Population Growth by Country
Annual population growth rate (%). Includes natural increase and net migration.
Countries
217
Highest
7.3%
Qatar
Lowest
-5.4%
Kosovo
Latest Year
2024
| # | Country | Population Growth (%) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Qatar | 7.3% | 2024 |
| 2 |  Chad | 4.9% | 2024 |
| 3 |  United Arab Emirates | 4.7% | 2024 |
| 4 |  Saudi Arabia | 4.6% | 2024 |
| 5 |  Oman | 4.5% | 2024 |
| 6 |  Syrian Arab Republic | 4.5% | 2024 |
| 7 |  South Sudan | 3.9% | 2024 |
| 8 |  Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 3.5% | 2024 |
| 9 |  Central African Republic | 3.4% | 2024 |
| 10 |  Niger | 3.3% | 2024 |
| 11 |  Congo, Dem. Rep. | 3.2% | 2024 |
| 12 |  Angola | 3.0% | 2024 |
| 13 |  Yemen, Rep. | 3.0% | 2024 |
| 14 |  Canada | 3.0% | 2024 |
| 15 |  Mali | 2.9% | 2024 |
| 16 |  Mozambique | 2.9% | 2024 |
| 17 |  Mauritania | 2.9% | 2024 |
| 18 |  Tanzania | 2.9% | 2024 |
| 19 |  Malta | 2.9% | 2024 |
| 20 |  Afghanistan | 2.8% | 2024 |
| 21 |  Zambia | 2.8% | 2024 |
| 22 |  Uganda | 2.8% | 2024 |
| 23 |  Cameroon | 2.6% | 2024 |
| 24 |  Burundi | 2.6% | 2024 |
| 25 |  Ethiopia | 2.6% | 2024 |
| 26 |  Malawi | 2.6% | 2024 |
| 27 |  Benin | 2.5% | 2024 |
| 28 |  Cote d'Ivoire | 2.4% | 2024 |
| 29 |  Madagascar | 2.4% | 2024 |
| 30 |  Equatorial Guinea | 2.4% | 2024 |
| 31 |  Congo, Rep. | 2.4% | 2024 |
| 32 |  Guinea | 2.4% | 2024 |
| 33 |  Solomon Islands | 2.4% | 2024 |
| 34 |  West Bank and Gaza | 2.4% | 2024 |
| 35 |  Senegal | 2.3% | 2024 |
| 36 |  Armenia | 2.3% | 2024 |
| 37 |  Gambia, The | 2.3% | 2024 |
| 38 |  Vanuatu | 2.3% | 2024 |
| 39 |  Burkina Faso | 2.2% | 2024 |
| 40 |  Togo | 2.2% | 2024 |
| 41 |  Namibia | 2.2% | 2024 |
| 42 |  Gibraltar | 2.2% | 2024 |
| 43 |  Guinea-Bissau | 2.2% | 2024 |
| 44 |  Liberia | 2.2% | 2024 |
| 45 |  Gabon | 2.2% | 2024 |
| 46 |  Rwanda | 2.1% | 2024 |
| 47 |  Iraq | 2.1% | 2024 |
| 48 |  Sierra Leone | 2.1% | 2024 |
| 49 |  Nigeria | 2.1% | 2024 |
| 50 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 2.0% | 2024 |
| 51 |  Singapore | 2.0% | 2024 |
| 52 |  Australia | 2.0% | 2024 |
| 53 |  Uzbekistan | 2.0% | 2024 |
| 54 |  Kenya | 2.0% | 2024 |
| 55 |  Cayman Islands | 1.9% | 2024 |
| 56 |  Tajikistan | 1.9% | 2024 |
| 57 |  Comoros | 1.9% | 2024 |
| 58 |  Ghana | 1.9% | 2024 |
| 59 |  Eritrea | 1.9% | 2024 |
| 60 |  Papua New Guinea | 1.8% | 2024 |
| 61 |  Zimbabwe | 1.8% | 2024 |
| 62 |  Turkmenistan | 1.8% | 2024 |
| 63 |  Egypt, Arab Rep. | 1.7% | 2024 |
| 64 |  Kyrgyz Republic | 1.7% | 2024 |
| 65 |  Honduras | 1.7% | 2024 |
| 66 |  New Zealand | 1.7% | 2024 |
| 67 |  Botswana | 1.6% | 2024 |
| 68 |  Luxembourg | 1.6% | 2024 |
| 69 |  Ireland | 1.6% | 2024 |
| 70 |  Guatemala | 1.5% | 2024 |
