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

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The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,941,781 in 2025 vs 285,721,236 people in Indonesia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,967,185 people compared to 289,027,659 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 24.2 times bigger than Belgium's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 3.62% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.58% per year vs +0.9% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 12M (13.5% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.5% growth).

Belgium vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Indonesia
2100 11,250,862 297,217,412
2099 11,269,247 298,340,219
2098 11,287,433 299,449,882
2097 11,303,694 300,549,857
2096 11,319,229 301,634,112
2095 11,335,187 302,698,798
2094 11,351,692 303,751,488
2093 11,367,258 304,790,169
2092 11,383,419 305,809,796
2091 11,397,881 306,805,664
2090 11,412,370 307,780,044
2089 11,426,889 308,727,665
2088 11,442,238 309,652,467
2087 11,457,739 310,557,120
2086 11,472,102 311,434,804
2085 11,485,745 312,284,488
2084 11,499,703 313,107,329
2083 11,513,055 313,904,231
2082 11,527,480 314,670,881
2081 11,539,632 315,404,888
2080 11,553,646 316,109,402
2079 11,566,656 316,790,074
2078 11,580,982 317,438,140
2077 11,593,809 318,056,534
2076 11,605,311 318,635,038
2075 11,617,264 319,190,402
2074 11,630,340 319,709,426
2073 11,643,635 320,201,444
2072 11,656,916 320,659,562
2071 11,670,459 321,086,184
2070 11,686,541 321,485,042
2069 11,702,841 321,858,064
2068 11,720,297 322,201,979
2067 11,737,631 322,516,545
2066 11,756,233 322,798,892
2065 11,776,031 323,048,550
2064 11,796,981 323,268,759
2063 11,818,873 323,456,004
2062 11,841,060 323,612,644
2061 11,864,790 323,734,699
2060 11,886,277 323,814,746
2059 11,907,924 323,854,683
2058 11,928,140 323,844,015
2057 11,951,275 323,786,943
2056 11,972,819 323,671,172
2055 11,992,614 323,502,155
2054 12,011,260 323,274,189
2053 12,029,602 322,982,358
2052 12,045,984 322,627,695
2051 12,059,458 322,202,850
2050 12,070,180 321,699,802
2049 12,079,277 321,119,283
2048 12,086,376 320,457,830
2047 12,091,336 319,728,668
2046 12,094,512 318,921,027
2045 12,096,264 318,028,206
2044 12,095,660 317,051,440
2043 12,094,445 315,992,168
2042 12,092,240 314,856,940
2041 12,088,320 313,643,892
2040 12,084,611 312,358,800
2039 12,080,011 311,001,176
2038 12,074,019 309,578,763
2037 12,067,048 308,089,917
2036 12,060,663 306,544,452
2035 12,054,093 304,940,852
2034 12,047,026 303,275,782
2033 12,038,587 301,552,643
2032 12,030,514 299,781,696
2031 12,022,079 297,956,985
2030 12,012,501 296,081,262
2029 12,000,773 294,145,245
2028 11,988,034 292,143,454
2027 11,974,384 290,069,053
2026 11,959,583 287,927,760
2025 11,941,781 285,721,236
2024 11,858,610 283,487,931
2023 11,779,946 281,190,067
2022 11,680,210 278,830,529
2021 11,586,195 276,758,053
2020 11,538,604 274,814,866
2019 11,488,980 272,489,381
2018 11,427,054 269,951,846
2017 11,375,158 267,346,658
2016 11,331,422 264,627,418
2015 11,274,196 261,799,249
2014 11,209,057 258,877,399
2013 11,159,407 255,852,467
2012 11,106,932 252,698,525
2011 11,038,264 249,470,032
2010 10,895,586 246,305,322
2009 10,796,493 243,220,028
2008 10,709,973 240,157,903
2007 10,625,700 237,062,337
2006 10,547,958 233,951,652
2005 10,478,617 230,871,650
2004 10,421,137 227,926,649
2003 10,376,133 225,048,008
2002 10,332,785 222,088,495
2001 10,286,570 219,097,902
2000 10,251,250 216,077,790
1999 10,226,419 213,004,668
1998 10,203,008 209,826,788
1997 10,181,245 206,536,095
1996 10,156,637 203,204,348
1995 10,136,811 199,888,057
1994 10,115,603 196,591,828
1993 10,084,475 193,305,168
1992 10,045,158 190,043,744
1991 10,004,486 186,778,238
1990 9,967,379 183,501,098
1989 9,937,697 180,201,630
1988 9,901,664 176,855,065
1987 9,870,234 173,511,154
1986 9,861,823 170,175,065
1985 9,858,308 166,776,185
1984 9,855,372 163,251,124
1983 9,855,520 159,651,381
1982 9,856,303 156,052,152
1981 9,858,982 152,485,035
1980 9,859,242 148,950,540
1979 9,848,382 145,434,834
1978 9,839,534 141,953,163
1977 9,830,358 138,533,541
1976 9,818,227 135,173,655
1975 9,800,700 131,843,848
1974 9,772,419 128,555,045
1973 9,741,720 125,288,515
1972 9,711,115 122,039,841
1971 9,673,162 118,833,702
1970 9,655,549 115,657,495
1969 9,646,032 112,517,639
1968 9,618,756 109,450,006
1967 9,580,991 106,526,393
1966 9,527,807 103,792,754
1965 9,463,667 101,365,130
1964 9,378,113 98,833,749
1963 9,289,770 96,051,424
1962 9,220,578 93,375,850
1961 9,183,948 90,791,249
1960 9,153,489 88,296,070

