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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belgium	Maldives	Belgium	Maldives
1960	9,153,489	91,189	-	-
1961	9,183,948	93,450	0.33%	2.48%
1962	9,220,578	95,802	0.4%	2.52%
1963	9,289,770	98,222	0.75%	2.53%
1964	9,378,113	100,662	0.95%	2.48%
1965	9,463,667	104,102	0.91%	3.42%
1966	9,527,807	108,507	0.68%	4.23%
1967	9,580,991	112,528	0.56%	3.71%
1968	9,618,756	116,075	0.39%	3.15%
1969	9,646,032	119,564	0.28%	3.01%
1970	9,655,549	123,219	0.1%	3.06%
1971	9,673,162	127,035	0.18%	3.1%
1972	9,711,115	130,968	0.39%	3.1%
1973	9,741,720	134,952	0.32%	3.04%
1974	9,772,419	138,978	0.32%	2.98%
1975	9,800,700	143,158	0.29%	3.01%
1976	9,818,227	147,525	0.18%	3.05%
1977	9,830,358	151,930	0.12%	2.99%
1978	9,839,534	156,159	0.09%	2.78%
1979	9,848,382	160,360	0.09%	2.69%
1980	9,859,242	164,835	0.11%	2.79%
1981	9,858,982	169,532	-0.003%	2.85%
1982	9,856,303	174,333	-0.03%	2.83%
1983	9,855,520	179,128	-0.008%	2.75%
1984	9,855,372	184,198	-0.002%	2.83%
1985	9,858,308	190,169	0.03%	3.24%
1986	9,861,823	196,935	0.04%	3.56%
1987	9,870,234	203,944	0.09%	3.56%
1988	9,901,664	210,885	0.32%	3.4%
1989	9,937,697	217,738	0.36%	3.25%
1990	9,967,379	224,762	0.3%	3.23%
1991	10,004,486	231,802	0.37%	3.13%
1992	10,045,158	238,543	0.41%	2.91%
1993	10,084,475	244,884	0.39%	2.66%
1994	10,115,603	250,822	0.31%	2.42%
1995	10,136,811	256,649	0.21%	2.32%
1996	10,156,637	262,347	0.2%	2.22%
1997	10,181,245	267,707	0.24%	2.04%
1998	10,203,008	272,723	0.21%	1.87%
1999	10,226,419	277,412	0.23%	1.72%
2000	10,251,250	282,019	0.24%	1.66%
2001	10,286,570	286,767	0.34%	1.68%
2002	10,332,785	291,616	0.45%	1.69%
2003	10,376,133	296,491	0.42%	1.67%
2004	10,421,137	301,413	0.43%	1.66%
2005	10,478,617	306,429	0.55%	1.66%
2006	10,547,958	313,851	0.66%	2.42%
2007	10,625,700	324,479	0.74%	3.39%
2008	10,709,973	336,170	0.79%	3.6%
2009	10,796,493	348,275	0.81%	3.6%
2010	10,895,586	360,792	0.92%	3.59%
2011	11,038,264	373,674	1.31%	3.57%
2012	11,106,932	386,818	0.62%	3.52%
2013	11,159,407	400,070	0.47%	3.43%
2014	11,209,057	413,617	0.44%	3.39%
2015	11,274,196	428,154	0.58%	3.51%
2016	11,331,422	443,308	0.51%	3.54%
2017	11,375,158	458,287	0.39%	3.38%
2018	11,427,054	473,099	0.46%	3.23%
2019	11,488,980	487,731	0.54%	3.09%
2020	11,538,604	502,118	0.43%	2.95%
2021	11,586,195	516,154	0.41%	2.8%
2022	11,680,210	524,106	0.81%	1.54%
2023	11,779,946	525,994	0.85%	0.36%
2024	11,858,610	527,799	0.67%	0.34%
2025	11,878,653	529,677	0.17%	0.36%
2026	11,894,864	531,514	0.14%	0.35%
2027	11,909,001	533,433	0.12%	0.36%
2028	11,922,115	535,502	0.11%	0.39%
2029	11,934,272	537,574	0.1%	0.39%
2030	11,944,861	539,667	0.09%	0.39%
2031	11,953,823	541,929	0.08%	0.42%
2032	11,962,020	544,288	0.07%	0.44%
2033	11,970,216	546,723	0.07%	0.45%
2034	11,977,922	549,162	0.06%	0.45%
2035	11,984,704	551,599	0.06%	0.44%
2036	11,991,147	554,092	0.05%	0.45%
2037	11,997,789	556,637	0.06%	0.46%
2038	12,004,230	559,231	0.05%	0.47%
2039	12,009,488	561,958	0.04%	0.49%
2040	12,013,619	564,800	0.03%	0.51%
2041	12,017,411	567,606	0.03%	0.5%
2042	12,020,456	570,381	0.03%	0.49%
2043	12,022,156	573,138	0.01%	0.48%
2044	12,023,061	575,811	0.008%	0.47%
2045	12,022,487	578,459	-0.005%	0.46%
2046	12,020,034	581,026	-0.02%	0.44%
2047	12,015,998	583,393	-0.03%	0.41%
2048	12,010,009	585,720	-0.05%	0.4%
2049	12,001,950	587,988	-0.07%	0.39%
2050	11,992,103	589,960	-0.08%	0.34%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Maldives gained 129,457 people (a 41.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 563,596 (a 4.97% growth), while Maldives' population increased by 88,226 (a 19.9% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Maldives was ranked 171st in 2006 and ranked 168th 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 Maldives will increase by 11% to 589,960 people and rank change from 168th to 166th.