Population in Belgium compared to the Vatican: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Belgium and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belgium	Vatican	Belgium	Vatican
1960	9,153,489	-	-	-
1961	9,183,948	-	0.33%	-
1962	9,220,578	-	0.4%	-
1963	9,289,770	-	0.75%	-
1964	9,378,113	-	0.95%	-
1965	9,463,667	-	0.91%	-
1966	9,527,807	-	0.68%	-
1967	9,580,991	-	0.56%	-
1968	9,618,756	-	0.39%	-
1969	9,646,032	-	0.28%	-
1970	9,655,549	-	0.1%	-
1971	9,673,162	-	0.18%	-
1972	9,711,115	-	0.39%	-
1973	9,741,720	-	0.32%	-
1974	9,772,419	-	0.32%	-
1975	9,800,700	-	0.29%	-
1976	9,818,227	-	0.18%	-
1977	9,830,358	-	0.12%	-
1978	9,839,534	-	0.09%	-
1979	9,848,382	-	0.09%	-
1980	9,859,242	-	0.11%	-
1981	9,858,982	-	-0.003%	-
1982	9,856,303	-	-0.03%	-
1983	9,855,520	-	-0.008%	-
1984	9,855,372	-	-0.002%	-
1985	9,858,308	-	0.03%	-
1986	9,861,823	-	0.04%	-
1987	9,870,234	-	0.09%	-
1988	9,901,664	-	0.32%	-
1989	9,937,697	-	0.36%	-
1990	9,967,379	-	0.3%	-
1991	10,004,486	-	0.37%	-
1992	10,045,158	-	0.41%	-
1993	10,084,475	-	0.39%	-
1994	10,115,603	-	0.31%	-
1995	10,136,811	-	0.21%	-
1996	10,156,637	-	0.2%	-
1997	10,181,245	-	0.24%	-
1998	10,203,008	-	0.21%	-
1999	10,226,419	-	0.23%	-
2000	10,251,250	880	0.24%	-
2001	10,286,570	890	0.34%	1.14%
2002	10,332,785	900	0.45%	1.12%
2003	10,376,133	911	0.42%	1.22%
2004	10,421,137	921	0.43%	1.1%
2005	10,478,617	921	0.55%	0%
2006	10,547,958	932	0.66%	1.19%
2007	10,625,700	821	0.74%	-11.9%
2008	10,709,973	824	0.79%	0.37%
2009	10,796,493	826	0.81%	0.24%
2010	10,895,586	829	0.92%	0.36%
2011	11,038,264	832	1.31%	0.36%
2012	11,106,932	836	0.62%	0.48%
2013	11,159,407	839	0.47%	0.36%
2014	11,209,057	842	0.44%	0.36%
2015	11,274,196	1,000	0.58%	18.8%
2016	11,331,422	-	0.51%	0%
2017	11,375,158	1,000	0.39%	0%
2018	11,427,054	-	0.46%	0%
2019	11,488,980	1,000	0.54%	0%
2020	11,538,604	987	0.43%	-1.29%
2021	11,586,195	970	0.41%	-1.68%
2022	11,680,210	944	0.81%	-2.66%
2023	11,779,946	922	0.85%	-2.34%
2024	11,858,610	933	0.67%	1.2%
2025	11,878,653	939	0.17%	0.59%
2026	11,894,864	952	0.14%	1.37%
2027	11,909,001	974	0.12%	2.32%
2028	11,922,115	985	0.11%	1.13%
2029	11,934,272	983	0.1%	-0.19%
2030	11,944,861	976	0.09%	-0.75%
2031	11,953,823	968	0.08%	-0.75%
2032	11,962,020	968	0.07%	0%
2033	11,970,216	988	0.07%	2.09%
2034	11,977,922	992	0.06%	0.37%
2035	11,984,704	1,000	0.06%	0.74%
2036	11,991,147	998	0.05%	-0.18%
2037	11,997,789	1,003	0.06%	0.55%
2038	12,004,230	1,022	0.05%	1.83%
2039	12,009,488	1,060	0.04%	3.78%
2040	12,013,619	1,095	0.03%	3.3%
2041	12,017,411	1,127	0.03%	2.86%
2042	12,020,456	1,149	0.03%	1.96%
2043	12,022,156	1,169	0.01%	1.76%
2044	12,023,061	1,186	0.008%	1.42%
2045	12,022,487	1,209	-0.005%	2.02%
2046	12,020,034	1,224	-0.02%	1.22%
2047	12,015,998	1,248	-0.03%	1.95%
2048	12,010,009	1,272	-0.05%	1.92%
2049	12,001,950	1,296	-0.07%	1.88%
2050	11,992,103	1,325	-0.08%	2.27%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belgium increased by 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth), while the Vatican gained 68 people (a 7.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belgium gained 563,596 (a 4.97% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -48 (a 4.8% decline).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2006 and is 83rd in 2026. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2006 and still ranked 197th 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 Vatican will increase by 39.2% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.