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

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The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,941,781 in 2025 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,967,185 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Taiwan's population is 1.94 times bigger than Belgium's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 0.42% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.58% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 12M (13.5% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Belgium vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Taiwan
2100 11,250,862 10,150,338
2099 11,269,247 10,273,881
2098 11,287,433 10,399,680
2097 11,303,694 10,527,804
2096 11,319,229 10,657,536
2095 11,335,187 10,789,978
2094 11,351,692 10,925,075
2093 11,367,258 11,062,491
2092 11,383,419 11,202,670
2091 11,397,881 11,346,131
2090 11,412,370 11,494,369
2089 11,426,889 11,644,743
2088 11,442,238 11,799,177
2087 11,457,739 11,956,109
2086 11,472,102 12,116,149
2085 11,485,745 12,281,248
2084 11,499,703 12,451,872
2083 11,513,055 12,625,681
2082 11,527,480 12,803,442
2081 11,539,632 12,986,931
2080 11,553,646 13,174,137
2079 11,566,656 13,366,920
2078 11,580,982 13,564,788
2077 11,593,809 13,765,770
2076 11,605,311 13,969,802
2075 11,617,264 14,178,904
2074 11,630,340 14,391,331
2073 11,643,635 14,606,033
2072 11,656,916 14,824,987
2071 11,670,459 15,045,310
2070 11,686,541 15,266,143
2069 11,702,841 15,488,280
2068 11,720,297 15,714,125
2067 11,737,631 15,940,945
2066 11,756,233 16,167,553
2065 11,776,031 16,396,032
2064 11,796,981 16,625,600
2063 11,818,873 16,854,355
2062 11,841,060 17,084,600
2061 11,864,790 17,314,450
2060 11,886,277 17,541,998
2059 11,907,924 17,767,014
2058 11,928,140 17,988,239
2057 11,951,275 18,208,151
2056 11,972,819 18,423,453
2055 11,992,614 18,639,554
2054 12,011,260 18,853,384
2053 12,029,602 19,063,428
2052 12,045,984 19,270,076
2051 12,059,458 19,474,323
2050 12,070,180 19,677,203
2049 12,079,277 19,878,438
2048 12,086,376 20,073,645
2047 12,091,336 20,267,326
2046 12,094,512 20,454,154
2045 12,096,264 20,640,565
2044 12,095,660 20,819,477
2043 12,094,445 20,995,111
2042 12,092,240 21,166,213
2041 12,088,320 21,331,710
2040 12,084,611 21,491,361
2039 12,080,011 21,645,911
2038 12,074,019 21,794,529
2037 12,067,048 21,939,617
2036 12,060,663 22,077,701
2035 12,054,093 22,211,115
2034 12,047,026 22,340,809
2033 12,038,587 22,463,465
2032 12,030,514 22,582,449
2031 12,022,079 22,698,460
2030 12,012,501 22,809,605
2029 12,000,773 22,916,803
2028 11,988,034 23,022,058
2027 11,974,384 23,127,410
2026 11,959,583 23,229,461
2025 11,941,781 23,331,886
2024 11,858,610 23,410,331
2023 11,779,946 23,342,541
2022 11,680,210 23,319,977
2021 11,586,195 23,468,275
2020 11,538,604 23,582,179
2019 11,488,980 23,596,027
2018 11,427,054 23,580,080
2017 11,375,158 23,555,522
2016 11,331,422 23,515,945
2015 11,274,196 23,462,914
2014 11,209,057 23,403,635
2013 11,159,407 23,344,670
2012 11,106,932 23,270,367
2011 11,038,264 23,193,518
2010 10,895,586 23,140,948
2009 10,796,493 23,078,402
2008 10,709,973 22,997,696
2007 10,625,700 22,917,444
2006 10,547,958 22,823,455
2005 10,478,617 22,729,753
2004 10,421,137 22,646,836
2003 10,376,133 22,562,663
2002 10,332,785 22,463,172
2001 10,286,570 22,341,120
2000 10,251,250 22,184,530
1999 10,226,419 22,010,489
1998 10,203,008 21,835,703
1997 10,181,245 21,634,124
