Population Growth
Global Ranking
percentSource: IMF
| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ↑ | Niger | 3.75 | 2021 | 2 | 3.77 |
| 2 ↑ | Equatorial Guinea | 3.29 | 2021 | 4 | 3.53 |
| 3 | Uganda | 3.27 | 2020 | 3 | 3.54 |
| 4 ↑ | Angola | 3.2 | 2021 | 6 | 3.24 |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.14 | 2020 | 5 | 3.26 |
| 6 ↑ | Burundi | 3.02 | 2021 | 7 | 3.08 |
| 7 ↑ | Chad | 2.96 | 2020 | 8 | 3.02 |
| 8 ↑ | Burkina Faso | 2.94 | 2015 | 11 | 2.96 |
| 8 ↑ | Mali | 2.94 | 2021 | 9 | 3 |
| 10 ↑ | Tanzania | 2.91 | 2021 | 13 | 2.94 |
| 10 ↑ | Zambia | 2.91 | 2018 | 12 | 2.95 |
| 12 ↑ | Somalia | 2.89 | 2021 | 17 | 2.87 |
| 13 ↑ | Gambia | 2.87 | 2021 | 14 | 2.92 |
| 14 ↑ | Mozambique | 2.86 | 2021 | 16 | 2.89 |
| 15 ↑ | Guinea | 2.74 | 2021 | 18 | 2.79 |
| 16 ↓ | Bahrain | 2.71 | 2021 | 1 | 4.47 |
| 17 ↑ | Benin | 2.67 | 2021 | 20 | 2.72 |
| 17 ↑ | Malawi | 2.67 | 2021 | 23 | 2.65 |
| 17 ↑ | Senegal | 2.67 | 2021 | 21 | 2.71 |
| 20 ↓ | Mauritania | 2.66 | 2021 | 19 | 2.78 |
| 21 ↑ | Madagascar | 2.62 | 2021 | 24 | 2.64 |
| 22 ↑ | Ivory Coast | 2.53 | 2021 | 31 | 2.54 |
| 23 ↑ | Cameroon | 2.52 | 2021 | 29 | 2.55 |
| 23 ↑ | Nigeria | 2.52 | 2021 | 31 | 2.54 |
| 25 ↑ | Solomon Islands | 2.51 | 2020 | 27 | 2.57 |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 2.5 | 2021 | 26 | 2.58 |
| 27 ↑ | Syria | 2.49 | 2020 | 123 | 0.74 |
| 27 ↑ | Republic of the Congo | 2.49 | 2021 | 28 | 2.56 |
| 29 ↓ | Rwanda | 2.47 | 2021 | 24 | 2.64 |
| 30 ↓ | Liberia | 2.45 | 2018 | 29 | 2.55 |
| 31 ↑ | Guinea-Bissau | 2.42 | 2020 | 34 | 2.46 |
| 32 ↑ | Sudan | 2.39 | 2021 | 36 | 2.39 |
| 33 ↑ | Togo | 2.38 | 2021 | 35 | 2.42 |
| 34 ↓ | Gabon | 2.36 | 2021 | 33 | 2.48 |
| 35 ↑ | Vanuatu | 2.35 | 2021 | 36 | 2.39 |
| 36 ↑ | Iraq | 2.3 | 2020 | 41 | 2.25 |
| 36 ↑ | Afghanistan | 2.3 | 2021 | 39 | 2.3 |
| 38 ↓ | Oman | 2.26 | 2021 | 10 | 2.97 |
| 39 | Yemen | 2.25 | 2020 | 39 | 2.3 |
| 40 ↑ | Kenya | 2.23 | 2021 | 41 | 2.25 |
| 41 ↓ | Tajikistan | 2.2 | 2021 | 36 | 2.39 |
| 42 ↑ | Ghana | 2.16 | 2019 | 45 | 2.19 |
| 43 ↑ | Comoros | 2.15 | 2021 | 47 | 2.17 |
| 44 ↑ | Sierra Leone | 2.04 | 2021 | 49 | 2.07 |
| 45 ↑ | Egypt | 1.98 | 2019 | 50 | 2.03 |
| 46 ↑ | Papua New Guinea | 1.93 | 2020 | 52 | 1.95 |
| 46 ↑ | Pakistan | 1.93 | 2021 | 51 | 1.98 |
| 48 ↓ | Botswana | 1.92 | 2021 | 46 | 2.18 |
| 48 ↑ | Uzbekistan | 1.92 | 2020 | 60 | 1.74 |
