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Population growth, annual %: ranking of countries
217 countries ranked by their latest value. United Arab Emirates is highest at 4.68%; Saint Martin (French part) is lowest at -4.65%.
World 0.91% (2025)Median country 0.89%217 countries
Population growth: world and regions, 1994–2025
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
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| # | Country | Region | Population growth | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.68% | 2025 | |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.63% | 2025 | |
| 3 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.96% | 2025 | |
| 4 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.92% | 2025 | |
| 5 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.77% | 2025 | |
| 6 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.41% | 2025 | |
| 7 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.37% | 2025 | |
| 8 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.34% | 2025 | |
| 9 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.22% | 2025 | |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.20% | 2025 | |
| 11 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 3.18% | 2025 | |
| 12 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.00% | 2025 | |
| 13 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 2.92% | 2025 | |
| 14 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.90% | 2025 | |
| 15 | Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.89% | 2025 | |
| 16 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.86% | 2025 | |
| 17 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.85% | 2025 | |
| 18 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.78% | 2025 | |
| 19 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.77% | 2025 | |
| 20 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.77% | 2025 | |
| 21 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.70% | 2025 | |
| 22 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.56% | 2025 | |
| 23 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.56% | 2025 | |
| 24 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.55% | 2025 | |
| 25 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.41% | 2025 | |
| 26 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.40% | 2025 | |
| 27 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.40% | 2025 | |
| 28 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.40% | 2025 | |
| 29 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.40% | 2025 | |
| 30 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.38% | 2025 | |
| 31 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.36% | 2025 | |
| 32 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 2.35% | 2025 | |
| 33 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.33% | 2025 | |
| 34 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.31% | 2025 | |
| 35 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.30% | 2025 | |
| 36 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 2.23% | 2025 | |
| 37 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.23% | 2025 | |
| 38 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.21% | 2025 | |
| 39 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.18% | 2025 | |
| 40 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.17% | 2025 | |
| 41 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.16% | 2025 | |
| 42 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.11% | 2025 | |
| 43 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.10% | 2025 | |
| 44 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.09% | 2025 | |
| 45 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.06% | 2025 | |
| 46 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.05% | 2025 | |
| 47 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.04% | 2025 | |
| 48 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.03% | 2025 | |
| 49 | Gibraltar | Europe & Central Asia | 2.01% | 2025 | |
| 50 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.00% | 2025 | |
| 51 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.98% | 2025 | |
| 52 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.93% | 2025 | |
| 53 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.89% | 2025 | |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.88% | 2025 | |
| 55 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 1.88% | 2025 | |
| 56 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.85% | 2025 | |
| 57 | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.85% | 2025 | |
| 58 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.83% | 2025 | |
| 59 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 1.83% | 2025 | |
| 60 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 1.75% | 2025 | |
| 61 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.74% | 2025 | |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 1.66% | 2025 | |
| 63 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.65% | 2025 | |
| 64 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 1.65% | 2025 | |
| 65 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 1.63% | 2025 | |
| 66 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.61% | 2025 | |
| 67 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.56% | 2025 | |
| 68 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.56% | 2025 | |
| 69 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 1.53% | 2025 | |
| 70 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.52% | 2025 | |
| 71 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 1.51% | 2025 | |
| 72 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 1.46% | 2025 | |
| 73 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 1.45% | 2025 | |
| 74 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 1.41% | 2025 | |
| 75 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.39% | 2025 | |
| 76 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.35% | 2025 | |
| 77 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 1.32% | 2025 | |
| 78 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.32% | 2025 | |
| 79 | Sint Maarten | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.31% | 2025 | |
| 80 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.31% | 2025 | |
| 81 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.31% | 2025 | |
| 82 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 1.27% | 2025 | |
| 83 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 1.25% | 2025 | |
| 84 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.22% | 2025 | |
| 85 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 1.22% | 2025 | |
| 86 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 1.22% | 2025 | |
| 87 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 1.21% | 2025 | |
| 88 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.20% | 2025 | |
| 89 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.20% | 2025 | |
| 90 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 1.18% | 2025 | |
| 91 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 1.17% | 2025 | |
| 92 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 1.17% | 2025 | |
| 93 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.15% | 2025 | |
| 94 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.13% | 2025 | |
| 95 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.13% | 2025 | |
| 96 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.10% | 2025 | |
| 97 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.07% | 2025 | |
| 98 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.04% | 2025 | |
| 99 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.04% | 2025 | |
| 100 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 1.03% | 2025 | |
| 101 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 1.03% | 2025 | |
| 102 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.01% | 2025 | |
| 103 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 0.96% | 2025 | |
| 104 | Canada | North America | 0.94% | 2025 | |
| 105 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.92% | 2025 | |
| 106 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 0.92% | 2025 | |
