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

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The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,941,781 in 2025 vs 35,631,653 people in Mozambique in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,967,185 people compared to 37,173,146 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 3.11 times bigger than Belgium's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 44th.
  • The countries together account for 0.59% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.58% per year vs +2.98% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 12M (13.5% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 37.2M (78.8% growth).

Belgium vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Mozambique
2100 11,250,862 105,628,248
2099 11,269,247 105,234,999
2098 11,287,433 104,803,506
2097 11,303,694 104,372,940
2096 11,319,229 103,907,178
2095 11,335,187 103,425,281
2094 11,351,692 102,934,227
2093 11,367,258 102,409,874
2092 11,383,419 101,875,140
2091 11,397,881 101,356,290
2090 11,412,370 100,775,909
2089 11,426,889 100,158,269
2088 11,442,238 99,540,971
2087 11,457,739 98,890,285
2086 11,472,102 98,236,067
2085 11,485,745 97,557,661
2084 11,499,703 96,874,408
2083 11,513,055 96,142,098
2082 11,527,480 95,398,149
2081 11,539,632 94,657,513
2080 11,553,646 93,907,673
2079 11,566,656 93,121,830
2078 11,580,982 92,301,373
2077 11,593,809 91,481,344
2076 11,605,311 90,650,714
2075 11,617,264 89,800,986
2074 11,630,340 88,951,683
2073 11,643,635 88,066,368
2072 11,656,916 87,164,412
2071 11,670,459 86,237,232
2070 11,686,541 85,304,148
2069 11,702,841 84,316,537
2068 11,720,297 83,356,481
2067 11,737,631 82,393,396
2066 11,756,233 81,393,563
2065 11,776,031 80,403,306
2064 11,796,981 79,391,403
2063 11,818,873 78,388,769
2062 11,841,060 77,335,297
2061 11,864,790 76,234,094
2060 11,886,277 75,157,247
2059 11,907,924 74,043,229
2058 11,928,140 72,919,832
2057 11,951,275 71,789,848
2056 11,972,819 70,640,165
2055 11,992,614 69,505,255
2054 12,011,260 68,382,812
2053 12,029,602 67,270,892
2052 12,045,984 66,128,092
2051 12,059,458 64,998,059
2050 12,070,180 63,864,196
2049 12,079,277 62,698,049
2048 12,086,376 61,546,964
2047 12,091,336 60,391,850
2046 12,094,512 59,241,784
2045 12,096,264 58,101,216
2044 12,095,660 56,939,196
2043 12,094,445 55,785,114
2042 12,092,240 54,603,959
2041 12,088,320 53,447,648
2040 12,084,611 52,277,886
2039 12,080,011 51,108,793
2038 12,074,019 49,947,146
2037 12,067,048 48,801,599
2036 12,060,663 47,643,184
2035 12,054,093 46,495,588
2034 12,047,026 45,334,434
2033 12,038,587 44,205,611
2032 12,030,514 43,079,649
2031 12,022,079 41,971,121
2030 12,012,501 40,879,911
2029 12,000,773 39,797,126
2028 11,988,034 38,728,158
2027 11,974,384 37,676,618
2026 11,959,583 36,641,390
2025 11,941,781 35,631,653
2024 11,858,610 34,631,766
2023 11,779,946 33,635,160
2022 11,680,210 32,656,246
2021 11,586,195 31,707,800
2020 11,538,604 30,783,688
2019 11,488,980 29,884,380
2018 11,427,054 29,018,644
2017 11,375,158 28,166,393
2016 11,331,422 27,337,105
2015 11,274,196 26,547,572
2014 11,209,057 25,788,475
2013 11,159,407 25,051,611
2012 11,106,932 24,337,846
2011 11,038,264 23,649,039
2010 10,895,586 22,999,235
2009 10,796,493 22,391,745
2008 10,709,973 21,819,036
2007 10,625,700 21,287,635
2006 10,547,958 20,787,087
2005 10,478,617 20,304,569
2004 10,421,137 19,840,313
2003 10,376,133 19,392,475
2002 10,332,785 18,958,338
2001 10,286,570 18,537,729
2000 10,251,250 18,129,653
1999 10,226,419 17,734,506
1998 10,203,008 17,340,464
1997 10,181,245 16,949,982
1996 10,156,637 16,492,480
1995 10,136,811 15,960,530
1994 10,115,603 15,033,853
1993 10,084,475 14,051,192
1992 10,045,158 13,613,316
1991 10,004,486 13,352,090
1990 9,967,379 13,094,537
1989 9,937,697 12,906,842
1988 9,901,664 12,800,558
1987 9,870,234 12,822,574
1986 9,861,823 12,770,578
1985 9,858,308 12,548,949
1984 9,855,372 12,315,954
1983 9,855,520 12,073,822
1982 9,856,303 11,824,370
1981 9,858,982 11,568,127
1980 9,859,242 11,336,221
1979 9,848,382 11,028,809
1978 9,839,534 10,618,250
1977 9,830,358 10,224,975
1976 9,818,227 9,867,209
1975 9,800,700 9,540,817
1974 9,772,419 9,236,093
1973 9,741,720 8,954,242
1972 9,711,115 8,692,935
1971 9,673,162 8,456,317
1970 9,655,549 8,250,506
1969 9,646,032 8,066,951
1968 9,618,756 7,892,613
1967 9,580,991 7,724,550
1966 9,527,807 7,562,990
1965 9,463,667 7,406,421
1964 9,378,113 7,255,061
1963 9,289,770 7,109,828
1962 9,220,578 6,969,364
1961 9,183,948 6,834,936
1960 9,153,489 6,713,695

