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

Belgium and Palau: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belgium	Palau	Belgium	Palau
1960	9,153,489	9,328	-	-
1961	9,183,948	9,555	0.33%	2.43%
1962	9,220,578	9,793	0.4%	2.49%
1963	9,289,770	10,037	0.75%	2.49%
1964	9,378,113	10,292	0.95%	2.54%
1965	9,463,667	10,547	0.91%	2.48%
1966	9,527,807	10,805	0.68%	2.45%
1967	9,580,991	10,988	0.56%	1.69%
1968	9,618,756	11,080	0.39%	0.84%
1969	9,646,032	11,159	0.28%	0.71%
1970	9,655,549	11,368	0.1%	1.87%
1971	9,673,162	11,759	0.18%	3.44%
1972	9,711,115	12,194	0.39%	3.7%
1973	9,741,720	12,552	0.32%	2.94%
1974	9,772,419	12,687	0.32%	1.08%
1975	9,800,700	12,655	0.29%	-0.25%
1976	9,818,227	12,598	0.18%	-0.45%
1977	9,830,358	12,525	0.12%	-0.58%
1978	9,839,534	12,440	0.09%	-0.68%
1979	9,848,382	12,337	0.09%	-0.83%
1980	9,859,242	12,271	0.11%	-0.53%
1981	9,858,982	12,402	-0.003%	1.07%
1982	9,856,303	12,694	-0.03%	2.35%
1983	9,855,520	13,006	-0.008%	2.46%
1984	9,855,372	13,337	-0.002%	2.54%
1985	9,858,308	13,688	0.03%	2.63%
1986	9,861,823	14,024	0.04%	2.45%
1987	9,870,234	14,334	0.09%	2.21%
1988	9,901,664	14,645	0.32%	2.17%
1989	9,937,697	14,945	0.36%	2.05%
1990	9,967,379	15,259	0.3%	2.1%
1991	10,004,486	15,614	0.37%	2.33%
1992	10,045,158	15,989	0.41%	2.4%
1993	10,084,475	16,372	0.39%	2.4%
1994	10,115,603	16,770	0.31%	2.43%
1995	10,136,811	17,195	0.21%	2.53%
1996	10,156,637	17,654	0.2%	2.67%
1997	10,181,245	18,108	0.24%	2.57%
1998	10,203,008	18,524	0.21%	2.3%
1999	10,226,419	18,901	0.23%	2.04%
2000	10,251,250	19,178	0.24%	1.47%
2001	10,286,570	19,352	0.34%	0.91%
2002	10,332,785	19,503	0.45%	0.78%
2003	10,376,133	19,659	0.42%	0.8%
2004	10,421,137	19,820	0.43%	0.82%
2005	10,478,617	19,819	0.55%	-0.005%
2006	10,547,958	19,593	0.66%	-1.14%
2007	10,625,700	19,302	0.74%	-1.49%
2008	10,709,973	19,009	0.79%	-1.52%
2009	10,796,493	18,709	0.81%	-1.58%
2010	10,895,586	18,396	0.92%	-1.67%
2011	11,038,264	18,078	1.31%	-1.73%
2012	11,106,932	17,765	0.62%	-1.73%
2013	11,159,407	17,648	0.47%	-0.66%
2014	11,209,057	17,715	0.44%	0.38%
2015	11,274,196	17,770	0.58%	0.31%
2016	11,331,422	17,797	0.51%	0.15%
2017	11,375,158	17,812	0.39%	0.08%
2018	11,427,054	17,814	0.46%	0.01%
2019	11,488,980	17,798	0.54%	-0.09%
2020	11,538,604	17,792	0.43%	-0.03%
2021	11,586,195	17,783	0.41%	-0.05%
2022	11,680,210	17,759	0.81%	-0.13%
2023	11,787,423	17,727	0.92%	-0.18%
2024	11,876,844	17,695	0.76%	-0.18%
2025	11,896,918	17,663	0.17%	-0.18%
2026	11,913,154	17,618	0.14%	-0.25%
2027	11,927,312	17,564	0.12%	-0.31%
2028	11,940,447	17,504	0.11%	-0.34%
2029	11,952,623	17,436	0.1%	-0.39%
2030	11,963,228	17,376	0.09%	-0.34%
2031	11,972,203	17,299	0.08%	-0.44%
2032	11,980,413	17,228	0.07%	-0.41%
2033	11,988,622	17,163	0.07%	-0.38%
2034	11,996,340	17,092	0.06%	-0.41%
2035	12,003,132	17,012	0.06%	-0.47%
2036	12,009,585	16,940	0.05%	-0.43%
2037	12,016,237	16,858	0.06%	-0.48%
2038	12,022,688	16,779	0.05%	-0.47%
2039	12,027,954	16,689	0.04%	-0.54%
2040	12,032,091	16,604	0.03%	-0.51%
2041	12,035,890	16,510	0.03%	-0.57%
2042	12,038,939	16,403	0.03%	-0.65%
2043	12,040,642	16,302	0.01%	-0.61%
2044	12,041,547	16,202	0.008%	-0.62%
2045	12,040,973	16,097	-0.005%	-0.65%
2046	12,038,516	15,977	-0.02%	-0.74%
2047	12,034,474	15,863	-0.03%	-0.71%
2048	12,028,475	15,749	-0.05%	-0.72%
2049	12,020,405	15,632	-0.07%	-0.74%
2050	12,010,542	15,515	-0.08%	-0.75%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belgium increased by 795,579 people (a 7.59% growth), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belgium gained 635,764 (a 5.64% growth), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2005 and is 83rd in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th 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 Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.