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

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The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,941,781 in 2025 vs 37,053,428 people in Uzbekistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,967,185 people compared to 38,082,870 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Uzbekistan's population is 3.18 times bigger than Belgium's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.6% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.46% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.58% per year vs +1.87% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 12M (13.5% growth), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 38.1M (42.6% growth).

Belgium vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belgium Uzbekistan
2100 11,250,862 74,913,683
2099 11,269,247 74,651,098
2098 11,287,433 74,375,923
2097 11,303,694 74,084,599
2096 11,319,229 73,786,478
2095 11,335,187 73,476,603
2094 11,351,692 73,151,709
2093 11,367,258 72,817,254
2092 11,383,419 72,474,468
2091 11,397,881 72,122,880
2090 11,412,370 71,760,077
2089 11,426,889 71,384,150
2088 11,442,238 71,002,449
2087 11,457,739 70,611,426
2086 11,472,102 70,216,014
2085 11,485,745 69,811,545
2084 11,499,703 69,396,198
2083 11,513,055 68,975,962
2082 11,527,480 68,557,881
2081 11,539,632 68,128,154
2080 11,553,646 67,696,442
2079 11,566,656 67,260,252
2078 11,580,982 66,816,984
2077 11,593,809 66,362,519
2076 11,605,311 65,913,810
2075 11,617,264 65,462,568
2074 11,630,340 65,009,654
2073 11,643,635 64,552,502
2072 11,656,916 64,095,245
2071 11,670,459 63,631,386
2070 11,686,541 63,166,693
2069 11,702,841 62,698,228
2068 11,720,297 62,225,674
2067 11,737,631 61,749,683
2066 11,756,233 61,266,762
2065 11,776,031 60,778,749
2064 11,796,981 60,281,212
2063 11,818,873 59,775,807
2062 11,841,060 59,261,881
2061 11,864,790 58,740,914
2060 11,886,277 58,208,824
2059 11,907,924 57,665,803
2058 11,928,140 57,114,037
2057 11,951,275 56,552,712
2056 11,972,819 55,985,589
2055 11,992,614 55,407,187
2054 12,011,260 54,818,525
2053 12,029,602 54,220,761
2052 12,045,984 53,615,713
2051 12,059,458 53,002,852
2050 12,070,180 52,386,166
2049 12,079,277 51,762,174
2048 12,086,376 51,134,317
2047 12,091,336 50,502,162
2046 12,094,512 49,868,057
2045 12,096,264 49,233,860
2044 12,095,660 48,605,591
2043 12,094,445 47,984,479
2042 12,092,240 47,370,990
2041 12,088,320 46,766,713
2040 12,084,611 46,174,827
2039 12,080,011 45,591,616
2038 12,074,019 45,011,890
2037 12,067,048 44,436,551
2036 12,060,663 43,862,840
2035 12,054,093 43,287,434
2034 12,047,026 42,708,536
2033 12,038,587 42,122,973
2032 12,030,514 41,529,468
2031 12,022,079 40,928,141
2030 12,012,501 40,314,175
2029 12,000,773 39,688,984
2028 11,988,034 39,055,901
2027 11,974,384 38,407,447
2026 11,959,583 37,740,059
2025 11,941,781 37,053,428
2024 11,858,610 36,361,859
2023 11,779,946 35,652,307
2022 11,680,210 34,938,955
2021 11,586,195 34,243,696
2020 11,538,604 33,586,372
2019 11,488,980 32,964,701
2018 11,427,054 32,373,490
2017 11,375,158 31,819,178
2016 11,331,422 31,284,568
2015 11,274,196 30,749,346
2014 11,209,057 30,222,994
2013 11,159,407 29,724,065
2012 11,106,932 29,261,903
2011 11,038,264 28,823,196
2010 10,895,586 28,385,506
2009 10,796,493 27,939,328
2008 10,709,973 27,494,774
2007 10,625,700 27,076,008
2006 10,547,958 26,699,043
2005 10,478,617 26,356,975
2004 10,421,137 26,029,350
2003 10,376,133 25,711,259
2002 10,332,785 25,399,980
2001 10,286,570 25,090,283
2000 10,251,250 24,787,054
1999 10,226,419 24,476,008
1998 10,203,008 24,134,929
1997 10,181,245 23,758,960
1996 10,156,637 23,351,981
1995 10,136,811 22,917,589
1994 10,115,603 22,463,291
1993 10,084,475 21,987,955
1992 10,045,158 21,485,090
1991 10,004,486 20,962,910
1990 9,967,379 20,464,956
1989 9,937,697 19,977,183
1988 9,901,664 19,460,630
1987 9,870,234 18,930,070
1986 9,861,823 18,395,621
1985 9,858,308 17,875,339
1984 9,855,372 17,378,846
1983 9,855,520 16,908,400
1982 9,856,303 16,462,736
1981 9,858,982 16,035,032
1980 9,859,242 15,619,936
1979 9,848,382 15,215,587
1978 9,839,534 14,816,349
1977 9,830,358 14,408,822
1976 9,818,227 13,998,620
1975 9,800,700 13,598,521
1974 9,772,419 13,209,011
1973 9,741,720 12,831,047
1972 9,711,115 12,465,106
1971 9,673,162 12,111,511
1970 9,655,549 11,762,638
1969 9,646,032 11,403,150
1968 9,618,756 11,032,155
1967 9,580,991 10,659,180
1966 9,527,807 10,289,294
1965 9,463,667 9,921,681
1964 9,378,113 9,557,611
1963 9,289,770 9,202,246
1962 9,220,578 8,854,368
1961 9,183,948 8,517,711
1960 9,153,489 8,209,109

