Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
192
Highest
3.68 % change on previous year
Niger
Lowest
-1.03 % change on previous year
Lebanon
Median
0.768 % change on previous year
Years covered
40
1991–2030
Data points
9,819
What the numbers show
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, annual growth rate is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 3.68 % change on previous year in Niger; the lowest is -1.03 % change on previous year in Lebanon.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.768 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.9103 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 152 fell. The largest increase was in Guyana (up 346.6%), and the largest decrease in Portugal (down 448.9%).
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 3.68 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.12 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 3.07 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 19.4% | falling |
| 3 | Mali | 2.95 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 3 | Mauritania | 2.53 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 4 | Somalia | 2.89 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.6 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Chad | 2.87 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 6 | Angola | 2.82 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 7 | Tanzania | 2.69 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 2.25 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 8 | Mozambique | 2.61 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 9 | Uganda | 2.53 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 9 | Madagascar | 2.22 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 10 | Zambia | 2.52 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 15.3% | flat |
| 11 | Benin | 2.48 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 12 | Burundi | 2.47 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.1 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 13 | Malawi | 2.45 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 14 | Senegal | 2.44 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 14 | Eswatini | 1.24 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Cameroon | 2.39 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 16 | Afghanistan | 2.39 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Côte d’Ivoire | 2.38 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 17 | Lesotho | 0.9441 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 2.35 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 18 | Cabo Verde | 0.8942 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 19 | Sudan | 2.31 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Gambia | 2.23 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 20 | Fiji | 0.7251 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 240.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Nigeria | 2.22 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 21 | Timor-Leste | 1.28 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 22 | Vanuatu | 2.2 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 23 | Congo | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 24 | Togo | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 25 | Guinea | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 25 | Moldova | -0.1886 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 76.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Liberia | 2.07 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Iraq | 2.07 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | -0.6008 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Rwanda | 2.06 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Micronesia | 0.8449 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Solomon Islands | 2.01 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 30 | Yemen | 2.01 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 31 | Guinea-Bissau | 2 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 32 | Eritrea | 1.97 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 1.94 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 34 | South Sudan | 1.92 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.9 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 35 | Türkiye | 0.4992 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 1.9 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Kenya | 1.9 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 37 | Viet Nam | 0.4529 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 38 | Pakistan | 1.8 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 38 | Netherlands | 0.2145 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 39 | Gabon | 1.78 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 40 | Ghana | 1.76 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 41 | Tajikistan | 1.61 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 42 | Comoros | 1.6 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 43 | Papua New Guinea | 1.58 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 44 | Namibia | 1.52 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 45 | Egypt | 1.43 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 45 | Slovenia | -0.1441 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 164.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Kiribati | 1.43 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 46 | Poland | -0.3006 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Botswana | 1.39 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 47 | Estonia | -0.4332 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 339.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Israel | 1.38 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 48 | Lithuania | -0.8132 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 19.6% | falling |
| 49 | Guatemala | 1.37 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 49 | Latvia | -0.9922 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 50 | Samoa | 1.35 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 51 | Honduras | 1.35 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 52 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.32 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 53 | Philippines | 1.32 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 54 | Bolivia | 1.29 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 55 | Djibouti | 1.26 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Belize | 1.23 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 57 | Saudi Arabia | 1.2 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 153.8% | falling |
| 58 | Oman | 1.19 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 192.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Nicaragua | 1.15 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 60 | Laos | 1.13 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 61 | Panama | 1.11 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 62 | Venezuela | 1.11 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 166.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Algeria | 1.09 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 64 | Haiti | 1.08 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | 1.07 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 66 | Mongolia | 1.02 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 46.6% | rising |
| 67 | Paraguay | 1.02 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 68 | Jordan | 1.02 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 1 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Turkmenistan | 0.9758 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 71 | Libya | 0.9554 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Ecuador | 0.9396 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 73 | Peru | 0.922 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 74 | Nepal | 0.8873 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 75 | South Africa | 0.8825 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 76 | Malaysia | 0.8627 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 77 | Australia | 0.859 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 78 | Marshall Islands | 0.8454 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Cambodia | 0.8403 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Bangladesh | 0.8244 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 81 | Tonga | 0.8047 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 178.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Bahrain | 0.7969 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 171.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Luxembourg | 0.7954 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 84 | Morocco | 0.7867 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 85 | Kuwait | 0.7698 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 142.4% | volatile |
| 86 | India | 0.7662 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 87 | Canada | 0.7644 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 88 | Suriname | 0.7378 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 0.7136 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 90 | Qatar | 0.6958 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 141.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Norway | 0.6612 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 92 | Indonesia | 0.6605 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 93 | United Arab Emirates | 0.6461 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 94 | New Zealand | 0.628 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 69.5% | falling |
