Population growth in Grenada
Grenada: Population growth was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Grenada, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 0.1% for population growth in 2025.
The figure is down 23.9% on the previous year and down 82.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Grenada peaked at 1.3% in 1961 and was at its lowest, -1.0%, in 1980.
Grenada ranks 166th of 218 countries 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 in Grenada, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.3% | — |
| 1962 | 1.1% | -19.5% |
| 1963 | 0.8% | -21.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6% | -31.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3% | -45.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -82.4% |
| 1967 | -0.1% | -201.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -121.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | +949.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | +66.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | +11.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -45.0% |
| 1973 | -0.1% | -152.7% |
| 1974 | -0.2% | +228.4% |
| 1975 | -0.4% | +61.9% |
| 1976 | -0.5% | +37.8% |
| 1977 | -0.6% | +25.2% |
| 1978 | -0.7% | +16.6% |
| 1979 | -0.8% | +15.4% |
| 1980 | -1.0% | +17.9% |
| 1981 | -0.5% | -48.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | -168.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | +69.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6% | +10.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -26.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -22.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +47.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +40.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -32.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -18.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +23.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -35.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -25.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -25.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -23.9% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 18% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 17% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth in Grenada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +949.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1974 | -228.4% | -0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | -201.9% | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | +168.2% | -0.5% | 0.4% |
| 1973 | -152.7% | 0.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5% | -0.1% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.3% | -0.8% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | -1.0% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
More climate change data for Grenada
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 137,060 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 27.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.6011 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.0922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.053 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0392 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0002 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Grenada?
- Population growth in Grenada was 0.1% 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 Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 1961.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.0% in 1980.
- How does Grenada rank for population growth?
- Grenada ranks 166th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Grenada 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.