Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Other small states
Other small states: Population growth (annual %) (World Population) was 0.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population growth in Other small states, 1961–2025
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 Other small states is 0.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Other small states peaked at 2.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1999.
That places Other small states 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Other small states, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.5% | — |
| 1962 | 1.9% | +27.6% |
| 1963 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 1.8% | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 1.7% | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 1.6% | -7.6% |
| 1967 | 1.5% | -7.6% |
| 1968 | 1.5% | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.5% | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 1.6% | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 1.7% | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 1.8% | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 1.7% | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 1.6% | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 1.7% | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 1.8% | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 1.9% | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 1.8% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 1.8% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 1.8% | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 1.8% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 1.7% | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 1.9% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 2.0% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 2.0% | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -61.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -32.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +65.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -22.5% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | +65.7% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | +20.3% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -90.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +142.7% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +477.6% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -24.7% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -24.8% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +24.7% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -22.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -11.7% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | -6.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Other small states 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +477.6% | 0.3% | 1.8% |
| 2000 | +142.7% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 1999 | -90.5% | 1.3% | 0.1% |
| 1996 | +65.7% | 0.7% | 1.1% |
| 1994 | +65.0% | 0.5% | 0.9% |
| 1992 | -61.8% | 2.0% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 24 Ethiopia 2.6% compare
- 25 Burundi 2.4% compare
- 26 Cote d'Ivoire 2.4% compare
- 27 Benin 2.4% compare
- 28 Madagascar 2.4% compare
- 29 Equatorial Guinea 2.4% compare
- 30 Sudan 2.4% compare
More climate change data for Other small states
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.7965 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total 13.03 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Urban population 7.19 million (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.5518 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, total, per square kilometre 46.64 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 25.53 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Other small states?
- Population growth in Other small states was 0.8% 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1999.
- How does Other small states rank for population growth?
- Other small states ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.