Annual 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--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of the country of origin.
| Date | Value | Change, % |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.4 | -6.84 % |
| 2010 | 2.5 | -5.99 % |
| 2009 | 2.7 | -3.27 % |
| 2008 | 2.8 | 0.76 % |
| 2007 | 2.8 | 4.12 % |
| 2006 | 2.7 | 6.34 % |
| 2005 | 2.5 | 5.85 % |
| 2004 | 2.4 | 3.27 % |
| 2003 | 2.3 | -1.44 % |
| 2002 | 2.3 | -4.83 % |
| 2001 | 2.4 | -5.86 % |
| 2000 | 2.6 |