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

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The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,941,781 in 2025 vs 237,527,782 people in Nigeria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,967,185 people compared to 245,016,045 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 20.5 times bigger than Belgium's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 3.09% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 2.95% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.58% per year vs +2.25% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 12M (13.5% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 245M (64.4% growth).

Belgium vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Nigeria
2100 11,250,862 481,640,156
2099 11,269,247 481,456,918
2098 11,287,433 481,181,892
2097 11,303,694 480,838,161
2096 11,319,229 480,422,467
2095 11,335,187 479,938,579
2094 11,351,692 479,395,022
2093 11,367,258 478,769,369
2092 11,383,419 478,059,864
2091 11,397,881 477,236,907
2090 11,412,370 476,329,495
2089 11,426,889 475,326,347
2088 11,442,238 474,231,442
2087 11,457,739 473,035,563
2086 11,472,102 471,732,001
2085 11,485,745 470,328,175
2084 11,499,703 468,806,172
2083 11,513,055 467,187,453
2082 11,527,480 465,472,417
2081 11,539,632 463,643,190
2080 11,553,646 461,705,493
2079 11,566,656 459,644,523
2078 11,580,982 457,477,264
2077 11,593,809 455,218,871
2076 11,605,311 452,849,991
2075 11,617,264 450,367,356
2074 11,630,340 447,789,885
2073 11,643,635 445,117,028
2072 11,656,916 442,340,440
2071 11,670,459 439,464,323
2070 11,686,541 436,505,329
2069 11,702,841 433,437,998
2068 11,720,297 430,286,232
2067 11,737,631 427,032,499
2066 11,756,233 423,702,640
2065 11,776,031 420,285,359
2064 11,796,981 416,778,394
2063 11,818,873 413,198,800
2062 11,841,060 409,551,159
2061 11,864,790 405,827,482
2060 11,886,277 402,041,765
2059 11,907,924 398,197,311
2058 11,928,140 394,284,767
2057 11,951,275 390,311,065
2056 11,972,819 386,267,580
2055 11,992,614 382,162,992
2054 12,011,260 378,000,511
2053 12,029,602 373,769,779
2052 12,045,984 369,472,476
2051 12,059,458 365,120,741
2050 12,070,180 360,706,317
2049 12,079,277 356,243,287
2048 12,086,376 351,724,743
2047 12,091,336 347,142,279
2046 12,094,512 342,505,549
2045 12,096,264 337,807,869
2044 12,095,660 333,050,132
2043 12,094,445 328,230,652
2042 12,092,240 323,363,366
2041 12,088,320 318,443,989
2040 12,084,611 313,468,061
2039 12,080,011 308,450,008
2038 12,074,019 303,399,842
2037 12,067,048 298,327,800
2036 12,060,663 293,227,654
2035 12,054,093 288,115,630
2034 12,047,026 282,995,818
2033 12,038,587 277,875,880
2032 12,030,514 272,747,599
2031 12,022,079 267,645,657
2030 12,012,501 262,562,767
2029 12,000,773 257,484,616
2028 11,988,034 252,445,821
2027 11,974,384 247,437,680
2026 11,959,583 242,458,365
2025 11,941,781 237,527,782
2024 11,858,610 232,679,478
2023 11,779,946 227,882,945
2022 11,680,210 223,150,896
2021 11,586,195 218,529,286
2020 11,538,604 213,996,181
2019 11,488,980 209,485,641
2018 11,427,054 204,938,755
2017 11,375,158 200,254,579
2016 11,331,422 195,443,700
2015 11,274,196 190,671,878
2014 11,209,057 185,896,915
2013 11,159,407 181,049,443
2012 11,106,932 176,200,625
2011 11,038,264 171,379,598
2010 10,895,586 166,642,886
2009 10,796,493 162,049,464
2008 10,709,973 157,595,014
2007 10,625,700 153,267,261
2006 10,547,958 149,077,334
2005 10,478,617 145,017,253
2004 10,421,137 141,057,045
2003 10,376,133 137,202,644
2002 10,332,785 133,471,989
2001 10,286,570 129,862,595
2000 10,251,250 126,382,494
1999 10,226,419 123,047,320
1998 10,203,008 119,846,254
1997 10,181,245 116,754,792
1996 10,156,637 113,754,779
1995 10,136,811 110,819,428
1994 10,115,603 107,935,714
1993 10,084,475 105,122,069
1992 10,045,158 102,372,770
1991 10,004,486 99,720,162
1990 9,967,379 97,120,925
1989 9,937,697 94,531,014
1988 9,901,664 92,020,090
1987 9,870,234 89,591,716
1986 9,861,823 87,235,953
1985 9,858,308 84,897,973
1984 9,855,372 82,526,443
1983 9,855,520 80,438,260
1982 9,856,303 78,378,701
1981 9,858,982 76,068,103
1980 9,859,242 73,764,641
1979 9,848,382 71,498,242
1978 9,839,534 69,326,532
1977 9,830,358 67,234,590
1976 9,818,227 65,258,009
1975 9,800,700 63,410,815
1974 9,772,419 61,679,144
1973 9,741,720 60,082,139
1972 9,711,115 58,601,748
1971 9,673,162 57,214,684
1970 9,655,549 55,893,838
1969 9,646,032 54,631,914
1968 9,618,756 53,432,783
1967 9,580,991 52,293,065
1966 9,527,807 51,188,234
1965 9,463,667 50,086,764
1964 9,378,113 49,012,016
1963 9,289,770 47,973,575
1962 9,220,578 46,965,292
1961 9,183,948 45,989,310
1960 9,153,489 45,053,782

