Population growth
Population growth, 2025: from -4.7% (Saint Martin) to +4.7% (United Arab Emirates), median +0.8%.
Ranking
| Rank | Country | Value (%) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | +4.7% | 2025 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | +4.6% | 2025 |
| 3 | Oman | +4.0% | 2025 |
| 4 | Qatar | +3.9% | 2025 |
| 5 | Syria | +3.8% | 2025 |
| 6 | Chad | +3.4% | 2025 |
| 7 | Central African Republic | +3.4% | 2025 |
| 8 | Somalia | +3.3% | 2025 |
| 9 | Niger | +3.2% | 2025 |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | +3.2% | 2025 |
| 11 | Georgia | +3.2% | 2025 |
| 12 | Angola | +3.0% | 2025 |
| 13 | Ukraine | +2.9% | 2025 |
| 14 | Mali | +2.9% | 2025 |
| 15 | Yemen | +2.9% | 2025 |
| 16 | Tanzania | +2.9% | 2025 |
| 17 | Mozambique | +2.8% | 2025 |
| 18 | Mauritania | +2.8% | 2025 |
| 19 | Zambia | +2.8% | 2025 |
| 20 | Afghanistan | +2.8% | 2025 |
| 21 | Uganda | +2.7% | 2025 |
| 22 | Cameroon | +2.6% | 2025 |
| 23 | Malawi | +2.6% | 2025 |
| 24 | Ethiopia | +2.6% | 2025 |
| 25 | Burundi | +2.4% | 2025 |
| 26 | Ivory Coast | +2.4% | 2025 |
| 27 | Benin | +2.4% | 2025 |
| 28 | Madagascar | +2.4% | 2025 |
| 29 | Equatorial Guinea | +2.4% | 2025 |
| 30 | Sudan | +2.4% | 2025 |
| 31 | Republic of the Congo | +2.4% | 2025 |
| 32 | Solomon Islands | +2.3% | 2025 |
| 33 | Palestine | +2.3% | 2025 |
| 34 | Guinea | +2.3% | 2025 |
| 35 | Senegal | +2.3% | 2025 |
| 36 | Vanuatu | +2.2% | 2025 |
| 37 | The Gambia | +2.2% | 2025 |
| 38 | Burkina Faso | +2.2% | 2025 |
| 39 | Togo | +2.2% | 2025 |
| 40 | Rwanda | +2.2% | 2025 |
| 41 | Guinea-Bissau | +2.2% | 2025 |
| 42 | Gabon | +2.1% | 2025 |
| 43 | Iraq | +2.1% | 2025 |
| 44 | Liberia | +2.1% | 2025 |
| 45 | Nigeria | +2.1% | 2025 |
| 46 | Namibia | +2.0% | 2025 |
| 47 | Sierra Leone | +2.0% | 2025 |
| 48 | South Sudan | +2.0% | 2025 |
| 49 | Gibraltar | +2.0% | 2025 |
| 50 | Eritrea | +2.0% | 2025 |
| 51 | São Tomé and Príncipe | +2.0% | 2025 |
| 52 | Kenya | +1.9% | 2025 |
| 53 | Malta | +1.9% | 2025 |
| 54 | Uzbekistan | +1.9% | 2025 |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | +1.9% | 2025 |
| 56 | Comoros | +1.9% | 2025 |
| 57 | Cayman Islands | +1.8% | 2025 |
| 58 | Ghana | +1.8% | 2025 |
| 59 | Tajikistan | +1.8% | 2025 |
| 60 | Papua New Guinea | +1.7% | 2025 |
| 61 | Armenia | +1.7% | 2025 |
| 62 | Western Sahara | +1.7% | 2025 |
| 63 | Kyrgyzstan | +1.7% | 2025 |
| 64 | Honduras | +1.7% | 2025 |
| 65 | Turkmenistan | +1.6% | 2025 |
| 66 | Ireland | +1.6% | 2025 |
| 67 | Botswana | +1.6% | 2025 |
| 68 | Pakistan | +1.6% | 2025 |
| 69 | Egypt | +1.6% | 2025 |
| 70 | Australia | +1.5% | 2025 |
| 71 | Guatemala | +1.5% | 2025 |
| 72 | Iceland | +1.5% | 2025 |
| 73 | Luxembourg | +1.5% | 2025 |
| 74 | Kiribati | +1.5% | 2025 |
| 75 | Liechtenstein | +1.4% | 2025 |
| 76 | Belize | +1.4% | 2025 |
| 77 | Bolivia | +1.3% | 2025 |
| 78 | Saint Barthélemy | +1.3% | 2025 |
| 79 | Laos | +1.3% | 2025 |
| 80 | Algeria | +1.3% | 2025 |
| 81 | Sint Maarten | +1.3% | 2025 |
