Population growth rate by country, 2072
Red: shrinking, blue: growing. Values are UN medium-variant projections.
| # | Country / area | Population growth rate | 2062 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holy See | +1.6% | +1.7% |
| 2 | Mayotte | +1.6% | +1.8% |
| 3 | Angola | +1.5% | +1.8% |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | +1.5% | +1.7% |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | +1.4% | +1.8% |
| 6 | Côte d'Ivoire | +1.3% | +1.5% |
| 7 | Congo | +1.3% | +1.5% |
| 8 | Mauritania | +1.3% | +1.5% |
| 9 | Cameroon | +1.2% | +1.4% |
| 10 | Somalia | +1.2% | +1.6% |
| 11 | Chad | +1.2% | +1.5% |
| 12 | Niger | +1.2% | +1.5% |
| 13 | Mali | +1.2% | +1.5% |
| 14 | Central African Republic | +1.2% | +1.6% |
| 15 | Afghanistan | +1.1% | +1.4% |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | +1.1% | +1.1% |
| 17 | Qatar | +1.1% | +1.1% |
| 18 | Gabon | +1.1% | +1.3% |
| 19 | Zambia | +1.1% | +1.4% |
| 20 | Togo | +1.1% | +1.3% |
| 21 | Vanuatu | +1.1% | +1.2% |
| 22 | Benin | +1.1% | +1.3% |
| 23 | Ethiopia | +1.0% | +1.3% |
| 24 | Sudan | +1.0% | +1.3% |
| 25 | Burundi | +1.0% | +1.2% |
| 26 | Madagascar | +1.0% | +1.2% |
| 27 | Mozambique | +1.0% | +1.4% |
| 28 | Equatorial Guinea | +1.0% | +1.2% |
| 29 | French Guiana | +1.0% | +1.2% |
| 30 | Yemen | +0.9% | +1.2% |
| 31 | Senegal | +0.9% | +1.2% |
| 32 | Malawi | +0.9% | +1.2% |
| 33 | Israel | +0.8% | +0.9% |
| 34 | Uganda | +0.8% | +1.1% |
| 35 | Eritrea | +0.8% | +1.1% |
| 36 | Oman | +0.8% | +1.0% |
| 37 | Kuwait | +0.8% | +0.8% |
| 38 | Comoros | +0.8% | +1.0% |
| 39 | Saudi Arabia | +0.8% | +0.9% |
| 40 | Samoa | +0.8% | +0.8% |
| 41 | Sao Tome and Principe | +0.8% | +1.1% |
| 42 | Zimbabwe | +0.8% | +1.0% |
| 43 | Bahrain | +0.8% | +0.8% |
| 44 | Liberia | +0.8% | +1.0% |
| 45 | Rwanda | +0.8% | +0.9% |
| 46 | Iraq | +0.7% | +0.9% |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | +0.7% | +0.9% |
| 48 | Guinea | +0.7% | +0.9% |
| 49 | Guinea-Bissau | +0.7% | +0.9% |
| 50 | Solomon Islands | +0.7% | +1.0% |
| 51 | Pakistan | +0.7% | +0.9% |
| 52 | State of Palestine | +0.7% | +0.9% |
| 53 | Burkina Faso | +0.7% | +0.9% |
| 54 | Australia | +0.6% | +0.6% |
| 55 | Ghana | +0.6% | +0.8% |
| 56 | Gambia | +0.6% | +0.9% |
| 57 | Tajikistan | +0.6% | +0.8% |
| 58 | Nigeria | +0.6% | +0.9% |
| 59 | Nauru | +0.6% | +0.7% |
| 60 | Niue | +0.6% | +0.6% |
| 61 | Jordan | +0.6% | +0.8% |
| 62 | South Sudan | +0.6% | +0.9% |
| 63 | Egypt | +0.5% | +0.7% |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | +0.5% | +0.6% |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | +0.5% | +0.6% |
| 66 | Kenya | +0.5% | +0.8% |
| 67 | Sierra Leone | +0.5% | +0.8% |
| 68 | Tuvalu | +0.5% | +0.6% |
| 69 | Namibia | +0.5% | +0.8% |
| 70 | Papua New Guinea | +0.5% | +0.7% |
| 71 | Monaco | +0.5% | +0.4% |
| 72 | Mongolia | +0.5% | +0.5% |
| 73 | Kiribati | +0.4% | +0.6% |
| 74 | Tokelau | +0.4% | +0.6% |
| 75 | Tonga | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| 76 | Canada | +0.3% | +0.4% |
| 77 | Cayman Islands | +0.3% | +0.4% |
| 78 | Djibouti | +0.3% | +0.6% |
| 79 | Syrian Arab Republic | +0.3% | +0.6% |
| 80 | Honduras | +0.3% | +0.5% |
| 81 | South Africa | +0.3% | +0.4% |
| 82 | United States of America | +0.2% | +0.2% |
| 83 | Algeria | +0.2% | +0.3% |
