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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belgium	Luxembourg	Belgium	Luxembourg
1960	9,153,489	313,970	-	-
1961	9,183,948	316,845	0.33%	0.92%
1962	9,220,578	320,750	0.4%	1.23%
1963	9,289,770	324,100	0.75%	1.04%
1964	9,378,113	327,750	0.95%	1.13%
1965	9,463,667	331,500	0.91%	1.14%
1966	9,527,807	333,895	0.68%	0.72%
1967	9,580,991	334,995	0.56%	0.33%
1968	9,618,756	335,850	0.39%	0.26%
1969	9,646,032	337,500	0.28%	0.49%
1970	9,655,549	339,171	0.1%	0.5%
1971	9,673,162	342,421	0.18%	0.96%
1972	9,711,115	346,600	0.39%	1.22%
1973	9,741,720	350,450	0.32%	1.11%
1974	9,772,419	355,050	0.32%	1.31%
1975	9,800,700	358,950	0.29%	1.1%
1976	9,818,227	360,731	0.18%	0.5%
1977	9,830,358	361,358	0.12%	0.17%
1978	9,839,534	362,007	0.09%	0.18%
1979	9,848,382	362,856	0.09%	0.23%
1980	9,859,242	364,150	0.11%	0.36%
1981	9,858,982	365,225	-0.003%	0.3%
1982	9,856,303	365,525	-0.03%	0.08%
1983	9,855,520	365,622	-0.008%	0.03%
1984	9,855,372	365,998	-0.002%	0.1%
1985	9,858,308	366,706	0.03%	0.19%
1986	9,861,823	368,355	0.04%	0.45%
1987	9,870,234	370,750	0.09%	0.65%
1988	9,901,664	373,450	0.32%	0.73%
1989	9,937,697	377,100	0.36%	0.98%
1990	9,967,379	381,850	0.3%	1.26%
1991	10,004,486	387,000	0.37%	1.35%
1992	10,045,158	392,175	0.41%	1.34%
1993	10,084,475	397,475	0.39%	1.35%
1994	10,115,603	402,925	0.31%	1.37%
1995	10,136,811	408,625	0.21%	1.41%
1996	10,156,637	414,225	0.2%	1.37%
1997	10,181,245	419,450	0.24%	1.26%
1998	10,203,008	424,700	0.21%	1.25%
1999	10,226,419	430,475	0.23%	1.36%
2000	10,251,250	436,300	0.24%	1.35%
2001	10,286,570	441,525	0.34%	1.2%
2002	10,332,785	446,175	0.45%	1.05%
2003	10,376,133	451,630	0.42%	1.22%
2004	10,421,137	458,095	0.43%	1.43%
2005	10,478,617	465,158	0.55%	1.54%
2006	10,547,958	472,637	0.66%	1.61%
2007	10,625,700	479,993	0.74%	1.56%
2008	10,709,973	488,650	0.79%	1.8%
2009	10,796,493	497,783	0.81%	1.87%
2010	10,895,586	506,953	0.92%	1.84%
2011	11,038,264	518,347	1.31%	2.25%
2012	11,106,932	530,946	0.62%	2.43%
2013	11,159,407	543,360	0.47%	2.34%
2014	11,209,057	556,319	0.44%	2.38%
2015	11,274,196	569,604	0.58%	2.39%
2016	11,331,422	582,014	0.51%	2.18%
2017	11,375,158	596,336	0.39%	2.46%
2018	11,427,054	607,950	0.46%	1.95%
2019	11,488,980	620,001	0.54%	1.98%
2020	11,538,604	630,419	0.43%	1.68%
2021	11,586,195	640,064	0.41%	1.53%
2022	11,680,210	653,103	0.81%	2.04%
2023	11,787,423	666,430	0.92%	2.04%
2024	11,876,844	677,717	0.76%	1.69%
2025	11,896,918	685,180	0.17%	1.1%
2026	11,913,154	692,217	0.14%	1.03%
2027	11,927,312	699,102	0.12%	0.99%
2028	11,940,447	705,956	0.11%	0.98%
2029	11,952,623	712,502	0.1%	0.93%
2030	11,963,228	718,627	0.09%	0.86%
2031	11,972,203	724,433	0.08%	0.81%
2032	11,980,413	730,118	0.07%	0.78%
2033	11,988,622	735,604	0.07%	0.75%
2034	11,996,340	740,767	0.06%	0.7%
2035	12,003,132	745,776	0.06%	0.68%
2036	12,009,585	750,596	0.05%	0.65%
2037	12,016,237	755,119	0.06%	0.6%
2038	12,022,688	759,551	0.05%	0.59%
2039	12,027,954	763,923	0.04%	0.58%
2040	12,032,091	767,972	0.03%	0.53%
2041	12,035,890	771,757	0.03%	0.49%
2042	12,038,939	775,418	0.03%	0.47%
2043	12,040,642	778,811	0.01%	0.44%
2044	12,041,547	781,936	0.008%	0.4%
2045	12,040,973	784,957	-0.005%	0.39%
2046	12,038,516	787,788	-0.02%	0.36%
2047	12,034,474	790,356	-0.03%	0.33%
2048	12,028,475	792,821	-0.05%	0.31%
2049	12,020,405	795,064	-0.07%	0.28%
2050	12,010,542	796,958	-0.08%	0.24%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belgium increased by 795,579 people (a 7.59% growth), while Luxembourg gained 104,446 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belgium gained 635,764 (a 5.64% growth), while Luxembourg's population increased by 121,228 (a 21.3% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2005 and is 83rd in 2025. Luxembourg was ranked 167th in 2005 and ranked 164th 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 Luxembourg will increase by 15.4% to 796,958 people and will still be ranked 164th.