| 71 |  Pakistan | 1.5% | 2024 |
| 72 |  Liechtenstein | 1.5% | 2024 |
| 73 |  Kiribati | 1.5% | 2024 |
| 74 |  Belize | 1.4% | 2024 |
| 75 |  Algeria | 1.4% | 2024 |
| 76 |  Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.4% | 2024 |
| 77 |  Bolivia | 1.4% | 2024 |
| 78 |  Djibouti | 1.4% | 2024 |
| 79 |  Lao PDR | 1.4% | 2024 |
| 80 |  Nicaragua | 1.3% | 2024 |
| 81 |  Andorra | 1.3% | 2024 |
| 82 |  Seychelles | 1.3% | 2024 |
| 83 |  Switzerland | 1.3% | 2024 |
| 84 |  Kazakhstan | 1.3% | 2024 |
| 85 |  Panama | 1.3% | 2024 |
| 86 |  Israel | 1.3% | 2024 |
| 87 |  South Africa | 1.2% | 2024 |
| 88 |  Mongolia | 1.2% | 2024 |
| 89 |  British Virgin Islands | 1.2% | 2024 |
| 90 |  Paraguay | 1.2% | 2024 |
| 91 |  Cambodia | 1.2% | 2024 |
| 92 |  Malaysia | 1.2% | 2024 |
| 93 |  Bangladesh | 1.2% | 2024 |
| 94 |  Macao SAR, China | 1.2% | 2024 |
| 95 |  Timor-Leste | 1.2% | 2024 |
| 96 |  Haiti | 1.2% | 2024 |
| 97 |  Lesotho | 1.1% | 2024 |
| 98 |  Portugal | 1.1% | 2024 |
| 99 |  Peru | 1.1% | 2024 |
| 100 |  Colombia | 1.1% | 2024 |
| 101 |  United Kingdom | 1.1% | 2024 |
| 102 |  Iran, Islamic Rep. | 1.1% | 2024 |
| 103 |  Libya | 1.0% | 2024 |
| 104 |  Spain | 1.0% | 2024 |
| 105 |  Eswatini | 1.0% | 2024 |
| 106 |  Jordan | 1.0% | 2024 |
| 107 |  Cyprus | 1.0% | 2024 |
| 108 |  United States | 1.0% | 2024 |
| 109 |  Morocco | 1.0% | 2024 |
| 110 |  New Caledonia | 1.0% | 2024 |
| 111 |  Norway | 0.9% | 2024 |
| 112 |  Kuwait | 0.9% | 2024 |
| 113 |  India | 0.9% | 2024 |
| 114 |  Suriname | 0.9% | 2024 |
| 115 |  Ecuador | 0.9% | 2024 |
| 116 |  Mexico | 0.9% | 2024 |
| 117 |  Dominican Republic | 0.8% | 2024 |
| 118 |  Curacao | 0.8% | 2024 |
| 119 |  Philippines | 0.8% | 2024 |
| 120 |  Brunei Darussalam | 0.8% | 2024 |
| 121 |  Indonesia | 0.8% | 2024 |
| 122 |  Sudan | 0.8% | 2024 |
| 123 |  Guam | 0.8% | 2024 |
| 124 |  Bahrain | 0.7% | 2024 |
| 125 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.7% | 2024 |
| 126 |  Myanmar | 0.7% | 2024 |
| 127 |  Belgium | 0.7% | 2024 |
| 128 |  Bhutan | 0.7% | 2024 |
| 129 |  Netherlands | 0.6% | 2024 |
| 130 |  Finland | 0.6% | 2024 |
| 131 |  Viet Nam | 0.6% | 2024 |
| 132 |  Tunisia | 0.6% | 2024 |
| 133 |  Samoa | 0.6% | 2024 |
| 134 |  Nauru | 0.6% | 2024 |
| 135 |  Aruba | 0.6% | 2024 |
| 136 |  Lithuania | 0.6% | 2024 |
| 137 |  Guyana | 0.6% | 2024 |
| 138 |  Lebanon | 0.6% | 2024 |
| 139 |  Chile | 0.5% | 2024 |
| 140 |  Austria | 0.5% | 2024 |
| 141 |  Denmark | 0.5% | 2024 |
| 142 |  Fiji | 0.5% | 2024 |
| 143 |  Faroe Islands | 0.5% | 2024 |
| 144 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 0.5% | 2024 |
| 145 |  Cabo Verde | 0.5% | 2024 |
| 146 |  Azerbaijan | 0.5% | 2024 |
| 147 |  Costa Rica | 0.5% | 2024 |
