Belgium vs Norway: Population growth
Belgium
0.7%
in 2025
Norway
0.7%
in 2025
Belgium rank
121st
Norway rank
122nd
Population growth over time
- Belgium
- Norway
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
Belgium ranks 121st and Norway ranks 122nd of 218 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Belgium or Norway?
- Belgium, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Belgium and Norway?
- 0.0%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Norway?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Norway rank globally for population growth?
- Belgium ranks 121st and Norway ranks 122nd of 218 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.