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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belgium	United States	Belgium	United States
1900	-	76,094,000	-	-
1901	-	77,584,000	-	1.96%
1902	-	79,163,000	-	2.04%
1903	-	80,632,000	-	1.86%
1904	-	82,166,000	-	1.9%
1905	-	83,822,000	-	2.02%
1906	-	85,450,000	-	1.94%
1907	-	87,008,000	-	1.82%
1908	-	88,710,000	-	1.96%
1909	-	90,490,000	-	2.01%
1910	-	92,407,000	-	2.12%
1911	-	93,863,000	-	1.58%
1912	-	95,335,000	-	1.57%
1913	-	97,225,000	-	1.98%
1914	-	99,111,000	-	1.94%
1915	-	100,546,000	-	1.45%
1916	-	101,961,000	-	1.41%
1917	-	103,268,000	-	1.28%
1918	-	103,208,000	-	-0.06%
1919	-	104,514,000	-	1.27%
1920	-	106,461,000	-	1.86%
1921	-	108,538,000	-	1.95%
1922	-	110,049,000	-	1.39%
1923	-	111,947,000	-	1.72%
1924	-	114,109,000	-	1.93%
1925	-	115,829,000	-	1.51%
1926	-	117,397,000	-	1.35%
1927	-	119,035,000	-	1.4%
1928	-	120,509,000	-	1.24%
1929	-	121,767,000	-	1.04%
1930	-	123,076,741	-	1.08%
1931	-	124,039,648	-	0.78%
1932	-	124,840,471	-	0.65%
1933	-	125,578,763	-	0.59%
1934	-	126,373,773	-	0.63%
1935	-	127,250,232	-	0.69%
1936	-	128,053,180	-	0.63%
1937	-	128,824,829	-	0.6%
1938	-	129,824,939	-	0.78%
1939	-	130,879,718	-	0.81%
1940	-	132,122,446	-	0.95%
1941	-	133,402,471	-	0.97%
1942	-	134,859,553	-	1.09%
1943	-	136,739,353	-	1.39%
1944	-	138,397,345	-	1.21%
1945	-	139,928,165	-	1.11%
1946	-	141,388,566	-	1.04%
1947	-	144,126,071	-	1.94%
1948	-	146,631,302	-	1.74%
1949	-	149,188,130	-	1.74%
1950	-	152,271,417	-	2.07%
1951	-	154,877,889	-	1.71%
1952	-	157,552,740	-	1.73%
1953	-	160,184,192	-	1.67%
1954	-	163,025,854	-	1.77%
1955	-	165,931,202	-	1.78%
1956	-	168,903,031	-	1.79%
1957	-	171,984,130	-	1.82%
1958	-	174,881,904	-	1.68%
1959	-	177,829,628	-	1.69%
1960	9,153,489	180,671,158	-	1.6%
1961	9,183,948	183,691,481	0.33%	1.67%
1962	9,220,578	186,537,737	0.4%	1.55%
1963	9,289,770	189,241,798	0.75%	1.45%
1964	9,378,113	191,888,791	0.95%	1.4%
1965	9,463,667	194,302,963	0.91%	1.26%
1966	9,527,807	196,560,338	0.68%	1.16%
1967	9,580,991	198,712,056	0.56%	1.09%
1968	9,618,756	200,706,052	0.39%	1%
1969	9,646,032	202,676,946	0.28%	0.98%
1970	9,655,549	205,052,174	0.1%	1.17%
1971	9,673,162	207,660,677	0.18%	1.27%
1972	9,711,115	209,896,021	0.39%	1.08%
1973	9,741,720	211,908,788	0.32%	0.96%
1974	9,772,419	213,853,928	0.32%	0.92%
1975	9,800,700	215,973,199	0.29%	0.99%
1976	9,818,227	218,035,164	0.18%	0.95%
1977	9,830,358	220,239,425	0.12%	1.01%
1978	9,839,534	222,584,545	0.09%	1.06%
1979	9,848,382	225,055,487	0.09%	1.11%
1980	9,859,242	226,542,250	0.11%	0.66%
1981	9,858,982	229,465,744	-0.003%	1.29%
1982	9,856,303	231,664,432	-0.03%	0.96%
1983	9,855,520	233,792,014	-0.008%	0.92%
1984	9,855,372	235,824,908	-0.002%	0.87%
1985	9,858,308	237,923,734	0.03%	0.89%
1986	9,861,823	240,132,831	0.04%	0.93%
