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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,858,610 in 2024 vs 5,572,279 people in Norway in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,902,714 people compared to 5,671,119 in Norway.

Population statistics:

  • Belgium's population is 2.1 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
  • The countries together account for 0.21% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.07% for Norway.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.55% per year vs +0.85% in Norway.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (12.8% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.67M (21.7% growth).

Belgium vs Norway: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Norway
2100 11,193,616 5,441,855
2099 11,211,908 5,454,583
2098 11,230,002 5,466,669
2097 11,246,180 5,478,174
2096 11,261,636 5,490,010
2095 11,277,513 5,502,418
2094 11,293,934 5,514,598
2093 11,309,421 5,527,174
2092 11,325,500 5,539,172
2091 11,339,887 5,551,172
2090 11,354,304 5,564,044
2089 11,368,748 5,576,715
2088 11,384,019 5,590,047
2087 11,399,441 5,604,159
2086 11,413,731 5,617,935
2085 11,427,305 5,631,413
2084 11,441,192 5,645,116
2083 11,454,476 5,658,044
2082 11,468,827 5,670,485
2081 11,480,917 5,682,427
2080 11,494,860 5,694,199
2079 11,507,804 5,705,317
2078 11,522,057 5,715,984
2077 11,534,819 5,726,145
2076 11,546,262 5,735,898
2075 11,558,154 5,745,619
2074 11,571,164 5,755,683
2073 11,584,391 5,765,642
2072 11,597,605 5,775,295
2071 11,611,079 5,784,119
2070 11,627,079 5,793,594
2069 11,643,296 5,802,341
2068 11,660,663 5,811,630
2067 11,677,909 5,821,550
2066 11,696,417 5,831,535
2065 11,716,114 5,841,333
2064 11,736,957 5,851,085
2063 11,758,738 5,860,548
2062 11,780,812 5,869,700
2061 11,804,421 5,877,754
2060 11,825,799 5,885,488
2059 11,847,336 5,892,036
2058 11,867,449 5,897,922
2057 11,890,466 5,904,330
2056 11,911,901 5,910,291
2055 11,931,594 5,915,286
2054 11,950,146 5,919,312
2053 11,968,395 5,922,325
2052 11,984,694 5,923,483
2051 11,998,099 5,923,938
2050 12,008,766 5,923,557
2049 12,017,817 5,922,138
2048 12,024,879 5,919,215
2047 12,029,815 5,916,146
2046 12,032,975 5,912,426
2045 12,034,718 5,907,334
2044 12,034,116 5,902,175
2043 12,032,908 5,896,614
2042 12,030,714 5,889,741
2041 12,026,814 5,881,692
2040 12,023,124 5,873,512
2039 12,018,547 5,864,063
2038 12,012,586 5,853,639
2037 12,005,650 5,842,734
2036 11,999,298 5,830,991
2035 11,992,761 5,818,882
2034 11,985,730 5,805,966
2033 11,977,334 5,792,030
2032 11,969,302 5,777,062
2031 11,960,910 5,760,828
2030 11,951,381 5,743,814
2029 11,939,712 5,725,891
2028 11,927,038 5,706,765
2027 11,913,457 5,686,336
2026 11,898,731 5,665,477
2025 11,881,020 5,626,258
2024 11,858,610 5,572,279
2023 11,779,946 5,519,601
2022 11,680,210 5,457,127
2021 11,586,195 5,408,320
2020 11,538,604 5,379,475
2019 11,488,980 5,347,896
2018 11,427,054 5,311,916
2017 11,375,158 5,276,968
2016 11,331,422 5,234,519
2015 11,274,196 5,188,607
2014 11,209,057 5,137,232
2013 11,159,407 5,079,623
2012 11,106,932 5,018,573
2011 11,038,264 4,953,088
2010 10,895,586 4,889,252
2009 10,796,493 4,828,726
2008 10,709,973 4,768,212
2007 10,625,700 4,709,153
2006 10,547,958 4,660,677
2005 10,478,617 4,623,291
2004 10,421,137 4,591,910
2003 10,376,133 4,564,855
2002 10,332,785 4,538,159
2001 10,286,570 4,513,751
2000 10,251,250 4,490,967
1999 10,226,419 4,461,913
1998 10,203,008 4,431,464
1997 10,181,245 4,405,157
1996 10,156,637 4,381,336
1995 10,136,811 4,359,184
1994 10,115,603 4,336,613
1993 10,084,475 4,311,991
1992 10,045,158 4,286,401
1991 10,004,486 4,261,732
1990 9,967,379 4,241,473
1989 9,937,697 4,226,901
1988 9,901,664 4,209,488
1987 9,870,234 4,186,905
1986 9,861,823 4,167,354
1985 9,858,308 4,152,516
1984 9,855,372 4,140,099
1983 9,855,520 4,128,432
1982 9,856,303 4,114,787
1981 9,858,982 4,099,702
1980 9,859,242 4,085,620
1979 9,848,382 4,072,517
1978 9,839,534 4,058,671
1977 9,830,358 4,043,205
1976 9,818,227 4,026,152
1975 9,800,700 4,007,313
1974 9,772,419 3,985,258
1973 9,741,720 3,960,612
1972 9,711,115 3,933,004
1971 9,673,162 3,903,039
1970 9,655,549 3,875,763
1969 9,646,032 3,847,707
1968 9,618,756 3,816,486
1967 9,580,991 3,784,539
1966 9,527,807 3,753,012
1965 9,463,667 3,723,168
1964 9,378,113 3,694,339
1963 9,289,770 3,666,537
1962 9,220,578 3,638,918
1961 9,183,948 3,609,800
1960 9,153,489 3,581,239

