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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,858,610 in 2024 vs 2,888,278 people in Lithuania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,902,714 people compared to 2,829,914 in Lithuania.

Population statistics:

  • Belgium's population is 4.21 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Lithuania is the 140th.
  • The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.03% for Lithuania.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.55% per year vs -0.22% in Lithuania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (12.8% growth), while Lithuania has declined from 3.27M to 2.83M (13.5% decline).

Belgium vs Lithuania: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Lithuania
2100 11,193,616 1,225,633
2099 11,211,908 1,241,510
2098 11,230,002 1,257,497
2097 11,246,180 1,273,678
2096 11,261,636 1,290,189
2095 11,277,513 1,307,275
2094 11,293,934 1,324,312
2093 11,309,421 1,341,875
2092 11,325,500 1,360,029
2091 11,339,887 1,378,546
2090 11,354,304 1,397,420
2089 11,368,748 1,416,650
2088 11,384,019 1,436,421
2087 11,399,441 1,456,324
2086 11,413,731 1,476,301
2085 11,427,305 1,496,940
2084 11,441,192 1,517,611
2083 11,454,476 1,538,569
2082 11,468,827 1,559,787
2081 11,480,917 1,581,134
2080 11,494,860 1,602,498
2079 11,507,804 1,623,820
2078 11,522,057 1,645,249
2077 11,534,819 1,666,665
2076 11,546,262 1,688,177
2075 11,558,154 1,709,720
2074 11,571,164 1,731,404
2073 11,584,391 1,752,662
2072 11,597,605 1,773,945
2071 11,611,079 1,795,473
2070 11,627,079 1,817,142
2069 11,643,296 1,839,387
2068 11,660,663 1,861,529
2067 11,677,909 1,883,928
2066 11,696,417 1,906,591
2065 11,716,114 1,929,619
2064 11,736,957 1,952,334
2063 11,758,738 1,975,020
2062 11,780,812 1,998,444
2061 11,804,421 2,021,930
2060 11,825,799 2,045,989
2059 11,847,336 2,070,233
2058 11,867,449 2,094,564
2057 11,890,466 2,118,985
2056 11,911,901 2,143,474
2055 11,931,594 2,168,085
2054 11,950,146 2,192,337
2053 11,968,395 2,216,075
2052 11,984,694 2,240,149
2051 11,998,099 2,263,905
2050 12,008,766 2,287,466
2049 12,017,817 2,310,176
2048 12,024,879 2,333,041
2047 12,029,815 2,356,291
2046 12,032,975 2,378,713
2045 12,034,718 2,401,082
2044 12,034,116 2,423,438
2043 12,032,908 2,446,634
2042 12,030,714 2,469,564
2041 12,026,814 2,492,222
2040 12,023,124 2,514,657
2039 12,018,547 2,538,036
2038 12,012,586 2,560,781
2037 12,005,650 2,583,644
2036 11,999,298 2,605,925
2035 11,992,761 2,627,752
2034 11,985,730 2,650,015
2033 11,977,334 2,671,840
2032 11,969,302 2,693,646
2031 11,960,910 2,715,491
2030 11,951,381 2,737,751
2029 11,939,712 2,760,194
2028 11,927,038 2,783,343
2027 11,913,457 2,806,651
2026 11,898,731 2,829,914
2025 11,881,020 2,872,755
2024 11,858,610 2,888,278
2023 11,779,946 2,871,585
2022 11,680,210 2,831,639
2021 11,586,195 2,808,380
2020 11,538,604 2,810,369
2019 11,488,980 2,811,089
2018 11,427,054 2,819,200
2017 11,375,158 2,842,639
2016 11,331,422 2,877,325
2015 11,274,196 2,911,109
2014 11,209,057 2,937,253
2013 11,159,407 2,961,250
2012 11,106,932 2,989,139
2011 11,038,264 3,028,115
2010 10,895,586 3,097,282
2009 10,796,493 3,162,916
2008 10,709,973 3,198,231
2007 10,625,700 3,231,294
2006 10,547,958 3,269,909
2005 10,478,617 3,322,528
2004 10,421,137 3,377,075
2003 10,376,133 3,415,213
2002 10,332,785 3,443,067
2001 10,286,570 3,470,818
2000 10,251,250 3,499,536
1999 10,226,419 3,524,238
1998 10,203,008 3,549,331
1997 10,181,245 3,575,137
1996 10,156,637 3,601,613
1995 10,136,811 3,629,102
1994 10,115,603 3,657,144
1993 10,084,475 3,682,613
1992 10,045,158 3,700,114
1991 10,004,486 3,704,134
1990 9,967,379 3,697,838
1989 9,937,697 3,684,255
1988 9,901,664 3,655,049
1987 9,870,234 3,616,367
1986 9,861,823 3,578,914
1985 9,858,308 3,544,543
1984 9,855,372 3,514,205
1983 9,855,520 3,485,192
1982 9,856,303 3,457,179
1981 9,858,982 3,432,947
1980 9,859,242 3,413,202
1979 9,848,382 3,397,842
1978 9,839,534 3,379,514
1977 9,830,358 3,355,036
1976 9,818,227 3,328,664
1975 9,800,700 3,301,652
1974 9,772,419 3,273,894
1973 9,741,720 3,244,438
1972 9,711,115 3,213,622
1971 9,673,162 3,179,041
1970 9,655,549 3,139,689
1969 9,646,032 3,107,321
1968 9,618,756 3,078,850
1967 9,580,991 3,044,400
1966 9,527,807 3,008,050
1965 9,463,667 2,971,450
1964 9,378,113 2,935,200
1963 9,289,770 2,898,950
1962 9,220,578 2,863,350
1961 9,183,948 2,823,550
1960 9,153,489 2,778,550

