Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates β Population, per unit of GDP by country
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates β Population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
166
Highest
0 Persons per US$ of GDP
Burundi
Lowest
0 Persons per US$ of GDP
Monaco
Median
0 Persons per US$ of GDP
Years covered
36
1990β2025
Data points
5,915
What the numbers show
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates β Population, per unit of GDP is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 0 Persons per US$ of GDP in Burundi; the lowest is 0 Persons per US$ of GDP in Monaco.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 Persons per US$ of GDP, and the mean is 0 Persons per US$ of GDP.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,276.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 151 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 116.2%), and the largest decrease in Guyana (down 82.7%).
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 2 | Afghanistan | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 4 | Mozambique | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 5 | Eritrea | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2011 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 6 | Somalia | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Malawi | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 8 | Yemen | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2018 | up 64.4% | falling |
| 9 | Niger | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 10 | Sierra Leone | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Gambia | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 12 | Liberia | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 13 | South Sudan | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2015 | β | rising |
| 14 | Chad | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Rwanda | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Sudan | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Uganda | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Mali | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 21 | Nigeria | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 116.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Togo | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 23 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Zambia | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Nepal | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Myanmar | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Pakistan | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Tajikistan | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Benin | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Guinea | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 60.3% | falling |
| 31 | Cameroon | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 32 | Senegal | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 33 | Comoros | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 34 | Solomon Islands | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 35 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Kenya | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Kiribati | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 38 | Congo | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Bangladesh | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Haiti | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 41 | India | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Zimbabwe | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Cambodia | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Papua New Guinea | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Nicaragua | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Angola | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Egypt | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Ghana | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Venezuela | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 23.2% | flat |
| 51 | Honduras | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 52 | Vanuatu | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 53 | Djibouti | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 54 | Iran | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Philippines | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 56 | Uzbekistan | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 68.3% | falling |
| 58 | Bhutan | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Tunisia | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 60 | Morocco | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 61 | Sri Lanka | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Tuvalu | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Lebanon | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 54.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Indonesia | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Iraq | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Jordan | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Ukraine | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Samoa | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Namibia | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 71 | El Salvador | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Algeria | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Tonga | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 74 | Guatemala | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Libya | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 76 | South Africa | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 77 | Paraguay | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Ecuador | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Suriname | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Mongolia | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Marshall Islands | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 82 | Botswana | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Turkmenistan | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Belize | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 86 | Thailand | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Jamaica | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 88 | Gabon | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 89 | Colombia | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 90 | North Macedonia | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Cuba | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2020 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 92 | Peru | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Dominica | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 94 | Belarus | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Georgia | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Brazil | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Armenia | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Albania | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Grenada | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 102 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Mauritius | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Malaysia | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Nauru | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 106 | China | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Mexico | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 108 | Serbia | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Saint Lucia | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 110 | Argentina | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Montenegro | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Maldives | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Kazakhstan | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Russian Federation | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Chile | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Palau | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 118 | Costa Rica | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Panama | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Bulgaria | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Seychelles | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 122 | Romania | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Oman | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 124 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 125 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 126 | Uruguay | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Hungary | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Greece | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 129 | Barbados | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 130 | Cyprus | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 131 | Bahrain | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 132 | Guyana | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Saudi Arabia | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Portugal | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 135 | Kuwait | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Japan | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 137 | Czechia | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Bahamas | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 139 | Spain | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 140 | Italy | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 141 | New Zealand | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Malta | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 143 | France | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 144 | Andorra | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 145 | Finland | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 146 | United Arab Emirates | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 147 | United Kingdom | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 148 | Canada | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 149 | San Marino | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 150 | Germany | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 151 | Belgium | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 152 | Sweden | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 153 | Austria | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 154 | Israel | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 155 | Australia | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 156 | Denmark | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 157 | Qatar | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 158 | United States of America | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 159 | Norway | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 160 | Singapore | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Iceland | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 162 | Switzerland | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 163 | Ireland | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Luxembourg | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 165 | Liechtenstein | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 166 | Monaco | 0 Persons per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 0 Persons per US$ of GDP
How this figure is calculated
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates β Population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates β Population Γ· GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates β Population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.