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

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The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,941,781 in 2025 vs 51,384,894 people in Uganda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,967,185 people compared to 53,495,325 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 4.47 times bigger than Belgium's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.79% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.58% per year vs +3.19% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 12M (13.5% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.5M (85.8% growth).

Belgium vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Uganda
2100 11,250,862 122,461,518
2099 11,269,247 122,400,118
2098 11,287,433 122,328,333
2097 11,303,694 122,230,315
2096 11,319,229 122,110,905
2095 11,335,187 121,940,556
2094 11,351,692 121,763,948
2093 11,367,258 121,549,120
2092 11,383,419 121,301,128
2091 11,397,881 121,034,858
2090 11,412,370 120,731,912
2089 11,426,889 120,392,371
2088 11,442,238 120,029,300
2087 11,457,739 119,633,372
2086 11,472,102 119,221,630
2085 11,485,745 118,780,837
2084 11,499,703 118,304,392
2083 11,513,055 117,787,304
2082 11,527,480 117,240,484
2081 11,539,632 116,673,088
2080 11,553,646 116,061,969
2079 11,566,656 115,440,209
2078 11,580,982 114,771,629
2077 11,593,809 114,085,142
2076 11,605,311 113,356,858
2075 11,617,264 112,604,741
2074 11,630,340 111,830,528
2073 11,643,635 111,038,122
2072 11,656,916 110,208,535
2071 11,670,459 109,360,734
2070 11,686,541 108,473,738
2069 11,702,841 107,576,028
2068 11,720,297 106,646,220
2067 11,737,631 105,691,752
2066 11,756,233 104,708,323
2065 11,776,031 103,707,399
2064 11,796,981 102,671,371
2063 11,818,873 101,616,654
2062 11,841,060 100,532,299
2061 11,864,790 99,421,530
2060 11,886,277 98,305,883
2059 11,907,924 97,158,930
2058 11,928,140 95,986,215
2057 11,951,275 94,793,892
2056 11,972,819 93,585,691
2055 11,992,614 92,357,892
2054 12,011,260 91,106,039
2053 12,029,602 89,831,291
2052 12,045,984 88,542,276
2051 12,059,458 87,244,950
2050 12,070,180 85,932,109
2049 12,079,277 84,607,399
2048 12,086,376 83,260,483
2047 12,091,336 81,904,082
2046 12,094,512 80,545,542
2045 12,096,264 79,185,378
2044 12,095,660 77,812,065
2043 12,094,445 76,431,508
2042 12,092,240 75,053,218
2041 12,088,320 73,680,031
2040 12,084,611 72,312,112
2039 12,080,011 70,942,351
2038 12,074,019 69,559,994
2037 12,067,048 68,166,092
2036 12,060,663 66,785,108
2035 12,054,093 65,392,706
2034 12,047,026 64,004,533
2033 12,038,587 62,616,072
2032 12,030,514 61,217,174
2031 12,022,079 59,807,490
2030 12,012,501 58,398,308
2029 12,000,773 56,989,526
2028 11,988,034 55,580,177
2027 11,974,384 54,175,341
2026 11,959,583 52,777,106
2025 11,941,781 51,384,894
2024 11,858,610 50,015,092
2023 11,779,946 48,656,601
2022 11,680,210 47,312,719
2021 11,586,195 45,910,930
2020 11,538,604 44,457,152
2019 11,488,980 42,999,637
2018 11,427,054 41,565,831
2017 11,375,158 40,177,388
2016 11,331,422 38,799,152
2015 11,274,196 37,531,446
2014 11,209,057 36,395,539
2013 11,159,407 35,337,042
2012 11,106,932 34,337,438
2011 11,038,264 33,354,543
2010 10,895,586 32,390,802
2009 10,796,493 31,451,151
2008 10,709,973 30,539,553
2007 10,625,700 29,653,430
2006 10,547,958 28,794,003
2005 10,478,617 27,963,289
2004 10,421,137 27,154,515
2003 10,376,133 26,352,124
2002 10,332,785 25,532,870
2001 10,286,570 24,745,676
2000 10,251,250 24,000,150
1999 10,226,419 23,257,281
1998 10,203,008 22,515,806
1997 10,181,245 21,856,046
1996 10,156,637 21,231,550
1995 10,136,811 20,665,667
1994 10,115,603 20,108,801
1993 10,084,475 19,445,161
1992 10,045,158 18,785,032
1991 10,004,486 18,155,901
1990 9,967,379 17,569,897
1989 9,937,697 17,010,698
1988 9,901,664 16,470,483
1987 9,870,234 15,954,170
1986 9,861,823 15,467,579
1985 9,858,308 15,023,681
1984 9,855,372 14,607,677
1983 9,855,520 14,221,881
1982 9,856,303 13,873,631
1981 9,858,982 13,556,452
1980 9,859,242 13,275,741
1979 9,848,382 13,002,163
1978 9,839,534 12,692,113
1977 9,830,358 12,359,669
1976 9,818,227 12,037,294
1975 9,800,700 11,725,240
1974 9,772,419 11,424,846
1973 9,741,720 11,144,236
1972 9,711,115 10,885,796
1971 9,673,162 10,618,206
1970 9,655,549 10,321,603
1969 9,646,032 10,014,858
1968 9,618,756 9,708,632
1967 9,580,991 9,408,924
1966 9,527,807 9,122,864
1965 9,463,667 8,849,203
1964 9,378,113 8,586,363
1963 9,289,770 8,333,663
1962 9,220,578 8,092,231
1961 9,183,948 7,862,217
1960 9,153,489 7,640,973