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 571,292 people (a 5.04% growth), while Norway's population increased by 436,600 people (a 8.34% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belgium's population will grow by 0.89% to 12,008,766 people with a rank change from 83rd to 92nd. The population of Norway will increase by 4.45% to 5,923,557 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12M people compared to the peak of 5.92M people in 2051 for Norway.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Norway
2100 -0.16% -0.23%
2099 -0.16% -0.22%
2098 -0.14% -0.21%
2097 -0.14% -0.22%
2096 -0.14% -0.23%
2095 -0.15% -0.22%
2094 -0.14% -0.23%
2093 -0.14% -0.22%
2092 -0.13% -0.22%
2091 -0.13% -0.23%
2090 -0.13% -0.23%
2089 -0.13% -0.24%
2088 -0.14% -0.25%
2087 -0.13% -0.25%
2086 -0.12% -0.24%
2085 -0.12% -0.24%
2084 -0.12% -0.23%
2083 -0.13% -0.22%
2082 -0.11% -0.21%
2081 -0.12% -0.21%
2080 -0.11% -0.19%
2079 -0.12% -0.19%
2078 -0.11% -0.18%
2077 -0.1% -0.17%
2076 -0.1% -0.17%
2075 -0.11% -0.17%
2074 -0.11% -0.17%
2073 -0.11% -0.17%
2072 -0.12% -0.15%
2071 -0.14% -0.16%
2070 -0.14% -0.15%
2069 -0.15% -0.16%
2068 -0.15% -0.17%
2067 -0.16% -0.17%
2066 -0.17% -0.17%
2065 -0.18% -0.17%
2064 -0.19% -0.16%
2063 -0.19% -0.16%
2062 -0.2% -0.14%
2061 -0.18% -0.13%
2060 -0.18% -0.11%
2059 -0.17% -0.1%
2058 -0.19% -0.11%
2057 -0.18% -0.1%
2056 -0.17% -0.08%
2055 -0.16% -0.07%
2054 -0.15% -0.05%
2053 -0.14% -0.02%
2052 -0.11% -0.008%
2051 -0.09% 0.006%
2050 -0.08% 0.02%
2049 -0.06% 0.05%
2048 -0.04% 0.05%
2047 -0.03% 0.06%
2046 -0.01% 0.09%
2045 0.005% 0.09%
2044 0.01% 0.09%
2043 0.02% 0.12%
2042 0.03% 0.14%
2041 0.03% 0.14%
2040 0.04% 0.16%
2039 0.05% 0.18%
2038 0.06% 0.19%
2037 0.05% 0.2%
2036 0.05% 0.21%
2035 0.06% 0.22%
2034 0.07% 0.24%
2033 0.07% 0.26%
2032 0.07% 0.28%
2031 0.08% 0.3%
2030 0.1% 0.31%
2029 0.11% 0.34%
2028 0.11% 0.36%
2027 0.12% 0.37%
2026 0.15% 0.7%
2025 0.19% 0.97%
2024 0.67% 0.95%
2023 0.85% 1.14%
2022 0.81% 0.9%
2021 0.41% 0.54%
2020 0.43% 0.59%
2019 0.54% 0.68%
2018 0.46% 0.66%
2017 0.39% 0.81%
2016 0.51% 0.88%
2015 0.58% 1%
2014 0.44% 1.13%
2013 0.47% 1.22%
2012 0.62% 1.32%
2011 1.31% 1.31%
2010 0.92% 1.25%
2009 0.81% 1.27%
2008 0.79% 1.25%
2007 0.74% 1.04%
2006 0.66% 0.81%
2005 0.55% 0.68%
2004 0.43% 0.59%
2003 0.42% 0.59%
2002 0.45% 0.54%
2001 0.34% 0.51%
2000 0.24% 0.65%
1999 0.23% 0.69%
1998 0.21% 0.6%
1997 0.24% 0.54%
1996 0.2% 0.51%
1995 0.21% 0.52%
1994 0.31% 0.57%
1993 0.39% 0.6%
1992 0.41% 0.58%
1991 0.37% 0.48%
1990 0.3% 0.34%
1989 0.36% 0.41%
1988 0.32% 0.54%
1987 0.09% 0.47%
1986 0.04% 0.36%
1985 0.03% 0.3%
1984 -0.002% 0.28%
1983 -0.008% 0.33%
1982 -0.03% 0.37%
1981 -0.003% 0.34%
1980 0.11% 0.32%
1979 0.09% 0.34%
1978 0.09% 0.38%
1977 0.12% 0.42%
1976 0.18% 0.47%
1975 0.29% 0.55%
1974 0.32% 0.62%
1973 0.32% 0.7%
1972 0.39% 0.77%
1971 0.18% 0.7%
1970 0.1% 0.73%
1969 0.28% 0.82%
1968 0.39% 0.84%
1967 0.56% 0.84%
1966 0.68% 0.8%
1965 0.91% 0.78%
1964 0.95% 0.76%
1963 0.75% 0.76%
1962 0.4% 0.81%
1961 0.33% 0.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Belgium grew by 0.67%, while Norway's population grew by 0.95%.

