Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Population growth (annual %) (World Population) was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Late-demographic dividend, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 0.1% for population growth in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.0% on the previous year and down 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 2.4% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2025.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 46th 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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2% | — |
| 1962 | 1.3% | +585.4% |
| 1963 | 2.3% | +76.5% |
| 1964 | 2.2% | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 2.2% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 2.4% | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 2.3% | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 2.3% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 2.3% | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 2.3% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 2.3% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 2.2% | -7.2% |
| 1973 | 2.1% | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 1.9% | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 1.7% | -9.6% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 1.4% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 1.4% | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 1.4% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 1.4% | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 1.4% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +17.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -30.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -45.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -32.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -40.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Late-demographic dividend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +585.4% | 0.2% | 1.3% |
| 1963 | +76.5% | 1.3% | 2.3% |
| 2021 | -45.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| 2025 | -40.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 0.2% | 2.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More climate change data for Late-demographic dividend
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6627 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.6766 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 1.58 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Population, total 2.33 billion (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.0666 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per square kilometre 52.23 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 34.95 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Late-demographic dividend?
- Population growth in Late-demographic dividend 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 1966.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2025.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for population growth?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.