Population growth rate: Less developed regions, excluding China
1.348% 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 | 1.348 |
| 2022 | 1.372 |
| 2021 | 1.246 |
| 2020 | 1.362 |
| 2019 | 1.422 |
| 2018 | 1.454 |
| 2017 | 1.478 |
| 2016 | 1.522 |
| 2015 | 1.569 |
| 2014 | 1.611 |
| 2013 | 1.648 |
| 2012 | 1.678 |
| 2011 | 1.695 |
| 2010 | 1.707 |
| 2009 | 1.722 |
| 2008 | 1.736 |
| 2007 | 1.743 |
| 2006 | 1.772 |
| 2005 | 1.763 |
| 2004 | 1.794 |
| 2003 | 1.813 |
| 2002 | 1.816 |
| 2001 | 1.879 |
| 2000 | 1.899 |
| 1999 | 1.921 |
| 1998 | 1.969 |
| 1997 | 1.989 |
| 1996 | 2.01 |
| 1995 | 2.058 |
| 1994 | 2.042 |
| 1993 | 2.118 |
| 1992 | 2.18 |
| 1991 | 2.194 |
| 1990 | 2.217 |
| 1989 | 2.301 |
| 1988 | 2.318 |
| 1987 | 2.368 |
| 1986 | 2.397 |
| 1985 | 2.42 |
| 1984 | 2.465 |
| 1983 | 2.479 |
| 1982 | 2.51 |
| 1981 | 2.504 |
| 1980 | 2.47 |
| 1979 | 2.479 |
| 1978 | 2.452 |
| 1977 | 2.448 |
| 1976 | 2.45 |
| 1975 | 2.457 |
| 1974 | 2.466 |
| 1973 | 2.465 |
| 1972 | 2.457 |
| 1971 | 2.357 |
| 1970 | 2.479 |
| 1969 | 2.465 |
| 1968 | 2.477 |
| 1967 | 2.509 |
| 1966 | 2.472 |
| 1965 | 2.465 |
| 1964 | 2.57 |
| 1963 | 2.58 |
| 1962 | 2.573 |
| 1961 | 2.571 |
| 1960 | 2.571 |
| 1959 | 2.567 |
| 1958 | 2.523 |
| 1957 | 2.479 |
| 1956 | 2.506 |
| 1955 | 2.458 |
| 1954 | 2.428 |
| 1953 | 2.331 |
| 1952 | 2.31 |
| 1951 | 2.191 |
| 1950 | 2.11 |