Belgium vs China

Belgium vs China: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 0.25% a year in Belgium and -0.24% a year in China, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belgium, by 0.49 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Belgium vs China: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 0.25% a year in Belgium and -0.24% a year in China, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belgium, by 0.49 percentage points.
BelgiumChinaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Belgium has been higher since 2018, when it overtook China.
  • In 2023, Belgium ranked 158 and China ranked 189 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Belgium at -0.17% a year and China at -1.68% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearBelgiumChinaWorld
20230.25-0.240.87
20220.97-0.130.88
20210.25-0.050.8
20200.280.090.9
20190.580.271.03
20180.50.371.07
20170.410.581.13
20160.360.611.17
20150.660.531.18
20140.50.651.22
20130.390.641.23
20120.560.741.27
20110.680.621.26
20101.180.661.27
20091.10.681.28
20080.820.621.28
20070.760.591.28
20060.70.591.28
20050.630.631.27
20040.470.581.28
20030.390.591.29
20020.450.61.3
20010.450.671.33
20000.240.771.35
19990.250.721.35
19980.210.761.37
19970.220.791.39
19960.270.861.42
19950.120.911.45
19940.30.921.47
19930.321.021.52
19920.461.121.57
19910.481.221.63
19900.281.741.76
19890.211.681.78
19880.191.651.79
19870.161.791.84
19860.091.71.83
19850.051.561.8
19840.071.471.8
19830.041.381.78
19820.11.651.86
19810.141.51.82
19800.221.441.8
19790.231.41.79
19780.171.321.74
19770.191.331.75
19760.121.481.78
19750.11.611.8
19740.171.871.88
19730.22.111.94
19720.282.231.97
19710.312.371.97
19700.442.612.06
19690.422.62.06
19680.412.752.09
19670.522.442
19660.562.522.04
19650.612.662.09
19640.722.552.16
19630.633.292.28
19620.622.472.11
19610.680.331.67
19600.55-0.031.58
19590.690.671.73
19580.631.952
19570.582.42.07
19560.532.021.98
19550.522.252.01
19540.552.251.99
19530.512.051.9
19520.532.311.94
19510.421.761.75
19500.471.791.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBelgiumChinaWorld
20240.19-4.7–4.86-0.22-0.42–-0.020.86
20250.15-0.26–0.58-0.23-0.46–-0.020.84
20260.12-0.34–0.6-0.22-0.45–0.010.83
20270.11-0.39–0.65-0.24-0.5–-0.010.81
20280.11-0.44–0.66-0.26-0.54–-0.010.8
20290.1-0.48–0.69-0.29-0.58–-0.030.78
20300.08-0.52–0.7-0.3-0.6–-0.040.76
20310.07-0.54–0.68-0.33-0.64–-0.040.75
20320.07-0.56–0.7-0.35-0.68–-0.030.73
20330.07-0.57–0.74-0.37-0.71–-0.050.72
20340.06-0.61–0.73-0.39-0.74–-0.060.7
20350.05-0.62–0.77-0.41-0.78–-0.070.69
20360.05-0.63–0.76-0.42-0.81–-0.080.67
20370.06-0.59–0.72-0.44-0.84–-0.080.65
