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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,858,610 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,902,714 people compared to 10,680,056 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Belgium's population is 1.11 times bigger than Sweden's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 91st.
  • The countries together account for 0.27% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.55% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (12.8% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.6% growth).

Belgium vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Sweden
2100 11,193,616 11,357,586
2099 11,211,908 11,361,443
2098 11,230,002 11,365,725
2097 11,246,180 11,366,889
2096 11,261,636 11,368,572
2095 11,277,513 11,371,525
2094 11,293,934 11,374,169
2093 11,309,421 11,376,054
2092 11,325,500 11,378,099
2091 11,339,887 11,379,549
2090 11,354,304 11,381,475
2089 11,368,748 11,384,408
2088 11,384,019 11,387,073
2087 11,399,441 11,390,874
2086 11,413,731 11,398,223
2085 11,427,305 11,403,279
2084 11,441,192 11,408,050
2083 11,454,476 11,411,588
2082 11,468,827 11,416,796
2081 11,480,917 11,418,438
2080 11,494,860 11,420,629
2079 11,507,804 11,420,158
2078 11,522,057 11,418,032
2077 11,534,819 11,415,948
2076 11,546,262 11,412,112
2075 11,558,154 11,407,978
2074 11,571,164 11,404,682
2073 11,584,391 11,401,754
2072 11,597,605 11,398,056
2071 11,611,079 11,393,134
2070 11,627,079 11,389,416
2069 11,643,296 11,385,560
2068 11,660,663 11,384,165
2067 11,677,909 11,383,331
2066 11,696,417 11,383,335
2065 11,716,114 11,382,611
2064 11,736,957 11,381,643
2063 11,758,738 11,381,489
2062 11,780,812 11,382,109
2061 11,804,421 11,379,849
2060 11,825,799 11,378,661
2059 11,847,336 11,376,317
2058 11,867,449 11,372,527
2057 11,890,466 11,367,109
2056 11,911,901 11,361,843
2055 11,931,594 11,354,884
2054 11,950,146 11,347,343
2053 11,968,395 11,336,678
2052 11,984,694 11,322,876
2051 11,998,099 11,306,983
2050 12,008,766 11,287,973
2049 12,017,817 11,268,461
2048 12,024,879 11,247,615
2047 12,029,815 11,225,655
2046 12,032,975 11,202,749
2045 12,034,718 11,178,920
2044 12,034,116 11,153,887
2043 12,032,908 11,128,417
2042 12,030,714 11,102,505
2041 12,026,814 11,078,898
2040 12,023,124 11,054,498
2039 12,018,547 11,031,322
2038 12,012,586 11,008,943
2037 12,005,650 10,987,323
2036 11,999,298 10,964,438
2035 11,992,761 10,941,953
2034 11,985,730 10,919,289
2033 11,977,334 10,895,104
2032 11,969,302 10,869,796
2031 11,960,910 10,844,434
2030 11,951,381 10,815,888
2029 11,939,712 10,784,274
2028 11,927,038 10,749,191
2027 11,913,457 10,710,226
2026 11,898,731 10,668,870
2025 11,881,020 10,621,495
2024 11,858,610 10,569,709
2023 11,779,946 10,536,632
2022 11,680,210 10,486,941
2021 11,586,195 10,415,811
2020 11,538,604 10,353,442
2019 11,488,980 10,278,887
2018 11,427,054 10,175,214
2017 11,375,158 10,057,698
2016 11,331,422 9,923,085
2015 11,274,196 9,799,186
2014 11,209,057 9,696,110
2013 11,159,407 9,600,379
2012 11,106,932 9,519,374
2011 11,038,264 9,449,213
2010 10,895,586 9,378,126
2009 10,796,493 9,298,515
2008 10,709,973 9,219,637
2007 10,625,700 9,148,092
2006 10,547,958 9,080,505
2005 10,478,617 9,029,572
2004 10,421,137 8,993,531
2003 10,376,133 8,958,229
2002 10,332,785 8,924,958
2001 10,286,570 8,895,960
2000 10,251,250 8,872,109
1999 10,226,419 8,857,874
1998 10,203,008 8,850,974
1997 10,181,245 8,846,062
1996 10,156,637 8,840,998
1995 10,136,811 8,826,939
1994 10,115,603 8,780,745
1993 10,084,475 8,718,561
1992 10,045,158 8,668,067
1991 10,004,486 8,617,375
1990 9,967,379 8,558,835
1989 9,937,697 8,492,964
1988 9,901,664 8,436,489
1987 9,870,234 8,397,804
1986 9,861,823 8,369,829
1985 9,858,308 8,350,386
1984 9,855,372 8,336,605
1983 9,855,520 8,329,033
1982 9,856,303 8,325,263
1981 9,858,982 8,320,503
1980 9,859,242 8,310,531
1979 9,848,382 8,293,678
1978 9,839,534 8,275,599
1977 9,830,358 8,251,540
1976 9,818,227 8,222,286
1975 9,800,700 8,192,437
1974 9,772,419 8,159,955
1973 9,741,720 8,136,312
1972 9,711,115 8,122,300
1971 9,673,162 8,098,334
1970 9,655,549 8,042,801
1969 9,646,032 7,968,072
1968 9,618,756 7,912,273
1967 9,580,991 7,867,931
1966 9,527,807 7,807,797
1965 9,463,667 7,733,853
1964 9,378,113 7,661,354
1963 9,289,770 7,604,328
1962 9,220,578 7,561,588
1961 9,183,948 7,519,998
1960 9,153,489 7,484,656

