Population growth rate by country, 2026
Red: shrinking, blue: growing. Values are UN medium-variant projections.
| # | Country / area | Population growth rate | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | +3.3% | +1.9% |
| 2 | Somalia | +3.2% | +4.3% |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | +3.1% | +3.8% |
| 4 | Niger | +3.1% | +3.6% |
| 5 | Angola | +3.0% | +3.6% |
| 6 | Syrian Arab Republic | +3.0% | +0.6% |
| 7 | Sudan | +3.0% | +3.0% |
| 8 | Mayotte | +3.0% | +4.1% |
| 9 | Mali | +2.9% | +3.2% |
| 10 | Yemen | +2.8% | +3.0% |
| 11 | Oman | +2.8% | +4.5% |
| 12 | United Republic of Tanzania | +2.8% | +3.4% |
| 13 | Mozambique | +2.8% | +3.0% |
| 14 | Afghanistan | +2.7% | +2.7% |
| 15 | Zambia | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| 16 | Mauritania | +2.7% | +3.0% |
| 17 | Uganda | +2.6% | +3.5% |
| 18 | Chad | +2.6% | +3.3% |
| 19 | Tokelau | +2.6% | -0.6% |
| 20 | Ethiopia | +2.5% | +2.7% |
| 21 | Cameroon | +2.5% | +2.9% |
| 22 | Malawi | +2.5% | +2.7% |
| 23 | Benin | +2.4% | +2.9% |
| 24 | Côte d'Ivoire | +2.3% | +2.9% |
| 25 | Congo | +2.3% | +2.4% |
| 26 | Senegal | +2.3% | +2.9% |
| 27 | Solomon Islands | +2.3% | +3.5% |
| 28 | Burundi | +2.3% | +2.2% |
| 29 | Madagascar | +2.3% | +2.6% |
| 30 | Equatorial Guinea | +2.3% | +3.6% |
| 31 | Guinea | +2.2% | +2.6% |
| 32 | Vanuatu | +2.2% | +2.2% |
| 33 | Liberia | +2.2% | +1.9% |
| 34 | Eritrea | +2.1% | +0.6% |
| 35 | Gambia | +2.1% | +2.6% |
| 36 | Guinea-Bissau | +2.1% | +2.5% |
| 37 | Togo | +2.1% | +2.5% |
| 38 | Burkina Faso | +2.1% | +2.9% |
| 39 | Jordan | +2.1% | +2.4% |
| 40 | Rwanda | +2.1% | +2.4% |
| 41 | Iraq | +2.0% | +2.2% |
| 42 | Gabon | +2.0% | +2.8% |
| 43 | Sierra Leone | +2.0% | +2.4% |
| 44 | Nigeria | +2.0% | +2.5% |
| 45 | South Sudan | +2.0% | -5.0% |
| 46 | Kenya | +1.9% | +2.2% |
| 47 | Sao Tome and Principe | +1.9% | +1.6% |
| 48 | Zimbabwe | +1.9% | +1.4% |
| 49 | Namibia | +1.9% | +2.7% |
| 50 | State of Palestine | +1.9% | +2.4% |
| 51 | Uzbekistan | +1.8% | +1.7% |
| 52 | Ghana | +1.8% | +2.3% |
| 53 | Comoros | +1.8% | +2.0% |
| 54 | Bahrain | +1.8% | +4.5% |
| 55 | United Arab Emirates | +1.7% | +3.1% |
| 56 | Cayman Islands | +1.7% | +2.3% |
| 57 | Saudi Arabia | +1.7% | +1.6% |
| 58 | Gibraltar | +1.7% | +1.7% |
| 59 | Tajikistan | +1.7% | +2.5% |
| 60 | Papua New Guinea | +1.7% | +2.4% |
| 61 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | +1.6% | -0.4% |
| 62 | Qatar | +1.6% | +5.5% |
| 63 | Pakistan | +1.6% | +1.3% |
| 64 | Botswana | +1.6% | +1.4% |
| 65 | Honduras | +1.6% | +1.9% |
| 66 | Western Sahara | +1.6% | +2.7% |
| 67 | French Guiana | +1.6% | +1.8% |
| 68 | Guatemala | +1.5% | +1.9% |
| 69 | Seychelles | +1.5% | +2.4% |
| 70 | Turkmenistan | +1.5% | +2.3% |
| 71 | Israel | +1.4% | +1.9% |
| 72 | Egypt | +1.4% | +2.0% |
| 73 | Kiribati | +1.4% | +1.5% |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | +1.4% | +1.8% |
| 75 | Kuwait | +1.4% | +3.9% |
| 76 | Holy See | +1.4% | -1.4% |
| 77 | Djibouti | +1.3% | +1.7% |
| 78 | Nicaragua | +1.3% | +1.3% |
| 79 | Belize | +1.3% | +2.5% |
| 80 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | +1.3% | +1.5% |
| 81 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | +1.3% | +1.6% |
