Belgium vs French Polynesia: Population growth rate

Belgium
0.3%
in 2023
French Polynesia
0.2%
in 2023
Belgium rank
164th
French Polynesia rank
165th

Population growth rate over time

  • Belgium
  • French Polynesia
0123195019862023

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Polynesia ahead.

Belgium ranks 164th and French Polynesia ranks 165th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and French Polynesia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium French Polynesia Difference Ahead
1950s 0.5% 2.6% 2.1% French Polynesia
1960s 0.6% 3.0% 2.5% French Polynesia
1970s 0.2% 3.2% 3.0% French Polynesia
1980s 0.1% 2.7% 2.6% French Polynesia
1990s 0.3% 1.7% 1.4% French Polynesia
2000s 0.6% 1.2% 0.6% French Polynesia
2010s 0.6% 0.3% 0.3% Belgium
2020s 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, Belgium or French Polynesia?
Belgium, at 0.3% against 0.2% in French Polynesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population growth rate between Belgium and French Polynesia?
0.1%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and French Polynesia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belgium and French Polynesia rank globally for population growth rate?
Belgium ranks 164th and French Polynesia ranks 165th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Population growth rate
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.