Population growth rate by country, 2043
Red: shrinking, blue: growing. Values are UN medium-variant projections.
| # | Country / area | Population growth rate | 2033 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayotte | +2.5% | +2.7% |
| 2 | Angola | +2.4% | +2.7% |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | +2.4% | +2.8% |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | +2.3% | +2.6% |
| 5 | Central African Republic | +2.3% | +2.9% |
| 6 | Somalia | +2.2% | +2.6% |
| 7 | Chad | +2.2% | +2.7% |
| 8 | Niger | +2.2% | +2.8% |
| 9 | Mali | +2.2% | +2.6% |
| 10 | Côte d'Ivoire | +2.1% | +2.3% |
| 11 | Mauritania | +2.1% | +2.5% |
| 12 | Afghanistan | +2.0% | +2.5% |
| 13 | Cameroon | +2.0% | +2.3% |
| 14 | Congo | +2.0% | +2.3% |
| 15 | Zambia | +2.0% | +2.4% |
| 16 | Mozambique | +2.0% | +2.5% |
| 17 | Yemen | +1.9% | +2.3% |
| 18 | Holy See | +1.9% | +1.5% |
| 19 | Burundi | +1.9% | +2.2% |
| 20 | Benin | +1.9% | +2.1% |
| 21 | Uganda | +1.8% | +2.2% |
| 22 | Ethiopia | +1.8% | +2.1% |
| 23 | Sudan | +1.8% | +2.1% |
| 24 | Togo | +1.8% | +2.0% |
| 25 | Madagascar | +1.8% | +2.1% |
| 26 | Malawi | +1.8% | +2.3% |
| 27 | Rwanda | +1.8% | +1.9% |
| 28 | Gabon | +1.7% | +1.9% |
| 29 | Senegal | +1.7% | +2.0% |
| 30 | Vanuatu | +1.7% | +2.0% |
| 31 | Equatorial Guinea | +1.7% | +2.1% |
| 32 | Eritrea | +1.6% | +2.0% |
| 33 | Guinea | +1.6% | +1.9% |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | +1.6% | +1.9% |
| 35 | State of Palestine | +1.6% | +1.8% |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | +1.6% | +1.9% |
| 37 | French Guiana | +1.6% | +1.8% |
| 38 | Iraq | +1.5% | +1.9% |
| 39 | Gambia | +1.5% | +1.8% |
| 40 | Guinea-Bissau | +1.5% | +1.9% |
| 41 | Comoros | +1.5% | +1.7% |
| 42 | Sao Tome and Principe | +1.5% | +1.8% |
| 43 | Solomon Islands | +1.5% | +2.0% |
| 44 | Nigeria | +1.5% | +1.8% |
| 45 | Tajikistan | +1.4% | +1.6% |
| 46 | Namibia | +1.4% | +1.6% |
| 47 | Pakistan | +1.4% | +1.6% |
| 48 | Liberia | +1.4% | +1.9% |
| 49 | South Sudan | +1.4% | +1.8% |
| 50 | Israel | +1.3% | +1.3% |
| 51 | Uzbekistan | +1.3% | +1.4% |
| 52 | Ghana | +1.3% | +1.6% |
| 53 | Kenya | +1.3% | +1.7% |
| 54 | Sierra Leone | +1.3% | +1.7% |
| 55 | Jordan | +1.3% | +1.5% |
| 56 | Oman | +1.2% | +1.3% |
| 57 | Saudi Arabia | +1.2% | +1.3% |
| 58 | Nauru | +1.2% | +1.1% |
| 59 | United Arab Emirates | +1.1% | +1.2% |
| 60 | Egypt | +1.1% | +1.4% |
| 61 | Qatar | +1.1% | +1.1% |
| 62 | Kiribati | +1.1% | +1.2% |
| 63 | Cayman Islands | +1.1% | +1.4% |
| 64 | Papua New Guinea | +1.1% | +1.4% |
| 65 | Timor-Leste | +1.1% | +1.2% |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | +1.0% | +1.2% |
| 67 | Samoa | +1.0% | +0.8% |
| 68 | Botswana | +1.0% | +1.3% |
| 69 | Honduras | +1.0% | +1.3% |
| 70 | Mongolia | +1.0% | +1.0% |
| 71 | Algeria | +0.9% | +0.9% |
| 72 | Kazakhstan | +0.9% | +1.0% |
| 73 | Guatemala | +0.9% | +1.3% |
| 74 | Kuwait | +0.9% | +0.9% |
| 75 | Syrian Arab Republic | +0.9% | +1.8% |
| 76 | Bahrain | +0.9% | +1.0% |
| 77 | Lesotho | +0.9% | +1.0% |
| 78 | Djibouti | +0.8% | +1.1% |
| 79 | Tokelau | +0.8% | +1.6% |
| 80 | Turkmenistan | +0.8% | +0.9% |
| 81 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | +0.8% | +1.1% |
| 82 | Libya | +0.8% | +1.0% |
