Chart description: The population of Belgium has been steadily increasing since the 1800s. The rate was exponential up to around 1910, where it plateau'd for a few years until resuming a steady incline from around 1930 to 2020.

Chart data: Year Population in thousands Dec 31, 1799 3250 Dec 31, 1800 3260 Dec 31, 1801 3270 Dec 31, 1802 3280 Dec 31, 1803 3290 Dec 31, 1804 3300 Dec 31, 1805 3300 Dec 31, 1806 3310 Dec 31, 1807 3320 Dec 31, 1808 3330 Dec 31, 1809 3340 Dec 31, 1810 3350 Dec 31, 1811 3360 Dec 31, 1812 3370 Dec 31, 1813 3380 Dec 31, 1814 3390 Dec 31, 1815 3400 Dec 31, 1816 3410 Dec 31, 1817 3420 Dec 31, 1818 3430 Dec 31, 1819 3450 Dec 31, 1820 3470 Dec 31, 1821 3500 Dec 31, 1822 3530 Dec 31, 1823 3560 Dec 31, 1824 3590 Dec 31, 1825 3620 Dec 31, 1826 3650 Dec 31, 1827 3680 Dec 31, 1828 3720 Dec 31, 1829 3750 Dec 31, 1830 3780 Dec 31, 1831 3810 Dec 31, 1832 3850 Dec 31, 1833 3880 Dec 31, 1834 3910 Dec 31, 1835 3940 Dec 31, 1836 3980 Dec 31, 1837 4010 Dec 31, 1838 4050 Dec 31, 1839 4080 Dec 31, 1840 4120 Dec 31, 1841 4150 Dec 31, 1842 4190 Dec 31, 1843 4220 Dec 31, 1844 4260 Dec 31, 1845 4300 Dec 31, 1846 4340 Dec 31, 1847 4370 Dec 31, 1848 4410 Dec 31, 1849 4440 Dec 31, 1850 4480 Dec 31, 1851 4510 Dec 31, 1852 4530 Dec 31, 1853 4560 Dec 31, 1854 4590 Dec 31, 1855 4620 Dec 31, 1856 4650 Dec 31, 1857 4680 Dec 31, 1858 4710 Dec 31, 1859 4740 Dec 31, 1860 4770 Dec 31, 1861 4810 Dec 31, 1862 4840 Dec 31, 1863 4880 Dec 31, 1864 4910 Dec 31, 1865 4950 Dec 31, 1866 4980 Dec 31, 1867 5020 Dec 31, 1868 5060 Dec 31, 1869 5100 Dec 31, 1870 5140 Dec 31, 1871 5180 Dec 31, 1872 5220 Dec 31, 1873 5270 Dec 31, 1874 5310 Dec 31, 1875 5360 Dec 31, 1876 5400 Dec 31, 1877 5450 Dec 31, 1878 5490 Dec 31, 1879 5540 Dec 31, 1880 5590 Dec 31, 1881 5640 Dec 31, 1882 5700 Dec 31, 1883 5750 Dec 31, 1884 5810 Dec 31, 1885 5860 Dec 31, 1886 5920 Dec 31, 1887 5980 Dec 31, 1888 6030 Dec 31, 1889 6090 Dec 31, 1890 6150 Dec 31, 1891 6210 Dec 31, 1892 6270 Dec 31, 1893 6330 Dec 31, 1894 6390 Dec 31, 1895 6460 Dec 31, 1896 6520 Dec 31, 1897 6580 Dec 31, 1898 6650 Dec 31, 1899 6720 Dec 31, 1900 6790 Dec 31, 1901 6860 Dec 31, 1902 6940 Dec 31, 1903 7010 Dec 31, 1904 7090 Dec 31, 1905 7170 Dec 31, 1906 7250 Dec 31, 1907 7330 Dec 31, 1908 7390 Dec 31, 1909 7440 