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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,858,610 in 2024 vs 14,754,785 people in Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,902,714 people compared to 15,546,235 in Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Guinea's population is 1.31 times bigger than Belgium's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Guinea is the 75th.
  • The countries together account for 0.33% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.19% for Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.55% per year vs +2.54% in Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (12.8% growth), while Guinea has grown from 9.44M to 15.5M (64.7% growth).

Belgium vs Guinea: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Guinea
2100 11,193,616 32,376,229
2099 11,211,908 32,347,865
2098 11,230,002 32,314,004
2097 11,246,180 32,276,347
2096 11,261,636 32,235,495
2095 11,277,513 32,192,977
2094 11,293,934 32,140,512
2093 11,309,421 32,082,262
2092 11,325,500 32,016,043
2091 11,339,887 31,950,972
2090 11,354,304 31,877,383
2089 11,368,748 31,796,200
2088 11,384,019 31,706,914
2087 11,399,441 31,616,297
2086 11,413,731 31,513,784
2085 11,427,305 31,397,618
2084 11,441,192 31,278,121
2083 11,454,476 31,149,657
2082 11,468,827 31,018,417
2081 11,480,917 30,874,294
2080 11,494,860 30,732,838
2079 11,507,804 30,578,815
2078 11,522,057 30,422,788
2077 11,534,819 30,262,797
2076 11,546,262 30,093,594
2075 11,558,154 29,912,683
2074 11,571,164 29,730,771
2073 11,584,391 29,543,355
2072 11,597,605 29,350,201
2071 11,611,079 29,147,256
2070 11,627,079 28,940,409
2069 11,643,296 28,724,140
2068 11,660,663 28,502,451
2067 11,677,909 28,273,692
2066 11,696,417 28,038,741
2065 11,716,114 27,799,894
2064 11,736,957 27,554,829
2063 11,758,738 27,300,055
2062 11,780,812 27,040,837
2061 11,804,421 26,777,235
2060 11,825,799 26,512,111
2059 11,847,336 26,236,871
2058 11,867,449 25,952,601
2057 11,890,466 25,667,399
2056 11,911,901 25,375,302
2055 11,931,594 25,076,744
2054 11,950,146 24,776,691
2053 11,968,395 24,464,996
2052 11,984,694 24,154,455
2051 11,998,099 23,840,942
2050 12,008,766 23,524,366
2049 12,017,817 23,209,588
2048 12,024,879 22,891,820
2047 12,029,815 22,568,175
2046 12,032,975 22,241,327
2045 12,034,718 21,911,584
2044 12,034,116 21,583,213
2043 12,032,908 21,246,672
2042 12,030,714 20,909,610
2041 12,026,814 20,571,500
2040 12,023,124 20,229,061
2039 12,018,547 19,889,710
2038 12,012,586 19,552,134
2037 12,005,650 19,214,553
2036 11,999,298 18,874,400
2035 11,992,761 18,536,891
2034 11,985,730 18,203,307
2033 11,977,334 17,864,588
2032 11,969,302 17,522,696
2031 11,960,910 17,180,034
2030 11,951,381 16,833,632
2029 11,939,712 16,491,163
2028 11,927,038 16,145,186
2027 11,913,457 15,798,054
2026 11,898,731 15,452,864
2025 11,881,020 15,105,390
2024 11,858,610 14,754,785
2023 11,779,946 14,405,468
2022 11,680,210 14,055,137
2021 11,586,195 13,710,513
2020 11,538,604 13,371,183
2019 11,488,980 13,034,346
2018 11,427,054 12,704,774
2017 11,375,158 12,385,659
2016 11,331,422 12,073,030
2015 11,274,196 11,767,070
2014 11,209,057 11,472,924
2013 11,159,407 11,191,873
2012 11,106,932 10,921,581
2011 11,038,264 10,656,810
2010 10,895,586 10,396,086
2009 10,796,493 10,143,534
2008 10,709,973 9,898,870
2007 10,625,700 9,662,281
2006 10,547,958 9,441,171
2005 10,478,617 9,245,844
2004 10,421,137 9,062,726
2003 10,376,133 8,870,781
2002 10,332,785 8,674,066
2001 10,286,570 8,539,960
2000 10,251,250 8,428,832
1999 10,226,419 8,265,123
1998 10,203,008 8,081,990
1997 10,181,245 7,931,370
1996 10,156,637 7,770,035
1995 10,136,811 7,553,249
1994 10,115,603 7,345,107
1993 10,084,475 7,128,177
1992 10,045,158 6,914,366
1991 10,004,486 6,697,166
1990 9,967,379 6,434,374
1989 9,937,697 6,215,811
1988 9,901,664 6,056,574
1987 9,870,234 5,900,198
1986 9,861,823 5,750,668
1985 9,858,308 5,610,373
1984 9,855,372 5,480,096
1983 9,855,520 5,359,814
1982 9,856,303 5,247,672
1981 9,858,982 5,143,288
1980 9,859,242 5,047,419
1979 9,848,382 4,959,283
1978 9,839,534 4,877,854
1977 9,830,358 4,801,128
1976 9,818,227 4,727,022
1975 9,800,700 4,653,876
1974 9,772,419 4,580,510
1973 9,741,720 4,506,324
1972 9,711,115 4,431,292
1971 9,673,162 4,355,200
1970 9,655,549 4,277,535
1969 9,646,032 4,198,300
1968 9,618,756 4,118,550
1967 9,580,991 4,040,153
1966 9,527,807 3,964,155
1965 9,463,667 3,890,716
1964 9,378,113 3,819,722
1963 9,289,770 3,750,954
1962 9,220,578 3,684,273
1961 9,183,948 3,619,551
1960 9,153,489 3,556,749

