Population, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
186
Highest
7.6 % change on previous year
Qatar
Lowest
-3.29 % change on previous year
Marshall Islands
Median
1.09 % change on previous year
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
11,904
What the numbers show
Population, annual growth rate is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 7.6 % change on previous year in Qatar; the lowest is -3.29 % change on previous year in Marshall Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.09 % change on previous year, and the mean is 1.24 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 130 fell. The largest increase was in Cape Verde (up 2,372.0%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Moldova (down 4,480.3%).
Population, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 7.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Chad | 5.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 4.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 91.1% | falling |
| 4 | Oman | 4.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 171.1% | volatile |
| 6 | South Sudan | 4.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 550.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Malta | 3.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 91.4% | volatile |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 3.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Somalia | 3.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Central African Republic | 3.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 934.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Niger | 3.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 12 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 3.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 13 | Angola | 3.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 14 | Yemen | 3.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 15 | Canada | 3.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 198.7% | falling |
| 16 | Mali | 2.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 17 | Mozambique | 2.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 18 | Mauritania | 2.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 19 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 2.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Iceland | 2.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 155.9% | rising |
| 22 | Zambia | 2.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 23 | Uganda | 2.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 24 | Cameroon | 2.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 25 | Burundi | 2.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 2.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 27 | Malawi | 2.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 28 | Benin | 2.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 29 | Kuwait | 2.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 31 | Madagascar | 2.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 32 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Congo | 2.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 34 | Guinea | 2.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 35 | Solomon Islands | 2.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 35.0% | flat |
| 36 | Senegal | 2.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 37 | Armenia | 2.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 960.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Gambia | 2.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 39 | Vanuatu | 2.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 2.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 41 | Togo | 2.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 42 | Namibia | 2.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 43 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Liberia | 2.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Gabon | 2.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.2% | rising |
| 46 | Rwanda | 2.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Iraq | 2.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 48 | Sierra Leone | 2.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Nigeria | 2.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.4% | flat |
| 50 | Australia | 2.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 51 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 52 | Singapore | 2.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 54.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Uzbekistan | 1.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 54 | Kenya | 1.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 55 | Tajikistan | 1.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 56 | Comoros | 1.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 57 | Ghana | 1.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 58 | Eritrea | 1.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 177.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Papua New Guinea | 1.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.3% | rising |
| 60 | Zimbabwe | 1.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 61 | New Zealand | 1.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Turkmenistan | 1.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 63 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 64 | Egypt | 1.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 65 | Honduras | 1.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 66 | Luxembourg | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Botswana | 1.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Switzerland | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Guatemala | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 70 | Pakistan | 1.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 71 | Kiribati | 1.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 72 | Belize | 1.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 73 | Algeria | 1.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 74 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 75 | Ireland | 1.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Djibouti | 1.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 78 | Nicaragua | 1.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 79 | Seychelles | 1.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Kazakhstan | 1.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Panama | 1.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 82 | Israel | 1.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 83 | South Africa | 1.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 84 | Mongolia | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 85 | Paraguay | 1.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 86 | Cambodia | 1.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Malaysia | 1.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 88 | Bangladesh | 1.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.5% | falling |
| 89 | Timor-Leste | 1.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Portugal | 1.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 317.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Haiti | 1.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 92 | Lesotho | 1.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Peru | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 94 | Colombia | 1.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 95 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Libya | 1.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Eswatini | 1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Jordan | 0.994 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.1% | falling |
| 100 | Cyprus | 0.9889 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.6% | rising |
| 101 | United States of America | 0.9813 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 102 | Morocco | 0.9777 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 103 | Finland | 0.9545 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 130.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Norway | 0.9544 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 105 | Spain | 0.9498 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 408.5% | volatile |
| 106 | India | 0.8949 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 107 | Suriname | 0.8817 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Ecuador | 0.8643 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 109 | Mexico | 0.864 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 110 | Dominican Republic | 0.8499 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 111 | Philippines | 0.8295 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 112 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.8219 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 113 | Indonesia | 0.8172 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 114 | Sudan | 0.8117 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.4% | falling |
| 115 | Belgium | 0.7584 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 70.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Bahrain | 0.7362 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Myanmar | 0.6767 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 118 | Netherlands | 0.655 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 81.6% | falling |
| 119 | Bhutan | 0.6535 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Viet Nam | 0.6338 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 121 | Tunisia | 0.6287 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 122 | Samoa | 0.6259 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Lithuania | 0.5739 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 170.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Guyana | 0.5729 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Lebanon | 0.5624 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Chile | 0.5392 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 127 | Austria | 0.5116 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Denmark | 0.5051 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Fiji | 0.502 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 273.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.4887 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Cape Verde | 0.4874 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,372.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Azerbaijan | 0.4806 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 133 | Costa Rica | 0.4777 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 55.8% | falling |
| 134 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.4706 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 85.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Bahamas | 0.4614 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 136 | El Salvador | 0.4528 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Brazil | 0.4064 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 138 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.3696 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Argentina | 0.3465 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.6% | falling |
| 140 | San Marino | 0.3455 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 129.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Maldives | 0.3432 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.9% | falling |
| 142 | Ukraine | 0.3376 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 200.9% | volatile |
| 143 | France | 0.3356 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 144 | Sweden | 0.3141 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Slovenia | 0.2764 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 180.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Saint Lucia | 0.256 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 147 | Türkiye | 0.2258 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.4% | falling |
| 148 | Croatia | 0.1713 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 122.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Czechia | 0.1675 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Estonia | 0.1241 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 147.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Grenada | 0.1076 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Republic of Korea | 0.0744 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Romania | 0.0514 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 113.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Montenegro | 0.0484 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Barbados | 0.0464 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Italy | -0.0127 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 184.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Jamaica | -0.0215 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 105.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Bulgaria | -0.0346 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Uruguay | -0.044 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Thailand | -0.048 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 109.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Slovakia | -0.0861 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 188.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Mauritius | -0.1213 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 167.0% | volatile |
| 164 | China | -0.1233 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 119.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Nepal | -0.1465 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 149.1% | falling |
| 166 | Greece | -0.1615 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Palau | -0.1805 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 147.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Russian Federation | -0.203 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 167.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Hungary | -0.3115 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Poland | -0.3617 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 382.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Tonga | -0.4035 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Japan | -0.4353 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 228.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Dominica | -0.4586 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 148.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Germany | -0.4659 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 211.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Belarus | -0.4858 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 964.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Serbia | -0.5432 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Sri Lanka | -0.5491 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 158.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.6537 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.6978 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Latvia | -0.799 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Georgia | -1.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,493.9% | volatile |
| 182 | Albania | -1.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 451.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Tuvalu | -1.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,020.7% | volatile |
| 184 | North Macedonia | -1.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 626.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Republic of Moldova | -2.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4,480.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Marshall Islands | -3.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.6% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population International Monetary Fund
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.