Belgium vs Netherlands: Population, annual growth rate
Belgium
0.7584 % change on previous year
in 2024
Netherlands
0.655 % change on previous year
in 2024
Belgium rank
115th
Netherlands rank
118th
Population, annual growth rate over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.7584 % change on previous year against 0.655 % change on previous year in Netherlands, a difference of 0.1034 % change on previous year.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belgium ranks 115th and Netherlands ranks 118th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5843 % change on previous year | 1.28 % change on previous year | 0.6943 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.2079 % change on previous year | 0.8666 % change on previous year | 0.6588 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.0904 % change on previous year | 0.563 % change on previous year | 0.4726 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.2868 % change on previous year | 0.6305 % change on previous year | 0.3437 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.5441 % change on previous year | 0.4454 % change on previous year | 0.0987 % change on previous year | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.624 % change on previous year | 0.4822 % change on previous year | 0.1418 % change on previous year | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.6664 % change on previous year | 0.7379 % change on previous year | 0.0716 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, annual growth rate, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Belgium, at 0.7584 % change on previous year against 0.655 % change on previous year in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population, annual growth rate between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.1034 % change on previous year, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for population, annual growth rate?
- Belgium ranks 115th and Netherlands ranks 118th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, 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 Population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.