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 635,763 people (a 5.61% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,836,041 people (a 36% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 44th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belgium's population will grow by 0.86% to 12,070,180 people with a rank change from 83rd to 92nd. The population of Mozambique will increase by 71.8% to 63,864,196 people and rank change from 44th to 32nd.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12.1M people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Mozambique
2100 -0.16% 0.37%
2099 -0.16% 0.41%
2098 -0.14% 0.41%
2097 -0.14% 0.45%
2096 -0.14% 0.47%
2095 -0.15% 0.48%
2094 -0.14% 0.51%
2093 -0.14% 0.52%
2092 -0.13% 0.51%
2091 -0.13% 0.58%
2090 -0.13% 0.62%
2089 -0.13% 0.62%
2088 -0.14% 0.66%
2087 -0.13% 0.67%
2086 -0.12% 0.7%
2085 -0.12% 0.71%
2084 -0.12% 0.76%
2083 -0.13% 0.78%
2082 -0.11% 0.78%
2081 -0.12% 0.8%
2080 -0.11% 0.84%
2079 -0.12% 0.89%
2078 -0.11% 0.9%
2077 -0.1% 0.92%
2076 -0.1% 0.95%
2075 -0.11% 0.95%
2074 -0.11% 1.01%
2073 -0.11% 1.03%
2072 -0.12% 1.08%
2071 -0.14% 1.09%
2070 -0.14% 1.17%
2069 -0.15% 1.15%
2068 -0.15% 1.17%
2067 -0.16% 1.23%
2066 -0.17% 1.23%
2065 -0.18% 1.27%
2064 -0.19% 1.28%
2063 -0.19% 1.36%
2062 -0.2% 1.44%
2061 -0.18% 1.43%
2060 -0.18% 1.5%
2059 -0.17% 1.54%
2058 -0.19% 1.57%
2057 -0.18% 1.63%
2056 -0.17% 1.63%
2055 -0.16% 1.64%
2054 -0.15% 1.65%
2053 -0.14% 1.73%
2052 -0.11% 1.74%
2051 -0.09% 1.78%
2050 -0.08% 1.86%
2049 -0.06% 1.87%
2048 -0.04% 1.91%
2047 -0.03% 1.94%
2046 -0.01% 1.96%
2045 0.005% 2.04%
2044 0.01% 2.07%
2043 0.02% 2.16%
2042 0.03% 2.16%
2041 0.03% 2.24%
2040 0.04% 2.29%
2039 0.05% 2.33%
2038 0.06% 2.35%
2037 0.05% 2.43%
2036 0.05% 2.47%
2035 0.06% 2.56%
2034 0.07% 2.55%
2033 0.07% 2.61%
2032 0.07% 2.64%
2031 0.08% 2.67%
2030 0.1% 2.72%
2029 0.11% 2.76%
2028 0.11% 2.79%
2027 0.12% 2.83%
2026 0.15% 2.83%
2025 0.7% 2.89%
2024 0.67% 2.96%
2023 0.85% 3%
2022 0.81% 2.99%
2021 0.41% 3%
2020 0.43% 3.01%
2019 0.54% 2.98%
2018 0.46% 3.03%
2017 0.39% 3.03%
2016 0.51% 2.97%
2015 0.58% 2.94%
2014 0.44% 2.94%
2013 0.47% 2.93%
2012 0.62% 2.91%
2011 1.31% 2.83%
2010 0.92% 2.71%
2009 0.81% 2.62%
2008 0.79% 2.5%
2007 0.74% 2.41%
2006 0.66% 2.38%
2005 0.55% 2.34%
2004 0.43% 2.31%
2003 0.42% 2.29%
2002 0.45% 2.27%
2001 0.34% 2.25%
2000 0.24% 2.23%
1999 0.23% 2.27%
1998 0.21% 2.3%
1997 0.24% 2.77%
1996 0.2% 3.33%
1995 0.21% 6.16%
1994 0.31% 6.99%
1993 0.39% 3.22%
1992 0.41% 1.96%
1991 0.37% 1.97%
1990 0.3% 1.45%
1989 0.36% 0.83%
1988 0.32% -0.17%
1987 0.09% 0.41%
1986 0.04% 1.77%
1985 0.03% 1.89%
1984 -0.002% 2.01%
1983 -0.008% 2.11%
1982 -0.03% 2.22%
1981 -0.003% 2.05%
1980 0.11% 2.79%
1979 0.09% 3.87%
1978 0.09% 3.85%
1977 0.12% 3.63%
1976 0.18% 3.42%
1975 0.29% 3.3%
1974 0.32% 3.15%
1973 0.32% 3.01%
1972 0.39% 2.8%
1971 0.18% 2.49%
1970 0.1% 2.28%
1969 0.28% 2.21%
1968 0.39% 2.18%
1967 0.56% 2.14%
1966 0.68% 2.11%
1965 0.91% 2.09%
1964 0.95% 2.04%
1963 0.75% 2.02%
1962 0.4% 1.97%
1961 0.33% 1.81%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Belgium grew by 0.7%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.89%.

