Population growth rate by country, 2000
Red: shrinking, blue: growing. Values are UN estimates.
| # | Country / area | Population growth rate | 1990 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timor-Leste | +8.3% | +2.0% |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | +6.5% | +5.7% |
| 3 | Equatorial Guinea | +6.5% | +3.7% |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | +5.3% | +4.8% |
| 5 | Qatar | +5.1% | +3.3% |
| 6 | Congo | +5.0% | +2.8% |
| 7 | Western Sahara | +4.9% | +3.3% |
| 8 | French Guiana | +4.8% | +3.9% |
| 9 | South Sudan | +4.5% | +2.0% |
| 10 | Sierra Leone | +4.4% | +5.5% |
| 11 | Turks and Caicos Islands | +4.2% | +4.8% |
| 12 | Somalia | +4.1% | -0.3% |
| 13 | Mayotte | +4.0% | +6.0% |
| 14 | Cayman Islands | +3.6% | +4.9% |
| 15 | Niger | +3.5% | +3.1% |
| 16 | Papua New Guinea | +3.4% | +2.9% |
| 17 | Angola | +3.3% | +3.4% |
| 18 | Iraq | +3.3% | -0.5% |
| 19 | Chad | +3.3% | +2.2% |
| 20 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | +3.2% | +3.5% |
| 21 | Belize | +3.2% | +2.2% |
| 22 | Anguilla | +3.1% | +3.6% |
| 23 | Uganda | +3.1% | +3.2% |
| 24 | State of Palestine | +3.1% | +4.1% |
| 25 | Benin | +3.1% | +3.1% |
| 26 | Madagascar | +3.1% | +3.0% |
| 27 | Yemen | +3.0% | +3.8% |
| 28 | Ethiopia | +3.0% | +3.7% |
| 29 | Kenya | +3.0% | +3.4% |
| 30 | Djibouti | +3.0% | +11.2% |
| 31 | Burkina Faso | +3.0% | +2.6% |
| 32 | Mali | +3.0% | +2.0% |
| 33 | Zambia | +2.9% | +2.5% |
| 34 | United Republic of Tanzania | +2.9% | +2.6% |
| 35 | Pakistan | +2.9% | +3.5% |
| 36 | Kuwait | +2.8% | -71.1% |
| 37 | Mauritania | +2.8% | +2.9% |
| 38 | Liberia | +2.8% | -29.9% |
| 39 | Central African Republic | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| 40 | Gambia | +2.7% | +4.2% |
| 41 | Côte d'Ivoire | +2.7% | +4.0% |
| 42 | Saint Martin (French part) | +2.7% | +2.9% |
| 43 | Togo | +2.7% | +2.9% |
| 44 | Nigeria | +2.7% | +2.7% |
| 45 | Honduras | +2.7% | +2.8% |
| 46 | Israel | +2.6% | +5.4% |
| 47 | Ghana | +2.6% | +2.6% |
| 48 | Gabon | +2.6% | +2.7% |
| 49 | Cameroon | +2.6% | +3.0% |
| 50 | Saint Barthélemy | +2.6% | +3.7% |
| 51 | British Virgin Islands | +2.6% | +3.5% |
| 52 | Syrian Arab Republic | +2.5% | +3.2% |
| 53 | Sudan | +2.5% | +2.0% |
| 54 | Vanuatu | +2.5% | +2.5% |
| 55 | Senegal | +2.4% | +2.9% |
| 56 | Philippines | +2.4% | +2.7% |
| 57 | Bhutan | +2.4% | +2.5% |
| 58 | Malawi | +2.4% | +3.4% |
| 59 | Malaysia | +2.4% | +2.9% |
| 60 | Guatemala | +2.3% | +2.8% |
| 61 | Namibia | +2.3% | +3.5% |
| 62 | Singapore | +2.2% | +3.4% |
| 63 | Bahrain | +2.2% | +3.4% |
| 64 | Mozambique | +2.2% | +1.7% |
| 65 | Aruba | +2.1% | +2.4% |
| 66 | Egypt | +2.1% | +3.2% |
| 67 | Guinea-Bissau | +2.1% | +1.6% |
| 68 | Suriname | +2.1% | +0.6% |
| 69 | New Caledonia | +2.1% | +2.7% |
| 70 | Brunei Darussalam | +2.1% | +2.8% |
| 71 | Burundi | +2.1% | +2.1% |
| 72 | Botswana | +2.1% | +2.7% |
| 73 | Comoros | +2.0% | +2.6% |
| 74 | Solomon Islands | +2.0% | +3.1% |
| 75 | Turkmenistan | +2.0% | +2.6% |
| 76 | Jordan | +2.0% | +10.5% |
| 77 | India | +1.9% | +2.2% |
| 78 | Costa Rica | +1.9% | +2.5% |
| 79 | Tajikistan | +1.9% | +2.5% |
| 80 | Haiti | +1.9% | +2.1% |
| 81 | Panama | +1.9% | +2.1% |
