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Historical World Population Dynamics (Annual %)
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Presents the annual percentage growth rate of the world population, tracked yearly across more than six decades. This resource provides detailed historical population dynamics, including data for individual countries, various regional groupings, and categories defined by financial status. It serves as a foundational source for understanding demographic shifts on a global scale.
Columns
The data file contains 64 fields detailing geographic entities and their annual growth rates:
country_name: The specific country, territory, or financial/regional grouping being reported.country_code: The respective code assigned to the country or region.1961through2022: A separate column for each year, recording the annual population growth rate expressed as a percentage.
Distribution
The data is delivered in a CSV file format. It features 64 columns in total and includes records for 265 unique countries and regions. The temporal granularity is yearly, spanning the full period from 1961 to 2022. Note that while 265 entities are tracked, a very small number of data points are occasionally missing in the earliest years (1961–1991).
Usage
This data product is suited for in-depth demographic analysis, statistical modelling of long-term population trends, and researching historical impacts of major global events or policies on national growth rates. It is also suitable for visualising long-term global and regional demographic divergence.
Coverage
The geographic scope is global, encompassing population growth data for all countries around the globe, as well as several sub-categories related to financial status. The temporal coverage begins in 1961 and continues annually up to 2022.
License
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Who Can Use It
Intended users include academics and researchers studying social science, demographers performing long-range projections, government statisticians requiring validated historical growth metrics, and market researchers analysing regional population changes.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Global Annual Population Growth Rates (1961–2022)
- Historical World Population Dynamics (Annual %)
- Country-level Demographic Change Since 1961
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Original Data Source: Historical World Population Dynamics (Annual %)
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