Population Growth

This ranking compares annual population growth. Higher growth rates improve the rating, while decline ranks clearly lower.
1 Niger3.8 % 3.8 % 96
2 Equatorial Guinea3.5 % 3.5 % 90
2 Uganda3.5 % 3.5 % 90
4 Angola3.2 % 3.2 % 84
4 Congo DR3.2 % 3.2 % 84
6 Burundi3 % 3 % 80
6 Chad3 % 3 % 80
6 Gambia3 % 3 % 80
6 Mali3 % 3 % 80
6 Tanzania3 % 3 % 80
6 Zambia3 % 3 % 80
12 Mozambique2.9 % 2.9 % 78
13 Benin2.8 % 2.8 % 76
13 Burkina Faso2.8 % 2.8 % 76
13 Guinea2.8 % 2.8 % 76
13 Malawi2.8 % 2.8 % 76
13 Mayotte2.8 % 2.8 % 76
13 Senegal2.8 % 2.8 % 76
13 Somalia2.8 % 2.8 % 76
13 Western Sahara2.8 % 2.8 % 76
21 Cameroon2.7 % 2.7 % 74
21 Sudan2.7 % 2.7 % 74
23 Ethiopia2.6 % 2.6 % 72
23 Gabon2.6 % 2.6 % 72
23 Ivory Coast2.6 % 2.6 % 72
23 Togo2.6 % 2.6 % 72
27 Guinea-Bissau2.5 % 2.5 % 70
27 Liberia2.5 % 2.5 % 70
27 Madagascar2.5 % 2.5 % 70
27 Mauritania2.5 % 2.5 % 70
27 Nigeria2.5 % 2.5 % 70
27 Palestine2.5 % 2.5 % 70
27 Rwanda2.5 % 2.5 % 70
27 Yemen2.5 % 2.5 % 70
27 Zanzibar2.5 % 2.5 % 70
36 Belize2.4 % 2.4 % 68
36 Central African Republic2.4 % 2.4 % 68
36 Congo2.4 % 2.4 % 68
36 French Guiana2.4 % 2.4 % 68
36 Oman2.4 % 2.4 % 68
36 Sierra Leone2.4 % 2.4 % 68
42 Afghanistan2.3 % 2.3 % 66
42 Comoros2.3 % 2.3 % 66
42 Iraq2.3 % 2.3 % 66
42 Kenya2.3 % 2.3 % 66
46 Ghana2.2 % 2.2 % 64
46 Papua New Guinea2.2 % 2.2 % 64
46 Tajikistan2.2 % 2.2 % 64
49 São Tomé and Príncipe2.1 % 2.1 % 62
50 Guatemala2 % 2 % 60
50 Pakistan2 % 2 % 60
50 Qatar2 % 2 % 60
50 Solomon Islands2 % 2 % 60
50 Vanuatu2 % 2 % 60
55 Anguilla1.8 % 1.8 % 56
55 Botswana1.8 % 1.8 % 56
55 British Virgin Islands1.8 % 1.8 % 56
55 Egypt1.8 % 1.8 % 56
55 Israel1.8 % 1.8 % 56
55 Kuwait1.8 % 1.8 % 56
55 Luxembourg1.8 % 1.8 % 56
55 Saudi Arabia1.8 % 1.8 % 56
55 Timor-Leste1.8 % 1.8 % 56
55 Turks and Caicos Islands1.8 % 1.8 % 56
65 Algeria1.7 % 1.7 % 54
65 Eritrea1.7 % 1.7 % 54
65 Honduras1.7 % 1.7 % 54
65 Kiribati1.7 % 1.7 % 54
65 Namibia1.7 % 1.7 % 54
70 Djibouti1.6 % 1.6 % 52
70 Philippines1.6 % 1.6 % 52
72 Canada1.5 % 1.5 % 50
72 Cayman Islands1.5 % 1.5 % 50
72 Ecuador1.5 % 1.5 % 50
72 Haiti1.5 % 1.5 % 50
72 Jordan1.5 % 1.5 % 50
72 Kyrgyzstan1.5 % 1.5 % 50
72 Laos1.5 % 1.5 % 50
72 Maldives1.5 % 1.5 % 50
72 New Zealand1.5 % 1.5 % 50
72 Paraguay1.5 % 1.5 % 50
72 Saint-Martin1.5 % 1.5 % 50
72 South Sudan1.5 % 1.5 % 50
72 Turkmenistan1.5 % 1.5 % 50
72 United Arab Emirates1.5 % 1.5 % 50