| 82 | Nicaragua | +1.3% | 2025 |
| 83 | Djibouti | +1.3% | 2025 |
| 84 | East Timor | +1.3% | 2025 |
| 85 | Mongolia | +1.2% | 2025 |
| 86 | Panama | +1.2% | 2025 |
| 86 | Singapore | +1.2% | 2025 |
| 88 | Bangladesh | +1.2% | 2025 |
| 89 | Kazakhstan | +1.2% | 2025 |
| 90 | Paraguay | +1.2% | 2025 |
| 91 | Israel | +1.2% | 2025 |
| 92 | Cambodia | +1.2% | 2025 |
| 93 | Malaysia | +1.2% | 2025 |
| 94 | Andorra | +1.2% | 2025 |
| 95 | South Africa | +1.2% | 2025 |
| 96 | Haiti | +1.1% | 2025 |
| 97 | Seychelles | +1.1% | 2025 |
| 98 | Lesotho | +1.1% | 2025 |
| 99 | Eswatini | +1.1% | 2025 |
| 100 | Libya | +1.0% | 2025 |
| 101 | Peru | +1.0% | 2025 |
| 102 | Spain | +1.0% | 2025 |
| 103 | Portugal | +1.0% | 2025 |
| 104 | Colombia | +1.0% | 2025 |
| 105 | Switzerland | +1.0% | 2025 |
| 106 | Canada | +0.9% | 2025 |
| 107 | Iran | +0.9% | 2025 |
| 108 | New Caledonia | +0.9% | 2025 |
| 109 | Cyprus | +0.9% | 2025 |
| 110 | Morocco | +0.9% | 2025 |
| 111 | India | +0.9% | 2025 |
| 112 | Suriname | +0.9% | 2025 |
| 113 | Ecuador | +0.8% | 2025 |
| 114 | Mexico | +0.8% | 2025 |
| 115 | Philippines | +0.8% | 2025 |
| 116 | Dominican Republic | +0.8% | 2025 |
| 117 | Indonesia | +0.8% | 2025 |
| 118 | Brunei | +0.8% | 2025 |
| 119 | Lebanon | +0.7% | 2025 |
| 120 | Bahrain | +0.7% | 2025 |
| 121 | Anguilla | +0.7% | 2025 |
| 122 | Aruba | +0.7% | 2025 |
| 123 | Guam | +0.7% | 2025 |
| 124 | Belgium | +0.7% | 2025 |
| 125 | Norway | +0.7% | 2025 |
| 126 | Turks and Caicos Islands | +0.7% | 2025 |
| 127 | British Virgin Islands | +0.7% | 2025 |
| 128 | New Zealand | +0.7% | 2025 |
| 129 | Nauru | +0.7% | 2025 |
| 130 | Bhutan | +0.6% | 2025 |
| 131 | Myanmar | +0.6% | 2025 |
| 132 | Vietnam | +0.6% | 2025 |
| 133 | Vatican City | +0.6% | 2025 |
| 134 | Samoa | +0.6% | 2025 |
| 135 | Guyana | +0.6% | 2025 |
| 136 | Tunisia | +0.6% | 2025 |
| 137 | Denmark | +0.5% | 2025 |
| 138 | United States of America | +0.5% | 2025 |
| 139 | Netherlands | +0.5% | 2025 |
| 140 | Chile | +0.5% | 2025 |
| 141 | Faroe Islands | +0.5% | 2025 |
| 142 | Finland | +0.5% | 2025 |
| 143 | Fiji | +0.5% | 2025 |
| 144 | Cape Verde | +0.5% | 2025 |
| 145 | Antigua and Barbuda | +0.5% | 2025 |
| 146 | Federated States of Micronesia | +0.5% | 2025 |
| 147 | Costa Rica | +0.4% | 2025 |
| 148 | The Bahamas | +0.4% | 2025 |
| 149 | Azerbaijan | +0.4% | 2025 |
| 150 | El Salvador | +0.4% | 2025 |
| 151 | Turkey | +0.4% | 2025 |
| 152 | Venezuela | +0.4% | 2025 |
| 153 | San Marino | +0.4% | 2025 |
| 154 | Brazil | +0.4% | 2025 |
| 155 | Maldives | +0.4% | 2025 |
| 156 | Argentina | +0.3% | 2025 |
| 157 | Austria | +0.3% | 2025 |
| 158 | United Kingdom | +0.3% | 2025 |
| 159 | North Korea | +0.3% | 2025 |
| 160 | Guernsey | +0.3% | 2025 |
| 161 | Croatia | +0.3% | 2025 |
| 162 | Sweden | +0.3% | 2025 |
| 163 | France | +0.2% | 2025 |
| 164 | French Polynesia | +0.2% | 2025 |
| 165 | Saint Lucia | +0.2% | 2025 |
| 166 | Curaçao | +0.2% | 2025 |
| 167 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | +0.2% | 2025 |
