Population growth rate by country
The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.
Countries reporting
236
Highest
5.9%
South Sudan
Lowest
-5.4%
Saint Martin (French part)
Median
0.9%
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
17,464
What the numbers show
Population growth rate is currently reported for 236 countries. The highest value is 5.9% in South Sudan; the lowest is -5.4% in Saint Martin (French part).
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9%, and the mean is 1.0%.
Over the past decade 61 countries rose and 175 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 39,742.9%), and the largest decrease in Saint Martin (French part) (down 2,368.1%).
Population growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 5.9% | 2023 | up 71.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Chad | 5.7% | 2023 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 3 | Syria | 4.9% | 2023 | up 164.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Tokelau | 4.6% | 2023 | up 142.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Oman | 4.6% | 2023 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 3.7% | 2023 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Somalia | 3.6% | 2023 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 3.4% | 2023 | up 462.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Mayotte | 3.3% | 2023 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 10 | Niger | 3.3% | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.3% | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 12 | Angola | 3.1% | 2023 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 13 | Yemen | 3.0% | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 14 | Mali | 3.0% | 2023 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 15 | Mauritania | 3.0% | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 16 | Mozambique | 2.9% | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 17 | Tanzania | 2.9% | 2023 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 18 | Afghanistan | 2.8% | 2023 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 2.8% | 2023 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Zambia | 2.8% | 2023 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 21 | Armenia | 2.8% | 2023 | up 39,742.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Uganda | 2.8% | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 23 | Burundi | 2.7% | 2023 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Cameroon | 2.6% | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 2.6% | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 26 | Malawi | 2.6% | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 27 | Benin | 2.5% | 2023 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 28 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.5% | 2023 | up 25.1% | falling |
| 28 | Madagascar | 2.5% | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 30 | Guinea | 2.4% | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 31 | Congo | 2.4% | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 32 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.4% | 2023 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 2.4% | 2023 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 34 | Solomon Islands | 2.4% | 2023 | down 34.6% | rising |
| 35 | Namibia | 2.4% | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 36 | Gibraltar | 2.3% | 2023 | up 82.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Senegal | 2.3% | 2023 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 38 | Bahrain | 2.3% | 2023 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 39 | Gambia | 2.3% | 2023 | down 20.6% | flat |
| 40 | Vanuatu | 2.3% | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 2.3% | 2023 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 42 | Qatar | 2.2% | 2023 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.2% | 2023 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Togo | 2.2% | 2023 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Liberia | 2.2% | 2023 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Sierra Leone | 2.2% | 2023 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Gabon | 2.2% | 2023 | down 37.2% | rising |
| 48 | Rwanda | 2.2% | 2023 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Iraq | 2.1% | 2023 | down 49.5% | flat |
| 50 | Nigeria | 2.1% | 2023 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 51 | Uzbekistan | 2.0% | 2023 | up 24.0% | falling |
| 52 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.0% | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 53 | Kenya | 2.0% | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 54 | Cayman Islands | 2.0% | 2023 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 55 | Seychelles | 2.0% | 2023 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 2.0% | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 57 | Comoros | 1.9% | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 58 | Ghana | 1.9% | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 59 | Western Sahara | 1.9% | 2023 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Kuwait | 1.9% | 2023 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Montenegro | 1.9% | 2023 | up 1,496.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Egypt | 1.8% | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 63 | Eritrea | 1.8% | 2023 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Turkmenistan | 1.8% | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 65 | Papua New Guinea | 1.8% | 2023 | down 32.5% | rising |
| 66 | British Virgin Islands | 1.8% | 2023 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Honduras | 1.7% | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 68 | French Guiana | 1.7% | 2023 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 1.7% | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Saint Barthelemy | 1.7% | 2023 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Iceland | 1.6% | 2023 | up 39.5% | falling |
