Population growth — all countries

Population growth — South Asia

Population growth in South Asia in 2025 — 0.88%. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 1.55 pp.

2025 0.88% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 2.43%1961
Period minimum 0.81%2022

Trend over time

1961–2025 · % per year

Population growth — South Asia, 1961–2025012319611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 2.43%1963: 2.4%1965: 2.32%1967: 2.24%1969: 2.2%1971: 2.16%1973: 2.31%1975: 2.38%1977: 2.36%1979: 2.33%1981: 2.36%1983: 2.35%1985: 2.31%1987: 2.25%1989: 2.19%1991: 2.12%1993: 2.08%1995: 2%1997: 1.96%1999: 1.9%2001: 1.84%2003: 1.68%2005: 1.57%2007: 1.44%2009: 1.36%2011: 1.33%2013: 1.21%2015: 1.15%2017: 1.11%2019: 1.02%2021: 0.84%2023: 0.88%2025: 0.88%
Change over the period: −1.55 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

South Asia 0.88%
World 0.91%
Population growth — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 0.88 −0 pp
2024 0.89 +0.01 pp
2023 0.88 +0.07 pp
2022 0.81 −0.04 pp
2021 0.84 −0.13 pp
2020 0.97 −0.05 pp
2019 1.02 −0.04 pp
2018 1.05 −0.06 pp
2017 1.11 −0.03 pp
2016 1.15 +0 pp
2015 1.15 −0.06 pp
2014 1.2 −0.01 pp
2013 1.21 −0.09 pp
2012 1.3 −0.03 pp
2011 1.33 −0.03 pp
2010 1.37 +0 pp
2009 1.36 −0 pp
2008 1.37 −0.07 pp
2007 1.44 −0.06 pp
2006 1.5 −0.07 pp
2005 1.57 −0.08 pp
2004 1.64 −0.04 pp
2003 1.68 −0.08 pp
2002 1.76 −0.07 pp
2001 1.84 −0.03 pp
2000 1.87 −0.03 pp
1999 1.9 −0.03 pp
1998 1.93 −0.02 pp
1997 1.96 −0.03 pp
1996 1.98 −0.02 pp
1995 2 −0.03 pp
1994 2.02 −0.05 pp
1993 2.08 −0.03 pp
1992 2.1 −0.02 pp
1991 2.12 −0.04 pp
1990 2.17 −0.03 pp
1989 2.19 −0.02 pp
1988 2.21 −0.04 pp
1987 2.25 −0.04 pp
1986 2.29 −0.02 pp
1985 2.31 −0.02 pp
1984 2.34 −0.01 pp
1983 2.35 −0.01 pp
1982 2.36 −0 pp
1981 2.36 −0.01 pp
1980 2.38 +0.05 pp
1979 2.33 +0.02 pp
1978 2.31 −0.05 pp
1977 2.36 +0 pp
1976 2.36 −0.02 pp
1975 2.38 +0.03 pp
1974 2.35 +0.04 pp
1973 2.31 +0.15 pp
1972 2.16 −0 pp
1971 2.16 −0.1 pp
1970 2.26 +0.06 pp
1969 2.2 −0.04 pp
1968 2.24 +0 pp
1967 2.24 +0.01 pp
1966 2.23 −0.1 pp
1965 2.32 −0.08 pp
1964 2.4 −0 pp
1963 2.4 −0.02 pp
1962 2.42 −0.01 pp
1961 2.43

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.