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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,858,610 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,902,714 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Belgium's population is 3.52 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.55% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (12.8% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Belgium vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Uruguay
2100 11,193,616 2,256,741
2099 11,211,908 2,279,899
2098 11,230,002 2,303,351
2097 11,246,180 2,326,987
2096 11,261,636 2,350,799
2095 11,277,513 2,374,835
2094 11,293,934 2,398,960
2093 11,309,421 2,423,269
2092 11,325,500 2,447,646
2091 11,339,887 2,472,126
2090 11,354,304 2,496,514
2089 11,368,748 2,520,852
2088 11,384,019 2,545,052
2087 11,399,441 2,569,100
2086 11,413,731 2,592,974
2085 11,427,305 2,616,629
2084 11,441,192 2,640,001
2083 11,454,476 2,663,150
2082 11,468,827 2,686,021
2081 11,480,917 2,708,594
2080 11,494,860 2,730,883
2079 11,507,804 2,752,831
2078 11,522,057 2,774,432
2077 11,534,819 2,795,709
2076 11,546,262 2,816,677
2075 11,558,154 2,837,308
2074 11,571,164 2,857,709
2073 11,584,391 2,877,721
2072 11,597,605 2,897,543
2071 11,611,079 2,917,097
2070 11,627,079 2,936,478
2069 11,643,296 2,955,616
2068 11,660,663 2,974,445
2067 11,677,909 2,992,987
2066 11,696,417 3,011,309
2065 11,716,114 3,029,441
2064 11,736,957 3,047,343
2063 11,758,738 3,065,064
2062 11,780,812 3,082,642
2061 11,804,421 3,100,006
2060 11,825,799 3,117,149
2059 11,847,336 3,133,952
2058 11,867,449 3,150,250
2057 11,890,466 3,166,055
2056 11,911,901 3,181,373
2055 11,931,594 3,196,072
2054 11,950,146 3,210,110
2053 11,968,395 3,223,395
2052 11,984,694 3,235,973
2051 11,998,099 3,247,888
2050 12,008,766 3,259,108
2049 12,017,817 3,269,675
2048 12,024,879 3,279,610
2047 12,029,815 3,288,969
2046 12,032,975 3,297,696
2045 12,034,718 3,305,917
2044 12,034,116 3,313,556
2043 12,032,908 3,320,565
2042 12,030,714 3,326,955
2041 12,026,814 3,332,884
2040 12,023,124 3,338,277
2039 12,018,547 3,343,295
2038 12,012,586 3,347,790
2037 12,005,650 3,351,911
2036 11,999,298 3,355,671
2035 11,992,761 3,359,126
2034 11,985,730 3,362,276
2033 11,977,334 3,365,250
2032 11,969,302 3,368,057
2031 11,960,910 3,370,727
2030 11,951,381 3,373,273
2029 11,939,712 3,375,805
2028 11,927,038 3,378,198
2027 11,913,457 3,380,504
2026 11,898,731 3,382,789
2025 11,881,020 3,384,805
2024 11,858,610 3,386,588
2023 11,779,946 3,388,081
2022 11,680,210 3,390,913
2021 11,586,195 3,396,695
2020 11,538,604 3,398,968
2019 11,488,980 3,397,206
2018 11,427,054 3,394,534
2017 11,375,158 3,388,438
2016 11,331,422 3,379,283
2015 11,274,196 3,368,017
2014 11,209,057 3,356,334
2013 11,159,407 3,345,337
2012 11,106,932 3,335,401
2011 11,038,264 3,326,825
2010 10,895,586 3,318,580
2009 10,796,493 3,310,091
2008 10,709,973 3,302,177
2007 10,625,700 3,295,153
2006 10,547,958 3,289,506
2005 10,478,617 3,285,771
2004 10,421,137 3,283,148
2003 10,376,133 3,281,186
2002 10,332,785 3,278,867
2001 10,286,570 3,274,251
2000 10,251,250 3,266,206
1999 10,226,419 3,254,015
1998 10,203,008 3,239,280
1997 10,181,245 3,223,345
1996 10,156,637 3,206,324
1995 10,136,811 3,189,440
1994 10,115,603 3,172,834
1993 10,084,475 3,156,345
1992 10,045,158 3,139,702
1991 10,004,486 3,122,354
1990 9,967,379 3,104,403
1989 9,937,697 3,086,255
1988 9,901,664 3,067,961
1987 9,870,234 3,049,896
1986 9,861,823 3,032,845
1985 9,858,308 3,017,037
1984 9,855,372 3,002,488
1983 9,855,520 2,988,778
1982 9,856,303 2,975,492
1981 9,858,982 2,963,246
1980 9,859,242 2,951,953
1979 9,848,382 2,939,903
1978 9,839,534 2,925,715
1977 9,830,358 2,909,461
1976 9,818,227 2,891,392
1975 9,800,700 2,872,320
1974 9,772,419 2,853,944
1973 9,741,720 2,837,133
1972 9,711,115 2,821,644
1971 9,673,162 2,806,462
1970 9,655,549 2,790,807
1969 9,646,032 2,773,974
1968 9,618,756 2,754,606
1967 9,580,991 2,732,277
1966 9,527,807 2,707,646
1965 9,463,667 2,681,169
1964 9,378,113 2,653,180
1963 9,289,770 2,623,766
1962 9,220,578 2,593,298
1961 9,183,948 2,562,044
1960 9,153,489 2,529,957

