Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belgium was 11,876,844 in 2024 vs 327,777 people in Vanuatu in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belgium's population is 11,909,960 people compared to 341,110 in Vanuatu.

Population statistics:

  • Belgium's population is 34.9 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
  • Belgium is ranked the 83rd most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.14% for Belgium vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
  • For the last 10 years, Belgium has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
  • Since 2005, the population of Belgium has increased from 10.5M people to 11.9M (13.7% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 211K to 341K (61.8% growth).
  • Belgium is projected to reach its peak in 2044 at 12M people compared to the peak of 875K people in 2100 for Vanuatu.

Belgium vs Vanuatu: live population counter

Belgium Vanuatu
Current population
11909960
341110
Population rank 83/197 174/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.004%
One net population change
5.88 minutes
1.19 hours
One birth every
4.74 minutes
58.5 minutes
One death every
4.74 minutes
5.38 hours
One migration net change every
14.5 minutes
1.21 weeks
Annual migration change +36,243 -43
Daily growth/decline +245 +20
Annual growth/decline +89,421 +7,368
Annual growth/decline rate +0.76% +2.3%
Population growth rate rank 119/197 40/197

Belgium and Vanuatu: population history and growth rate by year chart

Belgium
Population

Growth rate
Vanuatu
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Belgium Vanuatu Belgium Vanuatu
1960 9,153,489 64,431 - -
1961 9,183,948 66,264 0.33% 2.84%
1962 9,220,578 68,174 0.4% 2.88%
1963 9,289,770 70,159 0.75% 2.91%
1964 9,378,113 72,219 0.95% 2.94%
1965 9,463,667 74,358 0.91% 2.96%
1966 9,527,807 76,590 0.68% 3%
1967 9,580,991 78,921 0.56% 3.04%
1968 9,618,756 81,314 0.39% 3.03%
1969 9,646,032 83,755 0.28% 3%
1970 9,655,549 86,266 0.1% 3%
1971 9,673,162 88,862 0.18% 3.01%
1972 9,711,115 91,562 0.39% 3.04%
1973 9,741,720 94,362 0.32% 3.06%
1974 9,772,419 97,260 0.32% 3.07%
1975 9,800,700 100,269 0.29% 3.09%
1976 9,818,227 103,388 0.18% 3.11%
1977 9,830,358 106,618 0.12% 3.12%
1978 9,839,534 109,963 0.09% 3.14%
1979 9,848,382 113,040 0.09% 2.8%
1980 9,859,242 115,660 0.11% 2.32%
1981 9,858,982 118,249 -0.003% 2.24%
1982 9,856,303 121,035 -0.03% 2.36%
1983 9,855,520 123,998 -0.008% 2.45%
1984 9,855,372 127,109 -0.002% 2.51%
1985 9,858,308 130,356 0.03% 2.55%
1986 9,861,823 133,720 0.04% 2.58%
1987 9,870,234 137,187 0.09% 2.59%
1988 9,901,664 140,756 0.32% 2.6%
1989 9,937,697 144,393 0.36% 2.58%
1990 9,967,379 148,063 0.3% 2.54%
1991 10,004,486 151,793 0.37% 2.52%
1992 10,045,158 155,608 0.41% 2.51%
