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People > Population growth: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Percentage by which country's population either has increased or is estimated to increase. Countries with a decrease in population are signified by a negative percentage. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.

CONTENTS

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 NigerNiger 3.91% 2025
2 ZambiaZambia 3.17% 2025
3 MaliMali 3.16% 2025
4 UgandaUganda 3.04% 2025
5 GambiaGambia 2.93% 2025
6 ChadChad 2.9% 2025
=7 SomaliaSomalia 2.79% 2025
=7 AngolaAngola 2.79% 2025
9 TanzaniaTanzania 2.76% 2025
10 BurundiBurundi 2.74% 2025
11 MalawiMalawi 2.71% 2025
12 MadagascarMadagascar 2.65% 2025
13 NigeriaNigeria 2.65% 2025
14 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 2.63% 2025
15 SenegalSenegal 2.51% 2025
16 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 2.5% 2025
17 EritreaEritrea 2.46% 2025
18 MozambiqueMozambique 2.41% 2025
19 IraqIraq 2.4% 2025
20 RwandaRwanda 2.39% 2025
21 BeninBenin 2.36% 2025
22 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 2.35% 2025
23 South SudanSouth Sudan 2.34% 2025
24 LiberiaLiberia 2.34% 2025
25 KenyaKenya 2.31% 2025
26 PalestinePalestine 2.31% 2025
27 MayotteMayotte 2.3% 2025
28 CameroonCameroon 2.3% 2025
29 GuineaGuinea 2.26% 2025
30 TogoTogo 2.21% 2025
31 EthiopiaEthiopia 2.21% 2025
32 SudanSudan 2.2% 2025
33 GuatemalaGuatemala 2.19% 2025
34 French GuianaFrench Guiana 2.18% 2025
35 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 2.16% 2025
36 MauritaniaMauritania 2.15% 2025
37 ComorosComoros 2.09% 2025
38 AfghanistanAfghanistan 2.08% 2025
39 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 2.06% 2025
40 GabonGabon 2.04% 2025
41 KuwaitKuwait 1.98% 2025
42 East TimorEast Timor 1.95% 2025
43 VanuatuVanuatu 1.92% 2025
44 YemenYemen 1.92% 2025
45 BelizeBelize 1.88% 2025
46 TajikistanTajikistan 1.86% 2025
47 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 1.84% 2025
48 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 1.83% 2025
49 ZimbabweZimbabwe 1.82% 2025
50 GhanaGhana 1.78% 2025
51 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 1.77% 2025
52 HondurasHonduras 1.66% 2025
53 NamibiaNamibia 1.62% 2025
54 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 1.6% 2025
55 United Arab EmiratesUAE 1.59% 2025
56 SyriaSyria 1.59% 2025
57 JordanJordan 1.56% 2025
58 PhilippinesPhilippines 1.54% 2025
59 LaosLaos 1.52% 2025
60 KiribatiKiribati 1.45% 2025
61 BoliviaBolivia 1.44% 2025
62 ParaguayParaguay 1.42% 2025
63 PakistanPakistan 1.4% 2025
64 PanamaPanama 1.35% 2025
65 CambodiaCambodia 1.34% 2025
66 MaldivesMaldives 1.31% 2025
67 IsraelIsrael 1.28% 2025
68 EcuadorEcuador 1.27% 2025
69 Sint Maarten (Dutch part)Sint Maarten 1.26% 2025
70 EgyptEgypt 1.26% 2025
71 MacauMacau 1.24% 2025
72 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 1.24% 2025
73 MalaysiaMalaysia 1.24% 2025
74 Western SaharaWestern Sahara 1.19% 2025
75 BahrainBahrain 1.19% 2025
76 DjiboutiDjibouti 1.19% 2025
77 AlgeriaAlgeria 1.17% 2025
78 VenezuelaVenezuela 1.14% 2025
=79 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 1.13% 2025
=79 AustraliaAustralia 1.13% 2025
81 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 1.12% 2025
82 HaitiHaiti 1.11% 2025
83 OmanOman 1.1% 2025
84 GuamGuam 1.1% 2025
85 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 1.09% 2025
=86 LibyaLibya 1.09% 2025
=86 NicaraguaNicaragua 1.09% 2025
88 SwazilandSwaziland 1.08% 2025
89 PeruPeru 1.06% 2025
90 LuxembourgLuxembourg 1.06% 2025
91 PalauPalau 1.05% 2025
92 BruneiBrunei 1.02% 2025
93 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 0.992% 2025
94 MongoliaMongolia 0.974% 2025
95 NepalNepal 0.971% 2025
96 MoroccoMorocco 0.97% 2025
97 BhutanBhutan 0.966% 2025
98 The BahamasThe Bahamas 0.963% 2025
99 ColombiaColombia 0.96% 2025
100 BangladeshBangladesh 0.958% 2025
101 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 0.947% 2025
102 IndiaIndia 0.944% 2025
103 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.935% 2025
104 UzbekistanUzbekistan 0.928% 2025
105 MexicoMexico 0.924% 2025
106 QatarQatar 0.918% 2025
=107 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 0.914% 2025
=107 IndonesiaIndonesia 0.914% 2025
=107 MonacoMonaco 0.914% 2025
110 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 0.912% 2025
111 IranIran 0.91% 2025
112 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 0.908% 2025
113 SingaporeSingapore 0.892% 2025
114 LesothoLesotho 0.875% 2025
115 IcelandIceland 0.872% 2025
116 BotswanaBotswana 0.865% 2025
117 Cape VerdeCape Verde 0.863% 2025