| 168 | Slovenia | +0.2% | 2025 |
| 169 | Jersey | +0.1% | 2025 |
| 170 | Greece | +0.1% | 2025 |
| 171 | Grenada | +0.1% | 2025 |
| 172 | Barbados | +0.1% | 2025 |
| 173 | Lithuania | +0.0% | 2025 |
| 174 | Greenland | -0.0% | 2025 |
| 175 | Germany | -0.0% | 2025 |
| 176 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.0% | 2025 |
| 177 | Isle of Man | -0.0% | 2025 |
| 178 | Uruguay | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 179 | Italy | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 180 | Montenegro | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 181 | Thailand | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 182 | Jamaica | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 183 | Russia | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 184 | Nepal | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 185 | Falkland Islands | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 186 | Bermuda | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 187 | Bulgaria | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 188 | South Korea | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 189 | Slovakia | -0.2% | 2025 |
| 190 | Macau | -0.2% | 2025 |
| 191 | Mauritius | -0.2% | 2025 |
| 192 | Niue | -0.2% | 2025 |
| 193 | Romania | -0.2% | 2025 |
| 194 | Czech Republic | -0.2% | 2025 |
| 195 | People's Republic of China | -0.2% | 2025 |
| 196 | Palau | -0.2% | 2025 |
| 197 | North Macedonia | -0.2% | 2025 |
| 198 | Jordan | -0.3% | 2025 |
| 199 | Hong Kong | -0.3% | 2025 |
| 200 | Poland | -0.3% | 2025 |
| 201 | Cuba | -0.4% | 2025 |
| 202 | Tonga | -0.4% | 2025 |
| 203 | Estonia | -0.4% | 2025 |
| 204 | Taiwan | -0.4% | 2025 |
| 205 | Japan | -0.5% | 2025 |
| 206 | Hungary | -0.5% | 2025 |
| 207 | Dominica | -0.5% | 2025 |
| 208 | Belarus | -0.5% | 2025 |
| 209 | Puerto Rico | -0.6% | 2025 |
| 210 | United States Virgin Islands | -0.6% | 2025 |
| 211 | Serbia | -0.6% | 2025 |
| 212 | Montserrat | -0.6% | 2025 |
| 213 | Kuwait | -0.7% | 2025 |
| 214 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.7% | 2025 |
| 215 | Sri Lanka | -0.7% | 2025 |
| 216 | Wallis and Futuna | -0.7% | 2025 |
| 217 | Saint Helena | -0.8% | 2025 |
| 218 | Monaco | -0.8% | 2025 |
| 219 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.8% | 2025 |
| 220 | Latvia | -1.0% | 2025 |
| 221 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -1.0% | 2025 |
| 222 | Kosovo | -1.1% | 2025 |
| 223 | Albania | -1.2% | 2025 |
| 224 | American Samoa | -1.6% | 2025 |
| 225 | Tuvalu | -1.6% | 2025 |
| 226 | Northern Mariana Islands | -1.7% | 2025 |
| 227 | Moldova | -1.8% | 2025 |
| 228 | Marshall Islands | -3.4% | 2025 |
| 229 | Cook Islands | -3.4% | 2025 |
| 230 | Saint Martin | -4.7% | 2025 |
Source
Population growth — World Bank, World Development Indicators, SP.POP.GROW · CC BY 4.0 · Nov 2026 · UN · datacatalog.worldbank.org · source updated Oct 8, 2026
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