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while Uzbekistan gained 4,585,525 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 635,763 people (a 5.61% growth), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,798,302 people (a 21.7% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2006 and still ranked 42nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belgium's population will grow by 0.86% to 12,070,180 people with a rank change from 83rd to 92nd. The population of Uzbekistan will increase by 37.6% to 52,386,166 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 12.1M people compared to the peak of 74.9M people in 2100 for Uzbekistan.

Population growth rate by year

Belgium
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belgium Uzbekistan
2100 -0.16% 0.35%
2099 -0.16% 0.37%
2098 -0.14% 0.39%
2097 -0.14% 0.4%
2096 -0.14% 0.42%
2095 -0.15% 0.44%
2094 -0.14% 0.46%
2093 -0.14% 0.47%
2092 -0.13% 0.49%
2091 -0.13% 0.51%
2090 -0.13% 0.53%
2089 -0.13% 0.54%
2088 -0.14% 0.55%
2087 -0.13% 0.56%
2086 -0.12% 0.58%
2085 -0.12% 0.6%
2084 -0.12% 0.61%
2083 -0.13% 0.61%
2082 -0.11% 0.63%
2081 -0.12% 0.64%
2080 -0.11% 0.65%
2079 -0.12% 0.66%
2078 -0.11% 0.68%
2077 -0.1% 0.68%
2076 -0.1% 0.69%
2075 -0.11% 0.7%
2074 -0.11% 0.71%
2073 -0.11% 0.71%
2072 -0.12% 0.73%
2071 -0.14% 0.74%
2070 -0.14% 0.75%
2069 -0.15% 0.76%
2068 -0.15% 0.77%
2067 -0.16% 0.79%
2066 -0.17% 0.8%
2065 -0.18% 0.83%
2064 -0.19% 0.85%
2063 -0.19% 0.87%
2062 -0.2% 0.89%
2061 -0.18% 0.91%
2060 -0.18% 0.94%
2059 -0.17% 0.97%
2058 -0.19% 0.99%
2057 -0.18% 1.01%
2056 -0.17% 1.04%
2055 -0.16% 1.07%
2054 -0.15% 1.1%
2053 -0.14% 1.13%
2052 -0.11% 1.16%
2051 -0.09% 1.18%
2050 -0.08% 1.21%
2049 -0.06% 1.23%
2048 -0.04% 1.25%
2047 -0.03% 1.27%
2046 -0.01% 1.29%
2045 0.005% 1.29%
2044 0.01% 1.29%
2043 0.02% 1.3%
2042 0.03% 1.29%
2041 0.03% 1.28%
2040 0.04% 1.28%
2039 0.05% 1.29%
2038 0.06% 1.29%
2037 0.05% 1.31%
2036 0.05% 1.33%
2035 0.06% 1.36%
2034 0.07% 1.39%
2033 0.07% 1.43%
2032 0.07% 1.47%
2031 0.08% 1.52%
2030 0.1% 1.58%
2029 0.11% 1.62%
2028 0.11% 1.69%
2027 0.12% 1.77%
