Annual change in population by country
Annual change in population, calculated as the difference between population on 1 July of consecutive years.
Countries reporting
229
Highest
12.65 million people
India
Lowest
-3.32 million people
Ukraine
Median
40,347 people
Years covered
73
1951–2023
Data points
17,228
What the numbers show
Annual change in population is currently reported for 229 countries. The highest value is 12.65 million people in India; the lowest is -3.32 million people in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 40,347 people, and the mean is 306,480 people.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 118 countries rose and 111 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 2,084,030.0%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 4,274.1%).
Annual change in population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 12.65 million people | 2023 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 2 | Nigeria | 4.73 million people | 2023 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Pakistan | 3.80 million people | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.39 million people | 2023 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 3.31 million people | 2023 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Indonesia | 2.36 million people | 2023 | down 25.2% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 2.08 million people | 2023 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 8 | United States | 1.94 million people | 2023 | down 35.1% | flat |
| 9 | Egypt | 1.92 million people | 2023 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 10 | Tanzania | 1.91 million people | 2023 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Uganda | 1.34 million people | 2023 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Yemen | 1.17 million people | 2023 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Syria | 1.13 million people | 2023 | up 203.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Mexico | 1.13 million people | 2023 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 15 | Angola | 1.11 million people | 2023 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 1.09 million people | 2023 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Kenya | 1.09 million people | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 18 | Iran | 1.08 million people | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 19 | Iraq | 1.00 million people | 2023 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Mozambique | 978,921 people | 2023 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Philippines | 926,856 people | 2023 | down 51.2% | rising |
| 22 | Afghanistan | 875,915 people | 2023 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Chad | 863,756 people | 2023 | up 79.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Niger | 847,885 people | 2023 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Brazil | 834,320 people | 2023 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 26 | South Africa | 833,969 people | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 27 | Cote d'Ivoire | 770,649 people | 2023 | up 63.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Madagascar | 758,676 people | 2023 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Cameroon | 739,920 people | 2023 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Uzbekistan | 713,358 people | 2023 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 31 | Mali | 696,489 people | 2023 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Algeria | 686,831 people | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 33 | Vietnam | 671,533 people | 2023 | down 36.8% | rising |
| 34 | Sudan | 659,456 people | 2023 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Ghana | 638,764 people | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 36 | Colombia | 583,208 people | 2023 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 37 | Zambia | 571,032 people | 2023 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Somalia | 556,727 people | 2023 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Malawi | 535,749 people | 2023 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 516,739 people | 2023 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 41 | United Kingdom | 503,650 people | 2023 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Canada | 477,839 people | 2023 | up 28.8% | flat |
| 43 | South Sudan | 462,195 people | 2023 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Germany | 462,006 people | 2023 | up 269.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Malaysia | 430,801 people | 2023 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 46 | Senegal | 426,474 people | 2023 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 47 | United Arab Emirates | 400,004 people | 2023 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Morocco | 383,448 people | 2023 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 49 | Poland | 377,113 people | 2023 | up 3,208.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Myanmar | 377,009 people | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 51 | Peru | 370,180 people | 2023 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 52 | Burundi | 368,353 people | 2023 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Benin | 351,528 people | 2023 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Guinea | 350,333 people | 2023 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Oman | 319,038 people | 2023 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Rwanda | 303,448 people | 2023 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 295,497 people | 2023 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Guatemala | 276,964 people | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 59 | Zimbabwe | 271,768 people | 2023 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 60 | Australia | 250,139 people | 2023 | down 34.8% | rising |
| 61 | Kuwait | 249,267 people | 2023 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Cambodia | 222,163 people | 2023 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Turkey | 212,033 people | 2023 | down 82.4% | rising |
| 64 | Tajikistan | 207,579 people | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 65 | Netherlands | 188,105 people | 2023 | up 262.6% | falling |
| 66 | Papua New Guinea | 186,461 people | 2023 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Sierra Leone | 183,714 people | 2023 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Jordan | 182,951 people | 2023 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Honduras | 180,973 people | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 70 | Bolivia | 167,005 people | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 71 | France | 161,416 people | 2023 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 72 | Ecuador | 156,179 people | 2023 | down 33.5% | rising |
