Population growth in Other small states
Other small states: Population growth was 0.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population growth in Other small states, 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 Other small states is 0.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Other small states peaked at 2.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1999.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 6 |
More climate change data for Other small states
- Population, total 13.03 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Urban population 7.19 million (2025)
- Urban population 55.2% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 7.53 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1.8% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 23.7% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 8.9% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 8.2% (2025)
- CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.02 1=low to 6=high (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Other small states?
- Population growth in Other small states was 0.8% 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1999.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.