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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,858,610 in 2024 vs 5,612,817 people in Liberia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,902,714 people compared to 5,887,000 in Liberia.

Population statistics:

  • Belgium's population is 2.02 times bigger than Liberia's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Liberia is the 116th.
  • The countries together account for 0.21% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.07% for Liberia.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.55% per year vs +2.09% in Liberia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (12.8% growth), while Liberia has grown from 3.49M to 5.89M (68.6% growth).

Belgium vs Liberia: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Liberia
2100 11,193,616 12,788,823
2099 11,211,908 12,776,207
2098 11,230,002 12,757,308
2097 11,246,180 12,728,620
2096 11,261,636 12,695,873
2095 11,277,513 12,671,037
2094 11,293,934 12,645,345
2093 11,309,421 12,607,806
2092 11,325,500 12,583,276
2091 11,339,887 12,557,861
2090 11,354,304 12,513,262
2089 11,368,748 12,461,083
2088 11,384,019 12,429,523
2087 11,399,441 12,394,685
2086 11,413,731 12,331,734
2085 11,427,305 12,266,313
2084 11,441,192 12,218,274
2083 11,454,476 12,163,782
2082 11,468,827 12,122,513
2081 11,480,917 12,055,108
2080 11,494,860 11,977,065
2079 11,507,804 11,899,224
2078 11,522,057 11,823,772
2077 11,534,819 11,746,009
2076 11,546,262 11,657,329
2075 11,558,154 11,571,881
2074 11,571,164 11,469,695
2073 11,584,391 11,373,802
2072 11,597,605 11,288,250
2071 11,611,079 11,187,594
2070 11,627,079 11,097,891
2069 11,643,296 11,002,270
2068 11,660,663 10,918,600
2067 11,677,909 10,814,021
2066 11,696,417 10,721,693
2065 11,716,114 10,617,436
2064 11,736,957 10,521,037
2063 11,758,738 10,416,221
2062 11,780,812 10,308,855
2061 11,804,421 10,200,557
2060 11,825,799 10,091,553
2059 11,847,336 9,960,069
2058 11,867,449 9,857,338
2057 11,890,466 9,745,295
2056 11,911,901 9,624,041
2055 11,931,594 9,506,843
2054 11,950,146 9,402,297
2053 11,968,395 9,284,854
2052 11,984,694 9,173,091
2051 11,998,099 9,060,243
2050 12,008,766 8,951,514
2049 12,017,817 8,828,384
2048 12,024,879 8,705,146
2047 12,029,815 8,581,923
2046 12,032,975 8,456,286
2045 12,034,718 8,342,861
2044 12,034,116 8,220,755
2043 12,032,908 8,106,429
2042 12,030,714 7,972,152
2041 12,026,814 7,829,310
2040 12,023,124 7,698,463
2039 12,018,547 7,554,021
2038 12,012,586 7,421,960
2037 12,005,650 7,291,328
2036 11,999,298 7,146,172
2035 11,992,761 7,010,827
2034 11,985,730 6,883,638
2033 11,977,334 6,750,553
2032 11,969,302 6,619,507
2031 11,960,910 6,492,799
2030 11,951,381 6,376,029
2029 11,939,712 6,247,795
2028 11,927,038 6,120,673
2027 11,913,457 5,981,051
2026 11,898,731 5,852,128
2025 11,881,020 5,732,938
2024 11,858,610 5,612,817
2023 11,779,946 5,493,031
2022 11,680,210 5,373,294
2021 11,586,195 5,259,323
2020 11,538,604 5,149,463
2019 11,488,980 5,043,721
2018 11,427,054 4,944,726
2017 11,375,158 4,848,925
2016 11,331,422 4,755,608
2015 11,274,196 4,659,431
2014 11,209,057 4,564,293
2013 11,159,407 4,470,239
2012 11,106,932 4,373,043
2011 11,038,264 4,221,178
2010 10,895,586 4,058,890
2009 10,796,493 3,943,028
2008 10,709,973 3,821,003
2007 10,625,700 3,669,050
2006 10,547,958 3,490,787
2005 10,478,617 3,301,015
2004 10,421,137 3,156,892
2003 10,376,133 3,119,532
2002 10,332,785 3,094,782
2001 10,286,570 3,015,338
2000 10,251,250 2,928,117
1999 10,226,419 2,821,684
1998 10,203,008 2,670,124
1997 10,181,245 2,412,989
1996 10,156,637 2,232,289
1995 10,136,811 2,169,162
1994 10,115,603 2,149,928
1993 10,084,475 2,155,126
1992 10,045,158 2,072,461
1991 10,004,486 1,956,518
1990 9,967,379 2,223,667
1989 9,937,697 2,517,858
1988 9,901,664 2,446,941
1987 9,870,234 2,377,229
1986 9,861,823 2,308,511
1985 9,858,308 2,240,539
1984 9,855,372 2,173,312
1983 9,855,520 2,107,113
1982 9,856,303 2,045,073
1981 9,858,982 1,986,867
1980 9,859,242 1,929,253
1979 9,848,382 1,872,713
1978 9,839,534 1,818,247
1977 9,830,358 1,766,019
1976 9,818,227 1,717,060
1975 9,800,700 1,670,913
1974 9,772,419 1,626,362
1973 9,741,720 1,583,588
1972 9,711,115 1,542,670
1971 9,673,162 1,504,077
1970 9,655,549 1,466,676
1969 9,646,032 1,429,605
1968 9,618,756 1,393,530
1967 9,580,991 1,358,435
1966 9,527,807 1,324,383
1965 9,463,667 1,291,156
1964 9,378,113 1,258,745
1963 9,289,770 1,227,414
1962 9,220,578 1,197,039
1961 9,183,948 1,167,717
1960 9,153,489 1,139,522

