Population, total, annual growth rate in Arab World
Arab World: Population, total, annual growth rate was 2.18 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, total, annual growth rate in Arab World, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 2.18 % change on previous year for population, total, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in Arab World peaked at 3.57 % change on previous year in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.53 % change on previous year, in 2021.
Arab World ranks 11th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Population, total, annual growth rate in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.61 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.66 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 2.71 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 2.72 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 2.72 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 2.78 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 2.88 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 2.91 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 2.94 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 2.92 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 2.89 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 2.89 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 2.98 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 3.01 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 3.11 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 3.24 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 3.18 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 3.34 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 3.57 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 3.52 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 3.25 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 3.15 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 3.19 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 3.18 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 3.12 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 3.09 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 1989 | 2.71 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 3.34 % change on previous year | +23.3% |
| 1991 | 2.34 % change on previous year | -30.0% |
| 1992 | 2.59 % change on previous year | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 2.82 % change on previous year | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 2.55 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 2.47 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 2.43 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 2.45 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 2.42 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 2.44 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 2.45 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 2.42 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.37 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 2.4 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 2.45 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.55 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 2.58 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 2.5 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -19.5% |
| 2011 | 2.33 % change on previous year | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 2.41 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 2.6 % change on previous year | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 2.37 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 2.49 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 2.34 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 1.9 % change on previous year | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 2.13 % change on previous year | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -28.2% |
| 2022 | 2.32 % change on previous year | +52.3% |
| 2023 | 2.28 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 2.18 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 2.18 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate in Arab World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +52.3% | 1.53 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | -30.0% | 3.34 % change on previous year | 2.34 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | -28.2% | 2.13 % change on previous year | 1.53 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.77 % change on previous year | 2.61 % change on previous year | 2.94 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.11 % change on previous year | 2.89 % change on previous year | 3.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.11 % change on previous year | 2.71 % change on previous year | 3.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.62 % change on previous year | 2.34 % change on previous year | 3.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.45 % change on previous year | 2.35 % change on previous year | 2.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.23 % change on previous year | 1.79 % change on previous year | 2.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1 % change on previous year | 1.53 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 8 Somalia 3.4 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Niger 3.28 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.25 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Georgia 3.23 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Angola 3.05 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Ukraine 2.96 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Mali 2.94 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Arab World
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.6004 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 60.0% (2025)
- Population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Population, total 503.36 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.5% (2025)
- Urban population 302.20 million (2025)
- Population, total, per square kilometre 36.8 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, annual growth rate in Arab World?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in Arab World was 2.18 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 3.57 % change on previous year in 1979.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.53 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Arab World rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Arab World ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.