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Population growth rate by level of development by country

Countries reporting
236
Highest
0.999
Qatar
Lowest
-2.49
Hong Kong
Median
-0.2675
Years covered
77
2024–2100
Data points
18,172

What the numbers show

Population growth rate by level of development is currently reported for 236 countries. The highest value is 0.999 in Qatar; the lowest is -2.49 in Hong Kong.

The median across all reporting countries is -0.2675, and the mean is -0.2989.

Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 195 fell. The largest increase was in Switzerland (up 109.1%), and the largest decrease in Algeria (down 6,300.0%).

Population growth rate by level of development: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Qatar 0.999 2100 down 7.2% falling
2 Mayotte 0.966 2100 down 15.1% falling
3 United Arab Emirates 0.911 2100 down 2.1% falling
4 Tanzania 0.868 2100 down 17.7% falling
5 Kuwait 0.797 2100 down 2.6% falling
6 Cote d'Ivoire 0.754 2100 down 21.4% falling
7 Angola 0.745 2100 down 25.6% falling
8 Congo 0.684 2100 down 22.4% falling
9 Oman 0.661 2100 down 10.9% volatile
10 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.658 2100 down 27.5% falling
11 Monaco 0.64 2100 up 3.6% volatile
12 Bahrain 0.639 2100 down 4.5% falling
13 Saudi Arabia 0.629 2100 down 8.4% falling
14 Gabon 0.628 2100 down 19.6% falling
15 Mauritania 0.614 2100 down 24.8% falling
16 French Guiana 0.586 2100 down 23.7% falling
17 Cameroon 0.571 2100 down 24.4% falling
18 Togo 0.56 2100 down 21.1% falling
19 Zambia 0.516 2100 down 26.0% falling
20 Vanuatu 0.504 2100 down 26.3% falling
21 Australia 0.503 2100 down 12.2% falling
22 Ethiopia 0.484 2100 down 24.5% falling
23 Israel 0.477 2100 down 25.8% falling
24 Chad 0.458 2100 down 37.9% falling
25 Equatorial Guinea 0.443 2100 down 23.1% falling
26 Madagascar 0.436 2100 down 28.3% falling
27 Afghanistan 0.424 2100 down 39.3% falling
27 Somalia 0.424 2100 down 44.1% falling
29 Malawi 0.423 2100 down 23.5% volatile
30 Sudan 0.42 2100 down 29.4% falling
31 Benin 0.41 2100 down 30.4% falling
32 Central African Republic 0.39 2100 down 39.8% volatile
33 Mali 0.383 2100 down 38.1% falling
34 Niger 0.373 2100 down 39.0% volatile
35 Mozambique 0.372 2100 down 35.2% volatile
36 Senegal 0.346 2100 down 32.7% falling
37 Uzbekistan 0.334 2100 down 33.7% falling
38 Canada 0.327 2100 up 22.5% falling
39 Samoa 0.307 2100 down 35.8% falling
40 Vatican 0.294 2100 down 71.1% volatile
41 Comoros 0.282 2100 down 38.8% falling
42 Burundi 0.271 2100 down 41.8% volatile
43 Eritrea 0.264 2100 down 37.6% volatile
44 Yemen 0.258 2100 down 47.2% volatile
45 Sao Tome and Principe 0.248 2100 down 44.4% falling
46 South Africa 0.23 2100 down 8.0% volatile
47 Rwanda 0.217 2100 down 32.0% volatile
48 Tuvalu 0.212 2100 down 17.5% volatile
49 Kazakhstan 0.205 2100 down 36.3% falling
49 Solomon Islands 0.205 2100 down 45.6% volatile
51 Liberia 0.189 2100 down 46.9% volatile
52 Zimbabwe 0.188 2100 down 51.5% volatile
53 Nauru 0.179 2100 down 35.4% falling
54 Iraq 0.169 2100 down 47.2% volatile
55 Pakistan 0.168 2100 down 45.8% volatile
56 Jordan 0.157 2100 down 49.7% volatile
57 Ghana 0.141 2100 down 52.7% volatile
58 Guinea-Bissau 0.132 2100 down 47.6% volatile
59 United States 0.129 2100 down 25.4% falling
