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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belgium	Romania	Belgium	Romania
1960	9,153,489	18,406,905	-	-
1961	9,183,948	18,555,250	0.33%	0.81%
1962	9,220,578	18,676,550	0.4%	0.65%
1963	9,289,770	18,797,850	0.75%	0.65%
1964	9,378,113	18,919,126	0.95%	0.65%
1965	9,463,667	19,031,576	0.91%	0.59%
1966	9,527,807	19,215,450	0.68%	0.97%
1967	9,580,991	19,534,242	0.56%	1.66%
1968	9,618,756	19,799,831	0.39%	1.36%
1969	9,646,032	20,009,141	0.28%	1.06%
1970	9,655,549	20,250,398	0.1%	1.21%
1971	9,673,162	20,461,567	0.18%	1.04%
1972	9,711,115	20,657,957	0.39%	0.96%
1973	9,741,720	20,835,681	0.32%	0.86%
1974	9,772,419	21,029,429	0.32%	0.93%
1975	9,800,700	21,293,583	0.29%	1.26%
1976	9,818,227	21,551,634	0.18%	1.21%
1977	9,830,358	21,756,096	0.12%	0.95%
1978	9,839,534	21,951,464	0.09%	0.9%
1979	9,848,382	22,090,488	0.09%	0.63%
1980	9,859,242	22,207,282	0.11%	0.53%
1981	9,858,982	22,353,070	-0.003%	0.66%
1982	9,856,303	22,475,741	-0.03%	0.55%
1983	9,855,520	22,560,478	-0.008%	0.38%
1984	9,855,372	22,640,547	-0.002%	0.35%
1985	9,858,308	22,732,999	0.03%	0.41%
1986	9,861,823	22,836,841	0.04%	0.46%
1987	9,870,234	22,949,430	0.09%	0.49%
1988	9,901,664	23,057,662	0.32%	0.47%
1989	9,937,697	23,161,458	0.36%	0.45%
1990	9,967,379	23,201,835	0.3%	0.17%
1991	10,004,486	23,001,155	0.37%	-0.86%
1992	10,045,158	22,794,284	0.41%	-0.9%
1993	10,084,475	22,763,280	0.39%	-0.14%
1994	10,115,603	22,730,211	0.31%	-0.15%
1995	10,136,811	22,684,270	0.21%	-0.2%
1996	10,156,637	22,619,004	0.2%	-0.29%
1997	10,181,245	22,553,978	0.24%	-0.29%
1998	10,203,008	22,507,344	0.21%	-0.21%
1999	10,226,419	22,472,040	0.23%	-0.16%
2000	10,251,250	22,442,971	0.24%	-0.13%
2001	10,286,570	22,131,970	0.34%	-1.39%
2002	10,332,785	21,730,496	0.45%	-1.81%
2003	10,376,133	21,574,326	0.42%	-0.72%
2004	10,421,137	21,451,748	0.43%	-0.57%
2005	10,478,617	21,319,685	0.55%	-0.62%
2006	10,547,958	21,193,760	0.66%	-0.59%
2007	10,625,700	20,882,982	0.74%	-1.47%
2008	10,709,973	20,537,875	0.79%	-1.65%
2009	10,796,493	20,367,487	0.81%	-0.83%
2010	10,895,586	20,246,871	0.92%	-0.59%
2011	11,038,264	20,147,528	1.31%	-0.49%
2012	11,106,932	20,058,035	0.62%	-0.44%
2013	11,159,407	19,983,693	0.47%	-0.37%
2014	11,209,057	19,908,979	0.44%	-0.37%
2015	11,274,196	19,815,616	0.58%	-0.47%
2016	11,331,422	19,702,267	0.51%	-0.57%
2017	11,375,158	19,588,715	0.39%	-0.58%
2018	11,427,054	19,473,970	0.46%	-0.59%
2019	11,488,980	19,371,648	0.54%	-0.53%
2020	11,538,604	19,265,250	0.43%	-0.55%
2021	11,586,195	19,122,059	0.41%	-0.74%
2022	11,680,210	19,048,502	0.81%	-0.38%
2023	11,779,946	19,061,062	0.85%	0.07%
2024	11,858,610	19,051,804	0.67%	-0.05%
2025	11,878,653	18,945,157	0.17%	-0.56%
2026	11,894,864	18,836,893	0.14%	-0.57%
2027	11,909,001	18,727,645	0.12%	-0.58%
2028	11,922,115	18,617,757	0.11%	-0.59%
2029	11,934,272	18,506,702	0.1%	-0.6%
2030	11,944,861	18,394,947	0.09%	-0.6%
2031	11,953,823	18,282,991	0.08%	-0.61%
2032	11,962,020	18,170,681	0.07%	-0.61%
2033	11,970,216	18,057,661	0.07%	-0.62%
2034	11,977,922	17,943,814	0.06%	-0.63%
2035	11,984,704	17,828,772	0.06%	-0.64%
2036	11,991,147	17,712,177	0.05%	-0.65%
2037	11,997,789	17,595,189	0.06%	-0.66%
2038	12,004,230	17,477,597	0.05%	-0.67%
2039	12,009,488	17,360,012	0.04%	-0.67%
2040	12,013,619	17,242,939	0.03%	-0.67%
2041	12,017,411	17,124,773	0.03%	-0.69%
2042	12,020,456	17,006,515	0.03%	-0.69%
2043	12,022,156	16,888,882	0.01%	-0.69%
2044	12,023,061	16,770,593	0.008%	-0.7%
2045	12,022,487	16,652,406	-0.005%	-0.7%
2046	12,020,034	16,534,847	-0.02%	-0.71%
2047	12,015,998	16,416,456	-0.03%	-0.72%
2048	12,010,009	16,297,099	-0.05%	-0.73%
2049	12,001,950	16,177,534	-0.07%	-0.73%
2050	11,992,103	16,058,209	-0.08%	-0.74%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 563,596 (a 4.97% growth), while Romania's population decreased by -865,374 (a 4.39% decline).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th 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 Romania will decrease by 14.8% to 16,058,209 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.