Population growth rate: Least developed countries
2.305% 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 · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.305 |
| 2022 | 2.267 |
| 2021 | 2.263 |
| 2020 | 2.398 |
| 2019 | 2.388 |
| 2018 | 2.376 |
| 2017 | 2.348 |
| 2016 | 2.381 |
| 2015 | 2.322 |
| 2014 | 2.35 |
| 2013 | 2.388 |
| 2012 | 2.369 |
| 2011 | 2.371 |
| 2010 | 2.328 |
| 2009 | 2.322 |
| 2008 | 2.381 |
| 2007 | 2.266 |
| 2006 | 2.374 |
| 2005 | 2.429 |
| 2004 | 2.366 |
| 2003 | 2.433 |
| 2002 | 2.552 |
| 2001 | 2.425 |
| 2000 | 2.341 |
| 1999 | 2.472 |
| 1998 | 2.521 |
| 1997 | 2.574 |
| 1996 | 2.564 |
| 1995 | 2.69 |
| 1994 | 2.628 |
| 1993 | 2.824 |
| 1992 | 2.795 |
| 1991 | 2.504 |
| 1990 | 2.399 |
| 1989 | 2.552 |
| 1988 | 2.477 |
| 1987 | 2.573 |
| 1986 | 2.567 |
| 1985 | 2.597 |
| 1984 | 2.679 |
| 1983 | 2.687 |
| 1982 | 2.721 |
| 1981 | 2.313 |
| 1980 | 2.121 |
| 1979 | 2.549 |
| 1978 | 2.622 |
| 1977 | 2.321 |
| 1976 | 2.403 |
| 1975 | 2.422 |
| 1974 | 2.574 |
| 1973 | 2.693 |
| 1972 | 2.539 |
| 1971 | 2.192 |
| 1970 | 2.463 |
| 1969 | 2.579 |
| 1968 | 2.622 |
| 1967 | 2.611 |
| 1966 | 2.543 |
| 1965 | 2.53 |
| 1964 | 2.518 |
| 1963 | 2.455 |
| 1962 | 2.449 |
| 1961 | 2.422 |
| 1960 | 2.364 |
| 1959 | 2.298 |
| 1958 | 2.106 |
| 1957 | 2.136 |
| 1956 | 2.15 |
| 1955 | 2.109 |
| 1954 | 2.064 |
| 1953 | 1.996 |
| 1952 | 1.998 |
| 1951 | 1.966 |
| 1950 | 1.912 |