Belgium vs Italy

Belgium vs Italy: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 0.25% a year in Belgium and -0.22% a year in Italy, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belgium, by 0.47 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Belgium vs Italy: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 0.25% a year in Belgium and -0.22% a year in Italy, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belgium, by 0.47 percentage points.
BelgiumItalyUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Belgium has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Italy.
  • In 2023, Belgium ranked 158 and Italy ranked 187 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Belgium at -0.17% a year and Italy at -0.68% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearBelgiumItalyWorld
20230.25-0.220.87
20220.97-0.190.88
20210.25-0.180.8
20200.28-0.430.9
20190.58-0.31.03
20180.5-0.191.07
20170.41-0.181.13
20160.36-0.111.17
20150.66-0.211.18
20140.5-0.081.22
20130.390.121.23
20120.560.291.27
20110.680.251.26
20101.180.421.27
20091.10.451.28
20080.820.71.28
20070.760.831.28
20060.70.381.28
20050.630.431.27
20040.470.751.28
20030.390.761.29
20020.450.351.3
20010.450.051.33
20000.240.071.35
19990.250.041.35
19980.210.051.37
19970.220.041.39
19960.270.051.42
19950.12-0.891.45
19940.30.831.47
19930.320.041.52
19920.460.131.57
19910.480.051.63
19900.280.111.76
19890.210.091.78
19880.190.081.79
19870.160.051.84
19860.090.011.83
19850.050.061.8
19840.070.11.8
19830.040.061.78
19820.10.111.86
19810.140.151.82
19800.220.681.8
19790.230.311.79
19780.170.381.74
19770.190.431.75
19760.120.491.78
19750.10.571.8
19740.170.691.88
19730.20.671.94
19720.280.741.97
19710.310.591.97
19700.440.592.06
19690.420.652.06
19680.410.672.09
19670.520.762
19660.560.852.04
19650.610.842.09
19640.720.962.16
19630.630.812.28
19620.620.782.11
19610.680.641.67
19600.550.571.58
19590.690.621.73
19580.630.572
19570.580.542.07
19560.530.511.98
19550.520.612.01
19540.550.631.99
19530.511.141.9
19520.530.521.94
19510.420.621.75
19500.470.931.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBelgiumItalyWorld
20240.19-4.7–4.86-0.31-0.86–0.190.86
20250.15-0.26–0.58-0.35-0.97–0.240.84
20260.12-0.34–0.6-0.39-1.03–0.220.83
20270.11-0.39–0.65-0.41-1.03–0.230.81
20280.11-0.44–0.66-0.42-1.09–0.210.8
20290.1-0.48–0.69-0.42-1.09–0.240.78
20300.08-0.52–0.7-0.45-1.17–0.180.76
20310.07-0.54–0.68-0.47-1.16–0.170.75
20320.07-0.56–0.7-0.45-1.15–0.220.73
20330.07-0.57–0.74-0.46-1.18–0.220.72
20340.06-0.61–0.73-0.47-1.18–0.210.7
20350.05-0.62–0.77-0.48-1.18–0.260.69
20360.05-0.63–0.76-0.48-1.16–0.250.67