| 50 ↓ | Kyrgyzstan | 1.9 | 2020 | 48 | 2.09 |
| 50 ↑ | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.9 | 2021 | 54 | 1.89 |
| 52 ↑ | Central African Republic | 1.85 | 2021 | 59 | 1.77 |
| 53 ↑ | Belize | 1.82 | 2021 | 56 | 1.85 |
| 54 ↑ | Nepal | 1.81 | 2019 | 65 | 1.66 |
| 54 ↑ | Namibia | 1.81 | 2021 | 55 | 1.87 |
| 56 ↑ | Algeria | 1.73 | 2021 | 57 | 1.84 |
| 57 ↑ | Qatar | 1.7 | 2021 | 61 | 1.72 |
| 58 | Mongolia | 1.63 | 2020 | 58 | 1.8 |
| 59 ↑ | Kiribati | 1.61 | 2021 | 71 | 1.55 |
| 59 ↑ | Honduras | 1.61 | 2020 | 68 | 1.64 |
| 61 ↑ | Guatemala | 1.6 | 2018 | 65 | 1.66 |
| 61 ↑ | Panama | 1.6 | 2020 | 62 | 1.71 |
| 61 ↓ | Israel | 1.6 | 2021 | 53 | 1.91 |
| 64 ↓ | Iceland | 1.58 | 2021 | 44 | 2.2 |
| 65 ↓ | Ecuador | 1.54 | 2020 | 63 | 1.68 |
| 66 ↓ | Saudi Arabia | 1.5 | 2021 | 65 | 1.66 |
| 67 ↑ | Turkmenistan | 1.49 | 2020 | 71 | 1.55 |
| 68 ↑ | Djibouti | 1.47 | 2020 | 74 | 1.51 |
| 68 ↑ | Zimbabwe | 1.47 | 2020 | 79 | 1.41 |
| 70 ↑ | Laos | 1.42 | 2021 | 77 | 1.47 |
| 71 ↑ | Peru | 1.41 | 2020 | 92 | 1.26 |
| 72 ↑ | Cambodia | 1.4 | 2020 | 78 | 1.45 |
| 73 ↑ | Macao | 1.38 | 2021 | 80 | 1.39 |
| 74 ↓ | Eritrea | 1.36 | 2011 | 69 | 1.61 |
| 74 ↓ | Luxembourg | 1.36 | 2021 | 64 | 1.67 |
| 74 ↑ | Bolivia | 1.36 | 2021 | 81 | 1.38 |
| 77 ↓ | Kuwait | 1.35 | 2021 | 76 | 1.5 |
| 78 ↑ | Philippines | 1.33 | 2021 | 83 | 1.36 |
| 79 ↑ | Kazakhstan | 1.31 | 2021 | 88 | 1.3 |
| 80 ↑ | Iran | 1.29 | 2020 | 84 | 1.35 |
| 81 ↑ | Haiti | 1.27 | 2018 | 86 | 1.31 |
| 82 ↑ | Malaysia | 1.26 | 2021 | 85 | 1.33 |
| 82 ↓ | Libya | 1.26 | 2021 | 81 | 1.38 |
| 84 ↑ | Paraguay | 1.24 | 2020 | 90 | 1.29 |
| 84 ↑ | Ireland | 1.24 | 2018 | 102 | 1.09 |
| 86 ↑ | South Africa | 1.23 | 2021 | 91 | 1.27 |
| 87 ↑ | Morocco | 1.17 | 2021 | 93 | 1.22 |
| 87 ↑ | Nicaragua | 1.17 | 2021 | 96 | 1.2 |
| 87 ↑ | Tuvalu | 1.17 | 2020 | 88 | 1.3 |
| 90 ↑ | Sri Lanka | 1.08 | 2021 | 133 | 0.61 |
| 91 ↑ | Bhutan | 1.07 | 2021 | 98 | 1.15 |
| 91 ↑ | Indonesia | 1.07 | 2020 | 101 | 1.1 |
| 91 ↑ | Micronesia | 1.07 | 2021 | 107 | 1.03 |
| 94 ↑ | Cape Verde | 1.06 | 2021 | 100 | 1.13 |
| 94 ↑ | Mexico | 1.06 | 2020 | 102 | 1.09 |
| 96 ↑ | Swaziland | 1.04 | 2020 | 106 | 1.04 |
| 97 ↓ | United Arab Emirates | 1.01 | 2021 | 93 | 1.22 |
| 98 ↑ | Tonga | 1 | 2021 | 99 | 1.14 |
| 98 ↑ | Bangladesh | 1 | 2020 | 107 | 1.03 |
| 100 ↑ | Tunisia | 0.99 | 2021 | 104 | 1.05 |
| 101 ↑ | India | 0.97 | 2021 | 112 | 0.99 |
