Population growth (annual %) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
215
Highest
7.3%
Qatar
Lowest
-5.2%
Saint Martin (French Part)
Median
1.0%
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
11,802
What the numbers show
Population growth (annual %) is currently reported for 215 countries. The highest value is 7.3% in Qatar; the lowest is -5.2% in Saint Martin (French Part).
The median across all reporting countries is 1.0%, and the mean is 1.1%.
Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 149 fell. The largest increase was in Cape Verde (up 2,365.8%), and the largest decrease in Saint Martin (French Part) (down 6,341.5%).
Population growth (annual %) (UNESCO Institute): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 7.3% | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Chad | 4.9% | 2024 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 4.6% | 2024 | up 89.0% | falling |
| 4 | Oman | 4.5% | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Syria | 4.5% | 2024 | up 167.2% | volatile |
| 6 | South Sudan | 3.9% | 2024 | up 539.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Malta | 3.8% | 2024 | up 89.7% | volatile |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 3.7% | 2024 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Somalia | 3.5% | 2024 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Central African Republic | 3.4% | 2024 | up 919.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Niger | 3.3% | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.2% | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 13 | Angola | 3.0% | 2024 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 14 | Yemen | 3.0% | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 15 | Canada | 3.0% | 2024 | up 195.8% | flat |
| 16 | Mali | 2.9% | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 17 | Mozambique | 2.9% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 18 | Mauritania | 2.9% | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 19 | Tanzania | 2.9% | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 2.8% | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Iceland | 2.8% | 2024 | up 153.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Zambia | 2.8% | 2024 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 23 | Uganda | 2.8% | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 24 | Cameroon | 2.6% | 2024 | down 13.7% | flat |
| 25 | Burundi | 2.6% | 2024 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 2.6% | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 27 | Malawi | 2.6% | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 28 | Benin | 2.5% | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 29 | Kuwait | 2.5% | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.4% | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 31 | Madagascar | 2.4% | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 32 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.4% | 2024 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Congo | 2.4% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 34 | Guinea | 2.4% | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 35 | Solomon Islands | 2.4% | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 36 | Palestine | 2.4% | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 37 | Senegal | 2.3% | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 38 | Armenia | 2.3% | 2024 | up 949.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Gambia | 2.3% | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 40 | Vanuatu | 2.3% | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 2.2% | 2024 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 42 | Togo | 2.2% | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 43 | Namibia | 2.2% | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 44 | Gibraltar | 2.2% | 2024 | up 77.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.2% | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Liberia | 2.2% | 2024 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Gabon | 2.2% | 2024 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 48 | Rwanda | 2.1% | 2024 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Iraq | 2.1% | 2024 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 50 | Sierra Leone | 2.1% | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Nigeria | 2.1% | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 52 | Australia | 2.1% | 2024 | up 37.4% | falling |
| 53 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.0% | 2024 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 54 | Singapore | 2.0% | 2024 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Uzbekistan | 2.0% | 2024 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 56 | Kenya | 2.0% | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 57 | Cayman Islands | 1.9% | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 58 | Tajikistan | 1.9% | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 59 | Comoros | 1.9% | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 60 | Ghana | 1.9% | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 61 | Eritrea | 1.9% | 2024 | up 175.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Papua New Guinea | 1.8% | 2024 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 63 | Zimbabwe | 1.8% | 2024 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 64 | New Zealand | 1.8% | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Turkmenistan | 1.8% | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.7% | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 67 | Egypt | 1.7% | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 68 | Honduras | 1.7% | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 69 | Luxembourg | 1.7% | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Botswana | 1.6% | 2024 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 71 | Switzerland | 1.6% | 2024 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Guatemala | 1.5% | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 73 | Pakistan | 1.5% | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 74 | Kiribati | 1.5% | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 75 | Belize | 1.4% | 2024 | down 31.8% | flat |
| 76 | Algeria | 1.4% | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 77 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.4% | 2024 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Bolivia | 1.4% | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 79 | Ireland | 1.4% | 2024 | up 86.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Djibouti | 1.4% | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Laos | 1.4% | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 82 | Nicaragua | 1.3% | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 83 | Andorra | 1.3% | 2024 | up 167.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Seychelles | 1.3% | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Kazakhstan | 1.3% | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Panama | 1.3% | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 87 | Israel | 1.3% | 2024 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 88 | South Africa | 1.2% | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 89 | Mongolia | 1.2% | 2024 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 90 | British Virgin Islands | 1.2% | 2024 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Paraguay | 1.2% | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 92 | Cambodia | 1.2% | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Malaysia | 1.2% | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 94 | Bangladesh | 1.2% | 2024 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 95 | Macao | 1.2% | 2024 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 96 | East Timor | 1.2% | 2024 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Portugal | 1.2% | 2024 | up 315.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Haiti | 1.2% | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 99 | Lesotho | 1.1% | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Peru | 1.1% | 2024 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 101 | Colombia | 1.1% | 2024 | up 20.4% | falling |
