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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,858,610 in 2024 vs 11,772,557 people in Haiti in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,902,714 people compared to 12,076,663 in Haiti.

Population statistics:

  • Haiti's population is 1.01 times bigger than Belgium's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Haiti is the 82nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.15% for Haiti.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.55% per year vs +1.29% in Haiti.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (12.8% growth), while Haiti has grown from 9.22M to 12.1M (31% growth).

Belgium vs Haiti: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Haiti
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Haiti
2100 11,193,616 15,259,049
2099 11,211,908 15,299,437
2098 11,230,002 15,338,455
2097 11,246,180 15,376,492
2096 11,261,636 15,413,214
2095 11,277,513 15,448,584
2094 11,293,934 15,482,530
2093 11,309,421 15,515,275
2092 11,325,500 15,546,829
2091 11,339,887 15,576,873
2090 11,354,304 15,605,593
2089 11,368,748 15,633,063
2088 11,384,019 15,658,679
2087 11,399,441 15,682,423
2086 11,413,731 15,704,764
2085 11,427,305 15,724,953
2084 11,441,192 15,743,346
2083 11,454,476 15,759,380
2082 11,468,827 15,773,768
2081 11,480,917 15,786,254
2080 11,494,860 15,796,710
2079 11,507,804 15,804,509
2078 11,522,057 15,810,531
2077 11,534,819 15,813,971
2076 11,546,262 15,814,939
2075 11,558,154 15,813,894
2074 11,571,164 15,810,308
2073 11,584,391 15,804,302
2072 11,597,605 15,795,380
2071 11,611,079 15,783,669
2070 11,627,079 15,769,538
2069 11,643,296 15,752,007
2068 11,660,663 15,731,378
2067 11,677,909 15,707,152
2066 11,696,417 15,679,510
2065 11,716,114 15,648,952
2064 11,736,957 15,614,758
2063 11,758,738 15,576,832
2062 11,780,812 15,535,522
2061 11,804,421 15,490,720
2060 11,825,799 15,442,338
2059 11,847,336 15,389,829
2058 11,867,449 15,333,225
2057 11,890,466 15,273,178
2056 11,911,901 15,210,219
2055 11,931,594 15,143,461
2054 11,950,146 15,072,996
2053 11,968,395 14,998,576
2052 11,984,694 14,920,449
2051 11,998,099 14,838,409
2050 12,008,766 14,752,631
2049 12,017,817 14,664,689
2048 12,024,879 14,573,517
2047 12,029,815 14,480,194
2046 12,032,975 14,384,177
2045 12,034,718 14,285,803
2044 12,034,116 14,184,902
2043 12,032,908 14,081,547
2042 12,030,714 13,975,641
2041 12,026,814 13,867,631
2040 12,023,124 13,758,146
2039 12,018,547 13,646,894
2038 12,012,586 13,532,882
2037 12,005,650 13,417,458
2036 11,999,298 13,300,237
2035 11,992,761 13,181,288
2034 11,985,730 13,060,482
2033 11,977,334 12,938,038
2032 11,969,302 12,813,730
2031 11,960,910 12,688,158
2030 11,951,381 12,561,034
2029 11,939,712 12,432,856
2028 11,927,038 12,303,271
2027 11,913,457 12,172,389
2026 11,898,731 12,041,170
2025 11,881,020 11,908,056
2024 11,858,610 11,772,557
2023 11,779,946 11,637,398
2022 11,680,210 11,503,606
2021 11,586,195 11,374,586
2020 11,538,604 11,243,848
2019 11,488,980 11,105,163
2018 11,427,054 10,962,362
2017 11,375,158 10,817,754
2016 11,331,422 10,671,457
2015 11,274,196 10,523,242
2014 11,209,057 10,373,235
2013 11,159,407 10,222,362
2012 11,106,932 10,069,771
2011 11,038,264 9,914,904
2010 10,895,586 9,803,294
2009 10,796,493 9,689,581
2008 10,709,973 9,530,774
2007 10,625,700 9,373,296
2006 10,547,958 9,216,562
2005 10,478,617 9,061,273
2004 10,421,137 8,910,263
2003 10,376,133 8,759,912
2002 10,332,785 8,607,641
2001 10,286,570 8,455,918
2000 10,251,250 8,303,151
1999 10,226,419 8,151,296
1998 10,203,008 8,002,143
1997 10,181,245 7,854,298
1996 10,156,637 7,707,557
1995 10,136,811 7,562,546
1994 10,115,603 7,419,771
1993 10,084,475 7,278,181
1992 10,045,158 7,136,571
1991 10,004,486 6,995,450
1990 9,967,379 6,854,441
1989 9,937,697 6,714,730
1988 9,901,664 6,578,145
1987 9,870,234 6,445,123
1986 9,861,823 6,316,122
1985 9,858,308 6,190,862
1984 9,855,372 6,069,230
1983 9,855,520 5,951,096
1982 9,856,303 5,835,937
1981 9,858,982 5,723,725
1980 9,859,242 5,614,493
1979 9,848,382 5,507,590
1978 9,839,534 5,402,580
1977 9,830,358 5,299,476
1976 9,818,227 5,198,357
1975 9,800,700 5,099,086
1974 9,772,419 5,001,796
1973 9,741,720 4,906,743
1972 9,711,115 4,813,868
1971 9,673,162 4,723,244
1970 9,655,549 4,635,124
1969 9,646,032 4,549,334
1968 9,618,756 4,465,328
1967 9,580,991 4,382,999
1966 9,527,807 4,302,639
1965 9,463,667 4,223,820
1964 9,378,113 4,146,244
1963 9,289,770 4,073,068
1962 9,220,578 4,001,575
1961 9,183,948 3,929,030
1960 9,153,489 3,858,443

