Belgium vs United States Virgin Islands: Annual growth rate of urban population share

Belgium
0.1%
in 2025
United States Virgin Islands
0.1%
in 2025
Belgium rank
171st
United States Virgin Islands rank
174th

Annual growth rate of urban population share over time

  • Belgium
  • United States Virgin Islands
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times United States Virgin Islands's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 171st and United States Virgin Islands ranks 174th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and United States Virgin Islands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium United States Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1950s 0.4% -0.4% 0.8% Belgium
1960s 0.7% -8.3% 9.0% Belgium
1970s 0.6% 4.6% 4.0% United States Virgin Islands
1980s 0.5% 5.8% 5.3% United States Virgin Islands
1990s 0.4% 3.0% 2.5% United States Virgin Islands
2000s 0.4% 0.2% 0.1% Belgium
2010s 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% Belgium
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 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 United States Virgin Islands?
Belgium, at 0.1% against 0.1% in United States Virgin Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Belgium and United States Virgin Islands?
0.0%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United States Virgin Islands?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Belgium and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
Belgium ranks 171st and United States Virgin Islands ranks 174th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – 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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Indicator
Annual growth rate of urban population share
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
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Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.