Back to Country Profile
Historical Values
Year Value
1992 The annual percent change in the population,
1993 1.32% (1993 est.)
1994 1.2% (1994 est.)
1995 1.78% (1995 est.)
1996 1.41% (1996 est.)
1997 1.26% (1997 est.)
1998 1.12% (1998 est.)
1998 The average annual percent change in the population, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country. The rate may be positive or negative. Also known as growth rate or average annual rate of growth. The growth rate is a factor in determining how great a burden would be imposed on a country by the changing needs of its people for infrastructure (e.g., schools, hospitals, housing, roads), resources (e.g., food, water, electric
1999 1.02% (1999 est.)
2000 0.26% (2000 est.)
2001 0.15% (2001 est.)
2002 0.05% (2002 est.)
2003 0.83% (2003 est.)
2004 0.68% (2004 est.)
2005 0.51% (2005 est.)
2006 0.62% (2006 est.)
2007 0.595% (2007 est.)
2008 -0.787% (2008 est.)
2009 1.53% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 85
2010 2.954% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 14
2011 4.31% (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 1
2012 4.357% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 2
2013 4.38% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 2
2014 4.36% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 2
2015 2.21% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 39
2016 2.2% (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 37
2017 1.56% (2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 69
2018 1.68% (2018 est.)
2019 1.68% (2018 est.)
2020 1.87% (2020 est.)
2021 1.94% (2021 est.)
2022 1.95% (2022 est.)
2023 1.99% (2023 est.)
2024 1.91% (2024 est.)
2025 1.82% (2025 est.)