Belgium
Population in Belgium
Population in Belgium: 8.62 million people in 1950 and 11.7 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 11.7 million people
- Since 1950
- +3.09 million people
- Rank, 2023
- 81 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 11.1 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 11.1 million people in 2100, between 6.37 million people and 17.7 million people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 3.25 million people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Belgium | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11.7 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 11.6 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 11.6 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 11.5 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 11.5 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 11.4 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 11.4 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 11.3 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 11.3 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 11.2 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 11.2 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 11.1 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 11 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 10.9 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 10.8 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 10.7 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 10.6 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 10.6 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 10.5 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 10.4 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 10.4 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 10.3 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 10.3 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 10.3 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 10.2 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 10.2 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 10.2 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 10.2 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 10.1 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 10.1 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 10.1 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 10.1 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 10 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 9.96 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 9.94 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 9.92 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 9.9 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 9.89 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 9.88 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 9.88 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 9.87 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 9.86 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 9.85 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 9.83 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 9.81 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 9.79 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 9.77 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 9.76 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 9.75 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 9.74 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 9.72 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 9.7 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 9.67 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 9.63 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 9.59 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 9.55 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 9.51 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 9.46 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 9.4 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 9.34 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 9.28 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 9.22 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 9.16 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 9.1 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 9.05 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 8.99 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 8.93 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 8.88 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 8.84 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 8.79 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 8.74 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 8.7 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 8.66 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 8.62 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 8.58 million | – |
| 1948 | 8.55 million | – |
| 1947 | 8.52 million | – |
| 1946 | 8.49 million | – |
| 1945 | 8.46 million | – |
| 1944 | 8.43 million | – |
| 1943 | 8.4 million | – |
| 1942 | 8.37 million | – |
| 1941 | 8.34 million | – |
| 1940 | 8.32 million | – |
| 1939 | 8.29 million | – |
| 1938 | 8.26 million | – |
| 1937 | 8.23 million | – |
| 1936 | 8.21 million | – |
| 1935 | 8.18 million | – |
| 1934 | 8.15 million | – |
| 1933 | 8.13 million | – |
| 1932 | 8.1 million | – |
| 1931 | 8.07 million | – |
| 1930 | 8.03 million | – |
| 1929 | 7.99 million | – |
| 1928 | 7.94 million | – |
| 1927 | 7.89 million | – |
| 1926 | 7.83 million | – |
| 1925 | 7.78 million | – |
| 1924 | 7.73 million | – |
| 1923 | 7.68 million | – |
| 1922 | 7.63 million | – |
| 1921 | 7.58 million | – |
| 1920 | 7.55 million | – |
| 1919 | 7.53 million | – |
| 1918 | 7.51 million | – |
| 1917 | 7.51 million | – |
| 1916 | 7.5 million | – |
| 1915 | 7.5 million | – |
| 1914 | 7.49 million | – |
| 1913 | 7.49 million | – |
| 1912 | 7.48 million | – |
| 1911 | 7.46 million | – |
| 1910 | 7.43 million | – |
| 1909 | 7.38 million | – |
| 1908 | 7.31 million | – |
| 1907 | 7.23 million | – |
| 1906 | 7.16 million | – |
| 1905 | 7.08 million | – |
| 1904 | 7 million | – |
| 1903 | 6.92 million | – |
| 1902 | 6.85 million | – |
| 1901 | 6.78 million | – |
| 1900 | 6.71 million | – |
| 1899 | 6.64 million | – |
| 1898 | 6.57 million | – |
| 1897 | 6.51 million | – |
| 1896 | 6.45 million | – |
| 1895 | 6.38 million | – |
| 1894 | 6.32 million | – |
| 1893 | 6.26 million | – |
| 1892 | 6.2 million | – |
| 1891 | 6.14 million | – |
| 1890 | 6.08 million | – |
| 1889 | 6.03 million | – |
| 1888 | 5.97 million | – |
| 1887 | 5.91 million | – |
| 1886 | 5.86 million | – |
| 1885 | 5.8 million | – |
| 1884 | 5.75 million | – |
| 1883 | 5.69 million | – |
| 1882 | 5.64 million | – |
| 1881 | 5.59 million | – |
| 1880 | 5.54 million | – |
| 1879 | 5.49 million | – |
| 1878 | 5.44 million | – |
| 1877 | 5.4 million | – |
| 1876 | 5.35 million | – |
| 1875 | 5.31 million | – |
| 1874 | 5.26 million | – |
| 1873 | 5.22 million | – |
| 1872 | 5.18 million | – |
| 1871 | 5.13 million | – |
| 1870 | 5.09 million | – |
| 1869 | 5.06 million | – |
| 1868 | 5.02 million | – |
| 1867 | 4.98 million | – |
| 1866 | 4.95 million | – |
| 1865 | 4.91 million | – |
| 1864 | 4.88 million | – |
| 1863 | 4.84 million | – |
| 1862 | 4.81 million | – |
| 1861 | 4.77 million | – |
| 1860 | 4.74 million | – |
| 1859 | 4.71 million | – |
| 1858 | 4.68 million | – |
| 1857 | 4.65 million | – |
| 1856 | 4.62 million | – |
| 1855 | 4.59 million | – |
| 1854 | 4.56 million | – |
| 1853 | 4.53 million | – |
| 1852 | 4.51 million | – |
| 1851 | 4.48 million | – |
| 1850 | 4.44 million | – |
| 1849 | 4.41 million | – |
| 1848 | 4.37 million | – |
| 1847 | 4.34 million | – |
| 1846 | 4.3 million | – |
| 1845 | 4.26 million | – |
| 1844 | 4.22 million | – |
| 1843 | 4.19 million | – |
| 1842 | 4.15 million | – |
| 1841 | 4.12 million | – |
| 1840 | 4.08 million | – |
| 1839 | 4.05 million | – |
| 1838 | 4.01 million | – |
| 1837 | 3.98 million | – |
| 1836 | 3.95 million | – |