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/lithuania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Lithuania lost 392,584 people (a 12% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 571,292 people (a 5.04% growth), while Lithuania's population decreased by 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Lithuania was ranked 130th in 2006 and ranked 140th 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 Lithuania will decrease by 19.2% to 2,287,466 people and rank change from 140th to 145th.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12M people, while Lithuania's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.7M people and is projected to decrease to 1.23M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Lithuania
2100 -0.16% -1.28%
2099 -0.16% -1.27%
2098 -0.14% -1.27%
2097 -0.14% -1.28%
2096 -0.14% -1.31%
2095 -0.15% -1.29%
2094 -0.14% -1.31%
2093 -0.14% -1.33%
2092 -0.13% -1.34%
2091 -0.13% -1.35%
2090 -0.13% -1.36%
2089 -0.13% -1.38%
2088 -0.14% -1.37%
2087 -0.13% -1.35%
2086 -0.12% -1.38%
2085 -0.12% -1.36%
2084 -0.12% -1.36%
2083 -0.13% -1.36%
2082 -0.11% -1.35%
2081 -0.12% -1.33%
2080 -0.11% -1.31%
2079 -0.12% -1.3%
2078 -0.11% -1.28%
2077 -0.1% -1.27%
2076 -0.1% -1.26%
2075 -0.11% -1.25%
2074 -0.11% -1.21%
2073 -0.11% -1.2%
2072 -0.12% -1.2%
2071 -0.14% -1.19%
2070 -0.14% -1.21%
2069 -0.15% -1.19%
2068 -0.15% -1.19%
2067 -0.16% -1.19%
2066 -0.17% -1.19%
2065 -0.18% -1.16%
2064 -0.19% -1.15%
2063 -0.19% -1.17%
2062 -0.2% -1.16%
2061 -0.18% -1.18%
2060 -0.18% -1.17%
2059 -0.17% -1.16%
2058 -0.19% -1.15%
2057 -0.18% -1.14%
2056 -0.17% -1.14%
2055 -0.16% -1.11%
2054 -0.15% -1.07%
2053 -0.14% -1.07%
2052 -0.11% -1.05%
2051 -0.09% -1.03%
2050 -0.08% -0.98%
2049 -0.06% -0.98%
2048 -0.04% -0.99%
2047 -0.03% -0.94%
2046 -0.01% -0.93%
2045 0.005% -0.92%
2044 0.01% -0.95%
2043 0.02% -0.93%
2042 0.03% -0.91%
2041 0.03% -0.89%
2040 0.04% -0.92%
2039 0.05% -0.89%
2038 0.06% -0.88%
2037 0.05% -0.86%
2036 0.05% -0.83%
2035 0.06% -0.84%
2034 0.07% -0.82%
2033 0.07% -0.81%
2032 0.07% -0.8%
2031 0.08% -0.81%
2030 0.1% -0.81%
2029 0.11% -0.83%
2028 0.11% -0.83%
2027 0.12% -0.82%
2026 0.15% -1.49%
2025 0.19% -0.54%
2024 0.67% 0.58%
2023 0.85% 1.41%
2022 0.81% 0.83%
2021 0.41% -0.07%
2020 0.43% -0.03%
2019 0.54% -0.29%
2018 0.46% -0.82%
2017 0.39% -1.21%
2016 0.51% -1.16%
2015 0.58% -0.89%
2014 0.44% -0.81%
2013 0.47% -0.93%
2012 0.62% -1.29%
2011 1.31% -2.23%
2010 0.92% -2.08%
2009 0.81% -1.1%
2008 0.79% -1.02%
2007 0.74% -1.18%
2006 0.66% -1.58%
2005 0.55% -1.62%
2004 0.43% -1.12%
2003 0.42% -0.81%
2002 0.45% -0.8%
2001 0.34% -0.82%
2000 0.24% -0.7%
1999 0.23% -0.71%
1998 0.21% -0.72%
1997 0.24% -0.74%
1996 0.2% -0.76%
1995 0.21% -0.77%
1994 0.31% -0.69%
1993 0.39% -0.47%
1992 0.41% -0.11%
1991 0.37% 0.17%
1990 0.3% 0.37%
1989 0.36% 0.8%
1988 0.32% 1.07%
1987 0.09% 1.05%
1986 0.04% 0.97%
1985 0.03% 0.86%
1984 -0.002% 0.83%
1983 -0.008% 0.81%
1982 -0.03% 0.71%
1981 -0.003% 0.58%
1980 0.11% 0.45%
1979 0.09% 0.54%
1978 0.09% 0.73%
1977 0.12% 0.79%
1976 0.18% 0.82%
1975 0.29% 0.85%
1974 0.32% 0.91%
1973 0.32% 0.96%
1972 0.39% 1.09%
1971 0.18% 1.25%
1970 0.1% 1.04%
1969 0.28% 0.92%
1968 0.39% 1.13%
1967 0.56% 1.21%
1966 0.68% 1.23%
1965 0.91% 1.24%
1964 0.95% 1.25%
1963 0.75% 1.24%
1962 0.4% 1.41%
1961 0.33% 1.62%

