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

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The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,941,781 in 2025 vs 10,413,962 people in Greece in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,967,185 people compared to 10,371,575 in Greece.

Population statistics:

  • Belgium's population is 1.15 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Greece is the 94th.
  • 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 +0.58% per year vs -0.41% in Greece.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 12M (13.5% growth), while Greece has declined from 11M to 10.4M (5.89% decline).

Belgium vs Greece: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Greece
2100 11,250,862 6,583,798
2099 11,269,247 6,626,788
2098 11,287,433 6,669,448
2097 11,303,694 6,712,148
2096 11,319,229 6,754,327
2095 11,335,187 6,795,603
2094 11,351,692 6,836,072
2093 11,367,258 6,875,572
2092 11,383,419 6,914,370
2091 11,397,881 6,952,243
2090 11,412,370 6,990,331
2089 11,426,889 7,028,964
2088 11,442,238 7,066,683
2087 11,457,739 7,103,695
2086 11,472,102 7,141,616
2085 11,485,745 7,180,403
2084 11,499,703 7,219,180
2083 11,513,055 7,257,814
2082 11,527,480 7,298,443
2081 11,539,632 7,340,066
2080 11,553,646 7,383,894
2079 11,566,656 7,429,047
2078 11,580,982 7,475,929
2077 11,593,809 7,525,653
2076 11,605,311 7,576,476
2075 11,617,264 7,629,016
2074 11,630,340 7,684,147
2073 11,643,635 7,742,105
2072 11,656,916 7,802,307
2071 11,670,459 7,863,855
2070 11,686,541 7,927,670
2069 11,702,841 7,993,717
2068 11,720,297 8,061,488
2067 11,737,631 8,129,716
2066 11,756,233 8,198,001
2065 11,776,031 8,265,902
2064 11,796,981 8,334,739
2063 11,818,873 8,404,367
2062 11,841,060 8,473,829
2061 11,864,790 8,543,564
2060 11,886,277 8,612,080
2059 11,907,924 8,681,422
2058 11,928,140 8,749,623
2057 11,951,275 8,817,088
2056 11,972,819 8,882,878
2055 11,992,614 8,947,611
2054 12,011,260 9,010,135
2053 12,029,602 9,070,133
2052 12,045,984 9,129,136
2051 12,059,458 9,186,935
2050 12,070,180 9,242,128
2049 12,079,277 9,297,265
2048 12,086,376 9,349,392
2047 12,091,336 9,400,970
2046 12,094,512 9,448,620
2045 12,096,264 9,495,447
2044 12,095,660 9,542,082
2043 12,094,445 9,587,391
2042 12,092,240 9,631,428
2041 12,088,320 9,676,515
2040 12,084,611 9,721,977
2039 12,080,011 9,767,381
2038 12,074,019 9,813,639
2037 12,067,048 9,860,147
2036 12,060,663 9,906,540
2035 12,054,093 9,953,900
2034 12,047,026 10,000,716
2033 12,038,587 10,047,814
2032 12,030,514 10,096,329
2031 12,022,079 10,142,892
2030 12,012,501 10,189,114
2029 12,000,773 10,235,303
2028 11,988,034 10,281,352
2027 11,974,384 10,326,692
2026 11,959,583 10,371,575
2025 11,941,781 10,413,962
2024 11,858,610 10,405,134
2023 11,779,946 10,407,351
2022 11,680,210 10,437,805
2021 11,586,195 10,570,130
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 635,763 people (a 5.61% growth), while Greece's population decreased by 404,396 people (a 3.75% decline).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Greece was ranked 74th in 2006 and ranked 94th 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 Greece will decrease by 10.9% to 9,242,128 people and rank change from 94th to 106th.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12.1M people, while Greece's population already peaked in 2010 at 11.1M people and is projected to decrease to 6.58M 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 0.7% 0.08%
2024 0.67% -0.02%
2023 0.85% -0.29%
2022 0.81% -1.25%
2021 0.41% -1.2%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Belgium grew by 0.7%, while Greece's population grew by 0.08%.

Live population counters

Belgium Greece
Current population
11967185
10371575
Population rank 83/197 94/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.12%
One net population change
6.34 minutes
59.7 minutes
One birth every
4.82 minutes
7.65 minutes
One death every
4.67 minutes
4.17 minutes
Daily growth/decline +228 +24
Annual growth/decline +83,171 +8,828
Annual growth/decline rate +0.7% +0.08%
Population growth rate rank 116/197 154/197
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 -3,557 36,243 -57,229 -122,772
2023 0 41,679 -56,200 -159,430
2022 -2,336 118,615 -63,671 -53,997
2021 5,793 24,017 -58,135 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/belgium/greece | 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 Greece 49.5% is from natural causes (a loss of 447,969 people) and 50.5% is from migration (a loss of 457,918 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
Volos 85.8K
Ioannina 64.9K
Chalcis 64.5K

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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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