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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belgium	Zambia	Belgium	Zambia
1960	9,153,489	3,153,729	-	-
1961	9,183,948	3,254,086	0.33%	3.18%
1962	9,220,578	3,358,099	0.4%	3.2%
1963	9,289,770	3,465,907	0.75%	3.21%
1964	9,378,113	3,577,017	0.95%	3.21%
1965	9,463,667	3,692,086	0.91%	3.22%
1966	9,527,807	3,812,003	0.68%	3.25%
1967	9,580,991	3,936,343	0.56%	3.26%
1968	9,618,756	4,065,593	0.39%	3.28%
1969	9,646,032	4,197,116	0.28%	3.24%
1970	9,655,549	4,321,718	0.1%	2.97%
1971	9,673,162	4,442,525	0.18%	2.8%
1972	9,711,115	4,569,309	0.39%	2.85%
1973	9,741,720	4,702,693	0.32%	2.92%
1974	9,772,419	4,842,746	0.32%	2.98%
1975	9,800,700	4,990,086	0.29%	3.04%
1976	9,818,227	5,143,842	0.18%	3.08%
1977	9,830,358	5,302,480	0.12%	3.08%
1978	9,839,534	5,465,374	0.09%	3.07%
1979	9,848,382	5,631,728	0.09%	3.04%
1980	9,859,242	5,802,833	0.11%	3.04%
1981	9,858,982	5,983,289	-0.003%	3.11%
1982	9,856,303	6,178,637	-0.03%	3.26%
1983	9,855,520	6,381,038	-0.008%	3.28%
1984	9,855,372	6,580,490	-0.002%	3.13%
1985	9,858,308	6,780,953	0.03%	3.05%
1986	9,861,823	6,986,471	0.04%	3.03%
1987	9,870,234	7,191,282	0.09%	2.93%
1988	9,901,664	7,391,440	0.32%	2.78%
1989	9,937,697	7,589,216	0.36%	2.68%
1990	9,967,379	7,786,169	0.3%	2.6%
1991	10,004,486	7,981,650	0.37%	2.51%
1992	10,045,158	8,176,680	0.41%	2.44%
1993	10,084,475	8,373,921	0.39%	2.41%
1994	10,115,603	8,576,269	0.31%	2.42%
1995	10,136,811	8,785,763	0.21%	2.44%
1996	10,156,637	9,004,053	0.2%	2.48%
1997	10,181,245	9,237,063	0.24%	2.59%
1998	10,203,008	9,482,408	0.21%	2.66%
1999	10,226,419	9,740,005	0.23%	2.72%
2000	10,251,250	10,017,631	0.24%	2.85%
2001	10,286,570	10,325,185	0.34%	3.07%
2002	10,332,785	10,647,949	0.45%	3.13%
2003	10,376,133	10,983,595	0.42%	3.15%
2004	10,421,137	11,338,198	0.43%	3.23%
2005	10,478,617	11,718,819	0.55%	3.36%
2006	10,547,958	12,129,553	0.66%	3.5%
2007	10,625,700	12,565,085	0.74%	3.59%
2008	10,709,973	13,021,324	0.79%	3.63%
2009	10,796,493	13,490,389	0.81%	3.6%
2010	10,895,586	13,965,594	0.92%	3.52%
2011	11,038,264	14,437,796	1.31%	3.38%
2012	11,106,932	14,913,629	0.62%	3.3%
2013	11,159,407	15,398,997	0.47%	3.25%
2014	11,209,057	15,895,315	0.44%	3.22%
2015	11,274,196	16,399,089	0.58%	3.17%
2016	11,331,422	16,914,423	0.51%	3.14%
2017	11,375,158	17,441,320	0.39%	3.12%
2018	11,427,054	17,973,569	0.46%	3.05%
2019	11,488,980	18,513,839	0.54%	3.01%
2020	11,538,604	19,059,395	0.43%	2.95%
2021	11,586,195	19,603,607	0.41%	2.86%
2022	11,680,210	20,152,938	0.81%	2.8%
2023	11,787,423	20,723,965	0.92%	2.83%
2024	11,876,844	21,314,956	0.76%	2.85%
2025	11,896,918	21,913,869	0.17%	2.81%
2026	11,913,154	22,521,905	0.14%	2.77%
2027	11,927,312	23,138,716	0.12%	2.74%
2028	11,940,447	23,761,368	0.11%	2.69%
2029	11,952,623	24,389,681	0.1%	2.64%
2030	11,963,228	25,024,887	0.09%	2.6%
2031	11,972,203	25,666,496	0.08%	2.56%
2032	11,980,413	26,311,946	0.07%	2.51%
2033	11,988,622	26,960,073	0.07%	2.46%
2034	11,996,340	27,611,621	0.06%	2.42%
2035	12,003,132	28,266,887	0.06%	2.37%
2036	12,009,585	28,925,103	0.05%	2.33%
2037	12,016,237	29,583,482	0.06%	2.28%
2038	12,022,688	30,240,549	0.05%	2.22%
2039	12,027,954	30,895,586	0.04%	2.17%
2040	12,032,091	31,550,394	0.03%	2.12%
2041	12,035,890	32,204,340	0.03%	2.07%
2042	12,038,939	32,856,596	0.03%	2.03%
2043	12,040,642	33,510,500	0.01%	1.99%
2044	12,041,547	34,165,920	0.008%	1.96%
2045	12,040,973	34,821,101	-0.005%	1.92%
2046	12,038,516	35,475,795	-0.02%	1.88%
2047	12,034,474	36,129,270	-0.03%	1.84%
2048	12,028,475	36,782,260	-0.05%	1.81%
2049	12,020,405	37,434,667	-0.07%	1.77%
2050	12,010,542	38,083,369	-0.08%	1.73%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belgium increased by 795,579 people (a 7.59% growth), while Zambia gained 4,680,270 people (a 39.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belgium gained 635,764 (a 5.64% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 6,003,202 (a 36.6% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2005 and is 83rd in 2025. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2005 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 70% to 38,083,369 people and rank change from 62nd to 53rd.