Population growth in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Population growth was 2.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population growth in Pre-demographic dividend, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 2.5% for population growth in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 3.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1961.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 49 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More climate change data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population, total 1.13 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.6% (2025)
- Urban population 520.68 million (2025)
- Urban population 46.0% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 16.9% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 155.36 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 4.4% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 15.5% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 12.6% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 1.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Population growth in Pre-demographic dividend was 2.5% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1961.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for population growth?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 3rd out of 49 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-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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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.