Annual growth rate of urban population share in Belgium
Belgium: Annual growth rate of urban population share was 0.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual growth rate of urban population share in Belgium, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.1% for annual growth rate of urban population share in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 74.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of urban population share in Belgium peaked at 0.8% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2025.
That places Belgium 171st out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 76 years of available data.
Annual growth rate of urban population share in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2% | — |
| 1951 | 0.3% | +31.4% |
| 1952 | 0.4% | +21.7% |
| 1953 | 0.4% | +15.3% |
| 1954 | 0.5% | +11.1% |
| 1955 | 0.5% | +8.0% |
| 1956 | 0.5% | +5.6% |
| 1957 | 0.5% | +3.7% |
| 1958 | 0.6% | +2.0% |
| 1959 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 1961 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 0.6% | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 0.7% | +15.4% |
| 1964 | 0.7% | +10.1% |
| 1965 | 0.8% | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 0.8% | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8% | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.7% | -7.2% |
| 1970 | 0.6% | -10.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6% | -7.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6% | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -67.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of urban population share in Belgium?
- Annual growth rate of urban population share in Belgium was 0.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of urban population share recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1966.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of urban population share recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Belgium ranks 171st out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of urban population share rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.