St. Vincent and the Grenadines — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 1961–2025.
Population growth for St. Vincent and the Grenadines was -0.69% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 1.74% in 1961. The lowest was -0.78% in 2022 (about 1.1× the latest value).
St. Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 205 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 94%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 0.48%, so St. Vincent and the Grenadines sits below it. It peaked in 1961 and has fallen 140% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 29%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 41 of 42 economies; St. Martin (French part) (-4.65%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 376% in 1999. That is 3% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 146th of 216 in 1961 → 171st of 216 in 1970 → 174th of 216 in 1980 → 171st of 216 in 1990 → 184th of 217 in 2000 → 203rd of 217 in 2010 → 195th of 217 in 2020 → 205th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.69% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | -0.7% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | -0.71% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | -0.78% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | -0.66% | -0.0 pp |
| 2020 | -0.62% | +0.1 pp |
| 2019 | -0.73% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | -0.7% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | -0.65% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | -0.57% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | -0.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | -0.56% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | -0.55% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | -0.56% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | -0.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | -0.5% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | -0.47% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | -0.45% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | -0.43% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | -0.39% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | -0.34% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | -0.27% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | -0.18% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | -0.14% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | -0.04% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 0.16% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 0.16% | +0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 0.03% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 0.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 0.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 0.11% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 0.16% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 0.26% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 0.37% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 0.48% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 0.55% | -0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 0.6% | -0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 0.66% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 0.71% | -0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 0.76% | -0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 0.79% | -0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 0.82% | -0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 0.85% | +0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 0.82% | +0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 0.71% | +0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 0.68% | -0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 0.76% | -0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 0.79% | -0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 0.8% | -0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 0.83% | -0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 0.87% | -0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 0.92% | -0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 0.94% | +0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 0.94% | -0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 0.95% | -0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 0.99% | -0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 1.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 1.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 1.23% | -0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 1.3% | -0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 1.38% | -0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 1.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 1.58% | -0.2 pp |
| 1961 | 1.74% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was St. Vincent and the Grenadines’s Population growth in 1962?
1.58% (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 St. Vincent and the Grenadines’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -139.6% 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: -0.69%; 2024: -0.7%; 2023: -0.71%; 2022: -0.78%; 2021: -0.66%. 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.