Population growth 1961 - 2023

Description	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.
Unit of measure	%

Source: United Nations Population Division

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	China
1961	-1.0
1962	0.8
1963	2.5
1964	2.3
1965	2.4
1966	2.8
1967	2.6
1968	2.6
1969	2.7
1970	2.8
1971	2.7
1972	2.5
1973	2.3
1974	2.1
1975	1.8
1976	1.5
1977	1.4
1978	1.3
1979	1.3
1980	1.3
1981	1.3
1982	1.5
1983	1.4
1984	1.3
1985	1.4
1986	1.5
1987	1.6
1988	1.6
1989	1.5
1990	1.5
1991	1.4
1992	1.2
1993	1.2
1994	1.1
1995	1.1
1996	1.0
1997	1.0
1998	1.0
1999	0.9
2000	0.8
2001	0.7
2002	0.7
2003	0.6
2004	0.6
2005	0.6
2006	0.6
2007	0.5
2008	0.5
2009	0.5
2010	0.5
2011	0.5
2012	0.7
2013	0.7
2014	0.6
2015	0.6
2016	0.6
2017	0.6
2018	0.5
2019	0.4
2020	0.2
2021	0.1
2022	0.0
2023	-0.1

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