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/nigeria | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 635,763 people (a 5.61% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 49,572,345 people (a 25.4% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.2% to 360,706,317 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12.1M people compared to the peak of 482M people in 2100 for Nigeria.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Nigeria
2100 -0.16% 0.04%
2099 -0.16% 0.06%
2098 -0.14% 0.07%
2097 -0.14% 0.09%
2096 -0.14% 0.1%
2095 -0.15% 0.11%
2094 -0.14% 0.13%
2093 -0.14% 0.15%
2092 -0.13% 0.17%
2091 -0.13% 0.19%
2090 -0.13% 0.21%
2089 -0.13% 0.23%
2088 -0.14% 0.25%
2087 -0.13% 0.28%
2086 -0.12% 0.3%
2085 -0.12% 0.32%
2084 -0.12% 0.35%
2083 -0.13% 0.37%
2082 -0.11% 0.39%
2081 -0.12% 0.42%
2080 -0.11% 0.45%
2079 -0.12% 0.47%
2078 -0.11% 0.5%
2077 -0.1% 0.52%
2076 -0.1% 0.55%
2075 -0.11% 0.58%
2074 -0.11% 0.6%
2073 -0.11% 0.63%
2072 -0.12% 0.65%
2071 -0.14% 0.68%
2070 -0.14% 0.71%
2069 -0.15% 0.73%
2068 -0.15% 0.76%
2067 -0.16% 0.79%
2066 -0.17% 0.81%
2065 -0.18% 0.84%
2064 -0.19% 0.87%
2063 -0.19% 0.89%
2062 -0.2% 0.92%
2061 -0.18% 0.94%
2060 -0.18% 0.97%
2059 -0.17% 0.99%
2058 -0.19% 1.02%
2057 -0.18% 1.05%
2056 -0.17% 1.07%
2055 -0.16% 1.1%
2054 -0.15% 1.13%
2053 -0.14% 1.16%
2052 -0.11% 1.19%
2051 -0.09% 1.22%
2050 -0.08% 1.25%
2049 -0.06% 1.28%
2048 -0.04% 1.32%
2047 -0.03% 1.35%
2046 -0.01% 1.39%
2045 0.005% 1.43%
2044 0.01% 1.47%
2043 0.02% 1.51%
2042 0.03% 1.54%
2041 0.03% 1.59%
2040 0.04% 1.63%
2039 0.05% 1.66%
2038 0.06% 1.7%
2037 0.05% 1.74%
2036 0.05% 1.77%
2035 0.06% 1.81%
2034 0.07% 1.84%
2033 0.07% 1.88%
2032 0.07% 1.91%
2031 0.08% 1.94%
2030 0.1% 1.97%
2029 0.11% 2%
2028 0.11% 2.02%
2027 0.12% 2.05%
2026 0.15% 2.08%
2025 0.7% 2.08%
2024 0.67% 2.1%
2023 0.85% 2.12%
2022 0.81% 2.11%
2021 0.41% 2.12%
2020 0.43% 2.15%
2019 0.54% 2.22%
2018 0.46% 2.34%
2017 0.39% 2.46%
2016 0.51% 2.5%
2015 0.58% 2.57%
2014 0.44% 2.68%
2013 0.47% 2.75%
2012 0.62% 2.81%
2011 1.31% 2.84%
2010 0.92% 2.83%
2009 0.81% 2.83%
2008 0.79% 2.82%
2007 0.74% 2.81%
2006 0.66% 2.8%
2005 0.55% 2.81%
2004 0.43% 2.81%
2003 0.42% 2.8%
2002 0.45% 2.78%
2001 0.34% 2.75%
2000 0.24% 2.71%
1999 0.23% 2.67%
1998 0.21% 2.65%
1997 0.24% 2.64%
1996 0.2% 2.65%
1995 0.21% 2.67%
1994 0.31% 2.68%
1993 0.39% 2.69%
1992 0.41% 2.66%
1991 0.37% 2.68%
1990 0.3% 2.74%
1989 0.36% 2.73%
1988 0.32% 2.71%
1987 0.09% 2.7%
1986 0.04% 2.75%
1985 0.03% 2.87%
1984 -0.002% 2.6%
1983 -0.008% 2.63%
1982 -0.03% 3.04%
1981 -0.003% 3.12%
1980 0.11% 3.17%
1979 0.09% 3.13%
1978 0.09% 3.11%
1977 0.12% 3.03%
1976 0.18% 2.91%
1975 0.29% 2.81%
1974 0.32% 2.66%
1973 0.32% 2.53%
1972 0.39% 2.42%
1971 0.18% 2.36%
1970 0.1% 2.31%
1969 0.28% 2.24%
1968 0.39% 2.18%
1967 0.56% 2.16%
1966 0.68% 2.2%
1965 0.91% 2.19%
1964 0.95% 2.16%
1963 0.75% 2.15%
1962 0.4% 2.12%
1961 0.33% 2.08%