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 571,292 people (a 5.04% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Uruguay
2100 -0.16% -1.02%
2099 -0.16% -1.02%
2098 -0.14% -1.02%
2097 -0.14% -1.01%
2096 -0.14% -1.01%
2095 -0.15% -1.01%
2094 -0.14% -1%
2093 -0.14% -1%
2092 -0.13% -0.99%
2091 -0.13% -0.98%
2090 -0.13% -0.97%
2089 -0.13% -0.95%
2088 -0.14% -0.94%
2087 -0.13% -0.92%
2086 -0.12% -0.9%
2085 -0.12% -0.89%
2084 -0.12% -0.87%
2083 -0.13% -0.85%
2082 -0.11% -0.83%
2081 -0.12% -0.82%
2080 -0.11% -0.8%
2079 -0.12% -0.78%
2078 -0.11% -0.76%
2077 -0.1% -0.74%
2076 -0.1% -0.73%
2075 -0.11% -0.71%
2074 -0.11% -0.7%
2073 -0.11% -0.68%
2072 -0.12% -0.67%
2071 -0.14% -0.66%
2070 -0.14% -0.65%
2069 -0.15% -0.63%
2068 -0.15% -0.62%
2067 -0.16% -0.61%
2066 -0.17% -0.6%
2065 -0.18% -0.59%
2064 -0.19% -0.58%
2063 -0.19% -0.57%
2062 -0.2% -0.56%
2061 -0.18% -0.55%
2060 -0.18% -0.54%
2059 -0.17% -0.52%
2058 -0.19% -0.5%
2057 -0.18% -0.48%
2056 -0.17% -0.46%
2055 -0.16% -0.44%
2054 -0.15% -0.41%
2053 -0.14% -0.39%
2052 -0.11% -0.37%
2051 -0.09% -0.34%
2050 -0.08% -0.32%
2049 -0.06% -0.3%
2048 -0.04% -0.28%
2047 -0.03% -0.26%
2046 -0.01% -0.25%
2045 0.005% -0.23%
2044 0.01% -0.21%
2043 0.02% -0.19%
2042 0.03% -0.18%
2041 0.03% -0.16%
2040 0.04% -0.15%
2039 0.05% -0.13%
2038 0.06% -0.12%
2037 0.05% -0.11%
2036 0.05% -0.1%
2035 0.06% -0.09%
2034 0.07% -0.09%
2033 0.07% -0.08%
2032 0.07% -0.08%
2031 0.08% -0.08%
2030 0.1% -0.08%
2029 0.11% -0.07%
2028 0.11% -0.07%
2027 0.12% -0.07%
2026 0.15% -0.06%
2025 0.19% -0.05%
2024 0.67% -0.04%
2023 0.85% -0.08%
2022 0.81% -0.17%
2021 0.41% -0.07%
2020 0.43% 0.05%
2019 0.54% 0.08%
2018 0.46% 0.18%
2017 0.39% 0.27%
2016 0.51% 0.33%
2015 0.58% 0.35%
2014 0.44% 0.33%
2013 0.47% 0.3%
2012 0.62% 0.26%
2011 1.31% 0.25%
2010 0.92% 0.26%
2009 0.81% 0.24%
2008 0.79% 0.21%
2007 0.74% 0.17%
2006 0.66% 0.11%
2005 0.55% 0.08%
2004 0.43% 0.06%
2003 0.42% 0.07%
2002 0.45% 0.14%
2001 0.34% 0.25%
2000 0.24% 0.37%
1999 0.23% 0.45%
1998 0.21% 0.49%
1997 0.24% 0.53%
1996 0.2% 0.53%
1995 0.21% 0.52%
1994 0.31% 0.52%
1993 0.39% 0.53%
1992 0.41% 0.56%
1991 0.37% 0.58%
1990 0.3% 0.59%
1989 0.36% 0.6%
1988 0.32% 0.59%
1987 0.09% 0.56%
1986 0.04% 0.52%
1985 0.03% 0.48%
1984 -0.002% 0.46%
1983 -0.008% 0.45%
1982 -0.03% 0.41%
1981 -0.003% 0.38%
1980 0.11% 0.41%
1979 0.09% 0.48%
1978 0.09% 0.56%
1977 0.12% 0.62%
1976 0.18% 0.66%
1975 0.29% 0.64%
1974 0.32% 0.59%
1973 0.32% 0.55%
1972 0.39% 0.54%
1971 0.18% 0.56%
1970 0.1% 0.61%
1969 0.28% 0.7%
1968 0.39% 0.82%
1967 0.56% 0.91%
1966 0.68% 0.99%
1965 0.91% 1.05%
1964 0.95% 1.12%
1963 0.75% 1.17%
1962 0.4% 1.22%
1961 0.33% 1.27%

