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The Netherlands, Belgium and
Luxembourg have often had the same rulers and after the Congress of Vienna
1815 these countries were united into a kingdom. But the unification only
lasted fifteen years until Belgium rebelled and declared itself independent.
At that time the population of Belgium was twice as high as the Netherlands,
but since then the Netherlands’ population have grown faster and it now
considerably larger.
|
The
Netherlands |
Belgium |
Luxemburg |
|
1816 |
2.047 |
1816 |
4.166 |
1839 |
0.170 |
|
1829 |
2.613 |
1831 |
4.090 |
1843 |
0.180 |
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In 1839 two territories with a population of 326
000 were transferred from Belgium to the Netherlands. One of these
(Limburg) with 168 000 inhabitants are included in the 1829 population
of the Netherlands. The other 158 000 became the grand duchy of
Luxembourg, which population for some reason is stated as 170 000 in
the column to the right |
1846 |
0.186 |
|
1849 |
0.190 |
|
1852 |
0.193 |
|
1855 |
0.189 |
|
1864 |
0.203 |
|
1839 |
2.861 |
1846 |
4.337 |
1867 |
0.200 |
|
1849 |
3.057 |
1856 |
4.530 |
1871 |
0.198 |
|
1859 |
3.309 |
1866 |
4.828 |
1875 |
0.205 |
|
1869 |
3.580 |
1880 |
5.520 |
1880 |
0.210 |
|
1879 |
4.013 |
1890 |
6.069 |
1885 |
0.213 |
|
1889 |
4.511 |
1900 |
6.694 |
1890 |
0.211 |
|
1899 |
5.104 |
1910 |
7.424 |
1895 |
0.218 |
|
1909 |
5.858 |
1920 |
7.405 |
1900 |
0.236 |
|
1920 |
6.865 |
Eupen-Malmédy
with 60 000 inhabitants was transferred from Germany to Belgium
in 1920 |
1905 |
0.246 |
|
1930 |
7.936 |
1910 |
0.260 |
|
1940 |
8.923 |
1930 |
8.092 |
1922 |
0.261 |
|
1947 |
9.625 |
1947 |
8.512 |
1930 |
0.300 |
|
1960 |
11.556 |
1961 |
9.190 |
1935 |
0.297 |
|
1970 |
13.119 |
1970 |
9.651 |
1947 |
0.291 |
|
1980 |
14.091 |
1981 |
9.849 |
1960 |
0.315 |
|
1990 |
14.951 |
1990 |
9.967 |
1966 |
0.335 |
|
1991 |
15.069 |
1991 |
9.980 |
1970 |
0.340 |
|
2000 |
15.924 |
2000 |
10.251 |
1981 |
0.365 |
|
2001 |
16.032 |
2001 |
10.273 |
1990 |
0.378 |
|
2010 |
16.615 |
2010 |
10.840 |
2001 |
0.444 |
|
2020 |
17.408 |
2020 |
11.493 |
2010 |
0.507 |
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|
|
|
|
2020 |
0.626 |
Provinces of Belgium
(population in thousands)
Limbourg and
Luxembourg was reduced in size in 1839 and Liége was expanded in 1920 by
causes mentioned above.
| |
Antwerp |
Brabant |
East-flanders |
West-flanders |
Hainaut |
Liége |
Limburg |
Luxemburg |
Namur |
1801
1806
1811
1816
1831 |
246
285
282
295
350 |
246
303
445
562 |
560
602
601
622
743 |
460
492
521
608 |
415
474
494
613 |
311
361
375
|
330
319
|
320
306
|
223
214
|
1846
1856
1866
1876
1880 |
406
434
466
538
577 |
691
749
814
936
985 |
793
777
806
863
882 |
643
625
642
684
692 |
715
769
845
956
978 |
453
504
557
632
664 |
186
192
195
205
211 |
186
194
200
204
209 |
264
286
303
316
323 |
1890
1900
1910
1920
1930 |
700
819
969
1 017
1 173 |
1 106
1 264
1 470
1 522
1 680 |
950
1 030
1 120
1 107
1 149 |
738
805
874
804
902 |
1 049
1 143
1 233
1 220
1 270 |
757
826
888
863
973 |
223
241
276
300
368 |
212
219
231
224
221 |
335
347
363
348
356 |
1947
1961
1970
1981
1990 |
1 281
1 444
1 538
1 576
1 605 |
1 798
1 992
2 171
2 222
2 253 |
1 217
1 277
1 310
1 331
1 356 |
997
1 073
1 054
1 080
1 107 |
1 225
1 260
1 317
1 305
1 280 |
964
1 011
1 003
1 004
1 001 |
460
579
653
716
750 |
213
219
217
223
232 |
356
373
387
405
424 |
Provinces of the Netherlands
(population in thousands)
| |
Groningen
|
Friesland |
Drenthe
|
Overijssel |
Gelderland
|
Utrecht |
North-Holland |
South-Holland |
Zeeland |
North-Brabant |
Limburg |
1830
1840
1849
1859
1869 |
158
176
188
208
225 |
205
228
247
274
292 |
64
72
83
95
106 |
179
198
216
235
254 |
310
346
371
404
433 |
132
145
149
160
174 |
414
443
477
524
577 |
480
526
563
619
688 |
137
151
160
166
178 |
349
378
396
408
429 |
186
197
205
216
224 |
1879
1889
1899
1909
1920 |
253
273
300
328
366 |
330
336
340
360
383 |
119
131
149
173
210 |
274
295
333
383
439 |
467
512
567
640
730 |
192
221
251
289
342 |
680
829
968
1 108
1 298 |
804
950
1 144
1 391
1 679 |
189
199
216
233
245 |
466
510
554
623
734 |
239
256
282
332
440 |
1930
1940
1950
1960
1970 |
392
427
462
478
517 |
400
428
468
480
522 |
222
250
285
314
367 |
521
585
682
783
921 |
829
938
1 101
1 288
1 506 |
407
490
584
687
801 |
1 510
1 701
1 875
2 073
2 244 |
1 958
2 174
2 425
2 726
2 969 |
248
254
272
284
306 |
898
1 052
1 267
1 513
1 788 |
551
620
745
894
999 |
1980
1990
2002 |
554
558
570 |
584
610
636 |
418
455
479 |
1 018
1 050
1 094 |
1 694
1 864
1 949 |
895
1 063
1 140 |
2 308
2 464
2 559 |
3 084
3 325
3 424 |
348
366
397 |
2 051
2 276
2 391 |
1 069
1 130
1 143 |
In 1986 a twelfth
province was created in land reclaimed from the sea. That province was named
Flevoland
and it has had the following population-numbers.
|
Flevoland |
1970
1980
1990
2002 |
15
66
262
342 |
All statistics
with blue colour come from the book
International Historical Statistics 1750-2005 by B. R. Mitchell.
Statistics with purple colour come from English Wikipedia:
Demography of the Netherlands,
Demography of Belgium,
Demography of Luxembourg
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