Population growth rate: More developed regions
0.136% 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 | 0.136 |
| 2022 | -0.023 |
| 2021 | -0.027 |
| 2020 | -0.016 |
| 2019 | 0.328 |
| 2018 | 0.359 |
| 2017 | 0.394 |
| 2016 | 0.442 |
| 2015 | 0.439 |
| 2014 | 0.381 |
| 2013 | 0.369 |
| 2012 | 0.367 |
| 2011 | 0.39 |
| 2010 | 0.4 |
| 2009 | 0.411 |
| 2008 | 0.451 |
| 2007 | 0.473 |
| 2006 | 0.373 |
| 2005 | 0.351 |
| 2004 | 0.381 |
| 2003 | 0.361 |
| 2002 | 0.448 |
| 2001 | 0.309 |
| 2000 | 0.31 |
| 1999 | 0.263 |
| 1998 | 0.204 |
| 1997 | 0.282 |
| 1996 | 0.31 |
| 1995 | 0.288 |
| 1994 | 0.424 |
| 1993 | 0.381 |
| 1992 | 0.378 |
| 1991 | 0.546 |
| 1990 | 0.601 |
| 1989 | 0.552 |
| 1988 | 0.595 |
| 1987 | 0.579 |
| 1986 | 0.586 |
| 1985 | 0.554 |
| 1984 | 0.543 |
| 1983 | 0.564 |
| 1982 | 0.566 |
| 1981 | 0.584 |
| 1980 | 0.674 |
| 1979 | 0.647 |
| 1978 | 0.63 |
| 1977 | 0.66 |
| 1976 | 0.669 |
| 1975 | 0.677 |
| 1974 | 0.749 |
| 1973 | 0.789 |
| 1972 | 0.837 |
| 1971 | 0.918 |
| 1970 | 0.805 |
| 1969 | 0.861 |
| 1968 | 0.873 |
| 1967 | 0.884 |
| 1966 | 0.918 |
| 1965 | 0.988 |
| 1964 | 1.047 |
| 1963 | 1.083 |
| 1962 | 1.125 |
| 1961 | 1.17 |
| 1960 | 1.163 |
| 1959 | 1.163 |
| 1958 | 1.196 |
| 1957 | 1.197 |
| 1956 | 1.135 |
| 1955 | 1.163 |
| 1954 | 1.159 |
| 1953 | 1.158 |
| 1952 | 1.129 |
| 1951 | 1.098 |
| 1950 | 1.171 |