Population, total, annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Population, total, annual growth rate was 0.1068 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population, total, annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, population, total, annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific stood at 0.1068 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 34.4% on the previous year and down 85.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 2.65 % change on previous year in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.1068 % change on previous year, in 2025.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 45th 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, total, annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1851 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 1.39 % change on previous year | +648.4% |
| 1963 | 2.44 % change on previous year | +76.4% |
| 1964 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 2.36 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 2.58 % change on previous year | +9.4% |
| 1967 | 2.44 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 1968 | 2.49 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 2.59 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 2.59 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 2.65 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 2.37 % change on previous year | -10.5% |
| 1973 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 2.09 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 1975 | 1.85 % change on previous year | -11.4% |
| 1976 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
| 1977 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 1.54 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 1.51 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 1.64 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 1.52 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.57 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 1.63 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.57 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 1.35 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.18 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9474 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9038 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.844 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7967 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7604 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7467 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7552 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7607 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7577 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7181 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.703 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7324 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8181 % change on previous year | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7999 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.764 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7201 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7058 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7078 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6042 % change on previous year | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5188 % change on previous year | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4094 % change on previous year | -21.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2406 % change on previous year | -41.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1895 % change on previous year | -21.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2026 % change on previous year | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1627 % change on previous year | -19.7% |
| 2025 | 0.1068 % change on previous year | -34.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific 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 | +648.4% | 0.1851 % change on previous year | 1.39 % change on previous year |
| 1963 | +76.4% | 1.39 % change on previous year | 2.44 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | -41.2% | 0.4094 % change on previous year | 0.2406 % change on previous year |
| 2025 | -34.4% | 0.1627 % change on previous year | 0.1068 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.09 % change on previous year | 0.1851 % change on previous year | 2.59 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.01 % change on previous year | 1.53 % change on previous year | 2.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.57 % change on previous year | 1.49 % change on previous year | 1.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | 1.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7991 % change on previous year | 0.7181 % change on previous year | 0.9474 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7074 % change on previous year | 0.5188 % change on previous year | 0.8181 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2186 % change on previous year | 0.1068 % change on previous year | 0.4094 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 42 Gabon 2.13 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Iraq 2.13 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Liberia 2.11 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Nigeria 2.08 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Namibia 2.07 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Sierra Leone 2.06 % change on previous year compare
- 48 South Sudan 2.05 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7233 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.6477 units per person (2025)
- Population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 2.39 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 1.55 billion (2025)
- Urban population 64.8% (2025)
- Population, total, per square kilometre 97.52 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in East Asia & Pacific was 0.1068 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 2.65 % change on previous year in 1971.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1068 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.