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

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The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,941,781 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,967,185 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 11.9 times bigger than Belgium's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.86% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.58% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 12M (13.5% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Belgium vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Russia
2100 11,250,862 125,631,984
2099 11,269,247 125,735,285
2098 11,287,433 125,835,990
2097 11,303,694 125,914,480
2096 11,319,229 126,004,709
2095 11,335,187 126,072,890
2094 11,351,692 126,125,529
2093 11,367,258 126,181,074
2092 11,383,419 126,256,091
2091 11,397,881 126,304,823
2090 11,412,370 126,360,262
2089 11,426,889 126,412,664
2088 11,442,238 126,463,022
2087 11,457,739 126,511,263
2086 11,472,102 126,579,534
2085 11,485,745 126,655,806
2084 11,499,703 126,730,694
2083 11,513,055 126,805,713
2082 11,527,480 126,889,471
2081 11,539,632 126,973,300
2080 11,553,646 127,070,546
2079 11,566,656 127,191,346
2078 11,580,982 127,331,975
2077 11,593,809 127,489,152
2076 11,605,311 127,641,749
2075 11,617,264 127,825,235
2074 11,630,340 128,023,096
2073 11,643,635 128,238,922
2072 11,656,916 128,465,870
2071 11,670,459 128,745,681
2070 11,686,541 129,020,076
2069 11,702,841 129,309,803
2068 11,720,297 129,589,275
2067 11,737,631 129,873,991
2066 11,756,233 130,184,092
2065 11,776,031 130,515,828
2064 11,796,981 130,852,649
2063 11,818,873 131,199,458
2062 11,841,060 131,530,725
2061 11,864,790 131,881,030
2060 11,886,277 132,209,377
2059 11,907,924 132,568,882
2058 11,928,140 132,933,515
2057 11,951,275 133,272,997
2056 11,972,819 133,615,325
2055 11,992,614 133,963,055
2054 12,011,260 134,288,366
2053 12,029,602 134,609,198
2052 12,045,984 134,876,558
2051 12,059,458 135,141,211
2050 12,070,180 135,386,454
2049 12,079,277 135,609,441
2048 12,086,376 135,818,840
2047 12,091,336 136,013,698
2046 12,094,512 136,185,098
2045 12,096,264 136,368,416
2044 12,095,660 136,568,234
2043 12,094,445 136,791,498
2042 12,092,240 137,015,033
2041 12,088,320 137,266,491
2040 12,084,611 137,531,851
2039 12,080,011 137,833,822
2038 12,074,019 138,146,863
2037 12,067,048 138,485,780
2036 12,060,663 138,835,731
2035 12,054,093 139,197,452
2034 12,047,026 139,573,272
2033 12,038,587 139,960,175
2032 12,030,514 140,359,785
2031 12,022,079 140,785,026
2030 12,012,501 141,182,418
2029 12,000,773 141,571,268
2028 11,988,034 141,946,979
2027 11,974,384 142,315,155
2026 11,959,583 142,643,173
2025 11,941,781 143,513,328
2024 11,858,610 143,669,648
2023 11,779,946 143,826,130
2022 11,680,210 144,236,933
2021 11,586,195 144,746,762
2020 11,538,604 145,245,148
2019 11,488,980 145,453,291
2018 11,427,054 145,398,106
2017 11,375,158 145,293,260
2016 11,331,422 145,015,460
2015 11,274,196 144,640,716
2014 11,209,057 144,237,223
2013 11,159,407 143,805,638
2012 11,106,932 143,378,447
2011 11,038,264 143,018,195
2010 10,895,586 142,849,468
2009 10,796,493 142,785,348
2008 10,709,973 142,742,366
2007 10,625,700 142,805,114
2006 10,547,958 143,049,637
2005 10,478,617 143,518,814
2004 10,421,137 144,067,316
2003 10,376,133 144,648,618
2002 10,332,785 145,306,497
2001 10,286,570 145,976,482
2000 10,251,250 146,596,869
1999 10,226,419 147,214,776
1998 10,203,008 147,670,784
1997 10,181,245 147,915,361
1996 10,156,637 148,160,129
1995 10,136,811 148,375,787
1994 10,115,603 148,407,912
1993 10,084,475 148,458,777
1992 10,045,158 148,538,197
