Naoero — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Naoero, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Naoero was 0.65% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 5.59% in 1965. The lowest was -0.47% in 2002 (about -1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.62% per year.
Naoero ranks 126 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 58%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 0.64%, so Naoero sits above it. It peaked in 1965 and has fallen 88% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 67%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 18 of 37 economies; Myanmar (0.64%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 1201% in 2005. That is 37% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 22nd of 216 in 1961 → 126th of 216 in 1970 → 87th of 216 in 1980 → 81st of 216 in 1990 → 198th of 217 in 2000 → 168th of 217 in 2010 → 135th of 217 in 2020 → 126th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.65% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 0.63% | -0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 0.78% | +0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 0.57% | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 0.48% | -0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 0.95% | -0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 1.34% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 1.55% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 1.77% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 1.95% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 2.12% | -0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 2.41% | +0.7 pp |
| 2012 | 1.66% | +1.1 pp |
| 2011 | 0.55% | +0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 0.27% | +0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 0.07% | +0.2 pp |
| 2008 | -0.11% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | -0.14% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | -0.15% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | -0.11% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 0.01% | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | -0.23% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | -0.47% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | -0.37% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | -0.19% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | -0.11% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 0.01% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 0.14% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 0.18% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 0.28% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 0.35% | -0.5 pp |
| 1993 | 0.81% | -0.9 pp |
| 1992 | 1.72% | -0.6 pp |
| 1991 | 2.34% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 2.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 2.43% | +0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 2.42% | +0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 2.31% | +0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 2.21% | +0.2 pp |
| 1985 | 2.06% | +0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 1.94% | -0.2 pp |
| 1983 | 2.17% | -0.4 pp |
| 1982 | 2.53% | +0.1 pp |
| 1981 | 2.45% | +0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 2.39% | +0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 2.3% | +0.4 pp |
| 1978 | 1.87% | +0.5 pp |
| 1977 | 1.39% | +0.3 pp |
| 1976 | 1.1% | +0.2 pp |
| 1975 | 0.92% | +0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 0.83% | +0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 0.79% | +0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 0.74% | -0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 0.77% | -1.2 pp |
| 1970 | 1.94% | -2.0 pp |
| 1969 | 3.92% | +0.8 pp |
| 1968 | 3.1% | +1.6 pp |
| 1967 | 1.51% | -2.0 pp |
| 1966 | 3.55% | -2.0 pp |
| 1965 | 5.59% | +0.2 pp |
| 1964 | 5.38% | +0.5 pp |
| 1963 | 4.84% | +0.6 pp |
| 1962 | 4.2% | +0.6 pp |
| 1961 | 3.56% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Naoero’s Population growth in 1962?
4.2% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Naoero’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -81.7% in total — about 2.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.65%; 2024: 0.6%; 2023: 0.63%; 2022: 0.78%; 2021: 0.57%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.