Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Population growth (annual %) (World Population) was -0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, population growth in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at -0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 103.6% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 0.9% in 1964 and was at its lowest, -1.0%, in 2021.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 47th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9% | — |
| 1962 | 0.8% | -7.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9% | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 0.9% | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.8% | -17.9% |
| 1966 | 0.7% | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.9% | +26.1% |
| 1968 | 0.9% | -7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.7% | -14.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5% | -27.4% |
| 1971 | 0.5% | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.7% | +43.3% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.8% | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9% | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 0.9% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | -8.9% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | -15.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | -13.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | -7.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | -17.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -70.6% |
| 1990 | -0.1% | -150.9% |
| 1991 | -0.2% | +368.4% |
| 1992 | -0.3% | +31.2% |
| 1993 | -0.1% | -80.5% |
| 1994 | -0.0% | -70.7% |
| 1995 | -0.1% | +674.6% |
| 1996 | -0.2% | +51.6% |
| 1997 | -0.2% | -14.1% |
| 1998 | -0.2% | -9.9% |
| 1999 | -0.2% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | -0.6% | +246.9% |
| 2001 | -0.7% | +29.3% |
| 2002 | -0.7% | -10.5% |
| 2003 | -0.3% | -51.8% |
| 2004 | -0.3% | -12.6% |
| 2005 | -0.3% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | -0.3% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | -0.4% | +46.6% |
| 2008 | -0.4% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | -0.2% | -46.4% |
| 2010 | -0.4% | +88.7% |
| 2011 | -0.2% | -34.5% |
| 2012 | -0.2% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | -0.3% | +47.4% |
| 2014 | -0.3% | -19.2% |
| 2015 | -0.3% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | -0.3% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | -0.3% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | -0.3% | -14.9% |
| 2019 | -0.2% | -20.1% |
| 2020 | -0.6% | +210.2% |
| 2021 | -1.0% | +57.0% |
| 2022 | -0.1% | -86.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -183.6% |
| 2024 | -0.1% | -208.9% |
| 2025 | -0.2% | +103.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Central Europe and the Baltics changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -674.6% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | -368.4% | -0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | -246.9% | -0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | -210.2% | -0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | -208.9% | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | +183.6% | -0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2% | -0.3% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.4% | -0.7% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3% | -0.4% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -1.0% | 0.1% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.2472 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, total 99.81 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 61.79 million (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -0.0715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.6191 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, total, per square kilometre 90.66 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 55.93 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Population growth in Central Europe and the Baltics was -0.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1964.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.0% in 2021.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for population growth?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.