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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,858,610 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,902,714 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 4.48 times bigger than Belgium's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.79% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.55% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (12.8% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Belgium vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Sudan
2100 11,193,616 137,695,876
2099 11,211,908 137,114,644
2098 11,230,002 136,500,499
2097 11,246,180 135,860,701
2096 11,261,636 135,222,218
2095 11,277,513 134,553,615
2094 11,293,934 133,902,112
2093 11,309,421 133,186,791
2092 11,325,500 132,427,642
2091 11,339,887 131,674,049
2090 11,354,304 130,893,042
2089 11,368,748 130,075,970
2088 11,384,019 129,234,968
2087 11,399,441 128,358,981
2086 11,413,731 127,463,823
2085 11,427,305 126,555,673
2084 11,441,192 125,612,419
2083 11,454,476 124,663,868
2082 11,468,827 123,716,124
2081 11,480,917 122,772,016
2080 11,494,860 121,805,246
2079 11,507,804 120,822,781
2078 11,522,057 119,802,944
2077 11,534,819 118,776,597
2076 11,546,262 117,748,457
2075 11,558,154 116,688,549
2074 11,571,164 115,601,159
2073 11,584,391 114,499,847
2072 11,597,605 113,374,089
2071 11,611,079 112,235,978
2070 11,627,079 111,102,687
2069 11,643,296 109,945,533
2068 11,660,663 108,791,037
2067 11,677,909 107,581,192
2066 11,696,417 106,357,353
2065 11,716,114 105,145,307
2064 11,736,957 103,903,801
2063 11,758,738 102,642,643
2062 11,780,812 101,354,095
2061 11,804,421 100,067,335
2060 11,825,799 98,765,585
2059 11,847,336 97,461,067
2058 11,867,449 96,135,716
2057 11,890,466 94,800,344
2056 11,911,901 93,458,640
2055 11,931,594 92,089,717
2054 11,950,146 90,711,253
2053 11,968,395 89,342,122
2052 11,984,694 87,962,125
2051 11,998,099 86,581,277
2050 12,008,766 85,194,794
2049 12,017,817 83,803,171
2048 12,024,879 82,442,635
2047 12,029,815 81,085,689
2046 12,032,975 79,725,126
2045 12,034,718 78,359,927
2044 12,034,116 77,006,049
2043 12,032,908 75,652,858
2042 12,030,714 74,312,465
2041 12,026,814 72,968,877
2040 12,023,124 71,640,015
2039 12,018,547 70,319,906
2038 12,012,586 69,001,239
2037 12,005,650 67,665,904
2036 11,999,298 66,337,650
2035 11,992,761 65,001,359
2034 11,985,730 63,664,516
2033 11,977,334 62,329,849
2032 11,969,302 61,007,985
2031 11,960,910 59,695,860
2030 11,951,381 58,384,521
2029 11,939,712 57,082,767
2028 11,927,038 55,800,806
2027 11,913,457 54,523,219
2026 11,898,731 52,894,744
2025 11,881,020 51,256,148
2024 11,858,610 50,448,963
2023 11,779,946 50,042,791
2022 11,680,210 49,383,346
2021 11,586,195 48,066,924
2020 11,538,604 46,789,231
2019 11,488,980 45,548,175
2018 11,427,054 44,230,596
2017 11,375,158 42,714,306
2016 11,331,422 41,259,892
2015 11,274,196 40,024,431
2014 11,209,057 38,823,318
2013 11,159,407 37,785,849
2012 11,106,932 36,923,178
2011 11,038,264 36,140,806
2010 10,895,586 35,414,399
2009 10,796,493 34,569,113
2008 10,709,973 33,623,980
2007 10,625,700 32,764,135
2006 10,547,958 31,992,435
2005 10,478,617 31,262,444
2004 10,421,137 30,556,637
2003 10,376,133 29,896,035
2002 10,332,785 29,228,727
2001 10,286,570 28,516,770
2000 10,251,250 27,816,745
1999 10,226,419 27,130,613
1998 10,203,008 26,458,999
1997 10,181,245 25,799,821
1996 10,156,637 25,231,528
1995 10,136,811 24,672,143
1994 10,115,603 24,043,948
1993 10,084,475 23,445,592
1992 10,045,158 22,927,355
1991 10,004,486 22,470,676
1990 9,967,379 22,021,481
1989 9,937,697 21,578,022
1988 9,901,664 21,138,431
1987 9,870,234 20,704,904
1986 9,861,823 20,288,238
1985 9,858,308 19,905,872
