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Belgium vs Moldova: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Belgium
1.36 million people
in 2050
Moldova
1.26 million people
in 2050
Belgium rank
109th
Moldova rank
111th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Belgium
  • Moldova
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 1.36 million people against 1.26 million people in Moldova, a difference of 98,420 people.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Moldova's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 109th and Moldova ranks 111th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 34 and Moldova in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Moldova Difference Ahead
1000s 388,000 people 104,000 people 284,000 people Belgium
1100s 540,600 people 155,998 people 384,602 people Belgium
1200s 787,500 people 233,990 people 553,510 people Belgium
1300s 1.06 million people 233,971 people 828,529 people Belgium
1400s 590,400 people 233,913 people 356,487 people Belgium
1500s 880,000 people 311,653 people 568,347 people Belgium
1600s 1.06 million people 388,700 people 671,800 people Belgium
1700s 1.21 million people 514,800 people 699,700 people Belgium
1710s 1.36 million people 339,426 people 1.02 million people Belgium
1720s 1.51 million people 367,712 people 1.15 million people Belgium
1730s 1.67 million people 398,354 people 1.27 million people Belgium
1740s 1.84 million people 431,551 people 1.41 million people Belgium
1750s 2.01 million people 467,513 people 1.54 million people Belgium
1760s 2.14 million people 506,473 people 1.63 million people Belgium
1770s 2.27 million people 548,679 people 1.72 million people Belgium
1780s 2.40 million people 594,402 people 1.81 million people Belgium
1790s 2.53 million people 643,936 people 1.89 million people Belgium
1800s 2.67 million people 697,597 people 1.97 million people Belgium
1810s 2.63 million people 755,730 people 1.88 million people Belgium
1820s 2.58 million people 818,707 people 1.76 million people Belgium
1830s 2.61 million people 885,734 people 1.73 million people Belgium
1840s 2.44 million people 956,794 people 1.49 million people Belgium
1850s 2.41 million people 1.03 million people 1.38 million people Belgium
1860s 2.37 million people 1.11 million people 1.26 million people Belgium
1870s 2.29 million people 1.20 million people 1.09 million people Belgium
1880s 2.27 million people 1.29 million people 980,570 people Belgium
1890s 2.22 million people 1.39 million people 829,560 people Belgium
1900s 2.13 million people 1.48 million people 648,120 people Belgium
1910s 2.02 million people 1.58 million people 435,110 people Belgium
1920s 1.68 million people 1.69 million people 1,160 people Moldova
1930s 1.45 million people 1.78 million people 334,060 people Moldova
1940s 1.11 million people 1.88 million people 768,730 people Moldova
1950s 3.17 million people 2.21 million people 962,893 people Belgium
1960s 3.01 million people 2.45 million people 559,056 people Belgium
1970s 2.68 million people 2.45 million people 229,271 people Belgium
1980s 2.32 million people 2.40 million people 77,623 people Moldova
1990s 2.01 million people 2.42 million people 415,857 people Moldova
2000s 1.74 million people 2.42 million people 675,411 people Moldova
2010s 1.56 million people 2.01 million people 449,963 people Moldova
2020s 1.45 million people 1.70 million people 248,158 people Moldova
2030s 1.40 million people 1.49 million people 82,269 people Moldova
2040s 1.37 million people 1.33 million people 43,010 people Belgium
2050s 1.36 million people 1.26 million people 98,420 people Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Belgium or Moldova?
Belgium, at 1.36 million people against 1.26 million people in Moldova as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Belgium and Moldova?
98,420 people, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Moldova?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Belgium and Moldova rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Belgium ranks 109th and Moldova ranks 111th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – 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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Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.