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	11,779,946	10,483,751	0.85%	4.06%
2024	11,858,610	10,986,400	0.67%	4.79%
2025	11,878,653	11,304,093	0.17%	2.89%
2026	11,894,864	11,531,926	0.14%	2.02%
2027	11,909,001	11,712,175	0.12%	1.56%
2028	11,922,115	11,868,257	0.11%	1.33%
2029	11,934,272	12,010,111	0.1%	1.2%
2030	11,944,861	12,145,577	0.09%	1.13%
2031	11,953,823	12,281,573	0.08%	1.12%
2032	11,962,020	12,421,758	0.07%	1.14%
2033	11,970,216	12,565,679	0.07%	1.16%
2034	11,977,922	12,712,942	0.06%	1.17%
2035	11,984,704	12,863,015	0.06%	1.18%
2036	11,991,147	13,015,458	0.05%	1.19%
2037	11,997,789	13,169,969	0.06%	1.19%
2038	12,004,230	13,326,337	0.05%	1.19%
2039	12,009,488	13,484,193	0.04%	1.18%
2040	12,013,619	13,643,197	0.03%	1.18%
2041	12,017,411	13,803,349	0.03%	1.17%
2042	12,020,456	13,964,553	0.03%	1.17%
2043	12,022,156	14,126,724	0.01%	1.16%
2044	12,023,061	14,289,828	0.008%	1.15%
2045	12,022,487	14,453,775	-0.005%	1.15%
2046	12,020,034	14,619,554	-0.02%	1.15%
2047	12,015,998	14,788,991	-0.03%	1.16%
2048	12,010,009	14,961,419	-0.05%	1.17%
2049	12,001,950	15,135,496	-0.07%	1.16%
2050	11,992,103	15,310,628	-0.08%	1.16%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,925,995 people (a 78.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 563,596 (a 4.97% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,598,800 (a 29.1% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 114th in 2006 and ranked 86th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Belgium's population will grow by 0.82% to 11,992,103 people with a rank change from 83rd to 92nd. The population of the United Arab Emirates will increase by 32.7% to 15,310,628 people and rank change from 86th to 84th.