| 73 | Togo | 155,237 people | 2023 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Israel | 153,168 people | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 75 | Congo | 147,786 people | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Mauritania | 146,798 people | 2023 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Singapore | 139,204 people | 2023 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 136,650 people | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 79 | Czechia | 136,506 people | 2023 | up 3,468.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Turkmenistan | 134,240 people | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 81 | Haiti | 133,799 people | 2023 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 82 | Argentina | 130,498 people | 2023 | down 69.0% | flat |
| 83 | Liberia | 119,738 people | 2023 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 117,731 people | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 85 | Laos | 105,993 people | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 86 | Chile | 105,800 people | 2023 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 87 | Palestine | 103,927 people | 2023 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Dominican Republic | 100,535 people | 2023 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 89 | Nicaragua | 92,957 people | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 90 | North Korea | 89,353 people | 2023 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Venezuela | 87,846 people | 2023 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Qatar | 86,620 people | 2023 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Paraguay | 83,690 people | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 95 | Spain | 83,197 people | 2023 | up 152.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Libya | 81,855 people | 2023 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Tunisia | 81,096 people | 2023 | down 38.4% | rising |
| 98 | Switzerland | 78,384 people | 2023 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Namibia | 73,434 people | 2023 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Belgium | 71,077 people | 2023 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Austria | 65,756 people | 2023 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Sweden | 64,158 people | 2023 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Armenia | 62,518 people | 2023 | up 2,084,030.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Norway | 62,371 people | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 105 | Gambia | 61,374 people | 2023 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Eritrea | 60,941 people | 2023 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Panama | 57,983 people | 2023 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 108 | Central African Republic | 54,377 people | 2023 | up 72.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Gabon | 54,040 people | 2023 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Guinea-Bissau | 47,808 people | 2023 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Mongolia | 45,923 people | 2023 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 112 | Denmark | 45,233 people | 2023 | up 93.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Slovakia | 44,862 people | 2023 | up 709.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Equatorial Guinea | 44,007 people | 2023 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 115 | New Zealand | 41,106 people | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 116 | Botswana | 40,347 people | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 117 | Lithuania | 37,181 people | 2023 | up 224.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Bahrain | 36,214 people | 2023 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Finland | 31,885 people | 2023 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 120 | El Salvador | 29,313 people | 2023 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Lebanon | 29,002 people | 2023 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Moldova | 27,086 people | 2023 | up 136.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Lesotho | 25,364 people | 2023 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Costa Rica | 23,762 people | 2023 | down 54.5% | rising |
| 125 | Azerbaijan | 22,902 people | 2023 | down 82.1% | falling |
| 126 | Solomon Islands | 18,939 people | 2023 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Montenegro | 18,904 people | 2023 | up 5,547.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Estonia | 17,102 people | 2023 | up 464.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Comoros | 16,199 people | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 130 | Djibouti | 15,850 people | 2023 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 131 | East Timor | 14,993 people | 2023 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Portugal | 13,661 people | 2023 | up 124.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Cyprus | 13,605 people | 2023 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 134 | Georgia | 12,712 people | 2023 | up 142.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Eswatini | 11,586 people | 2023 | up 89.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Western Sahara | 10,988 people | 2023 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Macao | 9,556 people | 2023 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Belize | 8,371 people | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 141 | Vanuatu | 7,361 people | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 142 | Iceland | 7,191 people | 2023 | up 136.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7,015 people | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 144 | Suriname | 5,720 people | 2023 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Bhutan | 5,465 people | 2023 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 146 | French Guiana | 5,089 people | 2023 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Fiji | 4,722 people | 2023 | up 228.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Guyana | 4,719 people | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4,569 people | 2023 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Brunei | 3,585 people | 2023 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 152 | Reunion | 3,340 people | 2023 | up 31.6% | falling |