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/haiti | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Haiti gained 1,454,895 people (a 15.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 571,292 people (a 5.04% growth), while Haiti's population increased by 1,405,206 people (a 13.2% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Haiti was ranked 87th in 2006 and ranked 82nd 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 Haiti will increase by 22.2% to 14,752,631 people and rank change from 82nd to 87th.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12M people compared to the peak of 15.8M people in 2076 for Haiti.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Haiti
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Haiti
2100 -0.16% -0.26%
2099 -0.16% -0.25%
2098 -0.14% -0.25%
2097 -0.14% -0.24%
2096 -0.14% -0.23%
2095 -0.15% -0.22%
2094 -0.14% -0.21%
2093 -0.14% -0.2%
2092 -0.13% -0.19%
2091 -0.13% -0.18%
2090 -0.13% -0.18%
2089 -0.13% -0.16%
2088 -0.14% -0.15%
2087 -0.13% -0.14%
2086 -0.12% -0.13%
2085 -0.12% -0.12%
2084 -0.12% -0.1%
2083 -0.13% -0.09%
2082 -0.11% -0.08%
2081 -0.12% -0.07%
2080 -0.11% -0.05%
2079 -0.12% -0.04%
2078 -0.11% -0.02%
2077 -0.1% -0.006%
2076 -0.1% 0.007%
2075 -0.11% 0.02%
2074 -0.11% 0.04%
2073 -0.11% 0.06%
2072 -0.12% 0.07%
2071 -0.14% 0.09%
2070 -0.14% 0.11%
2069 -0.15% 0.13%
2068 -0.15% 0.15%
2067 -0.16% 0.18%
2066 -0.17% 0.2%
2065 -0.18% 0.22%
2064 -0.19% 0.24%
2063 -0.19% 0.27%
2062 -0.2% 0.29%
2061 -0.18% 0.31%
2060 -0.18% 0.34%
2059 -0.17% 0.37%
2058 -0.19% 0.39%
2057 -0.18% 0.41%
2056 -0.17% 0.44%
2055 -0.16% 0.47%
2054 -0.15% 0.5%
2053 -0.14% 0.52%
2052 -0.11% 0.55%
2051 -0.09% 0.58%
2050 -0.08% 0.6%
2049 -0.06% 0.63%
2048 -0.04% 0.64%
2047 -0.03% 0.67%
2046 -0.01% 0.69%
2045 0.005% 0.71%
2044 0.01% 0.73%
2043 0.02% 0.76%
2042 0.03% 0.78%
2041 0.03% 0.8%
2040 0.04% 0.82%
2039 0.05% 0.84%
2038 0.06% 0.86%
2037 0.05% 0.88%
2036 0.05% 0.9%
2035 0.06% 0.92%
2034 0.07% 0.95%
2033 0.07% 0.97%
2032 0.07% 0.99%
2031 0.08% 1.01%
2030 0.1% 1.03%
2029 0.11% 1.05%
2028 0.11% 1.08%
2027 0.12% 1.09%
2026 0.15% 1.12%
2025 0.19% 1.15%
2024 0.67% 1.16%
2023 0.85% 1.16%
2022 0.81% 1.13%
2021 0.41% 1.16%
2020 0.43% 1.25%
2019 0.54% 1.3%
2018 0.46% 1.34%
2017 0.39% 1.37%
2016 0.51% 1.41%
2015 0.58% 1.45%
2014 0.44% 1.48%
2013 0.47% 1.52%
2012 0.62% 1.56%
2011 1.31% 1.14%
2010 0.92% 1.17%
2009 0.81% 1.67%
2008 0.79% 1.68%
2007 0.74% 1.7%
2006 0.66% 1.71%
2005 0.55% 1.69%
2004 0.43% 1.72%
2003 0.42% 1.77%
2002 0.45% 1.79%
2001 0.34% 1.84%
2000 0.24% 1.86%
1999 0.23% 1.86%
1998 0.21% 1.88%
1997 0.24% 1.9%
1996 0.2% 1.92%
1995 0.21% 1.92%
1994 0.31% 1.95%
1993 0.39% 1.98%
1992 0.41% 2.02%
1991 0.37% 2.06%
1990 0.3% 2.08%
1989 0.36% 2.08%
1988 0.32% 2.06%
1987 0.09% 2.04%
1986 0.04% 2.02%
1985 0.03% 2%
1984 -0.002% 1.99%
1983 -0.008% 1.97%
1982 -0.03% 1.96%
1981 -0.003% 1.95%
1980 0.11% 1.94%
1979 0.09% 1.94%
1978 0.09% 1.95%
1977 0.12% 1.95%
1976 0.18% 1.95%
1975 0.29% 1.95%
1974 0.32% 1.94%
1973 0.32% 1.93%
1972 0.39% 1.92%
1971 0.18% 1.9%
1970 0.1% 1.89%
1969 0.28% 1.88%
1968 0.39% 1.88%
1967 0.56% 1.87%
1966 0.68% 1.87%
1965 0.91% 1.87%
1964 0.95% 1.8%
1963 0.75% 1.79%
1962 0.4% 1.85%
1961 0.33% 1.83%