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/belgium/indonesia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 635,763 people (a 5.61% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belgium's population will grow by 0.86% to 12,070,180 people with a rank change from 83rd to 92nd. The population of Indonesia will increase by 11.3% to 321,699,802 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12.1M people compared to the peak of 324M people in 2059 for Indonesia.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Indonesia
2100 -0.16% -0.38%
2099 -0.16% -0.37%
2098 -0.14% -0.37%
2097 -0.14% -0.36%
2096 -0.14% -0.35%
2095 -0.15% -0.35%
2094 -0.14% -0.34%
2093 -0.14% -0.33%
2092 -0.13% -0.32%
2091 -0.13% -0.32%
2090 -0.13% -0.31%
2089 -0.13% -0.3%
2088 -0.14% -0.29%
2087 -0.13% -0.28%
2086 -0.12% -0.27%
2085 -0.12% -0.26%
2084 -0.12% -0.25%
2083 -0.13% -0.24%
2082 -0.11% -0.23%
2081 -0.12% -0.22%
2080 -0.11% -0.21%
2079 -0.12% -0.2%
2078 -0.11% -0.19%
2077 -0.1% -0.18%
2076 -0.1% -0.17%
2075 -0.11% -0.16%
2074 -0.11% -0.15%
2073 -0.11% -0.14%
2072 -0.12% -0.13%
2071 -0.14% -0.12%
2070 -0.14% -0.12%
2069 -0.15% -0.11%
2068 -0.15% -0.1%
2067 -0.16% -0.09%
2066 -0.17% -0.08%
2065 -0.18% -0.07%
2064 -0.19% -0.06%
2063 -0.19% -0.05%
2062 -0.2% -0.04%
2061 -0.18% -0.02%
2060 -0.18% -0.01%
2059 -0.17% 0.003%
2058 -0.19% 0.02%
2057 -0.18% 0.04%
2056 -0.17% 0.05%
2055 -0.16% 0.07%
2054 -0.15% 0.09%
2053 -0.14% 0.11%
2052 -0.11% 0.13%
2051 -0.09% 0.16%
2050 -0.08% 0.18%
2049 -0.06% 0.21%
2048 -0.04% 0.23%
2047 -0.03% 0.25%
2046 -0.01% 0.28%
2045 0.005% 0.31%
2044 0.01% 0.34%
2043 0.02% 0.36%
2042 0.03% 0.39%
2041 0.03% 0.41%
2040 0.04% 0.44%
2039 0.05% 0.46%
2038 0.06% 0.48%
2037 0.05% 0.5%
2036 0.05% 0.53%
2035 0.06% 0.55%
2034 0.07% 0.57%
2033 0.07% 0.59%
2032 0.07% 0.61%
2031 0.08% 0.63%
2030 0.1% 0.66%
2029 0.11% 0.69%
2028 0.11% 0.72%
2027 0.12% 0.74%
2026 0.15% 0.77%
2025 0.7% 0.79%
2024 0.67% 0.82%
2023 0.85% 0.85%
2022 0.81% 0.75%
2021 0.41% 0.71%
2020 0.43% 0.85%
2019 0.54% 0.94%
2018 0.46% 0.97%
2017 0.39% 1.03%
2016 0.51% 1.08%
2015 0.58% 1.13%
2014 0.44% 1.18%
2013 0.47% 1.25%
2012 0.62% 1.29%
2011 1.31% 1.28%
2010 0.92% 1.27%
2009 0.81% 1.28%
2008 0.79% 1.31%
2007 0.74% 1.33%
2006 0.66% 1.33%
2005 0.55% 1.29%
2004 0.43% 1.28%
2003 0.42% 1.33%
2002 0.45% 1.36%
2001 0.34% 1.4%
2000 0.24% 1.44%
1999 0.23% 1.51%
1998 0.21% 1.59%
1997 0.24% 1.64%
1996 0.2% 1.66%
1995 0.21% 1.68%
1994 0.31% 1.7%
1993 0.39% 1.72%
1992 0.41% 1.75%
1991 0.37% 1.79%
1990 0.3% 1.83%
1989 0.36% 1.89%
1988 0.32% 1.93%
1987 0.09% 1.96%
1986 0.04% 2.04%
1985 0.03% 2.16%
1984 -0.002% 2.25%
1983 -0.008% 2.31%
1982 -0.03% 2.34%
1981 -0.003% 2.37%
1980 0.11% 2.42%
1979 0.09% 2.45%
1978 0.09% 2.47%
1977 0.12% 2.49%
1976 0.18% 2.53%
1975 0.29% 2.56%
1974 0.32% 2.61%
1973 0.32% 2.66%
1972 0.39% 2.7%
1971 0.18% 2.75%
1970 0.1% 2.79%
1969 0.28% 2.8%
1968 0.39% 2.74%
1967 0.56% 2.63%
1966 0.68% 2.39%
1965 0.91% 2.56%
1964 0.95% 2.9%
1963 0.75% 2.87%
1962 0.4% 2.85%
1961 0.33% 2.83%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Belgium grew by 0.7%, while Indonesia's population grew by 0.79%.

