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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belgium	Zimbabwe	Belgium	Zimbabwe
1960	9,153,489	3,809,389	-	-
1961	9,183,948	3,930,401	0.33%	3.18%
1962	9,220,578	4,055,959	0.4%	3.19%
1963	9,289,770	4,185,877	0.75%	3.2%
1964	9,378,113	4,320,006	0.95%	3.2%
1965	9,463,667	4,458,462	0.91%	3.2%
1966	9,527,807	4,601,217	0.68%	3.2%
1967	9,580,991	4,748,307	0.56%	3.2%
1968	9,618,756	4,900,440	0.39%	3.2%
1969	9,646,032	5,058,181	0.28%	3.22%
1970	9,655,549	5,215,918	0.1%	3.12%
1971	9,673,162	5,374,712	0.18%	3.04%
1972	9,711,115	5,542,445	0.39%	3.12%
1973	9,741,720	5,720,404	0.32%	3.21%
1974	9,772,419	5,908,328	0.32%	3.29%
1975	9,800,700	6,098,658	0.29%	3.22%
1976	9,818,227	6,287,105	0.18%	3.09%
1977	9,830,358	6,449,512	0.12%	2.58%
1978	9,839,534	6,543,575	0.09%	1.46%
1979	9,848,382	6,647,556	0.09%	1.59%
1980	9,859,242	7,041,303	0.11%	5.92%
1981	9,858,982	7,498,635	-0.003%	6.49%
1982	9,856,303	7,796,496	-0.03%	3.97%
1983	9,855,520	8,098,404	-0.008%	3.87%
1984	9,855,372	8,391,488	-0.002%	3.62%
1985	9,858,308	8,686,813	0.03%	3.52%
1986	9,861,823	8,982,578	0.04%	3.4%
1987	9,870,234	9,284,644	0.09%	3.36%
1988	9,901,664	9,583,094	0.32%	3.21%
1989	9,937,697	9,864,798	0.36%	2.94%
1990	9,967,379	10,137,281	0.3%	2.76%
1991	10,004,486	10,404,816	0.37%	2.64%
1992	10,045,158	10,702,700	0.41%	2.86%
1993	10,084,475	10,860,288	0.39%	1.47%
1994	10,115,603	10,873,148	0.31%	0.12%
1995	10,136,811	10,974,599	0.21%	0.93%
1996	10,156,637	11,158,360	0.2%	1.67%
1997	10,181,245	11,369,827	0.24%	1.9%
1998	10,203,008	11,594,297	0.21%	1.97%
1999	10,226,419	11,783,458	0.23%	1.63%
2000	10,251,250	11,892,055	0.24%	0.92%
2001	10,286,570	11,971,901	0.34%	0.67%
2002	10,332,785	12,087,653	0.45%	0.97%
2003	10,376,133	12,232,323	0.42%	1.2%
2004	10,421,137	12,365,896	0.43%	1.09%
2005	10,478,617	12,483,432	0.55%	0.95%
2006	10,547,958	12,636,445	0.66%	1.23%
2007	10,625,700	12,804,058	0.74%	1.33%
2008	10,709,973	12,959,149	0.79%	1.21%
2009	10,796,493	13,142,790	0.81%	1.42%
2010	10,895,586	13,356,548	0.92%	1.63%
2011	11,038,264	13,595,424	1.31%	1.79%
2012	11,106,932	13,817,887	0.62%	1.64%
2013	11,159,407	14,013,808	0.47%	1.42%
2014	11,209,057	14,207,359	0.44%	1.38%
2015	11,274,196	14,399,013	0.58%	1.35%
2016	11,331,422	14,600,294	0.51%	1.4%
2017	11,375,158	14,812,482	0.39%	1.45%
2018	11,427,054	15,034,452	0.46%	1.5%
2019	11,488,980	15,271,368	0.54%	1.58%
2020	11,538,604	15,526,888	0.43%	1.67%
2021	11,586,195	15,797,210	0.41%	1.74%
2022	11,680,210	16,069,056	0.81%	1.72%
2023	11,787,423	16,340,822	0.92%	1.69%
2024	11,876,844	16,634,373	0.76%	1.8%
2025	11,896,918	16,950,805	0.17%	1.9%
2026	11,913,154	17,273,591	0.14%	1.9%
2027	11,927,312	17,600,621	0.12%	1.89%
2028	11,940,447	17,932,015	0.11%	1.88%
2029	11,952,623	18,268,967	0.1%	1.88%
2030	11,963,228	18,610,356	0.09%	1.87%
2031	11,972,203	18,956,207	0.08%	1.86%
2032	11,980,413	19,311,368	0.07%	1.87%
2033	11,988,622	19,675,929	0.07%	1.89%
2034	11,996,340	20,041,125	0.06%	1.86%
2035	12,003,132	20,409,159	0.06%	1.84%
2036	12,009,585	20,778,662	0.05%	1.81%
2037	12,016,237	21,144,748	0.06%	1.76%
2038	12,022,688	21,512,919	0.05%	1.74%
2039	12,027,954	21,881,123	0.04%	1.71%
2040	12,032,091	22,250,123	0.03%	1.69%
2041	12,035,890	22,627,428	0.03%	1.7%
2042	12,038,939	23,000,906	0.03%	1.65%
2043	12,040,642	23,371,301	0.01%	1.61%
2044	12,041,547	23,740,630	0.008%	1.58%
2045	12,040,973	24,102,391	-0.005%	1.52%
2046	12,038,516	24,462,491	-0.02%	1.49%
2047	12,034,474	24,816,449	-0.03%	1.45%
2048	12,028,475	25,168,419	-0.05%	1.42%
2049	12,020,405	25,518,513	-0.07%	1.39%
2050	12,010,542	25,866,397	-0.08%	1.36%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belgium increased by 795,579 people (a 7.59% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,915,581 people (a 15.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belgium gained 635,764 (a 5.64% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,811,079 (a 19.5% growth).

Belgium was ranked 77th most populous country in 2005 and is 83rd in 2025. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2005 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 50.3% to 25,866,397 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.