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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,858,610 in 2024 vs 6,586,476 people in Serbia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,902,714 people compared to 6,494,521 in Serbia.

Population statistics:

  • Belgium's population is 1.83 times bigger than Serbia's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Serbia is the 110th.
  • The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.08% for Serbia.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.55% per year vs -0.76% in Serbia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (12.8% growth), while Serbia has declined from 7.41M to 6.49M (12.4% decline).

Belgium vs Serbia: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Serbia
2100 11,193,616 3,621,418
2099 11,211,908 3,649,584
2098 11,230,002 3,677,789
2097 11,246,180 3,706,279
2096 11,261,636 3,734,933
2095 11,277,513 3,763,769
2094 11,293,934 3,792,851
2093 11,309,421 3,822,147
2092 11,325,500 3,851,865
2091 11,339,887 3,881,833
2090 11,354,304 3,911,964
2089 11,368,748 3,942,571
2088 11,384,019 3,973,274
2087 11,399,441 4,004,485
2086 11,413,731 4,036,066
2085 11,427,305 4,068,021
2084 11,441,192 4,100,403
2083 11,454,476 4,133,391
2082 11,468,827 4,166,924
2081 11,480,917 4,200,811
2080 11,494,860 4,235,306
2079 11,507,804 4,270,442
2078 11,522,057 4,306,246
2077 11,534,819 4,342,382
2076 11,546,262 4,378,754
2075 11,558,154 4,415,505
2074 11,571,164 4,452,888
2073 11,584,391 4,490,589
2072 11,597,605 4,528,672
2071 11,611,079 4,567,167
2070 11,627,079 4,606,212
2069 11,643,296 4,645,524
2068 11,660,663 4,685,090
2067 11,677,909 4,724,796
2066 11,696,417 4,764,445
2065 11,716,114 4,804,405
2064 11,736,957 4,844,434
2063 11,758,738 4,884,574
2062 11,780,812 4,924,899
2061 11,804,421 4,964,985
2060 11,825,799 5,005,138
2059 11,847,336 5,045,125
2058 11,867,449 5,085,292
2057 11,890,466 5,125,901
2056 11,911,901 5,166,530
2055 11,931,594 5,207,137
2054 11,950,146 5,247,793
2053 11,968,395 5,288,369
2052 11,984,694 5,329,487
2051 11,998,099 5,371,281
2050 12,008,766 5,413,067
2049 12,017,817 5,455,402
2048 12,024,879 5,498,031
2047 12,029,815 5,541,158
2046 12,032,975 5,584,824
2045 12,034,718 5,629,108
2044 12,034,116 5,673,908
2043 12,032,908 5,719,287
2042 12,030,714 5,765,400
2041 12,026,814 5,811,936
2040 12,023,124 5,858,464
2039 12,018,547 5,905,404
2038 12,012,586 5,952,107
2037 12,005,650 5,998,763
2036 11,999,298 6,045,097
2035 11,992,761 6,091,385
2034 11,985,730 6,137,447
2033 11,977,334 6,183,536
2032 11,969,302 6,229,136
2031 11,960,910 6,274,395
2030 11,951,381 6,319,422
2029 11,939,712 6,363,799
2028 11,927,038 6,407,914
2027 11,913,457 6,451,609
2026 11,898,731 6,494,521
2025 11,881,020 6,543,364
2024 11,858,610 6,586,476
2023 11,779,946 6,623,183
2022 11,680,210 6,664,449
2021 11,586,195 6,834,326
2020 11,538,604 6,899,126
2019 11,488,980 6,945,235
2018 11,427,054 6,982,604
2017 11,375,158 7,020,858
2016 11,331,422 7,058,322