Live population counters

Belgium Norway
Current population
11902714
5671119
Population rank 83/197 119/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.07%
One net population change
6.68 minutes
9.98 minutes
One birth every
4.75 minutes
10.1 minutes
One death every
4.75 minutes
12.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +216 +144
Annual growth/decline +78,664 +52,678
Annual growth/decline rate +0.67% +0.95%
Population growth rate rank 119/197 105/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change +31,989 +29,798
Net migration rank 28/196 29/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 1,012,404
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 60/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 18.2%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 33/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Norway
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Norway
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - 29,798
2024 - 36,243 - 44,356
2023 0 41,679 8,280 53,806
2022 -2,336 118,615 5,457 58,040
2021 5,793 24,017 14,062 19,804
2020 -12,692 43,777 12,372 11,277
2019 8,042 58,469 13,904 25,707
2018 7,999 50,604 14,342 18,473
2017 10,238 37,981 15,831 21,657
2016 14,731 28,090 17,797 26,417
2015 11,274 63,536 18,160 30,242
2014 21,297 37,472 18,494 38,522
2013 16,739 28,066 17,779 40,690
2012 18,882 45,001 18,066 47,883
2011 25,388 52,464 18,822 47,454
2010 23,970 105,232 20,046 42,865
2009 23,752 97,175 20,280 39,316
2008 22,491 66,470 19,073 44,002
2007 23,376 59,911 16,482 40,111
2006 21,096 53,574 17,244 24,054
2005 15,718 50,576 15,719 18,588
2004 16,673 35,143 15,612 13,412
2003 7,263 34,472 14,151 11,389
2002 7,233 39,404 10,892 17,279
2001 11,315 34,924 13,090 7,906
2000 12,302 13,952 15,269 9,805
1999 9,203 16,849 14,278 19,147
1998 9,183 12,517 14,181 13,519
1997 12,218 10,262 15,418 9,744
1996 12,188 15,684 17,087 5,671
1995 11,150 1,937 14,821 6,343
1994 12,139 17,636 16,045 7,580
1993 14,118 18,542 12,936 12,567
1992 20,090 25,941 15,431 10,218
1991 22,010 27,038 16,194 7,949
1990 19,935 8,299 14,845 1,818
1989 13,912 7,301 13,949 -1,730
1988 14,853 3,929 12,207 10,380
1987 11,844 3,525 9,212 13,907
1986 5,917 2,964 8,751 7,616
1985 2,958 2,165 6,644 6,725
1984 4,927 1,697 7,452 3,856
1983 2,956 1,252 7,844 4,120
1982 7,885 1,100 9,875 5,749
1981 11,831 2,826 9,020 6,010
1980 10,845 11,482 9,806 3,763
1979 11,818 11,277 10,181 2,839
1978 7,872 10,828 11,364 3,823
1977 8,847 10,460 11,321 4,845
1976 1,964 10,360 13,286 4,779
1975 0 9,652 16,430 3,312
1974 7,818 8,924 20,324 4,425
1973 11,690 8,684 21,387 3,414
1972 18,451 8,384 24,777 5,603
1971 21,281 7,992 26,541 3,031
1970 23,173 19,393 25,968 -1,034
1969 21,221 20,072 28,858 2,230
1968 20,199 19,809 29,387 1,761
1967 31,618 19,492 30,276 2,460
1966 36,206 18,985 31,150 -888
1965 39,748 18,243 31,275 -1,525
1964 51,580 17,687 30,293 -1,571
1963 41,804 16,355 26,766 1,061
1962 42,414 14,829 28,020 655
1961 52,349 10,566 29,239 1,437
1960 40,275 9,893 29,366 -1,427

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 11.3% of the population change in Belgium is from natural causes (a gain of 64,346 people) and 88.7% is from migration (a gain of 504,240 people). In Norway 31.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 138,699 people) and 68.7% is from migration (a gain of 303,945 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 1,012,404 people or 18.2% in Norway.

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
Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 150K
Baerum 132K
Drammen 105K
Asker 100K
Lillestrom 95.8K
Fredrikstad 85.9K
Sandnes 84.9K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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