Belgium vs Dominican Republic: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Belgium
1.36 million people
in 2050
Dominican Republic
1.38 million people
in 2050
Belgium rank
109th
Dominican Republic rank
108th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Belgium
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 1.38 million people against 1.36 million people in Belgium, a difference of 18,270 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 109th and Dominican Republic ranks 108th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 33 and Dominican Republic in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 388,000 people | 65,535 people | 322,465 people | Belgium |
| 1100s | 540,600 people | 81,917 people | 458,683 people | Belgium |
| 1200s | 787,500 people | 102,390 people | 685,110 people | Belgium |
| 1300s | 1.06 million people | 127,961 people | 934,539 people | Belgium |
| 1400s | 590,400 people | 159,856 people | 430,544 people | Belgium |
| 1500s | 880,000 people | 199,458 people | 680,542 people | Belgium |
| 1600s | 1.06 million people | 97,171 people | 963,329 people | Belgium |
| 1700s | 1.21 million people | 99,562 people | 1.11 million people | Belgium |
| 1710s | 1.36 million people | 103,382 people | 1.26 million people | Belgium |
| 1720s | 1.51 million people | 107,400 people | 1.41 million people | Belgium |
| 1730s | 1.67 million people | 111,545 people | 1.56 million people | Belgium |
| 1740s | 1.84 million people | 115,816 people | 1.72 million people | Belgium |
| 1750s | 2.01 million people | 120,211 people | 1.89 million people | Belgium |
| 1760s | 2.14 million people | 124,730 people | 2.01 million people | Belgium |
| 1770s | 2.27 million people | 129,367 people | 2.14 million people | Belgium |
| 1780s | 2.40 million people | 134,119 people | 2.27 million people | Belgium |
| 1790s | 2.53 million people | 138,979 people | 2.40 million people | Belgium |
| 1800s | 2.67 million people | 143,939 people | 2.52 million people | Belgium |
| 1810s | 2.63 million people | 148,988 people | 2.48 million people | Belgium |
| 1820s | 2.58 million people | 158,518 people | 2.42 million people | Belgium |
| 1830s | 2.61 million people | 168,535 people | 2.44 million people | Belgium |
| 1840s | 2.44 million people | 179,041 people | 2.26 million people | Belgium |
| 1850s | 2.41 million people | 190,032 people | 2.22 million people | Belgium |
| 1860s | 2.37 million people | 201,496 people | 2.17 million people | Belgium |
| 1870s | 2.29 million people | 261,432 people | 2.03 million people | Belgium |
| 1880s | 2.27 million people | 338,770 people | 1.93 million people | Belgium |
| 1890s | 2.22 million people | 440,637 people | 1.77 million people | Belgium |
| 1900s | 2.13 million people | 568,579 people | 1.56 million people | Belgium |
| 1910s | 2.02 million people | 705,418 people | 1.31 million people | Belgium |
| 1920s | 1.68 million people | 909,823 people | 774,737 people | Belgium |
| 1930s | 1.45 million people | 1.19 million people | 264,840 people | Belgium |
| 1940s | 1.11 million people | 1.39 million people | 280,050 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1950s | 3.17 million people | 2.02 million people | 1.15 million people | Belgium |
| 1960s | 3.01 million people | 2.45 million people | 551,191 people | Belgium |
| 1970s | 2.68 million people | 2.70 million people | 23,897 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 2.32 million people | 2.96 million people | 637,704 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 2.01 million people | 3.34 million people | 1.33 million people | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 1.74 million people | 2.99 million people | 1.26 million people | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 1.56 million people | 2.69 million people | 1.13 million people | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 1.45 million people | 3.12 million people | 1.67 million people | Dominican Republic |
| 2030s | 1.40 million people | 2.93 million people | 1.53 million people | Dominican Republic |
| 2040s | 1.37 million people | 2.08 million people | 710,290 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2050s | 1.36 million people | 1.38 million people | 18,270 people | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Belgium or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 1.38 million people against 1.36 million people in Belgium as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Belgium and Dominican Republic?
- 18,270 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Dominican Republic?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Belgium and Dominican Republic rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Belgium ranks 109th and Dominican Republic ranks 108th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.