Belgium vs Luxembourg
Belgium vs Luxembourg: Population growth
Population growth in 2023: 0.25% a year in Belgium and 1.24% a year in Luxembourg, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Luxembourg, by 0.98 percentage points, or 4.88 times that in Belgium.
% a year · UN
What the numbers say
- Luxembourg has been higher since 1980, when it overtook Belgium.
- In 2023, Belgium ranked 158 and Luxembourg ranked 94 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Belgium at -0.17% a year and Luxembourg at -0.24% a year in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.
Every year
% a year · UN
| Year | Belgium | Luxembourg | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.25 | 1.24 | 0.87 |
| 2022 | 0.97 | 2.35 | 0.88 |
| 2021 | 0.25 | 1.67 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 0.28 | 1.37 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 0.58 | 1.97 | 1.03 |
| 2018 | 0.5 | 1.96 | 1.07 |
| 2017 | 0.41 | 1.9 | 1.13 |
| 2016 | 0.36 | 2.51 | 1.17 |
| 2015 | 0.66 | 2.33 | 1.18 |
| 2014 | 0.5 | 2.38 | 1.22 |
| 2013 | 0.39 | 2.32 | 1.23 |
| 2012 | 0.56 | 2.3 | 1.27 |
| 2011 | 0.68 | 2.42 | 1.26 |
| 2010 | 1.18 | 1.94 | 1.27 |
| 2009 | 1.1 | 1.73 | 1.28 |
| 2008 | 0.82 | 2 | 1.28 |
| 2007 | 0.76 | 1.6 | 1.28 |
| 2006 | 0.7 | 1.51 | 1.28 |
| 2005 | 0.63 | 1.69 | 1.27 |
| 2004 | 0.47 | 1.37 | 1.28 |
| 2003 | 0.39 | 1.47 | 1.29 |
| 2002 | 0.45 | 0.95 | 1.3 |
| 2001 | 0.45 | 1.14 | 1.33 |
| 2000 | 0.24 | 1.42 | 1.35 |
| 1999 | 0.25 | 1.46 | 1.35 |
| 1998 | 0.21 | 1.23 | 1.37 |
| 1997 | 0.22 | 1.23 | 1.39 |
| 1996 | 0.27 | 1.27 | 1.42 |
| 1995 | 0.12 | 1.44 | 1.45 |
| 1994 | 0.3 | 1.34 | 1.47 |
| 1993 | 0.32 | 1.35 | 1.52 |
| 1992 | 0.46 | 1.3 | 1.57 |
| 1991 | 0.48 | 1.34 | 1.63 |
| 1990 | 0.28 | 1.32 | 1.76 |
| 1989 | 0.21 | 0.96 | 1.78 |
| 1988 | 0.19 | 0.96 | 1.79 |
| 1987 | 0.16 | 0.65 | 1.84 |
| 1986 | 0.09 | 0.64 | 1.83 |
| 1985 | 0.05 | 0.31 | 1.8 |
| 1984 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 1.8 |
| 1983 | 0.04 | 0.11 | 1.78 |
| 1982 | 0.1 | 0.13 | 1.86 |
| 1981 | 0.14 | 0.19 | 1.82 |
| 1980 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 1.8 |
| 1979 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 1.79 |
| 1978 | 0.17 | 0.82 | 1.74 |
| 1977 | 0.19 | 0.74 | 1.75 |
| 1976 | 0.12 | 0.59 | 1.78 |
| 1975 | 0.1 | 0.65 | 1.8 |
| 1974 | 0.17 | 0.63 | 1.88 |
| 1973 | 0.2 | 0.64 | 1.94 |
| 1972 | 0.28 | 1.16 | 1.97 |
| 1971 | 0.31 | 1.23 | 1.97 |
| 1970 | 0.44 | 0.31 | 2.06 |
| 1969 | 0.42 | 0.32 | 2.06 |
| 1968 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 2.09 |
| 1967 | 0.52 | 0.47 | 2 |
| 1966 | 0.56 | 1 | 2.04 |
| 1965 | 0.61 | 1.04 | 2.09 |
| 1964 | 0.72 | 1.08 | 2.16 |
| 1963 | 0.63 | 1.01 | 2.28 |
| 1962 | 0.62 | 0.98 | 2.11 |
| 1961 | 0.68 | 1.1 | 1.67 |
| 1960 | 0.55 | 0.46 | 1.58 |
| 1959 | 0.69 | 0.72 | 1.73 |
| 1958 | 0.63 | 0.57 | 2 |
| 1957 | 0.58 | 0.47 | 2.07 |
| 1956 | 0.53 | 0.49 | 1.98 |
| 1955 | 0.52 | 0.58 | 2.01 |
| 1954 | 0.55 | 0.62 | 1.99 |
| 1953 | 0.51 | 0.57 | 1.9 |
| 1952 | 0.53 | 0.62 | 1.94 |
| 1951 | 0.42 | 0.55 | 1.75 |