1996 10,156,637 21,441,432
1995 10,136,811 21,267,653
1994 10,115,603 21,086,645
1993 10,084,475 20,899,019
1992 10,045,158 20,704,227
1991 10,004,486 20,503,568
1990 9,967,379 20,278,946
1989 9,937,697 20,055,492
1988 9,901,664 19,839,704
1987 9,870,234 19,617,046
1986 9,861,823 19,411,454
1985 9,858,308 19,191,510
1984 9,855,372 18,929,866
1983 9,855,520 18,653,146
1982 9,856,303 18,354,855
1981 9,858,982 18,029,982
1980 9,859,242 17,704,538
1979 9,848,382 17,372,779
1978 9,839,534 17,042,272
1977 9,830,358 16,730,895
1976 9,818,227 16,401,413
1975 9,800,700 16,075,128
1974 9,772,419 15,784,817
1973 9,741,720 15,505,121
1972 9,711,115 15,220,495
1971 9,673,162 14,913,564
1970 9,655,549 14,582,944
1969 9,646,032 14,068,984
1968 9,618,756 13,548,537
1967 9,580,991 13,210,344
1966 9,527,807 12,874,153
1965 9,463,667 12,511,863
1964 9,378,113 12,137,143
1963 9,289,770 11,762,101
1962 9,220,578 11,392,513
1961 9,183,948 11,030,385
1960 9,153,489 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 635,763 people (a 5.61% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belgium's population will grow by 0.86% to 12,070,180 people with a rank change from 83rd to 92nd. The population of Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12.1M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Taiwan
2100 -0.16% -1.2%
2099 -0.16% -1.21%
2098 -0.14% -1.22%
2097 -0.14% -1.22%
2096 -0.14% -1.23%
2095 -0.15% -1.24%
2094 -0.14% -1.24%
2093 -0.14% -1.25%
2092 -0.13% -1.26%
2091 -0.13% -1.29%
2090 -0.13% -1.29%
2089 -0.13% -1.31%
2088 -0.14% -1.31%
2087 -0.13% -1.32%
2086 -0.12% -1.34%
2085 -0.12% -1.37%
2084 -0.12% -1.38%
2083 -0.13% -1.39%
2082 -0.11% -1.41%
2081 -0.12% -1.42%
2080 -0.11% -1.44%
2079 -0.12% -1.46%
2078 -0.11% -1.46%
2077 -0.1% -1.46%
2076 -0.1% -1.47%
2075 -0.11% -1.48%
2074 -0.11% -1.47%
2073 -0.11% -1.48%
2072 -0.12% -1.46%
2071 -0.14% -1.45%
2070 -0.14% -1.43%
2069 -0.15% -1.44%
2068 -0.15% -1.42%
2067 -0.16% -1.4%
2066 -0.17% -1.39%
2065 -0.18% -1.38%
2064 -0.19% -1.36%
2063 -0.19% -1.35%
2062 -0.2% -1.33%
2061 -0.18% -1.3%
2060 -0.18% -1.27%
2059 -0.17% -1.23%
2058 -0.19% -1.21%
2057 -0.18% -1.17%
2056 -0.17% -1.16%
2055 -0.16% -1.13%
2054 -0.15% -1.1%
2053 -0.14% -1.07%
2052 -0.11% -1.05%
2051 -0.09% -1.03%
2050 -0.08% -1.01%
2049 -0.06% -0.97%
2048 -0.04% -0.96%
2047 -0.03% -0.91%
2046 -0.01% -0.9%
2045 0.005% -0.86%
2044 0.01% -0.84%
2043 0.02% -0.81%
2042 0.03% -0.78%
2041 0.03% -0.74%
2040 0.04% -0.71%
2039 0.05% -0.68%
2038 0.06% -0.66%
2037 0.05% -0.63%
2036 0.05% -0.6%
2035 0.06% -0.58%
2034 0.07% -0.55%
2033 0.07% -0.53%
2032 0.07% -0.51%
2031 0.08% -0.49%
2030 0.1% -0.47%
2029 0.11% -0.46%
2028 0.11% -0.46%
2027 0.12% -0.44%
2026 0.15% -0.44%
2025 0.7% -0.34%
2024 0.67% 0.29%
2023 0.85% 0.1%
2022 0.81% -0.63%
2021 0.41% -0.48%
2020 0.43% -0.06%
2019 0.54% 0.07%
2018 0.46% 0.1%
2017 0.39% 0.17%
2016 0.51% 0.23%
2015 0.58% 0.25%
2014 0.44% 0.25%
2013 0.47% 0.32%
2012 0.62% 0.33%
2011 1.31% 0.23%
2010 0.92% 0.27%
2009 0.81% 0.35%
2008 0.79% 0.35%
2007 0.74% 0.41%
2006 0.66% 0.41%
2005 0.55% 0.37%
2004 0.43% 0.37%
2003 0.42% 0.44%
2002 0.45% 0.55%
2001 0.34% 0.71%
2000 0.24% 0.79%
1999 0.23% 0.8%
1998 0.21% 0.93%
1997 0.24% 0.9%
1996 0.2% 0.82%
1995 0.21% 0.86%
1994 0.31% 0.9%
1993 0.39% 0.94%
1992 0.41% 0.98%
1991 0.37% 1.11%
1990 0.3% 1.11%
1989 0.36% 1.09%
1988 0.32% 1.14%
1987 0.09% 1.06%
1986 0.04% 1.15%
1985 0.03% 1.38%
1984 -0.002% 1.48%
1983 -0.008% 1.63%
