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

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The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,941,781 in 2025 vs 36,435,861 people in Poland in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,967,185 people compared to 36,007,074 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 3.01 times bigger than Belgium's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 0.58% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.58% per year vs -0.38% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 12M (13.5% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 36M (5.6% decline).

Belgium vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Poland
2100 11,250,862 18,452,579
2099 11,269,247 18,644,857
2098 11,287,433 18,838,707
2097 11,303,694 19,033,962
2096 11,319,229 19,231,896
2095 11,335,187 19,431,204
2094 11,351,692 19,634,214
2093 11,367,258 19,840,304
2092 11,383,419 20,049,969
2091 11,397,881 20,263,764
2090 11,412,370 20,482,150
2089 11,426,889 20,705,051
2088 11,442,238 20,933,750
2087 11,457,739 21,167,790
2086 11,472,102 21,407,163
2085 11,485,745 21,652,018
2084 11,499,703 21,902,736
2083 11,513,055 22,159,983
2082 11,527,480 22,423,109
2081 11,539,632 22,691,495
2080 11,553,646 22,964,515
2079 11,566,656 23,242,960
2078 11,580,982 23,524,184
2077 11,593,809 23,811,918
2076 11,605,311 24,102,012
2075 11,617,264 24,395,355
2074 11,630,340 24,691,719
2073 11,643,635 24,990,908
2072 11,656,916 25,290,453
2071 11,670,459 25,590,102
2070 11,686,541 25,889,034
2069 11,702,841 26,187,633
2068 11,720,297 26,485,171
2067 11,737,631 26,780,961
2066 11,756,233 27,074,124
2065 11,776,031 27,364,039
2064 11,796,981 27,650,950
2063 11,818,873 27,934,132
2062 11,841,060 28,212,240
2061 11,864,790 28,487,283
2060 11,886,277 28,757,525
2059 11,907,924 29,025,705
2058 11,928,140 29,288,751
2057 11,951,275 29,548,996
2056 11,972,819 29,806,770
2055 11,992,614 30,060,951
2054 12,011,260 30,311,416
2053 12,029,602 30,559,065
2052 12,045,984 30,801,964
2051 12,059,458 31,043,690
2050 12,070,180 31,281,762
2049 12,079,277 31,516,893
2048 12,086,376 31,748,736
2047 12,091,336 31,978,608
2046 12,094,512 32,205,877
2045 12,096,264 32,431,013
2044 12,095,660 32,653,012
2043 12,094,445 32,873,136
2042 12,092,240 33,090,733
2041 12,088,320 33,303,578
2040 12,084,611 33,514,705
2039 12,080,011 33,722,530
2038 12,074,019 33,926,660
2037 12,067,048 34,126,585
2036 12,060,663 34,323,967
2035 12,054,093 34,515,669
2034 12,047,026 34,704,048
2033 12,038,587 34,887,791
2032 12,030,514 35,067,502
2031 12,022,079 35,242,658
2030 12,012,501 35,410,392
2029 12,000,773 35,572,635
2028 11,988,034 35,725,650
2027 11,974,384 35,870,384
2026 11,959,583 36,007,074
2025 11,941,781 36,435,861
2024 11,858,610 36,559,233
2023 11,779,946 36,687,353
2022 11,680,210 36,821,749
2021 11,586,195 36,981,559
2020 11,538,604 37,515,748
2019 11,488,980 37,965,475
2018 11,427,054 37,974,750
2017 11,375,158 37,974,826
2016 11,331,422 37,970,087
2015 11,274,196 37,986,412
2014 11,209,057 38,011,735
2013 11,159,407 38,040,196
2012 11,106,932 38,063,164
2011 11,038,264 38,063,255
2010 10,895,586 38,042,794
2009 10,796,493 38,151,603
2008 10,709,973 38,125,759
2007 10,625,700 38,120,560
2006 10,547,958 38,141,267
2005 10,478,617 38,165,445
2004 10,421,137 38,182,222
2003 10,376,133 38,204,570
2002 10,332,785 38,230,364
2001 10,286,570 38,248,076
2000 10,251,250 38,258,629
1999 10,226,419 38,660,271
1998 10,203,008 38,663,481
1997 10,181,245 38,649,660
1996 10,156,637 38,624,370
1995 10,136,811 38,594,998
1994 10,115,603 38,542,652
1993 10,084,475 38,461,408
1992 10,045,158 38,363,667
1991 10,004,486 38,246,193
1990 9,967,379 38,110,782
1989 9,937,697 37,961,529
1988 9,901,664 37,824,487
1987 9,870,234 37,668,045
1986 9,861,823 37,456,119
1985 9,858,308 37,201,885
1984 9,855,372 36,904,134
1983 9,855,520 36,571,808
1982 9,856,303 36,230,481
1981 9,858,982 35,898,587
1980 9,859,242 35,574,150
1979 9,848,382 35,247,217
1978 9,839,534 34,965,600
1977 9,830,358 34,689,050
1976 9,818,227 34,356,300
1975 9,800,700 34,015,199
1974 9,772,419 33,678,899
1973 9,741,720 33,357,200
1972 9,711,115 33,055,650
1971 9,673,162 32,783,500
1970 9,655,549 32,664,300
1969 9,646,032 32,548,300
1968 9,618,756 32,294,655
1967 9,580,991 31,987,155
1966 9,527,807 31,681,000
1965 9,463,667 31,444,950
1964 9,378,113 31,139,450
1963 9,289,770 30,712,000
1962 9,220,578 30,308,500
1961 9,183,948 29,964,000
1960 9,153,489 29,637,450