60 Niue 0.125 2100 down 2.3% volatile
61 Mongolia 0.097 2100 down 63.3% volatile
62 Namibia 0.091 2100 down 63.3% volatile
63 Guinea 0.069 2100 down 70.1% volatile
64 Palestine 0.062 2100 down 74.3% volatile
65 Egypt 0.048 2100 down 74.6% volatile
65 Papua New Guinea 0.048 2100 down 78.0% volatile
67 Switzerland 0.046 2100 up 109.1% volatile
68 Djibouti 0.038 2100 down 73.8% volatile
69 Burkina Faso 0.034 2100 down 81.6% volatile
70 South Sudan 0.026 2100 down 71.4% volatile
71 Tajikistan 0.025 2100 down 88.8% volatile
72 Nigeria 0.023 2100 down 87.9% volatile
73 Kyrgyzstan 0.017 2100 down 88.9% volatile
73 Uganda 0.017 2100 down 93.2% volatile
75 Gambia 0.012 2100 down 93.5% volatile
76 Kiribati -0.006 2100 down 103.4% volatile
77 Liechtenstein -0.009 2100 down 119.6% volatile
78 Tonga -0.013 2100 down 110.5% volatile
79 Jersey -0.014 2100 down 55.6% volatile
80 France -0.033 2100 down 171.7% volatile
81 Kenya -0.038 2100 down 130.9% volatile
82 Germany -0.049 2100 up 44.3% volatile
82 Portugal -0.049 2100 down 2.1% volatile
84 San Marino -0.051 2100 down 45.7% volatile
84 Sweden -0.051 2100 down 200.0% volatile
86 Saint Martin (French Part) -0.06 2100 down 115.1% volatile
87 Cayman Islands -0.072 2100 down 154.5% volatile
88 New Zealand -0.077 2100 down 327.8% volatile
89 Russia -0.083 2100 down 88.6% volatile
90 Western Sahara -0.109 2100 down 890.9% volatile
91 Honduras -0.112 2100 down 1,766.7% volatile
92 Guam -0.122 2100 down 6,200.0% volatile
93 Denmark -0.123 2100 up 14.6% volatile
94 Bolivia -0.125 2100 down 290.6% volatile
95 Sierra Leone -0.137 2100 down 328.3% volatile
95 Tokelau -0.137 2100 down 21.2% volatile
97 Syria -0.149 2100 down 112.9% volatile
98 Botswana -0.16 2100 down 122.2% volatile
99 Belgium -0.166 2100 down 30.7% volatile
100 United Kingdom -0.184 2100 down 60.0% volatile
101 Algeria -0.186 2100 down 6,300.0% volatile
102 Libya -0.196 2100 down 21.0% volatile
103 Panama -0.197 2100 down 82.4% volatile
104 Lesotho -0.201 2100 down 204.5% volatile
104 Netherlands -0.201 2100 up 15.2% volatile
106 Austria -0.203 2100 up 23.7% falling
107 Gibraltar -0.205 2100 down 18.5% volatile
108 New Caledonia -0.209 2100 down 53.7% volatile
109 Hungary -0.215 2100 down 8.0% rising
110 Falkland Islands -0.222 2100 up 42.3% volatile
111 Norway -0.231 2100 up 0.4% volatile
112 Paraguay -0.237 2100 down 85.2% volatile
113 Luxembourg -0.238 2100 down 9.7% volatile
113 East Timor -0.238 2100 up 22.5% volatile
115 Faroe Islands -0.247 2100 down 57.3% volatile
116 Bahamas -0.254 2100 up 8.6% volatile
117 Micronesia (country) -0.262 2100 down 54.1% volatile
118 Cambodia -0.266 2100 down 94.2% volatile
119 Northern Mariana Islands -0.269 2100 down 398.1% volatile
120 Slovenia -0.27 2100 unchanged falling
121 Czechia -0.271 2100 down 26.0% rising
122 Haiti -0.273 2100 down 48.4% volatile
123 Malaysia -0.278 2100 down 13.5% volatile
124 Turkmenistan -0.298 2100 down 77.4% volatile
125 Maldives -0.305 2100 up 52.0% volatile
126 Guernsey -0.308 2100 up 6.7% volatile
127 United States Virgin Islands -0.316 2100 down 51.2% volatile
128 Brunei -0.318 2100 down 0.3% volatile
129 Lebanon -0.331 2100 down 80.9% volatile
130 Azerbaijan -0.342 2100 down 17.1% volatile
131 Cyprus -0.343 2100 up 12.5% volatile
132 Guatemala -0.345 2100 down 43.8% volatile
