Explore global and national data on population growth, demography, and how they are changing.

Jul 15, 2024 · About this data World population growth Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln (P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on …

Jul 15, 2024 · Population is the most commonly used metric throughout Our World in Data. It is used directly to understand population growth over time, and indirectly to calculate per-capita indicators, …

Jun 1, 2023 · How has the world population growth rate changed? We looked at the absolute change in the global population over time. But what about the rate of population growth? The global population …

Related research and data What are the sources for Our World in Data's population estimates? Charts Age group with the largest population Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions Annual …

Jul 11, 2024 · Falling fertility rates are driving this slowdown in population growth Although the global population is expected to increase for many more decades, the population growth rate is slowing …

Natural population growth is the population increase determined by births and deaths. Migration flows are not taken into account. Future projections are based on the UN medium scenario.

Population growth rate, 1950 to 2100 Population growth rate takes births, deaths and migration into account. Future projections are based on the UN medium scenario.

Population, 1950 to 2100 Future projections are based on the UN medium scenario.

Annual population growth Historic estimates with future projections based on the UN medium scenario.