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.
Latest published country values
Rate of population changeResults: 195 · 141–160
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 2.24%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Romania | -0.53%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Russia | -0.323%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Rwanda | 2.177%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Samoa | 0.627%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| San Marino | -0.744%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Saudi Arabia | 2.387%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Senegal | 2.329%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Serbia | -0.439%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Seychelles | 1.964%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Sierra Leone | 2.184%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Singapore | 0.807%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Slovakia | 0.055%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Slovenia | 0.078%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Solomon Islands | 2.383%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Somalia | 3.565%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| South Africa | 1.315%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| South Korea | -0.041%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| South Sudan | 5.862%/year | 2023 | UN DESA Population Division | Estimated | No trend available |
| Spain | 0.018%/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