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	11,787,423	143,826,130	0.92%	-0.28%
2024	11,876,844	143,533,851	0.76%	-0.2%
2025	11,896,918	142,718,132	0.17%	-0.57%
2026	11,913,154	142,120,553	0.14%	-0.42%
2027	11,927,312	141,773,330	0.12%	-0.24%
2028	11,940,447	141,402,326	0.11%	-0.26%
2029	11,952,623	141,021,009	0.1%	-0.27%
2030	11,963,228	140,628,883	0.09%	-0.28%
2031	11,972,203	140,218,596	0.08%	-0.29%
2032	11,980,413	139,807,207	0.07%	-0.29%
2033	11,988,622	139,414,947	0.07%	-0.28%
2034	11,996,340	139,034,543	0.06%	-0.27%
2035	12,003,132	138,666,694	0.06%	-0.26%
2036	12,009,585	138,311,757	0.05%	-0.26%
2037	12,016,237	137,968,177	0.06%	-0.25%
2038	12,022,688	137,643,032	0.05%	-0.24%
2039	12,027,954	137,336,299	0.04%	-0.22%
2040	12,032,091	137,053,347	0.03%	-0.21%
2041	12,035,890	136,795,588	0.03%	-0.19%
2042	12,038,939	136,558,692	0.03%	-0.17%
2043	12,040,642	136,335,849	0.01%	-0.16%
2044	12,041,547	136,124,845	0.008%	-0.15%
2045	12,040,973	135,933,758	-0.005%	-0.14%
2046	12,038,516	135,756,848	-0.02%	-0.13%
2047	12,034,474	135,574,181	-0.03%	-0.13%
2048	12,028,475	135,372,557	-0.05%	-0.15%
2049	12,020,405	135,156,911	-0.07%	-0.16%
2050	12,010,542	134,923,391	-0.08%	-0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belgium increased by 795,579 people (a 7.59% growth), while Russia gained 1,121,902 people (a 0.78% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belgium gained 635,764 (a 5.64% growth), while Russia's population decreased by -1,922,584 (a 1.33% decline).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2005 and is 83rd in 2025. Russia was ranked 9th in 2005 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.46% to 134,923,391 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.