Population growth — all countries

Population growth — NATO

Population growth in NATO in 2025 — 0.36%. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.84 pp.

2025 0.36% −0.32 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 1.2%1961
Period minimum 0.1%2021

Trend over time

1961–2025 · % per year

Population growth — NATO, 1961–202500.511.519611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 1.2%1963: 1.14%1965: 1.06%1967: 0.97%1969: 0.88%1971: 0.93%1973: 0.82%1975: 0.78%1977: 0.72%1979: 0.73%1981: 0.69%1983: 0.61%1985: 0.59%1987: 0.63%1989: 0.69%1991: 0.74%1993: 0.74%1995: 0.64%1997: 0.61%1999: 0.6%2001: 0.54%2003: 0.61%2005: 0.63%2007: 0.57%2009: 0.61%2011: 0.4%2013: 0.48%2015: 0.54%2017: 0.48%2019: 0.47%2021: 0.1%2023: 0.68%2025: 0.36%
Change over the period: −0.84 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: NATO

NATO 0.36%
World 0.91%
Population growth — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 0.36 −0.32 pp
2024 0.68 −0 pp
2023 0.68 +0.17 pp
2022 0.51 +0.41 pp
2021 0.1 −0.16 pp
2020 0.26 −0.21 pp
2019 0.47 −0 pp
2018 0.47 −0.02 pp
2017 0.48 −0.07 pp
2016 0.56 +0.02 pp
2015 0.54 +0.03 pp
2014 0.51 +0.04 pp
2013 0.48 −0.05 pp
2012 0.53 +0.13 pp
2011 0.4 −0.17 pp
2010 0.57 −0.04 pp
2009 0.61 −0.05 pp
2008 0.66 +0.09 pp
2007 0.57 −0.06 pp
2006 0.64 +0 pp
2005 0.63 −0.01 pp
2004 0.64 +0.03 pp
2003 0.61 +0.04 pp
2002 0.57 +0.03 pp
2001 0.54 −0.03 pp
2000 0.57 −0.03 pp
1999 0.6 +0.01 pp
1998 0.59 −0.02 pp
1997 0.61 −0 pp
1996 0.61 −0.03 pp
1995 0.64 −0.04 pp
1994 0.69 −0.06 pp
1993 0.74 −0 pp
1992 0.75 +0.01 pp
1991 0.74 +0.01 pp
1990 0.73 +0.03 pp
1989 0.69 +0.04 pp
1988 0.65 +0.02 pp
1987 0.63 +0.01 pp
1986 0.62 +0.03 pp
1985 0.59 +0.01 pp
1984 0.58 −0.03 pp
1983 0.61 −0.02 pp
1982 0.63 −0.06 pp
1981 0.69 −0.02 pp
1980 0.71 −0.02 pp
1979 0.73 +0.01 pp
1978 0.72 −0 pp
1977 0.72 −0.01 pp
1976 0.73 −0.05 pp
1975 0.78 −0 pp
1974 0.78 −0.04 pp
1973 0.82 −0.06 pp
1972 0.88 −0.05 pp
1971 0.93 +0.07 pp
1970 0.86 −0.02 pp
1969 0.88 −0.03 pp
1968 0.9 −0.06 pp
1967 0.97 −0.03 pp
1966 1 −0.06 pp
1965 1.06 −0.07 pp
1964 1.13 −0.01 pp
1963 1.14 −0.02 pp
1962 1.17 −0.03 pp
1961 1.2

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.