Belgium vs Poland

Belgium vs Poland: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 0.25% a year in Belgium and -0.26% a year in Poland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belgium, by 0.52 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Belgium vs Poland: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 0.25% a year in Belgium and -0.26% a year in Poland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belgium, by 0.52 percentage points.
BelgiumPolandUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Belgium has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Poland.
  • In 2023, Belgium ranked 158 and Poland ranked 192 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Belgium at -0.17% a year and Poland at -1.04% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearBelgiumPolandWorld
20230.25-0.260.87
20220.972.230.88
20210.25-0.440.8
20200.28-0.250.9
20190.58-0.041.03
20180.5-0.041.07
20170.41-0.031.13
20160.36-0.011.17
20150.66-01.18
20140.50.011.22
20130.390.021.23
20120.560.041.27
20110.680.171.26
20101.180.431.27
20091.10.061.28
20080.82-0.031.28
20070.76-0.11.28
20060.7-0.171.28
20050.63-0.111.27
20040.47-0.121.28
20030.39-0.071.29
20020.45-0.061.3
20010.45-0.031.33
20000.24-0.021.35
19990.25-0.131.35
19980.21-0.071.37
19970.22-0.041.39
19960.27-0.011.42
19950.12-0.011.45
19940.30.121.47
19930.320.141.52
19920.460.181.57
19910.480.241.63
19900.280.271.76
19890.210.351.78
19880.190.291.79
19870.160.521.84
19860.090.621.83
19850.050.731.8
19840.070.861.8
19830.040.951.78
19820.10.921.86
19810.140.921.82
19800.220.891.8
19790.230.961.79
19780.170.831.74
19770.190.931.75
19760.1211.78
19750.10.951.8
19740.170.961.88
19730.20.891.94
19720.280.871.97
19710.310.781.97
19700.440.622.06
19690.420.742.06
19680.410.782.09
19670.520.782
19660.560.862.04
19650.610.922.09
19640.720.982.16
19630.631.12.28
19620.621.112.11
19610.681.271.67
19600.551.441.58
19590.691.581.73
19580.631.812
19570.582.22.07
19560.531.691.98
19550.521.772.01
19540.551.761.99
19530.511.761.9
19520.531.741.94
19510.421.791.75
19500.471.751.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBelgiumPolandWorld
20240.19-4.7–4.86-0.9-1.17–-0.640.86
20250.15-0.26–0.58-1.18-1.54–-0.840.84
20260.12-0.34–0.6-0.38-0.7–-0.060.83
20270.11-0.39–0.65-0.4-0.75–-0.050.81
20280.11-0.44–0.66-0.43-0.8–-0.060.8
20290.1-0.48–0.69-0.46-0.86–-0.080.78
20300.08-0.52–0.7-0.48-0.87–-0.090.76
20310.07-0.54–0.68-0.5-0.92–-0.110.75
20320.07-0.56–0.7-0.51-0.96–-0.110.73
20330.07-0.57–0.74-0.53-1.01–-0.120.72
20340.06-0.61–0.73-0.54-1.02–-0.090.7
20350.05-0.62–0.77-0.56-1.06–-0.110.69
20360.05-0.63–0.76-0.58-1.09–-0.120.67