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/guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Guinea gained 2,631,859 people (a 27.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 571,292 people (a 5.04% growth), while Guinea's population increased by 3,473,205 people (a 28.8% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Guinea was ranked 84th in 2006 and ranked 75th 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 Guinea will increase by 51.3% to 23,524,366 people and rank change from 75th to 71st.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12M people compared to the peak of 32.4M people in 2100 for Guinea.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Guinea
2100 -0.16% 0.09%
2099 -0.16% 0.1%
2098 -0.14% 0.12%
2097 -0.14% 0.13%
2096 -0.14% 0.13%
2095 -0.15% 0.16%
2094 -0.14% 0.18%
2093 -0.14% 0.21%
2092 -0.13% 0.2%
2091 -0.13% 0.23%
2090 -0.13% 0.26%
2089 -0.13% 0.28%
2088 -0.14% 0.29%
2087 -0.13% 0.33%
2086 -0.12% 0.37%
2085 -0.12% 0.38%
2084 -0.12% 0.41%
2083 -0.13% 0.42%
2082 -0.11% 0.47%
2081 -0.12% 0.46%
2080 -0.11% 0.5%
2079 -0.12% 0.51%
2078 -0.11% 0.53%
2077 -0.1% 0.56%
2076 -0.1% 0.6%
2075 -0.11% 0.61%
2074 -0.11% 0.63%
2073 -0.11% 0.66%
2072 -0.12% 0.7%
2071 -0.14% 0.71%
2070 -0.14% 0.75%
2069 -0.15% 0.78%
2068 -0.15% 0.81%
2067 -0.16% 0.84%
2066 -0.17% 0.86%
2065 -0.18% 0.89%
2064 -0.19% 0.93%
2063 -0.19% 0.96%
2062 -0.2% 0.98%
2061 -0.18% 1%
2060 -0.18% 1.05%
2059 -0.17% 1.1%
2058 -0.19% 1.11%
2057 -0.18% 1.15%
2056 -0.17% 1.19%
2055 -0.16% 1.21%
2054 -0.15% 1.27%
2053 -0.14% 1.29%
2052 -0.11% 1.32%
2051 -0.09% 1.35%
2050 -0.08% 1.36%
2049 -0.06% 1.39%
2048 -0.04% 1.43%
2047 -0.03% 1.47%
2046 -0.01% 1.5%
2045 0.005% 1.52%
2044 0.01% 1.58%
2043 0.02% 1.61%
2042 0.03% 1.64%
2041 0.03% 1.69%
2040 0.04% 1.71%
2039 0.05% 1.73%
2038 0.06% 1.76%
2037 0.05% 1.8%
2036 0.05% 1.82%
2035 0.06% 1.83%
2034 0.07% 1.9%
2033 0.07% 1.95%
2032 0.07% 1.99%
2031 0.08% 2.06%
2030 0.1% 2.08%
2029 0.11% 2.14%
2028 0.11% 2.2%
2027 0.12% 2.23%
2026 0.15% 2.3%
2025 0.19% 2.38%
2024 0.67% 2.42%
2023 0.85% 2.49%
2022 0.81% 2.51%
2021 0.41% 2.54%
2020 0.43% 2.58%
2019 0.54% 2.59%
2018 0.46% 2.58%
2017 0.39% 2.59%
2016 0.51% 2.6%
2015 0.58% 2.56%
2014 0.44% 2.51%
2013 0.47% 2.47%
2012 0.62% 2.48%
2011 1.31% 2.51%
2010 0.92% 2.49%
2009 0.81% 2.47%
2008 0.79% 2.45%
2007 0.74% 2.34%
2006 0.66% 2.11%
2005 0.55% 2.02%
2004 0.43% 2.16%
2003 0.42% 2.27%
2002 0.45% 1.57%
2001 0.34% 1.32%
2000 0.24% 1.98%
1999 0.23% 2.27%
1998 0.21% 1.9%
1997 0.24% 2.08%
1996 0.2% 2.87%
1995 0.21% 2.83%
1994 0.31% 3.04%
1993 0.39% 3.09%
1992 0.41% 3.24%
1991 0.37% 4.08%
1990 0.3% 3.52%
1989 0.36% 2.63%
1988 0.32% 2.65%
1987 0.09% 2.6%
1986 0.04% 2.5%
1985 0.03% 2.38%
1984 -0.002% 2.24%
1983 -0.008% 2.14%
1982 -0.03% 2.03%
1981 -0.003% 1.9%
1980 0.11% 1.78%
1979 0.09% 1.67%
1978 0.09% 1.6%
1977 0.12% 1.57%
1976 0.18% 1.57%
1975 0.29% 1.6%
1974 0.32% 1.65%
1973 0.32% 1.69%
1972 0.39% 1.75%
1971 0.18% 1.82%
1970 0.1% 1.89%
1969 0.28% 1.94%
1968 0.39% 1.94%
1967 0.56% 1.92%
1966 0.68% 1.89%
1965 0.91% 1.86%
1964 0.95% 1.83%
1963 0.75% 1.81%
1962 0.4% 1.79%
1961 0.33% 1.77%

