Australia vs Belgium: Historical population data
Historical population data over time
- Australia
- Belgium
How they compare
Australia currently reports 27.61 million Persons against 11.85 million Persons in Belgium, a difference of 15.77 million Persons.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.3 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Australia ranks 20th and Belgium ranks 23rd of 43 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.12 million Persons | 8.86 million Persons | 261,984 Persons | Australia |
| 1960s | 11.25 million Persons | 9.41 million Persons | 1.85 million Persons | Australia |
| 1970s | 13.71 million Persons | 9.77 million Persons | 3.94 million Persons | Australia |
| 1980s | 15.72 million Persons | 9.87 million Persons | 5.85 million Persons | Australia |
| 1990s | 17.93 million Persons | 10.11 million Persons | 7.82 million Persons | Australia |
| 2000s | 20.18 million Persons | 10.48 million Persons | 9.70 million Persons | Australia |
| 2010s | 23.66 million Persons | 11.20 million Persons | 12.46 million Persons | Australia |
| 2020s | 26.47 million Persons | 11.68 million Persons | 14.79 million Persons | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical population data, Australia or Belgium?
- Australia, at 27.61 million Persons against 11.85 million Persons in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical population data between Australia and Belgium?
- 15.77 million Persons, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for historical population data?
- Australia ranks 20th and Belgium ranks 23rd of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Historical population data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents annual population data from 1961 by sex and five year age groups as well as the share of children, youth, the elderly, old-age and total dependency ratios. The data is available for all member countries as well as for the EU27 and G20 countries, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and the World total. The data refer to mid-year estimates of the population. See country details in Historical population metadata.