| 82 | Paraguay | +1.9% | +2.7% |
| 83 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | +1.9% | +0.9% |
| 84 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | +1.9% | +2.4% |
| 85 | Guinea | +1.8% | +4.3% |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | +1.8% | +0.2% |
| 87 | Bangladesh | +1.8% | +2.0% |
| 88 | Libya | +1.8% | +2.3% |
| 89 | Antigua and Barbuda | +1.7% | -0.4% |
| 90 | Ecuador | +1.7% | +2.2% |
| 91 | Cyprus | +1.7% | +1.4% |
| 92 | Kiribati | +1.7% | +2.3% |
| 93 | Nepal | +1.7% | +2.5% |
| 94 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | +1.7% | +2.1% |
| 95 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | +1.7% | +2.8% |
| 96 | Lebanon | +1.7% | +1.9% |
| 97 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | +1.6% | +3.0% |
| 98 | Cambodia | +1.6% | +4.2% |
| 99 | Colombia | +1.6% | +2.1% |
| 100 | Seychelles | +1.6% | +1.1% |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | +1.6% | +2.1% |
| 102 | Maldives | +1.6% | +3.2% |
| 103 | China, Macao SAR | +1.6% | +3.3% |
| 104 | French Polynesia | +1.6% | +2.0% |
| 105 | Iceland | +1.5% | +0.8% |
| 106 | Cabo Verde | +1.5% | +2.5% |
| 107 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | +1.5% | -0.8% |
| 108 | Peru | +1.5% | +2.2% |
| 109 | Mexico | +1.5% | +1.9% |
| 110 | Ireland | +1.4% | +0.4% |
| 111 | Algeria | +1.4% | +2.4% |
| 112 | Indonesia | +1.4% | +1.8% |
| 113 | Morocco | +1.4% | +1.8% |
| 114 | Luxembourg | +1.4% | +1.3% |
| 115 | Oman | +1.3% | +5.0% |
| 116 | San Marino | +1.3% | +1.4% |
| 117 | Tokelau | +1.3% | +0.3% |
| 118 | Türkiye | +1.3% | +1.8% |
| 119 | Nicaragua | +1.3% | +2.3% |
| 120 | Bahamas | +1.3% | +1.7% |
| 121 | Faroe Islands | +1.3% | -1.3% |
| 122 | Brazil | +1.3% | +1.8% |
| 123 | China, Hong Kong SAR | +1.3% | +0.3% |
| 124 | Uzbekistan | +1.2% | +2.3% |
| 125 | Eritrea | +1.2% | +2.2% |
| 126 | Australia | +1.2% | +1.4% |
| 127 | Chile | +1.2% | +1.7% |
| 128 | Réunion | +1.2% | +1.8% |
| 129 | Argentina | +1.1% | +1.5% |
| 130 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | +1.1% | +0.9% |
| 131 | Sao Tome and Principe | +1.1% | +2.4% |
| 132 | Saint Lucia | +1.1% | +0.9% |
| 133 | Thailand | +1.1% | +1.7% |
| 134 | Tunisia | +1.1% | +2.1% |
| 135 | Fiji | +1.1% | +0.9% |
| 136 | Viet Nam | +1.1% | +2.1% |
| 137 | Isle of Man | +1.1% | +1.6% |
| 138 | Myanmar | +1.1% | +1.5% |
| 139 | Liechtenstein | +1.1% | +1.2% |
| 140 | Azerbaijan | +1.0% | +1.1% |
| 141 | United States of America | +1.0% | +1.2% |
| 142 | Eswatini | +1.0% | +4.1% |
| 143 | Canada | +1.0% | +1.4% |
| 144 | Kyrgyzstan | +1.0% | +1.7% |
| 145 | Palau | +1.0% | +2.2% |
| 146 | Guam | +0.9% | +1.9% |
| 147 | Marshall Islands | +0.9% | +2.2% |
| 148 | Mongolia | +0.9% | +1.8% |
| 149 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | +0.8% | +1.1% |
| 150 | Netherlands | +0.8% | +0.8% |
| 151 | Samoa | +0.8% | +0.1% |
| 152 | Portugal | +0.8% | -0.2% |
| 153 | Mauritius | +0.8% | +1.3% |
| 154 | Rwanda | +0.8% | +2.3% |
| 155 | China | +0.8% | +1.7% |
| 156 | South Africa | +0.8% | +2.7% |
| 157 | Grenada | +0.7% | +0.8% |
| 158 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | +0.7% | +1.4% |