| 1950 | 0.47 | 0.52 | 1.74 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Belgium | Luxembourg | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.19-4.7–4.86 | 1.140.56–1.77 | 0.86 |
| 2025 | 0.15-0.26–0.58 | 1.050.26–1.93 | 0.84 |
| 2026 | 0.12-0.34–0.6 | 0.990.08–1.96 | 0.83 |
| 2027 | 0.11-0.39–0.65 | 0.99-0.07–2.13 | 0.81 |
| 2028 | 0.11-0.44–0.66 | 0.96-0.18–2.26 | 0.8 |
| 2029 | 0.1-0.48–0.69 | 0.89-0.41–2.29 | 0.78 |
| 2030 | 0.08-0.52–0.7 | 0.82-0.58–2.31 | 0.76 |
| 2031 | 0.07-0.54–0.68 | 0.79-0.64–2.45 | 0.75 |
| 2032 | 0.07-0.56–0.7 | 0.78-0.75–2.43 | 0.73 |
| 2033 | 0.07-0.57–0.74 | 0.72-0.94–2.5 | 0.72 |
| 2034 | 0.06-0.61–0.73 | 0.68-1–2.45 | 0.7 |
| 2035 | 0.05-0.62–0.77 | 0.67-1.09–2.45 | 0.69 |
| 2036 | 0.05-0.63–0.76 | 0.62-1.18–2.54 | 0.67 |
| 2037 | 0.06-0.59–0.72 | 0.58-1.36–2.56 | 0.65 |
| 2038 | 0.05-0.61–0.75 | 0.59-1.34–2.58 | 0.64 |
| 2039 | 0.04-0.63–0.73 | 0.56-1.48–2.63 | 0.62 |
| 2040 | 0.03-0.65–0.76 | 0.5-1.61–2.59 | 0.61 |
| 2041 | 0.03-0.68–0.73 | 0.48-1.7–2.69 | 0.59 |
| 2042 | 0.02-0.69–0.73 | 0.46-1.72–2.72 | 0.57 |
| 2043 | 0.01-0.71–0.71 | 0.41-1.83–2.61 | 0.56 |
| 2044 | 0.01-0.71–0.69 | 0.39-1.95–2.67 | 0.54 |
| 2045 | -0.01-0.76–0.67 | 0.38-2.08–2.75 | 0.52 |
| 2046 | -0.03-0.75–0.68 | 0.34-2.16–2.87 | 0.5 |
| 2047 | -0.04-0.8–0.71 | 0.31-2.17–2.81 | 0.48 |
| 2048 | -0.06-0.83–0.68 | 0.31-2.31–2.83 | 0.46 |
| 2049 | -0.08-0.85–0.68 | 0.26-2.38–2.94 | 0.44 |
| 2050 | -0.09-0.9–0.66 | 0.22-2.41–2.96 | 0.42 |
| 2051 | -0.11-0.89–0.64 | 0.24-2.4–2.97 | 0.4 |
| 2052 | -0.14-0.92–0.63 | 0.17-2.48–2.99 | 0.38 |
| 2053 | -0.15-0.98–0.64 | 0.16-2.5–3 | 0.36 |
| 2054 | -0.16-0.97–0.62 | 0.15-2.54–3.13 | 0.34 |
| 2055 | -0.17-1–0.6 | 0.14-2.6–3.18 | 0.33 |
| 2056 | -0.18-1.02–0.6 | 0.05-2.64–3.18 | 0.31 |
| 2057 | -0.19-1.03–0.56 | 0.05-2.68–3.18 | 0.3 |
| 2058 | -0.17-1.01–0.61 | 0.05-2.79–3 | 0.28 |
| 2059 | -0.18-1–0.59 | 0.03-2.85–3.25 | 0.27 |
| 2060 | -0.18-0.96–0.62 | 0.01-2.8–3.24 | 0.25 |
| 2061 | -0.2-1.04–0.61 | 0.02-2.94–3.26 | 0.24 |
| 2062 | -0.19-1.02–0.61 | -0.03-2.99–3.1 | 0.23 |
| 2063 | -0.19-1.04–0.59 | -0.03-3.03–3.23 | 0.22 |
| 2064 | -0.18-1.07–0.62 | -0.04-3.04–3.38 | 0.21 |
| 2065 | -0.17-1.05–0.62 | -0.04-3.09–3.35 | 0.2 |
| 2066 | -0.16-1.06–0.65 | -0.05-3.18–3.41 | 0.19 |
| 2067 | -0.15-1.05–0.7 | -0.08-3.2–3.49 | 0.18 |
| 2068 | -0.15-1.06–0.72 | -0.09-3.21–3.45 | 0.17 |
| 2069 | -0.14-1.06–0.71 | -0.12-3.28–3.41 | 0.16 |
| 2070 | -0.14-1.1–0.71 | -0.17-3.39–3.32 | 0.15 |
| 2071 | -0.12-1.03–0.72 | -0.13-3.46–3.3 | 0.14 |
| 2072 | -0.11-1.1–0.75 | -0.18-3.59–3.13 | 0.13 |
| 2073 | -0.11-1.05–0.76 | -0.18-3.59–3.27 | 0.12 |
| 2074 | -0.11-1.14–0.79 | -0.16-3.64–3.39 | 0.1 |
| 2075 | -0.1-1.12–0.79 | -0.17-3.81–3.31 | 0.09 |
| 2076 | -0.1-1.11–0.78 | -0.18-3.79–3.5 | 0.08 |
| 2077 | -0.11-1.14–0.73 | -0.19-3.81–3.48 | 0.07 |
| 2078 | -0.12-1.19–0.74 | -0.18-3.96–3.47 | 0.06 |
| 2079 | -0.11-1.22–0.79 | -0.21-4.02–3.42 | 0.05 |
| 2080 | -0.12-1.16–0.79 | -0.21-4.16–3.48 | 0.04 |
| 2081 | -0.11-1.14–0.82 | -0.23-4.17–3.58 | 0.03 |
| 2082 | -0.13-1.2–0.8 | -0.25-4.29–3.56 | 0.02 |