| 83 | Western Sahara | +0.8% | +1.2% |
| 84 | Australia | +0.7% | +0.8% |
| 85 | Cambodia | +0.7% | +0.9% |
| 86 | Tuvalu | +0.7% | -0.1% |
| 87 | Nicaragua | +0.7% | +1.0% |
| 88 | Haiti | +0.7% | +0.9% |
| 89 | Panama | +0.7% | +0.9% |
| 90 | Paraguay | +0.7% | +0.9% |
| 91 | Malaysia | +0.7% | +0.9% |
| 92 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | +0.7% | +1.0% |
| 93 | South Africa | +0.7% | +0.9% |
| 94 | Eswatini | +0.6% | +0.9% |
| 95 | Nepal | +0.6% | +0.8% |
| 96 | Bangladesh | +0.6% | +0.9% |
| 97 | Belize | +0.6% | +1.0% |
| 98 | Ecuador | +0.5% | +0.7% |
| 99 | New Caledonia | +0.5% | +0.7% |
| 100 | Peru | +0.5% | +0.8% |
| 101 | Maldives | +0.5% | +0.5% |
| 102 | Lebanon | +0.5% | +0.8% |
| 103 | India | +0.4% | +0.7% |
| 104 | Guyana | +0.4% | +0.6% |
| 105 | Canada | +0.4% | +0.6% |
| 106 | Guam | +0.4% | +0.5% |
| 107 | Gibraltar | +0.4% | +1.1% |
| 108 | Suriname | +0.4% | +0.6% |
| 109 | Dominican Republic | +0.4% | +0.6% |
| 110 | Niue | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| 111 | Philippines | +0.4% | +0.7% |
| 112 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | +0.4% | +0.5% |
| 113 | Luxembourg | +0.4% | +0.7% |
| 114 | Ireland | +0.3% | +0.6% |
| 115 | United States of America | +0.3% | +0.4% |
| 116 | United Kingdom | +0.3% | +0.4% |
| 117 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | +0.3% | +0.4% |
| 118 | Indonesia | +0.3% | +0.6% |
| 119 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | +0.3% | +0.8% |
| 120 | Tonga | +0.3% | +0.0% |
| 121 | New Zealand | +0.3% | +0.4% |
| 122 | Bhutan | +0.3% | +0.5% |
| 123 | Faroe Islands | +0.3% | +0.6% |
| 124 | Brunei Darussalam | +0.3% | +0.5% |
| 125 | Mexico | +0.3% | +0.6% |
| 126 | Morocco | +0.3% | +0.6% |
| 127 | Azerbaijan | +0.2% | +0.4% |
| 128 | Cabo Verde | +0.2% | +0.3% |
| 129 | Cyprus | +0.2% | +0.5% |
| 130 | Colombia | +0.2% | +0.6% |
| 131 | Saint Barthélemy | +0.2% | +0.5% |
| 132 | Sweden | +0.2% | +0.2% |
| 133 | Sri Lanka | +0.2% | +0.3% |
| 134 | Turks and Caicos Islands | +0.2% | +0.5% |
| 135 | Tunisia | +0.2% | +0.3% |
| 136 | Fiji | +0.2% | +0.3% |
| 137 | Viet Nam | +0.2% | +0.4% |
| 138 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | +0.2% | +0.5% |
| 139 | Liechtenstein | +0.2% | +0.4% |
| 140 | Réunion | +0.2% | +0.3% |
| 141 | Northern Mariana Islands | +0.2% | -0.1% |
| 142 | Iceland | +0.1% | +0.4% |
| 143 | Argentina | +0.1% | +0.3% |
| 144 | El Salvador | +0.1% | +0.3% |
| 145 | Switzerland | +0.1% | +0.2% |
| 146 | Türkiye | +0.1% | +0.3% |
| 147 | Norway | +0.1% | +0.2% |
| 148 | Bahamas | +0.1% | +0.3% |
| 149 | France | +0.1% | +0.1% |
| 150 | Myanmar | +0.1% | +0.4% |
| 151 | Netherlands | +0.0% | +0.2% |
| 152 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | +0.0% | +0.5% |
| 153 | Costa Rica | +0.0% | +0.3% |
| 154 | Saint Martin (French part) | +0.0% | -1.7% |
| 155 | San Marino | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| 156 | Jersey | +0.0% | +0.1% |
| 157 | Seychelles | +0.0% | +0.2% |
| 158 | Denmark | +0.0% | +0.1% |
| 159 | Brazil | +0.0% | +0.2% |
| 160 | Belgium | +0.0% | +0.1% |
| 161 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 162 | Singapore | -0.1% | +0.4% |
