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Author: Suchita, Staff Editor
The world took 454 years to go from a population of 345 million in 1310 AD to a billion by 1655 but only 344 years to reach 6 billion by 1999. While China remains the <a href=/graph/peo_pop>most populous country</a>, its population growth rate has actually fallen to 0.9% far below the global average of 1.2% and the Asian average of 1.3%. Yet, five Asian countries — Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia and Pakistan — are projected to account for nearly 45% of the world’s <a href= /graph/peo_pro_pop_gro>projected population growth</a> between 2002 and 2050. India is expected to have a <a href= /graph/peo_pop_in_201>population count of 1.9 billion by 2015</a>.
The world’s population is expected to cross 9 billion by 2050 and 10 billion by the turn of the century, the developing countries accounting for the bulk of the growth.
The world’s population is expected to cross 9 billion by 2050 and 10 billion by the turn of the century, the developing countries accounting for the bulk of the growth.
DEFINITION:
The average annual percent change in the population, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country. The rate may be positive or negative. The growth rate is a factor in determining how great a burden would be imposed on a country by the changing needs of its people for infrastructure (e.g., schools, hospitals, housing, roads), resources (e.g., food, water, electricity), and jobs. Rapid population growth can be seen as threatening by neighboring countries.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Libya | 4.85% | 2013 | ||
2 | Zimbabwe | 4.38% | 2013 | ||
3 | South Sudan | 4.23% | 2013 | ||
4 | Qatar | 4.19% | 2013 | ||
=5 | Niger | 3.32% | 2013 | ||
=5 | Uganda | 3.32% | 2013 | ||
7 | Burundi | 3.08% | 2013 | ||
8 | Burkina Faso | 3.06% | 2013 | ||
=9 | Mali | 3.01% | 2013 | ||
=9 | Gaza Strip | 3.01% | 2013 | ||
11 | Western Sahara | 2.96% | 2013 | ||
12 | Ethiopia | 2.9% | 2013 | ||
13 | Zambia | 2.89% | 2013 | ||
=14 | United Arab Emirates | 2.87% | 2013 | ||
=14 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.87% | 2013 | ||
16 | Congo, Republic of the | 2.86% | 2013 | ||
17 | Benin | 2.84% | 2013 | ||
18 | Tanzania | 2.82% | 2013 | ||
19 | Angola | 2.78% | 2013 | ||
20 | Malawi | 2.74% | 2013 | ||
21 | Togo | 2.73% | 2013 | ||
=22 | Rwanda | 2.7% | 2013 | ||
=22 | Gambia | 2.7% | 2007 | ||
24 | Madagascar | 2.65% | 2013 | ||
25 | Guinea | 2.64% | 2013 | ||
26 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.58% | 2013 | ||
27 | Bahrain | 2.57% | 2013 | ||
28 | Liberia | 2.56% | 2013 | ||
=29 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.54% | 2013 | ||
=29 | Nigeria | 2.54% | 2013 | ||
31 | Senegal | 2.51% | 2013 | ||
32 | Yemen | 2.5% | 2013 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 2.49% | 2013 | |||
33 | East Timor | 2.47% | 2013 | ||
34 | Mozambique | 2.44% | 2013 | ||
35 | British Virgin Islands | 2.4% | 2013 | ||
36 | Eritrea | 2.36% | 2013 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 2.34% | 2013 | |||
37 | Sierra Leone | 2.3% | 2013 | ||
=38 | Iraq | 2.29% | 2013 | ||
=38 | The Gambia | 2.29% | 2013 | ||
=38 | Mauritania | 2.29% | 2013 | ||
41 | Kenya | 2.27% | 2013 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 2.27% | 2013 | |||
42 | Djibouti | 2.26% | 2013 | ||
43 | Afghanistan | 2.25% | 2013 | ||
=44 | Cayman Islands | 2.19% | 2013 | ||
=44 | Ghana | 2.19% | 2013 | ||
46 | Central African Republic | 2.14% | 2013 | ||
47 | Solomon Islands | 2.12% | 2013 | ||
48 | Anguilla | 2.11% | 2013 | ||
=49 | Oman | 2.06% | 2013 | ||
=49 | Vanuatu | 2.06% | 2013 | ||
