Annual population growth by country
Countries reporting
236
Highest
12.65 million
India
Lowest
-3.32 million
Ukraine
Median
34,050
Years covered
73
1951–2023
Data points
17,228
What the numbers show
Annual population growth is currently reported for 236 countries. The highest value is 12.65 million in India; the lowest is -3.32 million in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 34,050, and the mean is 297,824.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 121 countries rose and 115 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 2,084,030.0%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 4,274.1%).
Annual population growth: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 12.65 million | 2023 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 2 | Nigeria | 4.73 million | 2023 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Pakistan | 3.80 million | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.39 million | 2023 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 3.31 million | 2023 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Indonesia | 2.36 million | 2023 | down 25.2% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 2.08 million | 2023 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 8 | United States | 1.94 million | 2023 | down 35.1% | flat |
| 9 | Egypt | 1.92 million | 2023 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 10 | Tanzania | 1.91 million | 2023 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Uganda | 1.34 million | 2023 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Yemen | 1.17 million | 2023 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Syria | 1.13 million | 2023 | up 203.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Mexico | 1.13 million | 2023 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 15 | Angola | 1.11 million | 2023 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 1.09 million | 2023 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Kenya | 1.09 million | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 18 | Iran | 1.08 million | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 19 | Iraq | 1.00 million | 2023 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Mozambique | 978,921 | 2023 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Philippines | 926,856 | 2023 | down 51.2% | rising |
| 22 | Afghanistan | 875,915 | 2023 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Chad | 863,756 | 2023 | up 79.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Niger | 847,885 | 2023 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Brazil | 834,320 | 2023 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 26 | South Africa | 833,969 | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 27 | Cote d'Ivoire | 770,649 | 2023 | up 63.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Madagascar | 758,676 | 2023 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Cameroon | 739,920 | 2023 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Uzbekistan | 713,358 | 2023 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 31 | Mali | 696,489 | 2023 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Algeria | 686,831 | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 33 | Vietnam | 671,533 | 2023 | down 36.8% | rising |
| 34 | Sudan | 659,456 | 2023 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Ghana | 638,764 | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 36 | Colombia | 583,208 | 2023 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 37 | Zambia | 571,032 | 2023 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Somalia | 556,727 | 2023 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Malawi | 535,749 | 2023 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 516,739 | 2023 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 41 | United Kingdom | 503,650 | 2023 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Canada | 477,839 | 2023 | up 28.8% | flat |
| 43 | South Sudan | 462,195 | 2023 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Germany | 462,006 | 2023 | up 269.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Malaysia | 430,801 | 2023 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 46 | Senegal | 426,474 | 2023 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 47 | United Arab Emirates | 400,004 | 2023 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Morocco | 383,448 | 2023 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 49 | Poland | 377,113 | 2023 | up 3,208.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Myanmar | 377,009 | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 51 | Peru | 370,180 | 2023 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 52 | Burundi | 368,353 | 2023 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Benin | 351,528 | 2023 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Guinea | 350,333 | 2023 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Oman | 319,038 | 2023 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Rwanda | 303,448 | 2023 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 295,497 | 2023 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Guatemala | 276,964 | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 59 | Zimbabwe | 271,768 | 2023 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 60 | Australia | 250,139 | 2023 | down 34.8% | rising |
| 61 | Kuwait | 249,267 | 2023 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Cambodia | 222,163 | 2023 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Turkey | 212,033 | 2023 | down 82.4% | rising |
| 64 | Tajikistan | 207,579 | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 65 | Netherlands | 188,105 | 2023 | up 262.6% | falling |
| 66 | Papua New Guinea | 186,461 | 2023 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Sierra Leone | 183,714 | 2023 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Jordan | 182,951 | 2023 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Honduras | 180,973 | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 70 | Bolivia | 167,005 | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 71 | France | 161,416 | 2023 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 72 | Ecuador | 156,179 | 2023 | down 33.5% | rising |
