Population in Belgium compared to North Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Belgium and North Korea: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belgium	North Korea	Belgium	North Korea
1960	9,153,489	11,722,953	-	-
1961	9,183,948	11,990,713	0.33%	2.28%
1962	9,220,578	12,262,882	0.4%	2.27%
1963	9,289,770	12,567,057	0.75%	2.48%
1964	9,378,113	12,889,770	0.95%	2.57%
1965	9,463,667	13,219,369	0.91%	2.56%
1966	9,527,807	13,569,094	0.68%	2.65%
1967	9,580,991	13,958,350	0.56%	2.87%
1968	9,618,756	14,365,596	0.39%	2.92%
1969	9,646,032	14,767,615	0.28%	2.8%
1970	9,655,549	15,172,775	0.1%	2.74%
1971	9,673,162	15,572,457	0.18%	2.63%
1972	9,711,115	15,975,069	0.39%	2.59%
1973	9,741,720	16,350,367	0.32%	2.35%
1974	9,772,419	16,673,121	0.32%	1.97%
1975	9,800,700	16,971,055	0.29%	1.79%
1976	9,818,227	17,243,450	0.18%	1.61%
1977	9,830,358	17,492,798	0.12%	1.45%
1978	9,839,534	17,735,995	0.09%	1.39%
1979	9,848,382	17,983,470	0.09%	1.4%
1980	9,859,242	18,236,786	0.11%	1.41%
1981	9,858,982	18,501,295	-0.003%	1.45%
1982	9,856,303	18,776,357	-0.03%	1.49%
1983	9,855,520	19,054,034	-0.008%	1.48%
1984	9,855,372	19,335,043	-0.002%	1.47%
1985	9,858,308	19,620,388	0.03%	1.48%
1986	9,861,823	19,910,855	0.04%	1.48%
1987	9,870,234	20,205,483	0.09%	1.48%
1988	9,901,664	20,503,161	0.32%	1.47%
1989	9,937,697	20,804,367	0.36%	1.47%
1990	9,967,379	21,112,137	0.3%	1.48%
1991	10,004,486	21,428,638	0.37%	1.5%
1992	10,045,158	21,750,911	0.41%	1.5%
1993	10,084,475	22,073,352	0.39%	1.48%
1994	10,115,603	22,393,975	0.31%	1.45%
1995	10,136,811	22,669,304	0.21%	1.23%
1996	10,156,637	22,895,746	0.2%	1%
1997	10,181,245	23,110,830	0.24%	0.94%
1998	10,203,008	23,311,564	0.21%	0.87%
1999	10,226,419	23,497,599	0.23%	0.8%
2000	10,251,250	23,665,910	0.24%	0.72%
2001	10,286,570	23,815,358	0.34%	0.63%
2002	10,332,785	23,943,973	0.45%	0.54%
2003	10,376,133	24,090,380	0.42%	0.61%
2004	10,421,137	24,254,943	0.43%	0.68%
2005	10,478,617	24,396,433	0.55%	0.58%
2006	10,547,958	24,524,507	0.66%	0.52%
2007	10,625,700	24,646,383	0.74%	0.5%
2008	10,709,973	24,764,618	0.79%	0.48%
2009	10,796,493	24,878,332	0.81%	0.46%
2010	10,895,586	24,987,258	0.92%	0.44%
2011	11,038,264	25,097,874	1.31%	0.44%
2012	11,106,932	25,211,728	0.62%	0.45%
2013	11,159,407	25,329,451	0.47%	0.47%
2014	11,209,057	25,451,262	0.44%	0.48%
2015	11,274,196	25,575,350	0.58%	0.49%
2016	11,331,422	25,698,326	0.51%	0.48%
2017	11,375,158	25,817,709	0.39%	0.46%
2018	11,427,054	25,931,147	0.46%	0.44%
2019	11,488,980	26,037,632	0.54%	0.41%
2020	11,538,604	26,136,312	0.43%	0.38%
2021	11,586,195	26,232,534	0.41%	0.37%
2022	11,680,210	26,328,845	0.81%	0.37%
2023	11,787,423	26,418,204	0.92%	0.34%
2024	11,876,844	26,498,823	0.76%	0.31%
2025	11,896,918	26,571,033	0.17%	0.27%
2026	11,913,154	26,633,682	0.14%	0.24%
2027	11,927,312	26,686,492	0.12%	0.2%
2028	11,940,447	26,729,261	0.11%	0.16%
2029	11,952,623	26,762,008	0.1%	0.12%
2030	11,963,228	26,784,894	0.09%	0.09%
2031	11,972,203	26,797,946	0.08%	0.05%
2032	11,980,413	26,801,071	0.07%	0.01%
2033	11,988,622	26,795,061	0.07%	-0.02%
2034	11,996,340	26,780,481	0.06%	-0.05%
2035	12,003,132	26,757,705	0.06%	-0.09%
2036	12,009,585	26,727,309	0.05%	-0.11%
2037	12,016,237	26,689,907	0.06%	-0.14%
2038	12,022,688	26,646,323	0.05%	-0.16%
2039	12,027,954	26,596,967	0.04%	-0.19%
2040	12,032,091	26,542,417	0.03%	-0.21%
2041	12,035,890	26,483,475	0.03%	-0.22%
2042	12,038,939	26,420,812	0.03%	-0.24%
2043	12,040,642	26,354,324	0.01%	-0.25%
2044	12,041,547	26,284,000	0.008%	-0.27%
2045	12,040,973	26,210,196	-0.005%	-0.28%
2046	12,038,516	26,132,922	-0.02%	-0.29%
2047	12,034,474	26,052,086	-0.03%	-0.31%
2048	12,028,475	25,967,581	-0.05%	-0.32%
2049	12,020,405	25,879,244	-0.07%	-0.34%
2050	12,010,542	25,787,120	-0.08%	-0.36%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belgium increased by 795,579 people (a 7.59% growth), while North Korea gained 1,178,917 people (a 4.83% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belgium gained 635,764 (a 5.64% growth), while North Korea's population increased by 1,046,007 (a 4.09% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2005 and is 83rd in 2025. North Korea was ranked 46th in 2005 and ranked 56th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Belgium's population will grow by 0.84% to 12,010,542 people with a rank change from 83rd to 92nd. The population of North Korea will decrease by 3.13% to 25,787,120 people and rank change from 56th to 66th.