Population growth in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Population growth was 1.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population growth in IDA & IBRD total, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth in IDA & IBRD total is 1.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 2.4% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 6 |
More climate change data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population, total 6.99 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Urban population 3.75 billion (2025)
- Urban population 53.7% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 22.8% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 3,021 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 9.0% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 15.7% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 13.1% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 9.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in IDA & IBRD total?
- Population growth in IDA & IBRD total was 1.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 1963.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2022.
- Is population growth rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.