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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,858,610 in 2024 vs 10,405,134 people in Greece in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,902,714 people compared to 10,181,414 in Greece.

Population statistics:

  • Belgium's population is 1.17 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Greece is the 96th.
  • The countries together account for 0.27% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.12% for Greece.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.55% per year vs -0.47% in Greece.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (12.8% growth), while Greece has declined from 11M to 10.2M (7.61% decline).

Belgium vs Greece: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Greece
2100 11,193,616 6,463,085
2099 11,211,908 6,505,287
2098 11,230,002 6,547,164
2097 11,246,180 6,589,081
2096 11,261,636 6,630,487
2095 11,277,513 6,671,006
2094 11,293,934 6,710,734
2093 11,309,421 6,749,510
2092 11,325,500 6,787,596
2091 11,339,887 6,824,775
2090 11,354,304 6,862,164
2089 11,368,748 6,900,089
2088 11,384,019 6,937,116
2087 11,399,441 6,973,450
2086 11,413,731 7,010,676
2085 11,427,305 7,048,751
2084 11,441,192 7,086,818
2083 11,454,476 7,124,743
2082 11,468,827 7,164,627
2081 11,480,917 7,205,487
2080 11,494,860 7,248,512
2079 11,507,804 7,292,836
2078 11,522,057 7,338,859
2077 11,534,819 7,387,671
2076 11,546,262 7,437,562
2075 11,558,154 7,489,139
2074 11,571,164 7,543,259
2073 11,584,391 7,600,155
2072 11,597,605 7,659,253
2071 11,611,079 7,719,672
2070 11,627,079 7,782,317
2069 11,643,296 7,847,153
2068 11,660,663 7,913,682
2067 11,677,909 7,980,659
2066 11,696,417 8,047,692
2065 11,716,114 8,114,348
2064 11,736,957 8,181,923
2063 11,758,738 8,250,274
2062 11,780,812 8,318,463
2061 11,804,421 8,386,919
2060 11,825,799 8,454,179
2059 11,847,336 8,522,250
2058 11,867,449 8,589,200
2057 11,890,466 8,655,428
2056 11,911,901 8,720,012
2055 11,931,594 8,783,558
2054 11,950,146 8,844,935
2053 11,968,395 8,903,834
2052 11,984,694 8,961,755
2051 11,998,099 9,018,494
2050 12,008,766 9,072,676
2049 12,017,817 9,126,801
2048 12,024,879 9,177,973
2047 12,029,815 9,228,605
2046 12,032,975 9,275,381
2045 12,034,718 9,321,349
2044 12,034,116 9,367,130
2043 12,032,908 9,411,608
2042 12,030,714 9,454,837
2041 12,026,814 9,499,098
2040 12,023,124 9,543,726
2039 12,018,547 9,588,298
2038 12,012,586 9,633,708
2037 12,005,650 9,679,362
2036 11,999,298 9,724,905
2035 11,992,761 9,771,397
2034 11,985,730 9,817,355
2033 11,977,334 9,863,589
2032 11,969,302 9,911,215
2031 11,960,910 9,956,924
2030 11,951,381 10,002,298
2029 11,939,712 10,047,641
2028 11,927,038 10,092,845
2027 11,913,457 10,137,354
2026 11,898,731 10,181,414
2025 11,881,020 10,223,023
2024 11,858,610 10,405,134
2023 11,779,946 10,407,351
2022 11,680,210 10,436,882
2021 11,586,195 10,569,207
2020 11,538,604 10,698,599
2019 11,488,980 10,721,582
2018 11,427,054 10,732,882
2017 11,375,158 10,754,679
2016 11,331,422 10,775,971
2015 11,274,196 10,820,883
2014 11,209,057 10,892,413
2013 11,159,407 10,965,211
2012 11,106,932 11,045,011
2011 11,038,264 11,104,899
2010 10,895,586 11,121,341
2009 10,796,493 11,107,017
2008 10,709,973 11,077,841
2007 10,625,700 11,048,473
2006 10,547,958 11,020,362
2005 10,478,617 10,987,314
2004 10,421,137 10,955,141
2003 10,376,133 10,928,070
2002 10,332,785 10,902,022
2001 10,286,570 10,862,132
2000 10,251,250 10,805,808
1999 10,226,419 10,761,698
1998 10,203,008 10,720,509
1997 10,181,245 10,661,259
1996 10,156,637 10,608,800
1995 10,136,811 10,562,153
1994 10,115,603 10,512,922
1993 10,084,475 10,460,415
1992 10,045,158 10,399,061
1991 10,004,486 10,319,927
1990 9,967,379 10,196,792
1989 9,937,697 10,089,498
1988 9,901,664 10,036,983
1987 9,870,234 10,000,595
1986 9,861,823 9,967,213
1985 9,858,308 9,934,300
1984 9,855,372 9,895,801
1983 9,855,520 9,846,627
1982 9,856,303 9,789,513
1981 9,858,982 9,729,350
1980 9,859,242 9,642,505
1979 9,848,382 9,548,258
1978 9,839,534 9,429,959
1977 9,830,358 9,308,479
1976 9,818,227 9,188,150
1975 9,800,700 9,046,541
1974 9,772,419 8,962,022
1973 9,741,720 8,929,086
1972 9,711,115 8,888,628
1971 9,673,162 8,831,036
1970 9,655,549 8,792,806
1969 9,646,032 8,772,764
1968 9,618,756 8,740,765
1967 9,580,991 8,684,088
1966 9,527,807 8,613,651
1965 9,463,667 8,550,333
1964 9,378,113 8,510,429
1963 9,289,770 8,479,625
1962 9,220,578 8,448,233
1961 9,183,948 8,398,050
1960 9,153,489 8,331,725

