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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,858,610 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,902,714 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 28.9 times bigger than Belgium's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.29% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.55% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (12.8% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Belgium vs United States: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium United States
2100 11,193,616 415,429,771
2099 11,211,908 414,829,167
2098 11,230,002 414,231,720
2097 11,246,180 413,576,381
2096 11,261,636 412,927,393
2095 11,277,513 412,225,379
2094 11,293,934 411,498,749
2093 11,309,421 410,785,729
2092 11,325,500 410,051,921
2091 11,339,887 409,320,183
2090 11,354,304 408,613,732
2089 11,368,748 407,885,645
2088 11,384,019 407,129,733
2087 11,399,441 406,421,298
2086 11,413,731 405,715,343
2085 11,427,305 405,059,379
2084 11,441,192 404,343,130
2083 11,454,476 403,612,785
2082 11,468,827 402,871,293
2081 11,480,917 402,054,554
2080 11,494,860 401,319,194
2079 11,507,804 400,554,914
2078 11,522,057 399,737,968
2077 11,534,819 398,906,565
2076 11,546,262 398,035,750
2075 11,558,154 397,109,170
2074 11,571,164 396,226,412
2073 11,584,391 395,307,725
2072 11,597,605 394,393,561
2071 11,611,079 393,415,363
2070 11,627,079 392,469,727
2069 11,643,296 391,479,981
2068 11,660,663 390,517,695
2067 11,677,909 389,543,856
2066 11,696,417 388,597,719
2065 11,716,114 387,685,327
2064 11,736,957 386,805,026
2063 11,758,738 385,911,917
2062 11,780,812 385,032,627
2061 11,804,421 384,170,837
2060 11,825,799 383,361,269
2059 11,847,336 382,542,030
2058 11,867,449 381,704,804
2057 11,890,466 380,907,023
2056 11,911,901 380,159,777
2055 11,931,594 379,430,756
2054 11,950,146 378,682,851
2053 11,968,395 377,878,421
2052 11,984,694 377,073,303
2051 11,998,099 376,229,840
2050 12,008,766 375,373,155
2049 12,017,817 374,493,150
2048 12,024,879 373,590,762
2047 12,029,815 372,626,259
2046 12,032,975 371,644,809
2045 12,034,718 370,602,914
2044 12,034,116 369,518,897
2043 12,032,908 368,375,680
2042 12,030,714 367,158,772
2041 12,026,814 365,937,822
2040 12,023,124 364,671,837
2039 12,018,547 363,367,337
2038 12,012,586 361,997,023
2037 12,005,650 360,606,236
2036 11,999,298 359,193,245
2035 11,992,761 357,750,686
2034 11,985,730 356,266,726
2033 11,977,334 354,775,032
2032 11,969,302 353,259,037
2031 11,960,910 351,721,511
2030 11,951,381 350,155,042
2029 11,939,712 348,564,667
2028 11,927,038 346,906,294
2027 11,913,457 345,257,605
2026 11,898,731 343,565,426
2025 11,881,020 341,784,857
2024 11,858,610 340,110,988
2023 11,779,946 334,914,895
2022 11,680,210 333,271,411
2021 11,586,195 331,893,745
2020 11,538,604 331,526,933
2019 11,488,980 328,329,953
2018 11,427,054 326,838,199
2017 11,375,158 325,122,128
2016 11,331,422 323,071,755
2015 11,274,196 320,738,994
2014 11,209,057 318,386,329
2013 11,159,407 316,059,947
2012 11,106,932 313,877,662
2011 11,038,264 311,583,481
2010 10,895,586 309,327,143
2009 10,796,493 306,771,529
2008 10,709,973 304,093,966
2007 10,625,700 301,231,207
2006 10,547,958 298,379,912
2005 10,478,617 295,516,599
2004 10,421,137 292,805,298
2003 10,376,133 290,107,933
2002 10,332,785 287,625,193
2001 10,286,570 284,968,955
2000 10,251,250 282,162,411
1999 10,226,419 279,294,713
1998 10,203,008 276,115,288
1997 10,181,245 272,911,760
1996 10,156,637 269,667,391
1995 10,136,811 266,557,091
1994 10,115,603 263,435,673
1993 10,084,475 260,255,352
1992 10,045,158 256,894,189
1991 10,004,486 253,492,503
1990 9,967,379 250,131,894
1989 9,937,697 246,819,222
1988 9,901,664 244,499,004
1987 9,870,234 242,288,936
1986 9,861,823 240,132,831
