Belgium vs France: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Belgium
0.1%
in 2025
France
0.1%
in 2025
Belgium rank
171st
France rank
169th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Belgium, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.
Belgium ranks 171st and France ranks 169th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4% | 1.2% | 0.8% | France |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 1.5% | 0.8% | France |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Belgium or France?
- France, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Belgium and France?
- 0.0%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Belgium ranks 171st and France ranks 169th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.