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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belgium	Italy	Belgium	Italy
1960	9,153,489	50,199,700	-	-
1961	9,183,948	50,536,350	0.33%	0.67%
1962	9,220,578	50,879,450	0.4%	0.68%
1963	9,289,770	51,252,000	0.75%	0.73%
1964	9,378,113	51,675,350	0.95%	0.83%
1965	9,463,667	52,112,350	0.91%	0.85%
1966	9,527,807	52,519,000	0.68%	0.78%
1967	9,580,991	52,900,500	0.56%	0.73%
1968	9,618,756	53,235,750	0.39%	0.63%
1969	9,646,032	53,537,950	0.28%	0.57%
1970	9,655,549	53,821,850	0.1%	0.53%
1971	9,673,162	54,073,490	0.18%	0.47%
1972	9,711,115	54,381,345	0.39%	0.57%
1973	9,741,720	54,751,406	0.32%	0.68%
1974	9,772,419	55,110,868	0.32%	0.66%
1975	9,800,700	55,441,001	0.29%	0.6%
1976	9,818,227	55,718,260	0.18%	0.5%
1977	9,830,358	55,955,411	0.12%	0.43%
1978	9,839,534	56,155,143	0.09%	0.36%
1979	9,848,382	56,317,749	0.09%	0.29%
1980	9,859,242	56,433,883	0.11%	0.21%
1981	9,858,982	56,501,675	-0.003%	0.12%
1982	9,856,303	56,543,548	-0.03%	0.07%
1983	9,855,520	56,564,074	-0.008%	0.04%
1984	9,855,372	56,576,718	-0.002%	0.02%
1985	9,858,308	56,593,071	0.03%	0.03%
1986	9,861,823	56,596,155	0.04%	0.005%
1987	9,870,234	56,601,931	0.09%	0.01%
1988	9,901,664	56,629,288	0.32%	0.05%
1989	9,937,697	56,671,781	0.36%	0.08%
1990	9,967,379	56,719,240	0.3%	0.08%
1991	10,004,486	56,758,521	0.37%	0.07%
1992	10,045,158	56,797,087	0.41%	0.07%
1993	10,084,475	56,831,821	0.39%	0.06%
1994	10,115,603	56,843,400	0.31%	0.02%
1995	10,136,811	56,844,303	0.21%	0.002%
1996	10,156,637	56,860,281	0.2%	0.03%
1997	10,181,245	56,890,372	0.24%	0.05%
1998	10,203,008	56,906,744	0.21%	0.03%
1999	10,226,419	56,916,317	0.23%	0.02%
2000	10,251,250	56,942,108	0.24%	0.05%
2001	10,286,570	56,976,981	0.34%	0.06%
2002	10,332,785	57,089,824	0.45%	0.2%
2003	10,376,133	57,399,184	0.42%	0.54%
2004	10,421,137	57,828,179	0.43%	0.75%
2005	10,478,617	58,166,682	0.55%	0.59%
2006	10,547,958	58,399,861	0.66%	0.4%
2007	10,625,700	58,756,247	0.74%	0.61%
2008	10,709,973	59,211,181	0.79%	0.77%
2009	10,796,493	59,555,454	0.81%	0.58%
2010	10,895,586	59,819,407	0.92%	0.44%
2011	11,038,264	60,026,841	1.31%	0.35%
2012	11,106,932	60,191,247	0.62%	0.27%
2013	11,159,407	60,311,613	0.47%	0.2%
2014	11,209,057	60,320,707	0.44%	0.02%
2015	11,274,196	60,229,605	0.58%	-0.15%
2016	11,331,422	60,115,223	0.51%	-0.19%
2017	11,375,158	60,002,252	0.39%	-0.19%
2018	11,427,054	60,148,658	0.46%	0.24%
2019	11,488,980	59,729,081	0.54%	-0.7%
2020	11,538,604	59,438,851	0.43%	-0.49%
2021	11,586,195	59,133,173	0.41%	-0.51%
2022	11,680,210	59,013,667	0.81%	-0.2%
2023	11,787,423	58,993,475	0.92%	-0.03%
2024	11,876,844	58,986,023	0.76%	-0.01%
2025	11,896,918	58,790,597	0.17%	-0.33%
2026	11,913,154	58,571,823	0.14%	-0.37%
2027	11,927,312	58,335,864	0.12%	-0.4%
2028	11,940,447	58,094,373	0.11%	-0.41%
2029	11,952,623	57,851,042	0.1%	-0.42%
2030	11,963,228	57,597,622	0.09%	-0.44%
2031	11,972,203	57,333,277	0.08%	-0.46%
2032	11,980,413	57,071,235	0.07%	-0.46%
2033	11,988,622	56,812,747	0.07%	-0.45%
2034	11,996,340	56,548,816	0.06%	-0.46%
2035	12,003,132	56,279,536	0.06%	-0.48%
2036	12,009,585	56,009,844	0.05%	-0.48%
2037	12,016,237	55,737,477	0.06%	-0.49%
2038	12,022,688	55,460,735	0.05%	-0.5%
2039	12,027,954	55,177,508	0.04%	-0.51%
2040	12,032,091	54,889,107	0.03%	-0.52%
2041	12,035,890	54,601,628	0.03%	-0.52%
2042	12,038,939	54,307,412	0.03%	-0.54%
2043	12,040,642	53,997,106	0.01%	-0.57%
2044	12,041,547	53,679,603	0.008%	-0.59%
2045	12,040,973	53,357,669	-0.005%	-0.6%
2046	12,038,516	53,025,288	-0.02%	-0.62%
2047	12,034,474	52,680,150	-0.03%	-0.65%
2048	12,028,475	52,324,241	-0.05%	-0.68%
2049	12,020,405	51,959,050	-0.07%	-0.7%
2050	12,010,542	51,579,060	-0.08%	-0.73%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belgium increased by 795,579 people (a 7.59% growth), while Italy gained 2,062,923 people (a 3.55% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belgium gained 635,764 (a 5.64% growth), while Italy's population decreased by -1,439,008 (a 2.39% decline).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2005 and is 83rd in 2025. Italy was ranked 23rd in 2005 and ranked 25th 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 Italy will decrease by 12.3% to 51,579,060 people and rank change from 25th to 40th.