HC Deb 29 January 1975 vol 885 c205W
Mr. D. E. Thomas

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 State 1948–58 1958–73 Latest Year (1972–73)
United Kingdom 3.7 5.3 2.5
Austria 1.0 4.5 4.0
Belgium 5.7 5.0 5.1
Denmark 7.5 7.2 8.0
Finland 10.0 4.4 6.5
France 8.6 9.5 8.3
Germany, Federal Republic 10.9 9.8 4.8
Greece 9.9 6.1 6.8
Iceland 20.6 13.5 ..
Irish Republic -4.1 5.9 6.6
Italy 6.3 7.6 9.9
Luxembourg 6.1 7.6 12.9
Netherlands 14.1 12.0 8.3
Norway 9.6 7.8 7.6
Portugal 5.4 7.8 (1958–69) -3.5
Spain 9.1 10.5 (1958–70) 10.7
Sweden 7.4 6.3 2.4
Switzerland 12.2 15.1 7.8
Turkey 26.9 25.7 27.8
Australia 23.6 (1947–58) 19.4 13.1
Canada 26.4 17.3 12.6
Japan 14.5 11.2 12.8
New Zealand 23.2 18.9 22.6
U.S.A. 17.4 12.4 7.5

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