| 84 | Guam | +0.2% | +0.2% |
| 85 | Saint Martin (French part) | +0.2% | -0.3% |
| 86 | Botswana | +0.2% | +0.5% |
| 87 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | +0.2% | +0.4% |
| 88 | Libya | +0.2% | +0.2% |
| 89 | Lesotho | +0.2% | +0.4% |
| 90 | Lebanon | +0.2% | +0.3% |
| 91 | Timor-Leste | +0.2% | +0.3% |
| 92 | Cambodia | +0.1% | +0.2% |
| 93 | Guatemala | +0.1% | +0.4% |
| 94 | Turkmenistan | +0.1% | +0.2% |
| 95 | New Zealand | +0.1% | +0.1% |
| 96 | Haiti | +0.1% | +0.3% |
| 97 | Panama | +0.1% | +0.3% |
| 98 | Paraguay | +0.1% | +0.3% |
| 99 | Faroe Islands | +0.1% | +0.1% |
| 100 | Marshall Islands | +0.1% | -0.2% |
| 101 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | +0.1% | +0.2% |
| 102 | Western Sahara | +0.1% | +0.2% |
| 103 | Northern Mariana Islands | +0.1% | -0.3% |
| 104 | United Kingdom | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| 105 | Gibraltar | +0.0% | +0.1% |
| 106 | Sweden | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| 107 | Suriname | +0.0% | +0.1% |
| 108 | Denmark | +0.0% | -0.1% |
| 109 | Nicaragua | +0.0% | +0.2% |
| 110 | New Caledonia | +0.0% | +0.1% |
| 111 | Bangladesh | +0.0% | +0.2% |
| 112 | France | +0.0% | -0.1% |
| 113 | Malaysia | +0.0% | +0.2% |
| 114 | Liechtenstein | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| 115 | Indonesia | -0.1% | -0.1% |
| 116 | Netherlands | -0.1% | -0.1% |
| 117 | Guyana | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 118 | Cook Islands | -0.1% | -0.7% |
| 119 | Jersey | -0.1% | -0.2% |
| 120 | Switzerland | -0.1% | -0.1% |
| 121 | Nepal | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 122 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | -0.1% | +0.0% |
| 123 | Peru | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 124 | Belgium | -0.1% | -0.2% |
| 125 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 126 | Réunion | -0.1% | -0.2% |
| 127 | India | -0.2% | +0.0% |
| 128 | Ecuador | -0.2% | +0.0% |
| 129 | Eswatini | -0.2% | +0.0% |
| 130 | San Marino | -0.2% | -0.4% |
| 131 | Germany | -0.2% | -0.3% |
| 132 | Dominican Republic | -0.2% | +0.0% |
| 133 | Norway | -0.2% | -0.2% |
| 134 | Bahamas | -0.2% | -0.1% |
| 135 | Mexico | -0.2% | -0.1% |
| 136 | Luxembourg | -0.2% | +0.0% |
| 137 | Russian Federation | -0.2% | -0.3% |
| 138 | United States Virgin Islands | -0.2% | -0.3% |
| 139 | American Samoa | -0.2% | -0.5% |
| 140 | Ireland | -0.3% | -0.2% |
| 141 | Azerbaijan | -0.3% | -0.1% |
| 142 | Austria | -0.3% | -0.4% |
| 143 | Guernsey | -0.3% | -0.4% |
| 144 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | -0.3% | -0.2% |
| 145 | Sri Lanka | -0.3% | -0.2% |
| 146 | Fiji | -0.3% | -0.1% |
| 147 | Philippines | -0.3% | -0.1% |
| 148 | Finland | -0.3% | -0.3% |
| 149 | Brunei Darussalam | -0.3% | -0.1% |
| 150 | Belize | -0.3% | +0.0% |
| 151 | Portugal | -0.3% | -0.4% |
| 152 | Myanmar | -0.3% | -0.2% |
| 153 | Morocco | -0.3% | -0.1% |
| 154 | Iceland | -0.4% | -0.2% |
| 155 | Argentina | -0.4% | -0.3% |
| 156 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | -0.4% | -0.4% |
| 157 | Georgia | -0.4% | -0.4% |
| 158 | Tunisia | -0.4% | -0.3% |
| 159 | Hungary | -0.4% | -0.4% |
| 160 | Viet Nam | -0.4% | -0.3% |
| 161 | Aruba | -0.5% | -0.6% |
| 162 | El Salvador | -0.5% | -0.3% |
