Population growth (annual %) by country
Countries reporting
74
Highest
7.32
Qatar
Lowest
-5.39
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Median
0.6457
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
4,706
What the numbers show
Population growth (annual %) is currently reported for 74 countries. The highest value is 7.32 in Qatar; the lowest is -5.39 in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244).
The median across all reporting countries is 0.6457, and the mean is 0.8646.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 949.3%), and the largest decrease in Moldova (down 3,644.4%).
Population growth: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 7.32 | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 4.68 | 2024 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 4.63 | 2024 | up 89.0% | falling |
| 4 | Oman | 4.5 | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.47 | 2024 | up 167.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Yemen | 2.98 | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 7 | Malta | 2.87 | 2024 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Palestine, State of | 2.36 | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 9 | Armenia | 2.31 | 2024 | up 949.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Iraq | 2.12 | 2024 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 1.97 | 2024 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 12 | Tajikistan | 1.92 | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 13 | Turkmenistan | 1.75 | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 14 | Egypt | 1.73 | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 15 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.71 | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 1.58 | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Ireland | 1.57 | 2024 | up 115.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Liechtenstein | 1.5 | 2024 | up 111.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Algeria | 1.4 | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 20 | Djibouti | 1.36 | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Andorra | 1.33 | 2024 | up 167.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Switzerland | 1.31 | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 1.28 | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Portugal | 1.1 | 2024 | up 303.2% | volatile |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 1.07 | 2024 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Iran | 1.05 | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Libya | 1.03 | 2024 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Spain | 1.02 | 2024 | up 431.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Jordan | 0.9887 | 2024 | down 89.6% | falling |
| 30 | Cyprus | 0.9845 | 2024 | down 34.4% | rising |
| 31 | Morocco | 0.9728 | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 32 | Norway | 0.9499 | 2024 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 33 | Kuwait | 0.8993 | 2024 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Sudan | 0.8084 | 2024 | down 70.2% | falling |
| 35 | Bahrain | 0.7335 | 2024 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Belgium | 0.6656 | 2024 | up 49.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Netherlands | 0.6488 | 2024 | up 80.3% | falling |
| 38 | Finland | 0.6426 | 2024 | up 55.4% | falling |
| 39 | Tunisia | 0.6265 | 2024 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 40 | Lithuania | 0.5796 | 2024 | up 171.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Lebanon | 0.5608 | 2024 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Austria | 0.5049 | 2024 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Denmark | 0.5039 | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Azerbaijan | 0.4802 | 2024 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 45 | Czechia | 0.3766 | 2024 | up 257.7% | volatile |
| 46 | San Marino | 0.3449 | 2024 | up 129.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Ukraine | 0.337 | 2024 | up 200.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Slovenia | 0.3267 | 2024 | up 232.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Sweden | 0.3134 | 2024 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Germany | 0.275 | 2024 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 51 | France | 0.262 | 2024 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 52 | Türkiye | 0.2256 | 2024 | down 83.3% | falling |
| 53 | Iceland | 0.2183 | 2024 | down 80.4% | flat |
| 54 | Croatia | 0.1686 | 2024 | up 122.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Estonia | 0.1499 | 2024 | up 157.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Montenegro | -0.0006 | 2024 | down 100.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Greece | -0.0213 | 2024 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Romania | -0.0486 | 2024 | up 87.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Italy | -0.0534 | 2024 | down 454.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Bulgaria | -0.0803 | 2024 | up 93.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Slovak Republic | -0.0861 | 2024 | down 188.7% | volatile |
| 62 | North Macedonia | -0.1893 | 2024 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Russia | -0.2034 | 2024 | down 167.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Hungary | -0.3145 | 2024 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Poland | -0.3498 | 2024 | down 367.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Georgia | -0.4296 | 2024 | down 1,014.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Belarus | -0.4988 | 2024 | down 988.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Serbia | -0.5558 | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.6558 | 2024 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Monaco | -0.8378 | 2024 | down 144.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Latvia | -0.938 | 2024 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Albania | -1.54 | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Moldova | -2.28 | 2024 | down 3,644.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | -5.39 | 2024 | down 1,736.0% | volatile |