| 1835 | 3.91 million | – |
| 1834 | 3.88 million | – |
| 1833 | 3.85 million | – |
| 1832 | 3.81 million | – |
| 1831 | 3.78 million | – |
| 1830 | 3.75 million | – |
| 1829 | 3.72 million | – |
| 1828 | 3.69 million | – |
| 1827 | 3.65 million | – |
| 1826 | 3.62 million | – |
| 1825 | 3.59 million | – |
| 1824 | 3.56 million | – |
| 1823 | 3.53 million | – |
| 1822 | 3.5 million | – |
| 1821 | 3.47 million | – |
| 1820 | 3.45 million | – |
| 1819 | 3.43 million | – |
| 1818 | 3.42 million | – |
| 1817 | 3.41 million | – |
| 1816 | 3.4 million | – |
| 1815 | 3.39 million | – |
| 1814 | 3.38 million | – |
| 1813 | 3.37 million | – |
| 1812 | 3.36 million | – |
| 1811 | 3.35 million | – |
| 1810 | 3.34 million | – |
| 1809 | 3.33 million | – |
| 1808 | 3.32 million | – |
| 1807 | 3.31 million | – |
| 1806 | 3.3 million | – |
| 1805 | 3.3 million | – |
| 1804 | 3.29 million | – |
| 1803 | 3.28 million | – |
| 1802 | 3.27 million | – |
| 1801 | 3.26 million | – |
| 1800 | 3.25 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Belgium | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.7 million11.4 million–12 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 11.8 million11.2 million–12.4 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 11.8 million11.1 million–12.4 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 11.8 million11.1 million–12.5 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 11.8 million11.1 million–12.5 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 11.8 million11.1 million–12.6 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 11.8 million11.1 million–12.6 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 11.8 million11.1 million–12.7 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 11.8 million11 million–12.8 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 11.9 million11 million–12.8 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 11.9 million10.9 million–12.9 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 11.9 million10.9 million–12.9 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 11.9 million10.9 million–13 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 11.9 million10.8 million–13.1 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 11.9 million10.8 million–13.2 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 11.9 million10.7 million–13.2 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 11.9 million10.7 million–13.3 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 11.9 million10.6 million–13.3 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 11.9 million10.6 million–13.4 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 11.9 million10.5 million–13.5 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 11.9 million10.5 million–13.5 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 11.9 million10.4 million–13.6 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 11.9 million10.4 million–13.6 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 11.9 million10.3 million–13.7 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 11.9 million10.3 million–13.7 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 11.9 million10.2 million–13.7 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 11.9 million10.1 million–13.8 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 11.9 million10.1 million–13.9 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 11.8 million9.98 million–13.9 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 11.8 million9.89 million–14 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 11.8 million9.8 million–14.1 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 11.8 million9.71 million–14.1 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 11.8 million9.62 million–14.1 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 11.8 million9.55 million–14.2 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 11.7 million9.47 million–14.2 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 11.7 million9.39 million–14.3 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 11.7 million9.32 million–14.4 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 11.7 million9.25 million–14.4 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 11.6 million9.16 million–14.5 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 11.6 million9.08 million–14.5 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 11.6 million9 million–14.6 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 11.6 million8.92 million–14.6 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 11.6 million8.86 million–14.7 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 11.5 million8.78 million–14.7 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 11.5 million8.71 million–14.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 11.5 million8.65 million–14.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 11.5 million8.56 million–15 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 11.5 million8.49 million–15 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 11.5 million8.41 million–15.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 11.5 million8.33 million–15.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 11.4 million8.25 million–15.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 11.4 million8.18 million–15.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 11.4 million8.12 million–15.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 11.4 million8.06 million–15.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 11.4 million7.99 million–15.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 11.4 million7.91 million–15.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 11.4 million7.86 million–15.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 11.4 million7.81 million–15.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 11.3 million7.75 million–15.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 11.3 million7.69 million–15.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 11.3 million7.61 million–16 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 11.3 million7.53 million–16.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 11.3 million7.45 million–16.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 11.3 million7.38 million–16.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 11.3 million7.31 million–16.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 11.2 million7.24 million–16.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 11.2 million7.17 million–16.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 11.2 million7.07 million–16.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 11.2 million6.97 million–16.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 11.2 million6.9 million–16.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 11.2 million6.83 million–17 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 11.2 million6.77 million–17.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 11.1 million6.71 million–17.2 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 11.1 million6.62 million–17.3 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 11.1 million6.52 million–17.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 11.1 million6.44 million–17.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 11.1 million6.37 million–17.7 million | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- 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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- Military spending2.01% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$13.6B in 2025
- Military spending per person$1,237 in 2025
- Military share of state spending3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel24,000 people in 2020
- National power0.22% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.47% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports430 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports86 million TIV in 2025
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