The table compares eight different nations in terms of their population figures in two separate years: 2009 and 2010.
Overall, almost all countries recorded increasing figures to varying degrees, save for France, whose population number remained static at high levels over a year. Notably, Germany’s population, despite being consistently modest compared to other nations, registered the most considerable growth.
Focusing first on nations with the highest growth rates, Germany emerged as the frontrunner, recording an increase of 109%, with its figure rising from 11 to 23 million. A smaller increase, albeit to significantly higher levels, can be observed in China and Turkey. At the outset, China’s population figure stood at 22 million, putting it around 11 million behind Turkey (33). Over a year, China nearly exhibited a two-fold growth to reach 34 million; in comparison, Turkey’s 45 million, with a 33% difference, still exceeded that of its counterpart.
Moving next to nations with growth rates of under 4%, in 2009, the population numbers of the US (66), Spain (55), the UK (55), and Italy (44) were relatively high, with 1-to-2-million increases after a year. Accordingly, the percentage rates clustered between 1.5% and 3.6%, with the UK recording the highest percentage.
Bucking these patterns was France, which registered no changes in its population figure. Yet this number (76 million) consistently topped the chart as opposed to those of other nations.