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

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In 2024, the population of Belgium grew by 0.67%, while Lithuania's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

Belgium Lithuania
Current population
11902714
2829914
Population rank 83/197 140/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.03%
One net population change
6.68 minutes
31.5 minutes
One birth every
4.75 minutes
25.4 minutes
One death every
4.75 minutes
14.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +216 +46
Annual growth/decline +78,664 +16,693
Annual growth/decline rate +0.67% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 119/197 127/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
21.4 minutes
Annual migration change +31,989 -24,618
Net migration rank 28/196 157/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 175,194
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 120/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 6.1%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 87/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Lithuania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Lithuania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - -24,618
2024 - 36,243 - 2,617
2023 0 41,679 -16,368 44,935
2022 -2,336 118,615 -20,671 72,100
2021 5,793 24,017 -24,433 19,657
2020 -12,692 43,777 -19,953 19,884
2019 8,042 58,469 -13,212 10,665
2018 7,999 50,604 -12,686 -3,459
2017 10,238 37,981 -12,224 -28,027
2016 14,731 28,090 -11,509 -30,612
2015 11,274 63,536 -11,935 -22,560
2014 21,297 37,472 -10,868 -12,387
2013 16,739 28,066 -12,733 -16,769
2012 18,882 45,001 -11,060 -21,387
2011 25,388 52,464 -10,901 -38,518
2010 23,970 105,232 -11,460 -78,887
2009 23,752 97,175 -9,805 -32,186
2008 22,491 66,470 -12,153 -16,482
2007 23,376 59,911 -15,510 -21,815
2006 21,096 53,574 -15,041 -24,730
2005 15,718 50,576 -14,287 -51,357
2004 16,673 35,143 -11,482 -32,312
2003 7,263 34,472 -10,929 -22,701
2002 7,233 39,404 -11,362 -12,627
2001 11,315 34,924 -9,024 -24,733
2000 12,302 13,952 -4,549 -16,077
1999 9,203 16,849 -3,877 -20,533
1998 9,183 12,517 -3,904 -22,002
1997 12,218 10,262 -3,218 -22,324
1996 12,188 15,684 -3,962 -23,236
1995 11,150 1,937 -3,992 -23,509
1994 12,139 17,636 -4,023 -24,104
1993 14,118 18,542 1,473 -23,949
1992 20,090 25,941 12,950 -25,175
1991 22,010 27,038 14,817 -10,744
1990 19,935 8,299 17,010 -8,840
1989 13,912 7,301 17,316 -26,985
1988 14,853 3,929 19,006 38,648
1987 11,844 3,525 22,422 10,820
1986 5,917 2,964 23,978 10,177
1985 2,958 2,165 19,140 9,417
1984 4,927 1,697 18,976 8,835
1983 2,956 1,252 20,911 8,585
1982 7,885 1,100 18,323 8,163
1981 11,831 2,826 16,478 7,752
1980 10,845 11,482 16,042 7,412
1979 11,818 11,277 16,989 6,932
1978 7,872 10,828 17,573 7,328
1977 8,847 10,460 19,124 8,964
1976 1,964 10,360 20,305 8,581
1975 0 9,652 20,470 8,170
1974 7,818 8,924 22,589 7,757
1973 11,690 8,684 22,712 7,327
1972 18,451 8,384 25,388 7,185
1971 21,281 7,992 28,930 7,130
1970 23,173 19,393 27,629 6,530
1969 21,221 20,072 27,345 4,179
1968 20,199 19,809 28,325 6,522
1967 31,618 19,492 29,226 5,251
1966 36,206 18,985 30,381 4,799
1965 39,748 18,243 30,309 4,196
1964 51,580 17,687 34,048 3,820
1963 41,804 16,355 33,918 3,428
1962 42,414 14,829 34,933 2,899
1961 52,349 10,566 40,376 2,550
1960 40,275 9,893 40,845 2,328

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

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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 Lithuania 68.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 153,859 people) and 31.3% is from migration (a gain of 70,196 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 175,194 people or 6.1% in Lithuania.

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
Lithuania
City Population
Vilnius 581K
Kaunas 305K
Klaipeda 158K
Siauliai 104K
Panevezys 87.9K
Alytus 51.9K
Marijampole 36.8K
Mazeikiai 33.2K
Jonava 27.1K
Utena 25.6K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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