Live population counters

Belgium Mozambique
Current population
11967185
37173146
Population rank 83/197 44/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.45%
One net population change
6.34 minutes
31.6 seconds
One birth every
4.82 minutes
24.6 seconds
One death every
4.67 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +228 +2,739
Annual growth/decline +83,171 +999,887
Annual growth/decline rate +0.7% +2.89%
Population growth rate rank 116/197 17/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change +31,989 -65,573
Net migration rank 28/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - -65,573
2024 -3,557 36,243 1,043,109 -38,940
2023 0 41,679 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 -2,336 118,615 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 5,793 24,017 951,234 -23,103
2020 -12,692 43,777 945,952 -25,864
2019 8,042 58,469 927,581 -49,080
2018 7,999 50,604 903,176 -50,224
2017 10,238 37,981 876,594 -25,043
2016 14,731 28,090 850,430 -43,398
2015 11,274 63,536 824,435 -52,374
2014 21,297 37,472 799,778 -53,625
2013 16,739 28,066 784,641 -57,067
2012 18,882 45,001 763,088 -63,131
2011 25,388 52,464 741,303 -63,638
2010 23,970 105,232 719,025 -97,079
2009 23,752 97,175 693,673 -100,625
2008 22,491 66,470 654,920 -102,534
2007 23,376 59,911 610,913 -100,490
2006 21,096 53,574 586,009 -95,333
2005 15,718 50,576 570,132 -95,770
2004 16,673 35,143 554,973 -100,824
2003 7,263 34,472 540,992 -99,484
2002 7,233 39,404 529,867 -103,102
2001 11,315 34,924 519,594 -105,130
2000 12,302 13,952 506,162 -104,476
1999 9,203 16,849 491,814 -103,223
1998 9,183 12,517 474,453 -74,952
1997 12,218 10,262 461,209 -79,732
1996 12,188 15,684 442,559 90,975
1995 11,150 1,937 421,630 108,751
1994 12,139 17,636 384,821 938,163
1993 14,118 18,542 369,518 272,829
1992 20,090 25,941 362,373 -128,960
1991 22,010 27,038 357,676 -68,644
1990 19,935 8,299 353,290 -127,215
1989 13,912 7,301 348,833 -199,509
1988 14,853 3,929 349,480 -286,247
1987 11,844 3,525 334,438 -441,710
1986 5,917 2,964 332,609 -121,350
1985 2,958 2,165 307,625 -75,642
1984 4,927 1,697 304,524 -70,532
1983 2,956 1,252 324,158 -73,899
1982 7,885 1,100 321,493 -72,852
1981 11,831 2,826 322,207 -58,347
1980 10,845 11,482 349,586 -149,650
1979 11,818 11,277 331,162 83,699
1978 7,872 10,828 310,403 95,859
1977 8,847 10,460 289,193 91,082
1976 1,964 10,360 273,924 61,326
1975 0 9,652 257,984 59,562
1974 7,818 8,924 240,665 51,238
1973 11,690 8,684 226,847 44,951
1972 18,451 8,384 215,793 35,023
1971 21,281 7,992 211,137 11,297
1970 23,173 19,393 207,385 -18,197
1969 21,221 20,072 202,174 -24,251
1968 20,199 19,809 197,623 -26,872
1967 31,618 19,492 193,044 -27,672
1966 36,206 18,985 189,218 -31,462
1965 39,748 18,243 185,931 -30,538
1964 51,580 17,687 182,334 -35,005
1963 41,804 16,355 180,867 -37,738
1962 42,414 14,829 176,297 -38,504
1961 52,349 10,566 171,236 -40,181
1960 40,275 9,893 165,774 -54,351

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 7.28% of the population change in Belgium is from natural causes (a gain of 39,492 people) and 92.7% is from migration (a gain of 503,011 people). In Mozambique 96.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,351,534 people) and 3.9% is from migration (a loss of 379,238 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

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
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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