Population growth — all countries

Population growth — World

Population growth in the world in 2025 — 0.91%. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.44 pp.

2025 0.91% −0.05 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 2.12%1963
Period minimum 0.83%2021

Trend over time

1961–2025 · % per year

Population growth — World, 1961–20250.511.522.519611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 1.36%1963: 2.12%1965: 2.06%1967: 2.04%1969: 2.08%1971: 2.1%1973: 1.98%1975: 1.86%1977: 1.75%1979: 1.77%1981: 1.77%1983: 1.8%1985: 1.76%1987: 1.79%1989: 1.75%1991: 1.67%1993: 1.59%1995: 1.5%1997: 1.46%1999: 1.4%2001: 1.34%2003: 1.29%2005: 1.27%2007: 1.26%2009: 1.25%2011: 1.22%2013: 1.23%2015: 1.18%2017: 1.13%2019: 1.05%2021: 0.83%2023: 0.93%2025: 0.91%
Change over the period: −0.44 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

World 0.91%
World 0.91%
Population growth — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 0.91 −0.05 pp
2024 0.96 +0.04 pp
2023 0.93 +0.06 pp
2022 0.87 +0.03 pp
2021 0.83 −0.15 pp
2020 0.98 −0.07 pp
2019 1.05 −0.03 pp
2018 1.08 −0.05 pp
2017 1.13 −0.03 pp
2016 1.16 −0.02 pp
2015 1.18 −0.02 pp
2014 1.21 −0.03 pp
2013 1.23 −0.03 pp
2012 1.26 +0.04 pp
2011 1.22 +0 pp
2010 1.22 −0.04 pp
2009 1.25 −0.02 pp
2008 1.27 +0.01 pp
2007 1.26 −0.01 pp
2006 1.27 +0 pp
2005 1.27 −0.02 pp
2004 1.29 −0 pp
2003 1.29 −0.02 pp
2002 1.31 −0.03 pp
2001 1.34 −0.02 pp
2000 1.36 −0.03 pp
1999 1.4 −0.04 pp
1998 1.44 −0.03 pp
1997 1.46 −0.03 pp
1996 1.49 −0.01 pp
1995 1.5 −0.03 pp
1994 1.54 −0.05 pp
1993 1.59 −0.04 pp
1992 1.63 −0.04 pp
1991 1.67 −0.07 pp
1990 1.74 −0.01 pp
1989 1.75 −0.02 pp
1988 1.78 −0.02 pp
1987 1.79 +0.02 pp
1986 1.78 +0.02 pp
1985 1.76 +0 pp
1984 1.76 −0.04 pp
1983 1.8 −0.02 pp
1982 1.81 +0.04 pp
1981 1.77 +0.01 pp
1980 1.76 −0.01 pp
1979 1.77 +0.02 pp
1978 1.75 −0 pp
1977 1.75 −0.04 pp
1976 1.8 −0.06 pp
1975 1.86 −0.07 pp
1974 1.93 −0.05 pp
1973 1.98 −0.02 pp
1972 2 −0.1 pp
1971 2.1 +0.02 pp
1970 2.08 +0 pp
1969 2.08 +0.03 pp
1968 2.05 +0.01 pp
1967 2.04 −0.05 pp
1966 2.09 +0.03 pp
1965 2.06 −0.03 pp
1964 2.09 −0.03 pp
1963 2.12 +0.35 pp
1962 1.77 +0.41 pp
1961 1.36

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.