Belgium vs Germany

Belgium vs Germany: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 0.25% a year in Belgium and 0.35% a year in Germany, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Germany, by 0.1 percentage points, or 1.38 times that in Belgium.

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% a year · UN

Belgium vs Germany: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 0.25% a year in Belgium and 0.35% a year in Germany, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Germany, by 0.1 percentage points, or 1.38 times that in Belgium.
BelgiumGermanyUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Germany has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Belgium.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Belgium at -0.17% a year and Germany at -0.05% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearBelgiumGermanyWorld
20230.250.350.87
20220.970.750.88
20210.250.180.8
20200.28-0.020.9
20190.580.181.03
20180.50.281.07
20170.410.361.13
20160.360.471.17
20150.661.191.18
20140.50.521.22
20130.390.31.23
20120.560.011.27
20110.680.141.26
20101.18-0.071.27
20091.1-0.191.28
20080.82-0.241.28
20070.76-0.221.28
20060.7-0.771.28
20050.63-0.071.27
20040.47-0.041.28
20030.39-0.011.29
20020.450.111.3
20010.450.211.33
20000.240.121.35
19990.250.171.35
19980.21-0.991.37
19970.220.061.39
19960.270.241.42
19950.120.351.45
19940.30.251.47
19930.320.451.52
19920.460.911.57
19910.480.661.63
19900.280.831.76
19890.210.931.78
19880.190.641.79
19870.160.181.84
19860.090.171.83
19850.05-0.021.8
19840.07-0.331.8
19830.04-0.251.78
19820.1-0.181.86
19810.140.041.82
19800.220.291.8
19790.230.131.79
19780.17-0.051.74
19770.19-0.131.75
19760.12-0.331.78
19750.1-0.531.8
19740.17-0.221.88
19730.20.291.94
19720.280.331.97
19710.310.621.97
19700.44-0.262.06
19690.420.932.06
19680.410.672.09
19670.520.242
19660.560.72.04
19650.610.992.09
19640.720.742.16
19630.630.92.28
19620.620.982.11
19610.680.71.67
19600.550.851.58
19590.690.731.73
19580.630.792
19570.580.912.07
19560.530.431.98
19550.520.362.01
19540.550.291.99
19530.510.191.9
19520.530.121.94
19510.420.011.75
19500.47-0.21.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBelgiumGermanyWorld
20240.19-4.7–4.86-0.34-1.01–0.30.86
20250.15-0.26–0.58-0.79-1.59–0.730.84
20260.12-0.34–0.6-0.23-1.05–0.570.83
20270.11-0.39–0.65-0.25-1.11–0.590.81
20280.11-0.44–0.66-0.26-1.09–0.570.8
20290.1-0.48–0.69-0.28-1.13–0.560.78
20300.08-0.52–0.7-0.27-1.12–0.60.76
20310.07-0.54–0.68-0.29-1.15–0.530.75
20320.07-0.56–0.7-0.27-1.16–0.630.73
20330.07-0.57–0.74-0.28-1.15–0.610.72
20340.06-0.61–0.73-0.25-1.21–0.630.7
20350.05-0.62–0.77-0.27-1.18–0.590.69
