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

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The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,941,781 in 2025 vs 18,687,881 people in Guatemala in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,967,185 people compared to 19,115,361 in Guatemala.

Population statistics:

  • Guatemala's population is 1.6 times bigger than Belgium's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Guatemala is the 69th.
  • The countries together account for 0.37% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.23% for Guatemala.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.58% per year vs +1.61% in Guatemala.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 12M (13.5% growth), while Guatemala has grown from 13.4M to 19.1M (43% growth).

Belgium vs Guatemala: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Guatemala
2100 11,250,862 26,153,266
2099 11,269,247 26,241,436
2098 11,287,433 26,327,401
2097 11,303,694 26,411,858
2096 11,319,229 26,493,721
2095 11,335,187 26,573,173
2094 11,351,692 26,650,279
2093 11,367,258 26,724,630
2092 11,383,419 26,796,433
2091 11,397,881 26,864,799
2090 11,412,370 26,929,431
2089 11,426,889 26,990,069
2088 11,442,238 27,047,391
2087 11,457,739 27,101,383
2086 11,472,102 27,151,393
2085 11,485,745 27,195,895
2084 11,499,703 27,235,718
2083 11,513,055 27,270,266
2082 11,527,480 27,300,227
2081 11,539,632 27,323,897
2080 11,553,646 27,341,942
2079 11,566,656 27,354,464
2078 11,580,982 27,360,327
2077 11,593,809 27,359,161
2076 11,605,311 27,351,838
2075 11,617,264 27,338,895
2074 11,630,340 27,319,989
2073 11,643,635 27,293,820
2072 11,656,916 27,260,434
2071 11,670,459 27,219,778
2070 11,686,541 27,172,642
2069 11,702,841 27,117,335
2068 11,720,297 27,053,945
2067 11,737,631 26,983,495
2066 11,756,233 26,905,666
2065 11,776,031 26,821,312
2064 11,796,981 26,729,190
2063 11,818,873 26,630,176
2062 11,841,060 26,525,287
2061 11,864,790 26,414,086
2060 11,886,277 26,295,830
2059 11,907,924 26,171,105
2058 11,928,140 26,039,738
2057 11,951,275 25,901,372
2056 11,972,819 25,757,288
2055 11,992,614 25,607,244
2054 12,011,260 25,451,264
2053 12,029,602 25,288,335
2052 12,045,984 25,120,056
2051 12,059,458 24,946,634
2050 12,070,180 24,768,464
2049 12,079,277 24,584,225
2048 12,086,376 24,394,931
2047 12,091,336 24,201,532
2046 12,094,512 24,001,405
2045 12,096,264 23,795,751
2044 12,095,660 23,584,131
2043 12,094,445 23,366,974
2042 12,092,240 23,144,034
2041 12,088,320 22,915,420
2040 12,084,611 22,680,768
2039 12,080,011 22,440,281
2038 12,074,019 22,193,352
2037 12,067,048 21,942,046
2036 12,060,663 21,686,309
2035 12,054,093 21,425,958
2034 12,047,026 21,162,245
2033 12,038,587 20,895,809
2032 12,030,514 20,626,813
2031 12,022,079 20,355,744
2030 12,012,501 20,082,472
2029 12,000,773 19,807,478
2028 11,988,034 19,530,983
2027 11,974,384 19,252,313
2026 11,959,583 18,970,716
2025 11,941,781 18,687,881
2024 11,858,610 18,406,359
2023 11,779,946 18,124,838
2022 11,680,210 17,847,877
2021 11,586,195 17,598,650
2020 11,538,604 17,357,325
2019 11,488,980 17,103,803
2018 11,427,054 16,845,685
2017 11,375,158 16,567,357
2016 11,331,422 16,268,760
2015 11,274,196 15,971,743
2014 11,209,057 15,681,725
2013 11,159,407 15,387,337
2012 11,106,932 15,089,647
2011 11,038,264 14,792,126
2010 10,895,586 14,500,112
2009 10,796,493 14,215,611
2008 10,709,973 13,935,174
2007 10,625,700 13,652,040
2006 10,547,958 13,367,459
2005 10,478,617 13,087,629
2004 10,421,137 12,807,402
2003 10,376,133 12,525,842
2002 10,332,785 12,246,915
2001 10,286,570 11,969,422
2000 10,251,250 11,697,592
1999 10,226,419 11,422,965
1998 10,203,008 11,139,145
1997 10,181,245 10,857,754
1996 10,156,637 10,583,526
1995 10,136,811 10,312,996
1994 10,115,603 10,043,718
1993 10,084,475 9,779,761
1992 10,045,158 9,522,266
1991 10,004,486 9,272,584
1990 9,967,379 9,024,773
1989 9,937,697 8,775,546
1988 9,901,664 8,532,099
1987 9,870,234 8,296,485
1986 9,861,823 8,070,818
1985 9,858,308 7,849,693
1984 9,855,372 7,630,682
1983 9,855,520 7,419,642
1982 9,856,303 7,240,241
1981 9,858,982 7,075,648
1980 9,859,242 6,900,212
1979 9,848,382 6,727,797
1978 9,839,534 6,561,534
1977 9,830,358 6,401,515
1976 9,818,227 6,262,404
1975 9,800,700 6,128,731
1974 9,772,419 5,981,197
1973 9,741,720 5,831,631
1972 9,711,115 5,682,833
1971 9,673,162 5,538,355
1970 9,655,549 5,396,966
1969 9,646,032 5,257,081
1968 9,618,756 5,118,111
1967 9,580,991 4,978,862
1966 9,527,807 4,840,958
1965 9,463,667 4,704,965
1964 9,378,113 4,571,109
1963 9,289,770 4,440,264
1962 9,220,578 4,312,044
1961 9,183,948 4,186,201
1960 9,153,489 4,063,655