| 82 | Timor-Leste | +1.3% | +1.9% |
| 83 | Algeria | +1.2% | +2.1% |
| 84 | Panama | +1.2% | +1.7% |
| 85 | Bangladesh | +1.2% | +0.9% |
| 86 | Eswatini | +1.1% | +0.6% |
| 87 | Kazakhstan | +1.1% | +1.6% |
| 88 | Cambodia | +1.1% | +1.5% |
| 89 | Saint Barthélemy | +1.1% | +1.7% |
| 90 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | +1.1% | +2.0% |
| 91 | Haiti | +1.1% | +1.4% |
| 92 | Paraguay | +1.1% | +1.4% |
| 93 | Malaysia | +1.1% | +1.8% |
| 94 | Mongolia | +1.1% | +2.1% |
| 95 | Libya | +1.1% | +1.5% |
| 96 | Lesotho | +1.1% | +1.3% |
| 97 | South Africa | +1.1% | -0.4% |
| 98 | Andorra | +1.0% | +2.3% |
| 99 | Peru | +1.0% | +1.5% |
| 100 | Luxembourg | +1.0% | +2.5% |
| 101 | Iceland | +0.9% | +1.7% |
| 102 | Ireland | +0.9% | +1.1% |
| 103 | India | +0.9% | +1.2% |
| 104 | Australia | +0.9% | +1.7% |
| 105 | Colombia | +0.9% | +1.1% |
| 106 | Faroe Islands | +0.9% | +1.4% |
| 107 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | +0.8% | +1.5% |
| 108 | Ecuador | +0.8% | +1.5% |
| 109 | Canada | +0.8% | +1.2% |
| 110 | Cyprus | +0.8% | +1.4% |
| 111 | Suriname | +0.8% | +1.0% |
| 112 | Dominican Republic | +0.8% | +1.1% |
| 113 | New Caledonia | +0.8% | +0.1% |
| 114 | Philippines | +0.8% | +1.3% |
| 115 | Mexico | +0.8% | +0.9% |
| 116 | Morocco | +0.8% | +1.2% |
| 117 | Lebanon | +0.8% | -2.5% |
| 118 | Indonesia | +0.7% | +1.1% |
| 119 | Guam | +0.7% | -0.4% |
| 120 | New Zealand | +0.7% | +2.2% |
| 121 | Bhutan | +0.7% | +1.0% |
| 122 | Brunei Darussalam | +0.7% | +1.2% |
| 123 | Guyana | +0.6% | +0.6% |
| 124 | Samoa | +0.6% | +0.8% |
| 125 | Singapore | +0.6% | +0.7% |
| 126 | Turks and Caicos Islands | +0.6% | +4.0% |
| 127 | Nauru | +0.6% | +1.6% |
| 128 | Viet Nam | +0.6% | +1.3% |
| 129 | Myanmar | +0.6% | +0.8% |
| 130 | Liechtenstein | +0.6% | +0.5% |
| 131 | Azerbaijan | +0.5% | +1.1% |
| 132 | United States of America | +0.5% | +0.9% |
| 133 | Anguilla | +0.5% | -0.9% |
| 134 | United Kingdom | +0.5% | +0.8% |
| 135 | Netherlands | +0.5% | +0.7% |
| 136 | Sri Lanka | +0.5% | +0.8% |
| 137 | Tunisia | +0.5% | +1.1% |
| 138 | Réunion | +0.5% | -0.3% |
| 139 | Antigua and Barbuda | +0.4% | +0.6% |
| 140 | El Salvador | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| 141 | Cabo Verde | +0.4% | +0.0% |
| 142 | Costa Rica | +0.4% | +1.0% |
| 143 | Switzerland | +0.4% | +1.1% |
| 144 | Sweden | +0.4% | +1.4% |
| 145 | Chile | +0.4% | +1.4% |
| 146 | Norway | +0.4% | +0.8% |
| 147 | Bahamas | +0.4% | +0.7% |
| 148 | Fiji | +0.4% | +0.0% |
| 149 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| 150 | Malta | +0.4% | +2.2% |
| 151 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| 152 | British Virgin Islands | +0.4% | -9.8% |
| 153 | Argentina | +0.3% | +0.9% |
| 154 | Denmark | +0.3% | +0.7% |
| 155 | Türkiye | +0.3% | +1.6% |
| 156 | Niue | +0.3% | -0.1% |
| 157 | Brazil | +0.3% | +0.8% |
| 158 | Maldives | +0.3% | +3.4% |
| 159 | Saint Lucia | +0.2% | +0.4% |
| 160 | China, Macao SAR | +0.2% | +1.9% |
| 161 | French Polynesia | +0.2% | +0.4% |
| 162 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | +0.2% | +0.5% |
| 163 | Guernsey | +0.1% | -0.2% |
| 164 | San Marino | +0.1% | +0.8% |
