Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Population growth (annual %) (World Population) was 0.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population growth in Post-demographic dividend, 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 Post-demographic dividend stood at 0.4%.
That represents a change of down 38.9% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 1.2% in 1962 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 2021.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 39th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.2% | — |
| 1962 | 1.2% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 1.2% | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 1.1% | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 1.0% | -7.2% |
| 1967 | 1.0% | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.9% | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.9% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 1.1% | +22.7% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | -15.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9% | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8% | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | -10.7% |
| 1977 | 0.7% | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7% | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | -9.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | +10.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -11.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -36.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +44.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -44.6% |
| 2021 | -0.0% | -120.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -297.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +355.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +82.2% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -38.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Post-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +355.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 2022 | +297.9% | -0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2021 | -120.2% | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | +82.2% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | -0.0% | 0.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More climate change data for Post-demographic dividend
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4933 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.8124 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 920.19 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 1.13 billion (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.3829 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per square kilometre 35.98 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 29.17 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Post-demographic dividend?
- Population growth in Post-demographic dividend 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 1962.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 2021.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for population growth?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-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.