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/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 571,292 people (a 5.04% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 91st 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 Sweden will increase by 5.69% to 11,287,973 people and rank change from 91st to 93rd.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2080 for Sweden.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Sweden
2100 -0.16% -0.03%
2099 -0.16% -0.04%
2098 -0.14% -0.01%
2097 -0.14% -0.01%
2096 -0.14% -0.03%
2095 -0.15% -0.02%
2094 -0.14% -0.02%
2093 -0.14% -0.02%
2092 -0.13% -0.01%
2091 -0.13% -0.02%
2090 -0.13% -0.03%
2089 -0.13% -0.02%
2088 -0.14% -0.03%
2087 -0.13% -0.06%
2086 -0.12% -0.04%
2085 -0.12% -0.04%
2084 -0.12% -0.03%
2083 -0.13% -0.05%
2082 -0.11% -0.01%
2081 -0.12% -0.02%
2080 -0.11% 0.004%
2079 -0.12% 0.02%
2078 -0.11% 0.02%
2077 -0.1% 0.03%
2076 -0.1% 0.04%
2075 -0.11% 0.03%
2074 -0.11% 0.03%
2073 -0.11% 0.03%
2072 -0.12% 0.04%
2071 -0.14% 0.03%
2070 -0.14% 0.03%
2069 -0.15% 0.01%
2068 -0.15% 0.007%
2067 -0.16% -0%
2066 -0.17% 0.006%
2065 -0.18% 0.009%
2064 -0.19% 0.001%
2063 -0.19% -0.005%
2062 -0.2% 0.02%
2061 -0.18% 0.01%
2060 -0.18% 0.02%
2059 -0.17% 0.03%
2058 -0.19% 0.05%
2057 -0.18% 0.05%
2056 -0.17% 0.06%
2055 -0.16% 0.07%
2054 -0.15% 0.09%
2053 -0.14% 0.12%
2052 -0.11% 0.14%
2051 -0.09% 0.17%
2050 -0.08% 0.17%
2049 -0.06% 0.19%
2048 -0.04% 0.2%
2047 -0.03% 0.2%
2046 -0.01% 0.21%
2045 0.005% 0.22%
2044 0.01% 0.23%
2043 0.02% 0.23%
2042 0.03% 0.21%
2041 0.03% 0.22%
2040 0.04% 0.21%
2039 0.05% 0.2%
2038 0.06% 0.2%
2037 0.05% 0.21%
2036 0.05% 0.21%
2035 0.06% 0.21%
2034 0.07% 0.22%
2033 0.07% 0.23%
2032 0.07% 0.23%
2031 0.08% 0.26%
2030 0.1% 0.29%
2029 0.11% 0.33%
2028 0.11% 0.36%
2027 0.12% 0.39%
2026 0.15% 0.45%
2025 0.19% 0.49%
2024 0.67% 0.31%
2023 0.85% 0.47%
2022 0.81% 0.68%
2021 0.41% 0.6%
2020 0.43% 0.73%
2019 0.54% 1.02%
2018 0.46% 1.17%
2017 0.39% 1.36%
2016 0.51% 1.26%
2015 0.58% 1.06%
2014 0.44% 1%
2013 0.47% 0.85%
2012 0.62% 0.74%
2011 1.31% 0.76%
2010 0.92% 0.86%
2009 0.81% 0.86%
2008 0.79% 0.78%
2007 0.74% 0.74%
2006 0.66% 0.56%
2005 0.55% 0.4%
2004 0.43% 0.39%
2003 0.42% 0.37%
2002 0.45% 0.33%
2001 0.34% 0.27%
2000 0.24% 0.16%
1999 0.23% 0.08%
1998 0.21% 0.06%
1997 0.24% 0.06%
1996 0.2% 0.16%
1995 0.21% 0.53%
1994 0.31% 0.71%
1993 0.39% 0.58%
1992 0.41% 0.59%
1991 0.37% 0.68%
1990 0.3% 0.78%
1989 0.36% 0.67%
1988 0.32% 0.46%
1987 0.09% 0.33%
1986 0.04% 0.23%
1985 0.03% 0.17%
1984 -0.002% 0.09%
1983 -0.008% 0.05%
1982 -0.03% 0.06%
1981 -0.003% 0.12%
1980 0.11% 0.2%
1979 0.09% 0.22%
1978 0.09% 0.29%
1977 0.12% 0.36%
1976 0.18% 0.36%
1975 0.29% 0.4%
1974 0.32% 0.29%
1973 0.32% 0.17%
1972 0.39% 0.3%
1971 0.18% 0.69%
1970 0.1% 0.94%
1969 0.28% 0.71%
1968 0.39% 0.56%
1967 0.56% 0.77%
1966 0.68% 0.96%
1965 0.91% 0.95%
1964 0.95% 0.75%
1963 0.75% 0.57%
1962 0.4% 0.55%
1961 0.33% 0.47%

