Population growth in 2025: UK 0.3%, U.S. 0.52%, Canada 0.94%, Australia 1.53%, South Korea -0.13%, Japan -0.49%, Germany -0.03%, France 0.25%, Spain 1.03%, Italy -0.06%. Official figures for the UK compared with other countries, with the source for every value.

Latest value for each country (reference periods can differ)

UK: 0.3% (2025)
U.S.: 0.52% (2025)
Canada: 0.94% (2025)
Australia: 1.53% (2025)
South Korea: -0.13% (2025)
Japan: -0.49% (2025)
Germany: -0.03% (2025)
France: 0.25% (2025)
Spain: 1.03% (2025)
Italy: -0.06% (2025)

Periods where all selected countries have data

Period	UK	U.S.	Canada	Australia	South Korea	Japan	Germany	France	Spain	Italy
2025	0.3%	0.52%	0.94%	1.53%	-0.13%	-0.49%	-0.03%	0.25%	1.03%	-0.06%
2024	1.1%	0.96%	2.98%	1.98%	0.07%	-0.44%	0.27%	0.26%	1.02%	-0.05%
2023	1.31%	0.82%	2.78%	2.43%	0.08%	-0.49%	0.13%	0.28%	1.18%	-0.05%
2022	0.98%	0.57%	1.84%	1.29%	-0.19%	-0.44%	-0.02%	0.5%	0.72%	-0.2%
2021	0.36%	0.16%	0.55%	0.14%	-0.13%	-0.46%	0.04%	0.36%	0.18%	-0.52%
2020	0.17%	0.41%	1.08%	1.23%	0.14%	-0.29%	0.08%	0.32%	0.51%	-0.49%
2019	0.51%	0.52%	1.46%	1.48%	0.35%	-0.14%	0.23%	0.33%	0.72%	-0.25%
2018	0.49%	0.59%	1.43%	1.5%	0.43%	-0.13%	0.3%	0.36%	0.45%	-0.21%
2017	0.54%	0.69%	1.2%	1.65%	0.28%	-0.08%	0.37%	0.29%	0.24%	-0.19%
2016	0.79%	0.79%	1.13%	1.56%	0.4%	-0.05%	0.81%	0.26%	0.08%	-0.19%

the UK is the reference; other countries are shown for comparison only. Values come from the same indicator and period.

Population growth: the UK compared with other countries

Latest value for each country (reference periods can differ)

Periods where all selected countries have data

Sources