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/guatemala | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Guatemala gained 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 635,763 people (a 5.61% growth), while Guatemala's population increased by 2,846,601 people (a 17.5% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Guatemala was ranked 68th in 2006 and ranked 69th 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 Guatemala will increase by 29.6% to 24,768,464 people and rank change from 69th to 67th.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12.1M people compared to the peak of 27.4M people in 2078 for Guatemala.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Guatemala
2100 -0.16% -0.34%
2099 -0.16% -0.33%
2098 -0.14% -0.32%
2097 -0.14% -0.31%
2096 -0.14% -0.3%
2095 -0.15% -0.29%
2094 -0.14% -0.28%
2093 -0.14% -0.27%
2092 -0.13% -0.25%
2091 -0.13% -0.24%
2090 -0.13% -0.22%
2089 -0.13% -0.21%
2088 -0.14% -0.2%
2087 -0.13% -0.18%
2086 -0.12% -0.16%
2085 -0.12% -0.15%
2084 -0.12% -0.13%
2083 -0.13% -0.11%
2082 -0.11% -0.09%
2081 -0.12% -0.07%
2080 -0.11% -0.05%
2079 -0.12% -0.02%
2078 -0.11% 0.004%
2077 -0.1% 0.03%
2076 -0.1% 0.05%
2075 -0.11% 0.07%
2074 -0.11% 0.1%
2073 -0.11% 0.12%
2072 -0.12% 0.15%
2071 -0.14% 0.17%
2070 -0.14% 0.2%
2069 -0.15% 0.23%
2068 -0.15% 0.26%
2067 -0.16% 0.29%
2066 -0.17% 0.31%
2065 -0.18% 0.34%
2064 -0.19% 0.37%
2063 -0.19% 0.4%
2062 -0.2% 0.42%
2061 -0.18% 0.45%
2060 -0.18% 0.48%
2059 -0.17% 0.5%
2058 -0.19% 0.53%
2057 -0.18% 0.56%
2056 -0.17% 0.59%
2055 -0.16% 0.61%
2054 -0.15% 0.64%
2053 -0.14% 0.67%
2052 -0.11% 0.7%
2051 -0.09% 0.72%
2050 -0.08% 0.75%
2049 -0.06% 0.78%
2048 -0.04% 0.8%
2047 -0.03% 0.83%
2046 -0.01% 0.86%
2045 0.005% 0.9%
2044 0.01% 0.93%
2043 0.02% 0.96%
2042 0.03% 1%
2041 0.03% 1.03%
2040 0.04% 1.07%
2039 0.05% 1.11%
2038 0.06% 1.15%
2037 0.05% 1.18%
2036 0.05% 1.22%
2035 0.06% 1.25%
2034 0.07% 1.28%
2033 0.07% 1.3%
2032 0.07% 1.33%
2031 0.08% 1.36%
2030 0.1% 1.39%
2029 0.11% 1.42%
2028 0.11% 1.45%
2027 0.12% 1.48%
2026 0.15% 1.51%
2025 0.7% 1.53%
2024 0.67% 1.55%
2023 0.85% 1.55%
2022 0.81% 1.42%
2021 0.41% 1.39%
2020 0.43% 1.48%
2019 0.54% 1.53%
2018 0.46% 1.68%
2017 0.39% 1.84%
2016 0.51% 1.86%
2015 0.58% 1.85%
2014 0.44% 1.91%
2013 0.47% 1.97%
2012 0.62% 2.01%
2011 1.31% 2.01%
2010 0.92% 2%
2009 0.81% 2.01%
2008 0.79% 2.07%
2007 0.74% 2.13%
2006 0.66% 2.14%
2005 0.55% 2.19%
2004 0.43% 2.25%
2003 0.42% 2.28%
2002 0.45% 2.32%
2001 0.34% 2.32%
2000 0.24% 2.4%
1999 0.23% 2.55%
1998 0.21% 2.59%
1997 0.24% 2.59%
1996 0.2% 2.62%
1995 0.21% 2.68%
1994 0.31% 2.7%
1993 0.39% 2.7%
1992 0.41% 2.69%
1991 0.37% 2.75%
1990 0.3% 2.84%
1989 0.36% 2.85%
1988 0.32% 2.84%
1987 0.09% 2.8%
1986 0.04% 2.82%
1985 0.03% 2.87%
1984 -0.002% 2.84%
1983 -0.008% 2.48%
1982 -0.03% 2.33%
1981 -0.003% 2.54%
1980 0.11% 2.56%
1979 0.09% 2.53%
1978 0.09% 2.5%
1977 0.12% 2.22%
1976 0.18% 2.18%
1975 0.29% 2.47%
1974 0.32% 2.56%
1973 0.32% 2.62%
1972 0.39% 2.61%
1971 0.18% 2.62%
1970 0.1% 2.66%
1969 0.28% 2.72%
1968 0.39% 2.8%
1967 0.56% 2.85%
1966 0.68% 2.89%
1965 0.91% 2.93%
1964 0.95% 2.95%
1963 0.75% 2.97%
1962 0.4% 3.01%
1961 0.33% 3.02%