1985 9,858,308 237,923,734
1984 9,855,372 235,824,908
1983 9,855,520 233,792,014
1982 9,856,303 231,664,432
1981 9,858,982 229,465,744
1980 9,859,242 226,542,250
1979 9,848,382 225,055,487
1978 9,839,534 222,584,545
1977 9,830,358 220,239,425
1976 9,818,227 218,035,164
1975 9,800,700 215,973,199
1974 9,772,419 213,853,928
1973 9,741,720 211,908,788
1972 9,711,115 209,896,021
1971 9,673,162 207,660,677
1970 9,655,549 205,052,174
1969 9,646,032 202,676,946
1968 9,618,756 200,706,052
1967 9,580,991 198,712,056
1966 9,527,807 196,560,338
1965 9,463,667 194,302,963
1964 9,378,113 191,888,791
1963 9,289,770 189,241,798
1962 9,220,578 186,537,737
1961 9,183,948 183,691,481
1960 9,153,489 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 571,292 people (a 5.04% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% 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 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 the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium United States
2100 -0.16% 0.14%
2099 -0.16% 0.14%
2098 -0.14% 0.16%
2097 -0.14% 0.16%
2096 -0.14% 0.17%
2095 -0.15% 0.18%
2094 -0.14% 0.17%
2093 -0.14% 0.18%
2092 -0.13% 0.18%
2091 -0.13% 0.17%
2090 -0.13% 0.18%
2089 -0.13% 0.19%
2088 -0.14% 0.17%
2087 -0.13% 0.17%
2086 -0.12% 0.16%
2085 -0.12% 0.18%
2084 -0.12% 0.18%
2083 -0.13% 0.18%
2082 -0.11% 0.2%
2081 -0.12% 0.18%
2080 -0.11% 0.19%
2079 -0.12% 0.2%
2078 -0.11% 0.21%
2077 -0.1% 0.22%
2076 -0.1% 0.23%
2075 -0.11% 0.22%
2074 -0.11% 0.23%
2073 -0.11% 0.23%
2072 -0.12% 0.25%
2071 -0.14% 0.24%
2070 -0.14% 0.25%
2069 -0.15% 0.25%
2068 -0.15% 0.25%
2067 -0.16% 0.24%
2066 -0.17% 0.24%
2065 -0.18% 0.23%
2064 -0.19% 0.23%
2063 -0.19% 0.23%
2062 -0.2% 0.22%
2061 -0.18% 0.21%
2060 -0.18% 0.21%
2059 -0.17% 0.22%
2058 -0.19% 0.21%
2057 -0.18% 0.2%
2056 -0.17% 0.19%
2055 -0.16% 0.2%
2054 -0.15% 0.21%
2053 -0.14% 0.21%
2052 -0.11% 0.22%
2051 -0.09% 0.23%
2050 -0.08% 0.23%
2049 -0.06% 0.24%
2048 -0.04% 0.26%
2047 -0.03% 0.26%
2046 -0.01% 0.28%
2045 0.005% 0.29%
2044 0.01% 0.31%
2043 0.02% 0.33%
2042 0.03% 0.33%
2041 0.03% 0.35%
2040 0.04% 0.36%
2039 0.05% 0.38%
2038 0.06% 0.39%
2037 0.05% 0.39%
2036 0.05% 0.4%
2035 0.06% 0.42%
2034 0.07% 0.42%
2033 0.07% 0.43%
2032 0.07% 0.44%
2031 0.08% 0.45%
2030 0.1% 0.46%
2029 0.11% 0.48%
2028 0.11% 0.48%
2027 0.12% 0.49%
2026 0.15% 0.52%
2025 0.19% 0.49%
2024 0.67% 1.55%
2023 0.85% 0.49%
2022 0.81% 0.42%
2021 0.41% 0.11%
2020 0.43% 0.97%
2019 0.54% 0.46%
2018 0.46% 0.53%
2017 0.39% 0.63%
2016 0.51% 0.73%
2015 0.58% 0.74%
2014 0.44% 0.74%
2013 0.47% 0.7%
2012 0.62% 0.74%
2011 1.31% 0.73%
2010 0.92% 0.83%
2009 0.81% 0.88%
2008 0.79% 0.95%
2007 0.74% 0.96%
2006 0.66% 0.97%
2005 0.55% 0.93%
2004 0.43% 0.93%
2003 0.42% 0.86%
2002 0.45% 0.93%
2001 0.34% 0.99%
2000 0.24% 1.03%
1999 0.23% 1.15%
1998 0.21% 1.17%
1997 0.24% 1.2%
1996 0.2% 1.17%
1995 0.21% 1.18%
1994 0.31% 1.22%
1993 0.39% 1.31%
1992 0.41% 1.34%
1991 0.37% 1.34%
1990 0.3% 1.34%
1989 0.36% 0.95%
1988 0.32% 0.91%
1987 0.09% 0.9%
1986 0.04% 0.93%
1985 0.03% 0.89%
1984 -0.002% 0.87%
1983 -0.008% 0.92%
1982 -0.03% 0.96%
1981 -0.003% 1.29%
1980 0.11% 0.66%
1979 0.09% 1.11%
1978 0.09% 1.06%
1977 0.12% 1.01%
1976 0.18% 0.95%
1975 0.29% 0.99%
1974 0.32% 0.92%
1973 0.32% 0.96%
1972 0.39% 1.08%
1971 0.18% 1.27%
1970 0.1% 1.17%
1969 0.28% 0.98%
1968 0.39% 1%
1967 0.56% 1.09%
1966 0.68% 1.16%
1965 0.91% 1.26%
1964 0.95% 1.4%
1963 0.75% 1.45%
1962 0.4% 1.55%
1961 0.33% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Belgium grew by 0.67%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Belgium United States
Current population
11902714
344023146
Population rank 83/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 4.15%
One net population change
6.68 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
4.75 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