1993 10,084,475 159,463 0.39% 2.48%
1994 10,115,603 163,314 0.31% 2.41%
1995 10,136,811 167,137 0.21% 2.34%
1996 10,156,637 170,911 0.2% 2.26%
1997 10,181,245 174,626 0.24% 2.17%
1998 10,203,008 178,313 0.21% 2.11%
1999 10,226,419 182,048 0.23% 2.09%
2000 10,251,250 186,281 0.24% 2.33%
2001 10,286,570 191,031 0.34% 2.55%
2002 10,332,785 195,863 0.45% 2.53%
2003 10,376,133 200,746 0.42% 2.49%
2004 10,421,137 205,711 0.43% 2.47%
2005 10,478,617 210,760 0.55% 2.45%
2006 10,547,958 215,923 0.66% 2.45%
2007 10,625,700 221,276 0.74% 2.48%
2008 10,709,973 226,896 0.79% 2.54%
2009 10,796,493 232,731 0.81% 2.57%
2010 10,895,586 238,248 0.92% 2.37%
2011 11,038,264 243,474 1.31% 2.19%
2012 11,106,932 248,883 0.62% 2.22%
2013 11,159,407 254,482 0.47% 2.25%
2014 11,209,057 260,240 0.44% 2.26%
2015 11,274,196 266,101 0.58% 2.25%
2016 11,331,422 272,087 0.51% 2.25%
2017 11,375,158 278,507 0.39% 2.36%
2018 11,427,054 285,259 0.46% 2.42%
2019 11,488,980 291,985 0.54% 2.36%
2020 11,538,604 298,858 0.43% 2.35%
2021 11,586,195 305,868 0.41% 2.35%
2022 11,680,210 313,046 0.81% 2.35%
2023 11,787,423 320,409 0.92% 2.35%
2024 11,876,844 327,777 0.76% 2.3%
2025 11,896,918 335,169 0.17% 2.26%
2026 11,913,154 342,565 0.14% 2.21%
2027 11,927,312 349,970 0.12% 2.16%
2028 11,940,447 357,397 0.11% 2.12%
2029 11,952,623 364,883 0.1% 2.09%
2030 11,963,228 372,429 0.09% 2.07%
2031 11,972,203 380,015 0.08% 2.04%
2032 11,980,413 387,657 0.07% 2.01%
2033 11,988,622 395,366 0.07% 1.99%
2034 11,996,340 403,188 0.06% 1.98%
2035 12,003,132 411,061 0.06% 1.95%
2036 12,009,585 419,006 0.05% 1.93%
2037 12,016,237 427,031 0.06% 1.92%
2038 12,022,688 435,150 0.05% 1.9%
2039 12,027,954 443,311 0.04% 1.88%
2040 12,032,091 451,509 0.03% 1.85%
2041 12,035,890 459,733 0.03% 1.82%
2042 12,038,939 468,003 0.03% 1.8%
2043 12,040,642 476,308 0.01% 1.77%
2044 12,041,547 484,636 0.008% 1.75%
2045 12,040,973 492,989 -0.005% 1.72%
2046 12,038,516 501,316 -0.02% 1.69%
2047 12,034,474 509,621 -0.03% 1.66%
2048 12,028,475 517,889 -0.05% 1.62%
2049 12,020,405 526,138 -0.07% 1.59%
2050 12,010,542 534,374 -0.08% 1.57%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belgium increased by 795,579 people (a 7.59% growth), while Vanuatu gained 55,341 people (a 26.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belgium gained 635,764 (a 5.64% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 75,009 (a 28.2% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2005 and is 83rd in 2025. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2005 and ranked 174th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Belgium's population will grow by 0.84% to 12,010,542 people with a rank change from 83rd to 92nd. The population of Vanuatu will increase by 56.7% to 534,374 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.

