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

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The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,941,781 in 2025 vs 83,491,249 people in Germany in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,967,185 people compared to 82,830,814 in Germany.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 6.92 times bigger than Belgium's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Germany is the 19th.
  • The countries together account for 1.14% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 1% for Germany.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.58% per year vs +0.28% in Germany.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 12M (13.5% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.8M (0.55% growth).

Belgium vs Germany: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Germany
2100 11,250,862 70,146,161
2099 11,269,247 70,173,117
2098 11,287,433 70,190,154
2097 11,303,694 70,232,280
2096 11,319,229 70,263,255
2095 11,335,187 70,283,735
2094 11,351,692 70,302,573
2093 11,367,258 70,323,445
2092 11,383,419 70,348,937
2091 11,397,881 70,395,388
2090 11,412,370 70,457,276
2089 11,426,889 70,511,311
2088 11,442,238 70,569,930
2087 11,457,739 70,652,555
2086 11,472,102 70,750,166
2085 11,485,745 70,845,939
2084 11,499,703 70,941,592
2083 11,513,055 71,048,352
2082 11,527,480 71,151,552
2081 11,539,632 71,265,511
2080 11,553,646 71,391,537
2079 11,566,656 71,525,977
2078 11,580,982 71,666,350
2077 11,593,809 71,822,464
2076 11,605,311 71,979,354
2075 11,617,264 72,113,812
2074 11,630,340 72,269,519
2073 11,643,635 72,429,361
2072 11,656,916 72,580,006
2071 11,670,459 72,741,929
2070 11,686,541 72,889,095
2069 11,702,841 73,053,471
2068 11,720,297 73,219,511
2067 11,737,631 73,404,631
2066 11,756,233 73,597,022
2065 11,776,031 73,789,056
2064 11,796,981 73,990,123
2063 11,818,873 74,200,211
2062 11,841,060 74,428,152
2061 11,864,790 74,656,161
2060 11,886,277 74,909,139
2059 11,907,924 75,164,141
2058 11,928,140 75,438,769
2057 11,951,275 75,716,088
2056 11,972,819 75,990,472
2055 11,992,614 76,276,550
2054 12,011,260 76,561,146
2053 12,029,602 76,832,587
2052 12,045,984 77,077,503
2051 12,059,458 77,322,326
2050 12,070,180 77,564,502
2049 12,079,277 77,809,519
2048 12,086,376 78,059,456
2047 12,091,336 78,290,624
2046 12,094,512 78,514,805
2045 12,096,264 78,740,357
2044 12,095,660 78,965,486
2043 12,094,445 79,180,563
2042 12,092,240 79,374,934
2041 12,088,320 79,569,383
2040 12,084,611 79,782,613
2039 12,080,011 80,001,183
2038 12,074,019 80,225,718
2037 12,067,048 80,442,136
2036 12,060,663 80,673,787
2035 12,054,093 80,890,243
2034 12,047,026 81,094,641
2033 12,038,587 81,319,735
2032 12,030,514 81,537,613
2031 12,022,079 81,772,282
2030 12,012,501 81,989,677
2029 12,000,773 82,216,381
2028 11,988,034 82,432,092
2027 11,974,384 82,638,983
2026 11,959,583 82,830,814
2025 11,941,781 83,491,249
2024 11,858,610 83,516,593
2023 11,779,946 83,287,273
2022 11,680,210 83,177,813
2021 11,586,195 83,196,078
2020 11,538,604 83,160,871
2019 11,488,980 83,092,962
2018 11,427,054 82,905,782
2017 11,375,158 82,657,002
2016 11,331,422 82,348,669
2015 11,274,196 81,686,611
2014 11,209,057 80,982,500
2013 11,159,407 80,645,605
2012 11,106,932 80,425,823
2011 11,038,264 80,274,983
2010 10,895,586 81,776,930
2009 10,796,493 81,902,307
2008 10,709,973 82,110,097
2007 10,625,700 82,266,372
2006 10,547,958 82,376,451
2005 10,478,617 82,469,422
2004 10,421,137 82,516,260
2003 10,376,133 82,534,176
2002 10,332,785 82,488,495
2001 10,286,570 82,349,925
2000 10,251,250 82,211,508
1999 10,226,419 82,100,243
1998 10,203,008 82,047,195
1997 10,181,245 82,034,771
1996 10,156,637 81,914,831
1995 10,136,811 81,678,051
1994 10,115,603 81,438,348
1993 10,084,475 81,156,363
1992 10,045,158 80,624,598
1991 10,004,486 80,013,896
1990 9,967,379 79,433,029
1989 9,937,697 78,751,283
1988 9,901,664 78,144,619
1987 9,870,234 77,839,920
1986 9,861,823 77,720,436
1985 9,858,308 77,684,873
1984 9,855,372 77,858,685
1983 9,855,520 78,128,282
1982 9,856,303 78,333,366
1981 9,858,982 78,407,907
1980 9,859,242 78,288,576
1979 9,848,382 78,126,350
1978 9,839,534 78,091,820
1977 9,830,358 78,159,814
1976 9,818,227 78,336,950
1975 9,800,700 78,673,554
1974 9,772,419 78,967,433
1973 9,741,720 78,936,666
1972 9,711,115 78,688,452
1971 9,673,162 78,312,842
1970 9,655,549 78,169,289
1969 9,646,032 77,909,682
1968 9,618,756 77,294,314
1967 9,580,991 76,951,336
1966 9,527,807 76,600,311
1965 9,463,667 75,963,695
1964 9,378,113 75,318,337
1963 9,289,770 74,714,353
1962 9,220,578 74,025,784
1961 9,183,948 73,377,632
1960 9,153,489 72,814,900