4.75 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +216 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +78,664 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +0.67% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 119/197 134/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change +31,989 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 28/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - 1,230,663
2024 - 36,243 - 1,286,132
2023 0 41,679 502,372 1,322,668
2022 -2,336 118,615 399,926 1,319,009
2021 5,793 24,017 199,137 674,787
2020 -12,692 43,777 208,862 329,769
2019 8,042 58,469 887,476 1,774,500
2018 7,999 50,604 955,022 1,764,961
2017 10,238 37,981 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 14,731 28,090 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 11,274 63,536 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 21,297 37,472 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 16,739 28,066 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 18,882 45,001 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 25,388 52,464 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 23,970 105,232 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 23,752 97,175 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 22,491 66,470 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 23,376 59,911 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 21,096 53,574 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 15,718 50,576 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 16,673 35,143 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 7,263 34,472 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 7,233 39,404 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 11,315 34,924 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 12,302 13,952 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 9,203 16,849 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 9,183 12,517 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 12,218 10,262 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 12,188 15,684 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 11,150 1,937 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 12,139 17,636 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 14,118 18,542 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 20,090 25,941 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 22,010 27,038 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 19,935 8,299 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 13,912 7,301 1,875,826 400,998
1988 14,853 3,929 1,735,943 460,778
1987 11,844 3,525 1,720,252 480,815
1986 5,917 2,964 1,656,917 493,082
1985 2,958 2,165 1,689,258 598,777
1984 4,927 1,697 1,627,192 622,793
1983 2,956 1,252 1,636,544 662,840
1982 7,885 1,100 1,714,317 600,149
1981 11,831 2,826 1,652,153 583,070
1980 10,845 11,482 1,608,450 595,916
1979 11,818 11,277 1,597,894 503,559
1978 7,872 10,828 1,402,283 556,521
1977 8,847 10,460 1,431,556 577,060
1976 1,964 10,360 1,264,604 635,590
1975 0 9,652 1,252,644 655,078
1974 7,818 8,924 1,218,968 706,978
1973 11,690 8,684 1,165,499 783,163
1972 18,451 8,384 1,301,355 833,543
1971 21,281 7,992 1,640,519 833,549
1970 23,173 19,393 1,824,965 744,902
1969 21,221 20,072 1,702,487 523,740
1968 20,199 19,809 1,565,507 594,514
1967 31,618 19,492 1,669,181 585,410
1966 36,206 18,985 1,749,387 637,692
1965 39,748 18,243 1,943,030 644,902
1964 51,580 17,687 2,245,099 618,635
1963 41,804 16,355 2,289,826 639,495
1962 42,414 14,829 2,406,337 625,617
1961 52,349 10,566 2,571,681 580,333
1960 40,275 9,893 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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

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