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 635,763 people (a 5.61% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,696,173 people (a 37.9% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 60.6% to 85,932,109 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12.1M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Uganda
2100 -0.16% 0.05%
2099 -0.16% 0.06%
2098 -0.14% 0.08%
2097 -0.14% 0.1%
2096 -0.14% 0.14%
2095 -0.15% 0.15%
2094 -0.14% 0.18%
2093 -0.14% 0.2%
2092 -0.13% 0.22%
2091 -0.13% 0.25%
2090 -0.13% 0.28%
2089 -0.13% 0.3%
2088 -0.14% 0.33%
2087 -0.13% 0.35%
2086 -0.12% 0.37%
2085 -0.12% 0.4%
2084 -0.12% 0.44%
2083 -0.13% 0.47%
2082 -0.11% 0.49%
2081 -0.12% 0.53%
2080 -0.11% 0.54%
2079 -0.12% 0.58%
2078 -0.11% 0.6%
2077 -0.1% 0.64%
2076 -0.1% 0.67%
2075 -0.11% 0.69%
2074 -0.11% 0.71%
2073 -0.11% 0.75%
2072 -0.12% 0.78%
2071 -0.14% 0.82%
2070 -0.14% 0.83%
2069 -0.15% 0.87%
2068 -0.15% 0.9%
2067 -0.16% 0.94%
2066 -0.17% 0.97%
2065 -0.18% 1.01%
2064 -0.19% 1.04%
2063 -0.19% 1.08%
2062 -0.2% 1.12%
2061 -0.18% 1.13%
2060 -0.18% 1.18%
2059 -0.17% 1.22%
2058 -0.19% 1.26%
2057 -0.18% 1.29%
2056 -0.17% 1.33%
2055 -0.16% 1.37%
2054 -0.15% 1.42%
2053 -0.14% 1.46%
2052 -0.11% 1.49%
2051 -0.09% 1.53%
2050 -0.08% 1.57%
2049 -0.06% 1.62%
2048 -0.04% 1.66%
2047 -0.03% 1.69%
2046 -0.01% 1.72%
2045 0.005% 1.76%
2044 0.01% 1.81%
2043 0.02% 1.84%
2042 0.03% 1.86%
2041 0.03% 1.89%
2040 0.04% 1.93%
2039 0.05% 1.99%
2038 0.06% 2.04%
2037 0.05% 2.07%
2036 0.05% 2.13%
2035 0.06% 2.17%
2034 0.07% 2.22%
2033 0.07% 2.29%
2032 0.07% 2.36%
2031 0.08% 2.41%
2030 0.1% 2.47%
2029 0.11% 2.54%
2028 0.11% 2.59%
2027 0.12% 2.65%
2026 0.15% 2.71%
2025 0.7% 2.74%
2024 0.67% 2.79%
2023 0.85% 2.84%
2022 0.81% 3.05%
2021 0.41% 3.27%
2020 0.43% 3.39%
2019 0.54% 3.45%
2018 0.46% 3.46%
2017 0.39% 3.55%
2016 0.51% 3.38%
2015 0.58% 3.12%
2014 0.44% 3%
2013 0.47% 2.91%
2012 0.62% 2.95%
2011 1.31% 2.98%
2010 0.92% 2.99%
2009 0.81% 2.98%
2008 0.79% 2.99%
2007 0.74% 2.98%
2006 0.66% 2.97%
2005 0.55% 2.98%
2004 0.43% 3.04%
2003 0.42% 3.21%
2002 0.45% 3.18%
2001 0.34% 3.11%
2000 0.24% 3.19%
1999 0.23% 3.29%
1998 0.21% 3.02%
1997 0.24% 2.94%
1996 0.2% 2.74%
1995 0.21% 2.77%
1994 0.31% 3.41%
1993 0.39% 3.51%
1992 0.41% 3.47%
1991 0.37% 3.34%
1990 0.3% 3.29%
1989 0.36% 3.28%
1988 0.32% 3.24%
1987 0.09% 3.15%
1986 0.04% 2.95%
1985 0.03% 2.85%
1984 -0.002% 2.71%
1983 -0.008% 2.51%
1982 -0.03% 2.34%
1981 -0.003% 2.11%
1980 0.11% 2.1%
1979 0.09% 2.44%
1978 0.09% 2.69%
1977 0.12% 2.68%
1976 0.18% 2.66%
1975 0.29% 2.63%
1974 0.32% 2.52%
1973 0.32% 2.37%
1972 0.39% 2.52%
1971 0.18% 2.87%
1970 0.1% 3.06%
1969 0.28% 3.15%
1968 0.39% 3.19%
1967 0.56% 3.14%
1966 0.68% 3.09%
1965 0.91% 3.06%
1964 0.95% 3.03%
1963 0.75% 2.98%
1962 0.4% 2.93%
1961 0.33% 2.9%

