Population in Belgium compared to the Netherlands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Belgium and the Netherlands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belgium	Netherlands	Belgium	Netherlands
1960	9,153,489	11,486,631	-	-
1961	9,183,948	11,638,712	0.33%	1.32%
1962	9,220,578	11,805,689	0.4%	1.43%
1963	9,289,770	11,965,966	0.75%	1.36%
1964	9,378,113	12,127,120	0.95%	1.35%
1965	9,463,667	12,294,732	0.91%	1.38%
1966	9,527,807	12,456,251	0.68%	1.31%
1967	9,580,991	12,598,201	0.56%	1.14%
1968	9,618,756	12,729,721	0.39%	1.04%
1969	9,646,032	12,877,984	0.28%	1.16%
1970	9,655,549	13,038,526	0.1%	1.25%
1971	9,673,162	13,194,497	0.18%	1.2%
1972	9,711,115	13,328,593	0.39%	1.02%
1973	9,741,720	13,439,322	0.32%	0.83%
1974	9,772,419	13,545,056	0.32%	0.79%
1975	9,800,700	13,666,335	0.29%	0.9%
1976	9,818,227	13,774,037	0.18%	0.79%
1977	9,830,358	13,856,185	0.12%	0.6%
1978	9,839,534	13,941,700	0.09%	0.62%
1979	9,848,382	14,038,270	0.09%	0.69%
1980	9,859,242	14,149,800	0.11%	0.79%
1981	9,858,982	14,247,208	-0.003%	0.69%
1982	9,856,303	14,312,690	-0.03%	0.46%
1983	9,855,520	14,367,070	-0.008%	0.38%
1984	9,855,372	14,424,211	-0.002%	0.4%
1985	9,858,308	14,491,632	0.03%	0.47%
1986	9,861,823	14,572,278	0.04%	0.56%
1987	9,870,234	14,665,037	0.09%	0.64%
1988	9,901,664	14,760,094	0.32%	0.65%
1989	9,937,697	14,848,907	0.36%	0.6%
1990	9,967,379	14,951,510	0.3%	0.69%
1991	10,004,486	15,069,798	0.37%	0.79%
1992	10,045,158	15,184,166	0.41%	0.76%
1993	10,084,475	15,290,368	0.39%	0.7%
1994	10,115,603	15,382,838	0.31%	0.6%
1995	10,136,811	15,459,006	0.21%	0.5%
1996	10,156,637	15,530,498	0.2%	0.46%
1997	10,181,245	15,610,650	0.24%	0.52%
1998	10,203,008	15,707,209	0.21%	0.62%
1999	10,226,419	15,812,088	0.23%	0.67%
2000	10,251,250	15,925,513	0.24%	0.72%
2001	10,286,570	16,046,180	0.34%	0.76%
2002	10,332,785	16,148,929	0.45%	0.64%
2003	10,376,133	16,225,302	0.42%	0.47%
2004	10,421,137	16,281,779	0.43%	0.35%
2005	10,478,617	16,319,868	0.55%	0.23%
2006	10,547,958	16,346,101	0.66%	0.16%
2007	10,625,700	16,381,696	0.74%	0.22%
2008	10,709,973	16,445,593	0.79%	0.39%
2009	10,796,493	16,530,388	0.81%	0.52%
2010	10,895,586	16,615,394	0.92%	0.51%
2011	11,038,264	16,693,074	1.31%	0.47%
2012	11,106,932	16,754,962	0.62%	0.37%
2013	11,159,407	16,804,432	0.47%	0.3%
2014	11,209,057	16,865,008	0.44%	0.36%
2015	11,274,196	16,939,923	0.58%	0.44%
2016	11,331,422	17,030,314	0.51%	0.53%
2017	11,375,158	17,131,296	0.39%	0.59%
2018	11,427,054	17,231,624	0.46%	0.59%
2019	11,488,980	17,344,874	0.54%	0.66%
2020	11,538,604	17,441,500	0.43%	0.56%
2021	11,586,195	17,533,044	0.41%	0.52%
2022	11,680,210	17,700,982	0.81%	0.96%
2023	11,779,946	17,877,117	0.85%	1%
2024	11,858,610	17,993,485	0.67%	0.65%
2025	11,878,653	18,110,044	0.17%	0.65%
2026	11,894,864	18,210,675	0.14%	0.56%
2027	11,909,001	18,298,766	0.12%	0.48%
2028	11,922,115	18,378,805	0.11%	0.44%
2029	11,934,272	18,451,273	0.1%	0.39%
2030	11,944,861	18,515,139	0.09%	0.35%
2031	11,953,823	18,571,158	0.08%	0.3%
2032	11,962,020	18,620,309	0.07%	0.26%
2033	11,970,216	18,664,195	0.07%	0.24%
2034	11,977,922	18,701,674	0.06%	0.2%
2035	11,984,704	18,732,440	0.06%	0.16%
2036	11,991,147	18,759,270	0.05%	0.14%
2037	11,997,789	18,781,008	0.06%	0.12%
2038	12,004,230	18,797,497	0.05%	0.09%
2039	12,009,488	18,809,490	0.04%	0.06%
2040	12,013,619	18,816,959	0.03%	0.04%
2041	12,017,411	18,820,083	0.03%	0.02%
2042	12,020,456	18,818,821	0.03%	-0.007%
2043	12,022,156	18,814,475	0.01%	-0.02%
2044	12,023,061	18,806,778	0.008%	-0.04%
2045	12,022,487	18,796,219	-0.005%	-0.06%
2046	12,020,034	18,784,939	-0.02%	-0.06%
2047	12,015,998	18,770,867	-0.03%	-0.07%
2048	12,010,009	18,753,541	-0.05%	-0.09%
2049	12,001,950	18,734,516	-0.07%	-0.1%
2050	11,992,103	18,713,797	-0.08%	-0.11%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 563,596 (a 4.97% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,181,323 (a 6.94% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd 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 the Netherlands will increase by 2.76% to 18,713,797 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.