,054
Net migration rank 28/196 31/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 1,168,455
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 53/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 157/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Ethiopia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - 24,054
2024 - 36,243 - 30,069
2023 0 41,679 3,338,649 -11,996
2022 -2,336 118,615 3,300,114 -11,996
2021 5,793 24,017 3,204,673 -1,377
2020 -12,692 43,777 3,199,718 38,866
2019 8,042 58,469 3,132,780 -10,807
2018 7,999 50,604 3,015,231 9,302
2017 10,238 37,981 2,899,143 71,766
2016 14,731 28,090 2,809,889 115,823
2015 11,274 63,536 2,713,529 62,785
2014 21,297 37,472 2,623,647 103,122
2013 16,739 28,066 2,546,020 80,955
2012 18,882 45,001 2,533,398 119,517
2011 25,388 52,464 2,527,811 116,793
2010 23,970 105,232 2,498,048 80,213
2009 23,752 97,175 2,467,118 16,315
2008 22,491 66,470 2,465,283 -20,780
2007 23,376 59,911 2,436,753 -381
2006 21,096 53,574 2,393,585 -30,512
2005 15,718 50,576 2,353,375 -44,421
2004 16,673 35,143 2,296,999 -25,430
2003 7,263 34,472 2,231,223 -13,744
2002 7,233 39,404 2,189,683 -12,925
2001 11,315 34,924 2,137,791 -19,063
2000 12,302 13,952 2,083,622 -49,891
1999 9,203 16,849 2,010,987 29,142
1998 9,183 12,517 1,984,989 -3,011
1997 12,218 10,262 1,945,112 -9,119
1996 12,188 15,684 1,896,364 41,456
1995 11,150 1,937 1,831,068 91,727
1994 12,139 17,636 1,788,133 140,715
1993 14,118 18,542 1,734,851 141,545
1992 20,090 25,941 1,673,839 160,106
1991 22,010 27,038 1,579,416 859,737
1990 19,935 8,299 1,479,663 296,014
1989 13,912 7,301 1,441,769 242,614
1988 14,853 3,929 1,393,356 379,966
1987 11,844 3,525 1,356,853 251,387
1986 5,917 2,964 1,050,277 186,227
1985 2,958 2,165 997,050 157,476
1984 4,927 1,697 920,670 137,632
1983 2,956 1,252 863,472 68,022
1982 7,885 1,100 1,080,853 66,702
1981 11,831 2,826 1,018,838 628,135
1980 10,845 11,482 1,007,516 -903,529
1979 11,818 11,277 987,203 -711,455
1978 7,872 10,828 943,388 -210,991
1977 8,847 10,460 929,381 -527,133
1976 1,964 10,360 899,577 -36,125
1975 0 9,652 801,425 -42,540
1974 7,818 8,924 777,306 -4,232
1973 11,690 8,684 807,535 347
1972 18,451 8,384 779,808 -3,375
1971 21,281 7,992 787,047 -14,510
1970 23,173 19,393 760,821 8,589
1969 21,221 20,072 736,428 7,258
1968 20,199 19,809 715,602 9,992
1967 31,618 19,492 695,283 14,437
1966 36,206 18,985 616,281 9,160
1965 39,748 18,243 642,359 16,348
1964 51,580 17,687 618,667 10,749
1963 41,804 16,355 590,998 9,418
1962 42,414 14,829 563,650 8,960
1961 52,349 10,566 538,518 6,938
1960 40,275 9,893 511,694 1,696

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

GeoRank.org/population/belgium/ethiopia | 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 Ethiopia 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,237,373 people) and 1.19% is from migration (a gain of 365,488 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 1,168,455 people or 0.9% in Ethiopia.

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
Ethiopia
City Population
Addis Ababa 5.7M
Gondar 324K
Mekelle 324K
Awasa 300K
Dire Dawa 277K
Bahir Dar 243K
Dessie 188K
Jimma 178K
Harar 157K
Jijiga 126K

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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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