| 101 ↑ | Dominican Republic | 0.97 | 2021 | 104 | 1.05 |
| 103 ↑ | Bahamas | 0.96 | 2020 | 112 | 0.99 |
| 104 ↑ | Argentina | 0.95 | 2021 | 114 | 0.97 |
| 105 ↑ | Venezuela | 0.94 | 2021 | 194 | -1.29 |
| 106 ↑ | Brunei | 0.92 | 2021 | 115 | 0.96 |
| 107 ↑ | Suriname | 0.88 | 2021 | 116 | 0.9 |
| 107 | Costa Rica | 0.88 | 2021 | 107 | 1.03 |
| 109 ↑ | Vietnam | 0.85 | 2021 | 116 | 0.9 |
| 110 ↓ | Turkey | 0.83 | 2021 | 86 | 1.31 |
| 111 ↑ | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.81 | 2021 | 118 | 0.86 |
| 112 ↑ | Lesotho | 0.78 | 2021 | 120 | 0.8 |
| 113 ↓ | Seychelles | 0.75 | 2021 | 93 | 1.22 |
| 113 ↓ | Colombia | 0.75 | 2021 | 74 | 1.51 |
| 113 ↑ | Monaco | 0.75 | 2018 | 119 | 0.84 |
| 116 ↑ | Fiji | 0.73 | 2020 | 124 | 0.73 |
| 117 ↑ | Brazil | 0.71 | 2020 | 121 | 0.75 |
| 117 ↑ | Switzerland | 0.71 | 2021 | 127 | 0.71 |
| 119 ↑ | Norway | 0.68 | 2019 | 130 | 0.66 |
| 119 ↑ | Cyprus | 0.68 | 2021 | 124 | 0.73 |
| 121 ↑ | Samoa | 0.67 | 2020 | 139 | 0.49 |
| 121 ↑ | Slovenia | 0.67 | 2020 | 148 | 0.36 |
| 123 ↓ | Jordan | 0.64 | 2021 | 111 | 1 |
| 124 ↓ | New Zealand | 0.63 | 2021 | 70 | 1.59 |
| 125 ↑ | Burma (Myanmar) | 0.61 | 2018 | 132 | 0.63 |
| 126 ↓ | Sweden | 0.6 | 2021 | 110 | 1.01 |
| 127 ↓ | Maldives | 0.57 | 2021 | 15 | 2.91 |
| 128 ↓ | Canada | 0.55 | 2021 | 121 | 0.75 |
| 129 ↑ | Netherlands | 0.53 | 2021 | 130 | 0.66 |
| 130 ↓ | Azerbaijan | 0.51 | 2021 | 128 | 0.68 |
| 131 ↑ | El Salvador | 0.5 | 2021 | 137 | 0.5 |
| 131 ↓ | Chile | 0.5 | 2021 | 97 | 1.18 |
| 133 ↑ | Guyana | 0.48 | 2021 | 140 | 0.48 |
| 134 ↑ | Saint Lucia | 0.46 | 2020 | 136 | 0.51 |
| 135 ↑ | Palau | 0.45 | 2021 | 137 | 0.5 |
| 136 ↑ | Grenada | 0.44 | 2021 | 141 | 0.46 |
| 137 ↑ | Denmark | 0.43 | 2021 | 153 | 0.29 |
| 138 ↑ | Austria | 0.42 | 2020 | 144 | 0.44 |
| 138 ↑ | North Korea | 0.42 | 2021 | 141 | 0.46 |
| 140 ↑ | Jamaica | 0.41 | 2021 | 144 | 0.44 |
| 141 ↑ | Aruba | 0.4 | 2021 | 146 | 0.43 |
| 142 ↓ | Belgium | 0.38 | 2021 | 135 | 0.54 |
| 143 ↓ | United Kingdom | 0.37 | 2021 | 128 | 0.68 |
| 144 ↑ | Uruguay | 0.33 | 2021 | 149 | 0.35 |
| 145 ↑ | Liechtenstein | 0.31 | 2021 | 152 | 0.3 |
| 146 ↓ | Malta | 0.3 | 2021 | 43 | 2.21 |
| 147 ↑ | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.29 | 2021 | 149 | 0.35 |
| 148 ↑ | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.28 | 2021 | 151 | 0.32 |
