Population growth (annual %)

Indicator id: population_growth · Unit: % per year · Coverage: 1960-2024

Exponential growth rate of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage.

Sources

• World Bank (preferred) -- dataset WDI, code SP.POP.GROW (https://data.worldbank.org)

Caveats

Can be negative (net outmigration or declining fertility) or elevated by refugee inflows.

Taxonomy

Topic: Health

Also known as

"population growth rate", "how fast is population growing", "annual population growth"

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