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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,858,610 in 2024 vs 5,805,962 people in Lebanon in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,902,714 people compared to 5,906,622 in Lebanon.

Population statistics:

  • Belgium's population is 2.02 times bigger than Lebanon's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Lebanon is the 115th.
  • The countries together account for 0.21% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.07% for Lebanon.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.55% per year vs +0.16% in Lebanon.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (12.8% growth), while Lebanon has grown from 4.75M to 5.91M (24.3% growth).

Belgium vs Lebanon: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Lebanon
2100 11,193,616 7,229,611
2099 11,211,908 7,252,189
2098 11,230,002 7,273,846
2097 11,246,180 7,298,208
2096 11,261,636 7,322,265
2095 11,277,513 7,343,287
2094 11,293,934 7,365,719
2093 11,309,421 7,386,532
2092 11,325,500 7,403,314
2091 11,339,887 7,420,036
2090 11,354,304 7,433,603
2089 11,368,748 7,444,239
2088 11,384,019 7,454,263
2087 11,399,441 7,465,163
2086 11,413,731 7,468,994
2085 11,427,305 7,477,406
2084 11,441,192 7,476,483
2083 11,454,476 7,482,841
2082 11,468,827 7,482,980
2081 11,480,917 7,484,110
2080 11,494,860 7,484,392
2079 11,507,804 7,482,168
2078 11,522,057 7,480,962
2077 11,534,819 7,474,272
2076 11,546,262 7,470,260
2075 11,558,154 7,464,057
2074 11,571,164 7,446,862
2073 11,584,391 7,432,591
2072 11,597,605 7,420,911
2071 11,611,079 7,408,401
2070 11,627,079 7,394,163
2069 11,643,296 7,382,479
2068 11,660,663 7,373,962
2067 11,677,909 7,361,021
2066 11,696,417 7,348,605
2065 11,716,114 7,332,917
2064 11,736,957 7,316,835
2063 11,758,738 7,299,642
2062 11,780,812 7,279,937
2061 11,804,421 7,262,112
2060 11,825,799 7,239,759
2059 11,847,336 7,219,520
2058 11,867,449 7,199,035
2057 11,890,466 7,176,342
2056 11,911,901 7,152,803
2055 11,931,594 7,131,059
2054 11,950,146 7,107,641
2053 11,968,395 7,085,759
2052 11,984,694 7,063,172
2051 11,998,099 7,036,781
2050 12,008,766 7,010,541
2049 12,017,817 6,983,849
2048 12,024,879 6,952,958
2047 12,029,815 6,913,262
2046 12,032,975 6,878,209
2045 12,034,718 6,839,423
2044 12,034,116 6,795,984
2043 12,032,908 6,759,252
2042 12,030,714 6,716,445
2041 12,026,814 6,668,251
2040 12,023,124 6,618,567
2039 12,018,547 6,565,787
2038 12,012,586 6,512,143
2037 12,005,650 6,456,654
2036 11,999,298 6,403,370
2035 11,992,761 6,356,407
2034 11,985,730 6,305,239
2033 11,977,334 6,257,900
2032 11,969,302 6,206,916
2031 11,960,910 6,152,022
2030 11,951,381 6,098,153
2029 11,939,712 6,044,795
2028 11,927,038 5,992,721
2027 11,913,457 5,942,870
2026 11,898,731 5,893,183
2025 11,881,020 5,846,443
2024 11,858,610 5,805,962
2023 11,779,946 5,773,493
2022 11,680,210 5,744,489
2021 11,586,195 5,718,122
2020 11,538,604 5,702,398
2019 11,488,980 5,794,594
2018 11,427,054 5,984,119
2017 11,375,158 6,160,128
2016 11,331,422 6,323,060
2015 11,274,196 6,472,469
2014 11,209,057 6,346,990
2013 11,159,407 5,743,436
2012 11,106,932 5,235,742
2011 11,038,264 5,096,020
2010 10,895,586 5,041,288
2009 10,796,493 4,992,287
2008 10,709,973 4,925,354
2007 10,625,700 4,844,118
2006 10,547,958 4,751,136
2005 10,478,617 4,671,102
2004 10,421,137 4,599,279
2003 10,376,133 4,525,508
2002 10,332,785 4,463,504
2001 10,286,570 4,401,918
2000 10,251,250 4,329,340
1999 10,226,419 4,255,277
1998 10,203,008 4,181,281
1997 10,181,245 4,108,405
1996 10,156,637 4,034,781
1995 10,136,811 3,960,735
1994 10,115,603 3,889,799
1993 10,084,475 3,820,647
1992 10,045,158 3,747,371
1991 10,004,486 3,668,912
1990 9,967,379 3,595,175
1989 9,937,697 3,525,285
1988 9,901,664 3,454,649
1987 9,870,234 3,385,555
1986 9,861,823 3,300,365
1985 9,858,308 3,217,376
1984 9,855,372 3,152,744
1983 9,855,520 3,094,996
1982 9,856,303 3,054,931
1981 9,858,982 3,008,981
1980 9,859,242 2,944,763
1979 9,848,382 2,882,635
1978 9,839,534 2,822,682
1977 9,830,358 2,762,155
1976 9,818,227 2,726,469
1975 9,800,700 2,693,191
1974 9,772,419 2,635,185
1973 9,741,720 2,572,935
1972 9,711,115 2,509,729
1971 9,673,162 2,446,314
1970 9,655,549 2,386,114
1969 9,646,032 2,328,159
1968 9,618,756 2,266,368
1967 9,580,991 2,206,731
1966 9,527,807 2,148,260
1965 9,463,667 2,088,831
1964 9,378,113 2,030,543
1963 9,289,770 1,970,316
1962 9,220,578 1,909,578
1961 9,183,948 1,850,084
1960 9,153,489 1,794,406