1991 10,004,486 148,394,216
1990 9,967,379 147,969,406
1989 9,937,697 147,721,000
1988 9,901,664 146,857,000
1987 9,870,234 145,908,000
1986 9,861,823 144,894,000
1985 9,858,308 143,858,000
1984 9,855,372 142,745,000
1983 9,855,520 141,668,000
1982 9,856,303 140,823,000
1981 9,858,982 139,941,000
1980 9,859,242 139,010,000
1979 9,848,382 138,027,000
1978 9,839,534 137,060,000
1977 9,830,358 136,100,000
1976 9,818,227 135,147,000
1975 9,800,700 134,200,000
1974 9,772,419 133,432,000
1973 9,741,720 132,669,000
1972 9,711,115 131,909,000
1971 9,673,162 131,155,000
1970 9,655,549 130,404,000
1969 9,646,032 129,664,000
1968 9,618,756 128,928,000
1967 9,580,991 128,196,000
1966 9,527,807 127,468,000
1965 9,463,667 126,745,000
1964 9,378,113 125,345,000
1963 9,289,770 123,960,000
1962 9,220,578 122,591,000
1961 9,183,948 121,236,000
1960 9,153,489 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

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 635,763 people (a 5.61% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% 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 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12.1M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 126M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Russia
2100 -0.16% -0.08%
2099 -0.16% -0.08%
2098 -0.14% -0.06%
2097 -0.14% -0.07%
2096 -0.14% -0.05%
2095 -0.15% -0.04%
2094 -0.14% -0.04%
2093 -0.14% -0.06%
2092 -0.13% -0.04%
2091 -0.13% -0.04%
2090 -0.13% -0.04%
2089 -0.13% -0.04%
2088 -0.14% -0.04%
2087 -0.13% -0.05%
2086 -0.12% -0.06%
2085 -0.12% -0.06%
2084 -0.12% -0.06%
2083 -0.13% -0.07%
2082 -0.11% -0.07%
2081 -0.12% -0.08%
2080 -0.11% -0.09%
2079 -0.12% -0.11%
2078 -0.11% -0.12%
2077 -0.1% -0.12%
2076 -0.1% -0.14%
2075 -0.11% -0.15%
2074 -0.11% -0.17%
2073 -0.11% -0.18%
2072 -0.12% -0.22%
2071 -0.14% -0.21%
2070 -0.14% -0.22%
2069 -0.15% -0.22%
2068 -0.15% -0.22%
2067 -0.16% -0.24%
2066 -0.17% -0.25%
2065 -0.18% -0.26%
2064 -0.19% -0.26%
2063 -0.19% -0.25%
2062 -0.2% -0.27%
2061 -0.18% -0.25%
2060 -0.18% -0.27%
2059 -0.17% -0.27%
2058 -0.19% -0.25%
2057 -0.18% -0.26%
2056 -0.17% -0.26%
2055 -0.16% -0.24%
2054 -0.15% -0.24%
2053 -0.14% -0.2%
2052 -0.11% -0.2%
2051 -0.09% -0.18%
2050 -0.08% -0.16%
2049 -0.06% -0.15%
2048 -0.04% -0.14%
2047 -0.03% -0.13%
2046 -0.01% -0.13%
2045 0.005% -0.15%
2044 0.01% -0.16%
2043 0.02% -0.16%
2042 0.03% -0.18%
2041 0.03% -0.19%
2040 0.04% -0.22%
2039 0.05% -0.23%
2038 0.06% -0.24%
2037 0.05% -0.25%
2036 0.05% -0.26%
2035 0.06% -0.27%
2034 0.07% -0.28%
2033 0.07% -0.28%
2032 0.07% -0.3%
2031 0.08% -0.28%
2030 0.1% -0.27%
2029 0.11% -0.26%
2028 0.11% -0.26%
2027 0.12% -0.23%
2026 0.15% -0.61%
2025 0.7% -0.11%
2024 0.67% -0.11%
2023 0.85% -0.28%
2022 0.81% -0.35%
2021 0.41% -0.34%
2020 0.43% -0.14%
2019 0.54% 0.04%
2018 0.46% 0.07%
2017 0.39% 0.19%
2016 0.51% 0.26%
2015 0.58% 0.28%
2014 0.44% 0.3%
2013 0.47% 0.3%
2012 0.62% 0.25%
2011 1.31% 0.12%
2010 0.92% 0.04%
2009 0.81% 0.03%
2008 0.79% -0.04%
2007 0.74% -0.17%
2006 0.66% -0.33%
2005 0.55% -0.38%
2004 0.43% -0.4%
2003 0.42% -0.45%
2002 0.45% -0.46%
2001 0.34% -0.42%
2000 0.24% -0.42%
1999 0.23% -0.31%
1998 0.21% -0.17%
1997 0.24% -0.17%
1996 0.2% -0.15%
1995 0.21% -0.02%
1994 0.31% -0.03%
1993 0.39% -0.05%
1992 0.41% 0.1%
1991 0.37% 0.29%
1990 0.3% 0.17%
1989 0.36% 0.59%
1988 0.32% 0.65%
1987 0.09% 0.7%
1986 0.04% 0.72%
1985 0.03% 0.78%
1984 -0.002% 0.76%
1983 -0.008% 0.6%
1982 -0.03% 0.63%
1981 -0.003% 0.67%
1980 0.11% 0.71%
1979 0.09% 0.71%
1978 0.09% 0.71%
1977 0.12% 0.71%
1976 0.18% 0.71%
1975 0.29% 0.58%
1974 0.32% 0.58%
1973 0.32% 0.58%
1972 0.39% 0.57%
1971 0.18% 0.58%
1970 0.1% 0.57%
1969 0.28% 0.57%
1968 0.39% 0.57%
1967 0.56% 0.57%
