Belgium vs Greece
Belgium vs Greece: Population growth
Population growth in 2023: 0.25% a year in Belgium and -2.08% a year in Greece, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belgium, by 2.33 percentage points.
% a year · UN
What the numbers say
- Belgium has been higher since 2002, when it overtook Greece.
- In 2023, Belgium ranked 158 and Greece ranked 225 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Belgium at -0.17% a year and Greece at -0.66% a year in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.
Every year
% a year · UN
| Year | Belgium | Greece | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.25 | -2.08 | 0.87 |
| 2022 | 0.97 | -1.21 | 0.88 |
| 2021 | 0.25 | -1.96 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 0.28 | -0.3 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 0.58 | -0.06 | 1.03 |
| 2018 | 0.5 | -0.17 | 1.07 |
| 2017 | 0.41 | -0.26 | 1.13 |
| 2016 | 0.36 | -0.15 | 1.17 |
| 2015 | 0.66 | -0.69 | 1.18 |
| 2014 | 0.5 | -0.65 | 1.22 |
| 2013 | 0.39 | -0.72 | 1.23 |
| 2012 | 0.56 | -0.75 | 1.27 |
| 2011 | 0.68 | -0.34 | 1.26 |
| 2010 | 1.18 | 0.06 | 1.27 |
| 2009 | 1.1 | 0.24 | 1.28 |
| 2008 | 0.82 | 0.32 | 1.28 |
| 2007 | 0.76 | 0.24 | 1.28 |
| 2006 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.28 |
| 2005 | 0.63 | 0.34 | 1.27 |
| 2004 | 0.47 | 0.28 | 1.28 |
| 2003 | 0.39 | 0.25 | 1.29 |
| 2002 | 0.45 | 0.27 | 1.3 |
| 2001 | 0.45 | 0.6 | 1.33 |
| 2000 | 0.24 | 0.52 | 1.35 |
| 1999 | 0.25 | 0.49 | 1.35 |
| 1998 | 0.21 | 0.49 | 1.37 |
| 1997 | 0.22 | 0.51 | 1.39 |
| 1996 | 0.27 | 0.48 | 1.42 |
| 1995 | 0.12 | 0.49 | 1.45 |
| 1994 | 0.3 | 0.52 | 1.47 |
| 1993 | 0.32 | 0.5 | 1.52 |
| 1992 | 0.46 | 0.52 | 1.57 |
| 1991 | 0.48 | 0.52 | 1.63 |
| 1990 | 0.28 | 0.42 | 1.76 |
| 1989 | 0.21 | 0.37 | 1.78 |
| 1988 | 0.19 | 0.44 | 1.79 |
| 1987 | 0.16 | 0.4 | 1.84 |
| 1986 | 0.09 | 0.51 | 1.83 |
| 1985 | 0.05 | 0.52 | 1.8 |
| 1984 | 0.07 | 0.64 | 1.8 |
| 1983 | 0.04 | 0.71 | 1.78 |
| 1982 | 0.1 | 0.79 | 1.86 |
| 1981 | 0.14 | 0.91 | 1.82 |
| 1980 | 0.22 | 1.17 | 1.8 |
| 1979 | 0.23 | 1.49 | 1.79 |
| 1978 | 0.17 | 1.39 | 1.74 |
| 1977 | 0.19 | 0.92 | 1.75 |
| 1976 | 0.12 | 1.73 | 1.78 |
| 1975 | 0.1 | 1.42 | 1.8 |
| 1974 | 0.17 | 0.53 | 1.88 |
| 1973 | 0.2 | 0.27 | 1.94 |
| 1972 | 0.28 | 0.73 | 1.97 |
| 1971 | 0.31 | 0.69 | 1.97 |
| 1970 | 0.44 | 0.21 | 2.06 |
| 1969 | 0.42 | -0.19 | 2.06 |
| 1968 | 0.41 | 0.86 | 2.09 |
| 1967 | 0.52 | 0.59 | 2 |
| 1966 | 0.56 | 1.16 | 2.04 |
| 1965 | 0.61 | 0.21 | 2.09 |
| 1964 | 0.72 | 0.2 | 2.16 |
| 1963 | 0.63 | 0.17 | 2.28 |
| 1962 | 0.62 | 0.19 | 2.11 |
| 1961 | 0.68 | 0.44 | 1.67 |
| 1960 | 0.55 | 1.05 | 1.58 |
| 1959 | 0.69 | 1.03 | 1.73 |
| 1958 | 0.63 | 0.98 | 2 |
| 1957 | 0.58 | 0.93 | 2.07 |
| 1956 | 0.53 | 0.94 | 1.98 |
| 1955 | 0.52 | 0.96 | 2.01 |
| 1954 | 0.55 | 0.9 | 1.99 |
| 1953 | 0.51 | 0.87 | 1.9 |
| 1952 | 0.53 | 0.82 | 1.94 |
| 1951 | 0.42 | 0.8 | 1.75 |
| 1950 | 0.47 | 0.81 | 1.74 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Belgium | Greece | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.19-4.7–4.86 | -1.77-2.31–-1.26 | 0.86 |