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Lebanon gained 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 571,292 people (a 5.04% growth), while Lebanon's population decreased by 416,438 people (a 6.59% decline).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Lebanon was ranked 115th in 2006 and still ranked 115th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belgium's population will grow by 0.89% to 12,008,766 people with a rank change from 83rd to 92nd. The population of Lebanon will increase by 18.7% to 7,010,541 people and will still be ranked 115th.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12M people compared to the peak of 7.48M people in 2080 for Lebanon.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Lebanon
2100 -0.16% -0.31%
2099 -0.16% -0.3%
2098 -0.14% -0.33%
2097 -0.14% -0.33%
2096 -0.14% -0.29%
2095 -0.15% -0.3%
2094 -0.14% -0.28%
2093 -0.14% -0.23%
2092 -0.13% -0.23%
2091 -0.13% -0.18%
2090 -0.13% -0.14%
2089 -0.13% -0.13%
2088 -0.14% -0.15%
2087 -0.13% -0.05%
2086 -0.12% -0.11%
2085 -0.12% 0.01%
2084 -0.12% -0.08%
2083 -0.13% -0.002%
2082 -0.11% -0.02%
2081 -0.12% -0.004%
2080 -0.11% 0.03%
2079 -0.12% 0.02%
2078 -0.11% 0.09%
2077 -0.1% 0.05%
2076 -0.1% 0.08%
2075 -0.11% 0.23%
2074 -0.11% 0.19%
2073 -0.11% 0.16%
2072 -0.12% 0.17%
2071 -0.14% 0.19%
2070 -0.14% 0.16%
2069 -0.15% 0.12%
2068 -0.15% 0.18%
2067 -0.16% 0.17%
2066 -0.17% 0.21%
2065 -0.18% 0.22%
2064 -0.19% 0.24%
2063 -0.19% 0.27%
2062 -0.2% 0.25%
2061 -0.18% 0.31%
2060 -0.18% 0.28%
2059 -0.17% 0.28%
2058 -0.19% 0.32%
2057 -0.18% 0.33%
2056 -0.17% 0.3%
2055 -0.16% 0.33%
2054 -0.15% 0.31%
2053 -0.14% 0.32%
2052 -0.11% 0.38%
2051 -0.09% 0.37%
2050 -0.08% 0.38%
2049 -0.06% 0.44%
2048 -0.04% 0.57%
2047 -0.03% 0.51%
2046 -0.01% 0.57%
2045 0.005% 0.64%
2044 0.01% 0.54%
2043 0.02% 0.64%
2042 0.03% 0.72%
2041 0.03% 0.75%
2040 0.04% 0.8%
2039 0.05% 0.82%
2038 0.06% 0.86%
2037 0.05% 0.83%
2036 0.05% 0.74%
2035 0.06% 0.81%
2034 0.07% 0.76%
2033 0.07% 0.82%
2032 0.07% 0.89%
2031 0.08% 0.88%
2030 0.1% 0.88%
2029 0.11% 0.87%
2028 0.11% 0.84%
2027 0.12% 0.84%
2026 0.15% 0.8%
2025 0.19% 0.7%
2024 0.67% 0.56%
2023 0.85% 0.5%
2022 0.81% 0.46%
2021 0.41% 0.28%
2020 0.43% -1.59%
2019 0.54% -3.17%
2018 0.46% -2.86%
2017 0.39% -2.58%
2016 0.51% -2.31%
2015 0.58% 1.98%
2014 0.44% 10.5%
2013 0.47% 9.7%
2012 0.62% 2.74%
2011 1.31% 1.09%
2010 0.92% 0.98%
2009 0.81% 1.36%
2008 0.79% 1.68%
2007 0.74% 1.96%
2006 0.66% 1.71%
2005 0.55% 1.56%
2004 0.43% 1.63%
2003 0.42% 1.39%
2002 0.45% 1.4%
2001 0.34% 1.68%
2000 0.24% 1.74%
1999 0.23% 1.77%
1998 0.21% 1.77%
1997 0.24% 1.82%
1996 0.2% 1.87%
1995 0.21% 1.82%
1994 0.31% 1.81%
1993 0.39% 1.96%
1992 0.41% 2.14%
1991 0.37% 2.05%
1990 0.3% 1.98%
1989 0.36% 2.04%
1988 0.32% 2.04%
1987 0.09% 2.58%
1986 0.04% 2.58%
1985 0.03% 2.05%
1984 -0.002% 1.87%
1983 -0.008% 1.31%
1982 -0.03% 1.53%
1981 -0.003% 2.18%
1980 0.11% 2.16%
1979 0.09% 2.12%
1978 0.09% 2.19%
1977 0.12% 1.31%
1976 0.18% 1.24%
1975 0.29% 2.2%
1974 0.32% 2.42%
1973 0.32% 2.52%
1972 0.39% 2.59%
1971 0.18% 2.52%
1970 0.1% 2.49%
1969 0.28% 2.73%
1968 0.39% 2.7%
1967 0.56% 2.72%
1966 0.68% 2.85%
1965 0.91% 2.87%
1964 0.95% 3.06%
1963 0.75% 3.18%
1962 0.4% 3.22%
1961 0.33% 3.1%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Belgium grew by 0.67%, while Lebanon's population grew by 0.56%.