1984 9,855,372 19,546,528
1983 9,855,520 19,109,770
1982 9,856,303 18,486,645
1981 9,858,982 17,780,572
1980 9,859,242 17,058,905
1979 9,848,382 16,355,352
1978 9,839,534 15,695,003
1977 9,830,358 15,086,614
1976 9,818,227 14,569,716
1975 9,800,700 14,064,798
1974 9,772,419 13,580,723
1973 9,741,720 13,049,315
1972 9,711,115 12,527,856
1971 9,673,162 12,105,539
1970 9,655,549 11,695,771
1969 9,646,032 11,298,936
1968 9,618,756 10,917,999
1967 9,580,991 10,550,597
1966 9,527,807 10,197,578
1965 9,463,667 9,858,030
1964 9,378,113 9,531,109
1963 9,289,770 9,218,077
1962 9,220,578 8,919,028
1961 9,183,948 8,634,941
1960 9,153,489 8,364,489

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belgium/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 571,292 people (a 5.04% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belgium's population will grow by 0.89% to 12,008,766 people with a rank change from 83rd to 92nd. The population of Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Sudan
2100 -0.16% 0.42%
2099 -0.16% 0.45%
2098 -0.14% 0.47%
2097 -0.14% 0.47%
2096 -0.14% 0.5%
2095 -0.15% 0.49%
2094 -0.14% 0.54%
2093 -0.14% 0.57%
2092 -0.13% 0.57%
2091 -0.13% 0.6%
2090 -0.13% 0.63%
2089 -0.13% 0.65%
2088 -0.14% 0.68%
2087 -0.13% 0.7%
2086 -0.12% 0.72%
2085 -0.12% 0.75%
2084 -0.12% 0.76%
2083 -0.13% 0.77%
2082 -0.11% 0.77%
2081 -0.12% 0.79%
2080 -0.11% 0.81%
2079 -0.12% 0.85%
2078 -0.11% 0.86%
2077 -0.1% 0.87%
2076 -0.1% 0.91%
2075 -0.11% 0.94%
2074 -0.11% 0.96%
2073 -0.11% 0.99%
2072 -0.12% 1.01%
2071 -0.14% 1.02%
2070 -0.14% 1.05%
2069 -0.15% 1.06%
2068 -0.15% 1.12%
2067 -0.16% 1.15%
2066 -0.17% 1.15%
2065 -0.18% 1.19%
2064 -0.19% 1.23%
2063 -0.19% 1.27%
2062 -0.2% 1.29%
2061 -0.18% 1.32%
2060 -0.18% 1.34%
2059 -0.17% 1.38%
2058 -0.19% 1.41%
2057 -0.18% 1.44%
2056 -0.17% 1.49%
2055 -0.16% 1.52%
2054 -0.15% 1.53%
2053 -0.14% 1.57%
2052 -0.11% 1.59%
2051 -0.09% 1.63%
2050 -0.08% 1.66%
2049 -0.06% 1.65%
2048 -0.04% 1.67%
2047 -0.03% 1.71%
2046 -0.01% 1.74%
2045 0.005% 1.76%
2044 0.01% 1.79%
2043 0.02% 1.8%
2042 0.03% 1.84%
2041 0.03% 1.85%
2040 0.04% 1.88%
2039 0.05% 1.91%
2038 0.06% 1.97%
2037 0.05% 2%
2036 0.05% 2.06%
2035 0.06% 2.1%
2034 0.07% 2.14%
2033 0.07% 2.17%
2032 0.07% 2.2%
2031 0.08% 2.25%
2030 0.1% 2.28%
2029 0.11% 2.3%
2028 0.11% 2.34%
2027 0.12% 3.08%
2026 0.15% 3.2%
2025 0.19% 1.6%
2024 0.67% 0.81%
2023 0.85% 1.34%
2022 0.81% 2.74%
2021 0.41% 2.73%
2020 0.43% 2.72%
2019 0.54% 2.98%
2018 0.46% 3.55%
2017 0.39% 3.53%
2016 0.51% 3.09%
2015 0.58% 3.09%
2014 0.44% 2.75%
2013 0.47% 2.34%
2012 0.62% 2.16%
2011 1.31% 2.05%
2010 0.92% 2.45%
2009 0.81% 2.81%
2008 0.79% 2.62%
2007 0.74% 2.41%
2006 0.66% 2.34%
2005 0.55% 2.31%
2004 0.43% 2.21%
2003 0.42% 2.28%
2002 0.45% 2.5%
2001 0.34% 2.52%
2000 0.24% 2.53%
1999 0.23% 2.54%
1998 0.21% 2.55%
1997 0.24% 2.25%
1996 0.2% 2.27%
1995 0.21% 2.61%
1994 0.31% 2.55%
1993 0.39% 2.26%
1992 0.41% 2.03%
1991 0.37% 2.04%
1990 0.3% 2.06%
1989 0.36% 2.08%
1988 0.32% 2.09%
1987 0.09% 2.05%
1986 0.04% 1.92%
1985 0.03% 1.84%
1984 -0.002% 2.29%
1983 -0.008% 3.37%
1982 -0.03% 3.97%
1981 -0.003% 4.23%
1980 0.11% 4.3%
1979 0.09% 4.21%
1978 0.09% 4.03%
1977 0.12% 3.55%
1976 0.18% 3.59%
1975 0.29% 3.56%
1974 0.32% 4.07%
1973 0.32% 4.16%
1972 0.39% 3.49%
1971 0.18% 3.5%
1970 0.1% 3.51%
1969 0.28% 3.49%
1968 0.39% 3.48%
1967 0.56% 3.46%
1966 0.68% 3.44%
1965 0.91% 3.43%
1964 0.95% 3.4%
1963 0.75% 3.35%
1962 0.4% 3.29%
1961 0.33% 3.23%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belgium/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belgium grew by 0.67%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Belgium Sudan
Current population
11902714
53335233
Population rank 83/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.64%