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/poland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 635,763 people (a 5.61% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 1,963,013 people (a 5.17% decline).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,281,762 people and rank change from 47th to 61st.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12.1M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Poland
2100 -0.16% -1.03%
2099 -0.16% -1.03%
2098 -0.14% -1.03%
2097 -0.14% -1.03%
2096 -0.14% -1.03%
2095 -0.15% -1.03%
2094 -0.14% -1.04%
2093 -0.14% -1.05%
2092 -0.13% -1.06%
2091 -0.13% -1.07%
2090 -0.13% -1.08%
2089 -0.13% -1.09%
2088 -0.14% -1.11%
2087 -0.13% -1.12%
2086 -0.12% -1.13%
2085 -0.12% -1.14%
2084 -0.12% -1.16%
2083 -0.13% -1.17%
2082 -0.11% -1.18%
2081 -0.12% -1.19%
2080 -0.11% -1.2%
2079 -0.12% -1.2%
2078 -0.11% -1.21%
2077 -0.1% -1.2%
2076 -0.1% -1.2%
2075 -0.11% -1.2%
2074 -0.11% -1.2%
2073 -0.11% -1.18%
2072 -0.12% -1.17%
2071 -0.14% -1.15%
2070 -0.14% -1.14%
2069 -0.15% -1.12%
2068 -0.15% -1.1%
2067 -0.16% -1.08%
2066 -0.17% -1.06%
2065 -0.18% -1.04%
2064 -0.19% -1.01%
2063 -0.19% -0.99%
2062 -0.2% -0.97%
2061 -0.18% -0.94%
2060 -0.18% -0.92%
2059 -0.17% -0.9%
2058 -0.19% -0.88%
2057 -0.18% -0.86%
2056 -0.17% -0.85%
2055 -0.16% -0.83%
2054 -0.15% -0.81%
2053 -0.14% -0.79%
2052 -0.11% -0.78%
2051 -0.09% -0.76%
2050 -0.08% -0.75%
2049 -0.06% -0.73%
2048 -0.04% -0.72%
2047 -0.03% -0.71%
2046 -0.01% -0.69%
2045 0.005% -0.68%
2044 0.01% -0.67%
2043 0.02% -0.66%
2042 0.03% -0.64%
2041 0.03% -0.63%
2040 0.04% -0.62%
2039 0.05% -0.6%
2038 0.06% -0.59%
2037 0.05% -0.58%
2036 0.05% -0.56%
2035 0.06% -0.54%
2034 0.07% -0.53%
2033 0.07% -0.51%
2032 0.07% -0.5%
2031 0.08% -0.47%
2030 0.1% -0.46%
2029 0.11% -0.43%
2028 0.11% -0.4%
2027 0.12% -0.38%
2026 0.15% -1.18%
2025 0.7% -0.34%
2024 0.67% -0.35%
2023 0.85% -0.36%
2022 0.81% -0.43%
2021 0.41% -1.42%
2020 0.43% -1.18%
2019 0.54% -0.02%
2018 0.46% -0%
2017 0.39% 0.01%
2016 0.51% -0.04%
2015 0.58% -0.07%
2014 0.44% -0.07%
2013 0.47% -0.06%
2012 0.62% -0%
2011 1.31% 0.05%
2010 0.92% -0.29%
2009 0.81% 0.07%
2008 0.79% 0.01%
2007 0.74% -0.05%
2006 0.66% -0.06%
2005 0.55% -0.04%
2004 0.43% -0.06%
2003 0.42% -0.07%
2002 0.45% -0.05%
2001 0.34% -0.03%
2000 0.24% -1.04%
1999 0.23% -0.008%
1998 0.21% 0.04%
1997 0.24% 0.07%
1996 0.2% 0.08%
1995 0.21% 0.14%
1994 0.31% 0.21%
1993 0.39% 0.25%
1992 0.41% 0.31%
1991 0.37% 0.36%
1990 0.3% 0.39%
1989 0.36% 0.36%
1988 0.32% 0.42%
1987 0.09% 0.57%
1986 0.04% 0.68%
1985 0.03% 0.81%
1984 -0.002% 0.91%
1983 -0.008% 0.94%
1982 -0.03% 0.92%
1981 -0.003% 0.91%
1980 0.11% 0.93%
1979 0.09% 0.81%
1978 0.09% 0.8%
1977 0.12% 0.97%
1976 0.18% 1%
1975 0.29% 1%
1974 0.32% 0.96%
1973 0.32% 0.91%
1972 0.39% 0.83%
1971 0.18% 0.36%
1970 0.1% 0.36%
1969 0.28% 0.79%
1968 0.39% 0.96%
1967 0.56% 0.97%
1966 0.68% 0.75%
1965 0.91% 0.98%
1964 0.95% 1.39%
1963 0.75% 1.33%
1962 0.4% 1.15%
1961 0.33% 1.1%