72 Uzbekistan1.5 % 1.5 % 50
72 Zimbabwe1.5 % 1.5 % 50
88 Australia1.4 % 1.4 % 48
88 Bolivia1.4 % 1.4 % 48
88 Cambodia1.4 % 1.4 % 48
88 Mongolia1.4 % 1.4 % 48
88 Panama1.4 % 1.4 % 48
93 Cape Verde1.3 % 1.3 % 46
93 Iran1.3 % 1.3 % 46
93 South Africa1.3 % 1.3 % 46
93 Turkey1.3 % 1.3 % 46
97 Bahrain1.2 % 1.2 % 44
97 Brunei1.2 % 1.2 % 44
97 Malaysia1.2 % 1.2 % 44
97 Morocco1.2 % 1.2 % 44
97 Nicaragua1.2 % 1.2 % 44
97 Swaziland1.2 % 1.2 % 44
103 Dominican Republic1.1 % 1.1 % 42
103 Indonesia1.1 % 1.1 % 42
103 Ireland1.1 % 1.1 % 42
103 Mexico1.1 % 1.1 % 42
103 Nepal1.1 % 1.1 % 42
103 Peru1.1 % 1.1 % 42
103 Singapore1.1 % 1.1 % 42
103 Tunisia1.1 % 1.1 % 42
111 Antigua and Barbuda1 % 1 % 40
111 Bangladesh1 % 1 % 40
111 Bhutan1 % 1 % 40
111 Costa Rica1 % 1 % 40
111 Iceland1 % 1 % 40
111 India1 % 1 % 40
111 Kazakhstan1 % 1 % 40
111 Lesotho1 % 1 % 40
111 Macau1 % 1 % 40
120 Argentina0.9 % 0.9 % 38
120 Bahamas0.9 % 0.9 % 38
120 Colombia0.9 % 0.9 % 38
120 Cyprus0.9 % 0.9 % 38
120 Libya0.9 % 0.9 % 38
120 Myanmar0.9 % 0.9 % 38
120 Vietnam0.9 % 0.9 % 38
127 Azerbaijan0.8 % 0.8 % 36
127 Chile0.8 % 0.8 % 36
127 Fiji0.8 % 0.8 % 36
127 Hong Kong0.8 % 0.8 % 36
127 Liechtenstein0.8 % 0.8 % 36
127 Norway0.8 % 0.8 % 36
127 Réunion0.8 % 0.8 % 36
127 Seychelles0.8 % 0.8 % 36
127 Sint Maarten0.8 % 0.8 % 36
127 Suriname0.8 % 0.8 % 36
127 Switzerland0.8 % 0.8 % 36
127 Tuvalu0.8 % 0.8 % 36
139 Brazil0.7 % 0.7 % 34
139 Gibraltar0.7 % 0.7 % 34
139 Samoa0.7 % 0.7 % 34
139 Sweden0.7 % 0.7 % 34
139 Venezuela0.7 % 0.7 % 34
144 Austria0.6 % 0.6 % 32
144 Faroe Islands0.6 % 0.6 % 32
144 Guam0.6 % 0.6 % 32
144 Kosovo0.6 % 0.6 % 32
144 Netherlands0.6 % 0.6 % 32
144 Saint Kitts and Nevis0.6 % 0.6 % 32
144 Sri Lanka0.6 % 0.6 % 32
144 United Kingdom0.6 % 0.6 % 32
144 United States0.6 % 0.6 % 32
144 Uruguay0.6 % 0.6 % 32
154 Andorra0.5 % 0.5 % 30
154 Aruba0.5 % 0.5 % 30
154 Belgium0.5 % 0.5 % 30
154 El Salvador0.5 % 0.5 % 30
154 Korea DPR0.5 % 0.5 % 30
154 Lebanon0.5 % 0.5 % 30
154 Micronesia0.5 % 0.5 % 30
154 Nauru0.5 % 0.5 % 30
154 New Caledonia0.5 % 0.5 % 30
154 Palau0.5 % 0.5 % 30
154 Tahiti0.5 % 0.5 % 30
154 Tonga0.5 % 0.5 % 30
166 Barbados0.4 % 0.4 % 28
166 Denmark0.4 % 0.4 % 28
166 France0.4 % 0.4 % 28
166 Grenada0.4 % 0.4 % 28
166 Malta0.4 % 0.4 % 28
166 Marshall Islands0.4 % 0.4 % 28
166 Trinidad and Tobago0.4 % 0.4 % 28
173 Czech Republic0.3 % 0.3 % 26
