Belgium vs Romania

Belgium vs Romania: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 0.25% a year in Belgium and -0.53% a year in Romania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belgium, by 0.78 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Belgium vs Romania: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 0.25% a year in Belgium and -0.53% a year in Romania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belgium, by 0.78 percentage points.
BelgiumRomaniaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Belgium has been higher since 1990, when it overtook Romania.
  • In 2023, Belgium ranked 158 and Romania ranked 207 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Belgium at -0.17% a year and Romania at -0.79% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearBelgiumRomaniaWorld
20230.25-0.530.87
20220.970.020.88
20210.25-0.870.8
20200.28-0.630.9
20190.58-0.51.03
20180.5-0.491.07
20170.41-0.441.13
20160.36-0.441.17
20150.66-0.51.18
20140.5-0.471.22
20130.39-0.481.23
20120.56-0.481.27
20110.68-0.751.26
20101.18-0.731.27
20091.1-0.681.28
20080.82-0.71.28
20070.76-0.761.28
20060.7-0.811.28
20050.63-0.871.27
20040.47-0.911.28
20030.39-0.861.29
20020.45-0.771.3
20010.45-0.61.33
20000.24-0.551.35
19990.25-0.541.35
19980.21-0.531.37
19970.22-0.61.39
19960.27-0.561.42
19950.12-0.471.45
19940.3-0.41.47
19930.32-0.351.52
19920.46-0.261.57
19910.48-0.051.63
19900.280.111.76
19890.210.341.78
19880.190.291.79
19870.160.321.84
19860.090.31.83
19850.050.311.8
19840.070.331.8
19830.040.331.78
19820.10.421.86
19810.140.491.82
19800.220.571.8
19790.230.651.79
19780.170.731.74
19770.190.811.75
19760.121.071.78
19750.11.081.8
19740.171.141.88
19730.21.111.94
19720.281.241.97
19710.311.331.97
19700.441.472.06
19690.421.662.06
19680.411.842.09
19670.521.952
19660.560.42.04
19650.610.272.09
19640.720.342.16
19630.630.392.28
19620.620.432.11
19610.680.541.67
19600.550.651.58
19590.690.731.73
19580.630.842
19570.580.932.07
19560.531.271.98
19550.521.192.01
19540.551.211.99
19530.511.221.9
19520.531.281.94
19510.421.361.75
19500.471.411.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBelgiumRomaniaWorld
20240.19-4.7–4.86-0.56-0.87–-0.260.86
20250.15-0.26–0.58-0.57-0.98–-0.190.84
20260.12-0.34–0.6-0.58-1.08–-0.170.83
20270.11-0.39–0.65-0.59-1.14–-0.090.81
20280.11-0.44–0.66-0.59-1.18–-0.040.8
20290.1-0.48–0.69-0.61-1.2–00.78
20300.08-0.52–0.7-0.61-1.26–0.010.76
20310.07-0.54–0.68-0.61-1.31–0.070.75
20320.07-0.56–0.7-0.62-1.36–0.080.73
20330.07-0.57–0.74-0.63-1.37–0.10.72
20340.06-0.61–0.73-0.64-1.37–0.110.7
20350.05-0.62–0.77-0.65-1.47–0.070.69
