List of countries by population growth rate

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2022)
Date17 Jan 2024

The Syrian Arab Republic would have the highest population growth rate of 4.56 % in 2024. Among the top ten fastest-growing countries/regions, nine are located in Africa one in Asia. Seven countries have growth rates above 3%. In the list of 43 countries/dependent territories with a population growth rate above 2%, 40 entrants belong to Africa (34) and Asia (5) continent.

The Republic of Moldova would have the lowest growth rate of -2.66 % followed by Lebanon (-2.42 %). Out of 43 countries and dependent territories with a negative growth rate, 24 belong to Europe, eight belong to North America, and seven belong to Asia, three belong to Oceania and one belong to Africa.

In the past five years (2019-2024), with 21.15%, the Population of Syrian Arab Republic has grown fastest, followed by Niger grown by 20.46%. Out of 44 countries which population has shrunk between 2019 and 2024, 21 are in Europe; ten are in North America, seven in Asia and four in Oceania.

Since 1950, the population of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar has grown by over 12,000%. The population of the United Arab Emirates has increased from 70 k in 1950 to 9.6 mn in 2024, while the population of Qatar has increased from 25 k in 1950 to 2.73 mn in 2024. Twelve countries have a growth rate above 1,000% between 1950-2024. There are five countries/dependent territories where the current population is less than of 1950: Niue, Montserrat, Holy See, Bulgaria, and Latvia. The first three are very low populated as no of people living is less than 5,000 in 2024.

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Population growth rate (UN)

