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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,858,610 in 2024 vs 18,406,359 people in Guatemala in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,902,714 people compared to 19,049,936 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 +0.55% per year vs +1.64% in Guatemala.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (12.8% growth), while Guatemala has grown from 13.4M to 19M (42.5% growth).

Belgium vs Guatemala: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Guatemala
2100 11,193,616 26,157,456
2099 11,211,908 26,245,641
2098 11,230,002 26,331,619
2097 11,246,180 26,416,090
2096 11,261,636 26,497,966
2095 11,277,513 26,577,430
2094 11,293,934 26,654,549
2093 11,309,421 26,728,912
2092 11,325,500 26,800,726
2091 11,339,887 26,869,103
2090 11,354,304 26,933,745
2089 11,368,748 26,994,393
2088 11,384,019 27,051,725
2087 11,399,441 27,105,725
2086 11,413,731 27,155,743
2085 11,427,305 27,200,252
2084 11,441,192 27,240,081
2083 11,454,476 27,274,635
2082 11,468,827 27,304,601
2081 11,480,917 27,328,275
2080 11,494,860 27,346,322
2079 11,507,804 27,358,846
2078 11,522,057 27,364,710
2077 11,534,819 27,363,544
2076 11,546,262 27,356,220
2075 11,558,154 27,343,275
2074 11,571,164 27,324,366
2073 11,584,391 27,298,193
2072 11,597,605 27,264,801
2071 11,611,079 27,224,139
2070 11,627,079 27,176,996
2069 11,643,296 27,121,679
2068 11,660,663 27,058,279
2067 11,677,909 26,987,818
2066 11,696,417 26,909,977
2065 11,716,114 26,825,610
2064 11,736,957 26,733,472
2063 11,758,738 26,634,443
2062 11,780,812 26,529,537
2061 11,804,421 26,418,318
2060 11,825,799 26,300,043
2059 11,847,336 26,175,298
2058 11,867,449 26,043,910
2057 11,890,466 25,905,522
2056 11,911,901 25,761,415
2055 11,931,594 25,611,347
2054 11,950,146 25,455,341
2053 11,968,395 25,292,387
2052 11,984,694 25,124,081
2051 11,998,099 24,950,631
2050 12,008,766 24,772,432
2049 12,017,817 24,588,164
2048 12,024,879 24,398,840
2047 12,029,815 24,205,409
2046 12,032,975 24,005,250
2045 12,034,718 23,799,564
2044 12,034,116 23,587,909
2043 12,032,908 23,370,717
2042 12,030,714 23,147,742
2041 12,026,814 22,919,092
2040 12,023,124 22,684,402
2039 12,018,547 22,443,876
2038 12,012,586 22,196,908
2037 12,005,650 21,945,561
2036 11,999,298 21,689,784
2035 11,992,761 21,429,391
2034 11,985,730 21,165,636
2033 11,977,334 20,899,157
2032 11,969,302 20,630,118
2031 11,960,910 20,359,005
2030 11,951,381 20,085,689
2029 11,939,712 19,810,652
2028 11,927,038 19,534,112
2027 11,913,457 19,255,397
2026 11,898,731 18,973,755
2025 11,881,020 18,690,875
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 571,292 people (a 5.04% growth), while Guatemala's population increased by 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% 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 0.89% to 12,008,766 people with a rank change from 83rd to 92nd. The population of Guatemala will increase by 30% to 24,772,432 people and rank change from 69th to 67th.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12M 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 0.19% 1.55%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Belgium grew by 0.67%, while Guatemala's population grew by 1.55%.

Live population counters

Belgium Guatemala
Current population
11902714
19049936
Population rank 83/197 69/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.23%
One net population change
6.68 minutes
1.87 minutes
One birth every
4.75 minutes
1.39 minutes
One death every
4.75 minutes
6.01 minutes
Daily growth/decline +216 +771
Annual growth/decline +78,664 +281,521
Annual growth/decline rate +0.67% +1.55%
Population growth rate rank 119/197 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 - 36,243 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belgium/guatemala | 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 Guatemala 89.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,077,847 people) and 10.2% is from migration (a loss of 347,818 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 (1960–2024, 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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