| 148 |  Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 0.5% | 2024 |
| 149 |  Bahamas, The | 0.5% | 2024 |
| 150 |  El Salvador | 0.5% | 2024 |
| 151 |  Brazil | 0.4% | 2024 |
| 152 |  Czechia | 0.4% | 2024 |
| 153 |  Venezuela, RB | 0.4% | 2024 |
| 154 |  Argentina | 0.3% | 2024 |
| 155 |  San Marino | 0.3% | 2024 |
| 156 |  Maldives | 0.3% | 2024 |
| 157 |  Ukraine | 0.3% | 2024 |
| 158 |  Slovenia | 0.3% | 2024 |
| 159 |  Sweden | 0.3% | 2024 |
| 160 |  Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 0.3% | 2024 |
| 161 |  Germany | 0.3% | 2024 |
| 162 |  France | 0.3% | 2024 |
| 163 |  Channel Islands | 0.3% | 2024 |
| 164 |  St. Lucia | 0.3% | 2024 |
| 165 |  French Polynesia | 0.2% | 2024 |
| 166 |  Turkiye | 0.2% | 2024 |
| 167 |  Iceland | 0.2% | 2024 |
| 168 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.2% | 2024 |
| 169 |  Croatia | 0.2% | 2024 |
| 170 |  Estonia | 0.1% | 2024 |
| 171 |  Grenada | 0.1% | 2024 |
| 172 |  Korea, Rep. | 0.1% | 2024 |
| 173 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% | 2024 |
| 174 |  Barbados | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 175 |  Montenegro | -0.0% | 2024 |
| 176 |  Isle of Man | -0.0% | 2024 |
| 177 |  Puerto Rico (US) | -0.0% | 2024 |
| 178 |  Greece | -0.0% | 2024 |
| 179 |  Jamaica | -0.0% | 2024 |
| 180 |  Uruguay | -0.0% | 2024 |
| 181 |  Thailand | -0.0% | 2024 |
| 182 |  Romania | -0.0% | 2024 |
| 183 |  Greenland | -0.1% | 2024 |
| 184 |  Italy | -0.1% | 2024 |
| 185 |  Bulgaria | -0.1% | 2024 |
| 186 |  Slovak Republic | -0.1% | 2024 |
| 187 |  Bermuda | -0.1% | 2024 |
| 188 |  China | -0.1% | 2024 |
| 189 |  Nepal | -0.1% | 2024 |
| 190 |  Hong Kong SAR, China | -0.2% | 2024 |
| 191 |  Palau | -0.2% | 2024 |
| 192 |  North Macedonia | -0.2% | 2024 |
| 193 |  Russian Federation | -0.2% | 2024 |
| 194 |  Mauritius | -0.2% | 2024 |
| 195 |  Hungary | -0.3% | 2024 |
| 196 |  Poland | -0.3% | 2024 |
| 197 |  Cuba | -0.4% | 2024 |
| 198 |  Tonga | -0.4% | 2024 |
| 199 |  Georgia | -0.4% | 2024 |
| 200 |  Japan | -0.4% | 2024 |
| 201 |  Dominica | -0.5% | 2024 |
| 202 |  Belarus | -0.5% | 2024 |
| 203 |  Virgin Islands (U.S.) | -0.5% | 2024 |
| 204 |  Sri Lanka | -0.6% | 2024 |
| 205 |  Serbia | -0.6% | 2024 |
| 206 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.7% | 2024 |
| 207 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.7% | 2024 |
| 208 |  Monaco | -0.8% | 2024 |
| 209 |  Latvia | -0.9% | 2024 |
| 210 |  Albania | -1.5% | 2024 |
| 211 |  American Samoa | -1.6% | 2024 |
| 212 |  Tuvalu | -1.7% | 2024 |
| 213 |  Northern Mariana Islands | -1.9% | 2024 |
| 214 |  Moldova | -2.3% | 2024 |
| 215 |  Marshall Islands | -3.3% | 2024 |
| 216 |  St. Martin (French part) | -5.2% | 2024 |
| 217 |  Kosovo | -5.4% | 2024 |