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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,858,610 in 2024 vs 9,562,065 people in Hungary in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,902,714 people compared to 9,475,525 in Hungary.

Population statistics:

  • Belgium's population is 1.26 times bigger than Hungary's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Hungary is the 98th.
  • The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.11% for Hungary.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.55% per year vs -0.29% in Hungary.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (12.8% growth), while Hungary has declined from 10.1M to 9.48M (5.92% decline).

Belgium vs Hungary: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Hungary
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Hungary
2100 11,193,616 7,370,355
2099 11,211,908 7,386,200
2098 11,230,002 7,401,408
2097 11,246,180 7,415,908
2096 11,261,636 7,430,531
2095 11,277,513 7,445,269
2094 11,293,934 7,460,108
2093 11,309,421 7,475,111
2092 11,325,500 7,489,534
2091 11,339,887 7,504,343
2090 11,354,304 7,519,276
2089 11,368,748 7,534,960
2088 11,384,019 7,550,399
2087 11,399,441 7,566,507
2086 11,413,731 7,583,518
2085 11,427,305 7,600,748
2084 11,441,192 7,617,497
2083 11,454,476 7,634,894
2082 11,468,827 7,653,272
2081 11,480,917 7,672,270
2080 11,494,860 7,692,156
2079 11,507,804 7,712,929
2078 11,522,057 7,734,118
2077 11,534,819 7,756,481
2076 11,546,262 7,780,266
2075 11,558,154 7,805,336
2074 11,571,164 7,832,068
2073 11,584,391 7,860,016
2072 11,597,605 7,889,448
2071 11,611,079 7,920,271
2070 11,627,079 7,952,370
2069 11,643,296 7,985,309
2068 11,660,663 8,019,321
2067 11,677,909 8,053,791
2066 11,696,417 8,088,854
2065 11,716,114 8,125,079
2064 11,736,957 8,161,993
2063 11,758,738 8,198,019
2062 11,780,812 8,233,954
2061 11,804,421 8,269,395
2060 11,825,799 8,304,498
2059 11,847,336 8,339,351
2058 11,867,449 8,372,516
2057 11,890,466 8,405,403
2056 11,911,901 8,438,397
2055 11,931,594 8,470,451
2054 11,950,146 8,502,165
2053 11,968,395 8,533,102
2052 11,984,694 8,563,943
2051 11,998,099 8,594,925
2050 12,008,766 8,625,864
2049 12,017,817 8,657,469
2048 12,024,879 8,689,207
2047 12,029,815 8,721,846
2046 12,032,975 8,755,100
2045 12,034,718 8,789,106
2044 12,034,116 8,823,256
2043 12,032,908 8,857,823
2042 12,030,714 8,893,508
2041 12,026,814 8,929,696
2040 12,023,124 8,966,615
2039 12,018,547 9,004,383
2038 12,012,586 9,041,989
2037 12,005,650 9,080,597
2036 11,999,298 9,118,668
2035 11,992,761 9,157,148
2034 11,985,730 9,195,286
2033 11,977,334 9,232,883
2032 11,969,302 9,270,132
2031 11,960,910 9,306,671
2030 11,951,381 9,342,584
2029 11,939,712 9,377,706
2028 11,927,038 9,411,230
2027 11,913,457 9,443,534
2026 11,898,731 9,475,525
2025 11,881,020 9,535,248
2024 11,858,610 9,562,065
2023 11,779,946 9,592,186
2022 11,680,210 9,605,074
2021 11,586,195 9,630,932
2020 11,538,604 9,670,419
2019 11,488,980 9,694,824
2018 11,427,054 9,706,964
2017 11,375,158 9,726,756
2016 11,331,422 9,759,755
2015 11,274,196 9,797,755
2014 11,209,057 9,833,038
2013 11,159,407 9,872,734
2012 11,106,932 9,920,362
2011 11,038,264 9,971,727
2010 10,895,586 10,000,023
2009 10,796,493 10,022,650
2008 10,709,973 10,038,188
2007 10,625,700 10,055,780
2006 10,547,958 10,071,370
2005 10,478,617 10,087,065
2004 10,421,137 10,107,146
2003 10,376,133 10,129,552
2002 10,332,785 10,158,608
2001 10,286,570 10,187,576
2000 10,251,250 10,210,971
1999 10,226,419 10,237,530
1998 10,203,008 10,266,570
1997 10,181,245 10,290,486
1996 10,156,637 10,311,238
1995 10,136,811 10,328,965
1994 10,115,603 10,343,355
1993 10,084,475 10,357,523
1992 10,045,158 10,369,341
1991 10,004,486 10,373,400
1990 9,967,379 10,373,988
1989 9,937,697 10,481,719
1988 9,901,664 10,596,487
1987 9,870,234 10,612,741
1986 9,861,823 10,630,564
1985 9,858,308 10,648,713
1984 9,855,372 10,668,095
1983 9,855,520 10,689,463
1982 9,856,303 10,705,535
1981 9,858,982 10,711,848
1980 9,859,242 10,711,122
1979 9,848,382 10,704,152
1978 9,839,534 10,684,822
1977 9,830,358 10,648,031
1976 9,818,227 10,598,677
1975 9,800,700 10,540,525
1974 9,772,419 10,478,720
1973 9,741,720 10,432,055
1972 9,711,115 10,398,489
1971 9,673,162 10,367,537
1970 9,655,549 10,337,910
1969 9,646,032 10,298,723
1968 9,618,756 10,255,815
1967 9,580,991 10,216,604
1966 9,527,807 10,178,653
1965 9,463,667 10,147,935
1964 9,378,113 10,119,835
1963 9,289,770 10,087,947
1962 9,220,578 10,060,825
1961 9,183,948 10,027,958
1960 9,153,489 9,983,512