118 New ZealandNew Zealand 0.842% 2025
119 TongaTonga 0.832% 2025
120 TurkeyTurkey 0.83% 2025
121 CanadaCanada 0.819% 2025
122 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 0.809% 2025
123 IrelandIreland 0.804% 2025
124 NorwayNorway 0.798% 2025
125 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 0.791% 2025
126 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 0.784% 2025
127 CyprusCyprus 0.748% 2025
128 TunisiaTunisia 0.747% 2025
129 United StatesUnited States 0.734% 2025
130 ArgentinaArgentina 0.712% 2025
=131 ChileChile 0.675% 2025
=131 SwedenSweden 0.675% 2025
133 LebanonLebanon 0.67% 2025
134 KazakhstanKazakhstan 0.669% 2025
135 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 0.667% 2025
136 TokelauTokelau 0.666% 2025
137 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 0.661% 2025
138 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 0.658% 2025
139 Saint HelenaSaint Helena 0.656% 2025
140 SurinameSuriname 0.646% 2025
141 AndorraAndorra 0.602% 2025
142 BrazilBrazil 0.599% 2025
143 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 0.586% 2025
144 SamoaSamoa 0.571% 2025
145 TuvaluTuvalu 0.568% 2025
146 VietnamVietnam 0.56% 2025
147 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 0.55% 2025
148 South AfricaSouth Africa 0.549% 2025
149 BurmaBurma 0.536% 2025
150 MontserratMontserrat 0.535% 2025
151 Isle of ManIsle of Man 0.527% 2025
152 Hong KongHong Kong 0.506% 2025
153 NauruNauru 0.497% 2025
154 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 0.488% 2025
155 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 0.485% 2025
156 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.478% 2025
157 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.432% 2025
158 DominicaDominica 0.43% 2025
159 AnguillaAnguilla 0.42% 2025
160 BarbadosBarbados 0.419% 2025
161 FranceFrance 0.415% 2025
162 North KoreaNorth Korea 0.414% 2025
163 DenmarkDenmark 0.409% 2025
164 Channel IslandsChannel Islands 0.402% 2025
165 GuyanaGuyana 0.378% 2025
166 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 0.363% 2025
167 AustriaAustria 0.352% 2025
168 Cook IslandsCook Islands 0.349% 2025
169 JamaicaJamaica 0.334% 2025
=170 South KoreaSouth Korea 0.325% 2025
=170 FijiFiji 0.325% 2025
172 SeychellesSeychelles 0.313% 2025
173 UruguayUruguay 0.31% 2025
174 Faeroe IslandsFaeroe Islands 0.3% 2025
175 BelgiumBelgium 0.282% 2025
176 San MarinoSan Marino 0.265% 2025
=177 AlbaniaAlbania 0.247% 2025
=177 ArubaAruba 0.247% 2025
179 FinlandFinland 0.234% 2025
180 ChinaChina 0.224% 2025
181 MauritiusMauritius 0.191% 2025
182 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 0.19% 2025
183 Wallis and FutunaWallis+ 0.176% 2025
=184 NetherlandsNetherlands 0.172% 2025
=184 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 0.172% 2025
186 MartiniqueMartinique 0.169% 2025
187 SpainSpain 0.122% 2025
188 BermudaBermuda 0.105% 2025
189 MaltaMalta 0.093% 2025
190 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 0.079% 2025
191 GrenadaGrenada 0.055% 2025
192 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 0.036% 2025
193 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands 0.032% 2025
=194 ThailandThailand 0.012% 2025
=194 SloveniaSlovenia 0.012% 2025
196 ArmeniaArmenia -0.008% 2025
=197 ItalyItaly -0.017% 2025
=197 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ -0.017% 2025
199 SlovakiaSlovakia -0.065% 2025
200 GibraltarGibraltar -0.068% 2025
201 Holy See (Vatican City)Vatican City -0.075% 2025
202 GreeceGreece -0.079% 2025
=203 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. -0.122% 2025
=203 PortugalPortugal -0.122% 2025
205 PolandPoland -0.123% 2025
206 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands -0.137% 2025
207 MontenegroMontenegro -0.15% 2025
208 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina -0.202% 2025
209 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ -0.235% 2025
210 GermanyGermany -0.249% 2025
211 CubaCuba -0.257% 2025
212 HungaryHungary -0.261% 2025
213 GreenlandGreenland -0.309% 2025
214 JapanJapan -0.342% 2025
215 EstoniaEstonia -0.359% 2025
216 CroatiaCroatia -0.39% 2025
217 LithuaniaLithuania -0.4% 2025
218 RomaniaRomania -0.434% 2025
219 RussiaRussia -0.44% 2025
220 BelarusBelarus -0.572% 2025
221 GeorgiaGeorgia -0.59% 2025
222 SerbiaSerbia -0.615% 2025
223 LatviaLatvia -0.628% 2025
224 MoldovaMoldova -0.718% 2025
225 UkraineUkraine -0.757% 2025
226 BulgariaBulgaria -0.9% 2025
227 NiueNiue -1.537% 2025

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COUNTRIES COVERED
Annual % 193
Between 1979 and 1989 > Soviet census 15

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