Population growth rate by country, 2012
Red: shrinking, blue: growing. Values are UN estimates.
| # | Country / area | Population growth rate | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oman | +11.0% | +1.1% |
| 2 | Tokelau | +6.0% | -3.5% |
| 3 | Kuwait | +5.4% | +2.5% |
| 4 | Iraq | +5.2% | +3.4% |
| 5 | Qatar | +5.1% | +4.7% |
| 6 | Turks and Caicos Islands | +4.6% | +5.5% |
| 7 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | +4.4% | +4.2% |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | +4.1% | +5.9% |
| 9 | South Sudan | +4.1% | +4.5% |
| 10 | British Virgin Islands | +4.0% | +3.2% |
| 11 | Equatorial Guinea | +4.0% | +6.1% |
| 12 | Angola | +3.9% | +3.4% |
| 13 | Lebanon | +3.9% | +1.1% |
| 14 | Niger | +3.8% | +3.5% |
| 15 | Solomon Islands | +3.7% | +1.9% |
| 16 | Burundi | +3.7% | +2.7% |
| 17 | Western Sahara | +3.7% | +4.5% |
| 18 | Gabon | +3.6% | +2.7% |
| 19 | Afghanistan | +3.5% | +7.7% |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | +3.5% | +4.9% |
| 21 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | +3.4% | +3.0% |
| 22 | Chad | +3.4% | +3.5% |
| 23 | Maldives | +3.4% | +1.7% |
| 24 | Mauritania | +3.3% | +2.3% |
| 25 | Zambia | +3.2% | +3.0% |
| 26 | Yemen | +3.0% | +2.9% |
| 27 | Gambia | +3.0% | +2.7% |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| 29 | Benin | +3.0% | +3.0% |
| 30 | Mayotte | +3.0% | +2.8% |
| 31 | Uganda | +2.9% | +3.3% |
| 32 | United Republic of Tanzania | +2.9% | +2.6% |
| 33 | Malawi | +2.9% | +2.5% |
| 34 | Mozambique | +2.9% | +2.3% |
| 35 | Ethiopia | +2.8% | +3.0% |
| 36 | Cameroon | +2.8% | +2.7% |
| 37 | Somalia | +2.8% | +3.6% |
| 38 | Nigeria | +2.8% | +2.8% |
| 39 | French Guiana | +2.8% | +4.7% |
| 40 | Guinea-Bissau | +2.7% | +2.2% |
| 41 | Cayman Islands | +2.7% | +3.4% |
| 42 | Senegal | +2.7% | +2.5% |
| 43 | Papua New Guinea | +2.7% | +3.3% |
| 44 | Madagascar | +2.7% | +3.0% |
| 45 | Togo | +2.6% | +2.5% |
| 46 | Namibia | +2.6% | +1.6% |
| 47 | Mali | +2.6% | +3.2% |
| 48 | Kenya | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| 49 | Sierra Leone | +2.5% | +4.3% |
| 50 | Seychelles | +2.5% | +1.4% |
| 51 | Tajikistan | +2.5% | +1.9% |
| 52 | Nauru | +2.5% | -0.5% |
| 53 | Ghana | +2.4% | +2.8% |
| 54 | Guinea | +2.4% | +2.3% |
| 55 | Congo | +2.4% | +2.2% |
| 56 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | +2.4% | +1.2% |
| 57 | Bahrain | +2.4% | +7.8% |
| 58 | State of Palestine | +2.4% | +2.3% |
| 59 | Rwanda | +2.4% | +1.8% |
| 60 | Sudan | +2.3% | +2.5% |
| 61 | Luxembourg | +2.3% | +0.9% |
| 62 | Egypt | +2.2% | +2.1% |
| 63 | Turkmenistan | +2.2% | +2.0% |
| 64 | Vanuatu | +2.2% | +2.5% |
| 65 | Monaco | +2.2% | -0.1% |
| 66 | Liberia | +2.2% | +2.1% |
| 67 | Philippines | +2.1% | +2.0% |
| 68 | Belize | +2.1% | +3.0% |
| 69 | Timor-Leste | +2.1% | +7.0% |
| 70 | Algeria | +2.0% | +1.3% |
| 71 | Guatemala | +2.0% | +2.3% |
| 72 | Côte d'Ivoire | +2.0% | +2.5% |
| 73 | Comoros | +2.0% | +2.1% |
| 74 | Sao Tome and Principe | +2.0% | +2.6% |
| 75 | Singapore | +2.0% | -0.3% |
| 76 | Honduras | +2.0% | +2.6% |
| 77 | Israel | +1.9% | +1.9% |
| 78 | Djibouti | +1.9% | +2.9% |
| 79 | New Caledonia | +1.9% | +1.9% |
| 80 | Mongolia | +1.9% | +0.9% |
