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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,858,610 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,902,714 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Belgium's population is 1.53 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.24% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.55% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (12.8% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Belgium vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Turkmenistan
2100 11,193,616 10,046,945
2099 11,211,908 10,075,740
2098 11,230,002 10,103,319
2097 11,246,180 10,129,577
2096 11,261,636 10,154,338
2095 11,277,513 10,178,163
2094 11,293,934 10,200,371
2093 11,309,421 10,221,349
2092 11,325,500 10,240,959
2091 11,339,887 10,259,026
2090 11,354,304 10,276,261
2089 11,368,748 10,291,819
2088 11,384,019 10,306,303
2087 11,399,441 10,319,501
2086 11,413,731 10,331,090
2085 11,427,305 10,341,183
2084 11,441,192 10,349,710
2083 11,454,476 10,356,602
2082 11,468,827 10,362,422
2081 11,480,917 10,366,587
2080 11,494,860 10,369,293
2079 11,507,804 10,370,130
2078 11,522,057 10,369,013
2077 11,534,819 10,366,366
2076 11,546,262 10,361,975
2075 11,558,154 10,355,755
2074 11,571,164 10,348,384
2073 11,584,391 10,339,415
2072 11,597,605 10,328,653
2071 11,611,079 10,316,618
2070 11,627,079 10,303,565
2069 11,643,296 10,289,578
2068 11,660,663 10,274,625
2067 11,677,909 10,258,518
2066 11,696,417 10,241,362
2065 11,716,114 10,223,420
2064 11,736,957 10,204,034
2063 11,758,738 10,183,241
2062 11,780,812 10,160,903
2061 11,804,421 10,136,928
2060 11,825,799 10,111,369
2059 11,847,336 10,083,631
2058 11,867,449 10,052,905
2057 11,890,466 10,019,547
2056 11,911,901 9,983,379
2055 11,931,594 9,943,931
2054 11,950,146 9,901,473
2053 11,968,395 9,854,931
2052 11,984,694 9,804,909
2051 11,998,099 9,751,221
2050 12,008,766 9,693,713
2049 12,017,817 9,632,600
2048 12,024,879 9,567,946
2047 12,029,815 9,500,139
2046 12,032,975 9,429,355
2045 12,034,718 9,356,194
2044 12,034,116 9,280,988
2043 12,032,908 9,204,466
2042 12,030,714 9,126,898
2041 12,026,814 9,048,356
2040 12,023,124 8,969,478
2039 12,018,547 8,890,225
2038 12,012,586 8,810,850
2037 12,005,650 8,731,367
2036 11,999,298 8,651,719
2035 11,992,761 8,572,231
2034 11,985,730 8,492,483
2033 11,977,334 8,412,113
2032 11,969,302 8,330,912
2031 11,960,910 8,248,129
2030 11,951,381 8,163,024
2029 11,939,712 8,070,023
2028 11,927,038 7,969,080
2027 11,913,457 7,860,774
2026 11,898,731 7,745,331
2025 11,881,020 7,623,184
2024 11,858,610 7,494,498
2023 11,779,946 7,364,438
2022 11,680,210 7,230,193
2021 11,586,195 7,092,043
2020 11,538,604 6,949,912
2019 11,488,980 6,803,944
2018 11,427,054 6,655,524
2017 11,375,158 6,507,061
2016 11,331,422 6,360,041
2015 11,274,196 6,215,770
2014 11,209,057 6,075,283
2013 11,159,407 5,939,341
2012 11,106,932 5,808,546
2011 11,038,264 5,683,417
2010 10,895,586 5,564,356
2009 10,796,493 5,451,592
2008 10,709,973 5,345,029
2007 10,625,700 5,244,046
2006 10,547,958 5,147,105
2005 10,478,617 5,052,257
2004 10,421,137 4,958,093
2003 10,376,133 4,863,865
2002 10,332,785 4,769,465
2001 10,286,570 4,675,409
2000 10,251,250 4,582,677
1999 10,226,419 4,492,170
1998 10,203,008 4,410,507
