Population growth in Chitral
Chitral: Population growth was 0.2% in 2025. βΌ Falling
Population growth in Chitral, 1961β2025
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 Chitral stood at 0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.0% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Chitral peaked at 1.2% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1995.
Chitral ranks 162nd of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chitral
- 159 France 0.2% compare
- 160 French Polynesia 0.2% compare
- 161 Saint Lucia 0.2% compare
- 162 Chagai 0.2% compare
- 164 Curaçao 0.2% compare
- 165 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2% compare
More climate change data for Chitral
- Population, total 168,466 (2025)
- Urban population 32.6% (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Urban population 54,993 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Chitral?
- Population growth in Chitral 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 Chitral?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 1964.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Chitral?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1995.
- How does Chitral rank for population growth?
- Chitral ranks 162nd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Chitral?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chitral 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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About this data
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.