World Population Growth
World population grew 0.91% in 2025 (2024: 0.96%) — the growth rate has been falling since the 1960s peak above 2%.
Updated July 12, 2026
World Population Growth
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DefinitionAnnual percentage growth of total world population (mid-year estimates, UN World Population Prospects via the WDI).
LimitationsDepends on census quality and UN inter-census estimates; recent years revise with each biennial UN update.
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World population grew 0.91% in 2025 (2024: 0.96%) — the growth rate has been falling since the 1960s peak above 2%.
World Bank — World Development Indicators (SP.POP.GROW), World aggregate. License: CC BY 4.0. StatsPanda charts the original series directly and cites it on every download.
The underlying series is released on a annual cadence. This page was last updated July 12, 2026, and refreshes with each source release.