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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belgium	Somalia	Belgium	Somalia
1960	9,153,489	2,876,331	-	-
1961	9,183,948	2,952,054	0.33%	2.63%
1962	9,220,578	3,030,091	0.4%	2.64%
1963	9,289,770	3,110,361	0.75%	2.65%
1964	9,378,113	3,192,796	0.95%	2.65%
1965	9,463,667	3,277,874	0.91%	2.66%
1966	9,527,807	3,365,106	0.68%	2.66%
1967	9,580,991	3,454,537	0.56%	2.66%
1968	9,618,756	3,546,590	0.39%	2.66%
1969	9,646,032	3,641,015	0.28%	2.66%
1970	9,655,549	3,738,448	0.1%	2.68%
1971	9,673,162	3,837,691	0.18%	2.65%
1972	9,711,115	3,939,436	0.39%	2.65%
1973	9,741,720	4,045,592	0.32%	2.69%
1974	9,772,419	4,151,842	0.32%	2.63%
1975	9,800,700	4,257,535	0.29%	2.55%
1976	9,818,227	4,365,812	0.18%	2.54%
1977	9,830,358	4,484,050	0.12%	2.71%
1978	9,839,534	4,814,892	0.09%	7.38%
1979	9,848,382	5,449,117	0.09%	13.2%
1980	9,859,242	5,936,154	0.11%	8.94%
1981	9,858,982	5,982,849	-0.003%	0.79%
1982	9,856,303	6,003,840	-0.03%	0.35%
1983	9,855,520	6,198,430	-0.008%	3.24%
1984	9,855,372	6,428,389	-0.002%	3.71%
1985	9,858,308	6,693,289	0.03%	4.12%
1986	9,861,823	6,974,788	0.04%	4.21%
1987	9,870,234	7,228,302	0.09%	3.63%
1988	9,901,664	7,235,360	0.32%	0.1%
1989	9,937,697	7,114,817	0.36%	-1.67%
1990	9,967,379	7,082,811	0.3%	-0.45%
1991	10,004,486	6,813,760	0.37%	-3.8%
1992	10,045,158	6,495,107	0.41%	-4.68%
1993	10,084,475	6,681,399	0.39%	2.87%
1994	10,115,603	7,026,797	0.31%	5.17%
1995	10,136,811	7,285,007	0.21%	3.67%
1996	10,156,637	7,554,474	0.2%	3.7%
1997	10,181,245	7,824,525	0.24%	3.57%
1998	10,203,008	8,155,417	0.21%	4.23%
1999	10,226,419	8,492,059	0.23%	4.13%
2000	10,251,250	8,838,713	0.24%	4.08%
2001	10,286,570	9,198,493	0.34%	4.07%
2002	10,332,785	9,550,063	0.45%	3.82%
2003	10,376,133	9,909,157	0.42%	3.76%
2004	10,421,137	10,280,998	0.43%	3.75%
2005	10,478,617	10,644,228	0.55%	3.53%
2006	10,547,958	10,975,502	0.66%	3.11%
2007	10,625,700	11,322,582	0.74%	3.16%
2008	10,709,973	11,663,084	0.79%	3.01%
2009	10,796,493	11,961,201	0.81%	2.56%
2010	10,895,586	12,261,756	0.92%	2.51%
2011	11,038,264	12,348,830	1.31%	0.71%
2012	11,106,932	12,461,160	0.62%	0.91%
2013	11,159,407	12,869,594	0.47%	3.28%
2014	11,209,057	13,339,491	0.44%	3.65%
2015	11,274,196	13,806,963	0.58%	3.5%
2016	11,331,422	14,348,740	0.51%	3.92%
2017	11,375,158	14,916,629	0.39%	3.96%
2018	11,427,054	15,452,487	0.46%	3.59%
2019	11,488,980	16,030,971	0.54%	3.74%
2020	11,538,604	16,651,191	0.43%	3.87%
2021	11,586,195	17,271,431	0.41%	3.72%
2022	11,680,210	17,801,897	0.81%	3.07%
2023	11,779,946	18,358,615	0.85%	3.13%
2024	11,858,610	19,009,151	0.67%	3.54%
2025	11,878,653	19,654,737	0.17%	3.4%
2026	11,894,864	20,305,905	0.14%	3.31%
2027	11,909,001	20,959,056	0.12%	3.22%
2028	11,922,115	21,601,810	0.11%	3.07%
2029	11,934,272	22,247,714	0.1%	2.99%
2030	11,944,861	22,915,042	0.09%	3%
2031	11,953,823	23,589,793	0.08%	2.94%
2032	11,962,020	24,258,789	0.07%	2.84%
2033	11,970,216	24,921,830	0.07%	2.73%
2034	11,977,922	25,593,666	0.06%	2.7%
2035	11,984,704	26,294,943	0.06%	2.74%
2036	11,991,147	27,009,199	0.05%	2.72%
2037	11,997,789	27,731,170	0.06%	2.67%
2038	12,004,230	28,455,755	0.05%	2.61%
2039	12,009,488	29,167,897	0.04%	2.5%
2040	12,013,619	29,896,286	0.03%	2.5%
2041	12,017,411	30,635,956	0.03%	2.47%
2042	12,020,456	31,350,028	0.03%	2.33%
2043	12,022,156	32,057,980	0.01%	2.26%
2044	12,023,061	32,780,417	0.008%	2.25%
2045	12,022,487	33,510,163	-0.005%	2.23%
2046	12,020,034	34,248,030	-0.02%	2.2%
2047	12,015,998	34,996,366	-0.03%	2.19%
2048	12,010,009	35,743,960	-0.05%	2.14%
2049	12,001,950	36,474,683	-0.07%	2.04%
2050	11,992,103	37,206,497	-0.08%	2.01%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 563,596 (a 4.97% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 5,964,303 (a 41.6% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 83.2% to 37,206,497 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.