1997 10,181,245 4,336,730
1996 10,156,637 4,263,819
1995 10,136,811 4,191,203
1994 10,115,603 4,116,662
1993 10,084,475 4,032,407
1992 10,045,158 3,944,689
1991 10,004,486 3,855,894
1990 9,967,379 3,760,562
1989 9,937,697 3,662,459
1988 9,901,664 3,559,363
1987 9,870,234 3,452,731
1986 9,861,823 3,347,809
1985 9,858,308 3,247,534
1984 9,855,372 3,154,079
1983 9,855,520 3,067,534
1982 9,856,303 2,985,557
1981 9,858,982 2,907,187
1980 9,859,242 2,832,203
1979 9,848,382 2,760,358
1978 9,839,534 2,691,088
1977 9,830,358 2,623,948
1976 9,818,227 2,558,521
1975 9,800,700 2,494,570
1974 9,772,419 2,432,028
1973 9,741,720 2,370,919
1972 9,711,115 2,311,430
1971 9,673,162 2,253,119
1970 9,655,549 2,195,616
1969 9,646,032 2,139,024
1968 9,618,756 2,083,069
1967 9,580,991 2,027,403
1966 9,527,807 1,971,737
1965 9,463,667 1,915,916
1964 9,378,113 1,859,997
1963 9,289,770 1,804,272
1962 9,220,578 1,749,214
1961 9,183,948 1,695,400
1960 9,153,489 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 571,292 people (a 5.04% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Turkmenistan
2100 -0.16% -0.29%
2099 -0.16% -0.27%
2098 -0.14% -0.26%
2097 -0.14% -0.24%
2096 -0.14% -0.23%
2095 -0.15% -0.22%
2094 -0.14% -0.21%
2093 -0.14% -0.19%
2092 -0.13% -0.18%
2091 -0.13% -0.17%
2090 -0.13% -0.15%
2089 -0.13% -0.14%
2088 -0.14% -0.13%
2087 -0.13% -0.11%
2086 -0.12% -0.1%
2085 -0.12% -0.08%
2084 -0.12% -0.07%
2083 -0.13% -0.06%
2082 -0.11% -0.04%
2081 -0.12% -0.03%
2080 -0.11% -0.008%
2079 -0.12% 0.01%
2078 -0.11% 0.03%
2077 -0.1% 0.04%
2076 -0.1% 0.06%
2075 -0.11% 0.07%
2074 -0.11% 0.09%
2073 -0.11% 0.1%
2072 -0.12% 0.12%
2071 -0.14% 0.13%
2070 -0.14% 0.14%
2069 -0.15% 0.15%
2068 -0.15% 0.16%
2067 -0.16% 0.17%
2066 -0.17% 0.18%
2065 -0.18% 0.19%
2064 -0.19% 0.2%
2063 -0.19% 0.22%
2062 -0.2% 0.24%
2061 -0.18% 0.25%
2060 -0.18% 0.28%
2059 -0.17% 0.31%
2058 -0.19% 0.33%
2057 -0.18% 0.36%
2056 -0.17% 0.4%
2055 -0.16% 0.43%
2054 -0.15% 0.47%
2053 -0.14% 0.51%
2052 -0.11% 0.55%
2051 -0.09% 0.59%
2050 -0.08% 0.63%
2049 -0.06% 0.68%
2048 -0.04% 0.71%
2047 -0.03% 0.75%
2046 -0.01% 0.78%
2045 0.005% 0.81%
2044 0.01% 0.83%
2043 0.02% 0.85%
2042 0.03% 0.87%
2041 0.03% 0.88%
2040 0.04% 0.89%
2039 0.05% 0.9%
2038 0.06% 0.91%
2037 0.05% 0.92%
2036 0.05% 0.93%
2035 0.06% 0.94%
2034 0.07% 0.96%
2033 0.07% 0.97%
2032 0.07% 1%
2031 0.08% 1.04%
2030 0.1% 1.15%
2029 0.11% 1.27%
2028 0.11% 1.38%
2027 0.12% 1.49%
2026 0.15% 1.6%
2025 0.19% 1.72%
2024 0.67% 1.77%
2023 0.85% 1.86%
2022 0.81% 1.95%
2021 0.41% 2.05%
2020 0.43% 2.15%
2019 0.54% 2.23%
2018 0.46% 2.28%
2017 0.39% 2.31%
2016 0.51% 2.32%
2015 0.58% 2.31%
2014 0.44% 2.29%
2013 0.47% 2.25%
2012 0.62% 2.2%
2011 1.31% 2.14%
2010 0.92% 2.07%
2009 0.81% 1.99%
2008 0.79% 1.93%
2007 0.74% 1.88%
2006 0.66% 1.88%
2005 0.55% 1.9%
2004 0.43% 1.94%
2003 0.42% 1.98%
2002 0.45% 2.01%
2001 0.34% 2.02%
2000 0.24% 2.01%
1999 0.23% 1.85%
1998 0.21% 1.7%
1997 0.24% 1.71%
1996 0.2% 1.73%
1995 0.21% 1.81%
1994 0.31% 2.09%
1993 0.39% 2.22%
1992 0.41% 2.3%
1991 0.37% 2.54%
1990 0.3% 2.68%
1989 0.36% 2.9%
1988 0.32% 3.09%
1987 0.09% 3.13%
1986 0.04% 3.09%
1985 0.03% 2.96%
1984 -0.002% 2.82%
1983 -0.008% 2.75%
1982 -0.03% 2.7%
1981 -0.003% 2.65%
1980 0.11% 2.6%
1979 0.09% 2.57%
1978 0.09% 2.56%
1977 0.12% 2.56%
1976 0.18% 2.56%