51 | Cameroon | 2.04% | 2013 | ||
52 | West Bank | 2.03% | 2013 | ||
53 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2% | 2013 | ||
=54 | Comoros | 1.97% | 2013 | ||
=54 | Belize | 1.97% | 2013 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 1.97% | 2013 | |||
=56 | Singapore | 1.96% | 2013 | ||
=56 | Gabon | 1.96% | 2013 | ||
=56 | French Guiana | 1.96% | 2006 | ||
=59 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.95% | 2013 | ||
=59 | Chad | 1.95% | 2013 | ||
61 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.94% | 2013 | ||
62 | Guatemala | 1.91% | 2013 | ||
63 | Algeria | 1.9% | 2013 | ||
64 | Papua New Guinea | 1.89% | 2013 | ||
65 | Egypt | 1.88% | 2013 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 1.85% | 2013 | |||
66 | Philippines | 1.84% | 2013 | ||
67 | Sudan | 1.83% | 2013 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 1.81% | 2013 | |||
68 | Nepal | 1.81% | 2013 | ||
=69 | Honduras | 1.79% | 2013 | ||
=69 | Kuwait | 1.79% | 2013 | ||
=69 | Marshall Islands | 1.79% | 2013 | ||
=69 | Tajikistan | 1.79% | 2013 | ||
=73 | Brunei | 1.67% | 2013 | ||
=73 | Somalia | 1.67% | 2013 | ||
=73 | Cambodia | 1.67% | 2013 | ||
=76 | Laos | 1.63% | 2013 | ||
=76 | Bolivia | 1.63% | 2013 | ||
78 | Bangladesh | 1.59% | 2013 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 1.59% | 2013 | |||
South Asia average (profile) | 1.56% | 2013 | |||
79 | Mayotte | 1.53% | 2011 | ||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 1.53% | 2013 | |||
=80 | Cyprus | 1.52% | 2013 | ||
=80 | Pakistan | 1.52% | 2013 | ||
=82 | Saudi Arabia | 1.51% | 2013 | ||
=82 | Malaysia | 1.51% | 2013 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 1.5% | 2013 | |||
84 | Israel | 1.5% | 2013 | ||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 1.46% | 2013 | |||
85 | New Caledonia | 1.45% | 2013 | ||
=86 | Mongolia | 1.44% | 2013 | ||
=86 | Venezuela | 1.44% | 2013 | ||
88 | Cape Verde | 1.41% | 2013 | ||
89 | Ecuador | 1.4% | 2013 | ||
90 | Aruba | 1.39% | 2013 | ||
91 | Panama | 1.38% | 2013 | ||
92 | Botswana | 1.35% | 2013 | ||
93 | Reunion | 1.34% | 2006 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 1.29% | 2013 | |||
=94 | India | 1.28% | 2013 | ||
=94 | Dominican Republic | 1.28% | 2013 | ||
96 | Costa Rica | 1.27% | 2013 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 1.26% | 2013 | |||
97 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.26% | 2013 | ||
98 | Iran | 1.24% | 2013 | ||
99 | Paraguay | 1.23% | 2013 | ||
100 | Kiribati | 1.21% | 2013 | ||
101 | Kazakhstan | 1.2% | 2013 | ||
102 | Swaziland | 1.17% | 2013 | ||
=103 | Ireland | 1.16% | 2013 | ||
=103 | Turkey | 1.16% | 2013 | ||
=105 | Bhutan | 1.15% | 2013 | ||
=105 | Suriname | 1.15% | 2013 | ||
=105 | Turkmenistan | 1.15% | 2013 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 1.14% | 2013 | |||
108 | Luxembourg | 1.13% | 2013 | ||
109 | Christmas Island | 1.12% | 2013 | ||
110 | Australia | 1.11% | 2013 | ||
111 | Colombia | 1.1% | 2013 | ||
112 | Mexico | 1.07% | 2013 | ||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 1.06% | 2013 | |||
=113 | Burma | 1.05% | 2013 | ||
=113 | Nicaragua | 1.05% | 2013 | ||
115 | Morocco | 1.04% | 2013 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 1.04% | 2013 | |||
116 | Vietnam | 1.03% | 2013 | ||
117 | Azerbaijan | 1.01% | 2013 | ||
=118 | Peru | 1% | 2013 | ||
=118 | French Polynesia | 1% | 2013 | ||
=120 | Indonesia | 0.99% | 2013 | ||
=120 | Haiti | 0.99% | 2013 | ||
122 | Argentina | 0.98% | 2013 | ||
123 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.97% | 2013 | ||
Christian countries average (profile) | 0.953% | 2013 | |||
124 | Tunisia | 0.95% | 2013 | ||
