Belarus vs Puerto Rico: Population growth
Belarus
-0.5%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
-0.6%
in 2025
Belarus rank
199th
Puerto Rico rank
200th
Population growth over time
- Belarus
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Belarus currently reports -0.5% against -0.6% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Belarus ranks 199th and Puerto Rico ranks 200th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 1.7% | 1.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | -0.1% | 0.8% | 0.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | -0.5% | -0.2% | 0.4% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -1.2% | 1.2% | Belarus |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -0.6% | 0.0% | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Belarus or Puerto Rico?
- Belarus, at -0.5% against -0.6% in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Belarus and Puerto Rico?
- 0.1%, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Puerto Rico?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Puerto Rico rank globally for population growth?
- Belarus ranks 199th and Puerto Rico ranks 200th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.