One net population change
6.68 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
4.75 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
4.75 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +216 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +78,664 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +0.67% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 119/197 116/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change +31,989 +291,469
Net migration rank 28/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - 291,469
2024 - 36,243 - -544,257
2023 0 41,679 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 -2,336 118,615 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 5,793 24,017 1,293,817 31,664
2020 -12,692 43,777 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 8,042 58,469 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 7,999 50,604 1,257,387 125,499
2017 10,238 37,981 1,208,046 441,623
2016 14,731 28,090 1,174,422 84,728
2015 11,274 63,536 1,145,259 66,476
2014 21,297 37,472 1,097,962 92,504
2013 16,739 28,066 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 18,882 45,001 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 25,388 52,464 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 23,970 105,232 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 23,752 97,175 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 22,491 66,470 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 23,376 59,911 992,819 -201,769
2006 21,096 53,574 963,740 -211,387
2005 15,718 50,576 907,017 -199,378
2004 16,673 35,143 889,382 -185,392
2003 7,263 34,472 898,226 -281,001
2002 7,233 39,404 897,965 -180,603
2001 11,315 34,924 880,284 -173,745
2000 12,302 13,952 858,536 -165,030
1999 9,203 16,849 835,840 -157,090
1998 9,183 12,517 814,752 -150,271
1997 12,218 10,262 802,245 -148,368
1996 12,188 15,684 792,926 -310,221
1995 11,150 1,937 780,700 -144,670
1994 12,139 17,636 764,645 -144,324
1993 14,118 18,542 743,249 -166,861
1992 20,090 25,941 731,177 -271,093
1991 22,010 27,038 714,612 -261,341
1990 19,935 8,299 699,953 -254,825
1989 13,912 7,301 683,743 -241,979
1988 14,853 3,929 672,604 -235,213
1987 11,844 3,525 658,416 -228,756
1986 5,917 2,964 649,649 -245,968
1985 2,958 2,165 583,382 -222,315
1984 4,927 1,697 577,405 -219,755
1983 2,956 1,252 570,198 -54,325
1982 7,885 1,100 606,362 124,007
1981 11,831 2,826 585,087 96,697
1980 10,845 11,482 552,930 208,602
1979 11,818 11,277 524,942 120,613
1978 7,872 10,828 497,987 177,153
1977 8,847 10,460 483,089 58,540
1976 1,964 10,360 470,019 22,147
1975 0 9,652 454,813 62,843
1974 7,818 8,924 444,456 6,023
1973 11,690 8,684 439,201 173,143
1972 18,451 8,384 428,340 2,238
1971 21,281 7,992 417,641 -3,577
1970 23,173 19,393 401,013 4,479
1969 21,221 20,072 385,712 2,476
1968 20,199 19,809 370,917 2,776
1967 31,618 19,492 356,599 4,508
1966 36,206 18,985 342,118 2,813
1965 39,748 18,243 327,799 6,367
1964 51,580 17,687 315,166 4,505
1963 41,804 16,355 302,132 4,263
1962 42,414 14,829 287,317 4,387
1961 52,349 10,566 272,562 3,904
1960 40,275 9,893 262,235 2,194

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belgium/sudan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 11.3% of the population change in Belgium is from natural causes (a gain of 64,346 people) and 88.7% is from migration (a gain of 504,240 people). In Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

Belgium
City Population
Brussels 1.25M
Antwerp 529K
Ghent 273K
Charleroi 204K
Liege 195K
Schaerbeek 133K
Anderlecht 121K
Bruges 119K
Namur 115K
Leuven 101K
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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