| 73 | Togo | 155,237 | 2023 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Israel | 153,168 | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 75 | Congo | 147,786 | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Mauritania | 146,798 | 2023 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Singapore | 139,204 | 2023 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 136,650 | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 79 | Czechia | 136,506 | 2023 | up 3,468.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Turkmenistan | 134,240 | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 81 | Haiti | 133,799 | 2023 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 82 | Argentina | 130,498 | 2023 | down 69.0% | flat |
| 83 | Liberia | 119,738 | 2023 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 117,731 | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 85 | Laos | 105,993 | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 86 | Chile | 105,800 | 2023 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 87 | Palestine | 103,927 | 2023 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Dominican Republic | 100,535 | 2023 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 89 | Nicaragua | 92,957 | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 90 | North Korea | 89,353 | 2023 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Venezuela | 87,846 | 2023 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Qatar | 86,620 | 2023 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Ireland | 86,614 | 2023 | up 252.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Paraguay | 83,690 | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 95 | Spain | 83,197 | 2023 | up 152.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Libya | 81,855 | 2023 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Tunisia | 81,096 | 2023 | down 38.4% | rising |
| 98 | Switzerland | 78,384 | 2023 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Namibia | 73,434 | 2023 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Belgium | 71,077 | 2023 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Austria | 65,756 | 2023 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Sweden | 64,158 | 2023 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Armenia | 62,518 | 2023 | up 2,084,030.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Norway | 62,371 | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 105 | Gambia | 61,374 | 2023 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Eritrea | 60,941 | 2023 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Panama | 57,983 | 2023 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 108 | Central African Republic | 54,377 | 2023 | up 72.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Gabon | 54,040 | 2023 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Guinea-Bissau | 47,808 | 2023 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Mongolia | 45,923 | 2023 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 112 | Denmark | 45,233 | 2023 | up 93.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Slovakia | 44,862 | 2023 | up 709.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Equatorial Guinea | 44,007 | 2023 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 115 | New Zealand | 41,106 | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 116 | Botswana | 40,347 | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 117 | Lithuania | 37,181 | 2023 | up 224.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Bahrain | 36,214 | 2023 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Finland | 31,885 | 2023 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 120 | El Salvador | 29,313 | 2023 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Lebanon | 29,002 | 2023 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Moldova | 27,086 | 2023 | up 136.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Lesotho | 25,364 | 2023 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Costa Rica | 23,762 | 2023 | down 54.5% | rising |
| 125 | Azerbaijan | 22,902 | 2023 | down 82.1% | falling |
| 126 | Solomon Islands | 18,939 | 2023 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Montenegro | 18,904 | 2023 | up 5,547.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Estonia | 17,102 | 2023 | up 464.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Comoros | 16,199 | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 130 | Djibouti | 15,850 | 2023 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 131 | East Timor | 14,993 | 2023 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Portugal | 13,661 | 2023 | up 124.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Cyprus | 13,605 | 2023 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 134 | Georgia | 12,712 | 2023 | up 142.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Luxembourg | 11,786 | 2023 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Eswatini | 11,586 | 2023 | up 89.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Western Sahara | 10,988 | 2023 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Mayotte | 10,749 | 2023 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Macao | 9,556 | 2023 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Belize | 8,371 | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 141 | Vanuatu | 7,361 | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 142 | Iceland | 7,191 | 2023 | up 136.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7,015 | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 144 | Suriname | 5,720 | 2023 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Bhutan | 5,465 | 2023 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 146 | French Guiana | 5,089 | 2023 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Malta | 4,770 | 2023 | up 159.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Fiji | 4,722 | 2023 | up 228.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Guyana | 4,719 | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4,569 | 2023 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Brunei | 3,585 | 2023 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 152 | Reunion | 3,340 | 2023 | up 31.6% | falling |