| 72 | Botswana | 1.6% | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.6% | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 74 | Jordan | 1.6% | 2023 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Anguilla | 1.6% | 2023 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Guatemala | 1.5% | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 77 | Palestine | 1.5% | 2023 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Kiribati | 1.5% | 2023 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 79 | Pakistan | 1.5% | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 80 | Belize | 1.5% | 2023 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 81 | Algeria | 1.4% | 2023 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 82 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.4% | 2023 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Israel | 1.4% | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 84 | Andorra | 1.4% | 2023 | up 174.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Macao | 1.4% | 2023 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Bolivia | 1.4% | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 87 | Djibouti | 1.4% | 2023 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Laos | 1.4% | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 89 | Nicaragua | 1.4% | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 90 | Faroe Islands | 1.3% | 2023 | up 209.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Kazakhstan | 1.3% | 2023 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 92 | South Africa | 1.3% | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 93 | Mongolia | 1.3% | 2023 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 94 | Malta | 1.3% | 2023 | up 207.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Panama | 1.3% | 2023 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 96 | Cambodia | 1.3% | 2023 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Paraguay | 1.2% | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 98 | Malaysia | 1.2% | 2023 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 99 | Luxembourg | 1.2% | 2023 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Canada | 1.2% | 2023 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 101 | Bangladesh | 1.2% | 2023 | up 31.1% | falling |
| 102 | Ireland | 1.2% | 2023 | up 95.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Haiti | 1.2% | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 104 | Lesotho | 1.1% | 2023 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Peru | 1.1% | 2023 | up 20.1% | falling |
| 106 | Iran | 1.1% | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 107 | Norway | 1.1% | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 108 | Colombia | 1.1% | 2023 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 109 | East Timor | 1.1% | 2023 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Cyprus | 1.0% | 2023 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 111 | Libya | 1.0% | 2023 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Morocco | 1.0% | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 113 | Australia | 1.0% | 2023 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 114 | New Caledonia | 1.0% | 2023 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Eswatini | 0.9% | 2023 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Suriname | 0.9% | 2023 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Lithuania | 0.9% | 2023 | up 193.4% | volatile |
| 118 | India | 0.9% | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 119 | Mexico | 0.9% | 2023 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 120 | Ecuador | 0.9% | 2023 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 121 | Dominican Republic | 0.9% | 2023 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 122 | Brunei | 0.8% | 2023 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Philippines | 0.8% | 2023 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 124 | New Zealand | 0.8% | 2023 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Indonesia | 0.8% | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 126 | Netherlands | 0.8% | 2023 | up 162.0% | falling |
| 126 | Singapore | 0.8% | 2023 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Guam | 0.8% | 2023 | up 399.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.7% | 2023 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 130 | United Kingdom | 0.7% | 2023 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Liechtenstein | 0.7% | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 132 | Bhutan | 0.7% | 2023 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Myanmar | 0.7% | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 134 | Tunisia | 0.7% | 2023 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 135 | Vietnam | 0.6% | 2023 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 136 | Samoa | 0.6% | 2023 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Switzerland | 0.6% | 2023 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 138 | United States | 0.6% | 2023 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 139 | Sri Lanka | 0.6% | 2023 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 140 | Chile | 0.6% | 2023 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 141 | Sweden | 0.6% | 2023 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Guyana | 0.6% | 2023 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Denmark | 0.5% | 2023 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Fiji | 0.5% | 2023 | up 273.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Nauru | 0.5% | 2023 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.5% | 2023 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Costa Rica | 0.5% | 2023 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 148 | Cape Verde | 0.5% | 2023 | up 1,483.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Guernsey | 0.5% | 2023 | up 91.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Micronesia (country) | 0.5% | 2023 | up 102.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Bahamas | 0.5% | 2023 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 152 | El Salvador | 0.5% | 2023 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Lebanon | 0.4% | 2023 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Brazil | 0.4% | 2023 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 155 | Reunion | 0.4% | 2023 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Finland | 0.4% | 2023 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.4% | 2023 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Venezuela | 0.4% | 2023 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Argentina | 0.3% | 2023 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 159 | Germany | 0.3% | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Maldives | 0.3% | 2023 | down 90.3% | rising |
