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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,858,610 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,902,714 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 11.2 times bigger than Belgium's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.75% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.55% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (12.8% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Belgium vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Mexico
2100 11,193,616 131,182,639
2099 11,211,908 131,943,283
2098 11,230,002 132,700,369
2097 11,246,180 133,455,010
2096 11,261,636 134,204,227
2095 11,277,513 134,949,218
2094 11,293,934 135,687,085
2093 11,309,421 136,415,232
2092 11,325,500 137,127,644
2091 11,339,887 137,833,985
2090 11,354,304 138,527,198
2089 11,368,748 139,208,862
2088 11,384,019 139,874,924
2087 11,399,441 140,530,483
2086 11,413,731 141,174,372
2085 11,427,305 141,805,496
2084 11,441,192 142,415,948
2083 11,454,476 143,009,187
2082 11,468,827 143,579,768
2081 11,480,917 144,138,842
2080 11,494,860 144,677,451
2079 11,507,804 145,195,172
2078 11,522,057 145,691,242
2077 11,534,819 146,165,064
2076 11,546,262 146,616,674
2075 11,558,154 147,046,928
2074 11,571,164 147,455,761
2073 11,584,391 147,841,295
2072 11,597,605 148,201,143
2071 11,611,079 148,534,057
2070 11,627,079 148,848,168
2069 11,643,296 149,134,711
2068 11,660,663 149,395,717
2067 11,677,909 149,630,386
2066 11,696,417 149,842,125
2065 11,716,114 150,029,268
2064 11,736,957 150,187,992
2063 11,758,738 150,319,846
2062 11,780,812 150,424,224
2061 11,804,421 150,502,250
2060 11,825,799 150,555,648
2059 11,847,336 150,577,220
2058 11,867,449 150,569,044
2057 11,890,466 150,535,337
2056 11,911,901 150,475,242
2055 11,931,594 150,384,336
2054 11,950,146 150,263,237
2053 11,968,395 150,110,615
2052 11,984,694 149,923,918
2051 11,998,099 149,705,066
2050 12,008,766 149,450,774
2049 12,017,817 149,166,038
2048 12,024,879 148,836,849
2047 12,029,815 148,478,965
2046 12,032,975 148,081,688
2045 12,034,718 147,647,318
2044 12,034,116 147,173,101
2043 12,032,908 146,667,761
2042 12,030,714 146,123,566
2041 12,026,814 145,543,650
2040 12,023,124 144,931,633
2039 12,018,547 144,286,278
2038 12,012,586 143,601,872
2037 12,005,650 142,883,005
2036 11,999,298 142,138,929
2035 11,992,761 141,359,885
2034 11,985,730 140,554,653
2033 11,977,334 139,713,048
2032 11,969,302 138,843,644
2031 11,960,910 137,947,334
2030 11,951,381 137,023,304
2029 11,939,712 136,071,720
2028 11,927,038 135,090,755
2027 11,913,457 134,081,337
2026 11,898,731 133,042,003
2025 11,881,020 131,970,909
2024 11,858,610 130,861,007
2023 11,779,946 129,739,759
2022 11,680,210 128,613,117
2021 11,586,195 127,648,148
2020 11,538,604 126,799,054
2019 11,488,980 125,762,982
2018 11,427,054 124,573,711
2017 11,375,158 123,400,057
2016 11,331,422 122,251,351
2015 11,274,196 121,072,306
2014 11,209,057 119,784,261
2013 11,159,407 118,343,573
2012 11,106,932 116,818,208
2011 11,038,264 115,243,504
2010 10,895,586 113,623,895
2009 10,796,493 111,999,721
2008 10,709,973 110,374,288
2007 10,625,700 108,774,360
2006 10,547,958 107,253,666
2005 10,478,617 105,811,504
2004 10,421,137 104,394,131
2003 10,376,133 102,978,515
2002 10,332,785 101,548,624
2001 10,286,570 100,099,099
2000 10,251,250 98,625,552
1999 10,226,419 97,115,707
1998 10,203,008 95,575,245
1997 10,181,245 94,021,207
1996 10,156,637 92,452,702
1995 10,136,811 90,862,455
