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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,876,844 in 2024 vs 40,197 people in Liechtenstein in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,909,960 people compared to 40,646 in Liechtenstein.

Population statistics:

  • Belgium's population is 293 times bigger than Liechtenstein's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Liechtenstein is the 190th.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.0005% for Liechtenstein.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +0.76% in Liechtenstein.
  • Since 2005, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (13.7% growth), while Liechtenstein has grown from 34.8K to 40.6K (17% growth).
  • Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2044 at 12M people compared to the peak of 43.9K people in 2100 for Liechtenstein.

Belgium vs Liechtenstein: live population counter

Belgium Liechtenstein
Current population
11909960
40646
Population rank 83/197 190/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.0005%
One net population change
5.88 minutes
1.05 days
One birth every
4.74 minutes
1.01 days
One death every
4.74 minutes
1.35 days
One migration net change every
14.5 minutes
1.77 days
Annual migration change +36,243 +206
Daily growth/decline +245 +1
Annual growth/decline +89,421 +347
Annual growth/decline rate +0.76% +0.87%
Population growth rate rank 119/197 111/197

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

Belgium
Population

Growth rate
Liechtenstein
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Belgium Liechtenstein Belgium Liechtenstein
1960 9,153,489 16,451 - -
1961 9,183,948 16,877 0.33% 2.59%
1962 9,220,578 17,443 0.4% 3.35%
1963 9,289,770 18,093 0.75% 3.73%
1964 9,378,113 18,755 0.95% 3.66%
1965 9,463,667 19,195 0.91% 2.35%
1966 9,527,807 19,610 0.68% 2.16%
1967 9,580,991 20,175 0.56% 2.88%
1968 9,618,756 20,835 0.39% 3.27%
1969 9,646,032 21,084 0.28% 1.2%
1970 9,655,549 21,140 0.1% 0.27%
1971 9,673,162 21,600 0.18% 2.18%
1972 9,711,115 22,132 0.39% 2.46%
1973 9,741,720 22,785 0.32% 2.95%
1974 9,772,419 23,451 0.32% 2.92%
1975 9,800,700 23,846 0.29% 1.68%
1976 9,818,227 24,058 0.18% 0.89%
1977 9,830,358 24,442 0.12% 1.6%
1978 9,839,534 25,028 0.09% 2.4%
1979 9,848,382 25,575 0.09% 2.19%
1980 9,859,242 25,512 0.11% -0.25%
1981 9,858,982 25,673 -0.003% 0.63%
1982 9,856,303 26,255 -0.03% 2.27%
1983 9,855,520 26,446 -0.008% 0.73%
1984 9,855,372 26,596 -0.002% 0.57%
1985 9,858,308 26,878 0.03% 1.06%
1986 9,861,823 27,238 0.04% 1.34%
1987 9,870,234 27,557 0.09% 1.17%
1988 9,901,664 27,948 0.32% 1.42%
1989 9,937,697 28,317 0.36% 1.32%
1990 9,967,379 28,742 0.3% 1.5%
1991 10,004,486 29,209 0.37% 1.62%
1992 10,045,158 29,627 0.41% 1.43%
1993 10,084,475 30,089 0.39% 1.56%
1994 10,115,603 30,470 0.31% 1.27%
1995 10,136,811 30,776 0.21% 1%
1996 10,156,637 31,033 0.2% 0.84%
1997 10,181,245 31,232 0.24% 0.64%
1998 10,203,008 31,668 0.21% 1.4%
1999 10,226,419 32,221 0.23% 1.75%
2000 10,251,250 32,645 0.24% 1.32%
2001 10,286,570 33,194 0.34% 1.68%
2002 10,332,785 33,694 0.45% 1.51%
2003 10,376,133 34,079 0.42% 1.14%
2004 10,421,137 34,447 0.43% 1.08%
2005 10,478,617 34,753 0.55% 0.89%
2006 10,547,958 35,037 0.66% 0.82%
2007 10,625,700 35,262 0.74% 0.64%
2008 10,709,973 35,473 0.79% 0.6%
2009 10,796,493 35,742 0.81% 0.76%
2010 10,895,586 36,022 0.92% 0.78%
2011 11,038,264 36,312 1.31% 0.81%
2012 11,106,932 36,657 0.62% 0.95%
2013 11,159,407 36,984 0.47% 0.89%
2014 11,209,057 37,248 0.44% 0.71%
2015 11,274,196 37,494 0.58% 0.66%
2016 11,331,422 37,716 0.51% 0.59%
2017 11,375,158 37,962 0.39% 0.65%
2018 11,427,054 38,246 0.46% 0.75%
2019 11,488,980 38,563 0.54% 0.83%
2020 11,538,604 38,901 0.43% 0.88%
2021 11,586,195 39,182 0.41% 0.72%
2022 11,680,210 39,493 0.81% 0.79%
2023 11,787,423 39,850 0.92% 0.9%
2024 11,876,844 40,197 0.76% 0.87%
2025 11,896,918 40,457 0.17% 0.65%
2026 11,913,154 40,693 0.14% 0.58%
2027 11,927,312 40,927 0.12% 0.57%
2028 11,940,447 41,138 0.11% 0.51%
2029 11,952,623 41,342 0.1% 0.5%
2030 11,963,228 41,538 0.09% 0.47%
2031 11,972,203 41,729 0.08% 0.46%
2032 11,980,413 41,901 0.07% 0.41%
2033 11,988,622 42,058 0.07% 0.38%
2034 11,996,340 42,205 0.06% 0.35%
2035 12,003,132 42,347 0.06% 0.34%
2036 12,009,585 42,469 0.05% 0.29%
2037 12,016,237 42,576 0.06% 0.25%
2038 12,022,688 42,688 0.05% 0.26%
2039 12,027,954 42,789 0.04% 0.24%
2040 12,032,091 42,877 0.03% 0.2%
2041 12,035,890 42,957 0.03% 0.19%
2042 12,038,939 43,031 0.03% 0.17%
2043 12,040,642 43,098 0.01% 0.16%
2044 12,041,547 43,156 0.008% 0.13%
2045 12,040,973 43,202 -0.005% 0.11%
2046 12,038,516 43,243 -0.02% 0.1%
2047 12,034,474 43,284 -0.03% 0.09%
2048 12,028,475 43,311 -0.05% 0.06%
2049 12,020,405 43,335 -0.07% 0.06%
2050 12,010,542 43,349 -0.08% 0.03%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belgium increased by 795,579 people (a 7.59% growth), while Liechtenstein gained 2,741 people (a 7.89% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belgium gained 635,764 (a 5.64% growth), while Liechtenstein's population increased by 3,152 (a 8.41% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2005 and is 83rd in 2025. Liechtenstein was ranked 191st in 2005 and ranked 190th 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 Liechtenstein will increase by 6.65% to 43,349 people and will still be ranked 190th.

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