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/greece | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Greece lost 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 571,292 people (a 5.04% growth), while Greece's population decreased by 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Greece was ranked 74th in 2006 and ranked 96th 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 Greece will decrease by 10.9% to 9,072,676 people and rank change from 96th to 106th.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12M people, while Greece's population already peaked in 2010 at 11.1M people and is projected to decrease to 6.46M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Greece
2100 -0.16% -0.65%
2099 -0.16% -0.64%
2098 -0.14% -0.64%
2097 -0.14% -0.62%
2096 -0.14% -0.61%
2095 -0.15% -0.59%
2094 -0.14% -0.57%
2093 -0.14% -0.56%
2092 -0.13% -0.54%
2091 -0.13% -0.54%
2090 -0.13% -0.55%
2089 -0.13% -0.53%
2088 -0.14% -0.52%
2087 -0.13% -0.53%
2086 -0.12% -0.54%
2085 -0.12% -0.54%
2084 -0.12% -0.53%
2083 -0.13% -0.56%
2082 -0.11% -0.57%
2081 -0.12% -0.59%
2080 -0.11% -0.61%
2079 -0.12% -0.63%
2078 -0.11% -0.66%
2077 -0.1% -0.67%
2076 -0.1% -0.69%
2075 -0.11% -0.72%
2074 -0.11% -0.75%
2073 -0.11% -0.77%
2072 -0.12% -0.78%
2071 -0.14% -0.8%
2070 -0.14% -0.83%
2069 -0.15% -0.84%
2068 -0.15% -0.84%
2067 -0.16% -0.83%
2066 -0.17% -0.82%
2065 -0.18% -0.83%
2064 -0.19% -0.83%
2063 -0.19% -0.82%
2062 -0.2% -0.82%
2061 -0.18% -0.8%
2060 -0.18% -0.8%
2059 -0.17% -0.78%
2058 -0.19% -0.77%
2057 -0.18% -0.74%
2056 -0.17% -0.72%
2055 -0.16% -0.69%
2054 -0.15% -0.66%
2053 -0.14% -0.65%
2052 -0.11% -0.63%
2051 -0.09% -0.6%
2050 -0.08% -0.59%
2049 -0.06% -0.56%
2048 -0.04% -0.55%
2047 -0.03% -0.5%
2046 -0.01% -0.49%
2045 0.005% -0.49%
2044 0.01% -0.47%
2043 0.02% -0.46%
2042 0.03% -0.47%
2041 0.03% -0.47%
2040 0.04% -0.46%
2039 0.05% -0.47%
2038 0.06% -0.47%
2037 0.05% -0.47%
2036 0.05% -0.48%
2035 0.06% -0.47%
2034 0.07% -0.47%
2033 0.07% -0.48%
2032 0.07% -0.46%
2031 0.08% -0.45%
2030 0.1% -0.45%
2029 0.11% -0.45%
2028 0.11% -0.44%
2027 0.12% -0.43%
2026 0.15% -0.41%
2025 0.19% -1.75%
2024 0.67% -0.02%
2023 0.85% -0.28%
2022 0.81% -1.25%
2021 0.41% -1.21%
2020 0.43% -0.21%
2019 0.54% -0.11%
2018 0.46% -0.2%
2017 0.39% -0.2%
2016 0.51% -0.42%
2015 0.58% -0.66%
2014 0.44% -0.66%
2013 0.47% -0.72%
2012 0.62% -0.54%
2011 1.31% -0.15%
2010 0.92% 0.13%
2009 0.81% 0.26%
2008 0.79% 0.27%
2007 0.74% 0.26%
2006 0.66% 0.3%
2005 0.55% 0.29%
2004 0.43% 0.25%
2003 0.42% 0.24%
2002 0.45% 0.37%
2001 0.34% 0.52%
2000 0.24% 0.41%
1999 0.23% 0.38%
1998 0.21% 0.56%
1997 0.24% 0.49%
1996 0.2% 0.44%
1995 0.21% 0.47%
1994 0.31% 0.5%
1993 0.39% 0.59%
1992 0.41% 0.77%
1991 0.37% 1.21%
1990 0.3% 1.06%
1989 0.36% 0.52%
1988 0.32% 0.36%
1987 0.09% 0.33%
1986 0.04% 0.33%
1985 0.03% 0.39%
1984 -0.002% 0.5%
1983 -0.008% 0.58%
1982 -0.03% 0.62%
1981 -0.003% 0.9%
1980 0.11% 0.99%
1979 0.09% 1.25%
1978 0.09% 1.31%
1977 0.12% 1.31%
1976 0.18% 1.57%
1975 0.29% 0.94%
1974 0.32% 0.37%
1973 0.32% 0.46%
1972 0.39% 0.65%
1971 0.18% 0.43%
1970 0.1% 0.23%
1969 0.28% 0.37%
1968 0.39% 0.65%
1967 0.56% 0.82%
1966 0.68% 0.74%
1965 0.91% 0.47%
1964 0.95% 0.36%
1963 0.75% 0.37%
1962 0.4% 0.6%
1961 0.33% 0.8%