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

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

In 2025, the population of Belgium grew by 0.7%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.74%.

Live population counters

Belgium Uganda
Current population
11967185
53495325
Population rank 83/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.64%
One net population change
6.34 minutes
23.1 seconds
One birth every
4.82 minutes
18.3 seconds
One death every
4.67 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +228 +3,753
Annual growth/decline +83,171 +1,369,802
Annual growth/decline rate +0.7% +2.74%
Population growth rate rank 116/197 21/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change +31,989 -119,059
Net migration rank 28/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - -119,059
2024 -3,557 36,243 1,483,898 -117,924
2023 0 41,679 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 -2,336 118,615 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 5,793 24,017 1,423,377 43,464
2020 -12,692 43,777 1,397,288 43,464
2019 8,042 58,469 1,367,044 107,210
2018 7,999 50,604 1,332,600 60,724
2017 10,238 37,981 1,290,658 92,879
2016 14,731 28,090 1,249,565 123,379
2015 11,274 63,536 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 21,297 37,472 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 16,739 28,066 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 18,882 45,001 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 25,388 52,464 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 23,970 105,232 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 23,752 97,175 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 22,491 66,470 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 23,376 59,911 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 21,096 53,574 999,958 -156,232
2005 15,718 50,576 969,096 -151,386
2004 16,673 35,143 938,623 -138,770
2003 7,263 34,472 901,374 -96,429
2002 7,233 39,404 868,756 -35,149
2001 11,315 34,924 836,751 -95,956
2000 12,302 13,952 803,069 -52,824
1999 9,203 16,849 775,166 -39,695
1998 9,183 12,517 741,175 6,277
1997 12,218 10,262 727,523 -155,461
1996 12,188 15,684 699,707 -22,795
1995 11,150 1,937 697,218 -242,378
1994 12,139 17,636 675,092 -16,198
1993 14,118 18,542 650,032 18,349
1992 20,090 25,941 627,139 24,723
1991 22,010 27,038 602,740 3,643
1990 19,935 8,299 587,291 -21,688
1989 13,912 7,301 565,367 -12,576
1988 14,853 3,929 547,759 -20,113
1987 11,844 3,525 527,397 -22,415
1986 5,917 2,964 487,693 -19,485
1985 2,958 2,165 462,534 -42,942
1984 4,927 1,697 421,241 -8,818
1983 2,956 1,252 404,940 -45,776
1982 7,885 1,100 390,820 -53,497
1981 11,831 2,826 380,028 -83,010
1980 10,845 11,482 370,287 -105,900
1979 11,818 11,277 381,626 -98,863
1978 7,872 10,828 371,930 -34,606
1977 8,847 10,460 365,216 -37,671
1976 1,964 10,360 359,458 -42,259
1975 0 9,652 354,278 -47,359
1974 7,818 8,924 345,773 -51,910
1973 11,690 8,684 340,780 -73,439
1972 18,451 8,384 335,935 -86,409
1971 21,281 7,992 328,294 -42,642
1970 23,173 19,393 333,202 -25,646
1969 21,221 20,072 320,486 -14,548
1968 20,199 19,809 309,725 -3,214
1967 31,618 19,492 296,692 -3,773
1966 36,206 18,985 282,225 -3,021
1965 39,748 18,243 271,830 -3,716
1964 51,580 17,687 260,733 -3,169
1963 41,804 16,355 250,885 -3,058
1962 42,414 14,829 241,513 -6,470
1961 52,349 10,566 232,894 -7,893
1960 40,275 9,893 225,080 -7,586

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/belgium/uganda | 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 Uganda 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,702,011 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 45,806 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 134K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 42.9K

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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); 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. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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