Natural population growth rate by country
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.
Countries reporting
229
Highest
3.7%
Central African Republic
Lowest
-2.1%
Vatican
Median
0.8%
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
17,464
What the numbers show
Natural population growth rate is currently reported for 229 countries. The highest value is 3.7% in Central African Republic; the lowest is -2.1% in Vatican.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8%, and the mean is 0.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 221 fell. The largest increase was in Tokelau (up 22.2%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 2,310.9%).
Natural population growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 3.7% | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 2 | Somalia | 3.3% | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 3 | Niger | 3.3% | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.3% | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 6 | Mali | 3.1% | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 7 | Chad | 3.1% | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 8 | Angola | 3.1% | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 9 | Mozambique | 3.0% | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 10 | Yemen | 3.0% | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 11 | Uganda | 3.0% | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 12 | Afghanistan | 3.0% | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 13 | Tanzania | 2.9% | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 14 | Mauritania | 2.9% | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 15 | Zambia | 2.8% | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 16 | Sudan | 2.7% | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 17 | Burundi | 2.7% | 2023 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 18 | Cameroon | 2.7% | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 19 | Malawi | 2.6% | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 2.6% | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 21 | Benin | 2.5% | 2023 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 22 | Guinea | 2.5% | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 23 | Madagascar | 2.5% | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 24 | Congo | 2.4% | 2023 | down 16.8% | flat |
| 25 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.4% | 2023 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 26 | Gambia | 2.4% | 2023 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 27 | Togo | 2.4% | 2023 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 28 | Senegal | 2.4% | 2023 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | 2.4% | 2023 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 30 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.3% | 2023 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 31 | Vanuatu | 2.3% | 2023 | down 16.9% | flat |
| 32 | Liberia | 2.3% | 2023 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 2.3% | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 34 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.3% | 2023 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 35 | Eritrea | 2.2% | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 36 | Rwanda | 2.2% | 2023 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 2.2% | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 38 | Solomon Islands | 2.2% | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 39 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.2% | 2023 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 40 | Iraq | 2.2% | 2023 | down 25.7% | flat |
| 41 | Tajikistan | 2.2% | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 42 | Comoros | 2.1% | 2023 | down 16.0% | flat |
| 43 | Gabon | 2.1% | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 44 | Pakistan | 2.1% | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 45 | Nigeria | 2.1% | 2023 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 46 | French Guiana | 2.0% | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 2.0% | 2023 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 48 | Kenya | 2.0% | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 49 | Palestine | 2.0% | 2023 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 50 | Namibia | 2.0% | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 51 | Ghana | 1.9% | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 52 | Samoa | 1.9% | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 53 | Botswana | 1.9% | 2023 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 54 | South Sudan | 1.9% | 2023 | down 32.9% | rising |
| 55 | Kiribati | 1.9% | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 56 | Papua New Guinea | 1.8% | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 57 | Nauru | 1.8% | 2023 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 58 | Jordan | 1.8% | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 59 | Honduras | 1.7% | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 60 | Syria | 1.7% | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 61 | Tonga | 1.7% | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 62 | Eswatini | 1.6% | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 63 | Guatemala | 1.6% | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 64 | Turkmenistan | 1.6% | 2023 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 65 | Egypt | 1.6% | 2023 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.5% | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 67 | Bangladesh | 1.5% | 2023 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 68 | Laos | 1.5% | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 69 | Algeria | 1.5% | 2023 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 70 | Oman | 1.5% | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 71 | East Timor | 1.5% | 2023 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 1.5% | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 73 | Micronesia (country) | 1.5% | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 74 | Haiti | 1.4% | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 75 | Cambodia | 1.4% | 2023 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Paraguay | 1.4% | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 77 | Marshall Islands | 1.4% | 2023 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 78 | Bolivia | 1.4% | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 78 | Saudi Arabia | 1.4% | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 80 | Tuvalu | 1.4% | 2023 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 81 | Tokelau | 1.4% | 2023 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 82 | Lesotho | 1.3% | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 83 | Kazakhstan | 1.3% | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 84 | Djibouti | 1.3% | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 85 | Belize | 1.3% | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 86 | Israel | 1.3% | 2023 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 87 | Mongolia | 1.3% | 2023 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 88 | Guyana | 1.3% | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 89 | Nepal | 1.2% | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 1.2% | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 91 | Panama | 1.1% | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 92 | Morocco | 1.1% | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 93 | Guam | 1.1% | 2023 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 94 | Suriname | 1.1% | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 95 | Peru | 1.0% | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 96 | Bahrain | 1.0% | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 97 | Libya | 1.0% | 2023 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 98 | Lebanon | 1.0% | 2023 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 99 | Ecuador | 1.0% | 2023 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 100 | Philippines | 1.0% | 2023 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 101 | Mexico | 1.0% | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 102 | South Africa | 1.0% | 2023 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 103 | India | 1.0% | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 104 | Western Sahara | 0.9% | 2023 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 105 | Qatar | 0.9% | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 106 | United Arab Emirates | 0.9% | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 107 | Fiji | 0.9% | 2023 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 108 | Maldives | 0.9% | 2023 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 109 | Kuwait | 0.8% | 2023 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 110 | Indonesia | 0.8% | 2023 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 111 | American Samoa | 0.8% | 2023 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 112 | Brunei | 0.8% | 2023 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 113 | Iran | 0.8% | 2023 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 114 | El Salvador | 0.8% | 2023 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 115 | Reunion | 0.8% | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 116 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.8% | 2023 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 117 | Colombia | 0.8% | 2023 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 118 | New Caledonia | 0.8% | 2023 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 119 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0.8% | 2023 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 120 | Tunisia | 0.8% | 2023 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 121 | Myanmar | 0.8% | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 122 | Venezuela | 0.8% | 2023 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 123 | Cape Verde | 0.7% | 2023 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 124 | French Polynesia | 0.7% | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 125 | Malaysia | 0.7% | 2023 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 125 | Vietnam | 0.7% | 2023 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 127 | Cayman Islands | 0.7% | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 127 | Sri Lanka | 0.7% | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 129 | Bhutan | 0.7% | 2023 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 130 | Turkey | 0.6% | 2023 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 131 | Gibraltar | 0.6% | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 132 | Azerbaijan | 0.6% | 2023 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 133 | Seychelles | 0.5% | 2023 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 134 | Brazil | 0.5% | 2023 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 135 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.5% | 2023 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 136 | Costa Rica | 0.5% | 2023 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 137 | Australia | 0.5% | 2023 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 138 | Iceland | 0.4% | 2023 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 139 | Greenland | 0.4% | 2023 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 140 | New Zealand | 0.4% | 2023 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 141 | Cyprus | 0.4% | 2023 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 142 | Jamaica | 0.4% | 2023 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 144 | Falkland Islands | 0.3% | 2023 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Singapore | 0.3% | 2023 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Argentina | 0.3% | 2023 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 148 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.3% | 2023 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 149 | North Korea | 0.3% | 2023 