20380.05-0.61–0.75-0.46-0.88–-0.090.64
20390.04-0.63–0.73-0.48-0.9–-0.120.62
20400.03-0.65–0.76-0.5-0.95–-0.120.61
20410.03-0.68–0.73-0.52-0.98–-0.120.59
20420.02-0.69–0.73-0.54-1–-0.140.57
20430.01-0.71–0.71-0.56-1.04–-0.170.56
20440.01-0.71–0.69-0.59-1.08–-0.180.54
2045-0.01-0.76–0.67-0.62-1.14–-0.210.52
2046-0.03-0.75–0.68-0.66-1.15–-0.250.5
2047-0.04-0.8–0.71-0.69-1.2–-0.290.48
2048-0.06-0.83–0.68-0.73-1.24–-0.320.46
2049-0.08-0.85–0.68-0.78-1.29–-0.350.44
2050-0.09-0.9–0.66-0.82-1.36–-0.40.42
2051-0.11-0.89–0.64-0.87-1.4–-0.460.4
2052-0.14-0.92–0.63-0.92-1.45–-0.480.38
2053-0.15-0.98–0.64-0.97-1.5–-0.520.36
2054-0.16-0.97–0.62-1.01-1.56–-0.570.34
2055-0.17-1–0.6-1.06-1.59–-0.60.33
2056-0.18-1.02–0.6-1.1-1.65–-0.630.31
2057-0.19-1.03–0.56-1.14-1.69–-0.670.3
2058-0.17-1.01–0.61-1.17-1.71–-0.680.28
2059-0.18-1–0.59-1.2-1.75–-0.720.27
2060-0.18-0.96–0.62-1.23-1.8–-0.710.25
2061-0.2-1.04–0.61-1.25-1.81–-0.740.24
2062-0.19-1.02–0.61-1.26-1.83–-0.730.23
2063-0.19-1.04–0.59-1.27-1.87–-0.730.22
2064-0.18-1.07–0.62-1.28-1.9–-0.750.21
2065-0.17-1.05–0.62-1.29-1.91–-0.750.2
2066-0.16-1.06–0.65-1.29-1.92–-0.710.19
2067-0.15-1.05–0.7-1.3-1.96–-0.730.18
2068-0.15-1.06–0.72-1.3-1.97–-0.710.17
2069-0.14-1.06–0.71-1.3-1.98–-0.70.16
2070-0.14-1.1–0.71-1.3-2.02–-0.690.15
2071-0.12-1.03–0.72-1.31-2.05–-0.670.14
2072-0.11-1.1–0.75-1.32-2.09–-0.680.13
2073-0.11-1.05–0.76-1.34-2.09–-0.650.12
2074-0.11-1.14–0.79-1.35-2.15–-0.640.1
2075-0.1-1.12–0.79-1.37-2.19–-0.670.09
2076-0.1-1.11–0.78-1.39-2.25–-0.680.08
2077-0.11-1.14–0.73-1.41-2.29–-0.70.07
2078-0.12-1.19–0.74-1.43-2.36–-0.690.06
2079-0.11-1.22–0.79-1.46-2.4–-0.730.05
2080-0.12-1.16–0.79-1.49-2.44–-0.750.04
2081-0.11-1.14–0.82-1.51-2.44–-0.760.03
2082-0.13-1.2–0.8-1.52-2.49–-0.760.02
2083-0.12-1.14–0.83-1.54-2.56–-0.770.01
2084-0.12-1.17–0.83-1.56-2.6–-0.78-0
2085-0.12-1.13–0.86-1.57-2.64–-0.78-0.01
2086-0.13-1.19–0.86-1.57-2.64–-0.8-0.02
2087-0.14-1.21–0.86-1.58-2.66–-0.81-0.03
2088-0.13-1.21–0.86-1.58-2.64–-0.8-0.04
2089-0.13-1.2–0.87-1.59-2.68–-0.77-0.05
2090-0.13-1.23–0.84-1.59-2.71–-0.77-0.05
2091-0.13-1.28–0.85-1.59-2.77–-0.77-0.06
2092-0.14-1.33–0.84-1.59-2.79–-0.76-0.07
2093-0.14-1.29–0.9-1.6-2.78–-0.73-0.07
2094-0.15-1.31–0.93-1.61-2.85–-0.75-0.08
2095-0.14-1.35–0.87-1.62-2.9–-0.74-0.09
2096-0.14-1.38–0.85-1.63-2.99–-0.76-0.1
2097-0.14-1.41–0.88-1.64-3.07–-0.73-0.11
2098-0.16-1.37–0.82-1.65-3.12–-0.69-0.11
2099-0.16-1.34–0.84-1.67-3.22–-0.69-0.12
2100-0.17-1.39–0.8-1.68-3.24–-0.67-0.13

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Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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