Population growth rate: Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries
0.743% 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 | 0.743 |
| 2022 | 0.799 |
| 2021 | 0.701 |
| 2020 | 0.823 |
| 2019 | 0.928 |
| 2018 | 0.986 |
| 2017 | 1.069 |
| 2016 | 1.113 |
| 2015 | 1.146 |
| 2014 | 1.212 |
| 2013 | 1.237 |
| 2012 | 1.294 |
| 2011 | 1.276 |
| 2010 | 1.303 |
| 2009 | 1.323 |
| 2008 | 1.308 |
| 2007 | 1.323 |
| 2006 | 1.329 |
| 2005 | 1.323 |
| 2004 | 1.345 |
| 2003 | 1.35 |
| 2002 | 1.336 |
| 2001 | 1.431 |
| 2000 | 1.487 |
| 1999 | 1.472 |
| 1998 | 1.517 |
| 1997 | 1.533 |
| 1996 | 1.569 |
| 1995 | 1.606 |
| 1994 | 1.606 |
| 1993 | 1.669 |
| 1992 | 1.755 |
| 1991 | 1.838 |
| 1990 | 2.03 |
| 1989 | 2.06 |
| 1988 | 2.073 |
| 1987 | 2.145 |
| 1986 | 2.14 |
| 1985 | 2.111 |
| 1984 | 2.107 |
| 1983 | 2.085 |
| 1982 | 2.194 |
| 1981 | 2.193 |
| 1980 | 2.17 |
| 1979 | 2.107 |
| 1978 | 2.045 |
| 1977 | 2.083 |
| 1976 | 2.122 |
| 1975 | 2.165 |
| 1974 | 2.244 |
| 1973 | 2.305 |
| 1972 | 2.363 |
| 1971 | 2.385 |
| 1970 | 2.535 |
| 1969 | 2.504 |
| 1968 | 2.56 |
| 1967 | 2.412 |
| 1966 | 2.48 |
| 1965 | 2.537 |
| 1964 | 2.632 |
| 1963 | 2.832 |
| 1962 | 2.545 |
| 1961 | 1.807 |
| 1960 | 1.688 |
| 1959 | 1.934 |
| 1958 | 2.382 |
| 1957 | 2.508 |
| 1956 | 2.387 |
| 1955 | 2.438 |
| 1954 | 2.422 |
| 1953 | 2.282 |
| 1952 | 2.36 |
| 1951 | 2.072 |
| 1950 | 2.027 |