Population, total, annual growth rate in World
World: Population, total, annual growth rate was 0.9155 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, total, annual growth rate in World, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, population, total, annual growth rate in World stood at 0.9155 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in World peaked at 2.14 % change on previous year in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.8367 % change on previous year, in 2021.
World ranks 23rd of 47 groups on this measure, 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 World, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.37 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 1.78 % change on previous year | +30.5% |
| 1963 | 2.14 % change on previous year | +20.0% |
| 1964 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 2.11 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 2.06 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 2.07 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 2.1 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 2.1 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 2.12 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 2 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.79 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.78 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.79 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.83 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.78 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.79 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 1.81 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.76 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.47 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.35 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.32 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.28 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.28 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.23 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.27 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9862 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8367 % change on previous year | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 0.871 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.931 % change on previous year | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9671 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 0.9155 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +30.5% | 1.37 % change on previous year | 1.78 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.98 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | 2.14 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.92 % change on previous year | 1.77 % change on previous year | 2.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.79 % change on previous year | 1.77 % change on previous year | 1.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.56 % change on previous year | 1.41 % change on previous year | 1.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 % change on previous year | 1.26 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 % change on previous year | 1.05 % change on previous year | 1.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9179 % change on previous year | 0.8367 % change on previous year | 0.9862 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
- 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
- 23 Malawi 2.59 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Ethiopia 2.58 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Burundi 2.44 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Côte d'Ivoire 2.43 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, annual growth rate in World?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in World was 0.9155 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 % change on previous year in 1963.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8367 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does World rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- World ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.