Population growth in High income
High income: Population growth was 0.4% in 2025. βΌ Falling
Population growth in High income, 1961β2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth in High income is 0.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.9% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in High income peaked at 1.2% in 1962 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 2021.
High income ranks 35th of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | -0.1% | 0.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 32 Solomon Islands 2.3% compare
- 33 Palestine 2.3% compare
- 34 Guinea 2.3% compare
- 35 Senegal 2.3% compare
- 36 Vanuatu 2.2% compare
- 37 Gambia, The 2.2% compare
- 38 Burkina Faso 2.2% compare
More climate change data for High income
- Population, total 1.42 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Urban population 1.14 billion (2025)
- Urban population 80.2% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 950.91 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 6.4% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 16.7% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 22.2% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 26.8% (2025)
- CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.2 1=low to 6=high (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in High income?
- Population growth in High income was 0.4% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 1962.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 2021.
- How does High income rank for population growth?
- High income ranks 35th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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.