Biggest cities by population

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

Population

Growth rate visualization in other countries

Growth rate

Population comparisons

Population vs Belgium vs Vanuatu
Afghanistan Compare Compare
Albania Compare Compare
Algeria Compare Compare
Andorra Compare Compare
Angola Compare Compare
Antigua Compare Compare
Argentina Compare Compare
Armenia Compare Compare
Australia Compare Compare
Austria Compare Compare
Azerbaijan Compare Compare
Bahamas Compare Compare
Bahrain Compare Compare
Bangladesh Compare Compare
Barbados Compare Compare
Belarus Compare Compare
Belize Compare Compare
Benin Compare Compare
Bhutan Compare Compare
Bolivia Compare Compare
Bosnia Compare Compare
Botswana Compare Compare
Brazil Compare Compare
Brunei Compare Compare
Bulgaria Compare Compare
Burkina Faso Compare Compare
Burundi Compare Compare
Cambodia Compare Compare
Cameroon Compare Compare
Canada Compare Compare
Cape Verde Compare Compare
Cayman Islands Compare Compare
CAR Compare Compare
Chad Compare Compare
Chile Compare Compare
China Compare Compare
Colombia Compare Compare
Comoros Compare Compare
Congo Compare Compare
Costa Rica Compare Compare
Croatia Compare Compare
Cuba Compare Compare
Curacao Compare Compare
Cyprus Compare Compare
Czech Republic Compare Compare
DR Congo Compare Compare
Denmark Compare Compare
Djibouti Compare Compare
Dominica Compare Compare
Dominican Republic Compare Compare
East Timor Compare Compare
Ecuador Compare Compare
Egypt Compare Compare
El Salvador Compare Compare
Equatorial Guinea Compare Compare
Eritrea Compare Compare
Estonia Compare Compare
Eswatini Compare Compare
Ethiopia Compare Compare
Fiji Compare Compare
Finland Compare Compare
France Compare Compare
Gabon Compare Compare
Gambia Compare Compare
Georgia Compare Compare
Germany Compare Compare
Ghana Compare Compare
Greece Compare Compare
Grenada Compare Compare
Guatemala Compare Compare
Guinea Compare Compare
Guinea-Bissau Compare Compare
Guyana Compare Compare
Haiti Compare Compare
Honduras Compare Compare
Hungary Compare Compare
Iceland Compare Compare
India Compare Compare
Indonesia Compare Compare
Iran Compare Compare
Iraq Compare Compare
Ireland Compare Compare
Israel Compare Compare
Italy Compare Compare
Ivory Coast Compare Compare
Jamaica Compare Compare
Japan Compare Compare
Jordan Compare Compare
Kazakhstan Compare Compare
Kenya Compare Compare
Kiribati Compare Compare
Kuwait Compare Compare
Kyrgyzstan Compare Compare
Laos Compare Compare
Latvia Compare Compare
Lebanon Compare Compare
Lesotho Compare Compare
Liberia Compare Compare
Libya Compare Compare
Liechtenstein Compare Compare
Lithuania Compare Compare
Luxembourg Compare Compare
Madagascar Compare Compare
Malawi Compare Compare
Malaysia Compare Compare
Maldives Compare Compare
Mali Compare Compare
Malta Compare Compare
Marshall Islands Compare Compare
Mauritania Compare Compare
Mauritius Compare Compare
Mexico Compare Compare
Moldova Compare Compare
Monaco Compare Compare
Mongolia Compare Compare
Montenegro Compare Compare
Morocco Compare Compare
Mozambique Compare Compare
Myanmar Compare Compare
Namibia Compare Compare
Nauru Compare Compare
Nepal Compare Compare
Netherlands Compare Compare
New Zealand Compare Compare
Nicaragua Compare Compare
Niger Compare Compare
Nigeria Compare Compare
North Korea Compare Compare
North Macedonia Compare Compare
Norway Compare Compare
Oman Compare Compare
Pakistan Compare Compare
Palau Compare Compare
Palestine Compare Compare
Panama Compare Compare
Papua New Guinea Compare Compare
Paraguay Compare Compare
Peru Compare Compare
Philippines Compare Compare
Poland Compare Compare
Portugal Compare Compare
Qatar Compare Compare
Romania Compare Compare
Russia Compare Compare
Rwanda Compare Compare
Saint Kitts Compare Compare
Saint Lucia Compare Compare
Saint Vincent Compare Compare
Samoa Compare Compare
San Marino Compare Compare
Sao Tome Compare Compare
Saudi Arabia Compare Compare
Senegal Compare Compare
Serbia Compare Compare
Seychelles Compare Compare
Sierra Leone Compare Compare
Singapore Compare Compare
Slovakia Compare Compare
Slovenia Compare Compare
Solomon Islands Compare Compare
Somalia Compare Compare
South Africa Compare Compare
South Korea Compare Compare
South Sudan Compare Compare
Spain Compare Compare
Sri Lanka Compare Compare
Sudan Compare Compare
Suriname Compare Compare
Sweden Compare Compare
Switzerland Compare Compare
Syria Compare Compare
Taiwan Compare Compare
Tajikistan Compare Compare
Tanzania Compare Compare
Thailand Compare Compare
Togo Compare Compare
Tonga Compare Compare
Trinidad Compare Compare
Tunisia Compare Compare
Turkey Compare Compare
Turkmenistan Compare Compare
Tuvalu Compare Compare
Uganda Compare Compare
Ukraine Compare Compare
UAE Compare Compare
United Kingdom Compare Compare
United States Compare Compare
Uruguay Compare Compare
Uzbekistan Compare Compare
Vatican Compare Compare
Venezuela Compare Compare
Vietnam Compare Compare
Yemen Compare Compare
Zambia Compare Compare
Zimbabwe Compare Compare