| 153 | Slovenia | 3,163 people | 2023 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 154 | New Caledonia | 2,749 people | 2023 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Cape Verde | 2,585 people | 2023 | up 875.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Seychelles | 2,428 people | 2023 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Hungary | 2,157 people | 2023 | up 107.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Kiribati | 2,057 people | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 159 | Bahamas | 1,910 people | 2023 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 160 | Maldives | 1,893 people | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Cayman Islands | 1,445 people | 2023 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Samoa | 1,403 people | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 163 | Latvia | 1,340 people | 2023 | up 106.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Guam | 1,329 people | 2023 | up 460.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 1,266 people | 2023 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Andorra | 1,147 people | 2023 | up 170.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Puerto Rico | 1,050 people | 2023 | up 102.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Gibraltar | 862 people | 2023 | up 129.9% | volatile |
| 169 | French Polynesia | 737 people | 2023 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 170 | Faroe Islands | 699 people | 2023 | up 279.9% | volatile |
| 171 | British Virgin Islands | 663 people | 2023 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 172 | Jamaica | 635 people | 2023 | down 94.4% | falling |
| 173 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 612 people | 2023 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Micronesia (country) | 524 people | 2023 | up 132.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Saint Lucia | 497 people | 2023 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Antigua and Barbuda | 481 people | 2023 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 352 people | 2023 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Guernsey | 293 people | 2023 | up 78.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Anguilla | 233 people | 2023 | up 280.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Jersey | 187 people | 2023 | down 77.5% | falling |
| 182 | Grenada | 166 people | 2023 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Saint Barthelemy | 164 people | 2023 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Aruba | 154 people | 2023 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Tokelau | 112 people | 2023 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Curacao | 87 people | 2023 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Nauru | 78 people | 2023 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 51 people | 2023 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 189 | Isle of Man | 34 people | 2023 | up 117.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Monaco | 29 people | 2023 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 191 | Barbados | 23 people | 2023 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 192 | Niue | -3 people | 2023 | down 250.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Vatican | -12 people | 2023 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Falkland Islands | -17 people | 2023 | down 125.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Palau | -33 people | 2023 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 196 | Montserrat | -36 people | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Bermuda | -51 people | 2023 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 198 | Saint Helena | -53 people | 2023 | down 255.9% | volatile |
| 198 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -53 people | 2023 | down 165.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Greenland | -63 people | 2023 | up 76.2% | volatile |
| 201 | Wallis and Futuna | -107 people | 2023 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 202 | Tuvalu | -175 people | 2023 | down 357.4% | volatile |
| 203 | Dominica | -316 people | 2023 | down 153.1% | volatile |
| 204 | San Marino | -352 people | 2023 | down 339.5% | volatile |
| 205 | Tonga | -440 people | 2023 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 206 | Cook Islands | -503 people | 2023 | down 724.6% | volatile |
| 207 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -732 people | 2023 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 208 | United States Virgin Islands | -809 people | 2023 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 209 | American Samoa | -821 people | 2023 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 210 | Northern Mariana Islands | -935 people | 2023 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 211 | Marshall Islands | -1,245 people | 2023 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 212 | Saint Martin (French part) | -1,354 people | 2023 | down 1,067.1% | volatile |
| 213 | Mauritius | -2,543 people | 2023 | down 240.2% | volatile |
| 214 | Uruguay | -2,830 people | 2023 | down 128.5% | volatile |
| 217 | North Macedonia | -8,436 people | 2023 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 218 | Croatia | -11,008 people | 2023 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 219 | Albania | -15,954 people | 2023 | down 556.0% | volatile |
| 220 | Serbia | -18,011 people | 2023 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 221 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -19,730 people | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 222 | Nepal | -20,821 people | 2023 | down 137.8% | rising |
| 223 | Hong Kong | -23,175 people | 2023 | down 136.6% | volatile |
| 224 | Bulgaria | -30,057 people | 2023 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 225 | Thailand | -32,885 people | 2023 | down 108.0% | falling |
| 226 | South Korea | -33,771 people | 2023 | down 107.2% | volatile |
| 227 | Cuba | -39,890 people | 2023 | down 696.4% | volatile |
| 228 | Romania | -48,294 people | 2023 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 229 | Belarus | -57,561 people | 2023 | down 4,274.1% | volatile |
| 230 | Taiwan | -102,962 people | 2023 | down 245.2% | volatile |
| 231 | Italy | -119,654 people | 2023 | down 197.8% | volatile |
| 232 | Russia | -139,387 people | 2023 | down 144.5% | volatile |
| 233 | Greece | -169,571 people | 2023 | down 110.0% | volatile |
| 234 | Japan | -626,638 people | 2023 | down 206.2% | volatile |
| 235 | China | -2.59 million people | 2023 | down 127.3% | falling |
| 236 | Ukraine | -3.32 million people | 2023 | down 3,881.1% | volatile |
About this data
Annual change in population, calculated as the difference between population on 1 July of consecutive years.