Belgium vs New Caledonia: Rural population, annual growth rate
Belgium
0.2138 % change on previous year
in 2025
New Caledonia
0.2271 % change on previous year
in 2025
Belgium rank
102nd
New Caledonia rank
99th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Belgium
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 0.2271 % change on previous year against 0.2138 % change on previous year in Belgium, a difference of 0.0133 % change on previous year.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Caledonia ahead.
Belgium ranks 102nd and New Caledonia ranks 99th of 208 countries.
New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.9065 % change on previous year | 0.2752 % change on previous year | 1.18 % change on previous year | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | -1.29 % change on previous year | 2.01 % change on previous year | 3.29 % change on previous year | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | -1.53 % change on previous year | 0.9831 % change on previous year | 2.51 % change on previous year | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | -1.45 % change on previous year | 1.96 % change on previous year | 3.41 % change on previous year | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | -1.25 % change on previous year | 0.1326 % change on previous year | 1.38 % change on previous year | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | -1.07 % change on previous year | 0.8336 % change on previous year | 1.91 % change on previous year | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | -0.1158 % change on previous year | 0.1528 % change on previous year | 0.2685 % change on previous year | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Belgium or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 0.2271 % change on previous year against 0.2138 % change on previous year in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Belgium and New Caledonia?
- 0.0133 % change on previous year, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and New Caledonia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and New Caledonia rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Belgium ranks 102nd and New Caledonia ranks 99th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural 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 Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.