1975 0.29% 2.57%
1974 0.32% 2.58%
1973 0.32% 2.57%
1972 0.39% 2.59%
1971 0.18% 2.62%
1970 0.1% 2.65%
1969 0.28% 2.69%
1968 0.39% 2.75%
1967 0.56% 2.82%
1966 0.68% 2.91%
1965 0.91% 3.01%
1964 0.95% 3.09%
1963 0.75% 3.15%
1962 0.4% 3.17%
1961 0.33% 3.16%

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belgium grew by 0.67%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Belgium Turkmenistan
Current population
11902714
7776557
Population rank 83/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.09%
One net population change
6.68 minutes
4.04 minutes
One birth every
4.75 minutes
3.28 minutes
One death every
4.75 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +216 +356
Annual growth/decline +78,664 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate +0.67% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 119/197 61/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change +31,989 +13,268
Net migration rank 28/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - 13,268
2024 - 36,243 - 14,646
2023 0 41,679 117,529 15,005
2022 -2,336 118,615 121,814 14,141
2021 5,793 24,017 122,721 17,617
2020 -12,692 43,777 124,014 19,913
2019 8,042 58,469 128,275 19,735
2018 7,999 50,604 129,537 19,293
2017 10,238 37,981 131,417 16,678
2016 14,731 28,090 132,581 13,365
2015 11,274 63,536 132,663 9,936
2014 21,297 37,472 129,677 8,696
2013 16,739 28,066 126,217 7,287
2012 18,882 45,001 120,957 7,125
2011 25,388 52,464 115,197 6,992
2010 23,970 105,232 109,318 6,621
2009 23,752 97,175 102,931 6,656
2008 22,491 66,470 96,815 6,734
2007 23,376 59,911 92,038 6,388
2006 21,096 53,574 87,840 7,613
2005 15,718 50,576 83,968 10,263
2004 16,673 35,143 79,850 14,242
2003 7,263 34,472 76,737 17,625
2002 7,233 39,404 75,639 18,803
2001 11,315 34,924 76,682 16,982
2000 12,302 13,952 76,875 14,925
1999 9,203 16,849 76,362 12,859
1998 9,183 12,517 77,342 -3,239
1997 12,218 10,262 79,045 -5,600
1996 12,188 15,684 80,996 -8,627
1995 11,150 1,937 86,289 -13,423
1994 12,139 17,636 89,319 -13,094
1993 14,118 18,542 92,596 -312
1992 20,090 25,941 96,668 -13,517
1991 22,010 27,038 99,297 -4,864
1990 19,935 8,299 101,099 -4,864
1989 13,912 7,301 103,553 -3,576
1988 14,853 3,929 104,802 1,408
1987 11,844 3,525 103,885 3,161
1986 5,917 2,964 100,930 1,878
1985 2,958 2,165 95,890 1,861
1984 4,927 1,697 90,591 -1,427
1983 2,956 1,252 85,183 -1,264
1982 7,885 1,100 80,989 -961
1981 11,831 2,826 77,829 -1,102
1980 10,845 11,482 74,394 -1,152
1979 11,818 11,277 71,135 -677
1978 7,872 10,828 68,437 -350
1977 8,847 10,460 66,318 -132
1976 1,964 10,360 64,513 160
1975 0 9,652 62,681 550
1974 7,818 8,924 60,925 924
1973 11,690 8,684 59,169 1,194
1972 18,451 8,384 57,326 1,293
1971 21,281 7,992 56,666 1,348
1970 23,173 19,393 55,617 1,376
1969 21,221 20,072 54,791 1,397
1968 20,199 19,809 54,324 1,401
1967 31,618 19,492 54,209 1,397
1966 36,206 18,985 54,353 1,377
1965 39,748 18,243 54,558 1,366
1964 51,580 17,687 54,574 1,340
1963 41,804 16,355 54,203 1,332
1962 42,414 14,829 53,248 1,337
1961 52,349 10,566 51,659 1,372
1960 40,275 9,893 49,436 1,421

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

GeoRank.org/population/belgium/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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