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CodeSP.POP.GROW
Indicator NamePopulation growth (annual %)
Short definitionAnnual population growth rate. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
Long definitionAnnual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
SourceDerived from total population. Population source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision, (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.
TopicHealth: Population: Dynamics
PeriodicityAnnual
Aggregation methodWeighted average
License TypeCC BY-4.0
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