| 149 ↑ | Dominica | 0.25 | 2019 | 160 | 0.23 |
| 149 ↑ | Faroe Islands | 0.25 | 2016 | 165 | 0.13 |
| 151 ↑ | New Caledonia | 0.24 | 2021 | 156 | 0.24 |
| 152 ↑ | San Marino | 0.22 | 2020 | 156 | 0.24 |
| 152 ↑ | Thailand | 0.22 | 2021 | 154 | 0.28 |
| 154 ↑ | Andorra | 0.18 | 2019 | 171 | 0.01 |
| 154 ↓ | Australia | 0.18 | 2021 | 73 | 1.52 |
| 154 ↑ | France | 0.18 | 2021 | 155 | 0.27 |
| 157 ↑ | Armenia | 0.17 | 2021 | 162 | 0.2 |
| 158 ↑ | Finland | 0.14 | 2020 | 167 | 0.11 |
| 159 ↓ | United States | 0.12 | 2021 | 141 | 0.46 |
| 159 ↑ | Barbados | 0.12 | 2021 | 166 | 0.12 |
| 161 ↓ | China | 0.09 | 2021 | 156 | 0.24 |
| 162 ↓ | Germany | 0.08 | 2020 | 160 | 0.23 |
| 163 ↓ | Czech Republic | 0.05 | 2021 | 156 | 0.24 |
| 164 ↑ | Mauritius | 0.03 | 2021 | 169 | 0.03 |
| 165 ↑ | Portugal | 0.02 | 2021 | 170 | 0.02 |
| 165 ↑ | Lithuania | 0.02 | 2021 | 181 | -0.26 |
| 167 ↑ | Gibraltar | 0 | 2021 | 174 | -0.04 |
| 168 ↓ | Estonia | -0.02 | 2021 | 162 | 0.2 |
| 169 ↑ | Bermuda | -0.04 | 2021 | 173 | -0.03 |
| 170 ↓ | Spain | -0.08 | 2021 | 126 | 0.72 |
| 171 ↓ | South Korea | -0.18 | 2021 | 146 | 0.43 |
| 171 ↑ | Montenegro | -0.18 | 2021 | 176 | -0.12 |
| 173 ↑ | Greece | -0.2 | 2020 | 175 | -0.11 |
| 174 ↓ | Slovakia | -0.21 | 2021 | 164 | 0.14 |
| 175 ↓ | Poland | -0.31 | 2021 | 172 | -0.02 |
| 176 ↑ | Macedonia | -0.36 | 2021 | 178 | -0.2 |
| 177 ↓ | Georgia | -0.38 | 2021 | 168 | 0.07 |
| 178 ↑ | Hungary | -0.41 | 2021 | 179 | -0.22 |
| 179 ↑ | Belarus | -0.42 | 2021 | 184 | -0.42 |
| 180 ↑ | Croatia | -0.43 | 2020 | 192 | -0.89 |
| 181 ↓ | Russia | -0.44 | 2021 | 180 | -0.23 |
| 182 ↓ | Japan | -0.46 | 2021 | 177 | -0.13 |
| 183 ↑ | Italy | -0.47 | 2020 | 193 | -1.15 |
| 184 ↑ | Bulgaria | -0.5 | 2021 | 190 | -0.7 |
| 185 ↑ | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.53 | 2021 | 189 | -0.61 |
| 186 ↓ | Puerto Rico | -0.55 | 2021 | 21 | 2.71 |
| 187 | Serbia | -0.67 | 2020 | 187 | -0.54 |
| 188 | Ukraine | -0.72 | 2021 | 188 | -0.57 |
| 189 ↓ | Romania | -0.74 | 2021 | 186 | -0.53 |
| 190 ↓ | Lebanon | -0.83 | 2021 | 134 | 0.59 |
| 191 ↓ | Hong Kong | -0.91 | 2021 | 183 | -0.36 |
| 191 ↓ | Latvia | -0.91 | 2021 | 190 | -0.7 |
| 193 ↓ | Albania | -0.93 | 2021 | 185 | -0.43 |
| 194 ↑ | Moldova | -1.68 | 2020 | 195 | -1.69 |
| 195 ↓ | Singapore | -4.17 | 2021 | 182 | -0.31 |
Definition of Population Growth
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
