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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belgium	Portugal	Belgium	Portugal
1960	9,153,489	8,857,716	-	-
1961	9,183,948	8,929,316	0.33%	0.81%
1962	9,220,578	8,993,985	0.4%	0.72%
1963	9,289,770	9,030,355	0.75%	0.4%
1964	9,378,113	9,035,365	0.95%	0.06%
1965	9,463,667	8,998,595	0.91%	-0.41%
1966	9,527,807	8,930,990	0.68%	-0.75%
1967	9,580,991	8,874,520	0.56%	-0.63%
1968	9,618,756	8,836,650	0.39%	-0.43%
1969	9,646,032	8,757,705	0.28%	-0.89%
1970	9,655,549	8,680,431	0.1%	-0.88%
1971	9,673,162	8,643,756	0.18%	-0.42%
1972	9,711,115	8,630,430	0.39%	-0.15%
1973	9,741,720	8,633,100	0.32%	0.03%
1974	9,772,419	8,754,365	0.32%	1.4%
1975	9,800,700	9,093,470	0.29%	3.87%
1976	9,818,227	9,355,810	0.18%	2.88%
1977	9,830,358	9,455,675	0.12%	1.07%
1978	9,839,534	9,558,250	0.09%	1.08%
1979	9,848,382	9,661,265	0.09%	1.08%
1980	9,859,242	9,766,312	0.11%	1.09%
1981	9,858,982	9,851,362	-0.003%	0.87%
1982	9,856,303	9,911,771	-0.03%	0.61%
1983	9,855,520	9,957,865	-0.008%	0.47%
1984	9,855,372	9,996,232	-0.002%	0.39%
1985	9,858,308	10,023,613	0.03%	0.27%
1986	9,861,823	10,032,734	0.04%	0.09%
1987	9,870,234	10,030,031	0.09%	-0.03%
1988	9,901,664	10,019,610	0.32%	-0.1%
1989	9,937,697	10,005,000	0.36%	-0.15%
1990	9,967,379	9,983,218	0.3%	-0.22%
1991	10,004,486	9,960,235	0.37%	-0.23%
1992	10,045,158	9,952,494	0.41%	-0.08%
1993	10,084,475	9,964,675	0.39%	0.12%
1994	10,115,603	9,991,525	0.31%	0.27%
1995	10,136,811	10,026,176	0.21%	0.35%
1996	10,156,637	10,063,945	0.2%	0.38%
1997	10,181,245	10,108,977	0.24%	0.45%
1998	10,203,008	10,160,196	0.21%	0.51%
1999	10,226,419	10,217,828	0.23%	0.57%
2000	10,251,250	10,289,898	0.24%	0.71%
2001	10,286,570	10,362,722	0.34%	0.71%
2002	10,332,785	10,419,631	0.45%	0.55%
2003	10,376,133	10,458,821	0.42%	0.38%
2004	10,421,137	10,483,861	0.43%	0.24%
2005	10,478,617	10,503,330	0.55%	0.19%
2006	10,547,958	10,522,288	0.66%	0.18%
2007	10,625,700	10,542,964	0.74%	0.2%
2008	10,709,973	10,558,177	0.79%	0.14%
2009	10,796,493	10,568,247	0.81%	0.1%
2010	10,895,586	10,573,100	0.92%	0.05%
2011	11,038,264	10,557,560	1.31%	-0.15%
2012	11,106,932	10,514,844	0.62%	-0.4%
2013	11,159,407	10,457,295	0.47%	-0.55%
2014	11,209,057	10,401,062	0.44%	-0.54%
2015	11,274,196	10,358,076	0.58%	-0.41%
2016	11,331,422	10,325,452	0.51%	-0.31%
2017	11,375,158	10,300,300	0.39%	-0.24%
2018	11,427,054	10,283,822	0.46%	-0.16%
2019	11,488,980	10,286,263	0.54%	0.02%
2020	11,538,604	10,297,081	0.43%	0.11%
2021	11,586,195	10,361,831	0.41%	0.63%
2022	11,680,210	10,434,332	0.81%	0.7%
2023	11,779,946	10,578,174	0.85%	1.38%
2024	11,858,610	10,694,681	0.67%	1.1%
2025	11,878,653	10,680,873	0.17%	-0.13%
2026	11,894,864	10,663,982	0.14%	-0.16%
2027	11,909,001	10,646,150	0.12%	-0.17%
2028	11,922,115	10,625,957	0.11%	-0.19%
2029	11,934,272	10,604,587	0.1%	-0.2%
2030	11,944,861	10,584,552	0.09%	-0.19%
2031	11,953,823	10,564,548	0.08%	-0.19%
2032	11,962,020	10,542,600	0.07%	-0.21%
2033	11,970,216	10,519,640	0.07%	-0.22%
2034	11,977,922	10,496,056	0.06%	-0.22%
2035	11,984,704	10,472,033	0.06%	-0.23%
2036	11,991,147	10,447,836	0.05%	-0.23%
2037	11,997,789	10,423,350	0.06%	-0.23%
2038	12,004,230	10,398,185	0.05%	-0.24%
2039	12,009,488	10,371,223	0.04%	-0.26%
2040	12,013,619	10,342,789	0.03%	-0.27%
2041	12,017,411	10,314,869	0.03%	-0.27%
2042	12,020,456	10,287,416	0.03%	-0.27%
2043	12,022,156	10,257,925	0.01%	-0.29%
2044	12,023,061	10,226,892	0.008%	-0.3%
2045	12,022,487	10,195,202	-0.005%	-0.31%
2046	12,020,034	10,162,323	-0.02%	-0.32%
2047	12,015,998	10,128,572	-0.03%	-0.33%
2048	12,010,009	10,094,854	-0.05%	-0.33%
2049	12,001,950	10,059,522	-0.07%	-0.35%
2050	11,992,103	10,022,734	-0.08%	-0.37%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Portugal lost 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 563,596 (a 4.97% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 338,530 (a 3.28% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Portugal was ranked 78th in 2006 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 6.01% to 10,022,734 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.