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/hungary | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Hungary lost 311,615 people (a 3.09% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 571,292 people (a 5.04% growth), while Hungary's population decreased by 284,230 people (a 2.91% decline).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Hungary was ranked 81st in 2006 and ranked 98th 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 Hungary will decrease by 8.97% to 8,625,864 people and rank change from 98th to 111th.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12M people, while Hungary's population already peaked in 1981 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 7.37M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Hungary
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Hungary
2100 -0.16% -0.21%
2099 -0.16% -0.21%
2098 -0.14% -0.2%
2097 -0.14% -0.2%
2096 -0.14% -0.2%
2095 -0.15% -0.2%
2094 -0.14% -0.2%
2093 -0.14% -0.19%
2092 -0.13% -0.2%
2091 -0.13% -0.2%
2090 -0.13% -0.21%
2089 -0.13% -0.2%
2088 -0.14% -0.21%
2087 -0.13% -0.22%
2086 -0.12% -0.23%
2085 -0.12% -0.22%
2084 -0.12% -0.23%
2083 -0.13% -0.24%
2082 -0.11% -0.25%
2081 -0.12% -0.26%
2080 -0.11% -0.27%
2079 -0.12% -0.27%
2078 -0.11% -0.29%
2077 -0.1% -0.31%
2076 -0.1% -0.32%
2075 -0.11% -0.34%
2074 -0.11% -0.36%
2073 -0.11% -0.37%
2072 -0.12% -0.39%
2071 -0.14% -0.4%
2070 -0.14% -0.41%
2069 -0.15% -0.42%
2068 -0.15% -0.43%
2067 -0.16% -0.43%
2066 -0.17% -0.45%
2065 -0.18% -0.45%
2064 -0.19% -0.44%
2063 -0.19% -0.44%
2062 -0.2% -0.43%
2061 -0.18% -0.42%
2060 -0.18% -0.42%
2059 -0.17% -0.4%
2058 -0.19% -0.39%
2057 -0.18% -0.39%
2056 -0.17% -0.38%
2055 -0.16% -0.37%
2054 -0.15% -0.36%
2053 -0.14% -0.36%
2052 -0.11% -0.36%
2051 -0.09% -0.36%
2050 -0.08% -0.37%
2049 -0.06% -0.37%
2048 -0.04% -0.37%
2047 -0.03% -0.38%
2046 -0.01% -0.39%
2045 0.005% -0.39%
2044 0.01% -0.39%
2043 0.02% -0.4%
2042 0.03% -0.41%
2041 0.03% -0.41%
2040 0.04% -0.42%
2039 0.05% -0.42%
2038 0.06% -0.43%
2037 0.05% -0.42%
2036 0.05% -0.42%
2035 0.06% -0.41%
2034 0.07% -0.41%
2033 0.07% -0.4%
2032 0.07% -0.39%
2031 0.08% -0.38%
2030 0.1% -0.37%
2029 0.11% -0.36%
2028 0.11% -0.34%
2027 0.12% -0.34%
2026 0.15% -0.63%
2025 0.19% -0.28%
2024 0.67% -0.31%
2023 0.85% -0.13%
2022 0.81% -0.27%
2021 0.41% -0.41%
2020 0.43% -0.25%
2019 0.54% -0.13%
2018 0.46% -0.2%
2017 0.39% -0.34%
2016 0.51% -0.39%
2015 0.58% -0.36%
2014 0.44% -0.4%
2013 0.47% -0.48%
2012 0.62% -0.52%
2011 1.31% -0.28%
2010 0.92% -0.23%
2009 0.81% -0.15%
2008 0.79% -0.17%
2007 0.74% -0.15%
2006 0.66% -0.16%
2005 0.55% -0.2%
2004 0.43% -0.22%
2003 0.42% -0.29%
2002 0.45% -0.28%
2001 0.34% -0.23%
2000 0.24% -0.26%
1999 0.23% -0.28%
1998 0.21% -0.23%
1997 0.24% -0.2%
1996 0.2% -0.17%
1995 0.21% -0.14%
1994 0.31% -0.14%
1993 0.39% -0.11%
1992 0.41% -0.04%
1991 0.37% -0.006%
1990 0.3% -1.03%
1989 0.36% -1.08%
1988 0.32% -0.15%
1987 0.09% -0.17%
1986 0.04% -0.17%
1985 0.03% -0.18%
1984 -0.002% -0.2%
1983 -0.008% -0.15%
1982 -0.03% -0.06%
1981 -0.003% 0.007%
1980 0.11% 0.07%
1979 0.09% 0.18%
1978 0.09% 0.35%
1977 0.12% 0.47%
1976 0.18% 0.55%
1975 0.29% 0.59%
1974 0.32% 0.45%
1973 0.32% 0.32%
1972 0.39% 0.3%
1971 0.18% 0.29%
1970 0.1% 0.38%
1969 0.28% 0.42%
1968 0.39% 0.38%
1967 0.56% 0.37%
1966 0.68% 0.3%
1965 0.91% 0.28%
1964 0.95% 0.32%
1963 0.75% 0.27%
1962 0.4% 0.33%
1961 0.33% 0.45%