Live population counters

Belgium Indonesia
Current population
11967185
289027659
Population rank 83/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 3.48%
One net population change
6.34 minutes
14.2 seconds
One birth every
4.82 minutes
7.06 seconds
One death every
4.67 minutes
14.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +228 +6,119
Annual growth/decline +83,171 +2,233,305
Annual growth/decline rate +0.7% +0.79%
Population growth rate rank 116/197 112/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change +31,989 -39,509
Net migration rank 28/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - -39,509
2024 -3,557 36,243 2,307,025 -38,469
2023 0 41,679 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 -2,336 118,615 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 5,793 24,017 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 -12,692 43,777 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 8,042 58,469 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 7,999 50,604 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 10,238 37,981 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 14,731 28,090 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 11,274 63,536 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 21,297 37,472 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 16,739 28,066 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 18,882 45,001 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 25,388 52,464 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 23,970 105,232 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 23,752 97,175 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 22,491 66,470 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 23,376 59,911 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 21,096 53,574 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 15,718 50,576 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 16,673 35,143 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 7,263 34,472 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 7,233 39,404 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 11,315 34,924 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 12,302 13,952 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 9,203 16,849 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 9,183 12,517 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 12,218 10,262 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 12,188 15,684 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 11,150 1,937 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 12,139 17,636 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 14,118 18,542 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 20,090 25,941 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 22,010 27,038 3,288,791 3,096
1990 19,935 8,299 3,250,906 11,539
1989 13,912 7,301 3,316,792 19,905
1988 14,853 3,929 3,331,242 25,383
1987 11,844 3,525 3,304,520 26,705
1986 5,917 2,964 3,309,905 30,988
1985 2,958 2,165 3,419,412 37,451
1984 4,927 1,697 3,549,570 43,693
1983 2,956 1,252 3,558,949 47,375
1982 7,885 1,100 3,545,504 46,792
1981 11,831 2,826 3,497,244 44,710
1980 10,845 11,482 3,484,846 42,254
1979 11,818 11,277 3,460,621 43,900
1978 7,872 10,828 3,412,980 45,911
1977 8,847 10,460 3,334,779 45,610
1976 1,964 10,360 3,291,479 48,010
1975 0 9,652 3,263,794 56,386
1974 7,818 8,924 3,196,136 61,188
1973 11,690 8,684 3,210,643 64,991
1972 18,451 8,384 3,149,726 72,007
1971 21,281 7,992 3,111,304 79,264
1970 23,173 19,393 3,080,421 81,368
1969 21,221 20,072 3,034,825 82,955
1968 20,199 19,809 2,961,608 55,731
1967 31,618 19,492 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 36,206 18,985 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 39,748 18,243 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 51,580 17,687 2,700,138 144,819
1963 41,804 16,355 2,609,526 110,166
1962 42,414 14,829 2,525,163 106,264
1961 52,349 10,566 2,434,113 103,628
1960 40,275 9,893 2,350,971 101,631

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 7.28% of the population change in Belgium is from natural causes (a gain of 39,492 people) and 92.7% is from migration (a gain of 503,011 people). In Indonesia 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 24,548,978 people) and 1.17% is from migration (a loss of 290,739 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

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
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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