| 163 | Chile | -0.1% | +0.2% |
| 164 | Dominica | -0.1% | +0.0% |
| 165 | Monaco | -0.1% | -0.2% |
| 166 | British Virgin Islands | -0.1% | +0.2% |
| 167 | French Polynesia | -0.1% | +0.2% |
| 168 | Anguilla | -0.2% | +0.1% |
| 169 | Antigua and Barbuda | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| 170 | Uruguay | -0.2% | -0.1% |
| 171 | Austria | -0.2% | -0.1% |
| 172 | Guernsey | -0.2% | +0.0% |
| 173 | Georgia | -0.2% | -0.1% |
| 174 | Finland | -0.2% | -0.2% |
| 175 | Russian Federation | -0.2% | -0.3% |
| 176 | Andorra | -0.3% | +0.1% |
| 177 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | -0.3% | -0.3% |
| 178 | Grenada | -0.3% | +0.0% |
| 179 | Spain | -0.3% | -0.2% |
| 180 | Slovenia | -0.3% | -0.3% |
| 181 | Saint Lucia | -0.3% | +0.0% |
| 182 | Czechia | -0.3% | -0.3% |
| 183 | Germany | -0.3% | -0.3% |
| 184 | Portugal | -0.3% | -0.2% |
| 185 | Malta | -0.3% | +0.0% |
| 186 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | -0.3% | +0.0% |
| 187 | Aruba | -0.4% | -0.2% |
| 188 | Curaçao | -0.4% | -0.2% |
| 189 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.4% | -0.5% |
| 190 | Thailand | -0.4% | -0.2% |
| 191 | Barbados | -0.4% | -0.2% |
| 192 | Hungary | -0.4% | -0.4% |
| 193 | Isle of Man | -0.4% | -0.2% |
| 194 | Estonia | -0.5% | -0.5% |
| 195 | Greece | -0.5% | -0.5% |
| 196 | Slovakia | -0.5% | -0.4% |
| 197 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -0.5% | -0.1% |
| 198 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.5% | -0.2% |
| 199 | Montserrat | -0.5% | -0.7% |
| 200 | American Samoa | -0.5% | -1.0% |
| 201 | Italy | -0.6% | -0.5% |
| 202 | Guadeloupe | -0.6% | -0.5% |
| 203 | Cook Islands | -0.6% | -1.6% |
| 204 | Greenland | -0.6% | -0.4% |
| 205 | Palau | -0.6% | -0.4% |
| 206 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | -0.6% | -0.3% |
| 207 | Marshall Islands | -0.6% | -1.9% |
| 208 | China, Macao SAR | -0.6% | +0.0% |
| 209 | China | -0.6% | -0.4% |
| 210 | United States Virgin Islands | -0.6% | -0.7% |
| 211 | Armenia | -0.7% | -0.7% |
| 212 | Cuba | -0.7% | -0.5% |
| 213 | Croatia | -0.7% | -0.6% |
| 214 | Bermuda | -0.7% | -0.4% |
| 215 | Poland | -0.7% | -0.5% |
| 216 | Mauritius | -0.7% | -0.4% |
| 217 | Montenegro | -0.7% | -0.6% |
| 218 | Romania | -0.7% | -0.6% |
| 219 | Republic of Korea | -0.7% | -0.4% |
| 220 | Japan | -0.7% | -0.6% |
| 221 | Jamaica | -0.8% | -0.4% |
| 222 | Serbia | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| 223 | Belarus | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| 224 | Martinique | -0.8% | -0.7% |
| 225 | Latvia | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| 226 | China, Taiwan Province of China | -0.8% | -0.6% |
| 227 | China, Hong Kong SAR | -0.8% | -0.5% |
| 228 | North Macedonia | -0.8% | -0.7% |
| 229 | Albania | -0.9% | -0.8% |
| 230 | Ukraine | -0.9% | -0.8% |
| 231 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -0.9% | -1.1% |
| 232 | Bulgaria | -0.9% | -0.9% |
| 233 | Republic of Moldova | -0.9% | -1.0% |
| 234 | Lithuania | -0.9% | -0.8% |
| 235 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -1.1% | -0.9% |
| 236 | Saint Helena | -1.2% | -1.1% |
| 237 | Puerto Rico | -1.2% | -0.9% |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.