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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,858,610 in 2024 vs 2,402,306 people in Moldova in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,902,714 people compared to 2,341,166 in Moldova.

Population statistics:

  • Belgium's population is 5.08 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Moldova is the 145th.
  • The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.03% for Moldova.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.55% per year vs -1.57% in Moldova.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (12.8% growth), while Moldova has declined from 2.88M to 2.34M (18.7% decline).

Belgium vs Moldova: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Moldova
2100 11,193,616 1,175,882
2099 11,211,908 1,186,641
2098 11,230,002 1,197,541
2097 11,246,180 1,208,458
2096 11,261,636 1,219,478
2095 11,277,513 1,230,573
2094 11,293,934 1,241,540
2093 11,309,421 1,252,531
2092 11,325,500 1,263,471
2091 11,339,887 1,274,372
2090 11,354,304 1,285,020
2089 11,368,748 1,295,696
2088 11,384,019 1,306,424
2087 11,399,441 1,317,064
2086 11,413,731 1,327,799
2085 11,427,305 1,338,702
2084 11,441,192 1,349,432
2083 11,454,476 1,360,333
2082 11,468,827 1,371,322
2081 11,480,917 1,382,447
2080 11,494,860 1,393,733
2079 11,507,804 1,405,298
2078 11,522,057 1,417,062
2077 11,534,819 1,429,240
2076 11,546,262 1,441,240
2075 11,558,154 1,453,677
2074 11,571,164 1,466,568
2073 11,584,391 1,479,672
2072 11,597,605 1,493,311
2071 11,611,079 1,507,315
2070 11,627,079 1,522,149
2069 11,643,296 1,537,091
2068 11,660,663 1,552,724
2067 11,677,909 1,568,676
2066 11,696,417 1,584,782
2065 11,716,114 1,601,356
2064 11,736,957 1,618,317
2063 11,758,738 1,635,288
2062 11,780,812 1,652,720
2061 11,804,421 1,670,255
2060 11,825,799 1,688,120
2059 11,847,336 1,705,595
2058 11,867,449 1,722,942
2057 11,890,466 1,740,252
2056 11,911,901 1,757,829
2055 11,931,594 1,775,082
2054 11,950,146 1,792,262
2053 11,968,395 1,809,221
2052 11,984,694 1,825,831
2051 11,998,099 1,842,337
2050 12,008,766 1,858,281
2049 12,017,817 1,874,666
2048 12,024,879 1,890,586
2047 12,029,815 1,906,615
2046 12,032,975 1,922,962
2045 12,034,718 1,939,938
2044 12,034,116 1,956,858
2043 12,032,908 1,974,616
2042 12,030,714 1,992,765
2041 12,026,814 2,011,342
2040 12,023,124 2,030,732
2039 12,018,547 2,051,163
2038 12,012,586 2,071,871
2037 12,005,650 2,093,068
2036 11,999,298 2,114,669
2035 11,992,761 2,136,998
2034 11,985,730 2,159,450
2033 11,977,334 2,182,023
2032 11,969,302 2,204,431
2031 11,960,910 2,227,006
2030 11,951,381 2,250,038
2029 11,939,712 2,272,963
2028 11,927,038 2,295,739
2027 11,913,457 2,318,425
2026 11,898,731 2,341,166
2025 11,881,020 2,373,265
2024 11,858,610 2,402,306
2023 11,779,946 2,457,783
2022 11,680,210 2,528,654
2021 11,586,195 2,595,809
2020 11,538,604 2,635,130
2019 11,488,980 2,664,224
2018 11,427,054 2,707,203
2017 11,375,158 2,755,189
2016 11,331,422 2,803,186
2015 11,274,196 2,835,978
2014 11,209,057 2,857,815
2013 11,159,407 2,859,558
2012 11,106,932 2,860,324
2011 11,038,264 2,860,699
2010 10,895,586 2,862,354
2009 10,796,493 2,865,213
2008 10,709,973 2,868,833
2007 10,625,700 2,874,299
2006 10,547,958 2,880,967
2005 10,478,617 2,888,985
2004 10,421,137 2,896,023
2003 10,376,133 2,903,198
2002 10,332,785 2,911,385
2001 10,286,570 2,918,135
2000 10,251,250 2,924,668
1999 10,226,419 2,930,622
1998 10,203,008 2,935,227
1997 10,181,245 2,936,413
1996 10,156,637 2,947,293
1995 10,136,811 2,953,200
1994 10,115,603 2,966,745
1993 10,084,475 2,975,966
1992 10,045,158 2,980,965
1991 10,004,486 2,981,566
1990 9,967,379 2,977,912
1989 9,937,697 2,970,039
1988 9,901,664 2,948,891
1987 9,870,234 2,916,306
1986 9,861,823 2,883,057
1985 9,858,308 2,850,787
1984 9,855,372 2,820,518
1983 9,855,520 2,791,207
1982 9,856,303 2,763,101
1981 9,858,982 2,735,987
1980 9,859,242 2,708,675
1979 9,848,382 2,683,035
1978 9,839,534 2,656,211
1977 9,830,358 2,626,298
1976 9,818,227 2,596,491
1975 9,800,700 2,566,998
1974 9,772,419 2,538,164
1973 9,741,720 2,510,584
1972 9,711,115 2,484,742
1971 9,673,162 2,460,611
1970 9,655,549 2,437,590
1969 9,646,032 2,408,469
1968 9,618,756 2,373,073
1967 9,580,991 2,337,695
1966 9,527,807 2,301,871
1965 9,463,667 2,265,287
1964 9,378,113 2,228,000
1963 9,289,770 2,188,895
1962 9,220,578 2,147,227
1961 9,183,948 2,103,327
1960 9,153,489 2,058,020

