Population growth rate by country, 2023
Red: shrinking, blue: growing. Values are UN estimates.
| # | Country / area | Population growth rate | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | +5.9% | +3.4% |
| 2 | Chad | +5.7% | +3.7% |
| 3 | Syrian Arab Republic | +4.9% | -7.7% |
| 4 | Oman | +4.6% | +4.8% |
| 5 | Tokelau | +4.6% | +1.9% |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | +3.7% | +4.6% |
| 7 | Somalia | +3.6% | +3.6% |
| 8 | Central African Republic | +3.4% | +0.6% |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | +3.3% | +3.5% |
| 10 | Niger | +3.3% | +3.7% |
| 11 | Mayotte | +3.3% | +3.9% |
| 12 | Angola | +3.1% | +3.8% |
| 13 | Yemen | +3.0% | +3.0% |
| 14 | Mali | +3.0% | +3.2% |
| 15 | Mauritania | +3.0% | +3.0% |
| 16 | Afghanistan | +2.9% | +3.3% |
| 17 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | +2.9% | +4.1% |
| 18 | United Republic of Tanzania | +2.9% | +3.1% |
| 19 | Mozambique | +2.9% | +2.9% |
| 20 | Armenia | +2.8% | +0.0% |
| 21 | Uganda | +2.8% | +2.9% |
| 22 | Zambia | +2.8% | +3.2% |
| 23 | Burundi | +2.7% | +3.5% |
| 24 | Ethiopia | +2.6% | +2.7% |
| 25 | Cameroon | +2.6% | +2.8% |
| 26 | Malawi | +2.6% | +2.8% |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | +2.5% | +2.0% |
| 28 | Benin | +2.5% | +2.9% |
| 29 | Madagascar | +2.5% | +2.7% |
| 30 | Guinea | +2.4% | +2.5% |
| 31 | Congo | +2.4% | +2.4% |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | +2.4% | +3.5% |
| 33 | Solomon Islands | +2.4% | +3.6% |
| 34 | Namibia | +2.4% | +2.6% |
| 35 | Equatorial Guinea | +2.4% | +4.0% |
| 36 | Gambia | +2.3% | +2.9% |
| 37 | Gibraltar | +2.3% | +1.3% |
| 38 | Senegal | +2.3% | +3.2% |
| 39 | Togo | +2.3% | +2.5% |
| 40 | Bahrain | +2.3% | +4.2% |
| 41 | Vanuatu | +2.3% | +2.2% |
| 42 | Burkina Faso | +2.3% | +3.0% |
| 43 | Qatar | +2.2% | +7.6% |
| 44 | Gabon | +2.2% | +3.5% |
| 45 | Guinea-Bissau | +2.2% | +2.7% |
| 46 | Sierra Leone | +2.2% | +2.4% |
| 47 | Liberia | +2.2% | +2.2% |
| 48 | Rwanda | +2.2% | +2.4% |
| 49 | Iraq | +2.1% | +4.3% |
| 50 | Nigeria | +2.1% | +2.7% |
| 51 | Uzbekistan | +2.0% | +1.6% |
| 52 | Cayman Islands | +2.0% | +2.6% |
| 53 | Kenya | +2.0% | +2.4% |
| 54 | Sao Tome and Principe | +2.0% | +1.9% |
| 55 | Seychelles | +2.0% | +2.5% |
| 56 | Tajikistan | +2.0% | +2.5% |
| 57 | Ghana | +1.9% | +2.4% |
| 58 | Kuwait | +1.9% | +4.6% |
| 59 | Comoros | +1.9% | +2.2% |
| 60 | Montenegro | +1.9% | -0.1% |
| 61 | Western Sahara | +1.9% | +3.6% |
| 62 | Egypt | +1.8% | +2.4% |
| 63 | Eritrea | +1.8% | +1.4% |
| 64 | Turkmenistan | +1.8% | +2.3% |
| 65 | Papua New Guinea | +1.8% | +2.7% |
| 66 | British Virgin Islands | +1.8% | +4.8% |
| 67 | Saint Barthélemy | +1.7% | +1.3% |
| 68 | Zimbabwe | +1.7% | +1.4% |
| 69 | Honduras | +1.7% | +2.0% |
| 70 | French Guiana | +1.7% | +3.2% |
| 71 | Iceland | +1.6% | +1.2% |
| 72 | Anguilla | +1.6% | +2.6% |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | +1.6% | +1.7% |
| 74 | Guatemala | +1.6% | +1.9% |
| 75 | Botswana | +1.6% | +1.5% |
| 76 | Jordan | +1.6% | +9.8% |
| 77 | Kiribati | +1.5% | +1.3% |
| 78 | Pakistan | +1.5% | +1.6% |
| 79 | State of Palestine | +1.5% | +2.3% |