| 165 | Jersey | +0.1% | +0.5% |
| 166 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | +0.1% | +0.0% |
| 167 | Trinidad and Tobago | +0.1% | +0.5% |
| 168 | Nepal | +0.1% | +0.3% |
| 169 | France | +0.1% | +0.3% |
| 170 | Belgium | +0.1% | +0.4% |
| 171 | Aruba | +0.0% | +0.8% |
| 172 | Curaçao | +0.0% | +0.6% |
| 173 | Grenada | +0.0% | +0.3% |
| 174 | Barbados | +0.0% | +0.2% |
| 175 | Uruguay | -0.1% | +0.3% |
| 176 | Austria | -0.1% | +0.8% |
| 177 | Georgia | -0.1% | +0.0% |
| 178 | Spain | -0.1% | +0.2% |
| 179 | Slovenia | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 180 | Thailand | -0.1% | +0.5% |
| 181 | Bermuda | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 182 | Finland | -0.1% | +0.3% |
| 183 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | -0.1% | +2.1% |
| 184 | Isle of Man | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 185 | Republic of Korea | -0.1% | +0.4% |
| 186 | Greenland | -0.2% | +0.0% |
| 187 | Jamaica | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| 188 | Slovakia | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| 189 | Czechia | -0.2% | +0.1% |
| 190 | Germany | -0.2% | +0.5% |
| 191 | Portugal | -0.2% | -0.2% |
| 192 | Russian Federation | -0.2% | +0.3% |
| 193 | China | -0.2% | +0.6% |
| 194 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | -0.3% | +0.3% |
| 195 | Palau | -0.3% | +0.1% |
| 196 | Hungary | -0.3% | -0.3% |
| 197 | Mauritius | -0.3% | -0.1% |
| 198 | Italy | -0.4% | -0.1% |
| 199 | Cuba | -0.4% | -0.1% |
| 200 | Greece | -0.4% | -0.1% |
| 201 | Guadeloupe | -0.4% | +1.1% |
| 202 | Tonga | -0.4% | -0.6% |
| 203 | Poland | -0.4% | +0.0% |
| 204 | China, Taiwan Province of China | -0.4% | +0.3% |
| 205 | Estonia | -0.5% | +0.0% |
| 206 | Dominica | -0.5% | -2.7% |
| 207 | Puerto Rico | -0.5% | -1.4% |
| 208 | Montenegro | -0.5% | -0.7% |
| 209 | China, Hong Kong SAR | -0.5% | +0.6% |
| 210 | Monaco | -0.6% | +1.1% |
| 211 | Romania | -0.6% | -0.4% |
| 212 | Japan | -0.6% | -0.1% |
| 213 | North Macedonia | -0.6% | -1.0% |
| 214 | Albania | -0.7% | +0.1% |
| 215 | Armenia | -0.7% | -0.1% |
| 216 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | -0.7% | -1.0% |
| 217 | Ukraine | -0.7% | -0.4% |
| 218 | Croatia | -0.7% | -1.2% |
| 219 | Serbia | -0.7% | -0.7% |
| 220 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.7% | -0.6% |
| 221 | Bulgaria | -0.7% | -0.7% |
| 222 | Belarus | -0.7% | +0.1% |
| 223 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.8% | -1.3% |
| 224 | Martinique | -0.8% | -1.6% |
| 225 | Montserrat | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| 226 | Latvia | -0.8% | -1.0% |
| 227 | Lithuania | -0.8% | -1.4% |
| 228 | United States Virgin Islands | -0.9% | -2.6% |
| 229 | Republic of Moldova | -1.0% | -1.4% |
| 230 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -1.1% | -0.3% |
| 231 | Saint Helena | -1.1% | -0.3% |
| 232 | Tuvalu | -1.2% | -0.4% |
| 233 | Northern Mariana Islands | -1.3% | -1.5% |
| 234 | American Samoa | -1.5% | -1.3% |
| 235 | Cook Islands | -3.3% | -0.8% |
| 236 | Marshall Islands | -3.3% | -2.4% |
| 237 | Saint Martin (French part) | -4.2% | -0.7% |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.