Population growth rate: World
0.871% 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 | 0.871 |
| 2022 | 0.875 |
| 2021 | 0.801 |
| 2020 | 0.902 |
| 2019 | 1.027 |
| 2018 | 1.068 |
| 2017 | 1.125 |
| 2016 | 1.166 |
| 2015 | 1.178 |
| 2014 | 1.216 |
| 2013 | 1.233 |
| 2012 | 1.267 |
| 2011 | 1.256 |
| 2010 | 1.269 |
| 2009 | 1.282 |
| 2008 | 1.282 |
| 2007 | 1.28 |
| 2006 | 1.277 |
| 2005 | 1.272 |
| 2004 | 1.283 |
| 2003 | 1.287 |
| 2002 | 1.304 |
| 2001 | 1.326 |
| 2000 | 1.353 |
| 1999 | 1.345 |
| 1998 | 1.365 |
| 1997 | 1.393 |
| 1996 | 1.419 |
| 1995 | 1.449 |
| 1994 | 1.466 |
| 1993 | 1.517 |
| 1992 | 1.568 |
| 1991 | 1.628 |
| 1990 | 1.758 |
| 1989 | 1.778 |
| 1988 | 1.785 |
| 1987 | 1.836 |
| 1986 | 1.829 |
| 1985 | 1.799 |
| 1984 | 1.797 |
| 1983 | 1.783 |
| 1982 | 1.855 |
| 1981 | 1.816 |
| 1980 | 1.801 |
| 1979 | 1.786 |
| 1978 | 1.744 |
| 1977 | 1.745 |
| 1976 | 1.776 |
| 1975 | 1.803 |
| 1974 | 1.883 |
| 1973 | 1.938 |
| 1972 | 1.971 |
| 1971 | 1.972 |
| 1970 | 2.056 |
| 1969 | 2.056 |
| 1968 | 2.093 |
| 1967 | 1.997 |
| 1966 | 2.039 |
| 1965 | 2.088 |
| 1964 | 2.159 |
| 1963 | 2.283 |
| 1962 | 2.112 |
| 1961 | 1.665 |
| 1960 | 1.584 |
| 1959 | 1.729 |
| 1958 | 1.997 |
| 1957 | 2.073 |
| 1956 | 1.978 |
| 1955 | 2.011 |
| 1954 | 1.993 |
| 1953 | 1.9 |
| 1952 | 1.935 |
| 1951 | 1.747 |
| 1950 | 1.738 |