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Germany lost 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 635,763 people (a 5.61% growth), while Germany's population increased by 482,145 people (a 0.59% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Germany was ranked 14th in 2006 and ranked 19th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belgium's population will grow by 0.86% to 12,070,180 people with a rank change from 83rd to 92nd. The population of Germany will decrease by 6.36% to 77,564,502 people and rank change from 19th to 24th.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12.1M people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 70.1M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Germany
2100 -0.16% -0.04%
2099 -0.16% -0.02%
2098 -0.14% -0.06%
2097 -0.14% -0.04%
2096 -0.14% -0.03%
2095 -0.15% -0.03%
2094 -0.14% -0.03%
2093 -0.14% -0.04%
2092 -0.13% -0.07%
2091 -0.13% -0.09%
2090 -0.13% -0.08%
2089 -0.13% -0.08%
2088 -0.14% -0.12%
2087 -0.13% -0.14%
2086 -0.12% -0.14%
2085 -0.12% -0.13%
2084 -0.12% -0.15%
2083 -0.13% -0.15%
2082 -0.11% -0.16%
2081 -0.12% -0.18%
2080 -0.11% -0.19%
2079 -0.12% -0.2%
2078 -0.11% -0.22%
2077 -0.1% -0.22%
2076 -0.1% -0.19%
2075 -0.11% -0.22%
2074 -0.11% -0.22%
2073 -0.11% -0.21%
2072 -0.12% -0.22%
2071 -0.14% -0.2%
2070 -0.14% -0.23%
2069 -0.15% -0.23%
2068 -0.15% -0.25%
2067 -0.16% -0.26%
2066 -0.17% -0.26%
2065 -0.18% -0.27%
2064 -0.19% -0.28%
2063 -0.19% -0.31%
2062 -0.2% -0.31%
2061 -0.18% -0.34%
2060 -0.18% -0.34%
2059 -0.17% -0.36%
2058 -0.19% -0.37%
2057 -0.18% -0.36%
2056 -0.17% -0.38%
2055 -0.16% -0.37%
2054 -0.15% -0.35%
2053 -0.14% -0.32%
2052 -0.11% -0.32%
2051 -0.09% -0.31%
2050 -0.08% -0.31%
2049 -0.06% -0.32%
2048 -0.04% -0.3%
2047 -0.03% -0.29%
2046 -0.01% -0.29%
2045 0.005% -0.29%
2044 0.01% -0.27%
2043 0.02% -0.24%
2042 0.03% -0.24%
2041 0.03% -0.27%
2040 0.04% -0.27%
2039 0.05% -0.28%
2038 0.06% -0.27%
2037 0.05% -0.29%
2036 0.05% -0.27%
2035 0.06% -0.25%
2034 0.07% -0.28%
2033 0.07% -0.27%
2032 0.07% -0.29%
2031 0.08% -0.27%
2030 0.1% -0.28%
2029 0.11% -0.26%
2028 0.11% -0.25%
2027 0.12% -0.23%
2026 0.15% -0.79%
2025 0.7% -0.03%
2024 0.67% 0.28%
2023 0.85% 0.13%
2022 0.81% -0.02%
2021 0.41% 0.04%
2020 0.43% 0.08%
2019 0.54% 0.23%
2018 0.46% 0.3%
2017 0.39% 0.37%
2016 0.51% 0.81%
2015 0.58% 0.87%
2014 0.44% 0.42%
2013 0.47% 0.27%
2012 0.62% 0.19%
2011 1.31% -1.84%
2010 0.92% -0.15%
2009 0.81% -0.25%
2008 0.79% -0.19%
2007 0.74% -0.13%
2006 0.66% -0.11%
2005 0.55% -0.06%
2004 0.43% -0.02%
2003 0.42% 0.06%
2002 0.45% 0.17%
2001 0.34% 0.17%
2000 0.24% 0.14%
1999 0.23% 0.06%
1998 0.21% 0.02%
1997 0.24% 0.15%
1996 0.2% 0.29%
1995 0.21% 0.29%
1994 0.31% 0.35%
1993 0.39% 0.66%
1992 0.41% 0.76%
1991 0.37% 0.73%
1990 0.3% 0.87%
1989 0.36% 0.78%
1988 0.32% 0.39%
1987 0.09% 0.15%
1986 0.04% 0.05%
1985 0.03% -0.22%
1984 -0.002% -0.35%
1983 -0.008% -0.26%
1982 -0.03% -0.1%
1981 -0.003% 0.15%
1980 0.11% 0.21%
1979 0.09% 0.04%
1978 0.09% -0.09%
1977 0.12% -0.23%
1976 0.18% -0.43%
1975 0.29% -0.37%
1974 0.32% 0.04%
1973 0.32% 0.32%
1972 0.39% 0.48%
1971 0.18% 0.18%
1970 0.1% 0.33%
1969 0.28% 0.8%
1968 0.39% 0.45%
1967 0.56% 0.46%
1966 0.68% 0.84%
1965 0.91% 0.86%
1964 0.95% 0.81%
1963 0.75% 0.93%
1962 0.4% 0.88%
1961 0.33% 0.77%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Belgium grew by 0.7%, while Germany's population declined by 0.03%.