2026 0.15% 1.85%
2025 0.7% 1.9%
2024 0.67% 1.99%
2023 0.85% 2.04%
2022 0.81% 2.03%
2021 0.41% 1.96%
2020 0.43% 1.89%
2019 0.54% 1.83%
2018 0.46% 1.74%
2017 0.39% 1.71%
2016 0.51% 1.74%
2015 0.58% 1.74%
2014 0.44% 1.68%
2013 0.47% 1.58%
2012 0.62% 1.52%
2011 1.31% 1.54%
2010 0.92% 1.6%
2009 0.81% 1.62%
2008 0.79% 1.55%
2007 0.74% 1.41%
2006 0.66% 1.3%
2005 0.55% 1.26%
2004 0.43% 1.24%
2003 0.42% 1.23%
2002 0.45% 1.23%
2001 0.34% 1.22%
2000 0.24% 1.27%
1999 0.23% 1.41%
1998 0.21% 1.58%
1997 0.24% 1.74%
1996 0.2% 1.9%
1995 0.21% 2.02%
1994 0.31% 2.16%
1993 0.39% 2.34%
1992 0.41% 2.49%
1991 0.37% 2.43%
1990 0.3% 2.44%
1989 0.36% 2.65%
1988 0.32% 2.8%
1987 0.09% 2.91%
1986 0.04% 2.91%
1985 0.03% 2.86%
1984 -0.002% 2.78%
1983 -0.008% 2.71%
1982 -0.03% 2.67%
1981 -0.003% 2.66%
1980 0.11% 2.66%
1979 0.09% 2.69%
1978 0.09% 2.83%
1977 0.12% 2.93%
1976 0.18% 2.94%
1975 0.29% 2.95%
1974 0.32% 2.95%
1973 0.32% 2.94%
1972 0.39% 2.92%
1971 0.18% 2.97%
1970 0.1% 3.15%
1969 0.28% 3.36%
1968 0.39% 3.5%
1967 0.56% 3.59%
1966 0.68% 3.71%
1965 0.91% 3.81%
1964 0.95% 3.86%
1963 0.75% 3.93%
1962 0.4% 3.95%
1961 0.33% 3.76%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Belgium grew by 0.7%, while Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.9%.

Live population counters

Belgium Uzbekistan
Current population
11967185
38082870
Population rank 83/197 42/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.46%
One net population change
6.34 minutes
45.7 seconds
One birth every
4.82 minutes
33.9 seconds
One death every
4.67 minutes
2.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +228 +1,895
Annual growth/decline +83,171 +691,569
Annual growth/decline rate +0.7% +1.9%
Population growth rate rank 116/197 54/197
One migration net change every
16.5 minutes
1.26 hours
Annual migration change +31,989 -6,987
Net migration rank 28/196 123/196
Foreign-born residents 2,349,032 1,154,963
Foreign-born residents rank 30/195 54/195
Foreign-born share of population 20% 3.2%
Foreign-born share rank 30/195 114/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belgium
Natural