20360.05-0.63–0.76-0.29-1.17–0.610.67
20370.06-0.59–0.72-0.27-1.16–0.650.65
20380.05-0.61–0.75-0.28-1.19–0.670.64
20390.04-0.63–0.73-0.27-1.18–0.640.62
20400.03-0.65–0.76-0.27-1.18–0.660.61
20410.03-0.68–0.73-0.25-1.2–0.670.59
20420.02-0.69–0.73-0.25-1.22–0.710.57
20430.01-0.71–0.71-0.27-1.24–0.690.56
20440.01-0.71–0.69-0.29-1.26–0.680.54
2045-0.01-0.76–0.67-0.29-1.27–0.670.52
2046-0.03-0.75–0.68-0.29-1.27–0.690.5
2047-0.04-0.8–0.71-0.3-1.33–0.680.48
2048-0.06-0.83–0.68-0.32-1.35–0.680.46
2049-0.08-0.85–0.68-0.32-1.36–0.660.44
2050-0.09-0.9–0.66-0.31-1.33–0.670.42
2051-0.11-0.89–0.64-0.32-1.29–0.670.4
2052-0.14-0.92–0.63-0.32-1.26–0.70.38
2053-0.15-0.98–0.64-0.35-1.32–0.70.36
2054-0.16-0.97–0.62-0.37-1.37–0.630.34
2055-0.17-1–0.6-0.38-1.38–0.620.33
2056-0.18-1.02–0.6-0.36-1.53–0.610.31
2057-0.19-1.03–0.56-0.37-1.44–0.620.3
2058-0.17-1.01–0.61-0.37-1.43–0.670.28
2059-0.18-1–0.59-0.34-1.39–0.660.27
2060-0.18-0.96–0.62-0.34-1.4–0.630.25
2061-0.2-1.04–0.61-0.31-1.38–0.730.24
2062-0.19-1.02–0.61-0.31-1.4–0.750.23
2063-0.19-1.04–0.59-0.28-1.36–0.70.22
2064-0.18-1.07–0.62-0.27-1.29–0.730.21
2065-0.17-1.05–0.62-0.26-1.31–0.770.2
2066-0.16-1.06–0.65-0.26-1.38–0.770.19
2067-0.15-1.05–0.7-0.25-1.36–0.790.18
2068-0.15-1.06–0.72-0.23-1.4–0.750.17
2069-0.14-1.06–0.71-0.23-1.36–0.830.16
2070-0.14-1.1–0.71-0.2-1.39–0.920.15
2071-0.12-1.03–0.72-0.22-1.39–0.840.14
2072-0.11-1.1–0.75-0.21-1.39–0.810.13
2073-0.11-1.05–0.76-0.22-1.4–0.790.12
2074-0.11-1.14–0.79-0.22-1.36–0.790.1
2075-0.1-1.12–0.79-0.19-1.43–0.850.09
2076-0.1-1.11–0.78-0.22-1.5–0.860.08
2077-0.11-1.14–0.73-0.22-1.5–0.880.07
2078-0.12-1.19–0.74-0.2-1.4–0.830.06
2079-0.11-1.22–0.79-0.19-1.35–0.870.05
2080-0.12-1.16–0.79-0.18-1.33–0.930.04
2081-0.11-1.14–0.82-0.16-1.4–0.910.03
2082-0.13-1.2–0.8-0.15-1.34–0.910.02
2083-0.12-1.14–0.83-0.15-1.35–0.910.01
2084-0.12-1.17–0.83-0.14-1.37–0.95-0
2085-0.12-1.13–0.86-0.14-1.34–0.94-0.01
2086-0.13-1.19–0.86-0.14-1.37–0.96-0.02
2087-0.14-1.21–0.86-0.12-1.43–0.95-0.03
2088-0.13-1.21–0.86-0.08-1.4–0.97-0.04
2089-0.13-1.2–0.87-0.08-1.34–1.04-0.05
2090-0.13-1.23–0.84-0.09-1.4–0.95-0.05
2091-0.13-1.28–0.85-0.07-1.37–0.93-0.06
2092-0.14-1.33–0.84-0.04-1.34–1.02-0.07
2093-0.14-1.29–0.9-0.03-1.3–1.1-0.07
2094-0.15-1.31–0.93-0.03-1.32–1.03-0.08
2095-0.14-1.35–0.87-0.03-1.35–1.04-0.09
2096-0.14-1.38–0.85-0.04-1.34–1.07-0.1
2097-0.14-1.41–0.88-0.06-1.41–1.07-0.11
2098-0.16-1.37–0.82-0.02-1.28–1.09-0.11
2099-0.16-1.34–0.84-0.04-1.35–1.04-0.12
2100-0.17-1.39–0.8-0.05-1.38–1.11-0.13

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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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