Live population counters

Belgium Germany
Current population
11967185
82830814
Population rank 83/197 19/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 1%
One net population change
6.34 minutes
20.8 minutes
One birth every
4.82 minutes
46.6 seconds
One death every
4.67 minutes
31.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +228 -69
Annual growth/decline +83,171 -25,344
Annual growth/decline rate +0.7% -0.03%
Population growth rate rank 116/197 159/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
1.58 minutes
Annual migration change +31,989 -334,072
Net migration rank 28/196 192/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 16,750,084
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 2/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 19.8%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 31/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Germany
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Germany
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - -334,072
2024 -3,557 36,243 -334,066 36,954
2023 0 41,679 -333,149 609,553
2022 -2,336 118,615 -324,394 981,552
2021 5,793 24,017 -224,629 310,264
2020 -12,692 43,777 -216,218 203,468
2019 8,042 58,469 -157,877 319,082
2018 7,999 50,604 -165,812 403,908
2017 10,238 37,981 -148,783 452,988
2016 14,731 28,090 -123,523 517,480
2015 11,274 63,536 -187,879 1,175,283
2014 21,297 37,472 -153,866 592,338
2013 16,739 28,066 -209,679 462,384
2012 18,882 45,001 -193,022 199,143
2011 25,388 52,464 -184,632 295,282
2010 23,970 105,232 -179,909 130,116
2009 23,752 97,175 -188,375 46,533
2008 22,491 66,470 -164,220 -23,341
2007 23,376 59,911 -148,080 -24,772
2006 21,096 53,574 -148,278 -489,056
2005 15,718 50,576 -148,445 81,351
2004 16,673 35,143 -107,271 81,735
2003 7,263 34,472 -140,309 142,009
2002 7,233 39,404 -123,733 218,795
2001 11,315 34,924 -98,820 272,875
2000 12,302 13,952 -73,990 174,594
1999 9,203 16,849 -73,890 219,280
1998 9,183 12,517 -65,637 -754,469
1997 12,218 10,262 -49,221 93,281
1996 12,188 15,684 -90,107 281,280
1995 11,150 1,937 -114,349 398,077
1994 12,139 17,636 -114,013 315,585
1993 14,118 18,542 -105,503 462,096
1992 20,090 25,941 -80,625 811,606
1991 22,010 27,038 -80,014 602,638
1990 19,935 8,299 -15,887 679,702
1989 13,912 7,301 -23,625 761,002
1988 14,853 3,929 -7,815 515,962
1987 11,844 3,525 -31,136 174,272
1986 5,917 2,964 -77,721 212,822
1985 2,958 2,165 -116,527 103,556
1984 4,927 1,697 -109,002 -150,771
1983 2,956 1,252 -109,380 -81,349
1982 7,885 1,100 -78,333 -58,121
1981 11,831 2,826 -94,090 130,713
1980 10,845 11,482 -86,117 324,203
1979 11,818 11,277 -125,002 237,705
1978 7,872 10,828 -140,566 117,167
1977 8,847 10,460 -125,055 33,881
1976 1,964 10,360 -164,508 -79,761
1975 0 9,652 -212,418 -207,740
1974 7,818 8,924 -150,038 -15,126
1973 11,690 8,684 -149,980 386,881
1972 18,451 8,384 -62,950 336,015
1971 21,281 7,992 46,988 450,328
1970 23,173 19,393 70,352 -273,498
1969 21,221 20,072 155,820 584,017
1968 20,199 19,809 239,612 293,307
1967 31,618 19,492 353,977 -174,155
1966 36,206 18,985 405,982 134,107
1965 39,748 18,243 410,204 338,258
1964 51,580 17,687 482,038 69,825
1963 41,804 16,355 455,757 205,976
1962 42,414 14,829 436,752 276,505
1961 52,349 10,566 462,279 27,534
1960 40,275 9,893 385,919 212,666

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 7.28% of the population change in Belgium is from natural causes (a gain of 39,492 people) and 92.7% is from migration (a gain of 503,011 people). In Germany 30.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,216,330 people) and 69.3% is from migration (a gain of 5,010,532 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 16,750,084 people or 19.8% in Germany.

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
Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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