Code Country/Region 2024 2019-2024 1950-2024 Continent
PopulationGrowth (%)RankGrowth (%) RankGrowth (%)Rank
BDIBurundi13,591,6572.671814.4615502.9760Africa
COMComoros867,6051.82539.6951436.1775Africa
DJIDjibouti1,152,3291.40747.29721748.647Africa
ERIEritrea3,817,6511.83529.1154364.1190Africa
ETHEthiopia129,719,7192.522513.6722632.4736Africa
KENKenya56,203,0302.004410.3146873.3718Africa
MDGMadagascar31,056,6102.412812.8028685.4730Africa
MWIMalawi21,475,9622.602013.8320628.0638Africa
MUSMauritius1,301,9780.111860.44182147.79156Africa
MYTMayotte345,9962.981017.4931584.178Africa
MOZMozambique34,858,4022.841215.1011488.8064Africa
REURéunion989,3500.771194.21117296.85112Africa
RWARwanda14,414,9102.273512.3133569.1549Africa
SYCSeychelles108,2630.561443.73127184.11145Africa
SOMSomalia18,706,9223.11617.065745.3026Africa
SSDSouth Sudan11,277,0921.70557.9466352.5294Africa
UGAUganda49,924,2522.761316.249768.1524Africa
TZAUnited Republic of Tanzania69,419,0732.941115.9410809.5323Africa
ZMBZambia21,134,6952.751414.9812811.5922Africa
ZWEZimbabwe17,020,3212.134210.8542509.7658Africa
AGOAngola37,804,6343.05816.857744.2027Africa
CMRCameroon29,394,4332.611914.0117581.0947Africa
CAFCentral African Republic5,915,6273.02913.5623311.78104Africa
TCDChad18,847,1483.11516.876650.0833Africa
COGCongo6,244,5472.253612.1035647.7334Africa
CODDemocratic Republic of the Congo105,625,1143.29317.484759.0425Africa
GNQEquatorial Guinea1,754,9932.353113.0026675.2431Africa
GABGabon2,484,5571.974510.7843425.3879Africa
STPSao Tome and Principe236,3811.954710.1548287.67117Africa
DZAAlgeria46,278,7511.47668.3757413.0882Africa
EGYEgypt114,484,2521.57598.3956441.3073Africa
LBYLibya6,964,1971.10876.0188515.9357Africa
MARMorocco38,211,4590.98975.2599327.12103Africa
SDNSudan49,358,2282.602114.1716697.2229Africa
TUNTunisia12,564,6890.851084.28114248.41128Africa
ESHWestern Sahara598,3851.89509.82494509.343Africa
BWABotswana2,719,6941.66578.8055557.7652Africa
SWZEswatini1,222,0750.931024.49111349.8896Africa
LSOLesotho2,356,0831.11865.8690306.59107Africa
NAMNamibia2,645,8051.60588.1462413.9781Africa
ZAFSouth Africa61,020,2211.00945.05103367.8189Africa
BENBenin14,080,0722.681714.5614521.7955Africa
BFABurkina Faso23,840,2472.532313.7921465.7769Africa
CPVCabo Verde604,4610.97984.75105226.74131Africa
CIVCôte d'Ivoire29,603,3022.532413.2225981.6315Africa
GMBGambia2,841,8032.472613.2724826.3320Africa
GHAGhana34,777,5221.924910.3345584.9245Africa
GINGuinea14,528,7702.383012.8227386.9685Africa
GNBGuinea-Bissau2,197,1492.154111.5040304.32108Africa
LBRLiberia5,536,9492.194011.0741504.5459Africa
MLIMali24,015,7893.10716.778411.5383Africa
MRTMauritania4,993,9222.691513.9218658.3232Africa
NERNiger28,238,9723.81220.462999.1413Africa
NGANigeria229,152,2172.392912.7129516.1856Africa
SHNSaint Helena5,253-1.15231-3.562280.56232Africa
SENSenegal18,221,5672.582213.8819630.0137Africa
SLESierra Leone8,977,9722.134311.5739348.7298Africa
TGOTogo9,260,8642.293412.3532562.1951Africa
KAZKazakhstan19,828,1651.13845.7391197.91139Asia
KGZKyrgyzstan6,839,6061.55618.1661290.56115Asia
TJKTajikistan10,331,5131.855110.6544576.9748Asia
TKMTurkmenistan6,598,0711.26807.1475443.4672Asia
UZBUzbekistan35,673,8041.45698.1859471.0068Asia
CHNChina1,425,178,782-0.031970.23188161.99151Asia
HKGChina, Hong Kong SAR7,496,6810.071900.01193278.52120Asia
MACChina, Macao SAR713,0821.27797.4570262.27124Asia
TWNChina, Taiwan Province of China23,950,2140.111840.73179214.18136Asia
PRKDem. People's Republic of Korea26,244,5820.321611.90161136.37161Asia
JPNJapan122,631,432-0.54221-2.5122345.38202Asia
MNGMongolia3,493,6291.35768.0863347.1899Asia
KORRepublic of Korea51,741,963-0.08201-0.12195157.37154Asia
AFGAfghanistan43,372,9502.681614.8413479.8267Asia
BGDBangladesh174,701,2111.01935.5596339.74101Asia
BTNBhutan792,3820.631383.25139349.2897Asia
INDIndia1,441,719,8520.921034.24115303.82109Asia
IRNIran (Islamic Republic of)89,809,7810.711263.75126433.5477Asia
MDVMaldives517,887-0.602242.65151595.3042Asia
NPLNepal31,240,3151.11858.3558271.96121Asia
PAKPakistan245,209,8151.96469.8250550.4953Asia
LKASri Lanka21,949,2680.251691.38168176.23146Asia
BRNBrunei Darussalam455,8580.741214.07119844.4119Asia
KHMCambodia17,121,8471.04895.6495290.88114Asia
