Population in Belgium compared to Saudi Arabia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Belgium and Saudi Arabia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belgium	Saudi Arabia	Belgium	Saudi Arabia
1960	9,153,489	2,435,403	-	-
1961	9,183,948	2,526,347	0.33%	3.73%
1962	9,220,578	2,620,910	0.4%	3.74%
1963	9,289,770	2,719,341	0.75%	3.76%
1964	9,378,113	2,821,968	0.95%	3.77%
1965	9,463,667	2,928,771	0.91%	3.78%
1966	9,527,807	3,039,887	0.68%	3.79%
1967	9,580,991	3,157,242	0.56%	3.86%
1968	9,618,756	3,282,711	0.39%	3.97%
1969	9,646,032	3,417,114	0.28%	4.09%
1970	9,655,549	3,562,470	0.1%	4.25%
1971	9,673,162	3,724,031	0.18%	4.54%
1972	9,711,115	3,905,722	0.39%	4.88%
1973	9,741,720	4,106,344	0.32%	5.14%
1974	9,772,419	4,323,632	0.32%	5.29%
1975	9,800,700	4,556,287	0.29%	5.38%
1976	9,818,227	4,807,933	0.18%	5.52%
1977	9,830,358	5,083,048	0.12%	5.72%
1978	9,839,534	5,381,902	0.09%	5.88%
1979	9,848,382	5,703,698	0.09%	5.98%
1980	9,859,242	6,047,997	0.11%	6.04%
1981	9,858,982	6,420,551	-0.003%	6.16%
1982	9,856,303	6,824,486	-0.03%	6.29%
1983	9,855,520	7,252,941	-0.008%	6.28%
1984	9,855,372	7,697,307	-0.002%	6.13%
1985	9,858,308	8,151,779	0.03%	5.9%
1986	9,861,823	8,628,639	0.04%	5.85%
1987	9,870,234	9,130,194	0.09%	5.81%
1988	9,901,664	9,629,165	0.32%	5.47%
1989	9,937,697	10,128,394	0.36%	5.18%
1990	9,967,379	10,640,691	0.3%	5.06%
1991	10,004,486	11,160,744	0.37%	4.89%
1992	10,045,158	11,686,676	0.41%	4.71%
1993	10,084,475	12,215,862	0.39%	4.53%
1994	10,115,603	12,750,040	0.31%	4.37%
1995	10,136,811	13,289,245	0.21%	4.23%
1996	10,156,637	13,831,009	0.2%	4.08%
1997	10,181,245	14,374,943	0.24%	3.93%
1998	10,203,008	14,922,185	0.21%	3.81%
1999	10,226,419	15,472,075	0.23%	3.69%
2000	10,251,250	16,177,722	0.24%	4.56%
2001	10,286,570	17,041,397	0.34%	5.34%
2002	10,332,785	17,910,910	0.45%	5.1%
2003	10,376,133	18,786,767	0.42%	4.89%
2004	10,421,137	19,669,480	0.43%	4.7%
2005	10,478,617	20,559,890	0.55%	4.53%
2006	10,547,958	21,459,144	0.66%	4.37%
2007	10,625,700	22,368,313	0.74%	4.24%
2008	10,709,973	23,287,877	0.79%	4.11%
2009	10,796,493	24,217,654	0.81%	3.99%
2010	10,895,586	23,978,487	0.92%	-0.99%
2011	11,038,264	25,091,867	1.31%	4.64%
2012	11,106,932	26,168,861	0.62%	4.29%
2013	11,159,407	27,624,004	0.47%	5.56%
2014	11,209,057	28,309,273	0.44%	2.48%
2015	11,274,196	29,816,382	0.58%	5.32%
2016	11,331,422	30,954,198	0.51%	3.82%
2017	11,375,158	30,977,355	0.39%	0.07%
2018	11,427,054	30,196,281	0.46%	-2.52%
2019	11,488,980	30,063,799	0.54%	-0.44%
2020	11,538,604	31,552,510	0.43%	4.95%
2021	11,586,195	30,784,383	0.41%	-2.43%
2022	11,680,210	32,175,224	0.81%	4.52%
2023	11,779,946	33,702,731	0.85%	4.75%
2024	11,858,610	35,300,280	0.67%	4.74%
2025	11,878,653	35,927,625	0.17%	1.78%
2026	11,894,864	36,550,694	0.14%	1.73%
2027	11,909,001	37,167,513	0.12%	1.69%
2028	11,922,115	37,775,810	0.11%	1.64%
2029	11,934,272	38,364,377	0.1%	1.56%
2030	11,944,861	38,918,375	0.09%	1.44%
2031	11,953,823	39,450,880	0.08%	1.37%
2032	11,962,020	39,983,934	0.07%	1.35%
2033	11,970,216	40,517,599	0.07%	1.33%
2034	11,977,922	41,052,423	0.06%	1.32%
2035	11,984,704	41,588,429	0.06%	1.31%
2036	11,991,147	42,125,184	0.05%	1.29%
2037	11,997,789	42,661,908	0.06%	1.27%
2038	12,004,230	43,198,420	0.05%	1.26%
2039	12,009,488	43,734,316	0.04%	1.24%
2040	12,013,619	44,269,571	0.03%	1.22%
2041	12,017,411	44,804,338	0.03%	1.21%
2042	12,020,456	45,338,111	0.03%	1.19%
2043	12,022,156	45,870,896	0.01%	1.18%
2044	12,023,061	46,403,116	0.008%	1.16%
2045	12,022,487	46,934,822	-0.005%	1.15%
2046	12,020,034	47,465,267	-0.02%	1.13%
2047	12,015,998	47,993,976	-0.03%	1.11%
2048	12,010,009	48,521,364	-0.05%	1.1%
2049	12,001,950	49,047,461	-0.07%	1.08%
2050	11,992,103	49,572,202	-0.08%	1.07%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,495,054 people (a 44.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 563,596 (a 4.97% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 5,603,237 (a 18.1% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Saudi Arabia was ranked 50th in 2006 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 35.6% to 49,572,202 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.