| 81 | Libya | +1.9% | +2.0% |
| 82 | China, Macao SAR | +1.9% | +2.8% |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | +1.8% | +0.8% |
| 84 | Panama | +1.8% | +1.9% |
| 85 | Australia | +1.7% | +1.1% |
| 86 | Pakistan | +1.7% | +2.2% |
| 87 | Malaysia | +1.7% | +2.4% |
| 88 | South Africa | +1.7% | +1.0% |
| 89 | Ecuador | +1.6% | +1.8% |
| 90 | Cyprus | +1.6% | +1.8% |
| 91 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | +1.6% | +1.7% |
| 92 | Uzbekistan | +1.5% | +1.2% |
| 93 | Cambodia | +1.5% | +1.5% |
| 94 | Curaçao | +1.5% | +1.4% |
| 95 | Türkiye | +1.5% | +1.2% |
| 96 | Haiti | +1.5% | +1.8% |
| 97 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | +1.5% | +0.6% |
| 98 | Botswana | +1.5% | +1.8% |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | +1.4% | +0.9% |
| 100 | India | +1.4% | +1.8% |
| 101 | Kazakhstan | +1.4% | +0.6% |
| 102 | Kiribati | +1.4% | +2.1% |
| 103 | Zimbabwe | +1.4% | +1.2% |
| 104 | Nicaragua | +1.4% | +1.2% |
| 105 | Paraguay | +1.4% | +1.3% |
| 106 | Brunei Darussalam | +1.4% | +2.0% |
| 107 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | +1.4% | +1.6% |
| 108 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | +1.3% | +0.1% |
| 109 | Indonesia | +1.3% | +1.3% |
| 110 | Saint Barthélemy | +1.3% | +2.6% |
| 111 | Tuvalu | +1.3% | +0.4% |
| 112 | Norway | +1.3% | +0.6% |
| 113 | Mexico | +1.3% | +1.4% |
| 114 | Morocco | +1.3% | +1.3% |
| 115 | Dominican Republic | +1.2% | +1.5% |
| 116 | Viet Nam | +1.2% | +1.0% |
| 117 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | +1.2% | +1.8% |
| 118 | Eritrea | +1.1% | +2.5% |
| 119 | Canada | +1.1% | +1.0% |
| 120 | Costa Rica | +1.1% | +1.6% |
| 121 | Gibraltar | +1.1% | +1.6% |
| 122 | Switzerland | +1.1% | +0.8% |
| 123 | Suriname | +1.1% | +2.0% |
| 124 | Tunisia | +1.1% | +1.0% |
| 125 | Bhutan | +1.1% | +2.1% |
| 126 | Argentina | +1.0% | +1.1% |
| 127 | Antigua and Barbuda | +1.0% | +1.1% |
| 128 | Colombia | +1.0% | +1.5% |
| 129 | Lesotho | +1.0% | -0.4% |
| 130 | Republic of Korea | +1.0% | +0.5% |
| 131 | United States of America | +0.9% | +1.0% |
| 132 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | +0.9% | -0.1% |
| 133 | Samoa | +0.9% | +0.6% |
| 134 | Jersey | +0.9% | +1.1% |
| 135 | Sri Lanka | +0.9% | +0.7% |
| 136 | Chile | +0.9% | +1.1% |
| 137 | Bahamas | +0.9% | +1.2% |
| 138 | Bangladesh | +0.9% | +1.5% |
| 139 | Peru | +0.9% | +1.1% |
| 140 | Liechtenstein | +0.9% | +0.9% |
| 141 | China, Hong Kong SAR | +0.9% | +0.6% |
| 142 | Aruba | +0.8% | +1.0% |
| 143 | Sweden | +0.8% | +0.4% |
| 144 | Brazil | +0.8% | +1.2% |
| 145 | Myanmar | +0.8% | +1.0% |
| 146 | Central African Republic | +0.8% | +2.7% |
| 147 | Iceland | +0.7% | +0.7% |
| 148 | United Kingdom | +0.7% | +0.5% |
| 149 | Saint Helena | +0.7% | -1.6% |
| 150 | New Zealand | +0.7% | +1.9% |
| 151 | China | +0.7% | +0.6% |
| 152 | Grenada | +0.6% | +0.5% |
| 153 | San Marino | +0.6% | +1.3% |
| 154 | Thailand | +0.6% | +0.9% |
| 155 | Trinidad and Tobago | +0.6% | +0.5% |
| 156 | Belgium | +0.6% | +0.5% |
| 157 | French Polynesia | +0.6% | +1.5% |
| 158 | Ireland | +0.5% | +1.6% |
| 159 | Eswatini | +0.5% | +0.7% |
| 160 | Austria | +0.5% | +0.5% |
| 161 | Guyana | +0.5% | -0.1% |
