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	11,779,946	26,418,204	0.85%	0.34%
2024	11,858,610	26,498,823	0.67%	0.31%
2025	11,878,653	26,571,033	0.17%	0.27%
2026	11,894,864	26,633,682	0.14%	0.24%
2027	11,909,001	26,686,492	0.12%	0.2%
2028	11,922,115	26,729,261	0.11%	0.16%
2029	11,934,272	26,762,008	0.1%	0.12%
2030	11,944,861	26,784,894	0.09%	0.09%
2031	11,953,823	26,797,946	0.08%	0.05%
2032	11,962,020	26,801,071	0.07%	0.01%
2033	11,970,216	26,795,061	0.07%	-0.02%
2034	11,977,922	26,780,481	0.06%	-0.05%
2035	11,984,704	26,757,705	0.06%	-0.09%
2036	11,991,147	26,727,309	0.05%	-0.11%
2037	11,997,789	26,689,907	0.06%	-0.14%
2038	12,004,230	26,646,323	0.05%	-0.16%
2039	12,009,488	26,596,967	0.04%	-0.19%
2040	12,013,619	26,542,417	0.03%	-0.21%
2041	12,017,411	26,483,475	0.03%	-0.22%
2042	12,020,456	26,420,812	0.03%	-0.24%
2043	12,022,156	26,354,324	0.01%	-0.25%
2044	12,023,061	26,284,000	0.008%	-0.27%
2045	12,022,487	26,210,196	-0.005%	-0.28%
2046	12,020,034	26,132,922	-0.02%	-0.29%
2047	12,015,998	26,052,086	-0.03%	-0.31%
2048	12,010,009	25,967,581	-0.05%	-0.32%
2049	12,001,950	25,879,244	-0.07%	-0.34%
2050	11,992,103	25,787,120	-0.08%	-0.36%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while North Korea gained 1,173,819 people (a 4.79% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 563,596 (a 4.97% growth), while North Korea's population increased by 935,933 (a 3.64% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. North Korea was ranked 46th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 North Korea will decrease by 3.18% to 25,787,120 people and rank change from 56th to 66th.