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Population in Belgium compared to the Solomon Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,858,610 in 2024 vs 819,198 people in the Solomon Islands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,902,714 people compared to 863,951 in the Solomon Islands.

Population statistics:

  • Belgium's population is 13.8 times bigger than the Solomon Islands'.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while the Solomon Islands is the 161st.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.01% for the Solomon Islands.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.55% per year vs +2.95% in the Solomon Islands.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (12.8% growth), while the Solomon Islands has grown from 492K to 864K (75.7% growth).

Belgium vs Solomon Islands: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Solomon Islands
2100 11,193,616 1,869,358
2099 11,211,908 1,865,277
2098 11,230,002 1,861,047
2097 11,246,180 1,856,421
2096 11,261,636 1,851,585
2095 11,277,513 1,846,229
2094 11,293,934 1,840,799
2093 11,309,421 1,834,881
2092 11,325,500 1,828,545
2091 11,339,887 1,822,001
2090 11,354,304 1,815,153
2089 11,368,748 1,808,103
2088 11,384,019 1,800,741
2087 11,399,441 1,793,136
2086 11,413,731 1,785,209
2085 11,427,305 1,777,013
2084 11,441,192 1,768,444
2083 11,454,476 1,759,601
2082 11,468,827 1,750,433
2081 11,480,917 1,740,952
2080 11,494,860 1,731,110
2079 11,507,804 1,721,146
2078 11,522,057 1,710,785
2077 11,534,819 1,700,043
2076 11,546,262 1,688,876
2075 11,558,154 1,677,587
2074 11,571,164 1,666,185
2073 11,584,391 1,654,264
2072 11,597,605 1,642,044
2071 11,611,079 1,629,467
2070 11,627,079 1,616,736
2069 11,643,296 1,603,679
2068 11,660,663 1,590,304
2067 11,677,909 1,576,716
2066 11,696,417 1,563,005
2065 11,716,114 1,549,060
2064 11,736,957 1,534,862
2063 11,758,738 1,520,351
2062 11,780,812 1,505,792
2061 11,804,421 1,490,935
2060 11,825,799 1,476,028
2059 11,847,336 1,460,816
2058 11,867,449 1,445,385
2057 11,890,466 1,429,967
2056 11,911,901 1,414,320
2055 11,931,594 1,398,440
2054 11,950,146 1,382,426
2053 11,968,395 1,366,190
2052 11,984,694 1,349,703
2051 11,998,099 1,333,136
2050 12,008,766 1,316,322
2049 12,017,817 1,299,367
2048 12,024,879 1,282,258
2047 12,029,815 1,265,007
2046 12,032,975 1,247,608
2045 12,034,718 1,230,002
2044 12,034,116 1,212,277
2043 12,032,908 1,194,351
2042 12,030,714 1,176,271
2041 12,026,814 1,158,172
2040 12,023,124 1,139,832
2039 12,018,547 1,121,014
2038 12,012,586 1,101,787
2037 12,005,650 1,082,148
2036 11,999,298 1,062,197
2035 11,992,761 1,041,925
2034 11,985,730 1,021,492
2033 11,977,334 1,000,997
2032 11,969,302 980,329
2031 11,960,910 959,788
2030 11,951,381 939,300
2029 11,939,712 918,921
2028 11,927,038 898,660
2027 11,913,457 878,499
2026 11,898,731 858,557
2025 11,881,020 838,746
2024 11,858,610 819,198
2023 11,779,946 800,005
2022 11,680,210 781,066
2021 11,586,195 762,591
2020 11,538,604 744,498
2019 11,488,980 728,147
2018 11,427,054 709,101
2017 11,375,158 685,672
2016 11,331,422 662,379
2015 11,274,196 639,415
2014 11,209,057 616,908
2013 11,159,407 594,945
2012 11,106,932 573,606
2011 11,038,264 552,945
2010 10,895,586 532,968
2009 10,796,493 518,141
2008 10,709,973 508,790
2007 10,625,700 500,156
2006 10,547,958 491,594
2005 10,478,617 483,080
2004 10,421,137 474,611
2003 10,376,133 466,154
2002 10,332,785 457,671
2001 10,286,570 449,125
2000 10,251,250 440,469
1999 10,226,419 430,500
1998 10,203,008 419,071
1997 10,181,245 407,474
1996 10,156,637 396,009
1995 10,136,811 384,733
1994 10,115,603 373,675
1993 10,084,475 362,839
1992 10,045,158 352,205
1991 10,004,486 341,738
1990 9,967,379 331,435
1989 9,937,697 321,282
1988 9,901,664 311,265
1987 9,870,234 301,414
1986 9,861,823 291,842
1985 9,858,308 282,455
1984 9,855,372 273,163
1983 9,855,520 264,068
1982 9,856,303 255,200
1981 9,858,982 246,555
1980 9,859,242 238,135
1979 9,848,382 229,953
1978 9,839,534 222,029
1977 9,830,358 214,418
1976 9,818,227 207,194
1975 9,800,700 200,744
1974 9,772,419 195,041
1973 9,741,720 189,774
1972 9,711,115 184,994
1971 9,673,162 180,637
1970 9,655,549 176,579
1969 9,646,032 172,476
1968 9,618,756 168,282
1967 9,580,991 164,245
1966 9,527,807 160,393
1965 9,463,667 156,686
1964 9,378,113 153,085
1963 9,289,770 149,589
1962 9,220,578 146,201
1961 9,183,948 142,912
1960 9,153,489 139,688

