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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belgium	Kenya	Belgium	Kenya
1960	9,153,489	7,695,307	-	-
1961	9,183,948	7,987,770	0.33%	3.8%
1962	9,220,578	8,299,308	0.4%	3.9%
1963	9,289,770	8,627,971	0.75%	3.96%
1964	9,378,113	8,973,535	0.95%	4.01%
1965	9,463,667	9,338,078	0.91%	4.06%
1966	9,527,807	9,717,816	0.68%	4.07%
1967	9,580,991	10,111,057	0.56%	4.05%
1968	9,618,756	10,518,823	0.39%	4.03%
1969	9,646,032	10,939,695	0.28%	4%
1970	9,655,549	11,368,791	0.1%	3.92%
1971	9,673,162	11,788,904	0.18%	3.7%
1972	9,711,115	12,206,060	0.39%	3.54%
1973	9,741,720	12,634,835	0.32%	3.51%
1974	9,772,419	13,070,078	0.32%	3.44%
1975	9,800,700	13,511,671	0.29%	3.38%
1976	9,818,227	13,957,623	0.18%	3.3%
1977	9,830,358	14,428,819	0.12%	3.38%
1978	9,839,534	14,934,126	0.09%	3.5%
1979	9,848,382	15,460,666	0.09%	3.53%
1980	9,859,242	16,018,459	0.11%	3.61%
1981	9,858,982	16,601,507	-0.003%	3.64%
1982	9,856,303	17,206,175	-0.03%	3.64%
1983	9,855,520	17,846,374	-0.008%	3.72%
1984	9,855,372	18,514,906	-0.002%	3.75%
1985	9,858,308	19,201,768	0.03%	3.71%
1986	9,861,823	19,901,646	0.04%	3.64%
1987	9,870,234	20,616,096	0.09%	3.59%
1988	9,901,664	21,356,219	0.32%	3.59%
1989	9,937,697	22,118,434	0.36%	3.57%
1990	9,967,379	22,892,651	0.3%	3.5%
1991	10,004,486	23,646,514	0.37%	3.29%
1992	10,045,158	24,382,460	0.41%	3.11%
1993	10,084,475	25,117,188	0.39%	3.01%
1994	10,115,603	25,857,130	0.31%	2.95%
1995	10,136,811	26,601,751	0.21%	2.88%
1996	10,156,637	27,344,211	0.2%	2.79%
1997	10,181,245	28,101,768	0.24%	2.77%
1998	10,203,008	28,888,057	0.21%	2.8%
1999	10,226,419	29,733,408	0.23%	2.93%
2000	10,251,250	30,642,890	0.24%	3.06%
2001	10,286,570	31,619,170	0.34%	3.19%
2002	10,332,785	32,629,808	0.45%	3.2%
2003	10,376,133	33,652,223	0.42%	3.13%
2004	10,421,137	34,713,455	0.43%	3.15%
2005	10,478,617	35,796,484	0.55%	3.12%
2006	10,547,958	36,904,008	0.66%	3.09%
2007	10,625,700	38,036,349	0.74%	3.07%
2008	10,709,973	39,206,351	0.79%	3.08%
2009	10,796,493	40,408,891	0.81%	3.07%
2010	10,895,586	41,598,567	0.92%	2.94%
2011	11,038,264	42,758,461	1.31%	2.79%
2012	11,106,932	43,888,303	0.62%	2.64%
2013	11,159,407	44,986,791	0.47%	2.5%
2014	11,209,057	46,051,440	0.44%	2.37%
2015	11,274,196	47,088,526	0.58%	2.25%
2016	11,331,422	48,139,687	0.51%	2.23%
2017	11,375,158	49,197,766	0.39%	2.2%
2018	11,427,054	50,207,107	0.46%	2.05%
2019	11,488,980	51,202,827	0.54%	1.98%
2020	11,538,604	52,217,334	0.43%	1.98%
2021	11,586,195	53,219,166	0.41%	1.92%
2022	11,680,210	54,252,461	0.81%	1.94%
2023	11,779,946	55,339,003	0.85%	2%
2024	11,858,610	56,432,944	0.67%	1.98%
2025	11,878,653	57,532,489	0.17%	1.95%
2026	11,894,864	58,636,403	0.14%	1.92%
2027	11,909,001	59,745,751	0.12%	1.89%
2028	11,922,115	60,860,444	0.11%	1.87%
2029	11,934,272	61,979,186	0.1%	1.84%
2030	11,944,861	63,102,241	0.09%	1.81%
2031	11,953,823	64,230,108	0.08%	1.79%
2032	11,962,020	65,359,031	0.07%	1.76%
2033	11,970,216	66,484,805	0.07%	1.72%
2034	11,977,922	67,604,628	0.06%	1.68%
2035	11,984,704	68,715,909	0.06%	1.64%
2036	11,991,147	69,818,887	0.05%	1.61%
2037	11,997,789	70,910,404	0.06%	1.56%
2038	12,004,230	71,990,929	0.05%	1.52%
2039	12,009,488	73,057,760	0.04%	1.48%
2040	12,013,619	74,108,858	0.03%	1.44%
2041	12,017,411	75,144,357	0.03%	1.4%
2042	12,020,456	76,161,719	0.03%	1.35%
2043	12,022,156	77,159,121	0.01%	1.31%
2044	12,023,061	78,134,979	0.008%	1.26%
2045	12,022,487	79,088,832	-0.005%	1.22%
2046	12,020,034	80,022,371	-0.02%	1.18%
2047	12,015,998	80,938,635	-0.03%	1.15%
2048	12,010,009	81,837,657	-0.05%	1.11%
2049	12,001,950	82,721,766	-0.07%	1.08%
2050	11,992,103	83,593,232	-0.08%	1.05%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 563,596 (a 4.97% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 10,508,840 (a 21.8% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Belgium's population will grow by 0.82% to 11,992,103 people with a rank change from 83rd to 92nd. The population of Kenya will increase by 42.5% to 83,593,232 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.