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/guinea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belgium grew by 0.67%, while Guinea's population grew by 2.42%.

Live population counters

Belgium Guinea
Current population
11902714
15546235
Population rank 83/197 75/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.19%
One net population change
6.68 minutes
1.5 minutes
One birth every
4.75 minutes
1.08 minutes
One death every
4.75 minutes
4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +216 +957
Annual growth/decline +78,664 +349,317
Annual growth/decline rate +0.67% +2.42%
Population growth rate rank 119/197 32/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change +31,989 -16,282
Net migration rank 28/196 147/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 117,416
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 125/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 159/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - -16,282
2024 - 36,243 - -12,024
2023 0 41,679 356,147 -3,997
2022 -2,336 118,615 352,517 -3,997
2021 5,793 24,017 345,121 -4,373
2020 -12,692 43,777 342,289 -4,365
2019 8,042 58,469 338,984 -3,240
2018 7,999 50,604 332,585 -9,187
2017 10,238 37,981 328,542 -13,718
2016 14,731 28,090 324,608 -14,189
2015 11,274 63,536 316,604 -15,117
2014 21,297 37,472 309,539 -22,741
2013 16,739 28,066 304,430 -29,136
2012 18,882 45,001 298,094 -32,808
2011 25,388 52,464 293,318 -29,069
2010 23,970 105,232 288,512 -31,327
2009 23,752 97,175 281,920 -34,007
2008 22,491 66,470 274,327 -32,925
2007 23,376 59,911 266,070 -34,311
2006 21,096 53,574 258,518 -48,078
2005 15,718 50,576 251,209 -71,015
2004 16,673 35,143 242,075 -56,036
2003 7,263 34,472 234,774 -36,934
2002 7,233 39,404 229,022 -33,450
2001 11,315 34,924 227,642 -155,020
2000 12,302 13,952 227,081 -77,450
1999 9,203 16,849 223,968 -46,183
1998 9,183 12,517 219,385 -30,903
1997 12,218 10,262 220,373 -107,614
1996 12,188 15,684 214,896 -4,973
1995 11,150 1,937 205,644 18,021
1994 12,139 17,636 201,439 -8,826
1993 14,118 18,542 195,612 45,616
1992 20,090 25,941 189,682 -3,285
1991 22,010 27,038 181,299 66,718
1990 19,935 8,299 169,926 107,641
1989 13,912 7,301 164,707 -5,150
1988 14,853 3,929 159,566 -637
1987 11,844 3,525 154,178 -350
1986 5,917 2,964 148,137 -2,900
1985 2,958 2,165 142,313 -6,965
1984 4,927 1,697 136,640 -11,439
1983 2,956 1,252 130,629 -15,265
1982 7,885 1,100 126,831 -17,920
1981 11,831 2,826 121,223 -21,367
1980 10,845 11,482 117,186 -25,287
1979 11,818 11,277 113,141 -28,770
1978 7,872 10,828 109,415 -30,933
1977 8,847 10,460 105,990 -31,004
1976 1,964 10,360 102,449 -29,220
1975 0 9,652 99,267 -26,221
1974 7,818 8,924 96,315 -22,637
1973 11,690 8,684 93,764 -19,065
1972 18,451 8,384 91,147 -15,782
1971 21,281 7,992 88,358 -11,543
1970 23,173 19,393 85,418 -6,906
1969 21,221 20,072 82,799 -2,844
1968 20,199 19,809 79,892 -345
1967 31,618 19,492 77,251 0
1966 36,206 18,985 74,748 0
1965 39,748 18,243 72,134 0
1964 51,580 17,687 69,848 0
1963 41,804 16,355 67,690 0
1962 42,414 14,829 65,672 0
1961 52,349 10,566 63,766 0
1960 40,275 9,893 61,848 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/belgium/guinea | 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 Guinea 97.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,346,936 people) and 2.76% is from migration (a loss of 94,924 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 117,416 people or 0.8% in Guinea.

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
Guinea
City Population
Conakry 1.67M
Mamou 376K
Nzerekore 280K
Gueckedou 222K
Kankan 191K
Boffa 27K
Forecariah 23K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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