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/solomon-islands | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 170,785 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 571,292 people (a 5.04% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 201,572 people (a 30.4% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. The Solomon Islands was ranked 165th in 2006 and ranked 161st 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 the Solomon Islands will increase by 52.4% to 1,316,322 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12M people compared to the peak of 1.87M people in 2100 for the Solomon Islands.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Solomon Islands
2100 -0.16% 0.22%
2099 -0.16% 0.23%
2098 -0.14% 0.25%
2097 -0.14% 0.26%
2096 -0.14% 0.29%
2095 -0.15% 0.29%
2094 -0.14% 0.32%
2093 -0.14% 0.35%
2092 -0.13% 0.36%
2091 -0.13% 0.38%
2090 -0.13% 0.39%
2089 -0.13% 0.41%
2088 -0.14% 0.42%
2087 -0.13% 0.44%
2086 -0.12% 0.46%
2085 -0.12% 0.48%
2084 -0.12% 0.5%
2083 -0.13% 0.52%
2082 -0.11% 0.54%
2081 -0.12% 0.57%
2080 -0.11% 0.58%
2079 -0.12% 0.61%
2078 -0.11% 0.63%
2077 -0.1% 0.66%
2076 -0.1% 0.67%
2075 -0.11% 0.68%
2074 -0.11% 0.72%
2073 -0.11% 0.74%
2072 -0.12% 0.77%
2071 -0.14% 0.79%
2070 -0.14% 0.81%
2069 -0.15% 0.84%
2068 -0.15% 0.86%
2067 -0.16% 0.88%
2066 -0.17% 0.9%
2065 -0.18% 0.93%
2064 -0.19% 0.95%
2063 -0.19% 0.97%
2062 -0.2% 1%
2061 -0.18% 1.01%
2060 -0.18% 1.04%
2059 -0.17% 1.07%
2058 -0.19% 1.08%
2057 -0.18% 1.11%
2056 -0.17% 1.14%
2055 -0.16% 1.16%
2054 -0.15% 1.19%
2053 -0.14% 1.22%
2052 -0.11% 1.24%
2051 -0.09% 1.28%
2050 -0.08% 1.3%
2049 -0.06% 1.33%
2048 -0.04% 1.36%
2047 -0.03% 1.39%
2046 -0.01% 1.43%
2045 0.005% 1.46%
2044 0.01% 1.5%
2043 0.02% 1.54%
2042 0.03% 1.56%
2041 0.03% 1.61%
2040 0.04% 1.68%
2039 0.05% 1.75%
2038 0.06% 1.81%
2037 0.05% 1.88%
2036 0.05% 1.95%
2035 0.06% 2%
2034 0.07% 2.05%
2033 0.07% 2.11%
2032 0.07% 2.14%
2031 0.08% 2.18%
2030 0.1% 2.22%
2029 0.11% 2.25%
2028 0.11% 2.3%
2027 0.12% 2.32%
2026 0.15% 2.36%
2025 0.19% 2.39%
2024 0.67% 2.4%
2023 0.85% 2.42%
2022 0.81% 2.42%
2021 0.41% 2.43%
2020 0.43% 2.25%
2019 0.54% 2.69%
2018 0.46% 3.42%
2017 0.39% 3.52%
2016 0.51% 3.59%
2015 0.58% 3.65%
2014 0.44% 3.69%
2013 0.47% 3.72%
2012 0.62% 3.74%
2011 1.31% 3.75%
2010 0.92% 2.86%
2009 0.81% 1.84%
2008 0.79% 1.73%
2007 0.74% 1.74%
2006 0.66% 1.76%
2005 0.55% 1.78%
2004 0.43% 1.81%
2003 0.42% 1.85%
2002 0.45% 1.9%
2001 0.34% 1.97%
2000 0.24% 2.32%
1999 0.23% 2.73%
1998 0.21% 2.85%
1997 0.24% 2.9%
1996 0.2% 2.93%
1995 0.21% 2.96%
1994 0.31% 2.99%
1993 0.39% 3.02%
1992 0.41% 3.06%
1991 0.37% 3.11%
1990 0.3% 3.16%
1989 0.36% 3.22%
1988 0.32% 3.27%
1987 0.09% 3.28%
1986 0.04% 3.32%
1985 0.03% 3.4%
1984 -0.002% 3.44%
1983 -0.008% 3.47%
1982 -0.03% 3.51%
1981 -0.003% 3.54%
1980 0.11% 3.56%
1979 0.09% 3.57%
1978 0.09% 3.55%
1977 0.12% 3.49%
1976 0.18% 3.21%
1975 0.29% 2.92%
1974 0.32% 2.78%
1973 0.32% 2.58%
1972 0.39% 2.41%
1971 0.18% 2.3%
1970 0.1% 2.38%
1969 0.28% 2.49%
1968 0.39% 2.46%
1967 0.56% 2.4%
1966 0.68% 2.37%
1965 0.91% 2.35%
1964 0.95% 2.34%
1963 0.75% 2.32%
1962 0.4% 2.3%
1961 0.33% 2.31%

