Population, total, annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Population, total, annual growth rate was 1.15 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population, total, annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, population, total, annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 1.15 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 71.1% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 2.18 % change on previous year in 1961 and was at its lowest, -0.7165 % change on previous year, in 2023.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population, total, annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.18 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 2.07 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 1.93 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 1966 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 1.82 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 1.78 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -10.1% |
| 1971 | 1.61 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 1.65 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 1.58 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 1.54 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 1.5 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.52 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 1.39 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 1.42 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 1.38 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 1.45 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 1.47 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 1.45 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.4 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 1.35 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9394 % change on previous year | -22.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8864 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6433 % change on previous year | -27.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4377 % change on previous year | -32.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3663 % change on previous year | -16.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4123 % change on previous year | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3102 % change on previous year | -24.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1998 % change on previous year | -35.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2188 % change on previous year | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4169 % change on previous year | +90.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4339 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4398 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4537 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4575 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4258 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4737 % change on previous year | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2665 % change on previous year | -43.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6702 % change on previous year | +151.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7624 % change on previous year | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8127 % change on previous year | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8179 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8134 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.868 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8876 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8756 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8918 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8608 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8559 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8835 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7137 % change on previous year | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6059 % change on previous year | -15.1% |
| 2022 | -0.5376 % change on previous year | -188.7% |
| 2023 | -0.7165 % change on previous year | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6735 % change on previous year | -194.0% |
| 2025 | 1.15 % change on previous year | +71.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +194.0% | -0.7165 % change on previous year | 0.6735 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | -188.7% | 0.6059 % change on previous year | -0.5376 % change on previous year |
| 2008 | +151.5% | 0.2665 % change on previous year | 0.6702 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | +90.5% | 0.2188 % change on previous year | 0.4169 % change on previous year |
| 2025 | +71.1% | 0.6735 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year |
| 2007 | -43.7% | 0.4737 % change on previous year | 0.2665 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.96 % change on previous year | 1.78 % change on previous year | 2.18 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.54 % change on previous year | 1.39 % change on previous year | 1.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.41 % change on previous year | 1.34 % change on previous year | 1.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.562 % change on previous year | 0.1998 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.48 % change on previous year | 0.2665 % change on previous year | 0.7624 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8567 % change on previous year | 0.8127 % change on previous year | 0.8918 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3153 % change on previous year | -0.7165 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 16 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.9 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Mozambique 2.89 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Mauritania 2.82 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Zambia 2.81 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Afghanistan 2.81 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Uganda 2.74 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Cameroon 2.59 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.6833 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 68.3% (2025)
- Population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Population, total 253.28 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Urban population 173.06 million (2025)
- Population, total, per square kilometre 42.1 units per square kilometre (2023)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 1.15 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.18 % change on previous year in 1961.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7165 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.