2015 11,274,196 7,095,383
2014 11,209,057 7,131,787
2013 11,159,407 7,166,553
2012 11,106,932 7,201,497
2011 11,038,264 7,236,519
2010 10,895,586 7,291,436
2009 10,796,493 7,320,807
2008 10,709,973 7,350,222
2007 10,625,700 7,381,579
2006 10,547,958 7,411,569
2005 10,478,617 7,440,769
2004 10,421,137 7,463,157
2003 10,376,133 7,480,591
2002 10,332,785 7,500,031
2001 10,286,570 7,503,433
2000 10,251,250 7,516,346
1999 10,226,419 7,540,401
1998 10,203,008 7,567,745
1997 10,181,245 7,598,538
1996 10,156,637 7,622,185
1995 10,136,811 7,628,264
1994 10,115,603 7,622,711
1993 10,084,475 7,614,328
1992 10,045,158 7,604,063
1991 10,004,486 7,595,636
1990 9,967,379 7,897,937
1989 9,937,697 7,893,787
1988 9,901,664 7,884,218
1987 9,870,234 7,868,027
1986 9,861,823 7,853,824
1985 9,858,308 7,835,902
1984 9,855,372 7,813,549
1983 9,855,520 7,788,100
1982 9,856,303 7,763,335
1981 9,858,982 7,736,787
1980 9,859,242 7,709,544
1979 9,848,382 7,541,997
1978 9,839,534 7,504,017
1977 9,830,358 7,462,783
1976 9,818,227 7,418,973
1975 9,800,700 7,368,717
1974 9,772,419 7,326,043
1973 9,741,720 7,283,902
1972 9,711,115 7,252,012
1971 9,673,162 7,211,716
1970 9,655,549 7,164,993
1969 9,646,032 7,123,249
1968 9,618,756 7,007,586
1967 9,580,991 6,966,522
1966 9,527,807 6,927,969
1965 9,463,667 6,876,624
1964 9,378,113 6,832,855
1963 9,289,770 6,787,950
1962 9,220,578 6,740,264
1961 9,183,948 6,689,077
1960 9,153,489 6,638,992

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belgium/serbia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Serbia lost 353,247 people (a 4.77% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 571,292 people (a 5.04% growth), while Serbia's population decreased by 563,801 people (a 7.99% decline).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Serbia was ranked 97th in 2006 and ranked 110th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belgium's population will grow by 0.89% to 12,008,766 people with a rank change from 83rd to 92nd. The population of Serbia will decrease by 16.7% to 5,413,067 people and rank change from 110th to 125th.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12M people, while Serbia's population already peaked in 1990 at 7.9M people and is projected to decrease to 3.62M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Serbia
2100 -0.16% -0.77%
2099 -0.16% -0.77%
2098 -0.14% -0.77%
2097 -0.14% -0.77%
2096 -0.14% -0.77%
2095 -0.15% -0.77%
2094 -0.14% -0.77%
2093 -0.14% -0.77%
2092 -0.13% -0.77%
2091 -0.13% -0.77%
2090 -0.13% -0.78%
2089 -0.13% -0.77%
2088 -0.14% -0.78%
2087 -0.13% -0.78%
2086 -0.12% -0.79%
2085 -0.12% -0.79%
2084 -0.12% -0.8%
2083 -0.13% -0.8%
2082 -0.11% -0.81%
2081 -0.12% -0.81%
2080 -0.11% -0.82%
2079 -0.12% -0.83%
2078 -0.11% -0.83%
2077 -0.1% -0.83%
2076 -0.1% -0.83%
2075 -0.11% -0.84%
2074 -0.11% -0.84%
2073 -0.11% -0.84%
2072 -0.12% -0.84%
2071 -0.14% -0.85%
2070 -0.14% -0.85%
2069 -0.15% -0.84%
2068 -0.15% -0.84%
2067 -0.16% -0.83%
2066 -0.17% -0.83%
2065 -0.18% -0.83%