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/sweden | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belgium grew by 0.67%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Belgium Sweden
Current population
11902714
10680056
Population rank 83/197 91/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.13%
One net population change
6.68 minutes
15.9 minutes
One birth every
4.75 minutes
5.25 minutes
One death every
4.75 minutes
5.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline +216 +91
Annual growth/decline +78,664 +33,077
Annual growth/decline rate +0.67% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 119/197 149/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change +31,989 +47,079
Net migration rank 28/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - 47,079
2024 - 36,243 - 50,115
2023 0 41,679 5,269 55,209
2022 -2,336 118,615 10,487 58,955
2021 5,793 24,017 22,914 51,947
2020 -12,692 43,777 14,495 37,302
2019 8,042 58,469 25,697 72,619
2018 7,999 50,604 23,403 87,517
2017 10,238 37,981 24,138 102,671
2016 14,731 28,090 25,800 119,234
2015 11,274 63,536 23,518 80,534
2014 21,297 37,472 26,179 77,654
2013 16,739 28,066 23,041 66,760
2012 18,882 45,001 20,943 52,879
2011 25,388 52,464 21,733 46,049
2010 23,970 105,232 25,320 51,175
2009 23,752 97,175 21,387 63,638
2008 22,491 66,470 18,439 56,452
2007 23,376 59,911 15,552 54,907
2006 21,096 53,574 15,436 51,675
2005 15,718 50,576 9,030 27,030
2004 16,673 35,143 9,893 25,842
2003 7,263 34,472 6,271 29,161
2002 7,233 39,404 893 31,364
2001 11,315 34,924 -1,779 28,856
2000 12,302 13,952 -2,662 24,900
1999 9,203 16,849 -6,201 13,940
1998 9,183 12,517 -3,541 11,325
1997 12,218 10,262 -3,539 6,047
1996 12,188 15,684 1,768 5,773
1995 11,150 1,937 9,710 11,621
1994 12,139 17,636 20,196 51,545
1993 14,118 18,542 20,924 32,725
1992 20,090 25,941 28,605 20,507
1991 22,010 27,038 29,299 25,314
1990 19,935 8,299 29,100 35,668
1989 13,912 7,301 24,629 44,565
1988 14,853 3,929 15,186 30,064
1987 11,844 3,525 11,757 21,335
1986 5,917 2,964 9,206 15,211
1985 2,958 2,165 4,175 11,464
1984 4,927 1,697 3,335 8,668
1983 2,956 1,252 833 2,105
1982 7,885 1,100 1,665 2,524
1981 11,831 2,826 1,664 3,209
1980 10,845 11,482 5,818 10,040
1979 11,818 11,277 4,976 13,895
1978 7,872 10,828 4,138 13,807
1977 8,847 10,460 7,426 23,528
1976 1,964 10,360 8,222 20,324
1975 0 9,652 14,746 16,564
1974 7,818 8,924 23,664 9,217
1973 11,690 8,684 24,409 -9,551
1972 18,451 8,384 28,428 -13,519
1971 21,281 7,992 31,583 2,334
1970 23,173 19,393 30,563 47,242
1969 21,221 20,072 23,904 48,824
1968 20,199 19,809 30,858 8,545
1967 31,618 19,492 41,700 11,075
1966 36,206 18,985 45,286 24,920
1965 39,748 18,243 44,857 32,444
1964 51,580 17,687 45,968 23,581
1963 41,804 16,355 35,741 11,009
1962 42,414 14,829 30,246 9,627
1961 52,349 10,566 30,832 14,401
1960 40,275 9,893 27,693 1,080

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

GeoRank.org/population/belgium/sweden | 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 Sweden 21.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 201,900 people) and 78.6% is from migration (a gain of 743,642 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

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
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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