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Data insight
Global perspective
The world estimate was 8.17 billion in 2025, up 10.4% from 2015. Across the longer period from 2005, the global estimate changed by +1.63 billion (+25.0%). Latest country observations range from 9,492 in Tuvalu (2025) to 1.46 billion in India (2025), with the middle country observation at 7.01 million; observation years may differ. Across the derived regional aggregates, Asia reports 4.8 billion, while Oceania reports 47.3 million. Over roughly a decade, Asia changed by +361 million; Oceania changed by +6.85 million. Among countries with sufficient history, the largest absolute decade increase was +136 million in India, while the largest decrease was -6.8 million in Ukraine. Coverage includes 213 countries; their latest observation years span 2025-2025, with a median latest year of 2025.
Belgium over time
Belgium reports 11.94M people in 2025. From 2015 to 2025, Belgium increased by 667.59K people (5.9%). From 2005 to 2025, Belgium increased by 1.46M people (14.0%). The latest decade changed by +667.59K people, versus +795.58K people in the preceding decade, indicating a smaller absolute movement.
Europe and world context
This is 731.2M people below Europe (2025). This is 8.16B people below the world estimate (2025). From 2015 to 2025, Europe increased by 2.73M people (0.4%). The latest decade changed by +2.73M people, versus +11.74M people in the preceding decade, indicating a smaller absolute movement.
Belgium has the 80th-highest latest observation among 213 countries and 11th among 46 countries in Europe. Latest observation years span 2025-2025, so ranks are descriptive rather than perfectly synchronized.
- Regional spread: Asia is at 4.8 billion (2025), compared with 47.3 million in Oceania (2025).
- Largest observed decade increase: India changed by +136 million.
- Largest observed decade decrease: Ukraine changed by -6.8 million.
- Coverage: 213 countries; the median latest observation is 2025, with latest country observations spanning 2025-2025.
Source
World Bank
Source series SP.POP.TOTL. World and continent values are derived from available countries using totals.