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

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

In 2024, the population of Belgium grew by 0.67%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Belgium Uruguay
Current population
11902714
3382789
Population rank 83/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.04%
One net population change
6.68 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
4.75 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
4.75 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +216 -4
Annual growth/decline +78,664 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +0.67% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 119/197 167/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change +31,989 -1,338
Net migration rank 28/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - -1,338
2024 - 36,243 - -1,348
2023 0 41,679 298 -1,501
2022 -2,336 118,615 -2,964 -1,501
2021 5,793 24,017 -5,621 -1,482
2020 -12,692 43,777 4,048 -1,482
2019 8,042 58,469 3,873 -2,899
2018 7,999 50,604 7,322 -2,963
2017 10,238 37,981 10,907 -3,091
2016 14,731 28,090 14,008 -3,506
2015 11,274 63,536 16,194 -4,157
2014 21,297 37,472 16,238 -4,919
2013 16,739 28,066 16,318 -5,647
2012 18,882 45,001 15,520 -6,317
2011 25,388 52,464 14,934 -6,982
2010 23,970 105,232 16,231 -7,696
2009 23,752 97,175 16,947 -8,510
2008 22,491 66,470 16,838 -9,458
2007 23,376 59,911 17,422 -10,750
2006 21,096 53,574 17,783 -13,161
2005 15,718 50,576 18,926 -16,086
2004 16,673 35,143 18,067 -15,668
2003 7,263 34,472 18,628 -17,105
2002 7,233 39,404 20,073 -16,957
2001 11,315 34,924 20,729 -14,620
2000 12,302 13,952 21,060 -11,076
1999 9,203 16,849 21,844 -7,441
1998 9,183 12,517 22,114 -7,048
1997 12,218 10,262 23,737 -6,938
1996 12,188 15,684 24,635 -7,397
1995 11,150 1,937 24,872 -8,339
1994 12,139 17,636 24,637 -7,955
1993 14,118 18,542 24,212 -7,922
1992 20,090 25,941 24,847 -7,850
1991 22,010 27,038 25,422 -7,714
1990 19,935 8,299 25,699 -7,499
1989 13,912 7,301 25,322 -7,229
1988 14,853 3,929 25,071 -6,582
1987 11,844 3,525 24,469 -6,833
1986 5,917 2,964 24,505 -8,046
1985 2,958 2,165 23,988 -8,832
1984 4,927 1,697 23,684 -9,730
1983 2,956 1,252 24,146 -10,671
1982 7,885 1,100 25,224 -12,131
1981 11,831 2,826 24,968 -13,577
1980 10,845 11,482 25,451 -14,252
1979 11,818 11,277 27,456 -14,552
1978 7,872 10,828 30,076 -14,611
1977 8,847 10,460 31,321 -14,280
1976 1,964 10,360 33,199 -14,096
1975 0 9,652 33,393 -14,350
1974 7,818 8,924 32,221 -14,512
1973 11,690 8,684 30,213 -14,312
1972 18,451 8,384 28,896 -13,817
1971 21,281 7,992 28,584 -13,288
1970 23,173 19,393 28,737 -12,727
1969 21,221 20,072 28,805 -11,149
1968 20,199 19,809 29,103 -8,028
1967 31,618 19,492 29,514 -5,938
1966 36,206 18,985 30,293 -4,599
1965 39,748 18,243 30,807 -3,542
1964 51,580 17,687 31,340 -2,623
1963 41,804 16,355 31,824 -1,707
1962 42,414 14,829 31,441 -623
1961 52,349 10,566 30,975 703
1960 40,275 9,893 30,438 2,057

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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