1982 -0.03% 1.8%
1981 -0.003% 1.84%
1980 0.11% 1.91%
1979 0.09% 1.94%
1978 0.09% 1.86%
1977 0.12% 2.01%
1976 0.18% 2.03%
1975 0.29% 1.84%
1974 0.32% 1.8%
1973 0.32% 1.87%
1972 0.39% 2.06%
1971 0.18% 2.27%
1970 0.1% 3.65%
1969 0.28% 3.84%
1968 0.39% 2.56%
1967 0.56% 2.61%
1966 0.68% 2.9%
1965 0.91% 3.09%
1964 0.95% 3.19%
1963 0.75% 3.24%
1962 0.4% 3.28%
1961 0.33% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Belgium grew by 0.7%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Belgium Taiwan
Current population
11967185
23229461
Population rank 83/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.28%
One net population change
6.34 minutes
6.72 minutes
One birth every
4.82 minutes
3.9 minutes
One death every
4.67 minutes
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +228 -215
Annual growth/decline +83,171 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +0.7% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 116/197 178/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change +31,989 +47,029
Net migration rank 28/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 30/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - -
2024 -3,557 36,243 -67,188 47,029
2023 0 41,679 -69,794 225,599
2022 -2,336 118,615 -68,327 -42,430
2021 5,793 24,017 -30,039 -156,010
2020 -12,692 43,777 -7,782 -33,978
2019 8,042 58,469 1,416 12,718
2018 7,999 50,604 8,725 8,888
2017 10,238 37,981 22,613 8,809
2016 14,731 28,090 35,980 11,707
2015 11,274 63,536 49,741 8,581
2014 21,297 37,472 - -
2013 16,739 28,066 - -
2012 18,882 45,001 - -
2011 25,388 52,464 43,836 19,077
2010 23,970 105,232 - -
2009 23,752 97,175 - -
2008 22,491 66,470 - -
2007 23,376 59,911 - -
2006 21,096 53,574 - -
2005 15,718 50,576 - -
2004 16,673 35,143 - -
2003 7,263 34,472 - -
2002 7,233 39,404 - -
2001 11,315 34,924 132,707 -3,811
2000 12,302 13,952 - -
1999 9,203 16,849 - -
1998 9,183 12,517 - -
1997 12,218 10,262 - -
1996 12,188 15,684 - -
1995 11,150 1,937 - -
1994 12,139 17,636 - -
1993 14,118 18,542 - -
1992 20,090 25,941 - -
1991 22,010 27,038 215,698 -12,128
1990 19,935 8,299 - -
1989 13,912 7,301 - -
1988 14,853 3,929 - -
1987 11,844 3,525 - -
1986 5,917 2,964 - -
1985 2,958 2,165 - -
1984 4,927 1,697 - -
1983 2,956 1,252 - -
1982 7,885 1,100 - -
1981 11,831 2,826 326,883 4,508
1980 10,845 11,482 - -
1979 11,818 11,277 - -
1978 7,872 10,828 - -
1977 8,847 10,460 - -
1976 1,964 10,360 - -
1975 0 9,652 - -
1974 7,818 8,924 - -
1973 11,690 8,684 - -
1972 18,451 8,384 - -
1971 21,281 7,992 - -
1970 23,173 19,393 - -
1969 21,221 20,072 - -
1968 20,199 19,809 - -
1967 31,618 19,492 - -
1966 36,206 18,985 346,958 18,774
1965 39,748 18,243 - -
1964 51,580 17,687 - -
1963 41,804 16,355 - -
1962 42,414 14,829 - -
1961 52,349 10,566 - -
1960 40,275 9,893 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 7.28% of the population change in Belgium is from natural causes (a gain of 39,492 people) and 92.7% is from migration (a gain of 503,011 people). In Taiwan 57.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 124,655 people) and 42.2% is from migration (a gain of 90,913 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.04M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.71M
Taipei 2.43M
Taoyuan 2.36M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 456K
Keelung 359K
Chiayi 262K
Zhubei 221K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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