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	11,779,946	666,430	0.85%	2.04%
2024	11,858,610	677,012	0.67%	1.59%
2025	11,878,653	684,467	0.17%	1.1%
2026	11,894,864	691,496	0.14%	1.03%
2027	11,909,001	698,375	0.12%	0.99%
2028	11,922,115	705,222	0.11%	0.98%
2029	11,934,272	711,761	0.1%	0.93%
2030	11,944,861	717,879	0.09%	0.86%
2031	11,953,823	723,679	0.08%	0.81%
2032	11,962,020	729,358	0.07%	0.78%
2033	11,970,216	734,839	0.07%	0.75%
2034	11,977,922	739,997	0.06%	0.7%
2035	11,984,704	745,000	0.06%	0.68%
2036	11,991,147	749,815	0.05%	0.65%
2037	11,997,789	754,334	0.06%	0.6%
2038	12,004,230	758,761	0.05%	0.59%
2039	12,009,488	763,128	0.04%	0.58%
2040	12,013,619	767,173	0.03%	0.53%
2041	12,017,411	770,954	0.03%	0.49%
2042	12,020,456	774,612	0.03%	0.47%
2043	12,022,156	778,001	0.01%	0.44%
2044	12,023,061	781,123	0.008%	0.4%
2045	12,022,487	784,141	-0.005%	0.39%
2046	12,020,034	786,968	-0.02%	0.36%
2047	12,015,998	789,534	-0.03%	0.33%
2048	12,010,009	791,997	-0.05%	0.31%
2049	12,001,950	794,237	-0.07%	0.28%
2050	11,992,103	796,129	-0.08%	0.24%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Luxembourg gained 109,377 people (a 23.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 563,596 (a 4.97% growth), while Luxembourg's population increased by 109,557 (a 18.8% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Luxembourg was ranked 167th in 2006 and ranked 164th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Belgium's population will grow by 0.82% to 11,992,103 people with a rank change from 83rd to 92nd. The population of Luxembourg will increase by 15.1% to 796,129 people and will still be ranked 164th.