| 80 | Belize | +1.5% | +2.1% |
| 81 | Algeria | +1.4% | +2.0% |
| 82 | Andorra | +1.4% | -1.9% |
| 83 | Israel | +1.4% | +1.8% |
| 84 | Djibouti | +1.4% | +1.8% |
| 85 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | +1.4% | +2.3% |
| 86 | Nicaragua | +1.4% | +1.4% |
| 87 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | +1.4% | +1.6% |
| 88 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | +1.4% | +1.4% |
| 89 | China, Macao SAR | +1.4% | +1.9% |
| 90 | Kazakhstan | +1.3% | +1.4% |
| 91 | Cambodia | +1.3% | +1.5% |
| 92 | Panama | +1.3% | +1.7% |
| 93 | Paraguay | +1.3% | +1.4% |
| 94 | Faroe Islands | +1.3% | +0.4% |
| 95 | Malta | +1.3% | +0.4% |
| 96 | Mongolia | +1.3% | +2.1% |
| 97 | South Africa | +1.3% | +1.6% |
| 98 | Ireland | +1.2% | +0.6% |
| 99 | Canada | +1.2% | +1.0% |
| 100 | Haiti | +1.2% | +1.5% |
| 101 | Bangladesh | +1.2% | +0.9% |
| 102 | Malaysia | +1.2% | +1.7% |
| 103 | Luxembourg | +1.2% | +2.3% |
| 104 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | +1.1% | +1.3% |
| 105 | Colombia | +1.1% | +0.9% |
| 106 | Norway | +1.1% | +1.1% |
| 107 | Peru | +1.1% | +0.9% |
| 108 | Lesotho | +1.1% | +1.1% |
| 109 | Timor-Leste | +1.1% | +2.0% |
| 110 | Australia | +1.0% | +1.6% |
| 111 | Cyprus | +1.0% | +1.5% |
| 112 | New Caledonia | +1.0% | +1.9% |
| 113 | Morocco | +1.0% | +1.3% |
| 114 | Libya | +1.0% | +2.2% |
| 115 | India | +0.9% | +1.3% |
| 116 | Ecuador | +0.9% | +1.4% |
| 117 | Eswatini | +0.9% | +0.6% |
| 118 | Suriname | +0.9% | +1.1% |
| 119 | Dominican Republic | +0.9% | +1.2% |
| 120 | Mexico | +0.9% | +1.3% |
| 121 | Lithuania | +0.9% | -0.9% |
| 122 | Indonesia | +0.8% | +1.2% |
| 123 | Netherlands | +0.8% | +0.3% |
| 124 | Guam | +0.8% | -0.3% |
| 125 | Singapore | +0.8% | +1.4% |
| 126 | Turks and Caicos Islands | +0.8% | +4.6% |
| 127 | New Zealand | +0.8% | +1.2% |
| 128 | Philippines | +0.8% | +1.7% |
| 129 | Brunei Darussalam | +0.8% | +1.4% |
| 130 | United Kingdom | +0.7% | +0.7% |
| 131 | Tunisia | +0.7% | +1.2% |
| 132 | Bhutan | +0.7% | +1.1% |
| 133 | Myanmar | +0.7% | +0.8% |
| 134 | Liechtenstein | +0.7% | +0.8% |
| 135 | United States of America | +0.6% | +0.9% |
| 136 | Guyana | +0.6% | +0.5% |
| 137 | Samoa | +0.6% | +0.9% |
| 138 | Switzerland | +0.6% | +1.2% |
| 139 | Sweden | +0.6% | +0.9% |
| 140 | Sri Lanka | +0.6% | +0.9% |
| 141 | Chile | +0.6% | +1.0% |
| 142 | Viet Nam | +0.6% | +1.2% |
| 143 | Antigua and Barbuda | +0.5% | +0.8% |
| 144 | El Salvador | +0.5% | +0.4% |
| 145 | Cabo Verde | +0.5% | +0.0% |
| 146 | Guernsey | +0.5% | +0.3% |
| 147 | Costa Rica | +0.5% | +1.1% |
| 148 | Denmark | +0.5% | +0.4% |
| 149 | Nauru | +0.5% | +2.3% |
| 150 | Bahamas | +0.5% | +0.9% |
| 151 | Fiji | +0.5% | +0.1% |
| 152 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | +0.5% | +0.2% |
| 153 | Trinidad and Tobago | +0.4% | +0.6% |
| 154 | Finland | +0.4% | +0.5% |
| 155 | Brazil | +0.4% | +0.8% |
| 156 | Lebanon | +0.4% | +14.2% |
| 157 | Réunion | +0.4% | +0.9% |
| 158 | Argentina | +0.3% | +1.0% |
| 159 | Saint Lucia | +0.3% | +0.5% |
| 160 | Germany | +0.3% | +0.3% |
| 161 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | +0.3% | +1.2% |