1994 10,115,603 89,259,205
1993 10,084,475 87,653,807
1992 10,045,158 86,044,809
1991 10,004,486 84,430,572
1990 9,967,379 82,820,170
1989 9,937,697 81,247,182
1988 9,901,664 79,695,531
1987 9,870,234 78,136,651
1986 9,861,823 76,585,637
1985 9,858,308 75,043,414
1984 9,855,372 73,506,846
1983 9,855,520 71,971,240
1982 9,856,303 70,433,260
1981 9,858,982 68,892,108
1980 9,859,242 67,300,334
1979 9,848,382 65,648,865
1978 9,839,534 63,979,046
1977 9,830,358 62,308,493
1976 9,818,227 60,645,512
1975 9,800,700 58,982,400
1974 9,772,419 57,320,149
1973 9,741,720 55,667,284
1972 9,711,115 54,030,168
1971 9,673,162 52,412,558
1970 9,655,549 50,814,953
1969 9,646,032 49,233,194
1968 9,618,756 47,668,303
1967 9,580,991 46,129,608
1966 9,527,807 44,629,106
1965 9,463,667 43,174,477
1964 9,378,113 41,772,049
1963 9,289,770 40,424,065
1962 9,220,578 39,129,200
1961 9,183,948 37,890,118
1960 9,153,489 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 571,292 people (a 5.04% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Mexico
2100 -0.16% -0.58%
2099 -0.16% -0.57%
2098 -0.14% -0.57%
2097 -0.14% -0.56%
2096 -0.14% -0.55%
2095 -0.15% -0.54%
2094 -0.14% -0.53%
2093 -0.14% -0.52%
2092 -0.13% -0.51%
2091 -0.13% -0.5%
2090 -0.13% -0.49%
2089 -0.13% -0.48%
2088 -0.14% -0.47%
2087 -0.13% -0.46%
2086 -0.12% -0.45%
2085 -0.12% -0.43%
2084 -0.12% -0.41%
2083 -0.13% -0.4%
2082 -0.11% -0.39%
2081 -0.12% -0.37%
2080 -0.11% -0.36%
2079 -0.12% -0.34%
2078 -0.11% -0.32%
2077 -0.1% -0.31%
2076 -0.1% -0.29%
2075 -0.11% -0.28%
2074 -0.11% -0.26%
2073 -0.11% -0.24%
2072 -0.12% -0.22%
2071 -0.14% -0.21%
2070 -0.14% -0.19%
2069 -0.15% -0.17%
2068 -0.15% -0.16%
2067 -0.16% -0.14%
2066 -0.17% -0.12%
2065 -0.18% -0.11%
2064 -0.19% -0.09%
2063 -0.19% -0.07%
2062 -0.2% -0.05%
2061 -0.18% -0.04%
2060 -0.18% -0.01%
2059 -0.17% 0.005%
2058 -0.19% 0.02%
2057 -0.18% 0.04%
2056 -0.17% 0.06%
2055 -0.16% 0.08%
2054 -0.15% 0.1%
2053 -0.14% 0.12%
2052 -0.11% 0.15%
2051 -0.09% 0.17%
2050 -0.08% 0.19%
2049 -0.06% 0.22%
2048 -0.04% 0.24%
2047 -0.03% 0.27%
2046 -0.01% 0.29%
2045 0.005% 0.32%
2044 0.01% 0.34%
2043 0.02% 0.37%
2042 0.03% 0.4%
2041 0.03% 0.42%
2040 0.04% 0.45%
2039 0.05% 0.48%
2038 0.06% 0.5%
2037 0.05% 0.52%
2036 0.05% 0.55%
2035 0.06% 0.57%
2034 0.07% 0.6%
2033 0.07% 0.63%
2032 0.07% 0.65%
2031 0.08% 0.67%
2030 0.1% 0.7%
2029 0.11% 0.73%
2028 0.11% 0.75%
2027 0.12% 0.78%
2026 0.15% 0.81%
2025 0.19% 0.85%
2024 0.67% 0.86%
2023 0.85% 0.88%
2022 0.81% 0.76%
2021 0.41% 0.67%
2020 0.43% 0.82%
2019 0.54% 0.95%
2018 0.46% 0.95%
2017 0.39% 0.94%
2016 0.51% 0.97%
2015 0.58% 1.08%
2014 0.44% 1.22%
2013 0.47% 1.31%
2012 0.62% 1.37%
2011 1.31% 1.43%
2010 0.92% 1.45%
2009 0.81% 1.47%
2008 0.79% 1.47%
2007 0.74% 1.42%
2006 0.66% 1.36%
2005 0.55% 1.36%
2004 0.43% 1.37%
2003 0.42% 1.41%
2002 0.45% 1.45%
2001 0.34% 1.49%
2000 0.24% 1.55%
1999 0.23% 1.61%
1998 0.21% 1.65%
1997 0.24% 1.7%
1996 0.2% 1.75%
1995 0.21% 1.8%
1994 0.31% 1.83%
1993 0.39% 1.87%
1992 0.41% 1.91%
1991 0.37% 1.94%
1990 0.3% 1.94%
1989 0.36% 1.95%
1988 0.32% 2%
1987 0.09% 2.03%
1986 0.04% 2.06%
1985 0.03% 2.09%
1984 -0.002% 2.13%
1983 -0.008% 2.18%
1982 -0.03% 2.24%
1981 -0.003% 2.37%
1980 0.11% 2.52%
1979 0.09% 2.61%
1978 0.09% 2.68%
1977 0.12% 2.74%
1976 0.18% 2.82%
1975 0.29% 2.9%
1974 0.32% 2.97%
1973 0.32% 3.03%
1972 0.39% 3.09%
1971 0.18% 3.14%
1970 0.1% 3.21%
1969 0.28% 3.28%
1968 0.39% 3.34%
1967 0.56% 3.36%
1966 0.68% 3.37%
1965 0.91% 3.36%
1964 0.95% 3.33%
1963 0.75% 3.31%
1962 0.4% 3.27%
1961 0.33% 3.17%