20370.06-0.59–0.72-0.59-1.11–-0.110.65
20380.05-0.61–0.75-0.6-1.12–-0.090.64
20390.04-0.63–0.73-0.62-1.19–-0.110.62
20400.03-0.65–0.76-0.63-1.21–-0.120.61
20410.03-0.68–0.73-0.64-1.24–-0.120.59
20420.02-0.69–0.73-0.66-1.26–-0.110.57
20430.01-0.71–0.71-0.67-1.29–-0.120.56
20440.01-0.71–0.69-0.68-1.31–-0.130.54
2045-0.01-0.76–0.67-0.7-1.35–-0.140.52
2046-0.03-0.75–0.68-0.71-1.33–-0.160.5
2047-0.04-0.8–0.71-0.72-1.37–-0.170.48
2048-0.06-0.83–0.68-0.73-1.39–-0.170.46
2049-0.08-0.85–0.68-0.75-1.41–-0.20.44
2050-0.09-0.9–0.66-0.76-1.42–-0.210.42
2051-0.11-0.89–0.64-0.78-1.44–-0.230.4
2052-0.14-0.92–0.63-0.79-1.48–-0.230.38
2053-0.15-0.98–0.64-0.81-1.51–-0.250.36
2054-0.16-0.97–0.62-0.83-1.54–-0.280.34
2055-0.17-1–0.6-0.85-1.54–-0.260.33
2056-0.18-1.02–0.6-0.87-1.54–-0.260.31
2057-0.19-1.03–0.56-0.89-1.6–-0.290.3
2058-0.17-1.01–0.61-0.9-1.65–-0.280.28
2059-0.18-1–0.59-0.93-1.69–-0.30.27
2060-0.18-0.96–0.62-0.94-1.73–-0.310.25
2061-0.2-1.04–0.61-0.97-1.77–-0.340.24
2062-0.19-1.02–0.61-0.99-1.82–-0.360.23
2063-0.19-1.04–0.59-1.02-1.85–-0.370.22
2064-0.18-1.07–0.62-1.04-1.91–-0.320.21
2065-0.17-1.05–0.62-1.07-1.9–-0.370.2
2066-0.16-1.06–0.65-1.09-1.98–-0.370.19
2067-0.15-1.05–0.7-1.11-1.99–-0.360.18
2068-0.15-1.06–0.72-1.13-2.04–-0.370.17
2069-0.14-1.06–0.71-1.15-2.05–-0.380.16
2070-0.14-1.1–0.71-1.16-2.09–-0.360.15
2071-0.12-1.03–0.72-1.18-2.13–-0.370.14
2072-0.11-1.1–0.75-1.19-2.16–-0.390.13
2073-0.11-1.05–0.76-1.2-2.22–-0.410.12
2074-0.11-1.14–0.79-1.21-2.25–-0.40.1
2075-0.1-1.12–0.79-1.21-2.22–-0.390.09
2076-0.1-1.11–0.78-1.21-2.25–-0.390.08
2077-0.11-1.14–0.73-1.22-2.31–-0.390.07
2078-0.12-1.19–0.74-1.2-2.3–-0.350.06
2079-0.11-1.22–0.79-1.21-2.33–-0.40.05
2080-0.12-1.16–0.79-1.2-2.35–-0.390.04
2081-0.11-1.14–0.82-1.19-2.4–-0.370.03
2082-0.13-1.2–0.8-1.18-2.39–-0.380.02
2083-0.12-1.14–0.83-1.17-2.37–-0.330.01
2084-0.12-1.17–0.83-1.15-2.36–-0.34-0
2085-0.12-1.13–0.86-1.14-2.38–-0.3-0.01
2086-0.13-1.19–0.86-1.12-2.44–-0.31-0.02
2087-0.14-1.21–0.86-1.11-2.4–-0.28-0.03
2088-0.13-1.21–0.86-1.1-2.38–-0.27-0.04
2089-0.13-1.2–0.87-1.08-2.38–-0.24-0.05
2090-0.13-1.23–0.84-1.07-2.4–-0.2-0.05
2091-0.13-1.28–0.85-1.06-2.49–-0.21-0.06
2092-0.14-1.33–0.84-1.05-2.47–-0.2-0.07
2093-0.14-1.29–0.9-1.04-2.48–-0.2-0.07
2094-0.15-1.31–0.93-1.04-2.46–-0.17-0.08
2095-0.14-1.35–0.87-1.03-2.54–-0.16-0.09
2096-0.14-1.38–0.85-1.04-2.49–-0.1-0.1
2097-0.14-1.41–0.88-1.03-2.57–-0.09-0.11
2098-0.16-1.37–0.82-1.03-2.56–-0.09-0.11
2099-0.16-1.34–0.84-1.04-2.62–-0.07-0.12
2100-0.17-1.39–0.8-1.04-2.7–-0.06-0.13

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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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