Population Growth Rate 1961-2025

population growth rate for 2023 was 0.66%, a 0.06% increase from 2022.
  • population growth rate for 2022 was 0.59%, a 0.13% decline from 2021.
  • population growth rate for 2021 was 0.72%, a 0.21% increase from 2020.
  • population growth rate for 2020 was 0.51%, a 0.54% decline from 2019.
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.