| 107 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 0.91% | 2025 | |
| 108 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.91% | 2025 | |
| 109 | India | South Asia | 0.89% | 2025 | |
| 110 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.85% | 2025 | |
| 111 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.85% | 2025 | |
| 112 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.83% | 2025 | |
| 113 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 0.81% | 2025 | |
| 114 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.81% | 2025 | |
| 115 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 0.78% | 2025 | |
| 116 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 0.78% | 2025 | |
| 117 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.75% | 2025 | |
| 118 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.73% | 2025 | |
| 119 | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.73% | 2025 | |
| 120 | Guam | East Asia & Pacific | 0.73% | 2025 | |
| 121 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 0.70% | 2025 | |
| 122 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 0.69% | 2025 | |
| 123 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.69% | 2025 | |
| 124 | British Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.66% | 2025 | |
| 125 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 0.65% | 2025 | |
| 126 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 0.65% | 2025 | |
| 127 | Bhutan | South Asia | 0.65% | 2025 | |
| 128 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 0.64% | 2025 | |
| 129 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 0.60% | 2025 | |
| 130 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 0.59% | 2025 | |
| 131 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.59% | 2025 | |
| 132 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.58% | 2025 | |
| 133 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 0.54% | 2025 | |
| 134 | United States | North America | 0.52% | 2025 | |
| 135 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 0.52% | 2025 | |
| 136 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.48% | 2025 | |
| 137 | Faroe Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 0.47% | 2025 | |
| 138 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 0.47% | 2025 | |
| 139 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 0.47% | 2025 | |
| 140 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.47% | 2025 | |
| 141 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.46% | 2025 | |
| 142 | Micronesia | East Asia & Pacific | 0.46% | 2025 | |
| 143 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.45% | 2025 | |
| 144 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.44% | 2025 | |
| 145 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 0.43% | 2025 | |
| 146 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.43% | 2025 | |
| 147 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 0.42% | 2025 | |
| 148 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.39% | 2025 | |
| 149 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 0.39% | 2025 | |
| 150 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.38% | 2025 | |
| 151 | Maldives | South Asia | 0.35% | 2025 | |
| 152 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.34% | 2025 | |
| 153 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 0.33% | 2025 | |
| 154 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 0.30% | 2025 | |
| 155 | North Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 0.27% | 2025 | |
| 156 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 0.26% | 2025 | |
| 157 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 0.25% | 2025 | |
| 158 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 0.25% | 2025 | |
| 159 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 0.23% | 2025 | |
| 160 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.23% | 2025 | |
| 161 | Channel Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 0.20% | 2025 | |
| 162 | Curaçao | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.19% | 2025 | |
| 163 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.17% | 2025 | |
| 164 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 0.17% | 2025 | |
| 165 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 0.08% | 2025 | |
| 166 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.08% | 2025 | |
| 167 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.06% | 2025 | |
| 168 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 0.02% | 2025 | |
| 169 | Greenland | Europe & Central Asia | -0.01% | 2025 | |
| 170 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | -0.03% | 2025 | |
| 171 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | -0.04% | 2025 | |
| 172 | Isle of Man | Europe & Central Asia | -0.05% | 2025 | |
| 173 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | -0.06% | 2025 | |
| 174 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | -0.06% | 2025 | |
| 175 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | -0.06% | 2025 | |
| 176 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | -0.07% | 2025 | |
| 177 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | -0.07% | 2025 | |
| 178 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | -0.11% | 2025 | |
| 179 | Nepal | South Asia | -0.11% | 2025 | |
| 180 | Bermuda | North America | -0.13% | 2025 | |
| 181 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | -0.13% | 2025 | |
| 182 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | -0.13% | 2025 | |
| 183 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | -0.15% | 2025 | |
| 184 | Macao | East Asia & Pacific | -0.16% | 2025 | |
| 185 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | -0.16% | 2025 | |
| 186 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | -0.17% | 2025 | |
| 187 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | -0.17% | 2025 | |
| 188 | China | East Asia & Pacific | -0.17% | 2025 | |
| 189 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | -0.18% | 2025 | |
| 190 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | -0.19% | 2025 | |
| 191 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -0.28% | 2025 | |
| 192 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | -0.34% | 2025 | |
| 193 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | -0.34% | 2025 | |
| 194 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | -0.39% | 2025 | |
| 195 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | -0.42% | 2025 | |
| 196 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | -0.43% | 2025 | |
| 197 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | -0.49% | 2025 | |
| 198 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | -0.50% | 2025 | |
| 199 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | -0.51% | 2025 | |
| 200 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | -0.51% | 2025 | |
| 201 | Puerto Rico | Latin America & Caribbean | -0.55% | 2025 | |
| 202 | US Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | -0.56% | 2025 | |
| 203 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | -0.57% | 2025 | |
| 204 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -0.65% | 2025 | |
| 205 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | -0.69% | 2025 | |
| 206 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | -0.73% | 2025 | |
| 207 | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | -0.75% | 2025 | |
| 208 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | -0.77% | 2025 | |
| 209 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | -0.99% | 2025 | |
| 210 | Kosovo | Europe & Central Asia | -1.10% | 2025 | |
| 211 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | -1.17% | 2025 | |
| 212 | American Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | -1.59% | 2025 | |
| 213 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | -1.61% | 2025 | |
| 214 | Northern Mariana Islands | East Asia & Pacific | -1.68% | 2025 | |
| 215 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | -1.75% | 2025 | |
| 216 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | -3.43% | 2025 | |
| 217 | Saint Martin (French part) | Latin America & Caribbean | -4.65% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Population growth (annual %)