| 95 | Tunisia | 0.602 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 96 | Mexico | 0.602 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 97 | Bhutan | 0.5776 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.5656 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 99 | Colombia | 0.5502 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 100 | Tuvalu | 0.5484 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Argentina | 0.5483 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 102 | Nauru | 0.5419 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Ireland | 0.5372 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Bahamas | 0.5342 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 105 | Myanmar | 0.5289 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 0.5224 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 107 | Cyprus | 0.4895 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 108 | Switzerland | 0.4828 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 109 | Iran | 0.4819 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Iceland | 0.4806 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Guyana | 0.4789 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 346.6% | volatile |
| 112 | United States | 0.4762 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 113 | Singapore | 0.4647 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Sweden | 0.4637 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 52.9% | rising |
| 115 | Denmark | 0.4223 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 116 | Liechtenstein | 0.421 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 117 | Brazil | 0.4121 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 118 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.4036 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 119 | Seychelles | 0.3959 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 120 | Grenada | 0.3827 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 121 | Azerbaijan | 0.3523 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 122 | El Salvador | 0.3466 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Chile | 0.3231 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 76.4% | falling |
| 124 | Dominica | 0.2916 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 125 | United Kingdom | 0.2667 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 36.6% | rising |
| 126 | OECD | 0.2208 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 127 | Belgium | 0.2017 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 128 | Andorra | 0.1991 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Maldives | 0.1872 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Saint Lucia | 0.1629 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 131 | France | 0.1505 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 132 | Sri Lanka | 0.1331 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 133 | North Korea | 0.1187 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Malta | 0.1107 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0975 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 166.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Austria | 0.0913 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0691 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 124.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0297 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 125.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Finland | 0.0156 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Monaco | 0 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Uruguay | -0.0061 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 130.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Barbados | -0.0106 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 105.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Mauritius | -0.0107 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 109.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Thailand | -0.0154 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 106.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Czechia | -0.0181 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 146 | San Marino | -0.0657 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 86.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Germany | -0.1335 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 161.3% | volatile |
| 148 | North Macedonia | -0.1556 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Montenegro | -0.1561 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Spain | -0.1635 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 133.2% | volatile |
| 151 | China | -0.1664 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 177.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Armenia | -0.1787 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Jamaica | -0.1904 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 180.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Palau | -0.2005 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 164.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Cuba | -0.2779 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Portugal | -0.2814 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 448.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Albania | -0.286 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Russia | -0.2975 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 246.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Georgia | -0.3183 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 145.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Romania | -0.3238 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Hungary | -0.3351 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Italy | -0.3543 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Greece | -0.4089 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Belarus | -0.4518 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.4708 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 62.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Japan | -0.5888 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Serbia | -0.6884 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Ukraine | -0.697 % change on previous year | 2030 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Bulgaria | -0.8802 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 170 | Lebanon | -1.03 % change on previous year | 2030 | up 50.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central Africa (African Union) 2.88 % change on previous year
- Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) 2.82 % change on previous year
- Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) 2.68 % change on previous year
- East African Community 2.62 % change on previous year
- Southern African Development Community (SADC) 2.44 % change on previous year
- Africa, low income countries (World Bank) 2.59 % change on previous year
- Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 2.35 % change on previous year
- Africa, least developed countries 2.59 % change on previous year
- Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) 2.27 % change on previous year
- Africa, land locked developing countries 2.48 % change on previous year
- Low income countries (World Bank) 2.48 % change on previous year
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) 2.23 % change on previous year
- Africa, fragile states 2.37 % change on previous year
- West Africa (African Union) 2.35 % change on previous year
- Africa 2.2 % change on previous year
- East Africa (African Union) 2.32 % change on previous year
- Least developed countries 2.14 % change on previous year
- Africa, non-resource-rich countries 2.22 % change on previous year
- Community of Sahel–Saharan States (CEN–SAD) 2.12 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa (African Union) 2.02 % change on previous year
- Land Locked Developing Countries 2.09 % change on previous year
- Africa, resource-rich countries 2.03 % change on previous year
- Resource-rich countries 1.04 % change on previous year
- Africa, lower-middle income countries (World Bank) 2.01 % change on previous year
- Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) 0.9922 % change on previous year
- World outside Africa, low income countries (World Bank) 1.91 % change on previous year
- Fragile states 1.85 % change on previous year
- Africa, small island developing states 1.31 % change on previous year
- Small Island Developing States 0.7666 % change on previous year
- World outside Africa, landlocked developing countries 1.3 % change on previous year
- ASEAN 0.6884 % change on previous year
- North Africa (African Union) 1.22 % change on previous year
- Latin America and the Caribbean 0.622 % change on previous year
- Lower-middle income countries (World Bank) 1.16 % change on previous year
- World outside Africa 0.4779 % change on previous year
- World outside Africa, fragile states 1.15 % change on previous year
- Slovak Republic -0.1494 % change on previous year
- World outside Africa, least developed countries 1.11 % change on previous year
- Africa, upper-middle income countries (World Bank) 0.9726 % change on previous year
- Korea -0.1991 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.