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Oecd (Member States Populations)

Volume 885: debated on Wednesday 29 January 1975

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asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the average annual rate of change in the populations of each of the member States of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development during the periods 1948 to 1958, 1958 to 1973, and at the latest date for which figures are available, respectively.

Mean annual rate of change per 1,000 population, mid-year to mid-year
OECD Member State1948–581958–73Latest Year (1972–73)
United Kingdom3·75·32·5
Austria1·04·54·0
Belgium5·75·05·1
Denmark7·57·28·0
Finland10·04·46·5
France8·69·58·3
Germany, Federal Republic10·99·84·8
Greece9·96·16·8
Iceland20·613·5··
Irish Republic-4·15·96·6
Italy6·37·69·9
Luxembourg6·17·612·9
Netherlands14·112·08·3
Norway9·67·87·6
Portugal5·47·8 (1958–69)-3·5
Spain9·110·5 (1958–70)10·7
Sweden7·46·32·4
Switzerland12·215·17·8
Turkey26·925·727·8
Australia23·6 (1947–58)19·413·1
Canada26·417·312·6
Japan14·511·212·8
New Zealand23·218·922·6
U.S.A.17·412·47·5