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Belgium vs Panama: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Belgium
1.36 million people
in 2050
Panama
1.25 million people
in 2050
Belgium rank
109th
Panama rank
112th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Belgium
  • Panama
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 1.36 million people against 1.25 million people in Panama, a difference of 112,090 people.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 109th and Panama ranks 112th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 40 and Panama in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Panama Difference Ahead
1000s 388,000 people 116,236 people 271,764 people Belgium
1100s 540,600 people 129,147 people 411,453 people Belgium
1200s 787,500 people 143,482 people 644,018 people Belgium
1300s 1.06 million people 159,378 people 903,122 people Belgium
1400s 590,400 people 176,930 people 413,470 people Belgium
1500s 880,000 people 196,067 people 683,933 people Belgium
1600s 1.06 million people 97,251 people 963,249 people Belgium
1700s 1.21 million people 47,452 people 1.17 million people Belgium
1710s 1.36 million people 49,714 people 1.31 million people Belgium
1720s 1.51 million people 52,121 people 1.46 million people Belgium
1730s 1.67 million people 54,623 people 1.62 million people Belgium
1740s 1.84 million people 57,220 people 1.78 million people Belgium
1750s 2.01 million people 59,911 people 1.95 million people Belgium
1760s 2.14 million people 62,694 people 2.08 million people Belgium
1770s 2.27 million people 65,567 people 2.20 million people Belgium
1780s 2.40 million people 68,527 people 2.33 million people Belgium
1790s 2.53 million people 71,567 people 2.46 million people Belgium
1800s 2.67 million people 74,680 people 2.59 million people Belgium
1810s 2.63 million people 77,857 people 2.55 million people Belgium
1820s 2.58 million people 86,095 people 2.49 million people Belgium
1830s 2.61 million people 95,095 people 2.52 million people Belgium
1840s 2.44 million people 104,901 people 2.34 million people Belgium
1850s 2.41 million people 115,551 people 2.30 million people Belgium
1860s 2.37 million people 130,964 people 2.24 million people Belgium
1870s 2.29 million people 145,584 people 2.14 million people Belgium
1880s 2.27 million people 156,652 people 2.11 million people Belgium
1890s 2.22 million people 178,697 people 2.04 million people Belgium
1900s 2.13 million people 203,287 people 1.93 million people Belgium
1910s 2.02 million people 253,444 people 1.77 million people Belgium
1920s 1.68 million people 300,280 people 1.38 million people Belgium
1930s 1.45 million people 335,304 people 1.11 million people Belgium
1940s 1.11 million people 435,008 people 671,962 people Belgium
1950s 3.17 million people 587,811 people 2.58 million people Belgium
1960s 3.01 million people 719,382 people 2.29 million people Belgium
1970s 2.68 million people 878,556 people 1.80 million people Belgium
1980s 2.32 million people 1.06 million people 1.27 million people Belgium
1990s 2.01 million people 1.14 million people 870,193 people Belgium
2000s 1.74 million people 1.19 million people 551,975 people Belgium
2010s 1.56 million people 1.36 million people 206,887 people Belgium
2020s 1.45 million people 1.53 million people 84,723 people Panama
2030s 1.40 million people 1.56 million people 154,433 people Panama
2040s 1.37 million people 1.40 million people 29,285 people Panama
2050s 1.36 million people 1.25 million people 112,090 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 Panama?
Belgium, at 1.36 million people against 1.25 million people in Panama as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Belgium and Panama?
112,090 people, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Panama?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Belgium and Panama rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Belgium ranks 109th and Panama ranks 112th 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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About this data

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.