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

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The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,941,781 in 2025 vs 5,610,870 people in Norway in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,967,185 people compared to 5,660,666 in Norway.

Population statistics:

  • Belgium's population is 2.11 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 +0.58% per year vs +0.81% in Norway.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 12M (13.5% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.66M (21.5% growth).

Belgium vs Norway: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Norway
2100 11,250,862 5,426,970
2099 11,269,247 5,439,664
2098 11,287,433 5,451,717
2097 11,303,694 5,463,190
2096 11,319,229 5,474,994
2095 11,335,187 5,487,368
2094 11,351,692 5,499,514
2093 11,367,258 5,512,056
2092 11,383,419 5,524,021
2091 11,397,881 5,535,989
2090 11,412,370 5,548,825
2089 11,426,889 5,561,462
2088 11,442,238 5,574,757
2087 11,457,739 5,588,831
2086 11,472,102 5,602,569
2085 11,485,745 5,616,010
2084 11,499,703 5,629,675
2083 11,513,055 5,642,568
2082 11,527,480 5,654,975
2081 11,539,632 5,666,885
2080 11,553,646 5,678,624
2079 11,566,656 5,689,711
2078 11,580,982 5,700,349
2077 11,593,809 5,710,483
2076 11,605,311 5,720,209
2075 11,617,264 5,729,904
2074 11,630,340 5,739,940
2073 11,643,635 5,749,872
2072 11,656,916 5,759,499
2071 11,670,459 5,768,298
2070 11,686,541 5,777,747
2069 11,702,841 5,786,471
2068 11,720,297 5,795,734
2067 11,737,631 5,805,627
2066 11,756,233 5,815,585
2065 11,776,031 5,825,356
2064 11,796,981 5,835,081
2063 11,818,873 5,844,519
2062 11,841,060 5,853,646
2061 11,864,790 5,861,677
2060 11,886,277 5,869,390
2059 11,907,924 5,875,920
2058 11,928,140 5,881,790
2057 11,951,275 5,888,181
2056 11,972,819 5,894,125
2055 11,992,614 5,899,106
2054 12,011,260 5,903,121
2053 12,029,602 5,906,126
2052 12,045,984 5,907,281
2051 12,059,458 5,907,735
2050 12,070,180 5,907,355
2049 12,079,277 5,905,940
2048 12,086,376 5,903,025
2047 12,091,336 5,899,964
2046 12,094,512 5,896,254
2045 12,096,264 5,891,177
2044 12,095,660 5,886,031
2043 12,094,445 5,880,486
2042 12,092,240 5,873,632
2041 12,088,320 5,865,604
2040 12,084,611 5,857,447
2039 12,080,011 5,848,023
2038 12,074,019 5,837,628
2037 12,067,048 5,826,752
2036 12,060,663 5,815,042
2035 12,054,093 5,802,966
2034 12,047,026 5,790,086
2033 12,038,587 5,776,187
2032 12,030,514 5,761,261
2031 12,022,079 5,745,071
2030 12,012,501 5,728,104
2029 12,000,773 5,710,229
2028 11,988,034 5,691,155
2027 11,974,384 5,670,783
2026 11,959,583 5,649,981
2025 11,941,781 5,610,870
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 635,763 people (a 5.61% growth), while Norway's population increased by 426,147 people (a 8.14% 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 0.86% to 12,070,180 people with a rank change from 83rd to 92nd. The population of Norway will increase by 4.36% to 5,907,355 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12.1M people compared to the peak of 5.91M 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 0.7% 0.69%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Belgium grew by 0.7%, while Norway's population grew by 0.69%.

Live population counters

Belgium Norway
Current population
11967185
5660666
Population rank 83/197 119/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.07%
One net population change
6.34 minutes
13.7 minutes
One birth every
4.82 minutes
9.72 minutes
One death every
4.67 minutes
11.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +228 +106
Annual growth/decline +83,171 +38,591
Annual growth/decline rate +0.7% +0.69%
Population growth rate rank 116/197 117/197
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 -3,557 36,243 10,030 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 2026-07-08).

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

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 Norway 29.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 130,235 people) and 70.4% is from migration (a gain of 309,779 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 152K
Baerum 133K
Drammen 106K
Asker 102K
Lillestrom 96.8K
Fredrikstad 86.2K
Sandnes 85.8K

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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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