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

GeoRank.org/population/belgium/mexico | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belgium grew by 0.67%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Belgium Mexico
Current population
11902714
133323134
Population rank 83/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 1.61%
One net population change
6.68 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
4.75 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
4.75 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +216 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +78,664 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +0.67% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 119/197 110/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change +31,989 -108,037
Net migration rank 28/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - -108,037
2024 - 36,243 - -104,581
2023 0 41,679 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 -2,336 118,615 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 5,793 24,017 936,682 -122,791
2020 -12,692 43,777 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 8,042 58,469 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 7,999 50,604 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 10,238 37,981 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 14,731 28,090 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 11,274 63,536 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 21,297 37,472 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 16,739 28,066 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 18,882 45,001 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 25,388 52,464 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 23,970 105,232 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 23,752 97,175 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 22,491 66,470 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 23,376 59,911 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 21,096 53,574 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 15,718 50,576 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 16,673 35,143 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 7,263 34,472 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 7,233 39,404 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 11,315 34,924 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 12,302 13,952 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 9,203 16,849 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 9,183 12,517 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 12,218 10,262 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 12,188 15,684 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 11,150 1,937 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 12,139 17,636 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 14,118 18,542 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 20,090 25,941 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 22,010 27,038 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 19,935 8,299 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 13,912 7,301 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 14,853 3,929 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 11,844 3,525 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 5,917 2,964 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 2,958 2,165 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 4,927 1,697 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 2,956 1,252 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 7,885 1,100 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 11,831 2,826 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 10,845 11,482 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 11,818 11,277 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 7,872 10,828 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 8,847 10,460 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 1,964 10,360 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 0 9,652 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 7,818 8,924 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 11,690 8,684 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 18,451 8,384 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 21,281 7,992 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 23,173 19,393 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 21,221 20,072 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 20,199 19,809 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 31,618 19,492 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 36,206 18,985 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 39,748 18,243 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 51,580 17,687 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 41,804 16,355 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 42,414 14,829 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 52,349 10,566 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 40,275 9,893 1,206,955 -85,591

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

GeoRank.org/population/belgium/mexico | CC BY

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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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