IDNIndonesia279,798,0490.821123.79124302.20111Asia
LAOLao People's Democratic Republic7,736,6811.35777.2773359.2493Asia
MYSMalaysia34,671,8951.06885.6992480.4966Asia
MMRMyanmar54,964,6940.711283.63129209.98137Asia
PHLPhilippines119,106,2241.51637.9067544.8754Asia
SGPSingapore6,052,7090.631363.18143501.2462Asia
THAThailand71,885,7990.121830.81173252.18127Asia
TLSTimor-Leste1,379,8831.42737.7769232.67129Asia
VNMViet Nam99,497,6800.651333.89123296.26113Asia
ARMArmenia2,777,9790.00192-1.51211100.57171Asia
AZEAzerbaijan10,462,9040.481522.25159231.21130Asia
BHRBahrain1,498,7120.891070.301851179.3211Asia
CYPCyprus1,268,4670.661323.23140156.80155Asia
GEOGeorgia3,717,425-0.29212-1.422095.69227Asia
IRQIraq46,523,6572.243711.9336722.4928Asia
ISRIsrael9,311,6521.49648.1860625.1239Asia
JORJordan11,384,9220.421576.41832497.016Asia
KWTKuwait4,349,3800.91104-2.072172729.095Asia
LBNLebanon5,219,044-2.52236-9.73236286.71118Asia
OMNOman4,713,5531.49652.41156930.7016Asia
QATQatar2,737,0610.76120-2.5022211169.192Asia
SAUSaudi Arabia37,473,9291.43714.601081112.8712Asia
PSEState of Palestine5,494,9632.303311.9237481.6065Asia
SYRSyrian Arab Republic24,348,0534.83121.151587.1144Asia
TURTürkiye86,260,4170.521483.33136311.20105Asia
AREUnited Arab Emirates9,591,8530.791184.1311812759.261Asia
YEMYemen35,219,8532.243811.6438647.3235Asia
BLRBelarus9,455,037-0.45219-2.2621819.58220Europe
BGRBulgaria6,618,615-1.03229-6.15234-7.53234Europe
CZECzechia10,503,7340.08188-0.3119917.80223Europe
HUNHungary9,994,993-1.592332.281577.04226Europe
POLPoland40,221,726-1.962354.4911062.27191Europe
MDARepublic of Moldova3,329,865-3.092377.097640.48204Europe
ROURomania19,618,996-1.382320.4918119.68219Europe
RUSRussian Federation143,957,079-0.34215-1.2220740.34205Europe
SVKSlovakia5,702,832-1.592344.5610964.55190Europe
UKRUkraine37,937,8213.254-14.192371.70230Europe
DNKDenmark5,939,6950.491512.4815539.18206Europe
ESTEstonia1,319,041-0.28211-0.6020119.69218Europe
FROFaroe Islands53,4440.331603.4113468.83185Europe
FINFinland5,549,8860.081890.5118038.46207Europe
GGYGuernsey63,7880.381582.2815843.61203Europe
ISLIceland377,6890.631354.69107164.77150Europe
IRLIreland5,089,4780.641343.9512175.10180Europe
IMNIsle of Man84,9040.231731.1617154.90195Europe
JEYJersey112,8430.931015.429798.48172Europe
LVALatvia1,810,240-1.09230-5.55233-5.84233Europe
LTULithuania2,692,798-0.94228-5.492324.99228Europe
NORNorway5,514,4770.731223.1114468.05187Europe
SWESweden10,673,6690.581423.9512052.16198Europe
GBRUnited Kingdom67,961,4390.331591.7716535.77209Europe
ALBAlbania2,826,020-0.23209-1.67214125.62164Europe
ANDAndorra80,3410.321635.241001237.9010Europe
BIHBosnia and Herzegovina3,194,378-0.51220-4.9523018.62221Europe
HRVCroatia3,986,627-0.55223-3.472273.16229Europe
GIBGibraltar32,7180.091870.1019252.87197Europe
GRCGreece10,302,720-0.37216-2.5722434.34210Europe
VATHoly See5261.5462-0.38200-40.23235Europe
ITAItaly58,697,744-0.29213-1.7221526.53215Europe
XXKKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)1,667,4830.23171-1.15205117.33167Europe
MLTMalta536,7400.311646.578283.90178Europe
MNEMontenegro626,102-0.06200-0.6820355.65193Europe
MKDNorth Macedonia2,082,706-0.14205-1.4921066.43188Europe
PRTPortugal10,223,349-0.24210-0.6520221.46216Europe
SMRSan Marino33,614-0.08202-1.65213159.31153Europe
SRBSerbia7,097,028-0.73226-4.1122917.94222Europe
SVNSlovenia2,118,965-0.031960.2918646.64199Europe
ESPSpain47,473,373-0.102040.7317869.13184Europe
AUTAustria8,977,1390.201761.0917229.42214Europe
BELBelgium11,715,7740.251701.7816335.96208Europe
FRAFrance64,881,8300.191780.7517655.06194Europe
DEUGermany83,252,474-0.051990.1319117.32224Europe
LIELiechtenstein39,8220.601413.48132189.30142Europe
LUXLuxembourg661,5941.04906.7179123.07165Europe
MCOMonaco36,157-0.39217-2.3722183.27179Europe
NLDNetherlands17,671,1250.301661.7716475.07181Europe
CHESwitzerland8,851,4310.621393.2214188.62175Europe
AIAAnguilla15,9360.231723.62130217.64135North America
ATGAntigua and Barbuda94,8160.551462.93147108.68168North America
ABWAruba106,177-0.09203-0.25198173.67148North America
BHSBahamas415,2230.631372.64152408.5884North America
BRBBarbados282,3090.111850.7617434.08211North America
BESBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba27,2720.461556.6681290.21116North America
