Population, total, annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Population, total, annual growth rate was 0.56 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population, total, annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, population, total, annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0.56 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 85.7% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.53 % change on previous year in 1961 and was at its lowest, -0.5081 % change on previous year, in 2023.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd of 47 groups on this measure, 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.53 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 1.5 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 1.4 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 1.18 % change on previous year | -15.7% |
| 1967 | 1.23 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -9.7% |
| 1971 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.1 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.11 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 1.03 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9909 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9893 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.01 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 1.07 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9597 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8846 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6469 % change on previous year | -26.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4968 % change on previous year | -23.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3953 % change on previous year | -20.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3008 % change on previous year | -23.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2187 % change on previous year | -27.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1579 % change on previous year | -27.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1211 % change on previous year | -23.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0712 % change on previous year | -41.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0221 % change on previous year | -68.9% |
| 1999 | -0.0194 % change on previous year | -187.6% |
| 2000 | -0.0515 % change on previous year | +165.9% |
| 2001 | -0.0739 % change on previous year | +43.4% |
| 2002 | -0.0669 % change on previous year | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0226 % change on previous year | -133.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0525 % change on previous year | +132.3% |
| 2005 | 0.045 % change on previous year | -14.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0869 % change on previous year | +93.3% |
| 2007 | -0.0077 % change on previous year | -108.9% |
| 2008 | 0.24 % change on previous year | -3197.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3575 % change on previous year | +48.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3698 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.431 % change on previous year | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4709 % change on previous year | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4895 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5128 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.494 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4962 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.46 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4229 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4318 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1968 % change on previous year | -54.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0566 % change on previous year | -71.2% |
| 2022 | -0.4668 % change on previous year | -924.7% |
| 2023 | -0.5081 % change on previous year | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3016 % change on previous year | -159.4% |
| 2025 | 0.56 % change on previous year | +85.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +3197.3% | -0.0077 % change on previous year | 0.24 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | -924.7% | 0.0566 % change on previous year | -0.4668 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | -187.6% | 0.0221 % change on previous year | -0.0194 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | -165.9% | -0.0194 % change on previous year | -0.0515 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | +159.4% | -0.5081 % change on previous year | 0.3016 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +133.8% | -0.0669 % change on previous year | 0.0226 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.35 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year | 1.53 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.07 % change on previous year | 1.01 % change on previous year | 1.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 % change on previous year | 0.8846 % change on previous year | 1.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2411 % change on previous year | -0.0194 % change on previous year | 0.6469 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0604 % change on previous year | -0.0739 % change on previous year | 0.3575 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4579 % change on previous year | 0.3698 % change on previous year | 0.5128 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0233 % change on previous year | -0.5081 % change on previous year | 0.56 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 30 Sudan 2.4 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Congo 2.39 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Solomon Islands 2.37 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Palestine, State of 2.35 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Guinea 2.34 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Senegal 2.32 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Vanuatu 2.26 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6843 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.6915 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 69.2% (2025)
- Population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 462.56 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 319.88 million (2025)
- Population, total, per square kilometre 19.95 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.56 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 % change on previous year in 1961.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5081 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.