2064 -0.19% -0.82%
2063 -0.19% -0.82%
2062 -0.2% -0.81%
2061 -0.18% -0.8%
2060 -0.18% -0.79%
2059 -0.17% -0.79%
2058 -0.19% -0.79%
2057 -0.18% -0.79%
2056 -0.17% -0.78%
2055 -0.16% -0.77%
2054 -0.15% -0.77%
2053 -0.14% -0.77%
2052 -0.11% -0.78%
2051 -0.09% -0.77%
2050 -0.08% -0.78%
2049 -0.06% -0.78%
2048 -0.04% -0.78%
2047 -0.03% -0.78%
2046 -0.01% -0.79%
2045 0.005% -0.79%
2044 0.01% -0.79%
2043 0.02% -0.8%
2042 0.03% -0.8%
2041 0.03% -0.79%
2040 0.04% -0.79%
2039 0.05% -0.78%
2038 0.06% -0.78%
2037 0.05% -0.77%
2036 0.05% -0.76%
2035 0.06% -0.75%
2034 0.07% -0.75%
2033 0.07% -0.73%
2032 0.07% -0.72%
2031 0.08% -0.71%
2030 0.1% -0.7%
2029 0.11% -0.69%
2028 0.11% -0.68%
2027 0.12% -0.66%
2026 0.15% -0.75%
2025 0.19% -0.65%
2024 0.67% -0.55%
2023 0.85% -0.62%
2022 0.81% -2.49%
2021 0.41% -0.94%
2020 0.43% -0.66%
2019 0.54% -0.54%
2018 0.46% -0.54%
2017 0.39% -0.53%
2016 0.51% -0.52%
2015 0.58% -0.51%
2014 0.44% -0.49%
2013 0.47% -0.49%
2012 0.62% -0.48%
2011 1.31% -0.75%
2010 0.92% -0.4%
2009 0.81% -0.4%
2008 0.79% -0.42%
2007 0.74% -0.4%
2006 0.66% -0.39%
2005 0.55% -0.3%
2004 0.43% -0.23%
2003 0.42% -0.26%
2002 0.45% -0.05%
2001 0.34% -0.17%
2000 0.24% -0.32%
1999 0.23% -0.36%
1998 0.21% -0.41%
1997 0.24% -0.31%
1996 0.2% -0.08%
1995 0.21% 0.07%
1994 0.31% 0.11%
1993 0.39% 0.13%
1992 0.41% 0.11%
1991 0.37% -3.83%
1990 0.3% 0.05%
1989 0.36% 0.12%
1988 0.32% 0.21%
1987 0.09% 0.18%
1986 0.04% 0.23%
1985 0.03% 0.29%
1984 -0.002% 0.33%
1983 -0.008% 0.32%
1982 -0.03% 0.34%
1981 -0.003% 0.35%
1980 0.11% 2.22%
1979 0.09% 0.51%
1978 0.09% 0.55%
1977 0.12% 0.59%
1976 0.18% 0.68%
1975 0.29% 0.58%
1974 0.32% 0.58%
1973 0.32% 0.44%
1972 0.39% 0.56%
1971 0.18% 0.65%
1970 0.1% 0.59%
1969 0.28% 1.65%
1968 0.39% 0.59%
1967 0.56% 0.56%
1966 0.68% 0.75%
1965 0.91% 0.64%
1964 0.95% 0.66%
1963 0.75% 0.71%
1962 0.4% 0.77%
1961 0.33% 0.75%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belgium/serbia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belgium grew by 0.67%, while Serbia's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Belgium Serbia
Current population
11902714
6494521
Population rank 83/197 110/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.08%
One net population change
6.68 minutes
14.3 minutes
One birth every
4.75 minutes
8.63 minutes
One death every
4.75 minutes
5.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +216 -101
Annual growth/decline +78,664 -36,707
Annual growth/decline rate +0.67% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 119/197 189/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
40.3 minutes
Annual migration change +31,989 -13,086
Net migration rank 28/196 140/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 712,550
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 70/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 10.6%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 64/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Serbia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Serbia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - -13,086
