Population & Society
Rate of population change
The exponential rate of population change over a year, ln(P2/P1) for the 1 January populations of two consecutive years, expressed as a percentage. Negative values mean the population declined.
Rankings
Rate of population changeLatest published country values
Results: 195 · 121–140
Published values share a source series, unit and reference period. Countries without a published record for this period are not shown.
| Country | Value | Reference period | Source | Quality | Historical trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nauru | 0.505%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Nepal | -0.139%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Netherlands | 0.807%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| New Zealand | 0.83%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Nicaragua | 1.362%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Niger | 3.307%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Nigeria | 2.096%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| North Korea | 0.319%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| North Macedonia | -0.468%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Norway | 1.109%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Oman | 4.591%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Pakistan | 1.48%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Palau | -0.231%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Panama | 1.289%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Papua New Guinea | 1.798%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Paraguay | 1.245%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Peru | 1.118%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Philippines | 0.835%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Poland | -0.264%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Portugal | -0.002%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
Indicator overview
- Methodology
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UN DESA World Population Prospects 2024 medium-variant estimate of population change from births, deaths and international migration. Projections are not used.
- Limitations
- It differs from World Bank population growth, which uses midyear populations and other inputs, so the two are not combined. OrbisLens currently shows the 2023 estimate only.
How to read this indicator
Positive values indicate growth and negative values decline. This is not a fertility rate; population change reflects births, deaths and international migration.
The same rate can describe different numbers of people in different-sized populations. Do not multiply a WDI total by a WPP rate and present it as an official count when sources or periods differ.
Sources
- UN DESA Population Division · World Population Prospects 2024
Official indicator code PopGrowthRate · percent per year
Indicator-level original sources: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division