Statistical Terms
Population growth (annual %)
- Topic
- Population
- Definition
- 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.
- Source
- ( 1 ) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. ( 2 ) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices.
- Periodicity
- Annual
- Temporal Coverage
- 1999-2020
- Note