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/haiti | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belgium grew by 0.67%, while Haiti's population grew by 1.16%.

Live population counters

Belgium Haiti
Current population
11902714
12076663
Population rank 83/197 82/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.15%
One net population change
6.68 minutes
3.89 minutes
One birth every
4.75 minutes
2.03 minutes
One death every
4.75 minutes
5.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +216 +370
Annual growth/decline +78,664 +135,159
Annual growth/decline rate +0.67% +1.16%
Population growth rate rank 119/197 92/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
16.4 minutes
Annual migration change +31,989 -32,052
Net migration rank 28/196 168/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 19,581
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 170/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 187/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Haiti
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Haiti
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - -32,052
2024 - 36,243 - -31,747
2023 0 41,679 167,381 -31,786
2022 -2,336 118,615 164,214 -32,220
2021 5,793 24,017 158,994 -32,952
2020 -12,692 43,777 169,264 -33,850
2019 8,042 58,469 176,550 -34,612
2018 7,999 50,604 178,632 -34,976
2017 10,238 37,981 180,310 -34,742
2016 14,731 28,090 180,902 -33,879
2015 11,274 63,536 182,063 -32,669
2014 21,297 37,472 182,009 -31,390
2013 16,739 28,066 181,457 -30,323
2012 18,882 45,001 183,702 -29,658
2011 25,388 52,464 184,695 -29,029
2010 23,970 105,232 95,965 -28,416
2009 23,752 97,175 187,804 -27,924
2008 22,491 66,470 185,364 -27,630
2007 23,376 59,911 184,223 -26,995
2006 21,096 53,574 182,866 -26,629
2005 15,718 50,576 180,618 -26,276
2004 16,673 35,143 174,071 -26,399
2003 7,263 34,472 179,543 -26,518
2002 7,233 39,404 178,126 -26,626
2001 11,315 34,924 178,741 -26,812
2000 12,302 13,952 180,677 -27,075
1999 9,203 16,849 177,421 -27,317
1998 9,183 12,517 175,687 -27,476
1997 12,218 10,262 174,962 -27,492
1996 12,188 15,684 173,351 -27,348
1995 11,150 1,937 171,852 -27,826
1994 12,139 17,636 169,260 -27,744
1993 14,118 18,542 169,240 -27,584
1992 20,090 25,941 168,980 -27,415
1991 22,010 27,038 167,919 -27,245
1990 19,935 8,299 167,420 -26,075
1989 13,912 7,301 163,947 -25,857
1988 14,853 3,929 160,750 -25,662
1987 11,844 3,525 156,468 -25,518
1986 5,917 2,964 152,288 -25,257
1985 2,958 2,165 148,364 -24,887
1984 4,927 1,697 144,211 -24,427
1983 2,956 1,252 140,422 -23,944
1982 7,885 1,100 137,214 -23,375
1981 11,831 2,826 133,695 -23,106
1980 10,845 11,482 130,773 -22,900
1979 11,818 11,277 128,206 -22,280
1978 7,872 10,828 125,885 -21,809
1977 8,847 10,460 123,520 -21,401
1976 1,964 10,360 120,992 -20,870
1975 0 9,652 118,508 -20,074
1974 7,818 8,924 115,941 -19,792
1973 11,690 8,684 113,223 -19,278
1972 18,451 8,384 110,709 -18,916
1971 21,281 7,992 107,968 -18,509
1970 23,173 19,393 105,208 -18,425
1969 21,221 20,072 103,133 -18,340
1968 20,199 19,809 101,300 -18,087
1967 31,618 19,492 99,266 -17,827
1966 36,206 18,985 96,973 -17,690
1965 39,748 18,243 95,754 -17,404
1964 51,580 17,687 93,987 -17,179
1963 41,804 16,355 86,394 -16,846
1962 42,414 14,829 89,683 -16,253
1961 52,349 10,566 87,563 -15,902
1960 40,275 9,893 85,368 -15,862

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

GeoRank.org/population/belgium/haiti | 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 Haiti 83.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,740,319 people) and 16.1% is from migration (a loss of 333,076 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 19,581 people or 0.2% in Haiti.

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
Haiti
City Population
Port-au-Prince 987K
Carrefour 511K
Petion-Ville 377K
Gonaives 356K
Delmas 284K
Saint-Marc 267K
Cap-Haitien 190K
Miragoane 62.5K
Cerca-la-Source 56.5K
Anse-a-Veau 34.6K

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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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