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/nigeria | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Belgium grew by 0.7%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.08%.

Live population counters

Belgium Nigeria
Current population
11967185
245016045
Population rank 83/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 2.95%
One net population change
6.34 minutes
6.52 seconds
One birth every
4.82 minutes
4.17 seconds
One death every
4.67 minutes
11.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +228 +13,283
Annual growth/decline +83,171 +4,848,304
Annual growth/decline rate +0.7% +2.08%
Population growth rate rank 116/197 45/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change +31,989 -15,258
Net migration rank 28/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - -15,258
2024 -3,557 36,243 4,851,833 -35,202
2023 0 41,679 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 -2,336 118,615 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 5,793 24,017 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 -12,692 43,777 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 8,042 58,469 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 7,999 50,604 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 10,238 37,981 4,706,183 78,685
2016 14,731 28,090 4,761,594 75,265
2015 11,274 63,536 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 21,297 37,472 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 16,739 28,066 4,811,751 40,201
2012 18,882 45,001 4,774,508 71,138
2011 25,388 52,464 4,728,363 67,808
2010 23,970 105,232 4,629,173 47,966
2009 23,752 97,175 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 22,491 66,470 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 23,376 59,911 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 21,096 53,574 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 15,718 50,576 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 16,673 35,143 3,877,376 46,370
2003 7,263 34,472 3,751,120 33,857
2002 7,233 39,404 3,606,814 69,594
2001 11,315 34,924 3,478,370 64,163
2000 12,302 13,952 3,343,196 74,535
1999 9,203 16,849 3,155,425 97,195
1998 9,183 12,517 3,003,946 145,575
1997 12,218 10,262 2,936,500 96,885
1996 12,188 15,684 2,882,205 84,448
1995 11,150 1,937 2,830,771 73,243
1994 12,139 17,636 2,735,198 128,134
1993 14,118 18,542 2,673,675 90,200
1992 20,090 25,941 2,596,173 138,412
1991 22,010 27,038 2,527,807 42,760
1990 19,935 8,299 2,491,928 135,959
1989 13,912 7,301 2,452,324 99,588
1988 14,853 3,929 2,376,419 93,510
1987 11,844 3,525 2,322,397 64,418
1986 5,917 2,964 2,295,003 29,682
1985 2,958 2,165 2,289,784 61,514
1984 4,927 1,697 2,278,060 113,758
1983 2,956 1,252 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 7,885 1,100 2,233,401 101,116
1981 11,831 2,826 2,179,884 106,723
1980 10,845 11,482 2,121,618 198,672
1979 11,818 11,277 2,074,807 137,721
1978 7,872 10,828 2,019,621 111,258
1977 8,847 10,460 1,923,917 129,075
1976 1,964 10,360 1,827,289 72,889
1975 0 9,652 1,718,623 75,603
1974 7,818 8,924 1,624,813 44,281
1973 11,690 8,684 1,525,485 -618
1972 18,451 8,384 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 21,281 7,992 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 23,173 19,393 1,295,507 7,953
1969 21,221 20,072 1,213,484 6,912
1968 20,199 19,809 1,168,254 9,615
1967 31,618 19,492 1,082,884 18,683
1966 36,206 18,985 1,095,582 12,513
1965 39,748 18,243 1,061,840 32,988
1964 51,580 17,687 1,028,272 26,411
1963 41,804 16,355 995,116 27,115
1962 42,414 14,829 966,452 27,906
1961 52,349 10,566 932,111 25,515
1960 40,275 9,893 901,301 12,131

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

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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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,153,031 people) and 0.81% is from migration (a loss of 383,929 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.56M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M
Owerri 908K

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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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