The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,876,844 in 2024 vs 1,450,935,791 people in India in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,909,960 people compared to 1,474,115,403 in India.
Population statistics:
- India's population is 123.8 times bigger than Belgium's.
- Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while India is the 1st.
- The countries together account for 18% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 17.8% for India.
- For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +1.03% in India.
- Since 2005, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (13.7% growth), while India has grown from 1.15B to 1.47B (27.7% growth).
- Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2044 at 12M people compared to the peak of 1.7B people in 2061 for India.
Belgium vs India: live population counter
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| Current population |
11909960
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1474115403
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| Population rank | 83/197 | 1/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.14% | 17.8% |
| One net population change |
5.88 minutes
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2.45 seconds
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| One birth every |
4.74 minutes
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1.36 seconds
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| One death every |
4.74 minutes
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3.32 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
14.5 minutes
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50 seconds
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| Annual migration change | +36,243 | -630,830 |
| Daily growth/decline | +245 | +35,250 |
| Annual growth/decline | +89,421 | +12,866,195 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.76% | +0.89% |
| Population growth rate rank | 119/197 | 109/197 |
Belgium and India: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,153,489 | 435,990,338 | - | - |
| 1961 | 9,183,948 | 446,564,729 | 0.33% | 2.43% |
| 1962 | 9,220,578 | 457,283,090 | 0.4% | 2.4% |
| 1963 | 9,289,770 | 468,138,575 | 0.75% | 2.37% |
| 1964 | 9,378,113 | 479,229,598 | 0.95% | 2.37% |
| 1965 | 9,463,667 | 490,140,146 | 0.91% | 2.28% |
| 1966 | 9,527,807 | 500,740,247 | 0.68% | 2.16% |
| 1967 | 9,580,991 | 511,606,372 | 0.56% | 2.17% |
| 1968 | 9,618,756 | 522,716,889 | 0.39% | 2.17% |
| 1969 | 9,646,032 | 533,880,544 | 0.28% | 2.14% |
| 1970 | 9,655,549 | 545,864,268 | 0.1% | 2.24% |
| 1971 | 9,673,162 | 558,096,387 | 0.18% | 2.24% |
| 1972 | 9,711,115 | 570,482,142 | 0.39% | 2.22% |
| 1973 | 9,741,720 | 583,465,598 | 0.32% | 2.28% |
| 1974 | 9,772,419 | 597,041,391 | 0.32% | 2.33% |
| 1975 | 9,800,700 | 611,309,535 | 0.29% | 2.39% |
| 1976 | 9,818,227 | 625,861,883 | 0.18% | 2.38% |
| 1977 | 9,830,358 | 640,801,103 | 0.12% | 2.39% |
| 1978 | 9,839,534 | 655,728,229 | 0.09% | 2.33% |
| 1979 | 9,848,382 | 671,155,747 | 0.09% | 2.35% |
| 1980 | 9,859,242 | 687,354,025 | 0.11% | 2.41% |
| 1981 | 9,858,982 | 703,696,250 | -0.003% | 2.38% |
| 1982 | 9,856,303 | 720,313,473 | -0.03% | 2.36% |
| 1983 | 9,855,520 | 737,372,681 | -0.008% | 2.37% |
| 1984 | 9,855,372 | 754,875,449 | -0.002% | 2.37% |
| 1985 | 9,858,308 | 772,647,793 | 0.03% | 2.35% |
| 1986 | 9,861,823 | 790,689,978 | 0.04% | 2.34% |
| 1987 | 9,870,234 | 808,931,270 | 0.09% | 2.31% |
| 1988 | 9,901,664 | 827,342,990 | 0.32% | 2.28% |
| 1989 | 9,937,697 | 846,039,529 | 0.36% | 2.26% |
| 1990 | 9,967,379 | 864,972,221 | 0.3% | 2.24% |
| 1991 | 10,004,486 | 883,927,600 | 0.37% | 2.19% |
| 1992 | 10,045,158 | 902,957,070 | 0.41% | 2.15% |
| 1993 | 10,084,475 | 922,118,387 | 0.39% | 2.12% |
| 1994 | 10,115,603 | 941,163,767 | 0.31% | 2.07% |
| 1995 | 10,136,811 | 960,301,044 | 0.21% | 2.03% |
| 1996 | 10,156,637 | 979,678,458 | 0.2% | 2.02% |
