Northern Mariana Islands — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Northern Mariana Islands, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Northern Mariana Islands was -1.68% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 11.98% in 1982. The lowest was -4.68% in 1969 (about 2.8× the latest value).
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 214 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 99%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 0.64%, so Northern Mariana Islands sits below it. It peaked in 1982 and has fallen 114% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 31%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 36 of 37 economies; Marshall Islands (-3.43%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 472% in 1971. That is 2% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1971.
World ranking. Slipped: 55th of 216 in 1961 → 133rd of 216 in 1970 → 4th of 216 in 1980 → 9th of 216 in 1990 → 10th of 217 in 2000 → 216th of 217 in 2010 → 209th of 217 in 2020 → 214th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -1.68% | +0.3 pp |
| 2024 | -1.93% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | -2.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | -1.94% | -0.8 pp |
| 2021 | -1.16% | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | -1.26% | +0.7 pp |
| 2019 | -1.95% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | -1.78% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | -1.62% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | -1.45% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | -1.28% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | -1.11% | -0.2 pp |
| 2013 | -0.9% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | -0.7% | +0.2 pp |
| 2011 | -0.9% | +1.4 pp |
| 2010 | -2.26% | +1.0 pp |
| 2009 | -3.25% | -0.2 pp |
| 2008 | -3.09% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | -2.91% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | -2.72% | -0.2 pp |
| 2005 | -2.51% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | -2.29% | -0.2 pp |
| 2003 | -2.05% | -0.3 pp |
| 2002 | -1.79% | -1.2 pp |
| 2001 | -0.55% | -4.2 pp |
| 2000 | 3.63% | -3.6 pp |
| 1999 | 7.2% | -0.8 pp |
| 1998 | 8.04% | -1.0 pp |
| 1997 | 9.04% | +2.0 pp |
| 1996 | 7.07% | +4.0 pp |
| 1995 | 3.05% | +1.4 pp |
| 1994 | 1.68% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 1.69% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 1.76% | -0.6 pp |
| 1991 | 2.4% | -2.4 pp |
| 1990 | 4.82% | -2.2 pp |
| 1989 | 6.98% | -0.5 pp |
| 1988 | 7.5% | -0.5 pp |
| 1987 | 8.03% | -0.6 pp |
| 1986 | 8.61% | -0.7 pp |
| 1985 | 9.29% | -0.8 pp |
| 1984 | 10.06% | -0.9 pp |
| 1983 | 10.95% | -1.0 pp |
| 1982 | 11.98% | +0.2 pp |
| 1981 | 11.77% | +5.1 pp |
| 1980 | 6.67% | +4.5 pp |
| 1979 | 2.2% | +0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 2.15% | -0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 2.24% | -0.2 pp |
| 1976 | 2.45% | -0.3 pp |
| 1975 | 2.76% | -2.7 pp |
| 1974 | 5.43% | -4.0 pp |
| 1973 | 9.39% | -2.0 pp |
| 1972 | 11.43% | +1.2 pp |
| 1971 | 10.28% | +8.5 pp |
| 1970 | 1.8% | +6.5 pp |
| 1969 | -4.68% | -2.0 pp |
| 1968 | -2.65% | -3.9 pp |
| 1967 | 1.28% | -2.1 pp |
| 1966 | 3.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 3.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 3.38% | +0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 3.34% | +0.2 pp |
| 1962 | 3.12% | +0.2 pp |
| 1961 | 2.92% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Northern Mariana Islands’s Population growth in 1962?
3.12% (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 Northern Mariana Islands’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -157.5% in total.
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: -1.68%; 2024: -1.93%; 2023: -2.05%; 2022: -1.94%; 2021: -1.16%. 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.