The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,876,844 in 2024 vs 2,337,423 people in Lesotho in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,909,960 people compared to 2,384,217 in Lesotho.
Population statistics:
- Belgium's population is 5 times bigger than Lesotho's.
- Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Lesotho is the 144th.
- The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.03% for Lesotho.
- For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +1.17% in Lesotho.
- Since 2005, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (13.7% growth), while Lesotho has grown from 1.95M to 2.38M (22.1% growth).
- Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2044 at 12M people compared to the peak of 3.31M people in 2083 for Lesotho.
Belgium vs Lesotho: live population counter
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| Current population |
11909960
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2384217
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| Population rank | 83/197 | 144/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.14% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
5.88 minutes
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20.3 minutes
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| One birth every |
4.74 minutes
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9.43 minutes
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| One death every |
4.74 minutes
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21.4 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
14.5 minutes
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1.72 hours
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| Annual migration change | +36,243 | -5,107 |
| Daily growth/decline | +245 | +71 |
| Annual growth/decline | +89,421 | +25,951 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.76% | +1.12% |
| Population growth rate rank | 119/197 | 96/197 |
Belgium and Lesotho: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,153,489 | 736,500 | - | - |
| 1961 | 9,183,948 | 758,824 | 0.33% | 3.03% |
| 1962 | 9,220,578 | 781,814 | 0.4% | 3.03% |
| 1963 | 9,289,770 | 805,373 | 0.75% | 3.01% |
| 1964 | 9,378,113 | 829,437 | 0.95% | 2.99% |
| 1965 | 9,463,667 | 854,090 | 0.91% | 2.97% |
| 1966 | 9,527,807 | 881,870 | 0.68% | 3.25% |
| 1967 | 9,580,991 | 913,982 | 0.56% | 3.64% |
| 1968 | 9,618,756 | 948,105 | 0.39% | 3.73% |
| 1969 | 9,646,032 | 983,202 | 0.28% | 3.7% |
| 1970 | 9,655,549 | 1,019,273 | 0.1% | 3.67% |
| 1971 | 9,673,162 | 1,056,246 | 0.18% | 3.63% |
| 1972 | 9,711,115 | 1,094,063 | 0.39% | 3.58% |
| 1973 | 9,741,720 | 1,132,697 | 0.32% | 3.53% |
| 1974 | 9,772,419 | 1,172,420 | 0.32% | 3.51% |
| 1975 | 9,800,700 | 1,213,643 | 0.29% | 3.52% |
| 1976 | 9,818,227 | 1,253,214 | 0.18% | 3.26% |
| 1977 | 9,830,358 | 1,289,967 | 0.12% | 2.93% |
| 1978 | 9,839,534 | 1,327,240 | 0.09% | 2.89% |
| 1979 | 9,848,382 | 1,366,169 | 0.09% | 2.93% |
| 1980 | 9,859,242 | 1,406,521 | 0.11% | 2.95% |
| 1981 | 9,858,982 | 1,448,069 | -0.003% | 2.95% |
| 1982 | 9,856,303 | 1,490,732 | -0.03% | 2.95% |
| 1983 | 9,855,520 | 1,534,413 | -0.008% | 2.93% |
| 1984 | 9,855,372 | 1,578,986 | -0.002% | 2.9% |
| 1985 | 9,858,308 | 1,624,379 | 0.03% | 2.87% |
| 1986 | 9,861,823 | 1,666,138 | 0.04% | 2.57% |
| 1987 | 9,870,234 | 1,703,390 | 0.09% | 2.24% |
| 1988 | 9,901,664 | 1,739,841 | 0.32% | 2.14% |
| 1989 | 9,937,697 | 1,775,436 | 0.36% | 2.05% |
| 1990 | 9,967,379 | 1,809,696 | 0.3% | 1.93% |
| 1991 | 10,004,486 | 1,842,379 | 0.37% | 1.81% |
| 1992 | 10,045,158 | 1,873,274 | 0.41% | 1.68% |
| 1993 | 10,084,475 | 1,901,793 | 0.39% | 1.52% |
| 1994 | 10,115,603 | 1,927,707 | 0.31% | 1.36% |
| 1995 | 10,136,811 | 1,951,437 | 0.21% | 1.23% |
| 1996 | 10,156,637 | 1,972,418 | 0.2% | 1.08% |
| 1997 | 10,181,245 | 1,988,130 | 0.24% | 0.8% |
| 1998 | 10,203,008 | 1,998,049 | 0.21% | 0.5% |
| 1999 | 10,226,419 | 2,003,234 | 0.23% | 0.26% |
| 2000 | 10,251,250 | 2,003,913 | 0.24% | 0.03% |
| 2001 | 10,286,570 | 2,000,853 | 0.34% | -0.15% |
