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Growing, slowing, shrinking
Population change reflects births, deaths and migration together.
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THE STORY BEHIND THE CHART
The story behind the numbers
Annual population growth combines natural change with net migration and statistical revisions. A positive rate does not necessarily imply high fertility, and a negative rate does not identify its cause. The historical panel puts the latest estimate in a longer context.
THE TAKEAWAY
Population change reflects births, deaths and migration together.
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Annual population growth. Migration and revisions can affect individual years.
Data behind the visual
This selected comparison includes 32 economies with observations in 2025 shown in % annual.
| Country | Value |
|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 4.7% |
| Saudi Arabia | 4.6% |
| Ethiopia | 2.6% |
| Nigeria | 2.1% |
| Kenya | 1.9% |
| Pakistan | 1.6% |
| Egypt | 1.6% |
| Australia | 1.5% |
| Bangladesh | 1.2% |
| South Africa | 1.1% |
| Canada | 0.9% |
| India | 0.9% |
| Mexico | 0.8% |
| Philippines | 0.8% |
| Indonesia | 0.8% |
| Norway | 0.7% |
| Vietnam | 0.6% |
| United States | 0.5% |
| Netherlands | 0.5% |
| Türkiye | 0.4% |
| Brazil | 0.4% |
| Argentina | 0.3% |
| United Kingdom | 0.3% |
| Sweden | 0.3% |
| France | 0.2% |
| Germany | -0% |
| Italy | -0.1% |
| Thailand | -0.1% |
| South Korea | -0.1% |
| China | -0.2% |
| Poland | -0.3% |
| Japan | -0.5% |
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