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Northern Mariana Islands — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Northern Mariana Islands, 1961–2025.
Latest value · 2025
-1.68%
Population Growth (Annual %) · annual % · -157.5% since 1961
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%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
-1.68%
First (1961)
2.92%
Change
-157.5%
Highest
11.98%
in 1982
Lowest
-4.68%
in 1969
Average
2.47%
Annual growth (CAGR)
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Years of data
65
Recent years
| Year | annual % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -1.68% |
| 2024 | -1.93% |
| 2023 | -2.05% |
| 2022 | -1.94% |
| 2021 | -1.16% |
| 2020 | -1.26% |
| 2019 | -1.95% |
| 2018 | -1.78% |
| 2017 | -1.62% |
| 2016 | -1.45% |
| 2015 | -1.28% |
| 2014 | -1.11% |
Reading this correctly. Annual population growth rate. A negative value means the population shrank, usually through emigration or low birth rates. Figures are in annual %. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
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.