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/greece | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belgium grew by 0.67%, while Greece's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Belgium Greece
Current population
11902714
10181414
Population rank 83/197 96/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.12%
One net population change
6.68 minutes
3.95 hours
One birth every
4.75 minutes
7.43 minutes
One death every
4.75 minutes
4.14 minutes
Daily growth/decline +216 -6
Annual growth/decline +78,664 -2,217
Annual growth/decline rate +0.67% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 119/197 165/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
31.7 minutes
Annual migration change +31,989 +16,636
Net migration rank 28/196 37/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 1,423,964
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 46/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 14.2%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 47/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Greece
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Greece
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - 16,636
2024 - 36,243 - -122,772
2023 0 41,679 -56,200 -159,430
2022 -2,336 118,615 -63,665 -53,997
2021 5,793 24,017 -58,131 -160,277
2020 -12,692 43,777 -46,004 6,353
2019 8,042 58,469 -41,814 36,762
2018 7,999 50,604 -33,272 17,938
2017 10,238 37,981 -36,566 10,483
2016 14,731 28,090 -25,862 10,484
2015 11,274 63,536 -29,216 -43,462
2014 21,297 37,472 -20,696 -46,678
2013 16,739 28,066 -17,545 -59,323
2012 18,882 45,001 -16,568 -65,364
2011 25,388 52,464 -4,441 -31,786
2010 23,970 105,232 5,560 2,001
2009 23,752 97,175 8,886 18,182
2008 22,491 66,470 11,077 27,081
2007 23,376 59,911 2,210 25,400
2006 21,096 53,574 6,612 27,621
2005 15,718 50,576 2,197 33,297
2004 16,673 35,143 0 29,039
2003 7,263 34,472 -1,093 25,323
2002 7,233 39,404 0 25,692
2001 11,315 34,924 0 60,387
2000 12,302 13,952 -1,081 54,661
1999 9,203 16,849 -2,153 49,930
1998 9,183 12,517 -2,144 47,856
1997 12,218 10,262 2,133 45,671
1996 12,188 15,684 0 43,444
1995 11,150 1,937 1,056 42,674
1994 12,139 17,636 6,307 42,897
1993 14,118 18,542 4,185 39,829
1992 20,090 25,941 6,239 41,000
1991 22,010 27,038 6,192 37,917
1990 19,935 8,299 8,157 26,294
1989 13,912 7,301 9,080 18,862
1988 14,853 3,929 15,055 20,557
1987 11,844 3,525 10,001 19,005
1986 5,917 2,964 20,931 19,064
1985 2,958 2,165 22,849 16,093
1984 4,927 1,697 37,604 19,767
1983 2,956 1,252 42,341 18,655
1982 7,885 1,100 50,906 19,675
1981 11,831 2,826 54,484 25,061
1980 10,845 11,482 60,748 47,460
1979 11,818 11,277 65,882 72,184
1978 7,872 10,828 64,124 60,775
1977 8,847 10,460 59,574 19,193
1976 1,964 10,360 65,236 89,601
1975 0 9,652 61,516 61,265
1974 7,818 8,924 68,111 -22,590
1973 11,690 8,684 59,824 -42,387
1972 18,451 8,384 64,887 -3,589
1971 21,281 7,992 67,116 -12,747
1970 23,173 19,393 71,222 -54,166
1969 21,221 20,072 82,464 -118,544
1968 20,199 19,809 87,408 -429
1967 31,618 19,492 91,183 -55,853
1966 36,206 18,985 86,998 21,206
1965 39,748 18,243 83,793 -81,576
1964 51,580 17,687 83,402 -76,678
1963 41,804 16,355 81,404 -77,345
1962 42,414 14,829 85,327 -74,972
1961 52,349 10,566 86,500 -61,102
1960 40,275 9,893 96,648 -15,996

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

GeoRank.org/population/belgium/greece | 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 Greece 51.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 411,426 people) and 48.1% is from migration (a loss of 381,824 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 1,423,964 people or 14.2% in Greece.

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
Greece
City Population
Athens 643K
Crete 623K
Thessaloniki 310K
Patras 174K
Piraeus 168K
Larissa 146K
Heraklion 145K
Peristeri 134K
Kallithea 97.6K
Glyfada 89.6K

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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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