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/hungary | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belgium grew by 0.67%, while Hungary's population declined by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Belgium Hungary
Current population
11902714
9475525
Population rank 83/197 98/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.11%
One net population change
6.68 minutes
17.4 minutes
One birth every
4.75 minutes
6.02 minutes
One death every
4.75 minutes
4.09 minutes
Daily growth/decline +216 -83
Annual growth/decline +78,664 -30,121
Annual growth/decline rate +0.67% -0.31%
Population growth rate rank 119/197 179/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
32.3 minutes
Annual migration change +31,989 -16,331
Net migration rank 28/196 149/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 689,565
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 71/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 7.1%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 79/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Hungary
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Hungary
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - -16,331
2024 - 36,243 - 16,223
2023 0 41,679 -41,247 49,213
2022 -2,336 118,615 -47,065 41,871
2021 5,793 24,017 -61,638 20,372
2020 -12,692 43,777 -47,385 9,147
2019 8,042 58,469 -36,840 34,339
2018 7,999 50,604 -37,858 34,190
2017 10,238 37,981 -37,934 20,200
2016 14,731 28,090 -31,231 68
2015 11,274 63,536 -39,191 13,856
2014 21,297 37,472 -32,449 11,581
2013 16,739 28,066 -36,529 5,635
2012 18,882 45,001 -38,689 15,286
2011 25,388 52,464 -40,884 1,859
2010 23,970 105,232 -40,000 10,592
2009 23,752 97,175 -34,077 17,281
2008 22,491 66,470 -31,118 16,166
2007 23,376 59,911 -35,195 13,697
2006 21,096 53,574 -32,228 19,890
2005 15,718 50,576 -38,331 16,925
2004 16,673 35,143 -37,396 16,637
2003 7,263 34,472 -41,531 13,879
2002 7,233 39,404 -36,571 2,822
2001 11,315 34,924 -35,657 10,386
2000 12,302 13,952 -37,780 13,414
1999 9,203 16,849 -49,140 12,819
1998 9,183 12,517 -43,120 13,568
1997 12,218 10,262 -38,075 14,186
1996 12,188 15,684 -38,152 14,605
1995 11,150 1,937 -34,086 14,927
1994 12,139 17,636 -31,030 15,159
1993 14,118 18,542 -33,144 15,540
1992 20,090 25,941 -26,960 16,238
1991 22,010 27,038 -17,635 16,873
1990 19,935 8,299 -19,710 16,991
1989 13,912 7,301 -20,963 -16,991
1988 14,853 3,929 -15,895 -16,052
1987 11,844 3,525 -15,919 -16,175
1986 5,917 2,964 -18,072 -16,339
1985 2,958 2,165 -18,103 -15,890
1984 4,927 1,697 -21,336 -16,216
1983 2,956 1,252 -21,379 -16,047
1982 7,885 1,100 -10,705 -16,531
1981 11,831 2,826 -2,142 -16,869
1980 10,845 11,482 3,213 -17,795
1979 11,818 11,277 23,549 3,629
1978 7,872 10,828 27,780 290
1977 8,847 10,460 45,787 -54
1976 1,964 10,360 52,993 -472
1975 0 9,652 63,243 -335
1974 7,818 8,924 60,777 132
1973 11,690 8,684 33,382 -1,512
1972 18,451 8,384 34,315 -8
1971 21,281 7,992 26,956 -15
1970 23,173 19,393 32,048 -96
1969 21,221 20,072 38,105 -333
1968 20,199 19,809 39,997 -324
1967 31,618 19,492 39,845 -414
1966 36,206 18,985 36,643 -726
1965 39,748 18,243 24,355 -537
1964 51,580 17,687 31,371 -739
1963 41,804 16,355 32,282 -822
1962 42,414 14,829 21,128 -1,738
1961 52,349 10,566 44,123 -1,177
1960 40,275 9,893 44,926 -1,108

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

GeoRank.org/population/belgium/hungary | 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 Hungary 63.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 412,838 people) and 36.3% is from migration (a gain of 234,837 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 689,565 people or 7.1% in Hungary.

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
Hungary
City Population
Budapest 1.69M
Debrecen 202K
Szeged 157K
Miskolc 141K
Pecs 139K
Gyor 129K
Nyiregyhaza 115K
Kecskemet 109K
Szekesfehervar 95.2K
Szombathely 76.9K

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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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