Population growth in IDA blend
IDA blend: Population growth was 1.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population growth in IDA blend, 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 IDA blend stood at 1.9%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in IDA blend peaked at 3.6% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2024.
That places IDA blend 13th out of 49 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More climate change data for IDA blend
- Population, total 689.78 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.9% (2025)
- Urban population 339.49 million (2025)
- Urban population 49.2% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 249.61 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 13.5% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 16.9% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 8.3% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 0.6% (2025)
- CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.19 1=low to 6=high (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in IDA blend?
- Population growth in IDA blend was 1.9% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 1981.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2024.
- How does IDA blend rank for population growth?
- IDA blend ranks 13th out of 49 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.