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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belgium	South Korea	Belgium	South Korea
1960	9,153,489	25,012,374	-	-
1961	9,183,948	25,765,673	0.33%	3.01%
1962	9,220,578	26,513,030	0.4%	2.9%
1963	9,289,770	27,261,747	0.75%	2.82%
1964	9,378,113	27,984,155	0.95%	2.65%
1965	9,463,667	28,704,674	0.91%	2.57%
1966	9,527,807	29,435,571	0.68%	2.55%
1967	9,580,991	30,130,983	0.56%	2.36%
1968	9,618,756	30,838,302	0.39%	2.35%
1969	9,646,032	31,544,266	0.28%	2.29%
1970	9,655,549	32,240,827	0.1%	2.21%
1971	9,673,162	32,882,704	0.18%	1.99%
1972	9,711,115	33,505,406	0.39%	1.89%
1973	9,741,720	34,103,149	0.32%	1.78%
1974	9,772,419	34,692,266	0.32%	1.73%
1975	9,800,700	35,280,725	0.29%	1.7%
1976	9,818,227	35,848,523	0.18%	1.61%
1977	9,830,358	36,411,795	0.12%	1.57%
1978	9,839,534	36,969,185	0.09%	1.53%
1979	9,848,382	37,534,236	0.09%	1.53%
1980	9,859,242	38,123,775	0.11%	1.57%
1981	9,858,982	38,723,248	-0.003%	1.57%
1982	9,856,303	39,326,352	-0.03%	1.56%
1983	9,855,520	39,910,403	-0.008%	1.49%
1984	9,855,372	40,405,956	-0.002%	1.24%
1985	9,858,308	40,805,744	0.03%	0.99%
1986	9,861,823	41,213,674	0.04%	1%
1987	9,870,234	41,621,690	0.09%	0.99%
1988	9,901,664	42,031,247	0.32%	0.98%
1989	9,937,697	42,449,038	0.36%	0.99%
1990	9,967,379	42,869,283	0.3%	0.99%
1991	10,004,486	43,295,704	0.37%	0.99%
1992	10,045,158	43,747,962	0.41%	1.04%
1993	10,084,475	44,194,628	0.39%	1.02%
1994	10,115,603	44,641,540	0.31%	1.01%
1995	10,136,811	45,092,991	0.21%	1.01%
1996	10,156,637	45,524,681	0.2%	0.96%
1997	10,181,245	45,953,580	0.24%	0.94%
1998	10,203,008	46,286,503	0.21%	0.72%
1999	10,226,419	46,616,677	0.23%	0.71%
2000	10,251,250	47,008,111	0.24%	0.84%
2001	10,286,570	47,370,164	0.34%	0.77%
2002	10,332,785	47,644,736	0.45%	0.58%
2003	10,376,133	47,892,330	0.42%	0.52%
2004	10,421,137	48,082,519	0.43%	0.4%
2005	10,478,617	48,184,561	0.55%	0.21%
2006	10,547,958	48,438,292	0.66%	0.53%
2007	10,625,700	48,683,638	0.74%	0.51%
2008	10,709,973	49,054,708	0.79%	0.76%
2009	10,796,493	49,307,835	0.81%	0.52%
2010	10,895,586	49,554,112	0.92%	0.5%
2011	11,038,264	49,936,638	1.31%	0.77%
2012	11,106,932	50,199,853	0.62%	0.53%
2013	11,159,407	50,428,893	0.47%	0.46%
2014	11,209,057	50,746,659	0.44%	0.63%
2015	11,274,196	51,014,947	0.58%	0.53%
2016	11,331,422	51,217,803	0.51%	0.4%
2017	11,375,158	51,361,911	0.39%	0.28%
2018	11,427,054	51,585,058	0.46%	0.43%
2019	11,488,980	51,764,822	0.54%	0.35%
2020	11,538,604	51,836,239	0.43%	0.14%
2021	11,586,195	51,769,539	0.41%	-0.13%
2022	11,680,210	51,672,569	0.81%	-0.19%
2023	11,787,423	51,712,619	0.92%	0.08%
2024	11,876,844	51,751,065	0.76%	0.07%
2025	11,896,918	51,700,480	0.17%	-0.1%
2026	11,913,154	51,633,793	0.14%	-0.13%
2027	11,927,312	51,552,198	0.12%	-0.16%
2028	11,940,447	51,456,707	0.11%	-0.19%
2029	11,952,623	51,347,230	0.1%	-0.21%
2030	11,963,228	51,221,713	0.09%	-0.24%
2031	11,972,203	51,081,220	0.08%	-0.27%
2032	11,980,413	50,924,233	0.07%	-0.31%
2033	11,988,622	50,747,132	0.07%	-0.35%
2034	11,996,340	50,549,508	0.06%	-0.39%
2035	12,003,132	50,333,286	0.06%	-0.43%
2036	12,009,585	50,098,951	0.05%	-0.47%
2037	12,016,237	49,845,669	0.06%	-0.51%
2038	12,022,688	49,573,234	0.05%	-0.55%
2039	12,027,954	49,283,770	0.04%	-0.58%
2040	12,032,091	48,980,369	0.03%	-0.62%
2041	12,035,890	48,661,905	0.03%	-0.65%
2042	12,038,939	48,331,004	0.03%	-0.68%
2043	12,040,642	47,990,085	0.01%	-0.71%
2044	12,041,547	47,634,183	0.008%	-0.74%
2045	12,040,973	47,263,526	-0.005%	-0.78%
2046	12,038,516	46,881,228	-0.02%	-0.81%
2047	12,034,474	46,482,133	-0.03%	-0.85%
2048	12,028,475	46,063,595	-0.05%	-0.9%
2049	12,020,405	45,626,805	-0.07%	-0.95%
2050	12,010,542	45,172,356	-0.08%	-1%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belgium increased by 795,579 people (a 7.59% growth), while South Korea gained 2,830,386 people (a 5.87% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belgium gained 635,764 (a 5.64% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 685,533 (a 1.34% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2005 and is 83rd in 2025. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2005 and ranked 31st 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 Korea will decrease by 12.6% to 45,172,356 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.