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

Belgium and Iceland: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belgium	Iceland	Belgium	Iceland
1960	9,153,489	175,574	-	-
1961	9,183,948	179,029	0.33%	1.97%
1962	9,220,578	182,378	0.4%	1.87%
1963	9,289,770	185,653	0.75%	1.8%
1964	9,378,113	188,983	0.95%	1.79%
1965	9,463,667	192,286	0.91%	1.75%
1966	9,527,807	195,570	0.68%	1.71%
1967	9,580,991	198,751	0.56%	1.63%
1968	9,618,756	201,488	0.39%	1.38%
1969	9,646,032	203,369	0.28%	0.93%
1970	9,655,549	204,438	0.1%	0.53%
1971	9,673,162	206,098	0.18%	0.81%
1972	9,711,115	209,137	0.39%	1.47%
1973	9,741,720	212,317	0.32%	1.52%
1974	9,772,419	215,209	0.32%	1.36%
1975	9,800,700	217,979	0.29%	1.29%
1976	9,818,227	220,154	0.18%	1%
1977	9,830,358	221,799	0.12%	0.75%
1978	9,839,534	223,537	0.09%	0.78%
1979	9,848,382	225,735	0.09%	0.98%
1980	9,859,242	228,138	0.11%	1.06%
1981	9,858,982	230,755	-0.003%	1.15%
1982	9,856,303	233,860	-0.03%	1.35%
1983	9,855,520	236,977	-0.008%	1.33%
1984	9,855,372	239,511	-0.002%	1.07%
1985	9,858,308	241,405	0.03%	0.79%
1986	9,861,823	243,180	0.04%	0.74%
1987	9,870,234	245,859	0.09%	1.1%
1988	9,901,664	249,740	0.32%	1.58%
1989	9,937,697	252,852	0.36%	1.25%
1990	9,967,379	254,826	0.3%	0.78%
1991	10,004,486	257,797	0.37%	1.17%
1992	10,045,158	261,057	0.41%	1.26%
1993	10,084,475	263,725	0.39%	1.02%
1994	10,115,603	266,021	0.31%	0.87%
1995	10,136,811	267,468	0.21%	0.54%
1996	10,156,637	268,916	0.2%	0.54%
1997	10,181,245	271,128	0.24%	0.82%
1998	10,203,008	274,047	0.21%	1.08%
1999	10,226,419	277,381	0.23%	1.22%
2000	10,251,250	281,205	0.24%	1.38%
2001	10,286,570	284,968	0.34%	1.34%
2002	10,332,785	287,523	0.45%	0.9%
2003	10,376,133	289,521	0.42%	0.69%
2004	10,421,137	292,074	0.43%	0.88%
2005	10,478,617	296,734	0.55%	1.6%
2006	10,547,958	303,782	0.66%	2.38%
2007	10,625,700	311,566	0.74%	2.56%
2008	10,709,973	317,414	0.79%	1.88%
2009	10,796,493	318,499	0.81%	0.34%
2010	10,895,586	318,041	0.92%	-0.14%
2011	11,038,264	319,014	1.31%	0.31%
2012	11,106,932	320,716	0.62%	0.53%
2013	11,159,407	323,764	0.47%	0.95%
2014	11,209,057	327,386	0.44%	1.12%
2015	11,274,196	330,815	0.58%	1.05%
2016	11,331,422	335,439	0.51%	1.4%
2017	11,375,158	343,400	0.39%	2.37%
2018	11,427,054	352,721	0.46%	2.71%
2019	11,488,980	360,563	0.54%	2.22%
2020	11,538,604	366,463	0.43%	1.64%
2021	11,586,195	372,520	0.41%	1.65%
2022	11,680,210	382,003	0.81%	2.55%
2023	11,787,423	393,349	0.92%	2.97%
2024	11,876,844	404,610	0.76%	2.86%
2025	11,896,918	409,614	0.17%	1.24%
2026	11,913,154	413,792	0.14%	1.02%
2027	11,927,312	417,406	0.12%	0.87%
2028	11,940,447	420,691	0.11%	0.79%
2029	11,952,623	423,592	0.1%	0.69%
2030	11,963,228	426,158	0.09%	0.61%
2031	11,972,203	428,479	0.08%	0.54%
2032	11,980,413	430,544	0.07%	0.48%
2033	11,988,622	432,406	0.07%	0.43%
2034	11,996,340	434,083	0.06%	0.39%
2035	12,003,132	435,646	0.06%	0.36%
2036	12,009,585	437,132	0.05%	0.34%
2037	12,016,237	438,466	0.06%	0.31%
2038	12,022,688	439,670	0.05%	0.27%
2039	12,027,954	440,754	0.04%	0.25%
2040	12,032,091	441,687	0.03%	0.21%
2041	12,035,890	442,487	0.03%	0.18%
2042	12,038,939	443,200	0.03%	0.16%
2043	12,040,642	443,884	0.01%	0.15%
2044	12,041,547	444,457	0.008%	0.13%
2045	12,040,973	444,812	-0.005%	0.08%
2046	12,038,516	445,028	-0.02%	0.05%
2047	12,034,474	445,183	-0.03%	0.03%
2048	12,028,475	445,283	-0.05%	0.02%
2049	12,020,405	445,335	-0.07%	0.01%
2050	12,010,542	445,330	-0.08%	-0.001%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belgium increased by 795,579 people (a 7.59% growth), while Iceland gained 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belgium gained 635,764 (a 5.64% growth), while Iceland's population increased by 82,155 (a 24.8% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2005 and is 83rd in 2025. Iceland was ranked 172nd in 2005 and still ranked 172nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Belgium's population will grow by 0.84% to 12,010,542 people with a rank change from 83rd to 92nd. The population of Iceland will increase by 7.84% to 445,330 people and rank change from 172nd to 173rd.