Belgium vs Syria: Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations
Belgium
26.9%
in 2025
Syria
26.5%
in 2025
Belgium rank
43rd
Syria rank
44th
Population in urban agglomerations … Population agglomerations over time
- Belgium
- Syria
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 26.9% against 26.5% in Syria, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syria ahead.
Belgium ranks 43rd and Syria ranks 44th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.0% | 27.7% | 2.7% | Syria |
| 1970s | 25.3% | 30.5% | 5.2% | Syria |
| 1980s | 26.0% | 31.2% | 5.2% | Syria |
| 1990s | 26.2% | 30.2% | 4.0% | Syria |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 30.6% | 3.7% | Syria |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 24.8% | 2.0% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 26.6% | 0.4% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Belgium or Syria?
- Belgium, at 26.9% against 26.5% in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Belgium and Syria?
- 0.4%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Syria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Syria rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Belgium ranks 43rd and Syria ranks 44th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.