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

Belgium and Sweden: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belgium	Sweden	Belgium	Sweden
1960	9,153,489	7,484,656	-	-
1961	9,183,948	7,519,998	0.33%	0.47%
1962	9,220,578	7,561,588	0.4%	0.55%
1963	9,289,770	7,604,328	0.75%	0.57%
1964	9,378,113	7,661,354	0.95%	0.75%
1965	9,463,667	7,733,853	0.91%	0.95%
1966	9,527,807	7,807,797	0.68%	0.96%
1967	9,580,991	7,867,931	0.56%	0.77%
1968	9,618,756	7,912,273	0.39%	0.56%
1969	9,646,032	7,968,072	0.28%	0.71%
1970	9,655,549	8,042,801	0.1%	0.94%
1971	9,673,162	8,098,334	0.18%	0.69%
1972	9,711,115	8,122,300	0.39%	0.3%
1973	9,741,720	8,136,312	0.32%	0.17%
1974	9,772,419	8,159,955	0.32%	0.29%
1975	9,800,700	8,192,437	0.29%	0.4%
1976	9,818,227	8,222,286	0.18%	0.36%
1977	9,830,358	8,251,540	0.12%	0.36%
1978	9,839,534	8,275,599	0.09%	0.29%
1979	9,848,382	8,293,678	0.09%	0.22%
1980	9,859,242	8,310,531	0.11%	0.2%
1981	9,858,982	8,320,503	-0.003%	0.12%
1982	9,856,303	8,325,263	-0.03%	0.06%
1983	9,855,520	8,329,033	-0.008%	0.05%
1984	9,855,372	8,336,605	-0.002%	0.09%
1985	9,858,308	8,350,386	0.03%	0.17%
1986	9,861,823	8,369,829	0.04%	0.23%
1987	9,870,234	8,397,804	0.09%	0.33%
1988	9,901,664	8,436,489	0.32%	0.46%
1989	9,937,697	8,492,964	0.36%	0.67%
1990	9,967,379	8,558,835	0.3%	0.78%
1991	10,004,486	8,617,375	0.37%	0.68%
1992	10,045,158	8,668,067	0.41%	0.59%
1993	10,084,475	8,718,561	0.39%	0.58%
1994	10,115,603	8,780,745	0.31%	0.71%
1995	10,136,811	8,826,939	0.21%	0.53%
1996	10,156,637	8,840,998	0.2%	0.16%
1997	10,181,245	8,846,062	0.24%	0.06%
1998	10,203,008	8,850,974	0.21%	0.06%
1999	10,226,419	8,857,874	0.23%	0.08%
2000	10,251,250	8,872,109	0.24%	0.16%
2001	10,286,570	8,895,960	0.34%	0.27%
2002	10,332,785	8,924,958	0.45%	0.33%
2003	10,376,133	8,958,229	0.42%	0.37%
2004	10,421,137	8,993,531	0.43%	0.39%
2005	10,478,617	9,029,572	0.55%	0.4%
2006	10,547,958	9,080,505	0.66%	0.56%
2007	10,625,700	9,148,092	0.74%	0.74%
2008	10,709,973	9,219,637	0.79%	0.78%
2009	10,796,493	9,298,515	0.81%	0.86%
2010	10,895,586	9,378,126	0.92%	0.86%
2011	11,038,264	9,449,213	1.31%	0.76%
2012	11,106,932	9,519,374	0.62%	0.74%
2013	11,159,407	9,600,379	0.47%	0.85%
2014	11,209,057	9,696,110	0.44%	1%
2015	11,274,196	9,799,186	0.58%	1.06%
2016	11,331,422	9,923,085	0.51%	1.26%
2017	11,375,158	10,057,698	0.39%	1.36%
2018	11,427,054	10,175,214	0.46%	1.17%
2019	11,488,980	10,278,887	0.54%	1.02%
2020	11,538,604	10,353,442	0.43%	0.73%
2021	11,586,195	10,415,811	0.41%	0.6%
2022	11,680,210	10,486,941	0.81%	0.68%
2023	11,787,423	10,536,632	0.92%	0.47%
2024	11,876,844	10,569,709	0.76%	0.31%
2025	11,896,918	10,619,177	0.17%	0.47%
2026	11,913,154	10,663,427	0.14%	0.42%
2027	11,927,312	10,703,497	0.12%	0.38%
2028	11,940,447	10,740,420	0.11%	0.34%
2029	11,952,623	10,773,692	0.1%	0.31%
2030	11,963,228	10,803,699	0.09%	0.28%
2031	11,972,203	10,830,583	0.08%	0.25%
2032	11,980,413	10,855,855	0.07%	0.23%
2033	11,988,622	10,880,544	0.07%	0.23%
2034	11,996,340	10,903,924	0.06%	0.21%
2035	12,003,132	10,926,433	0.06%	0.21%
2036	12,009,585	10,949,062	0.05%	0.21%
2037	12,016,237	10,971,259	0.06%	0.2%
2038	12,022,688	10,993,203	0.05%	0.2%
2039	12,027,954	11,015,926	0.04%	0.21%
2040	12,032,091	11,039,663	0.03%	0.22%
2041	12,035,890	11,063,604	0.03%	0.22%
2042	12,038,939	11,088,299	0.03%	0.22%
2043	12,040,642	11,113,927	0.01%	0.23%
2044	12,041,547	11,139,125	0.008%	0.23%
2045	12,040,973	11,163,492	-0.005%	0.22%
2046	12,038,516	11,186,803	-0.02%	0.21%
2047	12,034,474	11,209,183	-0.03%	0.2%
2048	12,028,475	11,230,526	-0.05%	0.19%
2049	12,020,405	11,250,663	-0.07%	0.18%
2050	12,010,542	11,269,877	-0.08%	0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belgium increased by 795,579 people (a 7.59% growth), while Sweden gained 769,614 people (a 8.52% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belgium gained 635,764 (a 5.64% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 855,536 (a 8.73% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2005 and is 83rd in 2025. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2005 and ranked 93rd 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 Sweden will increase by 5.77% to 11,269,877 people and will still be ranked 93rd.