Belgium vs Netherlands: Natural population growth, annual growth rate
Belgium
-99.42 % change on previous year
in 2023
Netherlands
-73.82 % change on previous year
in 2023
Belgium rank
235th
Netherlands rank
233rd
Natural population growth, annual growth rate over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports -73.82 % change on previous year against -99.42 % change on previous year in Belgium, a difference of 25.6 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belgium ranks 235th and Netherlands ranks 233rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.47 % change on previous year | -1.11 % change on previous year | 5.58 % change on previous year | Belgium |
| 1960s | -7.87 % change on previous year | -2.32 % change on previous year | 5.55 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 87.61 % change on previous year | -8.26 % change on previous year | 95.87 % change on previous year | Belgium |
| 1980s | 18.86 % change on previous year | -0.2505 % change on previous year | 19.11 % change on previous year | Belgium |
| 1990s | -2.82 % change on previous year | -0.4026 % change on previous year | 2.41 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 15.15 % change on previous year | -2.28 % change on previous year | 17.44 % change on previous year | Belgium |
| 2010s | -6.06 % change on previous year | -8.68 % change on previous year | 2.62 % change on previous year | Belgium |
| 2020s | -100.95 % change on previous year | 33.1 % change on previous year | 134.05 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth, annual growth rate, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at -73.82 % change on previous year against -99.42 % change on previous year in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth, annual growth rate between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 25.6 % change on previous year, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for natural population growth, annual growth rate?
- Belgium ranks 235th and Netherlands ranks 233rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Natural population growth, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Natural population growth. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.