| 159 | Jamaica | +0.7% | +0.8% |
| 160 | France | +0.7% | +0.5% |
| 161 | Malta | +0.7% | +0.9% |
| 162 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | +0.7% | +1.5% |
| 163 | Zimbabwe | +0.6% | +2.7% |
| 164 | Switzerland | +0.6% | +1.1% |
| 165 | Tonga | +0.6% | +0.2% |
| 166 | New Zealand | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| 167 | Norway | +0.6% | +0.4% |
| 168 | Bermuda | +0.6% | +0.8% |
| 169 | Republic of Korea | +0.6% | +1.2% |
| 170 | American Samoa | +0.6% | +2.8% |
| 171 | Northern Mariana Islands | +0.6% | +3.0% |
| 172 | El Salvador | +0.5% | +1.9% |
| 173 | Kazakhstan | +0.5% | +0.8% |
| 174 | Greece | +0.5% | +0.4% |
| 175 | Spain | +0.5% | +0.1% |
| 176 | Tuvalu | +0.5% | +1.5% |
| 177 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | +0.5% | +0.3% |
| 178 | United Kingdom | +0.4% | +0.4% |
| 179 | Guernsey | +0.4% | +1.2% |
| 180 | Greenland | +0.4% | +0.2% |
| 181 | Denmark | +0.4% | +0.2% |
| 182 | Trinidad and Tobago | +0.4% | +0.8% |
| 183 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | +0.4% | +1.9% |
| 184 | China, Taiwan Province of China | +0.4% | +0.8% |
| 185 | North Macedonia | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| 186 | Uruguay | +0.3% | +0.6% |
| 187 | Cuba | +0.3% | +0.9% |
| 188 | Jersey | +0.3% | +1.2% |
| 189 | Austria | +0.2% | +0.9% |
| 190 | Sweden | +0.2% | +0.7% |
| 191 | Finland | +0.2% | +0.5% |
| 192 | Puerto Rico | +0.2% | +0.9% |
| 193 | Belgium | +0.2% | +0.3% |
| 194 | Japan | +0.2% | +0.4% |
| 195 | Italy | +0.1% | +0.1% |
| 196 | Slovenia | +0.1% | +0.2% |
| 197 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | +0.1% | +0.4% |
| 198 | Germany | +0.1% | +0.8% |
| 199 | Guyana | +0.0% | -0.7% |
| 200 | Gibraltar | +0.0% | -1.3% |
| 201 | Slovakia | +0.0% | +0.3% |
| 202 | Poland | +0.0% | +0.3% |
| 203 | Monaco | +0.0% | +0.9% |
| 204 | Montenegro | +0.0% | +0.6% |
| 205 | Czechia | -0.1% | +0.0% |
| 206 | Lesotho | -0.1% | +1.9% |
| 207 | United States Virgin Islands | -0.1% | +0.9% |
| 208 | Andorra | -0.2% | +6.9% |
| 209 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -0.2% | +0.5% |
| 210 | Hungary | -0.2% | +0.0% |
| 211 | Nauru | -0.3% | +2.5% |
| 212 | Russian Federation | -0.3% | +0.5% |
| 213 | Guadeloupe | -0.4% | +1.4% |
| 214 | Barbados | -0.4% | +0.3% |
| 215 | Belarus | -0.5% | +0.0% |
| 216 | Estonia | -0.6% | +0.0% |
| 217 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | -0.6% | +6.9% |
| 218 | Serbia | -0.6% | -0.1% |
| 219 | Dominica | -0.6% | -0.8% |
| 220 | Lithuania | -0.6% | +0.2% |
| 221 | Romania | -0.6% | +0.1% |
| 222 | Albania | -0.7% | +0.2% |
| 223 | Ukraine | -0.9% | +0.2% |
| 224 | Bulgaria | -0.9% | -1.4% |
| 225 | Martinique | -0.9% | +1.6% |
| 226 | Republic of Moldova | -1.1% | +0.2% |
| 227 | Afghanistan | -1.2% | -0.5% |
| 228 | Curaçao | -1.2% | -0.2% |
| 229 | Holy See | -1.2% | -0.1% |
| 230 | Latvia | -1.2% | -0.4% |
| 231 | Armenia | -1.3% | +1.8% |
| 232 | Saint Helena | -1.3% | -0.5% |
| 233 | Croatia | -1.4% | +0.3% |
| 234 | Georgia | -3.0% | -1.2% |
| 235 | Niue | -3.2% | -1.3% |
| 236 | Cook Islands | -4.0% | +1.1% |
| 237 | Montserrat | -12.6% | -1.1% |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.