Dec 31, 1910 7480 Dec 31, 1911 7500 Dec 31, 1912 7500 Dec 31, 1913 7510 Dec 31, 1914 7510 Dec 31, 1915 7520 Dec 31, 1916 7530 Dec 31, 1917 7530 Dec 31, 1918 7550 Dec 31, 1919 7570 Dec 31, 1920 7600 Dec 31, 1921 7640 Dec 31, 1922 7700 Dec 31, 1923 7750 Dec 31, 1924 7800 Dec 31, 1925 7850 Dec 31, 1926 7900 Dec 31, 1927 7960 Dec 31, 1928 8010 Dec 31, 1929 8050 Dec 31, 1930 8090 Dec 31, 1931 8120 Dec 31, 1932 8140 Dec 31, 1933 8170 Dec 31, 1934 8200 Dec 31, 1935 8230 Dec 31, 1936 8250 Dec 31, 1937 8280 Dec 31, 1938 8310 Dec 31, 1939 8340 Dec 31, 1940 8360 Dec 31, 1941 8390 Dec 31, 1942 8420 Dec 31, 1943 8450 Dec 31, 1944 8480 Dec 31, 1945 8510 Dec 31, 1946 8540 Dec 31, 1947 8570 Dec 31, 1948 8600 Dec 31, 1949 8637.52 Dec 31, 1950 8680.18 Dec 31, 1951 8727.99 Dec 31, 1952 8779.27 Dec 31, 1953 8832.7 Dec 31, 1954 8887.28 Dec 31, 1955 8942.41 Dec 31, 1956 8997.85 Dec 31, 1957 9053.64 Dec 31, 1958 9110.07 Dec 31, 1959 9167.36 Dec 31, 1960 9225.41 Dec 31, 1961 9283.55 Dec 31, 1962 9340.42 Dec 31, 1963 9394.3 Dec 31, 1964 9443.95 Dec 31, 1965 9488.76 Dec 31, 1966 9529.05 Dec 31, 1967 9565.59 Dec 31, 1968 9599.65 Dec 31, 1969 9632.18 Dec 31, 1970 9663.32 Dec 31, 1971 9692.85 Dec 31, 1972 9720.75 Dec 31, 1973 9747.02 Dec 31, 1974 9771.58 Dec 31, 1975 9794.77 Dec 31, 1976 9816.69 Dec 31, 1977 9836.81 Dec 31, 1978 9854.37 Dec 31, 1979 9869 Dec 31, 1980 9880.59 Dec 31, 1981 9889.82 Dec 31, 1982 9897.88 Dec 31, 1983 9906.37 Dec 31, 1984 9916.58 Dec 31, 1985 9928.54 Dec 31, 1986 9942.28 Dec 31, 1987 9959.01 Dec 31, 1988 9980.18 Dec 31, 1989 10006.55 Dec 31, 1990 10039.45 Dec 31, 1991 10078.1 Dec 31, 1992 10118.68 Dec 31, 1993 10155.91 Dec 31, 1994 10186.3 Dec 31, 1995 10208.27 Dec 31, 1996 10223.79 Dec 31, 1997 10237.3 Dec 31, 1998 10255.16 Dec 31, 1999 10282.05 Dec 31, 2000 10319.03 Dec 31, 2001 10364.88 Dec 31, 2002 10419.03 Dec 31, 2003 10480.12 Dec 31, 2004 10546.89 Dec 31, 2005 10619.48 Dec 31, 2006 10697.58 Dec 31, 2007 10778.76 Dec 31, 2008 10859.93 Dec 31, 2009 10938.74 Dec 31, 2010 11013.86 Dec 31, 2011 11085.36 Dec 31, 2012 11154.01 Dec 31, 2013 11221.23 Dec 31, 2014 11287.93 Dec 31, 2015 11354.41 Dec 31, 2016 11419.75 Dec 31, 2017 11482.18 Dec 31, 2018 11539.33 Dec 31, 2019 11589.62

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