| 163 | Cyprus | -0.5% | -0.2% |
| 164 | Guadeloupe | -0.5% | -0.8% |
| 165 | Colombia | -0.5% | -0.2% |
| 166 | Saint Barthélemy | -0.5% | -0.4% |
| 167 | Slovenia | -0.5% | -0.5% |
| 168 | Seychelles | -0.5% | -0.4% |
| 169 | Czechia | -0.5% | -0.5% |
| 170 | Dominica | -0.5% | -0.4% |
| 171 | Palau | -0.5% | -0.8% |
| 172 | Martinique | -0.5% | -0.9% |
| 173 | Montserrat | -0.5% | -0.6% |
| 174 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | -0.6% | -0.3% |
| 175 | Cabo Verde | -0.6% | -0.4% |
| 176 | Greenland | -0.6% | -0.6% |
| 177 | Singapore | -0.6% | -0.4% |
| 178 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.6% | -0.6% |
| 179 | Barbados | -0.6% | -0.6% |
| 180 | Bhutan | -0.6% | -0.3% |
| 181 | Brazil | -0.6% | -0.4% |
| 182 | Isle of Man | -0.6% | -0.7% |
| 183 | Maldives | -0.6% | -0.2% |
| 184 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | -0.6% | -0.5% |
| 185 | Antigua and Barbuda | -0.7% | -0.5% |
| 186 | Uruguay | -0.7% | -0.6% |
| 187 | Curaçao | -0.7% | -0.6% |
| 188 | Costa Rica | -0.7% | -0.5% |
| 189 | Spain | -0.7% | -0.8% |
| 190 | Saint Helena | -0.7% | -0.9% |
| 191 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -0.7% | -0.6% |
| 192 | Türkiye | -0.7% | -0.5% |
| 193 | Japan | -0.7% | -0.8% |
| 194 | Anguilla | -0.8% | -0.7% |
| 195 | Italy | -0.8% | -1.0% |
| 196 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| 197 | Estonia | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| 198 | Greece | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| 199 | Croatia | -0.8% | -0.9% |
| 200 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | -0.8% | -0.6% |
| 201 | Serbia | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| 202 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -0.8% | -0.7% |
| 203 | Thailand | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| 204 | Chile | -0.8% | -0.6% |
| 205 | Romania | -0.8% | -0.9% |
| 206 | French Polynesia | -0.8% | -0.7% |
| 207 | Armenia | -0.9% | -0.8% |
| 208 | Grenada | -0.9% | -0.6% |
| 209 | Slovakia | -0.9% | -0.8% |
| 210 | Bermuda | -0.9% | -1.0% |
| 211 | Bulgaria | -0.9% | -1.0% |
| 212 | Malta | -0.9% | -0.6% |
| 213 | Republic of Moldova | -0.9% | -1.1% |
| 214 | British Virgin Islands | -0.9% | -0.8% |
| 215 | Cuba | -1.0% | -1.1% |
| 216 | Saint Lucia | -1.0% | -0.8% |
| 217 | Trinidad and Tobago | -1.0% | -0.8% |
| 218 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | -1.0% | -1.1% |
| 219 | Montenegro | -1.0% | -0.9% |
| 220 | Latvia | -1.0% | -1.0% |
| 221 | Andorra | -1.1% | -1.1% |
| 222 | Belarus | -1.1% | -1.1% |
| 223 | North Macedonia | -1.1% | -1.1% |
| 224 | Albania | -1.2% | -1.1% |
| 225 | Poland | -1.2% | -1.0% |
| 226 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -1.2% | -1.2% |
| 227 | Lithuania | -1.2% | -1.2% |
| 228 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -1.3% | -1.5% |
| 229 | Mauritius | -1.3% | -1.1% |
| 230 | China | -1.3% | -1.3% |
| 231 | Ukraine | -1.5% | -1.4% |
| 232 | Republic of Korea | -1.5% | -1.4% |
| 233 | China, Taiwan Province of China | -1.5% | -1.4% |
| 234 | China, Macao SAR | -1.6% | -0.9% |
| 235 | Puerto Rico | -1.7% | -1.7% |
| 236 | Jamaica | -1.8% | -1.4% |
| 237 | China, Hong Kong SAR | -2.2% | -1.6% |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.