# Population growth rate: Less developed regions

1.009% 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 | 1.009 |
| 2022 | 1.046 |
| 2021 | 0.961 |
| 2020 | 1.081 |
| 2019 | 1.165 |
| 2018 | 1.208 |
| 2017 | 1.271 |
| 2016 | 1.311 |
| 2015 | 1.329 |
| 2014 | 1.387 |
| 2013 | 1.412 |
| 2012 | 1.456 |
| 2011 | 1.439 |
| 2010 | 1.455 |
| 2009 | 1.47 |
| 2008 | 1.464 |
| 2007 | 1.459 |
| 2006 | 1.479 |
| 2005 | 1.48 |
| 2004 | 1.488 |
| 2003 | 1.501 |
| 2002 | 1.504 |
| 2001 | 1.566 |
| 2000 | 1.603 |
| 1999 | 1.607 |
| 1998 | 1.65 |
| 1997 | 1.67 |
| 1996 | 1.699 |
| 1995 | 1.746 |
| 1994 | 1.737 |
| 1993 | 1.816 |
| 1992 | 1.886 |
| 1991 | 1.921 |
| 1990 | 2.076 |
| 1989 | 2.121 |
| 1988 | 2.123 |
| 1987 | 2.198 |
| 1986 | 2.192 |
| 1985 | 2.17 |
| 1984 | 2.176 |
| 1983 | 2.158 |
| 1982 | 2.257 |
| 1981 | 2.208 |
| 1980 | 2.164 |
| 1979 | 2.16 |
| 1978 | 2.114 |
| 1977 | 2.112 |
| 1976 | 2.155 |
| 1975 | 2.195 |
| 1974 | 2.283 |
| 1973 | 2.35 |
| 1972 | 2.384 |
| 1971 | 2.362 |
| 1970 | 2.526 |
| 1969 | 2.512 |
| 1968 | 2.567 |
| 1967 | 2.436 |
| 1966 | 2.488 |
| 1965 | 2.536 |
| 1964 | 2.619 |
| 1963 | 2.788 |
| 1962 | 2.534 |
| 1961 | 1.879 |
| 1960 | 1.767 |
| 1959 | 1.977 |
| 1958 | 2.35 |
| 1957 | 2.465 |
| 1956 | 2.359 |
| 1955 | 2.4 |
| 1954 | 2.38 |
| 1953 | 2.249 |
| 1952 | 2.317 |
| 1951 | 2.059 |
| 1950 | 2.013 |

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