| 2025 | 0.15-0.26–0.58 | -0.41-0.98–0.25 | 0.84 |
| 2026 | 0.12-0.34–0.6 | -0.43-1.19–0.32 | 0.83 |
| 2027 | 0.11-0.39–0.65 | -0.44-1.36–0.42 | 0.81 |
| 2028 | 0.11-0.44–0.66 | -0.45-1.43–0.47 | 0.8 |
| 2029 | 0.1-0.48–0.69 | -0.45-1.53–0.51 | 0.78 |
| 2030 | 0.08-0.52–0.7 | -0.46-1.66–0.53 | 0.76 |
| 2031 | 0.07-0.54–0.68 | -0.46-1.72–0.53 | 0.75 |
| 2032 | 0.07-0.56–0.7 | -0.48-1.84–0.56 | 0.73 |
| 2033 | 0.07-0.57–0.74 | -0.47-1.91–0.56 | 0.72 |
| 2034 | 0.06-0.61–0.73 | -0.47-1.95–0.55 | 0.7 |
| 2035 | 0.05-0.62–0.77 | -0.48-2.05–0.56 | 0.69 |
| 2036 | 0.05-0.63–0.76 | -0.47-2.12–0.57 | 0.67 |
| 2037 | 0.06-0.59–0.72 | -0.47-2.13–0.59 | 0.65 |
| 2038 | 0.05-0.61–0.75 | -0.47-2.32–0.55 | 0.64 |
| 2039 | 0.04-0.63–0.73 | -0.47-2.33–0.58 | 0.62 |
| 2040 | 0.03-0.65–0.76 | -0.47-2.34–0.63 | 0.61 |
| 2041 | 0.03-0.68–0.73 | -0.47-2.45–0.62 | 0.59 |
| 2042 | 0.02-0.69–0.73 | -0.46-2.42–0.65 | 0.57 |
| 2043 | 0.01-0.71–0.71 | -0.47-2.46–0.62 | 0.56 |
| 2044 | 0.01-0.71–0.69 | -0.49-2.6–0.57 | 0.54 |
| 2045 | -0.01-0.76–0.67 | -0.49-2.64–0.52 | 0.52 |
| 2046 | -0.03-0.75–0.68 | -0.51-2.62–0.53 | 0.5 |
| 2047 | -0.04-0.8–0.71 | -0.55-2.71–0.51 | 0.48 |
| 2048 | -0.06-0.83–0.68 | -0.56-2.79–0.47 | 0.46 |
| 2049 | -0.08-0.85–0.68 | -0.6-2.72–0.48 | 0.44 |
| 2050 | -0.09-0.9–0.66 | -0.6-2.74–0.51 | 0.42 |
| 2051 | -0.11-0.89–0.64 | -0.63-2.76–0.47 | 0.4 |
| 2052 | -0.14-0.92–0.63 | -0.65-2.84–0.41 | 0.38 |
| 2053 | -0.15-0.98–0.64 | -0.66-2.79–0.39 | 0.36 |
| 2054 | -0.16-0.97–0.62 | -0.7-2.85–0.4 | 0.34 |
| 2055 | -0.17-1–0.6 | -0.73-2.87–0.39 | 0.33 |
| 2056 | -0.18-1.02–0.6 | -0.74-2.9–0.38 | 0.31 |
| 2057 | -0.19-1.03–0.56 | -0.77-2.91–0.34 | 0.3 |
| 2058 | -0.17-1.01–0.61 | -0.78-2.91–0.35 | 0.28 |
| 2059 | -0.18-1–0.59 | -0.8-2.98–0.34 | 0.27 |
| 2060 | -0.18-0.96–0.62 | -0.8-3.02–0.28 | 0.25 |
| 2061 | -0.2-1.04–0.61 | -0.82-3.04–0.36 | 0.24 |
| 2062 | -0.19-1.02–0.61 | -0.82-3.18–0.34 | 0.23 |
| 2063 | -0.19-1.04–0.59 | -0.83-3.18–0.35 | 0.22 |
| 2064 | -0.18-1.07–0.62 | -0.83-3.19–0.39 | 0.21 |
| 2065 | -0.17-1.05–0.62 | -0.83-3.17–0.44 | 0.2 |
| 2066 | -0.16-1.06–0.65 | -0.84-3.24–0.4 | 0.19 |
| 2067 | -0.15-1.05–0.7 | -0.84-3.3–0.41 | 0.18 |
| 2068 | -0.15-1.06–0.72 | -0.84-3.26–0.4 | 0.17 |
| 2069 | -0.14-1.06–0.71 | -0.83-3.33–0.46 | 0.16 |
| 2070 | -0.14-1.1–0.71 | -0.81-3.3–0.45 | 0.15 |
| 2071 | -0.12-1.03–0.72 | -0.79-3.36–0.47 | 0.14 |
| 2072 | -0.11-1.1–0.75 | -0.78-3.36–0.49 | 0.13 |
| 2073 | -0.11-1.05–0.76 | -0.75-3.42–0.53 | 0.12 |
| 2074 | -0.11-1.14–0.79 | -0.72-3.41–0.55 | 0.1 |
| 2075 | -0.1-1.12–0.79 | -0.69-3.4–0.6 | 0.09 |
| 2076 | -0.1-1.11–0.78 | -0.67-3.35–0.57 | 0.08 |
| 2077 | -0.11-1.14–0.73 | -0.66-3.31–0.57 | 0.07 |
| 2078 | -0.12-1.19–0.74 | -0.63-3.32–0.62 | 0.06 |
| 2079 | -0.11-1.22–0.79 | -0.61-3.25–0.66 | 0.05 |
| 2080 | -0.12-1.16–0.79 | -0.6-3.19–0.68 | 0.04 |
| 2081 | -0.11-1.14–0.82 | -0.57-3.17–0.67 | 0.03 |
| 2082 | -0.13-1.2–0.8 | -0.56-3.05–0.75 | 0.02 |
