Population Growth by Country: 2025 World Rankings
Annual population growth rate (%). Includes natural increase and net migration.
Data years: 2025 · Source: World BankThe United Arab Emirates has the highest population growth rate: 4.7% in 2025. Next are Saudi Arabia (4.6%), Oman (4.0%), Qatar (3.9%) and Syria (3.8%). Saint Martin has the lowest population growth rate: -4.7% in 2025. The median across the 217 countries is 0.9%, counting each country once, so it is not a world average.
All 217 figures are for 2025. The ten highest are: 1. United Arab Emirates, 2. Saudi Arabia, 3. Oman, 4. Qatar, 5. Syria, 6. Chad, 7. Central African Republic, 8. Somalia, 9. Niger, 10. DR Congo. Data: World Bank World Development Indicators. All data on this page is free to use with attribution, and an API endpoint is available at /api/v2/indicator/SP.POP.GROW for programmatic access.
| # | Country | Population Growth (%) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United Arab Emirates | 4.7% | 2025 |
| 2 |  Saudi Arabia | 4.6% | 2025 |
| 3 |  Oman | 4.0% | 2025 |
| 4 |  Qatar | 3.9% | 2025 |
| 5 |  Syria | 3.8% | 2025 |
| 6 |  Chad | 3.4% | 2025 |
| 7 |  Central African Republic | 3.4% | 2025 |
| 8 |  Somalia | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 9 |  Niger | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 10 |  DR Congo | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 11 |  Georgia | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 12 |  Angola | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 13 |  Ukraine | 2.9% | 2025 |
| 14 |  Mali | 2.9% | 2025 |
| 15 |  Yemen | 2.9% | 2025 |
| 16 |  Tanzania | 2.9% | 2025 |
| 17 |  Mozambique | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 18 |  Mauritania | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 19 |  Zambia | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 20 |  Afghanistan | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 21 |  Uganda | 2.7% | 2025 |
| 22 |  Cameroon | 2.6% | 2025 |
| 23 |  Malawi | 2.6% | 2025 |
| 24 |  Ethiopia | 2.6% | 2025 |
| 25 |  Burundi | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 26 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 27 |  Benin | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 28 |  Madagascar | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 29 |  Equatorial Guinea | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 30 |  Sudan | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 31 |  Republic of the Congo | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 32 |  Solomon Islands | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 33 |  West Bank and Gaza | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 34 |  Guinea | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 35 |  Senegal | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 36 |  Vanuatu | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 37 |  The Gambia | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 38 |  Burkina Faso | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 39 |  Togo | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 40 |  Rwanda | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 41 |  Guinea-Bissau | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 42 |  Gabon | 2.1% | 2025 |
| 43 |  Iraq | 2.1% | 2025 |
| 44 |  Liberia | 2.1% | 2025 |
| 45 |  Nigeria | 2.1% | 2025 |
| 46 |  Namibia | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 47 |  Sierra Leone | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 48 |  South Sudan | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 49 |  Gibraltar | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 50 |  Eritrea | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 51 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 52 |  Kenya | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 53 |  Malta | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 54 |  Zimbabwe | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 55 |  Uzbekistan | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 56 |  Comoros | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 57 |  Cayman Islands | 1.8% | 2025 |
| 58 |  Ghana | 1.8% | 2025 |
| 59 |  Tajikistan | 1.8% | 2025 |
| 60 |  Papua New Guinea | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 61 |  Armenia | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 62 |  Kyrgyzstan | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 63 |  Honduras | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 64 |  Turkmenistan | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 65 |  Ireland | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 66 |  Botswana | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 67 |  Pakistan | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 68 |  Egypt | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 69 |  Australia | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 70 |  Guatemala | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 71 |  Iceland | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 72 |  Luxembourg | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 73 |  Kiribati | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 74 |  Liechtenstein | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 75 |  Belize | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 76 |  Bolivia | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 77 |  Laos | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 78 |  Algeria | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 79 |  Sint Maarten | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 80 |  Nicaragua | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 81 |  Djibouti | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 82 |  Timor-Leste | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 83 |  Mongolia | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 84 |  Panama | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 85 |  Singapore | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 86 |  Bangladesh | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 87 |  Kazakhstan | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 88 |  Paraguay | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 89 |  Israel | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 90 |  Cambodia | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 91 |  Malaysia | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 92 |  Andorra | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 93 |  South Africa | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 94 |  Haiti | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 95 |  Seychelles | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 96 |  Lesotho | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 97 |  Eswatini | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 98 |  Libya | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 99 |  Peru | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 100 |  Spain | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 101 |  Portugal | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 102 |  Colombia | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 103 |  Switzerland | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 104 |  Canada | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 105 |  Iran | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 106 |  New Caledonia | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 107 |  Cyprus | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 108 |  Morocco | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 109 |  India | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 110 |  Suriname | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 111 |  Ecuador | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 112 |  Mexico | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 113 |  Philippines | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 114 |  Dominican Republic | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 115 |  Indonesia | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 116 |  Brunei | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 117 |  Lebanon | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 118 |  Bahrain | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 119 |  Aruba | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 120 |  Guam | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 121 |  Belgium | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 122 |  Norway | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 123 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 124 |  British Virgin Islands | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 125 |  New Zealand | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 126 |  Nauru | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 127 |  Bhutan | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 128 |  Myanmar | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 129 |  Vietnam | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 130 |  Samoa | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 131 |  Guyana | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 132 |  Tunisia | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 133 |  Denmark | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 134 |  United States | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 135 |  Netherlands | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 136 |  Chile | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 137 |  Faroe Islands | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 138 |  Finland | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 139 |  Fiji | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 140 |  Cabo Verde | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 141 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 142 |  Micronesia | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 143 |  Costa Rica | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 144 |  Bahamas | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 145 |  Azerbaijan | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 146 |  El Salvador | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 147 |  Türkiye | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 148 |  Venezuela | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 149 |  San Marino | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 150 |  Brazil | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 151 |  Maldives | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 152 |  Argentina | 0.3% | 2025 |
| 153 |  Austria | 0.3% | 2025 |
| 154 |  United Kingdom | 0.3% | 2025 |
| 155 |  North Korea | 0.3% | 2025 |
| 156 |  Croatia | 0.3% | 2025 |
| 157 |  Sweden | 0.3% | 2025 |
| 158 |  France | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 159 |  French Polynesia | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 160 |  St. Lucia | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 161 | Channel Islands | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 162 |  Curaçao | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 163 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 164 |  Slovenia | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 165 |  Greece | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 166 |  Grenada | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 167 |  Barbados | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 168 |  Lithuania | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 169 |  Greenland | -0.0% | 2025 |
| 170 |  Germany | -0.0% | 2025 |
| 171 |  Trinidad and Tobago | -0.0% | 2025 |
| 172 |  Isle of Man | -0.0% | 2025 |
| 173 |  Uruguay | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 174 |  Italy | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 175 |  Montenegro | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 176 |  Thailand | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 177 |  Jamaica | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 178 |  Russia | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 179 |  Nepal | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 180 |  Bermuda | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 181 |  Bulgaria | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 182 |  South Korea | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 183 |  Slovakia | -0.2% | 2025 |
| 184 |  Macao | -0.2% | 2025 |
| 185 |  Mauritius | -0.2% | 2025 |
| 186 |  Romania | -0.2% | 2025 |
| 187 |  Czechia | -0.2% | 2025 |
| 188 |  China | -0.2% | 2025 |
| 189 |  Palau | -0.2% | 2025 |
| 190 |  North Macedonia | -0.2% | 2025 |
| 191 |  Jordan | -0.3% | 2025 |
| 192 |  Hong Kong | -0.3% | 2025 |
| 193 |  Poland | -0.3% | 2025 |
| 194 |  Cuba | -0.4% | 2025 |
| 195 |  Tonga | -0.4% | 2025 |
| 196 |  Estonia | -0.4% | 2025 |
| 197 |  Japan | -0.5% | 2025 |
| 198 |  Hungary | -0.5% | 2025 |
| 199 |  Dominica | -0.5% | 2025 |
| 200 |  Belarus | -0.5% | 2025 |
| 201 |  Puerto Rico | -0.6% | 2025 |
| 202 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | -0.6% | 2025 |
| 203 |  Serbia | -0.6% | 2025 |
| 204 |  Kuwait | -0.7% | 2025 |
| 205 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.7% | 2025 |
| 206 |  Sri Lanka | -0.7% | 2025 |
| 207 |  Monaco | -0.8% | 2025 |
| 208 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.8% | 2025 |
| 209 |  Latvia | -1.0% | 2025 |
| 210 |  Kosovo | -1.1% | 2025 |
| 211 |  Albania | -1.2% | 2025 |
| 212 |  American Samoa | -1.6% | 2025 |
| 213 |  Tuvalu | -1.6% | 2025 |
| 214 |  Northern Mariana Islands | -1.7% | 2025 |
| 215 |  Moldova | -1.8% | 2025 |
| 216 |  Marshall Islands | -3.4% | 2025 |
| 217 |  Saint Martin | -4.7% | 2025 |
Each figure is the latest available for that country, so rows can refer to different years; compare years before comparing values.
Where major economies rank
- United States: 0.5% in 2025, rank 134 of 217.
- China: -0.2% in 2025, rank 188 of 217.
- India: 0.9% in 2025, rank 109 of 217.
- Japan: -0.5% in 2025, rank 197 of 217.
- Germany: -0.0% in 2025, rank 170 of 217.
- United Kingdom: 0.3% in 2025, rank 154 of 217.
- France: 0.2% in 2025, rank 158 of 217.
- Brazil: 0.4% in 2025, rank 150 of 217.
- Canada: 0.9% in 2025, rank 104 of 217.
- Nigeria: 2.1% in 2025, rank 45 of 217.
Use this data programmatically
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Understanding Population Growth by Country
The population growth rate measures the annual percentage change in a country's total population, reflecting births, deaths and net migration. The data comes from the World Bank using UN Population Division estimates.
Global population growth slowed from over 2% a year in the 1960s to below 1% a year in the 2020s. Sustained fast growth is concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa. By the 2020s many European and East Asian countries had shrinking populations. In any single year, large migration flows, including refugees leaving or returning, can produce the most extreme values in either direction.
For economists, population growth cuts both ways. Moderate growth with a young population can fuel economic expansion, while rapid growth strains education, healthcare and employment systems. The most consequential indicator is often the dependency ratio: how many people of non-working age each working-age person must support.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest population growth rate?
The United Arab Emirates has the highest population growth rate: 4.7% in 2025. The figures come from World Bank data.
Which country has the lowest population growth rate?
Saint Martin has the lowest population growth rate: -4.7% in 2025.
How many countries are ranked by population growth rate?
217 countries have a figure in this ranking. All 217 figures are for 2025. The data comes from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
What is the median population growth rate across countries?
The median is 0.9%: half of the 217 countries are above it and half below. It counts each country once, so it is not a world average.