VGBBritish Virgin Islands31,7630.711273.77125331.68102North America
CYMCayman Islands69,8850.831115.6793911.0717North America
CUBCuba11,174,587-0.18207-1.2620888.55176North America
CUWCuraçao192,9650.46153-0.0719492.84174North America
DMADominica73,3680.451562.7214946.19201North America
DOMDominican Republic11,434,0050.891055.07102380.0787North America
GRDGrenada126,8870.561453.3913564.75189North America
GLPGuadeloupe396,3460.131820.2218984.12177North America
HTIHaiti11,867,0301.21826.3385265.45122North America
JAMJamaica2,824,738-0.031950.39183100.70170North America
MTQMartinique366,416-0.15206-1.5721257.94192North America
MSRMontserrat4,372-0.32214-2.95226-66.34237North America
PRIPuerto Rico3,268,8020.26167-0.7320446.60200North America
BLMSaint Barthélemy11,0190.231745.14101449.0371North America
KNASaint Kitts and Nevis47,8470.191790.281871.25231North America
LCASaint Lucia180,8050.311651.24169108.55169North America
MAFSaint Martin (French part)32,3370.81115-2.37220985.8614North America
VCTSaint Vincent and the Grenadines103,683-0.01194-1.1820668.49186North America
SXMSint Maarten (Dutch part)44,3090.201773.091452939.034North America
TTOTrinidad and Tobago1,538,2000.211751.20170137.15160North America
TCATurks and Caicos Islands46,4310.801167.7868821.9821North America
VIRUnited States Virgin Islands98,055-0.70225-2.75225262.23125North America
BLZBelize416,6561.42727.0877502.8461North America
CRICosta Rica5,246,7140.661313.19142453.1770North America
SLVEl Salvador6,396,2890.491491.85162193.08141North America
GTMGuatemala18,358,4301.47677.3271492.2363North America
HNDHonduras10,759,4061.56608.0465590.6243North America
MEXMexico129,388,4670.731233.44133368.8088North America
NICNicaragua7,142,5291.37757.1874436.8574North America
PANPanama4,527,9611.34786.9878425.8578North America
ARGArgentina46,057,8660.621402.93146170.65149South America
BOLBolivia (Plurinational State of)12,567,3361.44706.7180306.73106South America
BRABrazil217,637,2970.561432.76148303.37110South America
CHLChile19,658,8390.151813.25138196.80140South America
COLColombia52,340,7740.491504.29113344.71100South America
ECUEcuador18,377,3671.03915.9689422.2780South America
FLKFalkland Islands (Malvinas)3,8030.321622.5115473.57182South America
GUFFrench Guiana319,7962.452712.58301266.779South America
GUYGuyana819,5940.711292.6115396.21173South America
PRYParaguay6,947,2701.25816.3984361.6792South America
PERPeru34,683,4440.96995.6694351.6795South America
SURSuriname628,7850.891064.74106221.19134South America
URYUruguay3,423,3160.01191-0.1519653.23196South America
VENVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)29,395,3341.93481.46167435.5776South America
BMUBermuda63,935-0.212080.1919072.14183North America
CANCanada39,107,0460.841104.22116184.56144North America
GRLGreenland56,7890.261681.53166145.64157North America
SPMSaint Pierre and Miquelon5,815-0.43218-1.8621630.00213North America
USAUnited States of America341,814,4200.531472.24160130.52162North America
AUSAustralia26,699,4820.98965.2998226.51132Oceania
NZLNew Zealand5,269,9390.801176.2786175.68147Oceania
FJIFiji943,0720.721252.68150205.89138Oceania
NCLNew Caledonia295,9661.02923.71128363.4691Oceania
PNGPapua New Guinea10,515,7881.805410.2047581.5846Oceania
SLBSolomon Islands756,6732.193912.1034619.2140Oceania
VUTVanuatu342,3252.343212.4631563.8350Oceania
GUMGuam174,1140.671303.26137185.47143Oceania
KIRKiribati135,7631.68569.2753258.72126Oceania
MHLMarshall Islands42,4151.0095-5.17231224.62133Oceania
FSMMicronesia (Fed. States of)116,3000.931004.42112264.49123Oceania
NRUNauru12,8840.811136.2087284.14119Oceania
MNPNorthern Mariana Islands50,0250.461540.33184608.2741Oceania
PLWPalau18,051-0.041980.75175142.95158Oceania
ASMAmerican Samoa43,544-0.84227-7.98235128.79163Oceania
COKCook Islands17,0720.16180-0.2219716.27225Oceania
PYFFrench Polynesia311,3830.811143.89122382.5086Oceania
NIUNiue1,9350.001930.73177-56.86236Oceania
WSMSamoa228,9661.46688.0564160.33152Oceania
TKLTokelau1,9151.16839.305219.76217Oceania
TONTonga108,6830.841093.56131118.11166Oceania
TUVTuvalu11,4780.721244.76104142.56159Oceania
WLFWallis and Futuna Islands11,439-0.55222-2.3521934.02212Oceania
World 0.91 4.56 224.84