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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,858,610 in 2024 vs 218,019 people in Samoa in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,895,018 people compared to 220,543 in Samoa.

Population statistics:

  • Belgium's population is 53.9 times bigger than Samoa's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Samoa is the 177th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.003% for Samoa.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.55% per year vs +0.87% in Samoa.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (12.8% growth), while Samoa has grown from 188K to 221K (17.5% growth).
  • Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2044 at 12M people compared to the peak of 384K people in 2100 for Samoa.

Belgium vs Samoa: live population counter

Belgium Samoa
Current population
11895018
220543
Population rank 83/197 177/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.003%
One net population change
6.68 minutes
6.46 hours
One birth every
4.75 minutes
1.59 hours
One death every
4.75 minutes
6.57 hours
One migration net change every
14.5 minutes
3.18 hours
Annual migration change +36,243 -2,754
Daily growth/decline +216 +4
Annual growth/decline +78,664 +1,356
Annual growth/decline rate +0.67% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 120/197 126/197

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

Belgium
Population

Growth rate
Samoa
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Belgium Samoa Belgium Samoa
1960 9,153,489 112,490 - -
1961 9,183,948 115,496 0.33% 2.67%
1962 9,220,578 118,597 0.4% 2.68%
1963 9,289,770 121,764 0.75% 2.67%
1964 9,378,113 124,894 0.95% 2.57%
1965 9,463,667 127,978 0.91% 2.47%
1966 9,527,807 131,073 0.68% 2.42%
1967 9,580,991 133,764 0.56% 2.05%
1968 9,618,756 136,020 0.39% 1.69%
1969 9,646,032 138,233 0.28% 1.63%
1970 9,655,549 140,400 0.1% 1.57%
1971 9,673,162 142,503 0.18% 1.5%
1972 9,711,115 144,538 0.39% 1.43%
1973 9,741,720 146,516 0.32% 1.37%
1974 9,772,419 149,431 0.32% 1.99%
1975 9,800,700 153,344 0.29% 2.62%
1976 9,818,227 157,113 0.18% 2.46%
1977 9,830,358 159,753 0.12% 1.68%
1978 9,839,534 161,375 0.09% 1.02%
1979 9,848,382 162,882 0.09% 0.93%
1980 9,859,242 164,322 0.11% 0.88%
1981 9,858,982 165,678 -0.003% 0.83%
1982 9,856,303 166,484 -0.03% 0.49%
1983 9,855,520 166,714 -0.008% 0.14%
1984 9,855,372 166,796 -0.002% 0.05%
1985 9,858,308 166,849 0.03% 0.03%
1986 9,861,823 167,061 0.04% 0.13%
1987 9,870,234 167,661 0.09% 0.36%
1988 9,901,664 168,346 0.32% 0.41%
1989 9,937,697 168,768 0.36% 0.25%
1990 9,967,379 169,042 0.3% 0.16%
1991 10,004,486 169,368 0.37% 0.19%
1992 10,045,158 170,331 0.41% 0.57%
1993 10,084,475 171,774 0.39% 0.85%
1994 10,115,603 173,159 0.31% 0.81%
1995 10,136,811 174,571 0.21% 0.82%
1996 10,156,637 176,071 0.2% 0.86%
1997 10,181,245 177,547 0.24% 0.84%
1998 10,203,008 178,905 0.21% 0.76%
1999 10,226,419 180,275 0.23% 0.77%
2000 10,251,250 181,685 0.24% 0.78%
2001 10,286,570 183,166 0.34% 0.82%
2002 10,332,785 184,471 0.45% 0.71%
2003 10,376,133 185,430 0.42% 0.52%
2004 10,421,137 186,249 0.43% 0.44%
2005 10,478,617 186,978 0.55% 0.39%
2006 10,547,958 187,709 0.66% 0.39%
2007 10,625,700 188,753 0.74% 0.56%
2008 10,709,973 190,107 0.79% 0.72%
2009 10,796,493 191,513 0.81% 0.74%
2010 10,895,586 193,023 0.92% 0.79%
2011 11,038,264 194,713 1.31% 0.88%
2012 11,106,932 196,498 0.62% 0.92%
2013 11,159,407 198,268 0.47% 0.9%
2014 11,209,057 200,037 0.44% 0.89%
2015 11,274,196 201,782 0.58% 0.87%
2016 11,331,422 203,499 0.51% 0.85%
2017 11,375,158 205,415 0.39% 0.94%
2018 11,427,054 207,582 0.46% 1.05%
2019 11,488,980 209,780 0.54% 1.06%
2020 11,538,604 211,944 0.43% 1.03%
2021 11,586,195 213,779 0.41% 0.87%
2022 11,680,210 215,261 0.81% 0.69%
2023 11,779,946 216,663 0.85% 0.65%
2024 11,858,610 218,019 0.67% 0.63%
2025 11,878,653 219,302 0.17% 0.59%
2026 11,894,864 220,530 0.14% 0.56%
2027 11,909,001 221,772 0.12% 0.56%
2028 11,922,115 223,104 0.11% 0.6%
2029 11,934,272 224,504 0.1% 0.63%
2030 11,944,861 225,968 0.09% 0.65%
2031 11,953,823 227,581 0.08% 0.71%
2032 11,962,020 229,298 0.07% 0.75%
2033 11,970,216 231,110 0.07% 0.79%
2034 11,977,922 233,061 0.06% 0.84%
2035 11,984,704 235,172 0.06% 0.91%
2036 11,991,147 237,415 0.05% 0.95%
2037 11,997,789 239,730 0.06% 0.98%
2038 12,004,230 242,155 0.05% 1.01%
2039 12,009,488 244,653 0.04% 1.03%
2040 12,013,619 247,196 0.03% 1.04%
2041 12,017,411 249,796 0.03% 1.05%
2042 12,020,456 252,427 0.03% 1.05%
2043 12,022,156 255,023 0.01% 1.03%
2044 12,023,061 257,609 0.008% 1.01%
2045 12,022,487 260,250 -0.005% 1.03%
2046 12,020,034 262,849 -0.02% 1%
2047 12,015,998 265,365 -0.03% 0.96%
2048 12,010,009 267,836 -0.05% 0.93%
2049 12,001,950 270,291 -0.07% 0.92%
2050 11,992,103 272,711 -0.08% 0.9%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Samoa gained 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 563,596 (a 4.97% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 17,044 (a 8.38% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2006 and ranked 177th 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 Samoa will increase by 23.7% to 272,711 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.

Biggest cities by population

Samoa
City Population
Apia 37.7K
Manase 161

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