Population growth — all countries

Population growth — Europe & Central Asia

Population growth in Europe & Central Asia in 2025 — 0.43%. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.72 pp.

2025 0.43% +0.02 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 1.15%1962
Period minimum -0.01%2022

Trend over time

1961–2025 · % per year

Population growth — Europe & Central Asia, 1961–2025-0.500.511.519611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 1.14%1963: 1.14%1965: 1.08%1967: 0.94%1969: 0.88%1971: 0.77%1973: 0.8%1975: 0.72%1977: 0.71%1979: 0.67%1981: 0.65%1983: 0.58%1985: 0.61%1987: 0.64%1989: 0.63%1991: 0.46%1993: 0.34%1995: 0.21%1997: 0.15%1999: 0.11%2001: 0.14%2003: 0.26%2005: 0.29%2007: 0.28%2009: 0.4%2011: 0.23%2013: 0.38%2015: 0.44%2017: 0.38%2019: 0.38%2021: 0.08%2023: 0.06%2025: 0.43%
Change over the period: −0.72 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 0.43%
World 0.91%
Population growth — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 0.43 +0.02 pp
2024 0.41 +0.35 pp
2023 0.06 +0.07 pp
2022 -0.01 −0.09 pp
2021 0.08 −0.11 pp
2020 0.19 −0.19 pp
2019 0.38 +0.02 pp
2018 0.37 −0.02 pp
2017 0.38 −0.06 pp
2016 0.45 +0.01 pp
2015 0.44 +0.03 pp
2014 0.41 +0.03 pp
2013 0.38 −0.01 pp
2012 0.39 +0.17 pp
2011 0.23 −0.14 pp
2010 0.37 −0.03 pp
2009 0.4 −0.01 pp
2008 0.4 +0.12 pp
2007 0.28 −0.01 pp
2006 0.3 +0.01 pp
2005 0.29 −0.01 pp
2004 0.29 +0.03 pp
2003 0.26 +0.07 pp
2002 0.19 +0.05 pp
2001 0.14 +0.01 pp
2000 0.13 +0.01 pp
1999 0.11 +0 pp
1998 0.11 −0.03 pp
1997 0.15 −0.04 pp
1996 0.18 −0.02 pp
1995 0.21 −0.05 pp
1994 0.25 −0.08 pp
1993 0.34 −0.07 pp
1992 0.41 −0.05 pp
1991 0.46 −0.07 pp
1990 0.52 −0.11 pp
1989 0.63 −0.01 pp
1988 0.64 +0 pp
1987 0.64 +0.01 pp
1986 0.63 +0.01 pp
1985 0.61 +0.01 pp
1984 0.6 +0.02 pp
1983 0.58 −0 pp
1982 0.59 −0.06 pp
1981 0.65 −0.04 pp
1980 0.69 +0.02 pp
1979 0.67 −0.02 pp
1978 0.7 −0.01 pp
1977 0.71 −0.01 pp
1976 0.72 −0 pp
1975 0.72 −0.04 pp
1974 0.76 −0.04 pp
1973 0.8 −0.04 pp
1972 0.84 +0.07 pp
1971 0.77 −0 pp
1970 0.77 −0.11 pp
1969 0.88 −0.02 pp
1968 0.9 −0.04 pp
1967 0.94 −0.02 pp
1966 0.95 −0.13 pp
1965 1.08 −0.05 pp
1964 1.13 −0.01 pp
1963 1.14 −0 pp
1962 1.15 +0.01 pp
1961 1.14

About the indicator

The annual population growth rate is the change in population size over a year as a percent of the previous year. It takes in both natural increase (births minus deaths) and net migration. Negative values mean the population is shrinking; at 1% a year population doubles in about 70 years, at 2% in about 35.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.