Population in Belgium compared to the United Arab Emirates: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Belgium and the United Arab Emirates: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belgium	UAE	Belgium	UAE
1960	9,153,489	131,334	-	-
1961	9,183,948	137,989	0.33%	5.07%
1962	9,220,578	144,946	0.4%	5.04%
1963	9,289,770	152,211	0.75%	5.01%
1964	9,378,113	159,692	0.95%	4.91%
1965	9,463,667	167,103	0.91%	4.64%
1966	9,527,807	173,976	0.68%	4.11%
1967	9,580,991	179,700	0.56%	3.29%
1968	9,618,756	199,416	0.39%	11%
1969	9,646,032	239,660	0.28%	20.2%
1970	9,655,549	286,536	0.1%	19.6%
1971	9,673,162	335,027	0.18%	16.9%
1972	9,711,115	385,014	0.39%	14.9%
1973	9,741,720	436,399	0.32%	13.3%
1974	9,772,419	489,087	0.32%	12.1%
1975	9,800,700	542,856	0.29%	11%
1976	9,818,227	615,866	0.18%	13.4%
1977	9,830,358	710,209	0.12%	15.3%
1978	9,839,534	809,274	0.09%	13.9%
1979	9,848,382	912,010	0.09%	12.7%
1980	9,859,242	1,015,700	0.11%	11.4%
1981	9,858,982	1,099,855	-0.003%	8.29%
1982	9,856,303	1,166,370	-0.03%	6.05%
1983	9,855,520	1,235,305	-0.008%	5.91%
1984	9,855,372	1,305,996	-0.002%	5.72%
1985	9,858,308	1,377,911	0.03%	5.51%
1986	9,861,823	1,467,383	0.04%	6.49%
1987	9,870,234	1,574,244	0.09%	7.28%
1988	9,901,664	1,681,788	0.32%	6.83%
1989	9,937,697	1,789,851	0.36%	6.43%
1990	9,967,379	1,898,220	0.3%	6.05%
1991	10,004,486	2,006,626	0.37%	5.71%
1992	10,045,158	2,114,730	0.41%	5.39%
1993	10,084,475	2,222,093	0.39%	5.08%
1994	10,115,603	2,328,188	0.31%	4.77%
1995	10,136,811	2,434,662	0.21%	4.57%
1996	10,156,637	2,597,564	0.2%	6.69%
1997	10,181,245	2,817,410	0.24%	8.46%
1998	10,203,008	3,040,421	0.21%	7.92%
1999	10,226,419	3,266,009	0.23%	7.42%
2000	10,251,250	3,493,575	0.24%	6.97%
2001	10,286,570	3,723,590	0.34%	6.58%
2002	10,332,785	3,956,826	0.45%	6.26%
2003	10,376,133	4,192,457	0.42%	5.96%
2004	10,421,137	4,428,967	0.43%	5.64%
2005	10,478,617	4,664,790	0.55%	5.32%
2006	10,547,958	5,009,100	0.66%	7.38%
2007	10,625,700	5,624,635	0.74%	12.3%
2008	10,709,973	6,302,664	0.79%	12.1%
2009	10,796,493	6,707,058	0.81%	6.42%
2010	10,895,586	6,869,838	0.92%	2.43%
2011	11,038,264	7,104,538	1.31%	3.42%
2012	11,106,932	7,391,448	0.62%	4.04%
2013	11,159,407	7,693,031	0.47%	4.08%
2014	11,209,057	8,059,440	0.44%	4.76%
2015	11,274,196	8,505,237	0.58%	5.53%
2016	11,331,422	8,935,095	0.51%	5.05%
2017	11,375,158	9,223,225	0.39%	3.22%
2018	11,427,054	9,346,701	0.46%	1.34%
2019	11,488,980	9,445,785	0.54%	1.06%
2020	11,538,604	9,401,038	0.43%	-0.47%
2021	11,586,195	9,575,152	0.41%	1.85%
2022	11,680,210	10,074,977	0.81%	5.22%
2023	11,787,423	10,483,751	0.92%	4.06%
2024	11,876,844	10,876,981	0.76%	3.75%
2025	11,896,918	11,191,510	0.17%	2.89%
2026	11,913,154	11,417,074	0.14%	2.02%
2027	11,927,312	11,595,528	0.12%	1.56%
2028	11,940,447	11,750,055	0.11%	1.33%
2029	11,952,623	11,890,496	0.1%	1.2%
2030	11,963,228	12,024,613	0.09%	1.13%
2031	11,972,203	12,159,255	0.08%	1.12%
2032	11,980,413	12,298,043	0.07%	1.14%
2033	11,988,622	12,440,531	0.07%	1.16%
2034	11,996,340	12,586,327	0.06%	1.17%
2035	12,003,132	12,734,906	0.06%	1.18%
2036	12,009,585	12,885,831	0.05%	1.19%
2037	12,016,237	13,038,803	0.06%	1.19%
2038	12,022,688	13,193,613	0.05%	1.19%
2039	12,027,954	13,349,897	0.04%	1.18%
2040	12,032,091	13,507,317	0.03%	1.18%
2041	12,035,890	13,665,875	0.03%	1.17%
2042	12,038,939	13,825,473	0.03%	1.17%
2043	12,040,642	13,986,029	0.01%	1.16%
2044	12,041,547	14,147,509	0.008%	1.15%
2045	12,040,973	14,309,823	-0.005%	1.15%
2046	12,038,516	14,473,950	-0.02%	1.15%
2047	12,034,474	14,641,700	-0.03%	1.16%
2048	12,028,475	14,812,411	-0.05%	1.17%
2049	12,020,405	14,984,754	-0.07%	1.16%
2050	12,010,542	15,158,142	-0.08%	1.16%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belgium increased by 795,579 people (a 7.59% growth), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,840,447 people (a 82.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belgium gained 635,764 (a 5.64% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,867,463 (a 33.7% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2005 and is 83rd in 2025. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 115th in 2005 and ranked 86th 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 the United Arab Emirates will increase by 33.3% to 15,158,142 people and rank change from 86th to 84th.