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Cook Islands | 0.3% | 2023 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 151 | Grenada | 0.3% | 2023 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Saint Lucia | 0.3% | 2023 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Chile | 0.2% | 2023 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 154 | Armenia | 0.2% | 2023 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 155 | British Virgin Islands | 0.2% | 2023 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Anguilla | 0.2% | 2023 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.2% | 2023 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Faroe Islands | 0.2% | 2023 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Bahamas | 0.2% | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 160 | United States | 0.2% | 2023 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Albania | 0.2% | 2023 | down 68.7% | falling |
| 164 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.2% | 2023 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Macao | 0.2% | 2023 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Norway | 0.1% | 2023 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Canada | 0.1% | 2023 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Switzerland | 0.1% | 2023 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.1% | 2023 | down 87.9% | falling |
| 170 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.1% | 2023 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Andorra | 0.1% | 2023 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0.1% | 2023 | down 79.3% | falling |
| 173 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1% | 2023 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Barbados | 0.1% | 2023 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Mauritius | 0.1% | 2023 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 178 | United Kingdom | 0.1% | 2023 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 179 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2023 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 180 | France | 0.0% | 2023 | down 89.7% | falling |
| 181 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2023 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2023 | down 98.2% | falling |
| 183 | Netherlands | 0.0% | 2023 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Aruba | -0.0% | 2023 | down 102.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Slovakia | -0.0% | 2023 | down 133.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Georgia | -0.0% | 2023 | down 112.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Montenegro | -0.0% | 2023 | down 113.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Palau | -0.1% | 2023 | down 112.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Thailand | -0.1% | 2023 | down 113.8% | volatile |
| 190 | Bermuda | -0.1% | 2023 | down 156.9% | volatile |
| 191 | Niue | -0.1% | 2023 | down 136.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Belgium | -0.1% | 2023 | down 176.5% | volatile |
| 193 | Guernsey | -0.1% | 2023 | down 201.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Cuba | -0.1% | 2023 | down 154.6% | volatile |
| 195 | Saint Barthelemy | -0.2% | 2023 | down 144.7% | falling |
| 196 | North Macedonia | -0.2% | 2023 | down 156.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Dominica | -0.2% | 2023 | down 206.2% | volatile |
| 198 | Slovenia | -0.2% | 2023 | down 299.2% | volatile |
| 199 | Austria | -0.2% | 2023 | down 1,602.9% | volatile |
| 200 | China | -0.2% | 2023 | down 129.8% | volatile |
| 201 | Czechia | -0.2% | 2023 | down 613.9% | volatile |
| 202 | San Marino | -0.2% | 2023 | down 201.1% | volatile |
| 203 | South Korea | -0.2% | 2023 | down 163.5% | volatile |
| 204 | Hong Kong | -0.2% | 2023 | down 144.0% | volatile |
| 204 | Isle of Man | -0.2% | 2023 | down 351.3% | volatile |
| 206 | Spain | -0.2% | 2023 | down 387.5% | volatile |
| 207 | Curacao | -0.2% | 2023 | down 149.2% | volatile |
| 208 | Poland | -0.2% | 2023 | down 2,310.9% | volatile |
| 209 | Portugal | -0.3% | 2023 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 210 | Moldova | -0.3% | 2023 | down 330.5% | volatile |
| 211 | Jersey | -0.3% | 2023 | down 243.9% | volatile |
| 212 | Finland | -0.3% | 2023 | down 346.3% | volatile |
| 213 | Taiwan | -0.3% | 2023 | down 251.4% | volatile |
| 214 | Russia | -0.3% | 2023 | down 1,362.7% | volatile |
| 215 | Germany | -0.4% | 2023 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 216 | Romania | -0.4% | 2023 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 217 | Estonia | -0.4% | 2023 | down 227.4% | volatile |
| 218 | United States Virgin Islands | -0.4% | 2023 | down 350.7% | volatile |
| 219 | Hungary | -0.4% | 2023 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 220 | Italy | -0.5% | 2023 | down 226.1% | volatile |
| 221 | Montserrat | -0.5% | 2023 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 222 | Puerto Rico | -0.5% | 2023 | down 880.3% | volatile |
| 223 | Serbia | -0.5% | 2023 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 224 | Greece | -0.5% | 2023 | down 197.7% | volatile |
| 225 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.6% | 2023 | down 147.9% | volatile |
| 226 | Bulgaria | -0.6% | 2023 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 227 | Croatia | -0.6% | 2023 | down 107.8% | volatile |
| 228 | Belarus | -0.6% | 2023 | down 893.9% | volatile |
| 229 | Japan | -0.6% | 2023 | down 180.0% | volatile |
| 230 | Lithuania | -0.7% | 2023 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 231 | Latvia | -0.7% | 2023 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 232 | Ukraine | -0.8% | 2023 | down 167.0% | volatile |
| 233 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -0.9% | 2023 | down 237.3% | volatile |
| 234 | Saint Helena | -0.9% | 2023 | down 159.8% | volatile |
| 235 | Monaco | -1.2% | 2023 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 236 | Vatican | -2.1% | 2023 | down 63.2% | volatile |
About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.