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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belgium	Rwanda	Belgium	Rwanda
1960	9,153,489	3,022,294	-	-
1961	9,183,948	3,106,779	0.33%	2.8%
1962	9,220,578	3,186,025	0.4%	2.55%
1963	9,289,770	3,258,890	0.75%	2.29%
1964	9,378,113	3,334,834	0.95%	2.33%
1965	9,463,667	3,423,210	0.91%	2.65%
1966	9,527,807	3,521,626	0.68%	2.87%
1967	9,580,991	3,629,577	0.56%	3.07%
1968	9,618,756	3,744,010	0.39%	3.15%
1969	9,646,032	3,861,271	0.28%	3.13%
1970	9,655,549	3,980,669	0.1%	3.09%
1971	9,673,162	4,100,044	0.18%	3%
1972	9,711,115	4,220,335	0.39%	2.93%
1973	9,741,720	4,345,047	0.32%	2.96%
1974	9,772,419	4,474,228	0.32%	2.97%
1975	9,800,700	4,607,728	0.29%	2.98%
1976	9,818,227	4,745,954	0.18%	3%
1977	9,830,358	4,888,240	0.12%	3%
1978	9,839,534	5,035,171	0.09%	3.01%
1979	9,848,382	5,189,541	0.09%	3.07%
1980	9,859,242	5,353,259	0.11%	3.15%
1981	9,858,982	5,527,230	-0.003%	3.25%
1982	9,856,303	5,711,549	-0.03%	3.33%
1983	9,855,520	5,905,311	-0.008%	3.39%
1984	9,855,372	6,107,627	-0.002%	3.43%
1985	9,858,308	6,317,228	0.03%	3.43%
1986	9,861,823	6,531,881	0.04%	3.4%
1987	9,870,234	6,749,493	0.09%	3.33%
1988	9,901,664	6,968,071	0.32%	3.24%
1989	9,937,697	7,184,706	0.36%	3.11%
1990	9,967,379	7,375,307	0.3%	2.65%
1991	10,004,486	7,526,966	0.37%	2.06%
1992	10,045,158	7,683,266	0.41%	2.08%
1993	10,084,475	7,981,132	0.39%	3.88%
1994	10,115,603	6,792,352	0.31%	-14.9%
1995	10,136,811	5,674,118	0.21%	-16.5%
1996	10,156,637	6,708,764	0.2%	18.2%
1997	10,181,245	7,755,238	0.24%	15.6%
1998	10,203,008	8,081,681	0.21%	4.21%
1999	10,226,419	8,147,912	0.23%	0.82%
2000	10,251,250	8,213,931	0.24%	0.81%
2001	10,286,570	8,287,094	0.34%	0.89%
2002	10,332,785	8,400,180	0.45%	1.36%
2003	10,376,133	8,586,875	0.42%	2.22%
2004	10,421,137	8,816,844	0.43%	2.68%
2005	10,478,617	9,054,528	0.55%	2.7%
2006	10,547,958	9,299,246	0.66%	2.7%
2007	10,625,700	9,549,933	0.74%	2.7%
2008	10,709,973	9,804,269	0.79%	2.66%
2009	10,796,493	10,060,432	0.81%	2.61%
2010	10,895,586	10,317,553	0.92%	2.56%
2011	11,038,264	10,573,733	1.31%	2.48%
2012	11,106,932	10,829,901	0.62%	2.42%
2013	11,159,407	11,093,340	0.47%	2.43%
2014	11,209,057	11,364,757	0.44%	2.45%
2015	11,274,196	11,640,022	0.58%	2.42%
2016	11,331,422	11,919,183	0.51%	2.4%
2017	11,375,158	12,202,060	0.39%	2.37%
2018	11,427,054	12,487,996	0.46%	2.34%
2019	11,488,980	12,776,103	0.54%	2.31%
2020	11,538,604	13,065,837	0.43%	2.27%
2021	11,586,195	13,355,260	0.41%	2.22%
2022	11,680,210	13,651,030	0.81%	2.21%
2023	11,787,423	13,954,471	0.92%	2.22%
2024	11,876,844	14,256,567	0.76%	2.16%
2025	11,896,918	14,569,343	0.17%	2.19%
2026	11,913,154	14,889,694	0.14%	2.2%
2027	11,927,312	15,214,324	0.12%	2.18%
2028	11,940,447	15,536,461	0.11%	2.12%
2029	11,952,623	15,844,649	0.1%	1.98%
2030	11,963,228	16,154,698	0.09%	1.96%
2031	11,972,203	16,473,106	0.08%	1.97%
2032	11,980,413	16,771,820	0.07%	1.81%
2033	11,988,622	17,073,475	0.07%	1.8%
2034	11,996,340	17,402,250	0.06%	1.93%
2035	12,003,132	17,746,315	0.06%	1.98%
2036	12,009,585	18,076,769	0.05%	1.86%
2037	12,016,237	18,395,838	0.06%	1.77%
2038	12,022,688	18,729,778	0.05%	1.82%
2039	12,027,954	19,076,783	0.04%	1.85%
2040	12,032,091	19,440,762	0.03%	1.91%
2041	12,035,890	19,806,170	0.03%	1.88%
2042	12,038,939	20,153,979	0.03%	1.76%
2043	12,040,642	20,500,826	0.01%	1.72%
2044	12,041,547	20,837,079	0.008%	1.64%
2045	12,040,973	21,152,650	-0.005%	1.51%
2046	12,038,516	21,459,144	-0.02%	1.45%
2047	12,034,474	21,764,578	-0.03%	1.42%
2048	12,028,475	22,086,112	-0.05%	1.48%
2049	12,020,405	22,403,887	-0.07%	1.44%
2050	12,010,542	22,707,896	-0.08%	1.36%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belgium increased by 795,579 people (a 7.59% growth), while Rwanda gained 2,585,494 people (a 28.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belgium gained 635,764 (a 5.64% growth), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,186,652 (a 27.4% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2005 and is 83rd in 2025. Rwanda was ranked 87th in 2005 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 53.2% to 22,707,896 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.