Population in Belgium compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Belgium and Sri Lanka: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belgium	Sri Lanka	Belgium	Sri Lanka
1960	9,153,489	9,661,389	-	-
1961	9,183,948	9,899,372	0.33%	2.46%
1962	9,220,578	10,143,754	0.4%	2.47%
1963	9,289,770	10,395,040	0.75%	2.48%
1964	9,378,113	10,653,397	0.95%	2.49%
1965	9,463,667	10,916,965	0.91%	2.47%
1966	9,527,807	11,183,928	0.68%	2.45%
1967	9,580,991	11,457,328	0.56%	2.44%
1968	9,618,756	11,736,088	0.39%	2.43%
1969	9,646,032	12,013,858	0.28%	2.37%
1970	9,655,549	12,287,110	0.1%	2.27%
1971	9,673,162	12,551,910	0.18%	2.16%
1972	9,711,115	12,809,205	0.39%	2.05%
1973	9,741,720	13,060,916	0.32%	1.97%
1974	9,772,419	13,305,693	0.32%	1.87%
1975	9,800,700	13,548,984	0.29%	1.83%
1976	9,818,227	13,796,770	0.18%	1.83%
1977	9,830,358	14,049,371	0.12%	1.83%
1978	9,839,534	14,310,128	0.09%	1.86%
1979	9,848,382	14,579,614	0.09%	1.88%
1980	9,859,242	14,847,974	0.11%	1.84%
1981	9,858,982	15,099,414	-0.003%	1.69%
1982	9,856,303	15,286,567	-0.03%	1.24%
1983	9,855,520	15,388,794	-0.008%	0.67%
1984	9,855,372	15,441,860	-0.002%	0.34%
1985	9,858,308	15,544,154	0.03%	0.66%
1986	9,861,823	15,731,256	0.04%	1.2%
1987	9,870,234	15,916,576	0.09%	1.18%
1988	9,901,664	16,078,621	0.32%	1.02%
1989	9,937,697	16,248,557	0.36%	1.06%
1990	9,967,379	16,352,458	0.3%	0.64%
1991	10,004,486	16,475,354	0.37%	0.75%
1992	10,045,158	16,739,284	0.41%	1.6%
1993	10,084,475	17,025,918	0.39%	1.71%
1994	10,115,603	17,275,773	0.31%	1.47%
1995	10,136,811	17,564,068	0.21%	1.67%
1996	10,156,637	17,905,018	0.2%	1.94%
1997	10,181,245	18,248,200	0.24%	1.92%
1998	10,203,008	18,596,003	0.21%	1.91%
1999	10,226,419	18,944,731	0.23%	1.88%
2000	10,251,250	19,293,054	0.24%	1.84%
2001	10,286,570	19,600,362	0.34%	1.59%
2002	10,332,785	19,805,752	0.45%	1.05%
2003	10,376,133	19,951,521	0.42%	0.74%
2004	10,421,137	20,087,605	0.43%	0.68%
2005	10,478,617	20,216,524	0.55%	0.64%
2006	10,547,958	20,352,411	0.66%	0.67%
2007	10,625,700	20,492,545	0.74%	0.69%
2008	10,709,973	20,629,378	0.79%	0.67%
2009	10,796,493	20,756,435	0.81%	0.62%
2010	10,895,586	20,879,089	0.92%	0.59%
2011	11,038,264	21,009,048	1.31%	0.62%
2012	11,106,932	21,169,458	0.62%	0.76%
2013	11,159,407	20,585,000	0.47%	-2.76%
2014	11,209,057	20,778,000	0.44%	0.94%
2015	11,274,196	20,970,000	0.58%	0.92%
2016	11,331,422	21,209,000	0.51%	1.14%
2017	11,375,158	21,453,000	0.39%	1.15%
2018	11,427,054	21,670,000	0.46%	1.01%
2019	11,488,980	21,803,000	0.54%	0.61%
2020	11,538,604	21,919,000	0.43%	0.53%
2021	11,586,195	22,156,000	0.41%	1.08%
2022	11,680,210	22,181,000	0.81%	0.11%
2023	11,779,946	22,037,000	0.85%	-0.65%
2024	11,858,610	21,916,000	0.67%	-0.55%
2025	11,878,653	22,035,440	0.17%	0.54%
2026	11,894,864	22,148,172	0.14%	0.51%
2027	11,909,001	22,255,601	0.12%	0.49%
2028	11,922,115	22,357,682	0.11%	0.46%
2029	11,934,272	22,453,922	0.1%	0.43%
2030	11,944,861	22,546,245	0.09%	0.41%
2031	11,953,823	22,635,106	0.08%	0.39%
2032	11,962,020	22,720,118	0.07%	0.38%
2033	11,970,216	22,802,043	0.07%	0.36%
2034	11,977,922	22,879,527	0.06%	0.34%
2035	11,984,704	22,952,739	0.06%	0.32%
2036	11,991,147	23,022,027	0.05%	0.3%
2037	11,997,789	23,088,877	0.06%	0.29%
2038	12,004,230	23,152,480	0.05%	0.28%
2039	12,009,488	23,211,633	0.04%	0.26%
2040	12,013,619	23,265,986	0.03%	0.23%
2041	12,017,411	23,315,260	0.03%	0.21%
2042	12,020,456	23,359,578	0.03%	0.19%
2043	12,022,156	23,398,752	0.01%	0.17%
2044	12,023,061	23,433,096	0.008%	0.15%
2045	12,022,487	23,464,943	-0.005%	0.14%
2046	12,020,034	23,492,738	-0.02%	0.12%
2047	12,015,998	23,512,629	-0.03%	0.08%
2048	12,010,009	23,525,953	-0.05%	0.06%
2049	12,001,950	23,533,940	-0.07%	0.03%
2050	11,992,103	23,538,230	-0.08%	0.02%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 563,596 (a 4.97% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 940,346 (a 4.43% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.27% to 23,538,230 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.