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/moldova | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Moldova lost 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 571,292 people (a 5.04% growth), while Moldova's population decreased by 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Moldova was ranked 134th in 2006 and ranked 145th 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 Moldova will decrease by 20.6% to 1,858,281 people and rank change from 145th to 150th.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12M people, while Moldova's population already peaked in 1991 at 2.98M people and is projected to decrease to 1.18M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Moldova
2100 -0.16% -0.91%
2099 -0.16% -0.91%
2098 -0.14% -0.9%
2097 -0.14% -0.9%
2096 -0.14% -0.9%
2095 -0.15% -0.88%
2094 -0.14% -0.88%
2093 -0.14% -0.87%
2092 -0.13% -0.86%
2091 -0.13% -0.83%
2090 -0.13% -0.82%
2089 -0.13% -0.82%
2088 -0.14% -0.81%
2087 -0.13% -0.81%
2086 -0.12% -0.81%
2085 -0.12% -0.8%
2084 -0.12% -0.8%
2083 -0.13% -0.8%
2082 -0.11% -0.8%
2081 -0.12% -0.81%
2080 -0.11% -0.82%
2079 -0.12% -0.83%
2078 -0.11% -0.85%
2077 -0.1% -0.83%
2076 -0.1% -0.86%
2075 -0.11% -0.88%
2074 -0.11% -0.89%
2073 -0.11% -0.91%
2072 -0.12% -0.93%
2071 -0.14% -0.97%
2070 -0.14% -0.97%
2069 -0.15% -1.01%
2068 -0.15% -1.02%
2067 -0.16% -1.02%
2066 -0.17% -1.03%
2065 -0.18% -1.05%
2064 -0.19% -1.04%
2063 -0.19% -1.05%
2062 -0.2% -1.05%
2061 -0.18% -1.06%
2060 -0.18% -1.02%
2059 -0.17% -1.01%
2058 -0.19% -0.99%
2057 -0.18% -1%
2056 -0.17% -0.97%
2055 -0.16% -0.96%
2054 -0.15% -0.94%
2053 -0.14% -0.91%
2052 -0.11% -0.9%
2051 -0.09% -0.86%
2050 -0.08% -0.87%
2049 -0.06% -0.84%
2048 -0.04% -0.84%
2047 -0.03% -0.85%
2046 -0.01% -0.88%
2045 0.005% -0.86%
2044 0.01% -0.9%
2043 0.02% -0.91%
2042 0.03% -0.92%
2041 0.03% -0.95%
2040 0.04% -1%
2039 0.05% -1%
2038 0.06% -1.01%
2037 0.05% -1.02%
2036 0.05% -1.04%
2035 0.06% -1.04%
2034 0.07% -1.03%
2033 0.07% -1.02%
2032 0.07% -1.01%
2031 0.08% -1.02%
2030 0.1% -1.01%
2029 0.11% -0.99%
2028 0.11% -0.98%
2027 0.12% -0.97%
2026 0.15% -1.35%
2025 0.19% -1.21%
2024 0.67% -2.26%
2023 0.85% -2.8%
2022 0.81% -2.59%
2021 0.41% -1.49%
2020 0.43% -1.09%
2019 0.54% -1.59%
2018 0.46% -1.74%
2017 0.39% -1.71%
2016 0.51% -1.16%
2015 0.58% -0.76%
2014 0.44% -0.06%
2013 0.47% -0.03%
2012 0.62% -0.01%
2011 1.31% -0.06%
2010 0.92% -0.1%
2009 0.81% -0.13%
2008 0.79% -0.19%
2007 0.74% -0.23%
2006 0.66% -0.28%
2005 0.55% -0.24%
2004 0.43% -0.25%
2003 0.42% -0.28%
2002 0.45% -0.23%
2001 0.34% -0.22%
2000 0.24% -0.2%
1999 0.23% -0.16%
1998 0.21% -0.04%
1997 0.24% -0.37%
1996 0.2% -0.2%
1995 0.21% -0.46%
1994 0.31% -0.31%
1993 0.39% -0.17%
1992 0.41% -0.02%
1991 0.37% 0.12%
1990 0.3% 0.27%
1989 0.36% 0.72%
1988 0.32% 1.12%
1987 0.09% 1.15%
1986 0.04% 1.13%
1985 0.03% 1.07%
1984 -0.002% 1.05%
1983 -0.008% 1.02%
1982 -0.03% 0.99%
1981 -0.003% 1.01%
1980 0.11% 0.96%
1979 0.09% 1.01%
1978 0.09% 1.14%
1977 0.12% 1.15%
1976 0.18% 1.15%
1975 0.29% 1.14%
1974 0.32% 1.1%
1973 0.32% 1.04%
1972 0.39% 0.98%
1971 0.18% 0.94%
1970 0.1% 1.21%
1969 0.28% 1.49%
1968 0.39% 1.51%
1967 0.56% 1.56%
1966 0.68% 1.61%
1965 0.91% 1.67%
1964 0.95% 1.79%
1963 0.75% 1.94%
1962 0.4% 2.09%
1961 0.33% 2.2%

