Population in Belgium compared to South Africa: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Belgium and South Africa: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belgium	South Africa	Belgium	South Africa
1960	9,153,489	16,440,172	-	-
1961	9,183,948	16,908,035	0.33%	2.85%
1962	9,220,578	17,418,522	0.4%	3.02%
1963	9,289,770	17,954,564	0.75%	3.08%
1964	9,378,113	18,511,361	0.95%	3.1%
1965	9,463,667	19,089,380	0.91%	3.12%
1966	9,527,807	19,690,087	0.68%	3.15%
1967	9,580,991	20,314,066	0.56%	3.17%
1968	9,618,756	20,957,287	0.39%	3.17%
1969	9,646,032	21,614,676	0.28%	3.14%
1970	9,655,549	22,279,984	0.1%	3.08%
1971	9,673,162	22,942,143	0.18%	2.97%
1972	9,711,115	23,609,456	0.39%	2.91%
1973	9,741,720	24,294,263	0.32%	2.9%
1974	9,772,419	24,989,108	0.32%	2.86%
1975	9,800,700	25,690,940	0.29%	2.81%
1976	9,818,227	26,395,450	0.18%	2.74%
1977	9,830,358	27,118,952	0.12%	2.74%
1978	9,839,534	27,869,507	0.09%	2.77%
1979	9,848,382	28,634,162	0.09%	2.74%
1980	9,859,242	29,518,857	0.11%	3.09%
1981	9,858,982	30,541,044	-0.003%	3.46%
1982	9,856,303	31,615,339	-0.03%	3.52%
1983	9,855,520	32,739,304	-0.008%	3.56%
1984	9,855,372	33,892,788	-0.002%	3.52%
1985	9,858,308	35,042,093	0.03%	3.39%
1986	9,861,823	36,180,515	0.04%	3.25%
1987	9,870,234	37,326,190	0.09%	3.17%
1988	9,901,664	38,480,649	0.32%	3.09%
1989	9,937,697	39,628,575	0.36%	2.98%
1990	9,967,379	40,746,268	0.3%	2.82%
1991	10,004,486	41,687,898	0.37%	2.31%
1992	10,045,158	42,443,509	0.41%	1.81%
1993	10,084,475	43,297,156	0.39%	2.01%
1994	10,115,603	44,004,139	0.31%	1.63%
1995	10,136,811	44,541,554	0.21%	1.22%
1996	10,156,637	45,123,018	0.2%	1.31%
1997	10,181,245	45,666,838	0.24%	1.21%
1998	10,203,008	46,223,880	0.21%	1.22%
1999	10,226,419	46,730,335	0.23%	1.1%
2000	10,251,250	47,159,719	0.24%	0.92%
2001	10,286,570	47,566,800	0.34%	0.86%
2002	10,332,785	48,019,415	0.45%	0.95%
2003	10,376,133	48,500,348	0.42%	1%
2004	10,421,137	48,991,421	0.43%	1.01%
2005	10,478,617	49,490,033	0.55%	1.02%
2006	10,547,958	49,998,277	0.66%	1.03%
2007	10,625,700	50,528,584	0.74%	1.06%
2008	10,709,973	51,114,599	0.79%	1.16%
2009	10,796,493	51,728,516	0.81%	1.2%
2010	10,895,586	52,344,051	0.92%	1.19%
2011	11,038,264	52,995,205	1.31%	1.24%
2012	11,106,932	53,782,567	0.62%	1.49%
2013	11,159,407	54,678,791	0.47%	1.67%
2014	11,209,057	55,594,838	0.44%	1.68%
2015	11,274,196	56,723,537	0.58%	2.03%
2016	11,331,422	57,259,551	0.51%	0.94%
2017	11,375,158	57,635,162	0.39%	0.66%
2018	11,427,054	58,613,001	0.46%	1.7%
2019	11,488,980	59,587,885	0.54%	1.66%
2020	11,538,604	60,562,381	0.43%	1.64%
2021	11,586,195	61,502,603	0.41%	1.55%
2022	11,680,210	62,378,410	0.81%	1.42%
2023	11,787,423	63,212,384	0.92%	1.34%
2024	11,876,844	64,007,187	0.76%	1.26%
2025	11,896,918	64,747,317	0.17%	1.16%
2026	11,913,154	65,453,086	0.14%	1.09%
2027	11,927,312	66,143,018	0.12%	1.05%
2028	11,940,447	66,830,384	0.11%	1.04%
2029	11,952,623	67,506,850	0.1%	1.01%
2030	11,963,228	68,161,357	0.09%	0.97%
2031	11,972,203	68,798,574	0.08%	0.93%
2032	11,980,413	69,426,441	0.07%	0.91%
2033	11,988,622	70,040,484	0.07%	0.88%
2034	11,996,340	70,641,572	0.06%	0.86%
2035	12,003,132	71,234,749	0.06%	0.84%
2036	12,009,585	71,816,372	0.05%	0.82%
2037	12,016,237	72,387,807	0.06%	0.8%
2038	12,022,688	72,949,611	0.05%	0.78%
2039	12,027,954	73,496,152	0.04%	0.75%
2040	12,032,091	74,035,615	0.03%	0.73%
2041	12,035,890	74,575,444	0.03%	0.73%
2042	12,038,939	75,111,899	0.03%	0.72%
2043	12,040,642	75,641,512	0.01%	0.71%
2044	12,041,547	76,164,461	0.008%	0.69%
2045	12,040,973	76,681,448	-0.005%	0.68%
2046	12,038,516	77,199,542	-0.02%	0.68%
2047	12,034,474	77,716,650	-0.03%	0.67%
2048	12,028,475	78,215,323	-0.05%	0.64%
2049	12,020,405	78,699,584	-0.07%	0.62%
2050	12,010,542	79,177,329	-0.08%	0.61%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belgium increased by 795,579 people (a 7.59% growth), while South Africa gained 7,233,504 people (a 14.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belgium gained 635,764 (a 5.64% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,590,709 (a 15.1% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2005 and is 83rd in 2025. South Africa was ranked 24th in 2005 and still ranked 24th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Belgium's population will grow by 0.84% to 12,010,542 people with a rank change from 83rd to 92nd. The population of South Africa will increase by 21.2% to 79,177,329 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.