Population growth (annual %)

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Field	Type	Description
Country Name	string	Country or Region name
Country Code	string	ISO 3-digit ISO code extended to include regional codes e.g. EUR, ARB etc
Year	year	Year
Value	number	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.

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Last updated: 18 February 2026
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About this dataset

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.