| 162 | North Korea | 0.3% | 2023 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Saint Lucia | 0.3% | 2023 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Belgium | 0.3% | 2023 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 165 | French Polynesia | 0.2% | 2023 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Turkey | 0.2% | 2023 | down 86.4% | falling |
| 167 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.2% | 2023 | up 182.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Jersey | 0.2% | 2023 | down 78.3% | falling |
| 169 | France | 0.2% | 2023 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 170 | Aruba | 0.1% | 2023 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Grenada | 0.1% | 2023 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Puerto Rico | 0.1% | 2023 | up 111.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2023 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2023 | up 121.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2023 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Curacao | 0.0% | 2023 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Barbados | 0.0% | 2023 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Sudan | 0.0% | 2023 | down 99.0% | falling |
| 179 | Spain | 0.0% | 2023 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 102.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Isle of Man | 0.0% | 2023 | up 107.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 101.2% | volatile |
| 183 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2023 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 184 | Portugal | -0.0% | 2023 | up 99.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Uruguay | -0.0% | 2023 | down 111.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Thailand | -0.0% | 2023 | down 106.6% | volatile |
| 187 | South Korea | -0.0% | 2023 | down 104.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Bermuda | -0.1% | 2023 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Austria | -0.1% | 2023 | down 118.8% | volatile |
| 190 | Nepal | -0.1% | 2023 | down 173.9% | falling |
| 191 | Greenland | -0.1% | 2023 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Mauritius | -0.2% | 2023 | down 255.6% | volatile |
| 193 | Italy | -0.2% | 2023 | down 284.6% | volatile |
| 194 | Palau | -0.2% | 2023 | down 160.0% | volatile |
| 195 | China | -0.2% | 2023 | down 136.7% | volatile |
| 196 | Hong Kong | -0.3% | 2023 | down 131.8% | volatile |
| 197 | Azerbaijan | -0.3% | 2023 | down 119.2% | falling |
| 198 | Poland | -0.3% | 2023 | down 1,300.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Niue | -0.3% | 2023 | down 341.2% | volatile |
| 200 | Latvia | -0.3% | 2023 | up 74.1% | volatile |
| 201 | Russia | -0.3% | 2023 | down 242.3% | volatile |
| 202 | Czechia | -0.3% | 2023 | down 1,560.9% | volatile |
| 203 | Croatia | -0.3% | 2023 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 204 | Cuba | -0.4% | 2023 | down 408.7% | volatile |
| 205 | Falkland Islands | -0.4% | 2023 | down 115.1% | volatile |
| 206 | Guadeloupe | -0.4% | 2023 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 207 | Tonga | -0.4% | 2023 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 208 | Serbia | -0.4% | 2023 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 209 | Taiwan | -0.5% | 2023 | down 293.6% | volatile |
| 210 | North Macedonia | -0.5% | 2023 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 211 | Dominica | -0.5% | 2023 | down 122.2% | volatile |
| 212 | Japan | -0.5% | 2023 | down 183.5% | volatile |
| 213 | Bulgaria | -0.5% | 2023 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 214 | Romania | -0.5% | 2023 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 215 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.6% | 2023 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 216 | Belarus | -0.7% | 2023 | down 1,432.7% | volatile |
| 217 | Montserrat | -0.7% | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 218 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.7% | 2023 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 219 | Albania | -0.7% | 2023 | down 618.2% | volatile |
| 220 | San Marino | -0.7% | 2023 | down 305.0% | volatile |
| 221 | Martinique | -0.8% | 2023 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 222 | Wallis and Futuna | -0.9% | 2023 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 223 | Moldova | -0.9% | 2023 | up 58.6% | volatile |
| 224 | Monaco | -0.9% | 2023 | down 145.9% | volatile |
| 225 | United States Virgin Islands | -0.9% | 2023 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 226 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -1.0% | 2023 | down 313.7% | volatile |
| 227 | Saint Helena | -1.1% | 2023 | down 333.5% | volatile |
| 228 | Ukraine | -1.5% | 2023 | down 593.3% | volatile |
| 229 | American Samoa | -1.6% | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 230 | Tuvalu | -1.8% | 2023 | down 1,428.0% | volatile |
| 231 | Vatican | -1.8% | 2023 | down 114.2% | volatile |
| 232 | Greece | -2.1% | 2023 | down 190.1% | volatile |
| 233 | Northern Mariana Islands | -2.1% | 2023 | down 108.0% | volatile |
| 234 | Marshall Islands | -3.3% | 2023 | down 104.4% | volatile |
| 235 | Cook Islands | -3.6% | 2023 | down 829.0% | volatile |
| 236 | Saint Martin (French part) | -5.4% | 2023 | down 2,368.1% | volatile |
About this data
The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.