Definitions for "Population growth rate"
The rate at which a particular population is growing each year. It is calculated relative to a base population size and reflects the net impact of births, deaths, and migration. The growth rate in the United States was approximately 0.6% per year in 2002.
Average annual compound rate of change from 1990 to 1998. For example: Rate = 100*[((P98 / P90)^(1/8.25))-1].
The increase in a country's population during a certain period- usually one year- expressed as a percentage of the population when the period began. The population growth rate is the sum of the difference between the birth rate and the death rate- the natural population increase- and the difference between the population entering and leaving the country- the net migration rate.