125 | Uzbekistan | 0.94% | 2013 | ||
126 | San Marino | 0.93% | 2013 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 0.927% | 2013 | |||
=127 | United States | 0.9% | 2013 | ||
=127 | Seychelles | 0.9% | 2013 | ||
=129 | The Bahamas | 0.89% | 2013 | ||
=129 | Sri Lanka | 0.89% | 2013 | ||
131 | Guadeloupe | 0.88% | 2006 | ||
132 | Chile | 0.86% | 2013 | ||
=133 | Macau | 0.85% | 2013 | ||
=133 | Switzerland | 0.85% | 2013 | ||
=133 | New Zealand | 0.85% | 2013 | ||
136 | Isle of Man | 0.84% | 2013 | ||
137 | Brazil | 0.83% | 2013 | ||
Tourist destinations average (profile) | 0.827% | 2013 | |||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 0.826% | 2013 | |||
138 | Jersey | 0.82% | 2013 | ||
Densely populated countries average (profile) | 0.814% | 2013 | |||
139 | Liechtenstein | 0.81% | 2013 | ||
140 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.8% | 2013 | ||
=141 | Canada | 0.77% | 2013 | ||
=141 | Tuvalu | 0.77% | 2013 | ||
143 | Netherlands Antilles | 0.754% | 2008 | ||
144 | Namibia | 0.75% | 2013 | ||
=145 | Fiji | 0.73% | 2013 | ||
=145 | Spain | 0.73% | 2013 | ||
147 | Martinique | 0.72% | 2006 | ||
148 | Jamaica | 0.7% | 2013 | ||
149 | Mauritius | 0.68% | 2013 | ||
150 | Iceland | 0.66% | 2013 | ||
151 | Samoa | 0.59% | 2013 | ||
152 | Nauru | 0.58% | 2013 | ||
=153 | United Kingdom | 0.55% | 2013 | ||
=153 | Bermuda | 0.55% | 2013 | ||
155 | North Korea | 0.53% | 2013 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 0.522% | 2013 | |||
=156 | Thailand | 0.52% | 2013 | ||
=156 | Grenada | 0.52% | 2013 | ||
Western Europe average (profile) | 0.503% | 2013 | |||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 0.502% | 2013 | |||
158 | Montserrat | 0.48% | 2013 | ||
Southern Europe average (profile) | 0.479% | 2013 | |||
=159 | France | 0.47% | 2013 | ||
=159 | Faroe Islands | 0.47% | 2013 | ||
161 | China | 0.46% | 2013 | ||
162 | Netherlands | 0.44% | 2013 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 0.395% | 2013 | |||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 0.391% | 2013 | |||
163 | Hong Kong | 0.39% | 2013 | ||
164 | Guernsey | 0.38% | 2013 | ||
165 | Saint Helena | 0.377% | 2011 | ||
166 | Palau | 0.37% | 2013 | ||
167 | Saint Lucia | 0.36% | 2013 | ||
168 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.35% | 2013 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 0.341% | 2013 | |||
=169 | Barbados | 0.34% | 2013 | ||
=169 | Italy | 0.34% | 2013 | ||
=169 | Guam | 0.34% | 2013 | ||
=169 | Lesotho | 0.34% | 2013 | ||
=169 | Malta | 0.34% | 2013 | ||
174 | Norway | 0.33% | 2013 | ||
175 | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 0.3% | 2013 | ||
=176 | El Salvador | 0.29% | 2013 | ||
=176 | Albania | 0.29% | 2013 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 0.271% | 2013 | |||
178 | Taiwan | 0.27% | 2013 | ||
179 | Gibraltar | 0.26% | 2013 | ||
180 | Uruguay | 0.25% | 2013 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 0.231% | 2013 | |||
181 | Denmark | 0.23% | 2013 | ||
=182 | Dominica | 0.22% | 2013 | ||
=182 | Andorra | 0.22% | 2013 | ||
=182 | Republic of Macedonia | 0.22% | 2013 | ||
=185 | South Korea | 0.18% | 2013 | ||
=185 | Sweden | 0.18% | 2013 | ||
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 0.173% | 2013 | |||
=187 | Portugal | 0.15% | 2013 | ||
=187 | Syria | 0.15% | 2013 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 0.148% | 2013 | |||
NATO countries average (profile) | 0.143% | 2013 | |||
=189 | Jordan | 0.14% | 2013 | ||
=189 | Armenia | 0.14% | 2013 | ||
=189 | Tonga | 0.14% | 2013 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 0.14% | 2013 | |||
192 | European Union | 0.098% | 2010 | ||
