Belgium vs Burundi: The global population hockey stick
Belgium
11.71 million people
in 2023
Burundi
13.69 million people
in 2023
Belgium rank
82nd
Burundi rank
79th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Belgium
- Burundi
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 13.69 million people against 11.71 million people in Belgium, a difference of 1.98 million people.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 82nd and Burundi ranks 79th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 39 and Burundi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Burundi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 400,000 people | 312,000 people | 88,000 people | Belgium |
| 1100s | 600,000 people | 379,600 people | 220,400 people | Belgium |
| 1200s | 900,000 people | 447,200 people | 452,800 people | Belgium |
| 1300s | 1.25 million people | 514,800 people | 735,200 people | Belgium |
| 1400s | 800,000 people | 582,400 people | 217,600 people | Belgium |
| 1500s | 1.25 million people | 650,000 people | 600,000 people | Belgium |
| 1600s | 1.50 million people | 715,000 people | 785,000 people | Belgium |
| 1700s | 1.75 million people | 780,000 people | 970,000 people | Belgium |
| 1710s | 1.92 million people | 745,062 people | 1.17 million people | Belgium |
| 1720s | 2.08 million people | 753,857 people | 1.33 million people | Belgium |
| 1730s | 2.25 million people | 763,147 people | 1.48 million people | Belgium |
| 1740s | 2.41 million people | 772,985 people | 1.64 million people | Belgium |
| 1750s | 2.58 million people | 783,431 people | 1.80 million people | Belgium |
| 1760s | 2.74 million people | 794,555 people | 1.95 million people | Belgium |
| 1770s | 2.91 million people | 806,439 people | 2.10 million people | Belgium |
| 1780s | 3.08 million people | 819,182 people | 2.26 million people | Belgium |
| 1790s | 3.24 million people | 832,901 people | 2.41 million people | Belgium |
| 1800s | 3.29 million people | 899,097 people | 2.39 million people | Belgium |
| 1810s | 3.38 million people | 899,369 people | 2.48 million people | Belgium |
| 1820s | 3.58 million people | 964,052 people | 2.61 million people | Belgium |
| 1830s | 3.90 million people | 1.12 million people | 2.78 million people | Belgium |
| 1840s | 4.24 million people | 1.30 million people | 2.94 million people | Belgium |
| 1850s | 4.58 million people | 1.44 million people | 3.14 million people | Belgium |
| 1860s | 4.89 million people | 1.51 million people | 3.38 million people | Belgium |
| 1870s | 5.29 million people | 1.59 million people | 3.70 million people | Belgium |
| 1880s | 5.78 million people | 1.68 million people | 4.09 million people | Belgium |
| 1890s | 6.36 million people | 1.69 million people | 4.67 million people | Belgium |
| 1900s | 7.04 million people | 1.56 million people | 5.48 million people | Belgium |
| 1910s | 7.49 million people | 1.45 million people | 6.04 million people | Belgium |
| 1920s | 7.76 million people | 1.52 million people | 6.24 million people | Belgium |
| 1930s | 8.16 million people | 1.75 million people | 6.42 million people | Belgium |
| 1940s | 8.45 million people | 2.05 million people | 6.40 million people | Belgium |
| 1950s | 8.82 million people | 2.48 million people | 6.34 million people | Belgium |
| 1960s | 9.36 million people | 3.10 million people | 6.26 million people | Belgium |
| 1970s | 9.73 million people | 3.80 million people | 5.93 million people | Belgium |
| 1980s | 9.88 million people | 4.96 million people | 4.92 million people | Belgium |
| 1990s | 10.11 million people | 5.93 million people | 4.18 million people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 10.48 million people | 7.54 million people | 2.95 million people | Belgium |
| 2010s | 11.24 million people | 10.83 million people | 404,377 people | Belgium |
| 2020s | 11.62 million people | 13.15 million people | 1.53 million people | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Belgium or Burundi?
- Burundi, at 13.69 million people against 11.71 million people in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Belgium and Burundi?
- 1.98 million people, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Burundi?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Burundi rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Belgium ranks 82nd and Burundi ranks 79th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.