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/liberia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Liberia gained 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 571,292 people (a 5.04% growth), while Liberia's population increased by 1,131,392 people (a 23.8% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Liberia was ranked 126th in 2006 and ranked 116th 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 Liberia will increase by 52.1% to 8,951,514 people and rank change from 116th to 107th.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12M people compared to the peak of 12.8M people in 2100 for Liberia.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Liberia
2100 -0.16% 0.1%
2099 -0.16% 0.15%
2098 -0.14% 0.23%
2097 -0.14% 0.26%
2096 -0.14% 0.2%
2095 -0.15% 0.2%
2094 -0.14% 0.3%
2093 -0.14% 0.19%
2092 -0.13% 0.2%
2091 -0.13% 0.36%
2090 -0.13% 0.42%
2089 -0.13% 0.25%
2088 -0.14% 0.28%
2087 -0.13% 0.51%
2086 -0.12% 0.53%
2085 -0.12% 0.39%
2084 -0.12% 0.45%
2083 -0.13% 0.34%
2082 -0.11% 0.56%
2081 -0.12% 0.65%
2080 -0.11% 0.65%
2079 -0.12% 0.64%
2078 -0.11% 0.66%
2077 -0.1% 0.76%
2076 -0.1% 0.74%
2075 -0.11% 0.89%
2074 -0.11% 0.84%
2073 -0.11% 0.76%
2072 -0.12% 0.9%
2071 -0.14% 0.81%
2070 -0.14% 0.87%
2069 -0.15% 0.77%
2068 -0.15% 0.97%
2067 -0.16% 0.86%
2066 -0.17% 0.98%
2065 -0.18% 0.92%
2064 -0.19% 1.01%
2063 -0.19% 1.04%
2062 -0.2% 1.06%
2061 -0.18% 1.08%
2060 -0.18% 1.32%
2059 -0.17% 1.04%
2058 -0.19% 1.15%
2057 -0.18% 1.26%
2056 -0.17% 1.23%
2055 -0.16% 1.11%
2054 -0.15% 1.26%
2053 -0.14% 1.22%
2052 -0.11% 1.25%
2051 -0.09% 1.21%
2050 -0.08% 1.39%
2049 -0.06% 1.42%
2048 -0.04% 1.44%
2047 -0.03% 1.49%
2046 -0.01% 1.36%
2045 0.005% 1.49%
2044 0.01% 1.41%
2043 0.02% 1.68%
2042 0.03% 1.82%
2041 0.03% 1.7%
2040 0.04% 1.91%
2039 0.05% 1.78%
2038 0.06% 1.79%
2037 0.05% 2.03%
2036 0.05% 1.93%
2035 0.06% 1.85%
2034 0.07% 1.97%
2033 0.07% 1.98%
2032 0.07% 1.95%
2031 0.08% 1.83%
2030 0.1% 2.05%
2029 0.11% 2.08%
2028 0.11% 2.33%
2027 0.12% 2.2%
2026 0.15% 2.08%
2025 0.19% 2.14%
2024 0.67% 2.18%
2023 0.85% 2.23%
2022 0.81% 2.17%
2021 0.41% 2.13%
2020 0.43% 2.1%
2019 0.54% 2%
2018 0.46% 1.98%
2017 0.39% 1.96%
2016 0.51% 2.06%
2015 0.58% 2.08%
2014 0.44% 2.1%
2013 0.47% 2.22%
2012 0.62% 3.6%
2011 1.31% 4%
2010 0.92% 2.94%
2009 0.81% 3.19%
2008 0.79% 4.14%
2007 0.74% 5.11%
2006 0.66% 5.75%
2005 0.55% 4.57%
2004 0.43% 1.2%
2003 0.42% 0.8%
2002 0.45% 2.63%
2001 0.34% 2.98%
2000 0.24% 3.77%
1999 0.23% 5.68%
1998 0.21% 10.7%
1997 0.24% 8.09%
1996 0.2% 2.91%
1995 0.21% 0.89%
1994 0.31% -0.24%
1993 0.39% 3.99%
1992 0.41% 5.93%
1991 0.37% -12%
1990 0.3% -11.7%
1989 0.36% 2.9%
1988 0.32% 2.93%
1987 0.09% 2.98%
1986 0.04% 3.03%
1985 0.03% 3.09%
1984 -0.002% 3.14%
1983 -0.008% 3.03%
1982 -0.03% 2.93%
1981 -0.003% 2.99%
1980 0.11% 3.02%
1979 0.09% 3%
1978 0.09% 2.96%
1977 0.12% 2.85%
1976 0.18% 2.76%
1975 0.29% 2.74%
1974 0.32% 2.7%
1973 0.32% 2.65%
1972 0.39% 2.57%
1971 0.18% 2.55%
1970 0.1% 2.59%
1969 0.28% 2.59%
1968 0.39% 2.58%
1967 0.56% 2.57%
1966 0.68% 2.57%
1965 0.91% 2.57%
1964 0.95% 2.55%
1963 0.75% 2.54%
1962 0.4% 2.51%
1961 0.33% 2.47%

