Belgium vs French Guiana: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Belgium
87.7%
in 2025
French Guiana
86.6%
in 2025
Belgium rank
50th
French Guiana rank
53rd
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Belgium
- French Guiana
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 87.7% against 86.6% in French Guiana, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 50th and French Guiana ranks 53rd of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 39 and French Guiana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | French Guiana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.0% | 0.0% | 3.0% | Belgium |
| 1100s | 9.9% | 0.0% | 9.9% | Belgium |
| 1200s | 12.5% | 0.0% | 12.5% | Belgium |
| 1300s | 15.0% | 0.1% | 14.9% | Belgium |
| 1400s | 26.2% | 0.2% | 26.0% | Belgium |
| 1500s | 29.6% | 0.6% | 29.0% | Belgium |
| 1600s | 29.3% | 1.8% | 27.5% | Belgium |
| 1700s | 30.6% | 5.4% | 25.2% | Belgium |
| 1710s | 28.9% | 6.0% | 22.9% | Belgium |
| 1720s | 27.2% | 6.6% | 20.6% | Belgium |
| 1730s | 25.6% | 7.3% | 18.3% | Belgium |
| 1740s | 23.9% | 7.9% | 15.9% | Belgium |
| 1750s | 22.2% | 8.7% | 13.5% | Belgium |
| 1760s | 22.1% | 9.5% | 12.6% | Belgium |
| 1770s | 22.0% | 10.4% | 11.6% | Belgium |
| 1780s | 21.9% | 11.4% | 10.5% | Belgium |
| 1790s | 21.8% | 12.5% | 9.3% | Belgium |
| 1800s | 21.7% | 13.7% | 8.0% | Belgium |
| 1810s | 26.3% | 15.0% | 11.3% | Belgium |
| 1820s | 31.0% | 16.4% | 14.5% | Belgium |
| 1830s | 35.6% | 18.0% | 17.6% | Belgium |
| 1840s | 40.3% | 19.7% | 20.5% | Belgium |
| 1850s | 44.9% | 21.6% | 23.3% | Belgium |
| 1860s | 49.6% | 23.7% | 25.9% | Belgium |
| 1870s | 54.2% | 25.9% | 28.3% | Belgium |
| 1880s | 58.9% | 28.4% | 30.5% | Belgium |
| 1890s | 63.5% | 31.1% | 32.4% | Belgium |
| 1900s | 68.1% | 34.1% | 34.1% | Belgium |
| 1910s | 72.8% | 37.3% | 35.5% | Belgium |
| 1920s | 77.4% | 40.9% | 36.6% | Belgium |
| 1930s | 82.1% | 44.7% | 37.3% | Belgium |
| 1940s | 86.7% | 49.0% | 37.7% | Belgium |
| 1950s | 64.1% | 58.7% | 5.4% | Belgium |
| 1960s | 67.9% | 65.5% | 2.3% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 72.5% | 68.8% | 3.7% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 76.5% | 72.3% | 4.1% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 80.1% | 78.7% | 1.4% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 83.4% | 82.7% | 0.7% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 86.9% | 0.9% | French Guiana |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 86.5% | 1.0% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Belgium or French Guiana?
- Belgium, at 87.7% against 86.6% in French Guiana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Belgium and French Guiana?
- 1.1%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and French Guiana?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and French Guiana rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Belgium ranks 50th and French Guiana ranks 53rd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.