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/guatemala | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Belgium grew by 0.7%, while Guatemala's population grew by 1.53%.

Live population counters

Belgium Guatemala
Current population
11967185
19115361
Population rank 83/197 69/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.23%
One net population change
6.34 minutes
1.87 minutes
One birth every
4.82 minutes
1.38 minutes
One death every
4.67 minutes
5.88 minutes
Daily growth/decline +228 +771
Annual growth/decline +83,171 +281,522
Annual growth/decline rate +0.7% +1.53%
Population growth rate rank 116/197 69/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
1.1 hours
Annual migration change +31,989 -7,959
Net migration rank 28/196 128/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 92,732
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 133/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 176/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Guatemala
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Guatemala
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - -7,959
2024 -3,557 36,243 290,066 -7,725
2023 0 41,679 289,635 -8,940
2022 -2,336 118,615 281,675 -8,463
2021 5,793 24,017 255,145 -29,908
2020 -12,692 43,777 281,328 -23,927
2019 8,042 58,469 307,389 -57,746
2018 7,999 50,604 323,100 -56,487
2017 10,238 37,981 332,838 -42,779
2016 14,731 28,090 338,114 -30,980
2015 11,274 63,536 335,072 -48,179
2014 21,297 37,472 333,551 -40,409
2013 16,739 28,066 331,321 -35,698
2012 18,882 45,001 332,365 -32,624
2011 25,388 52,464 328,548 -33,238
2010 23,970 105,232 324,802 -36,076
2009 23,752 97,175 323,320 -43,046
2008 22,491 66,470 323,226 -42,624
2007 23,376 59,911 326,298 -40,632
2006 21,096 53,574 325,604 -42,118
2005 15,718 50,576 325,816 -49,636
2004 16,673 35,143 331,699 -47,409
2003 7,263 34,472 333,539 -54,701
2002 7,233 39,404 334,255 -55,247
2001 11,315 34,924 335,503 -59,536
2000 12,302 13,952 332,891 -65,197
1999 9,203 16,849 328,890 -47,325
1998 9,183 12,517 325,174 -39,104
1997 12,218 10,262 320,087 -43,377
1996 12,188 15,684 315,252 -43,501
1995 11,150 1,937 309,236 -39,917
1994 12,139 17,636 302,708 -33,462
1993 14,118 18,542 295,515 -36,848
1992 20,090 25,941 288,411 -32,093
1991 22,010 27,038 283,917 -40,868
1990 19,935 8,299 280,318 -27,735
1989 13,912 7,301 276,736 -30,860
1988 14,853 3,929 271,466 -30,450
1987 11,844 3,525 261,746 -31,539
1986 5,917 2,964 252,754 -31,631
1985 2,958 2,165 246,119 -24,991
1984 4,927 1,697 241,892 -25,010
1983 2,956 1,252 238,059 -32,877
1982 7,885 1,100 199,809 -46,174
1981 11,831 2,826 221,044 -45,490
1980 10,845 11,482 218,460 -43,144
1979 11,818 11,277 216,810 -47,278
1978 7,872 10,828 211,301 -48,309
1977 8,847 10,460 203,299 -46,249
1976 1,964 10,360 171,903 -50,745
1975 0 9,652 188,501 -42,329
1974 7,818 8,924 184,992 -36,089
1973 11,690 8,684 179,871 -29,641
1972 18,451 8,384 173,162 -25,807
1971 21,281 7,992 165,104 -23,513
1970 23,173 19,393 155,946 -14,755
1969 21,221 20,072 149,516 -10,937
1968 20,199 19,809 146,946 -7,589
1967 31,618 19,492 143,859 -4,715
1966 36,206 18,985 140,494 -3,824
1965 39,748 18,243 135,997 -681
1964 51,580 17,687 132,832 -440
1963 41,804 16,355 129,065 240
1962 42,414 14,829 126,429 713
1961 52,349 10,566 123,753 797
1960 40,275 9,893 120,728 -186

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

GeoRank.org/population/belgium/guatemala | 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 Guatemala 90.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,034,362 people) and 9.41% is from migration (a loss of 315,134 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 92,732 people or 0.5% in Guatemala.

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
Guatemala
City Population
Guatemala 995K
Mixco 528K
Coban 229K
Quetzaltenango 208K
Jalapa 193K
San Miguel Petapa 151K
Momostenango 140K
Mazatenango 83.8K
Flores 44.7K
Panajachel 16.1K

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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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