Live population counters

Belgium Lebanon
Current population
11902714
5906622
Population rank 83/197 115/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.07%
One net population change
6.68 minutes
16.2 minutes
One birth every
4.75 minutes
5.64 minutes
One death every
4.75 minutes
15.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +216 +89
Annual growth/decline +78,664 +32,469
Annual growth/decline rate +0.67% +0.56%
Population growth rate rank 119/197 129/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
51.5 minutes
Annual migration change +31,989 -10,230
Net migration rank 28/196 133/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 1,422,583
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 47/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 24.5%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 24/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Lebanon
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Lebanon
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - -10,230
2024 - 36,243 - -17,267
2023 0 41,679 58,786 -34,193
2022 -2,336 118,615 60,909 -27,507
2021 5,793 24,017 46,614 -27,290
2020 -12,692 43,777 59,903 -47,787
2019 8,042 58,469 70,486 -266,992
2018 7,999 50,604 77,165 -259,700
2017 10,238 37,981 84,172 -253,664
2016 14,731 28,090 91,551 -247,921
2015 11,274 63,536 97,385 -239,829
2014 21,297 37,472 92,285 301,111
2013 16,739 28,066 80,218 733,500
2012 18,882 45,001 77,248 124,427
2011 25,388 52,464 75,523 2,246
2010 23,970 105,232 72,605 -40,915
2009 23,752 97,175 69,004 -2,700
2008 22,491 66,470 67,132 430
2007 23,376 59,911 66,965 27,944
2006 21,096 53,574 65,932 25,126
2005 15,718 50,576 67,778 1,224
2004 16,673 35,143 69,675 4,974
2003 7,263 34,472 71,232 1,674
2002 7,233 39,404 72,648 -21,543
2001 11,315 34,924 73,160 -1,094
2000 12,302 13,952 72,642 455
1999 9,203 16,849 72,437 2,589
1998 9,183 12,517 71,889 1,062
1997 12,218 10,262 71,486 1,313
1996 12,188 15,684 71,286 3,164
1995 11,150 1,937 71,016 2,634
1994 12,139 17,636 73,069 -4,850
1993 14,118 18,542 75,278 -5,196
1992 20,090 25,941 77,447 -970
1991 22,010 27,038 79,274 1,159
1990 19,935 8,299 73,629 -6,595
1989 13,912 7,301 74,577 -1,827
1988 14,853 3,929 70,444 -1,916
1987 11,844 3,525 69,058 607
1986 5,917 2,964 67,162 33,549
1985 2,958 2,165 66,368 -1,108
1984 4,927 1,697 66,785 -2,785
1983 2,956 1,252 66,056 -14,558
1982 7,885 1,100 41,602 -12,981
1981 11,831 2,826 65,084 -1,799
1980 10,845 11,482 63,053 2,104
1979 11,818 11,277 61,184 -2,103
1978 7,872 10,828 60,829 0
1977 8,847 10,460 60,232 0
1976 1,964 10,360 11,138 0
1975 0 9,652 55,423 0
1974 7,818 8,924 64,425 -3,831
1973 11,690 8,684 63,420 482
1972 18,451 8,384 62,216 294
1971 21,281 7,992 61,278 3,042
1970 23,173 19,393 60,593 -4,508
1969 21,221 20,072 59,829 0
1968 20,199 19,809 59,247 4,506
1967 31,618 19,492 58,957 -3,434
1966 36,206 18,985 58,546 2,864
1965 39,748 18,243 58,195 -742
1964 51,580 17,687 57,808 1,311
1963 41,804 16,355 57,054 4,269
1962 42,414 14,829 55,585 4,569
1961 52,349 10,566 53,995 4,844
1960 40,275 9,893 52,515 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 11.3% of the population change in Belgium is from natural causes (a gain of 64,346 people) and 88.7% is from migration (a gain of 504,240 people). In Lebanon 40.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 739,256 people) and 59.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,103,772 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 1,422,583 people or 24.5% in Lebanon.

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
Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 863K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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