1966 0.68% 0.57%
1965 0.91% 1.12%
1964 0.95% 1.12%
1963 0.75% 1.12%
1962 0.4% 1.12%
1961 0.33% 1.12%

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/russia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Belgium grew by 0.7%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Belgium Russia
Current population
11967185
142643173
Population rank 83/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 1.72%
One net population change
6.34 minutes
3.37 minutes
One birth every
4.82 minutes
26.1 seconds
One death every
4.67 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +228 -428
Annual growth/decline +83,171 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +0.7% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 116/197 166/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change +31,989 -251,822
Net migration rank 28/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - -251,822
2024 -3,557 36,243 -574,678 -178,042
2023 0 41,679 -503,392 27,807
2022 -2,336 118,615 -576,948 765,629
2021 5,793 24,017 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 -12,692 43,777 -697,177 334,094
2019 8,042 58,469 -319,997 336,494
2018 7,999 50,604 -232,637 339,972
2017 10,238 37,981 -130,764 396,619
2016 14,731 28,090 0 447,645
2015 11,274 63,536 43,392 384,756
2014 21,297 37,472 28,848 264,698
2013 16,739 28,066 28,761 289,872
2012 18,882 45,001 0 285,977
2011 25,388 52,464 -128,716 309,377
2010 23,970 105,232 -242,844 307,555
2009 23,752 97,175 -257,014 350,206
2008 22,491 66,470 -356,856 360,840
2007 23,376 59,911 -471,257 365,717
2006 21,096 53,574 -686,638 308,370
2005 15,718 50,576 -846,761 263,541
2004 16,673 35,143 -792,370 261,519
2003 7,263 34,472 -896,822 256,804
2002 7,233 39,404 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 11,315 34,924 -963,445 259,614
2000 12,302 13,952 -967,540 550,401
1999 9,203 16,849 -927,453 375,468
1998 9,183 12,517 -694,053 528,135
1997 12,218 10,262 -769,159 541,387
1996 12,188 15,684 -785,248 587,171
1995 11,150 1,937 -845,742 723,875
1994 12,139 17,636 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 14,118 18,542 -757,140 507,229
1992 20,090 25,941 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 22,010 27,038 103,876 125,505
1990 19,935 8,299 325,533 299,863
1989 13,912 7,301 576,112 89,400
1988 14,853 3,929 778,343 269,862
1987 11,844 3,525 977,583 275,611
1986 5,917 2,964 985,279 283,553
1985 2,958 2,165 762,447 280,614
1984 4,927 1,697 756,548 247,026
1983 2,956 1,252 906,676 200,159
1982 7,885 1,100 830,855 107,520
1981 11,831 2,826 713,700 36,686
1980 10,845 11,482 681,149 10,440
1979 11,818 11,277 690,135 -5,791
1978 7,872 10,828 812,766 108,882
1977 8,847 10,460 832,932 122,316
1976 1,964 10,360 852,237 113,851
1975 0 9,652 843,850 80,069
1974 7,818 8,924 883,186 -51,759
1973 11,690 8,684 846,561 -107,568
1972 18,451 8,384 872,050 -111,168
1971 21,281 7,992 854,999 -134,968
1970 23,173 19,393 785,554 -264,464
1969 21,221 20,072 753,088 -64,643
1968 20,199 19,809 787,621 -83,221
1967 31,618 19,492 854,554 -116,029
1966 36,206 18,985 989,279 -111,360
1965 39,748 18,243 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 51,580 17,687 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 41,804 16,355 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 42,414 14,829 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 52,349 10,566 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 40,275 9,893 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/belgium/russia | 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 Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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