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/liberia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belgium grew by 0.67%, while Liberia's population grew by 2.18%.

Live population counters

Belgium Liberia
Current population
11902714
5887000
Population rank 83/197 116/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.07%
One net population change
6.68 minutes
4.39 minutes
One birth every
4.75 minutes
3.09 minutes
One death every
4.75 minutes
11.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +216 +328
Annual growth/decline +78,664 +119,786
Annual growth/decline rate +0.67% +2.18%
Population growth rate rank 119/197 43/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
53.4 minutes
Annual migration change +31,989 -9,870
Net migration rank 28/196 132/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 72,423
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 142/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 148/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Liberia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Liberia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - -9,870
2024 - 36,243 - -7,779
2023 0 41,679 125,730 -5,002
2022 -2,336 118,615 123,747 -5,003
2021 5,793 24,017 121,038 -11,852
2020 -12,692 43,777 120,632 -10,107
2019 8,042 58,469 120,635 -19,678
2018 7,999 50,604 120,231 -23,199
2017 10,238 37,981 119,376 -24,807
2016 14,731 28,090 118,852 -26,796
2015 11,274 63,536 115,479 -15,182
2014 21,297 37,472 116,667 -26,690
2013 16,739 28,066 120,138 -22,010
2012 18,882 45,001 121,973 -25,710
2011 25,388 52,464 115,496 91,981
2010 23,970 105,232 114,249 2,850
2009 23,752 97,175 113,429 1,187
2008 22,491 66,470 112,032 17,404
2007 23,376 59,911 109,165 65,306
2006 21,096 53,574 104,099 77,946
2005 15,718 50,576 96,478 101,019
2004 16,673 35,143 91,755 -1,001
2003 7,263 34,472 87,534 -103,564
2002 7,233 39,404 88,643 -23,110
2001 11,315 34,924 86,217 7,142
2000 12,302 13,952 83,143 -2,060
1999 9,203 16,849 78,130 53,643
1998 9,183 12,517 72,146 99,203
1997 12,218 10,262 61,444 281,480
1996 12,188 15,684 56,392 -37,922
1995 11,150 1,937 53,407 54,372
1994 12,139 17,636 52,101 -121,407
1993 14,118 18,542 51,609 7,300
1992 20,090 25,941 50,204 56,210
1991 22,010 27,038 47,426 78,052
1990 19,935 8,299 52,770 -712,544
1989 13,912 7,301 63,238 8,156
1988 14,853 3,929 62,703 7,734
1987 11,844 3,525 62,147 6,840
1986 5,917 2,964 61,924 6,534
1985 2,958 2,165 59,988 7,487
1984 4,927 1,697 59,460 7,513
1983 2,956 1,252 57,562 7,861
1982 7,885 1,100 56,127 2,530
1981 11,831 2,826 55,003 2,757
1980 10,845 11,482 53,452 4,016
1979 11,818 11,277 52,125 3,500
1978 7,872 10,828 49,813 3,500
1977 8,847 10,460 47,582 3,555
1976 1,964 10,360 45,528 1,246
1975 0 9,652 43,478 2,037
1974 7,818 8,924 41,499 2,086
1973 11,690 8,684 39,694 2,272
1972 18,451 8,384 37,860 2,018
1971 21,281 7,992 36,015 1,293
1970 23,173 19,393 35,196 2,285
1969 21,221 20,072 34,677 1,982
1968 20,199 19,809 33,536 1,964
1967 31,618 19,492 32,519 2,177
1966 36,206 18,985 31,454 1,953
1965 39,748 18,243 30,618 2,431
1964 51,580 17,687 29,592 2,189
1963 41,804 16,355 28,708 2,165
1962 42,414 14,829 27,679 2,189
1961 52,349 10,566 26,670 2,115
1960 40,275 9,893 25,713 1,886

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

GeoRank.org/population/belgium/liberia | 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 Liberia 87.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,202,387 people) and 12.3% is from migration (a loss of 168,316 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 72,423 people or 1.3% in Liberia.

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
Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K

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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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