| 2083 | -0.12-1.14–0.83 | -0.2-4.38–3.49 | 0.01 |
| 2084 | -0.12-1.17–0.83 | -0.24-4.5–3.53 | -0 |
| 2085 | -0.12-1.13–0.86 | -0.24-4.5–3.5 | -0.01 |
| 2086 | -0.13-1.19–0.86 | -0.25-4.58–3.52 | -0.02 |
| 2087 | -0.14-1.21–0.86 | -0.25-4.65–3.47 | -0.03 |
| 2088 | -0.13-1.21–0.86 | -0.23-4.7–3.72 | -0.04 |
| 2089 | -0.13-1.2–0.87 | -0.22-4.74–3.58 | -0.05 |
| 2090 | -0.13-1.23–0.84 | -0.22-4.77–3.73 | -0.05 |
| 2091 | -0.13-1.28–0.85 | -0.24-4.94–3.63 | -0.06 |
| 2092 | -0.14-1.33–0.84 | -0.19-4.86–3.67 | -0.07 |
| 2093 | -0.14-1.29–0.9 | -0.2-5.06–3.43 | -0.07 |
| 2094 | -0.15-1.31–0.93 | -0.21-5.24–3.64 | -0.08 |
| 2095 | -0.14-1.35–0.87 | -0.17-5.1–3.55 | -0.09 |
| 2096 | -0.14-1.38–0.85 | -0.22-5.19–3.6 | -0.1 |
| 2097 | -0.14-1.41–0.88 | -0.24-5.39–3.44 | -0.11 |
| 2098 | -0.16-1.37–0.82 | -0.23-5.47–3.53 | -0.11 |
| 2099 | -0.16-1.34–0.84 | -0.24-5.71–3.75 | -0.12 |
| 2100 | -0.17-1.39–0.8 | -0.24-5.68–3.51 | -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 Luxembourg
Health
- Life expectancyBelgium: 82.1 years in 2023Luxembourg: 82.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelgium: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Luxembourg: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelgium: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Luxembourg: 4.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBelgium: 99.7% in 2022Luxembourg: 99.5% in 2022
- DepressionBelgium: 4.11% in 2017Luxembourg: 3.62% in 2017
- Suicide rateBelgium: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Luxembourg: 8.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBelgium: 11.7 million people in 2023Luxembourg: 665,100 people in 2023
- Fertility rateBelgium: 1.38 births per woman in 2023Luxembourg: 1.4 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelgium: 87.7% in 2025Luxembourg: 94.9% in 2025
- Median ageBelgium: 41.4 years in 2023Luxembourg: 38.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelgium: 20.2% in 2023Luxembourg: 15.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelgium: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Luxembourg: 8.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelgium: 2.01% of GDP in 2025Luxembourg: 0.85% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBelgium: $13.6B in 2025Luxembourg: $803M in 2025
- Military spending per personBelgium: $1,237 in 2025Luxembourg: $1,264 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelgium: 3.7% of government spending in 2025Luxembourg: 1.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelgium: 24,000 people in 2020Luxembourg: 1,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelgium: 0.22% of world capability in 2022Luxembourg: 0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelgium: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020Luxembourg: 0.31% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelgium: 430 million TIV in 2025Luxembourg: 11 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBelgium: 86 million TIV in 2025Luxembourg: 0 TIV in 2007