173 Germany0.3 % 0.3 % 26
173 Guyana0.3 % 0.3 % 26
173 Monaco0.3 % 0.3 % 26
173 Slovenia0.3 % 0.3 % 26
173 Thailand0.3 % 0.3 % 26
173 Wallis and Futuna0.3 % 0.3 % 26
180 Finland0.2 % 0.2 % 24
180 Jamaica0.2 % 0.2 % 24
180 Korea Republic0.2 % 0.2 % 24
180 Mauritius0.2 % 0.2 % 24
180 Saint Lucia0.2 % 0.2 % 24
180 Spain0.2 % 0.2 % 24
186 Albania0.1 % 0.1 % 22
186 Chinese Taipei0.1 % 0.1 % 22
186 Greenland0.1 % 0.1 % 22
186 North Macedonia0.1 % 0.1 % 22
186 Portugal0.1 % 0.1 % 22
186 Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.1 % 0.1 % 22
186 San Marino0.1 % 0.1 % 22
186 Slovakia0.1 % 0.1 % 22
194 Armenia0 % 0 % 20
194 China0 % 0 % 20
194 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0 % 0 % 20
197 Bermuda-0.1 % -0.1 % 18
197 Cuba-0.1 % -0.1 % 18
197 Curacao-0.1 % -0.1 % 18
197 Dominica-0.1 % -0.1 % 18
197 Guadeloupe-0.1 % -0.1 % 18
197 Montenegro-0.1 % -0.1 % 18
203 Cook Islands-0.2 % -0.2 % 16
203 Estonia-0.2 % -0.2 % 16
203 Italy-0.2 % -0.2 % 16
203 Northern Mariana Islands-0.2 % -0.2 % 16
203 Poland-0.2 % -0.2 % 16
208 Belarus-0.3 % -0.3 % 14
208 Hungary-0.3 % -0.3 % 14
210 American Samoa-0.4 % -0.4 % 12
210 Japan-0.4 % -0.4 % 12
210 Russia-0.4 % -0.4 % 12
213 Georgia-0.5 % -0.5 % 10
213 Greece-0.5 % -0.5 % 10
213 Martinique-0.5 % -0.5 % 10
213 Serbia-0.5 % -0.5 % 10
213 Syria-0.5 % -0.5 % 10
213 U.S. Virgin Islands-0.5 % -0.5 % 10
219 Romania-0.8 % -0.8 % 4
220 Croatia-1 % -1 % 0
220 Latvia-1 % -1 % 0
220 Lithuania-1 % -1 % 0
220 Montserrat-1 % -1 % 0
220 Niue-1 % -1 % 0
220 Ukraine-1 % -1 % 0
220 Bulgaria-1.1 % -1.1 % 0
220 Bosnia and Herzegovina-1.2 % -1.2 % 0
220 Moldova-1.2 % -1.2 % 0
220 Puerto Rico-1.4 % -1.4 % 0

Last rating: June 23rd, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is annual population growth in percent. It combines births, deaths and migration into one annual change rate.

Public source families are World Bank development data, UN World Population Prospects, national population statistics and maintained replacements for countries and territories without complete separate series.

The rating is derived directly from the raw value: -1% or less receives 0 points, while 4% or more receives 100 points. Values in between are scaled linearly.

Higher population growth therefore improves the ranking. The indicator rates dynamics, not the absolute size of a country.