| 102 | United Kingdom | 1.1% | 2024 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Iran | 1.1% | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Libya | 1.0% | 2024 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Eswatini | 1.0% | 2024 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Jordan | 1.0% | 2024 | down 89.6% | falling |
| 107 | Cyprus | 1.0% | 2024 | down 34.4% | rising |
| 108 | United States | 1.0% | 2024 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 109 | Morocco | 1.0% | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 110 | New Caledonia | 1.0% | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Finland | 1.0% | 2024 | up 129.7% | rising |
| 112 | Norway | 0.9% | 2024 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 113 | Spain | 0.9% | 2024 | up 406.6% | volatile |
| 114 | India | 0.9% | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 115 | Suriname | 0.9% | 2024 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Liechtenstein | 0.9% | 2024 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Ecuador | 0.9% | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 118 | Mexico | 0.9% | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 119 | Dominican Republic | 0.8% | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 120 | Philippines | 0.8% | 2024 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 121 | Brunei | 0.8% | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 122 | Indonesia | 0.8% | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 123 | Sudan | 0.8% | 2024 | down 70.2% | falling |
| 124 | Guam | 0.8% | 2024 | up 362.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Belgium | 0.8% | 2024 | up 70.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Bahrain | 0.7% | 2024 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.7% | 2024 | down 82.1% | flat |
| 128 | Myanmar | 0.7% | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 129 | Netherlands | 0.7% | 2024 | up 81.5% | falling |
| 130 | Bhutan | 0.7% | 2024 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Vietnam | 0.6% | 2024 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 132 | Tunisia | 0.6% | 2024 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 133 | Samoa | 0.6% | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Nauru | 0.6% | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Lithuania | 0.6% | 2024 | up 170.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Guyana | 0.6% | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Lebanon | 0.6% | 2024 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Chile | 0.5% | 2024 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 139 | Faroe Islands | 0.5% | 2024 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Austria | 0.5% | 2024 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Denmark | 0.5% | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Fiji | 0.5% | 2024 | up 272.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.5% | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Cape Verde | 0.5% | 2024 | up 2,365.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Azerbaijan | 0.5% | 2024 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 146 | Costa Rica | 0.5% | 2024 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 147 | Micronesia (country) | 0.5% | 2024 | up 84.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Bahamas | 0.5% | 2024 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 149 | El Salvador | 0.5% | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Brazil | 0.4% | 2024 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 151 | Venezuela | 0.4% | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Argentina | 0.3% | 2024 | down 66.5% | falling |
| 153 | San Marino | 0.3% | 2024 | up 129.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Maldives | 0.3% | 2024 | down 89.7% | falling |
| 155 | Ukraine | 0.3% | 2024 | up 200.5% | volatile |
| 156 | France | 0.3% | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 157 | Sweden | 0.3% | 2024 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 158 | North Korea | 0.3% | 2024 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Slovenia | 0.3% | 2024 | up 180.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Saint Lucia | 0.3% | 2024 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 161 | Aruba | 0.2% | 2024 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 162 | French Polynesia | 0.2% | 2024 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Turkey | 0.2% | 2024 | down 83.3% | falling |
| 164 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.2% | 2024 | up 327.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Croatia | 0.2% | 2024 | up 122.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Czechia | 0.2% | 2024 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2024 | up 147.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Grenada | 0.1% | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 169 | South Korea | 0.1% | 2024 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Curacao | 0.1% | 2024 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% | 2024 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Romania | 0.1% | 2024 | up 113.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Montenegro | 0.0% | 2024 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Barbados | 0.0% | 2024 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Isle of Man | -0.0% | 2024 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Italy | -0.0% | 2024 | down 183.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Puerto Rico | -0.0% | 2024 | up 98.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Jamaica | -0.0% | 2024 | down 106.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Bulgaria | -0.0% | 2024 | up 97.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Uruguay | -0.0% | 2024 | down 113.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Thailand | -0.0% | 2024 | down 109.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Greenland | -0.1% | 2024 | up 84.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Slovakia | -0.1% | 2024 | down 188.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Bermuda | -0.1% | 2024 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Mauritius | -0.1% | 2024 | down 167.2% | volatile |
| 186 | China | -0.1% | 2024 | down 119.5% | volatile |
| 187 | Nepal | -0.1% | 2024 | down 149.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Hong Kong | -0.2% | 2024 | down 122.7% | volatile |
| 189 | Greece | -0.2% | 2024 | up 75.8% | volatile |
| 190 | Palau | -0.2% | 2024 | down 147.7% | volatile |
| 191 | Russia | -0.2% | 2024 | down 167.9% | volatile |
| 192 | Hungary | -0.3% | 2024 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 193 | Poland | -0.4% | 2024 | down 383.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Cuba | -0.4% | 2024 | down 232.6% | volatile |
| 195 | Tonga | -0.4% | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 196 | Japan | -0.4% | 2024 | down 228.3% | volatile |
| 197 | Dominica | -0.5% | 2024 | down 148.9% | volatile |
| 198 | Germany | -0.5% | 2024 | down 212.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Belarus | -0.5% | 2024 | down 967.2% | volatile |
| 200 | United States Virgin Islands | -0.5% | 2024 | down 250.4% | volatile |
| 201 | Serbia | -0.5% | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Sri Lanka | -0.6% | 2024 | down 159.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.7% | 2024 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 204 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.7% | 2024 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 205 | Latvia | -0.8% | 2024 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 206 | Monaco | -0.8% | 2024 | down 144.0% | volatile |
| 207 | Georgia | -1.1% | 2024 | down 2,500.1% | volatile |
| 208 | Albania | -1.1% | 2024 | down 454.7% | volatile |
| 209 | American Samoa | -1.6% | 2024 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 210 | Tuvalu | -1.7% | 2024 | down 1,029.7% | volatile |
| 211 | Northern Mariana Islands | -1.9% | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 212 | North Macedonia | -2.0% | 2024 | down 632.8% | volatile |
| 213 | Moldova | -2.8% | 2024 | down 4,536.7% | volatile |
| 214 | Marshall Islands | -3.3% | 2024 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 215 | Saint Martin (French Part) | -5.2% | 2024 | down 6,341.5% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release