20360.05-0.63–0.76-0.66-1.45–0.090.67
20370.06-0.59–0.72-0.67-1.48–0.120.65
20380.05-0.61–0.75-0.68-1.54–0.150.64
20390.04-0.63–0.73-0.67-1.55–0.120.62
20400.03-0.65–0.76-0.68-1.54–0.180.61
20410.03-0.68–0.73-0.7-1.59–0.190.59
20420.02-0.69–0.73-0.69-1.59–0.180.57
20430.01-0.71–0.71-0.7-1.68–0.190.56
20440.01-0.71–0.69-0.71-1.68–0.180.54
2045-0.01-0.76–0.67-0.71-1.66–0.20.52
2046-0.03-0.75–0.68-0.71-1.67–0.190.5
2047-0.04-0.8–0.71-0.73-1.69–0.210.48
2048-0.06-0.83–0.68-0.73-1.72–0.230.46
2049-0.08-0.85–0.68-0.74-1.69–0.180.44
2050-0.09-0.9–0.66-0.74-1.74–0.170.42
2051-0.11-0.89–0.64-0.76-1.78–0.170.4
2052-0.14-0.92–0.63-0.78-1.79–0.180.38
2053-0.15-0.98–0.64-0.78-1.84–0.180.36
2054-0.16-0.97–0.62-0.8-1.9–0.170.34
2055-0.17-1–0.6-0.82-1.91–0.180.33
2056-0.18-1.02–0.6-0.84-1.92–0.150.31
2057-0.19-1.03–0.56-0.85-1.93–0.170.3
2058-0.17-1.01–0.61-0.87-1.99–0.180.28
2059-0.18-1–0.59-0.88-1.96–0.150.27
2060-0.18-0.96–0.62-0.89-1.98–0.160.25
2061-0.2-1.04–0.61-0.91-2.08–0.160.24
2062-0.19-1.02–0.61-0.92-2.07–0.170.23
2063-0.19-1.04–0.59-0.91-2.09–0.130.22
2064-0.18-1.07–0.62-0.91-2.17–0.140.21
2065-0.17-1.05–0.62-0.92-2.17–0.190.2
2066-0.16-1.06–0.65-0.9-2.18–0.230.19
2067-0.15-1.05–0.7-0.88-2.21–0.220.18
2068-0.15-1.06–0.72-0.87-2.15–0.270.17
2069-0.14-1.06–0.71-0.86-2.16–0.290.16
2070-0.14-1.1–0.71-0.85-2.1–0.270.15
2071-0.12-1.03–0.72-0.84-2.14–0.340.14
2072-0.11-1.1–0.75-0.83-2.09–0.360.13
2073-0.11-1.05–0.76-0.81-2.17–0.380.12
2074-0.11-1.14–0.79-0.8-2.14–0.340.1
2075-0.1-1.12–0.79-0.79-2.16–0.360.09
2076-0.1-1.11–0.78-0.78-2.13–0.410.08
2077-0.11-1.14–0.73-0.78-2.1–0.410.07
2078-0.12-1.19–0.74-0.77-2.17–0.420.06
2079-0.11-1.22–0.79-0.76-2.13–0.480.05
2080-0.12-1.16–0.79-0.76-2.08–0.470.04
2081-0.11-1.14–0.82-0.75-2.11–0.50.03
2082-0.13-1.2–0.8-0.73-2.1–0.490.02
2083-0.12-1.14–0.83-0.73-2.12–0.490.01
2084-0.12-1.17–0.83-0.73-2.16–0.52-0
2085-0.12-1.13–0.86-0.72-2.14–0.5-0.01
2086-0.13-1.19–0.86-0.72-2.2–0.48-0.02
2087-0.14-1.21–0.86-0.71-2.18–0.51-0.03
2088-0.13-1.21–0.86-0.71-2.21–0.53-0.04
2089-0.13-1.2–0.87-0.71-2.23–0.53-0.05
2090-0.13-1.23–0.84-0.72-2.28–0.48-0.05
2091-0.13-1.28–0.85-0.71-2.34–0.52-0.06
2092-0.14-1.33–0.84-0.72-2.3–0.53-0.07
2093-0.14-1.29–0.9-0.73-2.34–0.53-0.07
2094-0.15-1.31–0.93-0.73-2.3–0.47-0.08
2095-0.14-1.35–0.87-0.74-2.37–0.53-0.09
2096-0.14-1.38–0.85-0.75-2.48–0.54-0.1
2097-0.14-1.41–0.88-0.75-2.45–0.51-0.11
2098-0.16-1.37–0.82-0.77-2.52–0.53-0.11
2099-0.16-1.34–0.84-0.78-2.57–0.51-0.12
2100-0.17-1.39–0.8-0.79-2.55–0.54-0.13

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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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