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/solomon-islands | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belgium grew by 0.67%, while the Solomon Islands' population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Belgium Solomon Islands
Current population
11902714
863951
Population rank 83/197 161/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.01%
One net population change
6.68 minutes
27.4 minutes
One birth every
4.75 minutes
24.4 minutes
One death every
4.75 minutes
2.13 hours
Daily growth/decline +216 +53
Annual growth/decline +78,664 +19,193
Annual growth/decline rate +0.67% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 119/197 33/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
5.39 hours
Annual migration change +31,989 +1,631
Net migration rank 28/196 59/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 2,469
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 192/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 184/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Solomon Islands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Solomon Islands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - 1,631
2024 - 36,243 - 1,610
2023 0 41,679 17,436 1,636
2022 -2,336 118,615 17,253 1,567
2021 5,793 24,017 16,626 1,499
2020 -12,692 43,777 16,488 1,556
2019 8,042 58,469 16,649 -1,990
2018 7,999 50,604 16,790 6,653
2017 10,238 37,981 16,897 6,513
2016 14,731 28,090 17,027 6,146
2015 11,274 63,536 16,909 5,853
2014 21,297 37,472 16,652 5,598
2013 16,739 28,066 16,038 5,631
2012 18,882 45,001 15,585 5,420
2011 25,388 52,464 15,095 5,219
2010 23,970 105,232 14,604 5,040
2009 23,752 97,175 14,381 -4,360
2008 22,491 66,470 14,225 -5,538
2007 23,376 59,911 13,963 -5,383
2006 21,096 53,574 13,799 -5,262
2005 15,718 50,576 13,568 -5,082
2004 16,673 35,143 13,444 -4,985
2003 7,263 34,472 13,344 -4,881
2002 7,233 39,404 13,195 -4,691
2001 11,315 34,924 13,061 -4,474
2000 12,302 13,952 12,938 -4,219
1999 9,203 16,849 12,809 -1,588
1998 9,183 12,517 12,658 -1,019
1997 12,218 10,262 12,478 -931
1996 12,188 15,684 12,328 -947
1995 11,150 1,937 12,124 -952
1994 12,139 17,636 11,771 -828
1993 14,118 18,542 11,396 -665
1992 20,090 25,941 11,029 -482
1991 22,010 27,038 10,789 -410
1990 19,935 8,299 10,561 -335
1989 13,912 7,301 10,354 -270
1988 14,853 3,929 10,142 -197
1987 11,844 3,525 9,943 -179
1986 5,917 2,964 9,656 -269
1985 2,958 2,165 9,534 -150
1984 4,927 1,697 9,299 -102
1983 2,956 1,252 9,011 -30
1982 7,885 1,100 8,720 40
1981 11,831 2,826 8,436 99
1980 10,845 11,482 8,156 151
1979 11,818 11,277 7,874 188
1978 7,872 10,828 7,598 174
1977 8,847 10,460 7,290 159
1976 1,964 10,360 7,058 -48
1975 0 9,652 6,635 -760
1974 7,818 8,924 6,612 -1,084
1973 11,690 8,684 6,343 -1,329
1972 18,451 8,384 6,074 -1,520
1971 21,281 7,992 5,814 -1,646
1970 23,173 19,393 5,575 -1,632
1969 21,221 20,072 5,444 -1,187
1968 20,199 19,809 5,285 -1,154
1967 31,618 19,492 5,151 -1,213
1966 36,206 18,985 5,028 -1,256
1965 39,748 18,243 4,885 -1,237
1964 51,580 17,687 4,747 -1,200
1963 41,804 16,355 4,571 -1,129
1962 42,414 14,829 4,408 -1,073
1961 52,349 10,566 4,257 -1,016
1960 40,275 9,893 4,119 -917

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

GeoRank.org/population/belgium/solomon-islands | 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 the Solomon Islands 82.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 168,727 people) and 17.2% is from migration (a gain of 35,031 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 2,469 people or 0.3% in the Solomon Islands.

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
Solomon Islands
City Population
Honiara 84.5K
Auki 6.81K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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