| 162 | Belgium | +0.3% | +0.4% |
| 163 | Maldives | +0.3% | +3.3% |
| 164 | French Polynesia | +0.3% | +0.6% |
| 165 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | +0.3% | +0.5% |
| 166 | Jersey | +0.2% | +0.8% |
| 167 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | +0.2% | +0.1% |
| 168 | Türkiye | +0.2% | +1.7% |
| 169 | France | +0.2% | +0.5% |
| 170 | Aruba | +0.1% | +0.8% |
| 171 | Grenada | +0.1% | +0.6% |
| 172 | Slovakia | +0.1% | +0.1% |
| 173 | Slovenia | +0.1% | +0.1% |
| 174 | Hungary | +0.1% | -0.3% |
| 175 | Puerto Rico | +0.1% | -1.1% |
| 176 | Uruguay | +0.0% | +0.3% |
| 177 | Estonia | +0.0% | -0.3% |
| 178 | Curaçao | +0.0% | +1.3% |
| 179 | Jamaica | +0.0% | +0.4% |
| 180 | Georgia | +0.0% | -0.8% |
| 181 | Sudan | +0.0% | +2.3% |
| 182 | Spain | +0.0% | -0.5% |
| 183 | Thailand | +0.0% | +0.6% |
| 184 | Barbados | +0.0% | +0.3% |
| 185 | Portugal | +0.0% | -0.6% |
| 186 | Isle of Man | +0.0% | -0.3% |
| 187 | Republic of Korea | +0.0% | +0.9% |
| 188 | Austria | -0.1% | +0.7% |
| 189 | Greenland | -0.1% | -0.6% |
| 190 | Nepal | -0.1% | +0.2% |
| 191 | Bermuda | -0.1% | +0.0% |
| 192 | Italy | -0.2% | +0.1% |
| 193 | Palau | -0.2% | +0.4% |
| 194 | Mauritius | -0.2% | +0.1% |
| 195 | China | -0.2% | +0.6% |
| 196 | Azerbaijan | -0.3% | +1.4% |
| 197 | Cuba | -0.3% | -0.1% |
| 198 | Croatia | -0.3% | -0.4% |
| 199 | Czechia | -0.3% | +0.0% |
| 200 | Niue | -0.3% | +0.1% |
| 201 | Poland | -0.3% | +0.0% |
| 202 | Latvia | -0.3% | -1.1% |
| 203 | Russian Federation | -0.3% | +0.2% |
| 204 | China, Hong Kong SAR | -0.3% | +0.8% |
| 205 | Guadeloupe | -0.4% | -0.3% |
| 206 | Serbia | -0.4% | -0.7% |
| 207 | Tonga | -0.4% | -0.4% |
| 208 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | -0.4% | +2.5% |
| 209 | Dominica | -0.5% | +2.1% |
| 210 | Bulgaria | -0.5% | -0.5% |
| 211 | Romania | -0.5% | -0.5% |
| 212 | China, Taiwan Province of China | -0.5% | +0.2% |
| 213 | Japan | -0.5% | -0.2% |
| 214 | North Macedonia | -0.5% | -0.7% |
| 215 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.6% | -1.3% |
| 216 | Albania | -0.7% | -0.1% |
| 217 | San Marino | -0.7% | +0.4% |
| 218 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.7% | -0.6% |
| 219 | Belarus | -0.7% | +0.1% |
| 220 | Montserrat | -0.7% | -0.9% |
| 221 | Martinique | -0.8% | -0.5% |
| 222 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | -0.9% | -1.6% |
| 223 | Monaco | -0.9% | +2.0% |
| 224 | Republic of Moldova | -0.9% | -2.1% |
| 225 | United States Virgin Islands | -0.9% | -1.1% |
| 226 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -1.0% | -0.2% |
| 227 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | -1.1% | +0.2% |
| 228 | Saint Helena | -1.1% | +0.5% |
| 229 | Ukraine | -1.6% | -0.2% |
| 230 | American Samoa | -1.6% | -1.0% |
| 231 | Tuvalu | -1.8% | -0.1% |
| 232 | Holy See | -1.8% | -0.8% |
| 233 | Greece | -2.1% | -0.7% |
| 234 | Northern Mariana Islands | -2.1% | -1.0% |
| 235 | Marshall Islands | -3.3% | -1.6% |
| 236 | Cook Islands | -3.6% | -0.4% |
| 237 | Saint Martin (French part) | -5.4% | +0.2% |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.