=193 | Slovakia | 0.09% | 2013 | ||
=193 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.09% | 2013 | ||
195 | Finland | 0.06% | 2013 | ||
196 | Belgium | 0.05% | 2013 | ||
197 | Greece | 0.04% | 2013 | ||
198 | Greenland | 0.03% | 2013 | ||
199 | Austria | 0.02% | 2013 | ||
=200 | Norfolk Island | 0.01% | 2013 | ||
=200 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 0.01% | 2009 | ||
202 | Tokelau | -0.01% | 2013 | ||
203 | Russia | -0.02% | 2013 | ||
=204 | Svalbard | -0.03% | 2013 | ||
=204 | Niue | -0.03% | 2013 | ||
206 | Lebanon | -0.04% | 2013 | ||
=207 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.09% | 2013 | ||
=207 | Poland | -0.09% | 2013 | ||
=209 | Japan | -0.1% | 2013 | ||
=209 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.1% | 2013 | ||
=211 | Croatia | -0.11% | 2013 | ||
=211 | Maldives | -0.11% | 2013 | ||
213 | Cuba | -0.13% | 2013 | ||
214 | Czech Republic | -0.15% | 2013 | ||
215 | Belarus | -0.18% | 2013 | ||
216 | Germany | -0.19% | 2013 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | -0.19% | 2013 | |||
217 | Hungary | -0.2% | 2013 | ||
=218 | Guyana | -0.21% | 2013 | ||
=218 | Slovenia | -0.21% | 2013 | ||
220 | Romania | -0.27% | 2013 | ||
221 | Lithuania | -0.28% | 2013 | ||
222 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.3% | 2013 | ||
223 | Georgia | -0.33% | 2013 | ||
224 | Federated States of Micronesia | -0.38% | 2013 | ||
225 | American Samoa | -0.4% | 2013 | ||
226 | South Africa | -0.45% | 2013 | ||
227 | Serbia | -0.46% | 2013 | ||
228 | Serbia and Montenegro | -0.467% | 2011 | ||
229 | Puerto Rico | -0.47% | 2013 | ||
230 | Virgin Islands | -0.53% | 2013 | ||
231 | Montenegro | -0.56% | 2013 | ||
232 | Latvia | -0.61% | 2013 | ||
233 | Ukraine | -0.63% | 2013 | ||
234 | Estonia | -0.66% | 2013 | ||
235 | Bulgaria | -0.81% | 2013 | ||
=236 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=236 | Holy See (Vatican City) | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=236 | Monaco | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
=236 | Pitcairn Islands | 0.0 | 2013 | ||
240 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -1.01% | 2013 | ||
241 | Moldova | -1.02% | 2013 | ||
242 | Cook Islands | -3.07% | 2013 |
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Posted on 31 May 2005
Ian Graham, Staff Editor
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<p>The population in these areas is growing quickly as the <a href=/graph/peo_bir_rat>birth rate</a> is high and <a href=/graph/hea_lif_exp_at_bir_tot_pop>life expectency</a> is increasing. Most of the countries in Sub Sahara Africa and the middle east still have a <a href=/graph/peo_tot_fer_rat>total fertility rate</a> greater than 4 children per woman. A total fertility rate of 2.1 children per women would cause zero population growth.</p>
<p>Fertility rates are declining and this trend is expected to continue over the next fifty years causing the world population to eventually stabilise (probably between 8 and 12 billion), however the rate of decline is unknown. According to United Nations estimates, if the total fertility rate of almost every country reached 2.1 children per woman, the world population would be 9.4 billion by 2050. If worldwide fertility only declined to 2.6 children per woman, the world population in 2050 would be 11.2 billion (almost double today's value).</p>
Posted on 31 May 2005
Edria Murray, Staff Editor
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The world’s population is expected to cross 9 billion by 2050 and 10 billion by the turn of the century, the developing countries accounting for the bulk of the growth.
Posted on 24 Jan 2005
Suchita, Staff Editor