| 1997 | 10,181,245 | 999,133,762 | 0.24% | 1.99% |
| 1998 | 10,203,008 | 1,018,665,080 | 0.21% | 1.95% |
| 1999 | 10,226,419 | 1,038,225,823 | 0.23% | 1.92% |
| 2000 | 10,251,250 | 1,057,922,733 | 0.24% | 1.9% |
| 2001 | 10,286,570 | 1,077,898,575 | 0.34% | 1.89% |
| 2002 | 10,332,785 | 1,097,600,380 | 0.45% | 1.83% |
| 2003 | 10,376,133 | 1,116,803,006 | 0.42% | 1.75% |
| 2004 | 10,421,137 | 1,135,991,513 | 0.43% | 1.72% |
| 2005 | 10,478,617 | 1,154,676,322 | 0.55% | 1.64% |
| 2006 | 10,547,958 | 1,172,878,890 | 0.66% | 1.58% |
| 2007 | 10,625,700 | 1,190,676,021 | 0.74% | 1.52% |
| 2008 | 10,709,973 | 1,207,930,964 | 0.79% | 1.45% |
| 2009 | 10,796,493 | 1,225,524,753 | 0.81% | 1.46% |
| 2010 | 10,895,586 | 1,243,481,564 | 0.92% | 1.47% |
| 2011 | 11,038,264 | 1,261,224,954 | 1.31% | 1.43% |
| 2012 | 11,106,932 | 1,278,674,502 | 0.62% | 1.38% |
| 2013 | 11,159,407 | 1,295,829,511 | 0.47% | 1.34% |
| 2014 | 11,209,057 | 1,312,277,191 | 0.44% | 1.27% |
| 2015 | 11,274,196 | 1,328,024,498 | 0.58% | 1.2% |
| 2016 | 11,331,422 | 1,343,944,296 | 0.51% | 1.2% |
| 2017 | 11,375,158 | 1,359,657,400 | 0.39% | 1.17% |
| 2018 | 11,427,054 | 1,374,659,064 | 0.46% | 1.1% |
| 2019 | 11,488,980 | 1,389,030,312 | 0.54% | 1.05% |
| 2020 | 11,538,604 | 1,402,617,695 | 0.43% | 0.98% |
| 2021 | 11,586,195 | 1,414,203,896 | 0.41% | 0.83% |
| 2022 | 11,680,210 | 1,425,423,212 | 0.81% | 0.79% |
| 2023 | 11,787,423 | 1,438,069,596 | 0.92% | 0.89% |
| 2024 | 11,876,844 | 1,450,935,791 | 0.76% | 0.89% |
| 2025 | 11,896,918 | 1,463,865,531 | 0.17% | 0.89% |
| 2026 | 11,913,154 | 1,476,625,576 | 0.14% | 0.87% |
| 2027 | 11,927,312 | 1,489,164,679 | 0.12% | 0.85% |
| 2028 | 11,940,447 | 1,501,432,748 | 0.11% | 0.82% |
| 2029 | 11,952,623 | 1,513,423,737 | 0.1% | 0.8% |
| 2030 | 11,963,228 | 1,525,138,852 | 0.09% | 0.77% |
| 2031 | 11,972,203 | 1,536,540,604 | 0.08% | 0.75% |
| 2032 | 11,980,413 | 1,547,607,126 | 0.07% | 0.72% |
| 2033 | 11,988,622 | 1,558,324,087 | 0.07% | 0.69% |
| 2034 | 11,996,340 | 1,568,688,356 | 0.06% | 0.67% |
| 2035 | 12,003,132 | 1,578,694,799 | 0.06% | 0.64% |
| 2036 | 12,009,585 | 1,588,325,366 | 0.05% | 0.61% |
| 2037 | 12,016,237 | 1,597,537,009 | 0.06% | 0.58% |
| 2038 | 12,022,688 | 1,606,300,646 | 0.05% | 0.55% |
| 2039 | 12,027,954 | 1,614,639,243 | 0.04% | 0.52% |
| 2040 | 12,032,091 | 1,622,580,052 | 0.03% | 0.49% |
| 2041 | 12,035,890 | 1,630,119,374 | 0.03% | 0.46% |
| 2042 | 12,038,939 | 1,637,235,363 | 0.03% | 0.44% |
| 2043 | 12,040,642 | 1,643,915,269 | 0.01% | 0.41% |
| 2044 | 12,041,547 | 1,650,186,610 | 0.008% | 0.38% |
| 2045 | 12,040,973 | 1,656,067,585 | -0.005% | 0.36% |
| 2046 | 12,038,516 | 1,661,548,400 | -0.02% | 0.33% |
| 2047 | 12,034,474 | 1,666,628,151 | -0.03% | 0.31% |
| 2048 | 12,028,475 | 1,671,309,727 | -0.05% | 0.28% |
| 2049 | 12,020,405 | 1,675,619,893 | -0.07% | 0.26% |
| 2050 | 12,010,542 | 1,679,589,268 | -0.08% | 0.24% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belgium increased by 795,579 people (a 7.59% growth), while India gained 173,348,176 people (a 15% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belgium gained 635,764 (a 5.64% growth), while India's population increased by 146,090,905 (a 11% growth).
Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2005 and is 83rd in 2025. India was ranked 2nd in 2005 and ranked 1st 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 India will increase by 13.9% to 1,679,589,268 people and will still be ranked 1st.
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Population differences between Belgium and India
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| Life expectancy | 82.4 years | 72.5 years |
| Average age | 42.5 years | 31.8 years |
| Median age | 42.7 years | 29.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.3:50.7 | 51.6:48.4 |
| Fertility rate | 1.47 births per woman | 1.98 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,009 ppl/mi² | 1,264 ppl/mi² |
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