# Population growth rate: High-income countries

0.387% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.

Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. [Source and method](/sources/population-growth) · [All countries and regions](/population-growth).

## Every year

| Year | Value (%) |
| ---: | ---: |
| 2023 | 0.387 |
| 2022 | 0.701 |
| 2021 | 0.182 |
| 2020 | 0.107 |
| 2019 | 0.486 |
| 2018 | 0.465 |
| 2017 | 0.479 |
| 2016 | 0.628 |
| 2015 | 0.707 |
| 2014 | 0.664 |
| 2013 | 0.633 |
| 2012 | 0.648 |
| 2011 | 0.696 |
| 2010 | 0.659 |
| 2009 | 0.672 |
| 2008 | 0.77 |
| 2007 | 0.835 |
| 2006 | 0.706 |
| 2005 | 0.686 |
| 2004 | 0.696 |
| 2003 | 0.678 |
| 2002 | 0.691 |
| 2001 | 0.664 |
| 2000 | 0.642 |
| 1999 | 0.59 |
| 1998 | 0.506 |
| 1997 | 0.574 |
| 1996 | 0.602 |
| 1995 | 0.555 |
| 1994 | 0.678 |
| 1993 | 0.668 |
| 1992 | 0.779 |
| 1991 | 0.824 |
| 1990 | 0.703 |
| 1989 | 0.746 |
| 1988 | 0.725 |
| 1987 | 0.691 |
| 1986 | 0.687 |
| 1985 | 0.669 |
| 1984 | 0.66 |
| 1983 | 0.681 |
| 1982 | 0.715 |
| 1981 | 0.752 |
| 1980 | 0.83 |
| 1979 | 0.802 |
| 1978 | 0.772 |
| 1977 | 0.795 |
| 1976 | 0.797 |
| 1975 | 0.801 |
| 1974 | 0.897 |
| 1973 | 0.955 |
| 1972 | 1.014 |
| 1971 | 1.115 |
| 1970 | 1.041 |
| 1969 | 1.073 |
| 1968 | 1.072 |
| 1967 | 0.909 |
| 1966 | 1.071 |
| 1965 | 1.163 |
| 1964 | 1.333 |
| 1963 | 1.174 |
| 1962 | 1.205 |
| 1961 | 1.229 |
| 1960 | 1.244 |
| 1959 | 1.269 |
| 1958 | 1.254 |
| 1957 | 1.262 |
| 1956 | 1.197 |
| 1955 | 1.231 |
| 1954 | 1.219 |
| 1953 | 1.225 |
| 1952 | 1.183 |
| 1951 | 1.114 |
| 1950 | 1.158 |

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