Population growth — all countries

Population growth — OPEC

Population growth in OPEC in 2025 — 1.9%. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.59 pp.

2025 1.9% −0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 3.77%1981
Period minimum 1.32%2021

Trend over time

1961–2025 · % per year

Population growth — OPEC, 1961–2025123419611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 2.49%1963: 2.58%1965: 2.6%1967: 2.64%1969: 2.72%1971: 2.77%1973: 2.85%1975: 3.15%1977: 3.31%1979: 3.36%1981: 3.77%1983: 3.15%1985: 3.2%1987: 3.1%1989: 2.86%1991: 2.47%1993: 2.29%1995: 2.3%1997: 2.3%1999: 2.31%2001: 2.45%2003: 2.35%2005: 2.58%2007: 2.28%2009: 2.49%2011: 2.42%2013: 2.65%2015: 2.42%2017: 1.83%2019: 1.43%2021: 1.32%2023: 2.02%2025: 1.9%
Change over the period: −0.59 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

OPEC 1.9%
World 0.91%
Population growth — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 1.9 −0.04 pp
2024 1.95 −0.08 pp
2023 2.02 +0.02 pp
2022 2 +0.68 pp
2021 1.32 −0.38 pp
2020 1.7 +0.27 pp
2019 1.43 +0 pp
2018 1.43 −0.4 pp
2017 1.83 −0.41 pp
2016 2.24 −0.18 pp
2015 2.42 +0.09 pp
2014 2.33 −0.32 pp
2013 2.65 +0.15 pp
2012 2.5 +0.08 pp
2011 2.42 +0.34 pp
2010 2.08 −0.41 pp
2009 2.49 +0.05 pp
2008 2.44 +0.16 pp
2007 2.28 −0.14 pp
2006 2.42 −0.16 pp
2005 2.58 +0.03 pp
2004 2.55 +0.21 pp
2003 2.35 +0.05 pp
2002 2.3 −0.15 pp
2001 2.45 +0.06 pp
2000 2.39 +0.08 pp
1999 2.31 −0 pp
1998 2.31 +0.01 pp
1997 2.3 +0.02 pp
1996 2.28 −0.02 pp
1995 2.3 +0.09 pp
1994 2.21 −0.08 pp
1993 2.29 −0.37 pp
1992 2.66 +0.19 pp
1991 2.47 −0.03 pp
1990 2.5 −0.36 pp
1989 2.86 −0.08 pp
1988 2.94 −0.16 pp
1987 3.1 −0.05 pp
1986 3.15 −0.05 pp
1985 3.2 +0.06 pp
1984 3.14 −0.01 pp
1983 3.15 −0.54 pp
1982 3.68 −0.09 pp
1981 3.77 +0.35 pp
1980 3.42 +0.06 pp
1979 3.36 +0.05 pp
1978 3.31 −0 pp
1977 3.31 −0.01 pp
1976 3.32 +0.17 pp
1975 3.15 +0.21 pp
1974 2.94 +0.09 pp
1973 2.85 +0.06 pp
1972 2.79 +0.02 pp
1971 2.77 +0.01 pp
1970 2.76 +0.04 pp
1969 2.72 +0.05 pp
1968 2.66 +0.02 pp
1967 2.64 +0.02 pp
1966 2.62 +0.02 pp
1965 2.6 −0.01 pp
1964 2.61 +0.02 pp
1963 2.58 +0.05 pp
1962 2.53 +0.04 pp
1961 2.49

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.