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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belgium	Malta	Belgium	Malta
1960	9,153,489	326,550	-	-
1961	9,183,948	325,250	0.33%	-0.4%
1962	9,220,578	323,900	0.4%	-0.42%
1963	9,289,770	322,550	0.75%	-0.42%
1964	9,378,113	321,250	0.95%	-0.4%
1965	9,463,667	318,800	0.91%	-0.76%
1966	9,527,807	315,200	0.68%	-1.13%
1967	9,580,991	311,550	0.56%	-1.16%
1968	9,618,756	307,900	0.39%	-1.17%
1969	9,646,032	304,300	0.28%	-1.17%
1970	9,655,549	302,650	0.1%	-0.54%
1971	9,673,162	302,700	0.18%	0.02%
1972	9,711,115	302,450	0.39%	-0.08%
1973	9,741,720	302,200	0.32%	-0.08%
1974	9,772,419	301,996	0.32%	-0.07%
1975	9,800,700	304,222	0.29%	0.74%
1976	9,818,227	305,774	0.18%	0.51%
1977	9,830,358	306,970	0.12%	0.39%
1978	9,839,534	310,182	0.09%	1.05%
1979	9,848,382	313,342	0.09%	1.02%
1980	9,859,242	316,645	0.11%	1.05%
1981	9,858,982	318,982	-0.003%	0.74%
1982	9,856,303	325,898	-0.03%	2.17%
1983	9,855,520	330,524	-0.008%	1.42%
1984	9,855,372	330,593	-0.002%	0.02%
1985	9,858,308	336,452	0.03%	1.77%
1986	9,861,823	342,121	0.04%	1.68%
1987	9,870,234	344,485	0.09%	0.69%
1988	9,901,664	347,325	0.32%	0.82%
1989	9,937,697	350,722	0.36%	0.98%
1990	9,967,379	354,170	0.3%	0.98%
1991	10,004,486	363,845	0.37%	2.73%
1992	10,045,158	367,618	0.41%	1.04%
1993	10,084,475	371,308	0.39%	1%
1994	10,115,603	374,797	0.31%	0.94%
1995	10,136,811	377,419	0.21%	0.7%
1996	10,156,637	379,905	0.2%	0.66%
1997	10,181,245	382,791	0.24%	0.76%
1998	10,203,008	385,287	0.21%	0.65%
1999	10,226,419	387,578	0.23%	0.59%
2000	10,251,250	390,087	0.24%	0.65%
2001	10,286,570	393,028	0.34%	0.75%
2002	10,332,785	395,969	0.45%	0.75%
2003	10,376,133	398,582	0.42%	0.66%
2004	10,421,137	401,268	0.43%	0.67%
2005	10,478,617	403,834	0.55%	0.64%
2006	10,547,958	405,308	0.66%	0.37%
2007	10,625,700	406,724	0.74%	0.35%
2008	10,709,973	409,379	0.79%	0.65%
2009	10,796,493	412,477	0.81%	0.76%
2010	10,895,586	414,508	0.92%	0.49%
2011	11,038,264	416,268	1.31%	0.42%
2012	11,106,932	420,028	0.62%	0.9%
2013	11,159,407	424,810	0.47%	1.14%
2014	11,209,057	433,481	0.44%	2.04%
2015	11,274,196	444,220	0.58%	2.48%
2016	11,331,422	454,505	0.51%	2.32%
2017	11,375,158	467,106	0.39%	2.77%
2018	11,427,054	483,903	0.46%	3.6%
2019	11,488,980	503,912	0.54%	4.13%
2020	11,538,604	515,490	0.43%	2.3%
2021	11,586,195	518,150	0.41%	0.52%
2022	11,680,210	531,113	0.81%	2.5%
2023	11,787,423	552,747	0.92%	4.07%
2024	11,876,844	574,346	0.76%	3.91%
2025	11,896,918	580,514	0.17%	1.07%
2026	11,913,154	584,351	0.14%	0.66%
2027	11,927,312	586,444	0.12%	0.36%
2028	11,940,447	588,290	0.11%	0.31%
2029	11,952,623	589,776	0.1%	0.25%
2030	11,963,228	590,973	0.09%	0.2%
2031	11,972,203	591,921	0.08%	0.16%
2032	11,980,413	592,622	0.07%	0.12%
2033	11,988,622	592,974	0.07%	0.06%
2034	11,996,340	592,827	0.06%	-0.02%
2035	12,003,132	592,332	0.06%	-0.08%
2036	12,009,585	591,668	0.05%	-0.11%
2037	12,016,237	590,830	0.06%	-0.14%
2038	12,022,688	589,771	0.05%	-0.18%
2039	12,027,954	588,528	0.04%	-0.21%
2040	12,032,091	587,256	0.03%	-0.22%
2041	12,035,890	585,895	0.03%	-0.23%
2042	12,038,939	584,467	0.03%	-0.24%
2043	12,040,642	582,966	0.01%	-0.26%
2044	12,041,547	581,355	0.008%	-0.28%
2045	12,040,973	579,693	-0.005%	-0.29%
2046	12,038,516	577,954	-0.02%	-0.3%
2047	12,034,474	576,050	-0.03%	-0.33%
2048	12,028,475	574,050	-0.05%	-0.35%
2049	12,020,405	572,187	-0.07%	-0.32%
2050	12,010,542	570,210	-0.08%	-0.35%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belgium increased by 795,579 people (a 7.59% growth), while Malta gained 40,386 people (a 10% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belgium gained 635,764 (a 5.64% growth), while Malta's population increased by 139,376 (a 31.4% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2005 and is 83rd in 2025. Malta was ranked 168th in 2005 and ranked 167th 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 Malta will decrease by 2.29% to 570,210 people and will still be ranked 167th.