| 2002 | 10,332,785 | 1,994,679 | 0.45% | -0.31% |
| 2003 | 10,376,133 | 1,985,059 | 0.42% | -0.48% |
| 2004 | 10,421,137 | 1,971,129 | 0.43% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 10,478,617 | 1,953,076 | 0.55% | -0.92% |
| 2006 | 10,547,958 | 1,945,063 | 0.66% | -0.41% |
| 2007 | 10,625,700 | 1,953,268 | 0.74% | 0.42% |
| 2008 | 10,709,973 | 1,966,541 | 0.79% | 0.68% |
| 2009 | 10,796,493 | 1,980,883 | 0.81% | 0.73% |
| 2010 | 10,895,586 | 1,996,251 | 0.92% | 0.78% |
| 2011 | 11,038,264 | 2,014,009 | 1.31% | 0.89% |
| 2012 | 11,106,932 | 2,034,354 | 0.62% | 1.01% |
| 2013 | 11,159,407 | 2,056,504 | 0.47% | 1.09% |
| 2014 | 11,209,057 | 2,080,089 | 0.44% | 1.15% |
| 2015 | 11,274,196 | 2,104,611 | 0.58% | 1.18% |
| 2016 | 11,331,422 | 2,130,422 | 0.51% | 1.23% |
| 2017 | 11,375,158 | 2,157,110 | 0.39% | 1.25% |
| 2018 | 11,427,054 | 2,183,603 | 0.46% | 1.23% |
| 2019 | 11,488,980 | 2,209,405 | 0.54% | 1.18% |
| 2020 | 11,538,604 | 2,235,727 | 0.43% | 1.19% |
| 2021 | 11,586,195 | 2,261,542 | 0.41% | 1.15% |
| 2022 | 11,680,210 | 2,286,110 | 0.81% | 1.09% |
| 2023 | 11,787,423 | 2,311,472 | 0.92% | 1.11% |
| 2024 | 11,876,844 | 2,337,423 | 0.76% | 1.12% |
| 2025 | 11,896,918 | 2,363,324 | 0.17% | 1.11% |
| 2026 | 11,913,154 | 2,389,334 | 0.14% | 1.1% |
| 2027 | 11,927,312 | 2,415,365 | 0.12% | 1.09% |
| 2028 | 11,940,447 | 2,441,435 | 0.11% | 1.08% |
| 2029 | 11,952,623 | 2,467,677 | 0.1% | 1.07% |
| 2030 | 11,963,228 | 2,493,816 | 0.09% | 1.06% |
| 2031 | 11,972,203 | 2,520,014 | 0.08% | 1.05% |
| 2032 | 11,980,413 | 2,546,489 | 0.07% | 1.05% |
| 2033 | 11,988,622 | 2,573,106 | 0.07% | 1.05% |
| 2034 | 11,996,340 | 2,599,777 | 0.06% | 1.04% |
| 2035 | 12,003,132 | 2,626,560 | 0.06% | 1.03% |
| 2036 | 12,009,585 | 2,653,503 | 0.05% | 1.03% |
| 2037 | 12,016,237 | 2,680,081 | 0.06% | 1% |
| 2038 | 12,022,688 | 2,706,197 | 0.05% | 0.97% |
| 2039 | 12,027,954 | 2,732,138 | 0.04% | 0.96% |
| 2040 | 12,032,091 | 2,757,868 | 0.03% | 0.94% |
| 2041 | 12,035,890 | 2,783,361 | 0.03% | 0.92% |
| 2042 | 12,038,939 | 2,808,538 | 0.03% | 0.9% |
| 2043 | 12,040,642 | 2,833,257 | 0.01% | 0.88% |
| 2044 | 12,041,547 | 2,857,499 | 0.008% | 0.86% |
| 2045 | 12,040,973 | 2,881,333 | -0.005% | 0.83% |
| 2046 | 12,038,516 | 2,904,780 | -0.02% | 0.81% |
| 2047 | 12,034,474 | 2,927,859 | -0.03% | 0.79% |
| 2048 | 12,028,475 | 2,950,411 | -0.05% | 0.77% |
| 2049 | 12,020,405 | 2,972,156 | -0.07% | 0.74% |
| 2050 | 12,010,542 | 2,993,080 | -0.08% | 0.7% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belgium increased by 795,579 people (a 7.59% growth), while Lesotho gained 151,535 people (a 7.76% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belgium gained 635,764 (a 5.64% growth), while Lesotho's population increased by 279,606 (a 13.3% growth).
Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2005 and is 83rd in 2025. Lesotho was ranked 144th in 2005 and still ranked 144th 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 Lesotho will increase by 25.5% to 2,993,080 people and rank change from 144th to 141st.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Brussels | 1.25M |
| Antwerp | 529K |
| Liege | 195K |
| Schaerbeek | 133K |
| Anderlecht | 121K |
| Mechelen | 86.9K |
| Hasselt | 77.7K |
| Genk | 66.1K |
| Seraing | 64.3K |
| Beveren | 50.3K |
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| City | Population |
| Maseru | 344K |
| Teyateyaneng | 75.1K |
| Mafeteng | 57.1K |
| Butha-Buthe | 10K |
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Population differences between Belgium and Lesotho
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| Life expectancy | 82.4 years | 58.2 years |
| Average age | 42.5 years | 25.8 years |
| Median age | 42.7 years | 22.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.3:50.7 | 48.7:51.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.47 births per woman | 2.69 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,009 ppl/mi² | 199.4 ppl/mi² |
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