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	11,787,423	922	0.92%	-2.34%
2024	11,876,844	933	0.76%	1.2%
2025	11,896,918	939	0.17%	0.59%
2026	11,913,154	952	0.14%	1.37%
2027	11,927,312	974	0.12%	2.32%
2028	11,940,447	985	0.11%	1.13%
2029	11,952,623	983	0.1%	-0.19%
2030	11,963,228	976	0.09%	-0.75%
2031	11,972,203	968	0.08%	-0.75%
2032	11,980,413	968	0.07%	0%
2033	11,988,622	988	0.07%	2.09%
2034	11,996,340	992	0.06%	0.37%
2035	12,003,132	1,000	0.06%	0.74%
2036	12,009,585	998	0.05%	-0.18%
2037	12,016,237	1,003	0.06%	0.55%
2038	12,022,688	1,022	0.05%	1.83%
2039	12,027,954	1,060	0.04%	3.78%
2040	12,032,091	1,095	0.03%	3.3%
2041	12,035,890	1,127	0.03%	2.86%
2042	12,038,939	1,149	0.03%	1.96%
2043	12,040,642	1,169	0.01%	1.76%
2044	12,041,547	1,186	0.008%	1.42%
2045	12,040,973	1,209	-0.005%	2.02%
2046	12,038,516	1,224	-0.02%	1.22%
2047	12,034,474	1,248	-0.03%	1.95%
2048	12,028,475	1,272	-0.05%	1.92%
2049	12,020,405	1,296	-0.07%	1.88%
2050	12,010,542	1,325	-0.08%	2.27%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belgium increased by 795,579 people (a 7.59% growth), while the Vatican gained 79 people (a 8.58% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belgium gained 635,764 (a 5.64% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -51 (a 5.1% decline).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2005 and is 83rd in 2025. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2005 and still ranked 197th 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 the Vatican will increase by 39.6% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.