Population by world region in Belgium

Belgium: Population by world region was 11.06 million people in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
11.06 million people
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
97th
of 238 countries
All-time high
11.90 million people
in 2044
All-time low
400,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population by world region in Belgium, 1000–2100

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 11.06 million people for population by world region in 2100.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population by world region in Belgium peaked at 11.90 million people in 2044 and was at its lowest, 400,000 people, in 1000.

That places Belgium 97th out of 238 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 318 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 400,000 people 400,000 people 400,000 people 1
1100s 600,000 people 600,000 people 600,000 people 1
1200s 900,000 people 900,000 people 900,000 people 1
1300s 1.25 million people 1.25 million people 1.25 million people 1
1400s 800,000 people 800,000 people 800,000 people 1
1500s 1.25 million people 1.25 million people 1.25 million people 1
1600s 1.50 million people 1.50 million people 1.50 million people 1
1700s 1.75 million people 1.75 million people 1.75 million people 1
1710s 1.92 million people 1.92 million people 1.92 million people 1
1720s 2.08 million people 2.08 million people 2.08 million people 1
1730s 2.25 million people 2.25 million people 2.25 million people 1
1740s 2.41 million people 2.41 million people 2.41 million people 1
1750s 2.58 million people 2.58 million people 2.58 million people 1
1760s 2.74 million people 2.74 million people 2.74 million people 1
1770s 2.91 million people 2.91 million people 2.91 million people 1
1780s 3.08 million people 3.08 million people 3.08 million people 1
1790s 3.24 million people 3.24 million people 3.24 million people 1
1800s 3.29 million people 3.25 million people 3.33 million people 10
1810s 3.38 million people 3.34 million people 3.43 million people 10
1820s 3.58 million people 3.45 million people 3.72 million people 10
1830s 3.90 million people 3.75 million people 4.05 million people 10
1840s 4.24 million people 4.08 million people 4.41 million people 10
1850s 4.58 million people 4.44 million people 4.71 million people 10
1860s 4.89 million people 4.74 million people 5.06 million people 10
1870s 5.29 million people 5.09 million people 5.49 million people 10
1880s 5.78 million people 5.54 million people 6.03 million people 10
1890s 6.36 million people 6.08 million people 6.64 million people 10
1900s 7.04 million people 6.71 million people 7.38 million people 10
1910s 7.49 million people 7.43 million people 7.53 million people 10
1920s 7.76 million people 7.55 million people 7.99 million people 10
1930s 8.16 million people 8.03 million people 8.29 million people 10
1940s 8.45 million people 8.32 million people 8.58 million people 10
1950s 8.82 million people 8.62 million people 9.05 million people 10
1960s 9.36 million people 9.10 million people 9.59 million people 10
1970s 9.73 million people 9.63 million people 9.81 million people 10
1980s 9.88 million people 9.83 million people 9.94 million people 10
1990s 10.11 million people 9.96 million people 10.23 million people 10
2000s 10.48 million people 10.25 million people 10.81 million people 10
2010s 11.24 million people 10.94 million people 11.49 million people 10
2020s 11.71 million people 11.54 million people 11.81 million people 10
2030s 11.86 million people 11.82 million people 11.89 million people 10
2040s 11.90 million people 11.88 million people 11.90 million people 10
2050s 11.80 million people 11.71 million people 11.87 million people 10
2060s 11.59 million people 11.51 million people 11.68 million people 10
2070s 11.43 million people 11.37 million people 11.49 million people 10
2080s 11.30 million people 11.24 million people 11.36 million people 10
2090s 11.15 million people 11.08 million people 11.22 million people 10
2100s 11.06 million people 11.06 million people 11.06 million people 1

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  4. 98 Romania 10.77 million people compare
  5. 99 Tunisia 10.65 million people compare
  6. 100 Azerbaijan 10.02 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population by world region in Belgium?
Population by world region in Belgium was 11.06 million people in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population by world region recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 11.90 million people in 2044.
What is the lowest population by world region recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 400,000 people in 1000.
How does Belgium rank for population by world region?
Belgium ranks 97th out of 238 countries with data for 2100.
Is population by world region rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.