| 2083 | -0.12-1.14–0.83 | -0.53-3.03–0.81 | 0.01 |
| 2084 | -0.12-1.17–0.83 | -0.54-3–0.76 | -0 |
| 2085 | -0.12-1.13–0.86 | -0.54-2.93–0.75 | -0.01 |
| 2086 | -0.13-1.19–0.86 | -0.53-2.9–0.76 | -0.02 |
| 2087 | -0.14-1.21–0.86 | -0.52-2.9–0.77 | -0.03 |
| 2088 | -0.13-1.21–0.86 | -0.54-2.9–0.79 | -0.04 |
| 2089 | -0.13-1.2–0.87 | -0.55-2.88–0.78 | -0.05 |
| 2090 | -0.13-1.23–0.84 | -0.55-2.79–0.77 | -0.05 |
| 2091 | -0.13-1.28–0.85 | -0.55-2.87–0.79 | -0.06 |
| 2092 | -0.14-1.33–0.84 | -0.56-2.77–0.8 | -0.07 |
| 2093 | -0.14-1.29–0.9 | -0.58-2.79–0.78 | -0.07 |
| 2094 | -0.15-1.31–0.93 | -0.59-2.7–0.76 | -0.08 |
| 2095 | -0.14-1.35–0.87 | -0.61-2.68–0.77 | -0.09 |
| 2096 | -0.14-1.38–0.85 | -0.63-2.69–0.78 | -0.1 |
| 2097 | -0.14-1.41–0.88 | -0.64-2.64–0.79 | -0.11 |
| 2098 | -0.16-1.37–0.82 | -0.64-2.7–0.81 | -0.11 |
| 2099 | -0.16-1.34–0.84 | -0.65-2.64–0.76 | -0.12 |
| 2100 | -0.17-1.39–0.8 | -0.66-2.65–0.79 | -0.13 |
Each country on its own
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Belgium vs Greece
Health
- Life expectancyBelgium: 82.1 years in 2023Greece: 81.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelgium: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Greece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelgium: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Greece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBelgium: 99.7% in 2022Greece: 98.9% in 2022
- DepressionBelgium: 4.11% in 2017Greece: 4.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateBelgium: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Greece: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBelgium: 11.7 million people in 2023Greece: 10.2 million people in 2023
- Fertility rateBelgium: 1.38 births per woman in 2023Greece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelgium: 87.7% in 2025Greece: 79.2% in 2025
- Median ageBelgium: 41.4 years in 2023Greece: 45.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelgium: 20.2% in 2023Greece: 23.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelgium: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Greece: -15.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelgium: 2.01% of GDP in 2025Greece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBelgium: $13.6B in 2025Greece: $7.81B in 2025
- Military spending per personBelgium: $1,237 in 2025Greece: $842 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelgium: 3.7% of government spending in 2025Greece: 6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelgium: 24,000 people in 2020Greece: 147,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelgium: 0.22% of world capability in 2022Greece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelgium: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020Greece: 3.2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelgium: 430 million TIV in 2025Greece: 574 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBelgium: 86 million TIV in 2025Greece: 2 million TIV in 2025