1987	9,870,234	242,288,936	0.09%	0.9%
1988	9,901,664	244,499,004	0.32%	0.91%
1989	9,937,697	246,819,222	0.36%	0.95%
1990	9,967,379	250,131,894	0.3%	1.34%
1991	10,004,486	253,492,503	0.37%	1.34%
1992	10,045,158	256,894,189	0.41%	1.34%
1993	10,084,475	260,255,352	0.39%	1.31%
1994	10,115,603	263,435,673	0.31%	1.22%
1995	10,136,811	266,557,091	0.21%	1.18%
1996	10,156,637	269,667,391	0.2%	1.17%
1997	10,181,245	272,911,760	0.24%	1.2%
1998	10,203,008	276,115,288	0.21%	1.17%
1999	10,226,419	279,294,713	0.23%	1.15%
2000	10,251,250	282,162,411	0.24%	1.03%
2001	10,286,570	284,968,955	0.34%	0.99%
2002	10,332,785	287,625,193	0.45%	0.93%
2003	10,376,133	290,107,933	0.42%	0.86%
2004	10,421,137	292,805,298	0.43%	0.93%
2005	10,478,617	295,516,599	0.55%	0.93%
2006	10,547,958	298,379,912	0.66%	0.97%
2007	10,625,700	301,231,207	0.74%	0.96%
2008	10,709,973	304,093,966	0.79%	0.95%
2009	10,796,493	306,771,529	0.81%	0.88%
2010	10,895,586	309,327,143	0.92%	0.83%
2011	11,038,264	311,583,481	1.31%	0.73%
2012	11,106,932	313,877,662	0.62%	0.74%
2013	11,159,407	316,059,947	0.47%	0.7%
2014	11,209,057	318,386,329	0.44%	0.74%
2015	11,274,196	320,738,994	0.58%	0.74%
2016	11,331,422	323,071,755	0.51%	0.73%
2017	11,375,158	325,122,128	0.39%	0.63%
2018	11,427,054	326,838,199	0.46%	0.53%
2019	11,488,980	328,329,953	0.54%	0.46%
2020	11,538,604	331,526,933	0.43%	0.97%
2021	11,586,195	331,893,745	0.41%	0.11%
2022	11,680,210	333,271,411	0.81%	0.42%
2023	11,779,946	334,914,895	0.85%	0.49%
2024	11,858,610	340,110,988	0.67%	1.55%
2025	11,878,653	341,931,772	0.17%	0.54%
2026	11,894,864	343,664,369	0.14%	0.51%
2027	11,909,001	345,331,185	0.12%	0.49%
2028	11,922,115	346,981,137	0.11%	0.48%
2029	11,934,272	348,601,982	0.1%	0.47%
2030	11,944,861	350,176,974	0.09%	0.45%
2031	11,953,823	351,725,612	0.08%	0.44%
2032	11,962,020	353,249,060	0.07%	0.43%
2033	11,970,216	354,749,644	0.07%	0.42%
2034	11,977,922	356,234,239	0.06%	0.42%
2035	11,984,704	357,694,316	0.06%	0.41%
2036	11,991,147	359,119,002	0.05%	0.4%
2037	11,997,789	360,517,853	0.06%	0.39%
2038	12,004,230	361,895,407	0.05%	0.38%
2039	12,009,488	363,229,908	0.04%	0.37%
2040	12,013,619	364,512,364	0.03%	0.35%
2041	12,017,411	365,753,139	0.03%	0.34%
2042	12,020,456	366,969,419	0.03%	0.33%
2043	12,022,156	368,146,925	0.01%	0.32%
2044	12,023,061	369,258,123	0.008%	0.3%
2045	12,022,487	370,318,770	-0.005%	0.29%
2046	12,020,034	371,328,255	-0.02%	0.27%
2047	12,015,998	372,299,116	-0.03%	0.26%
2048	12,010,009	373,230,539	-0.05%	0.25%
2049	12,001,950	374,119,803	-0.07%	0.24%
2050	11,992,103	374,986,259	-0.08%	0.23%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 563,596 (a 4.97% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,610,830 (a 6.38% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 States will increase by 9.11% to 374,986,259 people and will still be ranked 3rd.