Population growth in Western Africa in 2025 — 2.23%. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0.08 pp.
1961–2025 · % per year
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.23 | −0.03 pp |
| 2024 | 2.26 | −0.02 pp |
| 2023 | 2.28 | +0 pp |
| 2022 | 2.28 | −0.02 pp |
| 2021 | 2.3 | −0.04 pp |
| 2020 | 2.34 | −0.05 pp |
| 2019 | 2.39 | −0.09 pp |
| 2018 | 2.48 | −0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 2.58 | −0.05 pp |
| 2016 | 2.63 | −0.04 pp |
| 2015 | 2.67 | −0.04 pp |
| 2014 | 2.71 | −0 pp |
| 2013 | 2.71 | −0.05 pp |
| 2012 | 2.76 | −0.04 pp |
| 2011 | 2.8 | +0.01 pp |
| 2010 | 2.79 | −0 pp |
| 2009 | 2.79 | −0.01 pp |
| 2008 | 2.8 | +0 pp |
| 2007 | 2.8 | +0 pp |
| 2006 | 2.8 | +0.01 pp |
| 2005 | 2.79 | +0.03 pp |
| 2004 | 2.77 | −0.01 pp |
| 2003 | 2.77 | −0.03 pp |
| 2002 | 2.8 | +0.02 pp |
| 2001 | 2.78 | +0.07 pp |
| 2000 | 2.71 | +0.01 pp |
| 1999 | 2.7 | −0.05 pp |
| 1998 | 2.75 | +0.04 pp |
| 1997 | 2.71 | +0.03 pp |
| 1996 | 2.68 | −0 pp |
| 1995 | 2.68 | +0.03 pp |
| 1994 | 2.65 | −0.04 pp |
| 1993 | 2.69 | −0.01 pp |
| 1992 | 2.69 | +0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 2.59 | −0.05 pp |
| 1990 | 2.64 | −0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 2.74 | +0.02 pp |
| 1988 | 2.73 | +0.01 pp |
| 1987 | 2.71 | −0.02 pp |
| 1986 | 2.73 | −0.05 pp |
| 1985 | 2.78 | +0.12 pp |
| 1984 | 2.67 | −0.04 pp |
| 1983 | 2.71 | −0.19 pp |
| 1982 | 2.9 | −0.03 pp |
| 1981 | 2.93 | −0 pp |
| 1980 | 2.93 | +0.03 pp |
| 1979 | 2.9 | +0.02 pp |
| 1978 | 2.88 | +0.07 pp |
| 1977 | 2.8 | +0.06 pp |
| 1976 | 2.75 | +0.03 pp |
| 1975 | 2.72 | +0.09 pp |
| 1974 | 2.62 | +0.09 pp |
| 1973 | 2.53 | +0.07 pp |
| 1972 | 2.46 | +0.03 pp |
| 1971 | 2.43 | +0 pp |
| 1970 | 2.42 | +0.07 pp |
| 1969 | 2.35 | +0.09 pp |
| 1968 | 2.26 | +0.03 pp |
| 1967 | 2.23 | +0 pp |
| 1966 | 2.23 | +0.02 pp |
| 1965 | 2.21 | +0.02 pp |
| 1964 | 2.19 | +0.01 pp |
| 1963 | 2.18 | +0.02 pp |
| 1962 | 2.16 | +0.01 pp |
| 1961 | 2.15 | — |
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.
Resident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Demography Total fertility rateHow many children one woman would bear on average if current age-specific fertility held.
Demography Net migrationThe difference between the number of arrivals and departures over a five-year period.
Demography Crude birth rateLive births per 1,000 people of population per year.