Population growth rate: Low-income countries
2.733% 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 | 2.733 |
| 2022 | 2.661 |
| 2021 | 2.61 |
| 2020 | 2.809 |
| 2019 | 2.815 |
| 2018 | 2.876 |
| 2017 | 2.689 |
| 2016 | 2.729 |
| 2015 | 2.499 |
| 2014 | 2.49 |
| 2013 | 2.438 |
| 2012 | 2.623 |
| 2011 | 2.782 |
| 2010 | 2.814 |
| 2009 | 2.829 |
| 2008 | 2.86 |
| 2007 | 2.86 |
| 2006 | 3.01 |
| 2005 | 2.937 |
| 2004 | 2.818 |
| 2003 | 2.891 |
| 2002 | 3.036 |
| 2001 | 2.82 |
| 2000 | 2.578 |
| 1999 | 2.819 |
| 1998 | 2.854 |
| 1997 | 2.784 |
| 1996 | 2.883 |
| 1995 | 2.992 |
| 1994 | 2.747 |
| 1993 | 3.131 |
| 1992 | 3.18 |
| 1991 | 2.724 |
| 1990 | 2.465 |
| 1989 | 2.759 |
| 1988 | 2.632 |
| 1987 | 2.671 |
| 1986 | 2.615 |
| 1985 | 2.585 |
| 1984 | 2.728 |
| 1983 | 2.625 |
| 1982 | 2.745 |
| 1981 | 2.035 |
| 1980 | 1.876 |
| 1979 | 2.551 |
| 1978 | 2.96 |
| 1977 | 2.427 |
| 1976 | 2.583 |
| 1975 | 2.598 |
| 1974 | 2.602 |
| 1973 | 2.703 |
| 1972 | 2.524 |
| 1971 | 2.6 |
| 1970 | 2.657 |
| 1969 | 2.639 |
| 1968 | 2.664 |
| 1967 | 2.666 |
| 1966 | 2.553 |
| 1965 | 2.535 |
| 1964 | 2.509 |
| 1963 | 2.441 |
| 1962 | 2.395 |
| 1961 | 2.366 |
| 1960 | 2.323 |
| 1959 | 2.253 |
| 1958 | 2.082 |
| 1957 | 2.096 |
| 1956 | 2.097 |
| 1955 | 2.05 |
| 1954 | 1.971 |
| 1953 | 1.808 |
| 1952 | 1.679 |
| 1951 | 1.328 |
| 1950 | 1.215 |