Population growth rate: Lower-middle-income countries
1.231% 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 | 1.231 |
| 2022 | 1.07 |
| 2021 | 1.158 |
| 2020 | 1.291 |
| 2019 | 1.327 |
| 2018 | 1.364 |
| 2017 | 1.409 |
| 2016 | 1.464 |
| 2015 | 1.466 |
| 2014 | 1.529 |
| 2013 | 1.602 |
| 2012 | 1.597 |
| 2011 | 1.634 |
| 2010 | 1.664 |
| 2009 | 1.68 |
| 2008 | 1.658 |
| 2007 | 1.706 |
| 2006 | 1.759 |
| 2005 | 1.711 |
| 2004 | 1.793 |
| 2003 | 1.805 |
| 2002 | 1.758 |
| 2001 | 1.884 |
| 2000 | 1.939 |
| 1999 | 1.924 |
| 1998 | 1.982 |
| 1997 | 2.009 |
| 1996 | 2.011 |
| 1995 | 2.058 |
| 1994 | 2.075 |
| 1993 | 2.071 |
| 1992 | 2.197 |
| 1991 | 2.236 |
| 1990 | 2.367 |
| 1989 | 2.334 |
| 1988 | 2.368 |
| 1987 | 2.422 |
| 1986 | 2.457 |
| 1985 | 2.494 |
| 1984 | 2.496 |
| 1983 | 2.519 |
| 1982 | 2.538 |
| 1981 | 2.636 |
| 1980 | 2.597 |
| 1979 | 2.516 |
| 1978 | 2.367 |
| 1977 | 2.429 |
| 1976 | 2.411 |
| 1975 | 2.42 |
| 1974 | 2.409 |
| 1973 | 2.36 |
| 1972 | 2.363 |
| 1971 | 2.176 |
| 1970 | 2.342 |
| 1969 | 2.303 |
| 1968 | 2.308 |
| 1967 | 2.351 |
| 1966 | 2.308 |
| 1965 | 2.334 |
| 1964 | 2.416 |
| 1963 | 2.428 |
| 1962 | 2.42 |
| 1961 | 2.429 |
| 1960 | 2.437 |
| 1959 | 2.438 |
| 1958 | 2.422 |
| 1957 | 2.339 |
| 1956 | 2.383 |
| 1955 | 2.348 |
| 1954 | 2.325 |
| 1953 | 2.222 |
| 1952 | 2.232 |
| 1951 | 2.159 |
| 1950 | 2.107 |