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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belgium	South Sudan	Belgium	South Sudan
1960	9,153,489	2,931,559	-	-
1961	9,183,948	2,976,724	0.33%	1.54%
1962	9,220,578	3,024,308	0.4%	1.6%
1963	9,289,770	3,072,669	0.75%	1.6%
1964	9,378,113	3,129,918	0.95%	1.86%
1965	9,463,667	3,189,835	0.91%	1.91%
1966	9,527,807	3,236,423	0.68%	1.46%
1967	9,580,991	3,277,648	0.56%	1.27%
1968	9,618,756	3,321,528	0.39%	1.34%
1969	9,646,032	3,365,533	0.28%	1.32%
1970	9,655,549	3,409,614	0.1%	1.31%
1971	9,673,162	3,468,646	0.18%	1.73%
1972	9,711,115	3,542,497	0.39%	2.13%
1973	9,741,720	3,627,383	0.32%	2.4%
1974	9,772,419	3,723,259	0.32%	2.64%
1975	9,800,700	3,821,494	0.29%	2.64%
1976	9,818,227	3,921,910	0.18%	2.63%
1977	9,830,358	4,024,032	0.12%	2.6%
1978	9,839,534	4,127,657	0.09%	2.58%
1979	9,848,382	4,232,605	0.09%	2.54%
1980	9,859,242	4,339,030	0.11%	2.51%
1981	9,858,982	4,447,272	-0.003%	2.49%
1982	9,856,303	4,557,686	-0.03%	2.48%
1983	9,855,520	4,661,574	-0.008%	2.28%
1984	9,855,372	4,750,627	-0.002%	1.91%
1985	9,858,308	4,834,296	0.03%	1.76%
1986	9,861,823	4,921,240	0.04%	1.8%
1987	9,870,234	4,962,395	0.09%	0.84%
1988	9,901,664	4,848,029	0.32%	-2.3%
1989	9,937,697	4,713,229	0.36%	-2.78%
1990	9,967,379	4,737,633	0.3%	0.52%
1991	10,004,486	4,836,677	0.37%	2.09%
1992	10,045,158	4,909,749	0.41%	1.51%
1993	10,084,475	4,956,002	0.39%	0.94%
1994	10,115,603	5,071,184	0.31%	2.32%
1995	10,136,811	5,225,836	0.21%	3.05%
1996	10,156,637	5,356,925	0.2%	2.51%
1997	10,181,245	5,509,136	0.24%	2.84%
1998	10,203,008	5,620,068	0.21%	2.01%
1999	10,226,419	5,771,628	0.23%	2.7%
2000	10,251,250	6,032,267	0.24%	4.52%
2001	10,286,570	6,308,391	0.34%	4.58%
2002	10,332,785	6,596,806	0.45%	4.57%
2003	10,376,133	6,903,127	0.42%	4.64%
2004	10,421,137	7,233,041	0.43%	4.78%
2005	10,478,617	7,590,143	0.55%	4.94%
2006	10,547,958	7,976,526	0.66%	5.09%
2007	10,625,700	8,388,788	0.74%	5.17%
2008	10,709,973	8,817,647	0.79%	5.11%
2009	10,796,493	9,243,556	0.81%	4.83%
2010	10,895,586	9,745,953	0.92%	5.44%
2011	11,038,264	10,288,109	1.31%	5.56%
2012	11,106,932	10,756,240	0.62%	4.55%
2013	11,159,407	11,166,275	0.47%	3.81%
2014	11,209,057	11,235,073	0.44%	0.62%
2015	11,274,196	11,107,561	0.58%	-1.13%
2016	11,331,422	10,830,102	0.51%	-2.5%
2017	11,375,158	10,259,154	0.39%	-5.27%
2018	11,427,054	10,122,977	0.46%	-1.33%
2019	11,488,980	10,423,384	0.54%	2.97%
2020	11,538,604	10,698,467	0.43%	2.64%
2021	11,586,195	10,865,780	0.41%	1.56%
2022	11,680,210	11,021,177	0.81%	1.43%
2023	11,787,423	11,483,374	0.92%	4.19%
2024	11,876,844	11,943,408	0.76%	4.01%
2025	11,896,918	12,188,793	0.17%	2.05%
2026	11,913,154	12,436,036	0.14%	2.03%
2027	11,927,312	12,687,301	0.12%	2.02%
2028	11,940,447	12,941,503	0.11%	2%
2029	11,952,623	13,198,080	0.1%	1.98%
2030	11,963,228	13,457,446	0.09%	1.97%
2031	11,972,203	13,725,413	0.08%	1.99%
2032	11,980,413	13,996,343	0.07%	1.97%
2033	11,988,622	14,261,762	0.07%	1.9%
2034	11,996,340	14,527,550	0.06%	1.86%
2035	12,003,132	14,798,602	0.06%	1.87%
2036	12,009,585	15,070,098	0.05%	1.83%
2037	12,016,237	15,335,700	0.06%	1.76%
2038	12,022,688	15,595,968	0.05%	1.7%
2039	12,027,954	15,850,696	0.04%	1.63%
2040	12,032,091	16,101,470	0.03%	1.58%
2041	12,035,890	16,350,149	0.03%	1.54%
2042	12,038,939	16,593,361	0.03%	1.49%
2043	12,040,642	16,829,209	0.01%	1.42%
2044	12,041,547	17,060,176	0.008%	1.37%
2045	12,040,973	17,286,412	-0.005%	1.33%
2046	12,038,516	17,509,693	-0.02%	1.29%
2047	12,034,474	17,728,331	-0.03%	1.25%
2048	12,028,475	17,938,437	-0.05%	1.19%
2049	12,020,405	18,142,893	-0.07%	1.14%
2050	12,010,542	18,341,968	-0.08%	1.1%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belgium increased by 795,579 people (a 7.59% growth), while South Sudan gained 3,517,418 people (a 46.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belgium gained 635,764 (a 5.64% growth), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,279,837 (a 11.5% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2005 and is 83rd in 2025. South Sudan was ranked 93rd in 2005 and ranked 81st 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 Sudan will increase by 48.1% to 18,341,968 people and rank change from 81st to 78th.