Population growth — all countries

Population growth — Middle Africa

Population growth in Middle Africa in 2025 — 3.06%. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0.97 pp.

2025 3.06% −0.18 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 3.84%1994
Period minimum 2.09%1961

Trend over time

1961–2025 · % per year

Population growth — Middle Africa, 1961–202522.533.5419611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 2.09%1963: 2.2%1965: 2.27%1967: 2.4%1969: 2.43%1971: 2.54%1973: 2.7%1975: 2.67%1977: 2.5%1979: 3.09%1981: 2.79%1983: 3.12%1985: 3.03%1987: 3.13%1989: 3.15%1991: 3.27%1993: 3.25%1995: 3.71%1997: 2.3%1999: 3.2%2001: 3.13%2003: 3.08%2005: 3.21%2007: 3.15%2009: 3.14%2011: 3.3%2013: 3.3%2015: 3.2%2017: 3.38%2019: 3.08%2021: 3.08%2023: 3.16%2025: 3.06%
Change over the period: +0.97 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Middle Africa 3.06%
World 0.91%
Population growth — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 3.06 −0.18 pp
2024 3.24 +0.08 pp
2023 3.16 +0.15 pp
2022 3.01 −0.06 pp
2021 3.08 +0.01 pp
2020 3.07 −0 pp
2019 3.08 −0.13 pp
2018 3.2 −0.18 pp
2017 3.38 +0.04 pp
2016 3.34 +0.14 pp
2015 3.2 −0.07 pp
2014 3.27 −0.03 pp
2013 3.3 +0.01 pp
2012 3.29 −0.01 pp
2011 3.3 +0.11 pp
2010 3.19 +0.05 pp
2009 3.14 −0.02 pp
2008 3.16 +0.01 pp
2007 3.15 −0.03 pp
2006 3.17 −0.03 pp
2005 3.21 +0.04 pp
2004 3.16 +0.09 pp
2003 3.08 +0.02 pp
2002 3.06 −0.07 pp
2001 3.13 −0.03 pp
2000 3.17 −0.03 pp
1999 3.2 +0.34 pp
1998 2.86 +0.56 pp
1997 2.3 −0.26 pp
1996 2.56 −1.15 pp
1995 3.71 −0.14 pp
1994 3.84 +0.59 pp
1993 3.25 −0.07 pp
1992 3.32 +0.05 pp
1991 3.27 +0.07 pp
1990 3.2 +0.05 pp
1989 3.15 +0.01 pp
1988 3.14 +0.01 pp
1987 3.13 +0.03 pp
1986 3.11 +0.07 pp
1985 3.03 +0.01 pp
1984 3.03 −0.09 pp
1983 3.12 +0.07 pp
1982 3.05 +0.26 pp
1981 2.79 −0.05 pp
1980 2.84 −0.25 pp
1979 3.09 +0.26 pp
1978 2.83 +0.33 pp
1977 2.5 −0.06 pp
1976 2.57 −0.11 pp
1975 2.67 −0.03 pp
1974 2.71 +0.01 pp
1973 2.7 +0.09 pp
1972 2.61 +0.07 pp
1971 2.54 +0.05 pp
1970 2.49 +0.06 pp
1969 2.43 +0 pp
1968 2.43 +0.03 pp
1967 2.4 +0.05 pp
1966 2.34 +0.07 pp
1965 2.27 +0.05 pp
1964 2.22 +0.03 pp
1963 2.2 +0.08 pp
1962 2.11 +0.02 pp
1961 2.09

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.