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/poland | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Belgium grew by 0.7%, while Poland's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Belgium Poland
Current population
11967185
36007074
Population rank 83/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.43%
One net population change
6.34 minutes
4.27 minutes
One birth every
4.82 minutes
2.08 minutes
One death every
4.67 minutes
1.28 minutes
Daily growth/decline +228 -338
Annual growth/decline +83,171 -123,372
Annual growth/decline rate +0.7% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 116/197 179/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change +31,989 -330,820
Net migration rank 28/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - -330,820
2024 -3,557 36,243 -157,205 -238,062
2023 0 41,679 -135,743 -7,824
2022 -2,336 118,615 -143,605 967,744
2021 5,793 24,017 -184,907 2,251
2020 -12,692 43,777 -120,050 3,920
2019 8,042 58,469 -34,169 7,696
2018 7,999 50,604 -26,582 -223
2017 10,238 37,981 0 -21,535
2016 14,731 28,090 -3,797 -5,675
2015 11,274 63,536 -26,590 3,887
2014 21,297 37,472 0 5,525
2013 16,739 28,066 -19,020 12,402
2012 18,882 45,001 0 4,635
2011 25,388 52,464 11,419 45,951
2010 23,970 105,232 38,043 119,623
2009 23,752 97,175 30,521 -8,283
2008 22,491 66,470 34,313 -42,288
2007 23,376 59,911 11,436 -51,235
2006 21,096 53,574 3,814 -68,882
2005 15,718 50,576 -3,817 -41,942
2004 16,673 35,143 -7,637 -38,216
2003 7,263 34,472 -15,281 -19,039
2002 7,233 39,404 -3,823 -16,462
2001 11,315 34,924 3,825 -16,648
2000 12,302 13,952 11,478 -15,921
1999 9,203 16,849 0 -53,035
1998 9,183 12,517 19,332 -39,509
1997 12,218 10,262 34,785 -44,230
1996 12,188 15,684 42,487 -45,349
1995 11,150 1,937 46,314 -52,989
1994 12,139 17,636 96,357 -41,845
1993 14,118 18,542 103,846 -48,805
1992 20,090 25,941 118,928 -46,893
1991 22,010 27,038 141,511 -55,342
1990 19,935 8,299 160,066 -50,339
1989 13,912 7,301 182,215 -49,192
1988 14,853 3,929 215,599 -101,671
1987 11,844 3,525 226,008 -32,310
1986 5,917 2,964 258,448 -22,520
1985 2,958 2,165 297,615 -27,277
1984 4,927 1,697 332,137 -18,402
1983 2,956 1,252 373,032 -26,724
1982 7,885 1,100 369,551 -34,980
1981 11,831 2,826 351,806 -16,155
1980 10,845 11,482 348,627 -42,420
1979 11,818 11,277 366,571 -22,162
1978 7,872 10,828 339,166 -62,936
1977 8,847 10,460 353,828 -33,496
1976 1,964 10,360 367,612 -25,716
1975 0 9,652 350,356 -31,346
1974 7,818 8,924 346,893 -18,273
1973 11,690 8,684 320,229 -29,335
1972 18,451 8,384 314,028 -15,004
1971 21,281 7,992 278,660 -31,767
1970 23,173 19,393 280,913 -66,859
1969 21,221 20,072 270,151 -26,744
1968 20,199 19,809 280,963 -11,905
1967 31,618 19,492 275,089 -25,479
1966 36,206 18,985 297,801 -17,158
1965 39,748 18,243 314,450 -21,658
1964 51,580 17,687 326,965 -23,273
1963 41,804 16,355 359,330 -13,770
1962 42,414 14,829 360,671 -31,021
1961 52,349 10,566 398,521 -20,044
1960 40,275 9,893 444,562 -6,306

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/belgium/poland | 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 Poland 53.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 832,648 people) and 46.1% is from migration (a gain of 712,179 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

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
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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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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