Belgium vs Portugal: Population and employment - national accounts - annual data
Belgium
11,904 Thousand persons
in 2025
Portugal
10,804 Thousand persons
in 2025
Belgium rank
12th
Portugal rank
14th
Population and employment - national accounts - annual data over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 11,904 Thousand persons against 10,804 Thousand persons in Portugal, a difference of 1,100 Thousand persons.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 12th and Portugal ranks 14th of 47 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,181 Thousand persons | 10,115 Thousand persons | 65.14 Thousand persons | Belgium |
| 2000s | 10,483 Thousand persons | 10,471 Thousand persons | 11.67 Thousand persons | Belgium |
| 2010s | 11,231 Thousand persons | 10,434 Thousand persons | 796.61 Thousand persons | Belgium |
| 2020s | 11,723 Thousand persons | 10,556 Thousand persons | 1,167 Thousand persons | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population and employment - national accounts - annual data, Belgium or Portugal?
- Belgium, at 11,904 Thousand persons against 10,804 Thousand persons in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population and employment - national accounts - annual data between Belgium and Portugal?
- 1,100 Thousand persons, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for population and employment - national accounts - annual data?
- Belgium ranks 12th and Portugal ranks 14th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Population and employment - national accounts - annual data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.