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/moldova | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belgium grew by 0.67%, while Moldova's population declined by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Belgium Moldova
Current population
11902714
2341166
Population rank 83/197 145/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.03%
One net population change
6.68 minutes
9.47 minutes
One birth every
4.75 minutes
19.9 minutes
One death every
4.75 minutes
15.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +216 -152
Annual growth/decline +78,664 -55,477
Annual growth/decline rate +0.67% -2.26%
Population growth rate rank 119/197 196/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change +31,989 -29,766
Net migration rank 28/196 164/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 188,207
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 116/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 6.2%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 85/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Moldova
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Moldova
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - -29,766
2024 - 36,243 - -27,088
2023 0 41,679 -7,007 -18,570
2022 -2,336 118,615 -6,385 89,154
2021 5,793 24,017 -13,444 -33,405
2020 -12,692 43,777 -7,067 -33,405
2019 8,042 58,469 -3,416 -41,233
2018 7,999 50,604 -961 -36,085
2017 10,238 37,981 1,402 -43,871
2016 14,731 28,090 4,580 -51,642
2015 11,274 63,536 6,049 -59,399
2014 21,297 37,472 7,248 -67,175
2013 16,739 28,066 3,537 -77,571
2012 18,882 45,001 5,581 -81,215
2011 25,388 52,464 5,948 -82,271
2010 23,970 105,232 7,456 -84,039
2009 23,752 97,175 7,492 -83,546
2008 22,491 66,470 5,210 -79,593
2007 23,376 59,911 3,490 -75,734
2006 21,096 53,574 2,406 -72,061
2005 15,718 50,576 2,005 -68,681
2004 16,673 35,143 1,714 -52,491
2003 7,263 34,472 -322 -46,947
2002 7,233 39,404 -1,249 -45,833
2001 11,315 34,924 -718 -45,043
2000 12,302 13,952 -324 -43,854
1999 9,203 16,849 642 -43,111
1998 9,183 12,517 2,140 -41,975
1997 12,218 10,262 4,669 -41,743
1996 12,188 15,684 2,655 -33,369
1995 11,150 1,937 5,534 -31,975
1994 12,139 17,636 9,921 -31,616
1993 14,118 18,542 13,886 -31,526
1992 20,090 25,941 17,373 -30,136
1991 22,010 27,038 21,127 -29,204
1990 19,935 8,299 25,824 -30,053
1989 13,912 7,301 29,638 -29,307
1988 14,853 3,929 35,608 -4,989
1987 11,844 3,525 40,122 -10,796
1986 5,917 2,964 39,463 -8,769
1985 2,958 2,165 38,060 -10,627
1984 4,927 1,697 38,108 -12,732
1983 2,956 1,252 36,076 -10,543
1982 7,885 1,100 32,814 -8,412
1981 11,831 2,826 31,360 -6,452
1980 10,845 11,482 30,053 -3,693
1979 11,818 11,277 28,322 -6,912
1978 7,872 10,828 27,622 3,483
1977 8,847 10,460 27,707 3,245
1976 1,964 10,360 27,801 2,885
1975 0 9,652 27,677 2,355
1974 7,818 8,924 27,219 1,785
1973 11,690 8,684 25,967 1,156
1972 18,451 8,384 24,626 481
1971 21,281 7,992 23,359 -61
1970 23,173 19,393 22,314 606
1969 21,221 20,072 21,768 20,561
1968 20,199 19,809 22,005 19,830
1967 31,618 19,492 22,654 19,175
1966 36,206 18,985 23,720 18,601
1965 39,748 18,243 24,916 18,066
1964 51,580 17,687 25,860 17,509
1963 41,804 16,355 29,382 16,816
1962 42,414 14,829 32,082 15,884
1961 52,349 10,566 35,180 14,818
1960 40,275 9,893 36,352 13,697

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

GeoRank.org/population/belgium/moldova | 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 Moldova 6.04% is from natural causes (a loss of 19,001 people) and 94% is from migration (a loss of 295,631 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 188,207 people or 6.2% in Moldova.

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
Moldova
City Population
Chisinau 567K
Tiraspol 134K
Balti 91K
Bender 76.2K
Dubasari 28.5K
Ungheni 26.5K
Cahul 22.2K
Orhei 22.2K
Soroca 21.1K
Comrat 19.1K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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