20370.06-0.59–0.72-0.5-1.23–0.190.65
20380.05-0.61–0.75-0.5-1.24–0.20.64
20390.04-0.63–0.73-0.52-1.25–0.20.62
20400.03-0.65–0.76-0.52-1.25–0.240.61
20410.03-0.68–0.73-0.53-1.24–0.170.59
20420.02-0.69–0.73-0.55-1.37–0.180.57
20430.01-0.71–0.71-0.59-1.35–0.170.56
20440.01-0.71–0.69-0.59-1.39–0.20.54
2045-0.01-0.76–0.67-0.62-1.34–0.130.52
2046-0.03-0.75–0.68-0.63-1.41–0.170.5
2047-0.04-0.8–0.71-0.67-1.48–0.080.48
2048-0.06-0.83–0.68-0.68-1.46–0.10.46
2049-0.08-0.85–0.68-0.72-1.47–0.090.44
2050-0.09-0.9–0.66-0.75-1.52–0.070.42
2051-0.11-0.89–0.64-0.76-1.59–0.050.4
2052-0.14-0.92–0.63-0.79-1.63–0.040.38
2053-0.15-0.98–0.64-0.83-1.66–0.030.36
2054-0.16-0.97–0.62-0.84-1.7–-0.040.34
2055-0.17-1–0.6-0.87-1.72–-0.030.33
2056-0.18-1.02–0.6-0.91-1.78–-0.090.31
2057-0.19-1.03–0.56-0.92-1.75–-0.040.3
2058-0.17-1.01–0.61-0.94-1.81–-0.10.28
2059-0.18-1–0.59-0.96-1.77–-0.150.27
2060-0.18-0.96–0.62-0.96-1.85–-0.150.25
2061-0.2-1.04–0.61-0.97-1.82–-0.10.24
2062-0.19-1.02–0.61-0.98-1.87–-0.110.23
2063-0.19-1.04–0.59-0.95-1.95–-0.070.22
2064-0.18-1.07–0.62-0.95-1.88–-0.030.21
2065-0.17-1.05–0.62-0.95-1.86–0.020.2
2066-0.16-1.06–0.65-0.92-1.8–0.020.19
2067-0.15-1.05–0.7-0.9-1.82–0.020.18
2068-0.15-1.06–0.72-0.9-1.82–-0.010.17
2069-0.14-1.06–0.71-0.88-1.81–0.090.16
2070-0.14-1.1–0.71-0.87-1.8–0.060.15
2071-0.12-1.03–0.72-0.83-1.76–0.090.14
2072-0.11-1.1–0.75-0.82-1.82–0.080.13
2073-0.11-1.05–0.76-0.79-1.78–0.120.12
2074-0.11-1.14–0.79-0.78-1.77–0.150.1
2075-0.1-1.12–0.79-0.74-1.78–0.220.09
2076-0.1-1.11–0.78-0.71-1.75–0.240.08
2077-0.11-1.14–0.73-0.69-1.69–0.30.07
2078-0.12-1.19–0.74-0.68-1.73–0.220.06
2079-0.11-1.22–0.79-0.68-1.7–0.270.05
2080-0.12-1.16–0.79-0.66-1.72–0.280.04
2081-0.11-1.14–0.82-0.65-1.69–0.280.03
2082-0.13-1.2–0.8-0.65-1.73–0.280.02
2083-0.12-1.14–0.83-0.63-1.71–0.320.01
2084-0.12-1.17–0.83-0.64-1.67–0.33-0
2085-0.12-1.13–0.86-0.63-1.69–0.36-0.01
2086-0.13-1.19–0.86-0.62-1.71–0.4-0.02
2087-0.14-1.21–0.86-0.63-1.76–0.35-0.03
2088-0.13-1.21–0.86-0.63-1.79–0.37-0.04
2089-0.13-1.2–0.87-0.64-1.76–0.34-0.05
2090-0.13-1.23–0.84-0.64-1.83–0.37-0.05
2091-0.13-1.28–0.85-0.63-1.8–0.34-0.06
2092-0.14-1.33–0.84-0.65-1.84–0.33-0.07
2093-0.14-1.29–0.9-0.63-1.8–0.35-0.07
2094-0.15-1.31–0.93-0.64-1.81–0.37-0.08
2095-0.14-1.35–0.87-0.65-1.81–0.34-0.09
2096-0.14-1.38–0.85-0.66-1.89–0.38-0.1
2097-0.14-1.41–0.88-0.67-1.93–0.33-0.11
2098-0.16-1.37–0.82-0.65-1.98–0.37-0.11
2099-0.16-1.34–0.84-0.67-1.9–0.41-0.12
2100-0.17-1.39–0.8-0.68-1.95–0.35-0.13

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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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