| 162 | Saint Martin (French part) | +0.5% | +2.5% |
| 163 | Saint Lucia | +0.5% | +0.8% |
| 164 | Niue | +0.5% | -1.9% |
| 165 | Finland | +0.5% | +0.2% |
| 166 | France | +0.5% | +0.7% |
| 167 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | +0.5% | +0.5% |
| 168 | El Salvador | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| 169 | Jamaica | +0.4% | +0.6% |
| 170 | Denmark | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| 171 | Malta | +0.4% | +0.7% |
| 172 | Jordan | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| 173 | China, Taiwan Province of China | +0.4% | +0.5% |
| 174 | Italy | +0.3% | +0.3% |
| 175 | Uruguay | +0.3% | +0.1% |
| 176 | Netherlands | +0.3% | +0.6% |
| 177 | Guernsey | +0.3% | +0.2% |
| 178 | Barbados | +0.3% | +0.6% |
| 179 | Faroe Islands | +0.3% | +1.3% |
| 180 | Slovenia | +0.2% | +0.0% |
| 181 | Nepal | +0.2% | +1.5% |
| 182 | Fiji | +0.2% | +1.0% |
| 183 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | +0.2% | -0.1% |
| 184 | Mauritius | +0.2% | +0.7% |
| 185 | Russian Federation | +0.2% | +0.3% |
| 186 | Cabo Verde | +0.1% | +1.4% |
| 187 | Slovakia | +0.1% | +0.0% |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | +0.1% | +0.3% |
| 189 | Czechia | +0.1% | +0.1% |
| 190 | Armenia | +0.0% | -0.6% |
| 191 | Cuba | +0.0% | +0.3% |
| 192 | Germany | +0.0% | +0.1% |
| 193 | Belarus | +0.0% | -0.7% |
| 194 | Poland | +0.0% | -0.1% |
| 195 | Montenegro | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| 196 | Albania | -0.1% | -0.5% |
| 197 | Ukraine | -0.1% | -0.8% |
| 198 | Guadeloupe | -0.1% | -0.5% |
| 199 | Japan | -0.1% | +0.2% |
| 200 | Guam | -0.2% | +0.6% |
| 201 | Spain | -0.2% | +1.9% |
| 202 | Bermuda | -0.2% | +0.4% |
| 203 | Hungary | -0.2% | -0.3% |
| 204 | Isle of Man | -0.2% | +1.0% |
| 205 | Cook Islands | -0.3% | +0.5% |
| 206 | Croatia | -0.3% | +0.0% |
| 207 | Tonga | -0.3% | +0.6% |
| 208 | Réunion | -0.3% | +1.2% |
| 209 | Estonia | -0.4% | -0.6% |
| 210 | Greenland | -0.4% | +0.3% |
| 211 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -0.4% | -0.5% |
| 212 | Dominica | -0.4% | +0.3% |
| 213 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.5% | -0.1% |
| 214 | Portugal | -0.5% | +0.5% |
| 215 | Romania | -0.5% | -0.8% |
| 216 | Martinique | -0.6% | -1.2% |
| 217 | Serbia | -0.7% | -0.4% |
| 218 | North Macedonia | -0.7% | +0.3% |
| 219 | Greece | -0.8% | +0.3% |
| 220 | Georgia | -0.8% | -1.4% |
| 221 | American Samoa | -0.8% | -0.1% |
| 222 | Northern Mariana Islands | -0.8% | -1.9% |
| 223 | Bulgaria | -0.9% | -0.7% |
| 224 | Montserrat | -1.0% | +0.3% |
| 225 | Latvia | -1.0% | -0.9% |
| 226 | Puerto Rico | -1.1% | -0.1% |
| 227 | Lithuania | -1.1% | -0.7% |
| 228 | United States Virgin Islands | -1.1% | -0.1% |
| 229 | Marshall Islands | -1.3% | +0.5% |
| 230 | Palau | -1.7% | +0.8% |
| 231 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | -1.8% | +0.7% |
| 232 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -2.0% | -0.1% |
| 233 | Republic of Moldova | -2.1% | -1.1% |
| 234 | Syrian Arab Republic | -2.3% | +2.4% |
| 235 | Andorra | -2.4% | +1.2% |
| 236 | Holy See | -3.2% | -1.3% |
| 237 | Anguilla | -4.5% | +1.6% |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.