2024 - 36,243 - -8,132
2023 0 41,679 -36,427 4,348
2022 -2,336 118,615 -46,651 40,118
2021 5,793 24,017 -74,494 -8,974
2020 -12,692 43,777 -55,193 -10,220
2019 8,042 58,469 -36,810 -18,891
2018 7,999 50,604 -37,707 -18,883
2017 10,238 37,981 -39,317 -18,651
2016 14,731 28,090 -35,998 -18,322
2015 11,274 63,536 -37,605 -18,789
2014 21,297 37,472 -34,946 -18,846
2013 16,739 28,066 -34,399 -17,866
2012 18,882 45,001 -35,288 -18,513
2011 25,388 52,464 -36,906 611
2010 23,970 105,232 -34,999 3,632
2009 23,752 97,175 -33,676 6,043
2008 22,491 66,470 -33,590 7,070
2007 23,376 59,911 -34,693 7,045
2006 21,096 53,574 -31,870 8,018
2005 15,718 50,576 -34,227 7,945
2004 16,673 35,143 -26,121 7,300
2003 7,263 34,472 -24,686 6,854
2002 7,233 39,404 -24,750 1,562
2001 11,315 34,924 -20,259 -12,007
2000 12,302 13,952 -30,065 -14,368
1999 9,203 16,849 -29,408 -4,073
1998 9,183 12,517 -23,006 -5,665
1997 12,218 10,262 -18,389 -5,817
1996 12,188 15,684 -16,007 -5,598
1995 11,150 1,937 -7,628 -6,019
1994 12,139 17,636 -7,157 -5,934
1993 14,118 18,542 -5,703 -5,972
1992 20,090 25,941 -3,779 -4,415
1991 22,010 27,038 2,210 -8,483
1990 19,935 8,299 7,416 -16,260
1989 13,912 7,301 11,872 -16,360
1988 14,853 3,929 13,852 -15,715
1987 11,844 3,525 16,711 -16,686
1986 5,917 2,964 19,407 -17,990
1985 2,958 2,165 22,090 -17,646
1984 4,927 1,697 23,815 -15,567
1983 2,956 1,252 27,515 -15,301
1982 7,885 1,100 30,603 -13,550
1981 11,831 2,826 34,304 -8,531
1980 10,845 11,482 36,273 287
1979 11,818 11,277 39,022 -960
1978 7,872 10,828 43,636 -1,481
1977 8,847 10,460 48,105 -1,953
1976 1,964 10,360 51,399 -2,744
1975 0 9,652 52,502 -3,490
1974 7,818 8,924 51,583 -3,525
1973 11,690 8,684 49,596 -2,396
1972 18,451 8,384 48,248 -348
1971 21,281 7,992 47,424 1,655
1970 23,173 19,393 48,343 1,861
1969 21,221 20,072 50,304 4,112
1968 20,199 19,809 51,653 5,430
1967 31,618 19,492 53,120 6,114
1966 36,206 18,985 53,338 7,037
1965 39,748 18,243 53,383 7,957
1964 51,580 17,687 54,185 8,045
1963 41,804 16,355 55,580 8,276
1962 42,414 14,829 59,307 6,064
1961 52,349 10,566 61,065 6,422
1960 40,275 9,893 63,642 4,377

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belgium/serbia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 11.3% of the population change in Belgium is from natural causes (a gain of 64,346 people) and 88.7% is from migration (a gain of 504,240 people). In Serbia 83.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 435,148 people) and 16.7% is from migration (a loss of 87,110 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 712,550 people or 10.6% in Serbia.

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
Serbia
City Population
Belgrade 1.2M
Novi Sad 260K
Pristina 227K
Nis 183K
Kragujevac 151K
Subotica 106K
Valjevo 90.3K
Cacak 71.9K
Mitrovica 71.6K
Novi Pazar 66.5K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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