Population, total, annual growth rate in IBRD only
IBRD only: Population, total, annual growth rate was 0.5474 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, total, annual growth rate in IBRD only, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, total, annual growth rate in IBRD only is 0.5474 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in IBRD only peaked at 2.38 % change on previous year in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.4687 % change on previous year, in 2022.
That places IBRD only 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Population, total, annual growth rate in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.16 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 1.81 % change on previous year | +56.4% |
| 1963 | 2.38 % change on previous year | +31.7% |
| 1964 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 2.3 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 2.36 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 2.31 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 2.31 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 2.34 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 2.35 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 2.34 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 2.18 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 1.96 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 1.86 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.86 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.88 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 1.94 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.89 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.91 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 1.76 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 1.67 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 1.58 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 1.51 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 1.43 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.4 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.35 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.09 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 1.03 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.04 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.05 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.09 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.1 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9968 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9579 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9361 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8647 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7924 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6859 % change on previous year | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5516 % change on previous year | -19.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4687 % change on previous year | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4872 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5545 % change on previous year | +13.8% |
| 2025 | 0.5474 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate in IBRD only 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 | +56.4% | 1.16 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year |
| 1963 | +31.7% | 1.81 % change on previous year | 2.38 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.14 % change on previous year | 1.16 % change on previous year | 2.38 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.08 % change on previous year | 1.86 % change on previous year | 2.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.89 % change on previous year | 1.83 % change on previous year | 1.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.48 % change on previous year | 1.3 % change on previous year | 1.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | 1.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9881 % change on previous year | 0.7924 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5492 % change on previous year | 0.4687 % change on previous year | 0.6859 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 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
- 37 Gambia 2.25 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for IBRD only
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.5865 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 58.6% (2025)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 5.01 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Urban population 2.94 billion (2025)
- Population, total, per square kilometre 69.96 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, annual growth rate in IBRD only?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in IBRD only was 0.5474 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 % change on previous year in 1963.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4687 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does IBRD only rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- IBRD only ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.