| 153 | Slovenia | 3,163 | 2023 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 154 | New Caledonia | 2,749 | 2023 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Cape Verde | 2,585 | 2023 | up 875.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Seychelles | 2,428 | 2023 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Hungary | 2,157 | 2023 | up 107.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Kiribati | 2,057 | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 159 | Bahamas | 1,910 | 2023 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 160 | Maldives | 1,893 | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Cayman Islands | 1,445 | 2023 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Samoa | 1,403 | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 163 | Latvia | 1,340 | 2023 | up 106.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Guam | 1,329 | 2023 | up 460.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 1,266 | 2023 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Andorra | 1,147 | 2023 | up 170.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Puerto Rico | 1,050 | 2023 | up 102.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Gibraltar | 862 | 2023 | up 129.9% | volatile |
| 169 | French Polynesia | 737 | 2023 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 170 | Faroe Islands | 699 | 2023 | up 279.9% | volatile |
| 171 | British Virgin Islands | 663 | 2023 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 172 | Jamaica | 635 | 2023 | down 94.4% | falling |
| 173 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 612 | 2023 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Micronesia (country) | 524 | 2023 | up 132.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Saint Lucia | 497 | 2023 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Antigua and Barbuda | 481 | 2023 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 352 | 2023 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Guernsey | 293 | 2023 | up 78.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Liechtenstein | 284 | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 180 | Anguilla | 233 | 2023 | up 280.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Jersey | 187 | 2023 | down 77.5% | falling |
| 182 | Grenada | 166 | 2023 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Saint Barthelemy | 164 | 2023 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Aruba | 154 | 2023 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Tokelau | 112 | 2023 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Curacao | 87 | 2023 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Nauru | 78 | 2023 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 51 | 2023 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 189 | Isle of Man | 34 | 2023 | up 117.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Monaco | 29 | 2023 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 191 | Barbados | 23 | 2023 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 192 | Niue | -3 | 2023 | down 250.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Vatican | -12 | 2023 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Falkland Islands | -17 | 2023 | down 125.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Palau | -33 | 2023 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 196 | Montserrat | -36 | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Bermuda | -51 | 2023 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 198 | Saint Helena | -53 | 2023 | down 255.9% | volatile |
| 198 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -53 | 2023 | down 165.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Greenland | -63 | 2023 | up 76.2% | volatile |
| 201 | Wallis and Futuna | -107 | 2023 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 202 | Tuvalu | -175 | 2023 | down 357.4% | volatile |
| 203 | Dominica | -316 | 2023 | down 153.1% | volatile |
| 204 | San Marino | -352 | 2023 | down 339.5% | volatile |
| 205 | Tonga | -440 | 2023 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 206 | Cook Islands | -503 | 2023 | down 724.6% | volatile |
| 207 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -732 | 2023 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 208 | United States Virgin Islands | -809 | 2023 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 209 | American Samoa | -821 | 2023 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 210 | Northern Mariana Islands | -935 | 2023 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 211 | Marshall Islands | -1,245 | 2023 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 212 | Saint Martin (French Part) | -1,354 | 2023 | down 1,067.1% | volatile |
| 213 | Mauritius | -2,543 | 2023 | down 240.2% | volatile |
| 214 | Uruguay | -2,830 | 2023 | down 128.5% | volatile |
| 215 | Martinique | -3,454 | 2023 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 216 | Guadeloupe | -8,184 | 2023 | down 941.2% | volatile |
| 217 | North Macedonia | -8,436 | 2023 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 218 | Croatia | -11,008 | 2023 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 219 | Albania | -15,954 | 2023 | down 556.0% | volatile |
| 220 | Serbia | -18,011 | 2023 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 221 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -19,730 | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 222 | Nepal | -20,821 | 2023 | down 137.8% | rising |
| 223 | Hong Kong | -23,175 | 2023 | down 136.6% | volatile |
| 224 | Bulgaria | -30,057 | 2023 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 225 | Thailand | -32,885 | 2023 | down 108.0% | falling |
| 226 | South Korea | -33,771 | 2023 | down 107.2% | volatile |
| 227 | Cuba | -39,890 | 2023 | down 696.4% | volatile |
| 228 | Romania | -48,294 | 2023 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 229 | Belarus | -57,561 | 2023 | down 4,274.1% | volatile |
| 230 | Taiwan | -102,962 | 2023 | down 245.2% | volatile |
| 231 | Italy | -119,654 | 2023 | down 197.8% | volatile |
| 232 | Russia | -139,387 | 2023 | down 144.5% | volatile |
| 233 | Greece | -169,571 | 2023 | down 110.0% | volatile |
| 234 | Japan | -626,638 | 2023 | down 206.2% | volatile |
| 235 | China | -2.59 million | 2023 | down 127.3% | falling |
| 236 | Ukraine | -3.32 million | 2023 | down 3,881.1% | volatile |