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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belgium	Russia	Belgium	Russia
1960	9,153,489	119,897,000	-	-
1961	9,183,948	121,236,000	0.33%	1.12%
1962	9,220,578	122,591,000	0.4%	1.12%
1963	9,289,770	123,960,000	0.75%	1.12%
1964	9,378,113	125,345,000	0.95%	1.12%
1965	9,463,667	126,745,000	0.91%	1.12%
1966	9,527,807	127,468,000	0.68%	0.57%
1967	9,580,991	128,196,000	0.56%	0.57%
1968	9,618,756	128,928,000	0.39%	0.57%
1969	9,646,032	129,664,000	0.28%	0.57%
1970	9,655,549	130,404,000	0.1%	0.57%
1971	9,673,162	131,155,000	0.18%	0.58%
1972	9,711,115	131,909,000	0.39%	0.57%
1973	9,741,720	132,669,000	0.32%	0.58%
1974	9,772,419	133,432,000	0.32%	0.58%
1975	9,800,700	134,200,000	0.29%	0.58%
1976	9,818,227	135,147,000	0.18%	0.71%
1977	9,830,358	136,100,000	0.12%	0.71%
1978	9,839,534	137,060,000	0.09%	0.71%
1979	9,848,382	138,027,000	0.09%	0.71%
1980	9,859,242	139,010,000	0.11%	0.71%
1981	9,858,982	139,941,000	-0.003%	0.67%
1982	9,856,303	140,823,000	-0.03%	0.63%
1983	9,855,520	141,668,000	-0.008%	0.6%
1984	9,855,372	142,745,000	-0.002%	0.76%
1985	9,858,308	143,858,000	0.03%	0.78%
1986	9,861,823	144,894,000	0.04%	0.72%
1987	9,870,234	145,908,000	0.09%	0.7%
1988	9,901,664	146,857,000	0.32%	0.65%
1989	9,937,697	147,721,000	0.36%	0.59%
1990	9,967,379	147,969,406	0.3%	0.17%
1991	10,004,486	148,394,216	0.37%	0.29%
1992	10,045,158	148,538,197	0.41%	0.1%
1993	10,084,475	148,458,777	0.39%	-0.05%
1994	10,115,603	148,407,912	0.31%	-0.03%
1995	10,136,811	148,375,787	0.21%	-0.02%
1996	10,156,637	148,160,129	0.2%	-0.15%
1997	10,181,245	147,915,361	0.24%	-0.17%
1998	10,203,008	147,670,784	0.21%	-0.17%
1999	10,226,419	147,214,776	0.23%	-0.31%
2000	10,251,250	146,596,869	0.24%	-0.42%
2001	10,286,570	145,976,482	0.34%	-0.42%
2002	10,332,785	145,306,497	0.45%	-0.46%
2003	10,376,133	144,648,618	0.42%	-0.45%
2004	10,421,137	144,067,316	0.43%	-0.4%
2005	10,478,617	143,518,814	0.55%	-0.38%
2006	10,547,958	143,049,637	0.66%	-0.33%
2007	10,625,700	142,805,114	0.74%	-0.17%
2008	10,709,973	142,742,366	0.79%	-0.04%
2009	10,796,493	142,785,348	0.81%	0.03%
2010	10,895,586	142,849,468	0.92%	0.04%
2011	11,038,264	143,018,195	1.31%	0.12%
2012	11,106,932	143,378,447	0.62%	0.25%
2013	11,159,407	143,805,638	0.47%	0.3%
2014	11,209,057	144,237,223	0.44%	0.3%
2015	11,274,196	144,640,716	0.58%	0.28%
2016	11,331,422	145,015,460	0.51%	0.26%
2017	11,375,158	145,293,260	0.39%	0.19%
2018	11,427,054	145,398,106	0.46%	0.07%
2019	11,488,980	145,453,291	0.54%	0.04%
2020	11,538,604	145,245,148	0.43%	-0.14%
2021	11,586,195	144,746,762	0.41%	-0.34%
2022	11,680,210	144,236,933	0.81%	-0.35%
2023	11,779,946	143,826,130	0.85%	-0.28%
2024	11,858,610	143,533,851	0.67%	-0.2%
2025	11,878,653	142,718,132	0.17%	-0.57%
2026	11,894,864	142,120,553	0.14%	-0.42%
2027	11,909,001	141,773,330	0.12%	-0.24%
2028	11,922,115	141,402,326	0.11%	-0.26%
2029	11,934,272	141,021,009	0.1%	-0.27%
2030	11,944,861	140,628,883	0.09%	-0.28%
2031	11,953,823	140,218,596	0.08%	-0.29%
2032	11,962,020	139,807,207	0.07%	-0.29%
2033	11,970,216	139,414,947	0.07%	-0.28%
2034	11,977,922	139,034,543	0.06%	-0.27%
2035	11,984,704	138,666,694	0.06%	-0.26%
2036	11,991,147	138,311,757	0.05%	-0.26%
2037	11,997,789	137,968,177	0.06%	-0.25%
2038	12,004,230	137,643,032	0.05%	-0.24%
2039	12,009,488	137,336,299	0.04%	-0.22%
2040	12,013,619	137,053,347	0.03%	-0.21%
2041	12,017,411	136,795,588	0.03%	-0.19%
2042	12,020,456	136,558,692	0.03%	-0.17%
2043	12,022,156	136,335,849	0.01%	-0.16%
2044	12,023,061	136,124,845	0.008%	-0.15%
2045	12,022,487	135,933,758	-0.005%	-0.14%
2046	12,020,034	135,756,848	-0.02%	-0.13%
2047	12,015,998	135,574,181	-0.03%	-0.13%
2048	12,010,009	135,372,557	-0.05%	-0.15%
2049	12,001,950	135,156,911	-0.07%	-0.16%
2050	11,992,103	134,923,391	-0.08%	-0.17%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 563,596 (a 4.97% growth), while Russia's population decreased by -2,894,907 (a 2% decline).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.06% to 134,923,391 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.