Migration
Uzbekistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belgium Uzbekistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 31,989 - -6,987
2024 -3,557 36,243 709,893 -7,066
2023 0 41,679 722,280 -6,004
2022 -2,336 118,615 715,410 -5,007
2021 5,793 24,017 689,325 -9,205
2020 -12,692 43,777 643,750 -9,208
2019 8,042 58,469 618,154 -9,341
2018 7,999 50,604 585,119 -11,516
2017 10,238 37,981 548,372 -13,352
2016 14,731 28,090 549,045 -14,839
2015 11,274 63,536 552,781 -16,545
2014 21,297 37,472 536,881 -20,381
2013 16,739 28,066 501,742 -20,380
2012 18,882 45,001 463,333 -20,381
2011 25,388 52,464 454,858 -20,380
2010 23,970 105,232 461,293 -20,380
2009 23,752 97,175 471,839 -20,378
2008 22,491 66,470 461,665 -24,028
2007 23,376 59,911 426,880 -27,013
2006 21,096 53,574 383,265 -29,197
2005 15,718 50,576 363,462 -33,386
2004 16,673 35,143 363,994 -38,834
2003 7,263 34,472 355,098 -44,092
2002 7,233 39,404 359,231 -47,679
2001 11,315 34,924 356,483 -48,642
2000 12,302 13,952 365,138 -66,547
1999 9,203 16,849 385,448 -61,955
1998 9,183 12,517 408,532 -49,862
1997 12,218 10,262 441,631 -48,360
1996 12,188 15,684 471,010 -50,314
1995 11,150 1,937 493,966 -45,876
1994 12,139 17,636 502,279 -41,788
1993 14,118 18,542 527,557 -37,377
1992 20,090 25,941 548,793 -33,259
1991 22,010 27,038 557,886 -29,064
1990 19,935 8,299 540,581 -73,478
1989 13,912 7,301 522,323 -13,888
1988 14,853 3,929 525,126 -473
1987 11,844 3,525 537,292 -824
1986 5,917 2,964 533,234 -802
1985 2,958 2,165 508,893 -773
1984 4,927 1,697 485,617 -752
1983 2,956 1,252 454,464 1,568
1982 7,885 1,100 431,389 3,897
1981 11,831 2,826 413,897 6,223
1980 10,845 11,482 401,557 8,540
1979 11,818 11,277 387,754 10,864
1978 7,872 10,828 372,068 27,783
1977 8,847 10,460 369,572 45,622
1976 1,964 10,360 363,110 42,094
1975 0 9,652 357,382 37,611
1974 7,818 8,924 350,422 33,600
1973 11,690 8,684 341,807 30,094
1972 18,451 8,384 333,230 26,748
1971 21,281 7,992 323,171 24,030
1970 23,173 19,393 313,216 37,324
1969 21,221 20,072 302,833 65,596
1968 20,199 19,809 295,651 77,914
1967 31,618 19,492 298,350 74,030
1966 36,206 18,985 297,844 69,537
1965 39,748 18,243 302,264 65,579
1964 51,580 17,687 298,790 61,512
1963 41,804 16,355 293,432 57,002
1962 42,414 14,829 292,788 52,532
1961 52,349 10,566 279,841 48,168
1960 40,275 9,893 267,165 22,039

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 7.28% of the population change in Belgium is from natural causes (a gain of 39,492 people) and 92.7% is from migration (a gain of 503,011 people). In Uzbekistan 98.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,334,129 people) and 1.59% is from migration (a loss of 102,083 people).

As of 2024, 2,349,032 residents or 20% of the population were not native-born in Belgium, compared to 1,154,963 people or 3.2% in Uzbekistan.

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
Uzbekistan
City Population
Tashkent 2.96M
Namangan 626K
Andijan 548K
Samarkand 546K
Nukus 320K
Fergana 289K
Bukhara 280K
Qarshi 275K
Margilan 215K
Jizzakh 163K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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