Population, total in IDA only
IDA only: Population, total was 1.30 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, total in IDA only, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
IDA only recorded 1.30 billion for population, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in IDA only peaked at 1.30 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 271.01 million, in 1960.
That places IDA only 21st out of 49 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 304.52 million | 271.01 million | 341.27 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 392.26 million | 350.12 million | 437.64 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 502.22 million | 448.00 million | 560.82 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 646.23 million | 574.50 million | 721.77 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 822.79 million | 738.91 million | 910.57 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 billion | 931.10 million | 1.13 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 billion | 1.16 billion | 1.30 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More climate change data for IDA only
- Population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.4% (2025)
- Urban population 478.10 million (2025)
- Urban population 36.9% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 13.8% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 247.98 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 4.9% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 15.5% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 9.1% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 2.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total in IDA only?
- Population, total in IDA only was 1.30 billion in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 1.30 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 271.01 million in 1960.
- How does IDA only rank for population, total?
- IDA only ranks 21st out of 49 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population, total rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.