133 Suriname -0.353 2100 down 25.6% volatile
134 Seychelles -0.358 2100 up 6.3% volatile
135 Finland -0.367 2100 down 11.6% falling
135 Cook Islands -0.367 2100 down 274.5% volatile
137 Reunion -0.37 2100 down 60.2% volatile
138 Indonesia -0.381 2100 down 20.2% volatile
139 Marshall Islands -0.407 2100 down 104.5% volatile
140 Guyana -0.413 2100 down 36.8% volatile
141 Martinique -0.423 2100 down 18.5% rising
142 Nicaragua -0.43 2100 down 37.8% volatile
143 Peru -0.438 2100 down 20.7% volatile
144 Ireland -0.455 2100 down 37.0% volatile
145 American Samoa -0.468 2100 down 70.8% volatile
146 Japan -0.501 2100 down 7.1% rising
147 Bangladesh -0.502 2100 down 37.2% volatile
147 Iceland -0.502 2100 up 5.3% volatile
149 Myanmar -0.506 2100 down 8.6% volatile
150 Fiji -0.51 2100 down 25.9% volatile
151 Laos -0.511 2100 down 28.7% volatile
152 India -0.512 2100 down 12.3% volatile
153 Venezuela -0.518 2100 down 39.2% volatile
154 Spain -0.536 2100 down 12.4% falling
154 Guadeloupe -0.536 2100 down 25.2% rising
156 Dominican Republic -0.541 2100 down 22.1% volatile
157 Vietnam -0.544 2100 down 13.3% volatile
158 Sri Lanka -0.558 2100 down 10.9% volatile
159 Ecuador -0.582 2100 down 15.0% volatile
160 Mexico -0.583 2100 down 16.1% volatile
161 Georgia -0.584 2100 down 29.2% falling
162 Nepal -0.601 2100 down 20.9% volatile
163 Saint Helena -0.607 2100 up 18.7% rising
164 Palau -0.611 2100 up 6.4% falling
165 Morocco -0.615 2100 down 24.2% volatile
166 Isle of Man -0.618 2100 down 6.4% falling
167 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba -0.639 2100 down 5.6% volatile
168 Turks and Caicos Islands -0.641 2100 down 3.1% volatile
169 Greenland -0.65 2100 down 12.7% falling
170 Aruba -0.653 2100 down 5.5% falling
171 Philippines -0.655 2100 down 7.2% volatile
172 North Korea -0.656 2100 down 3.1% volatile
173 Greece -0.658 2100 down 20.5% falling
174 Slovakia -0.659 2100 unchanged falling
175 Eswatini -0.662 2100 down 25.9% volatile
176 Iran -0.673 2100 down 10.0% volatile
177 Italy -0.676 2100 down 6.5% falling
178 Estonia -0.677 2100 down 4.2% falling
179 Montserrat -0.683 2100 down 5.1% rising
180 Barbados -0.709 2100 down 2.3% falling
181 Belize -0.713 2100 down 14.3% volatile
182 Armenia -0.714 2100 up 1.8% falling
183 Tunisia -0.721 2100 down 26.0% volatile
184 Colombia -0.722 2100 up 1.6% volatile
185 Bulgaria -0.733 2100 down 8.6% rising
186 Brazil -0.737 2100 down 1.7% volatile
187 Bhutan -0.739 2100 up 6.2% volatile
188 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -0.74 2100 down 35.3% volatile
189 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.744 2100 down 3.9% falling
190 Thailand -0.749 2100 up 4.0% falling
191 Saint Kitts and Nevis -0.754 2100 up 6.8% volatile
192 Dominica -0.774 2100 down 13.7% volatile
193 Serbia -0.779 2100 down 0.8% falling
194 British Virgin Islands -0.782 2100 down 33.9% volatile
195 Argentina -0.783 2100 down 10.0% volatile
196 Romania -0.785 2100 down 9.0% falling
197 Antigua and Barbuda -0.789 2100 up 4.0% volatile
198 Malta -0.805 2100 up 19.7% volatile
199 Croatia -0.824 2100 down 4.0% falling
200 El Salvador -0.855 2100 down 0.7% volatile
201 Bermuda -0.894 2100 down 1.6% falling
202 Curacao -0.895 2100 up 4.0% falling
203 Moldova -0.923 2100 down 10.9% rising
204 Trinidad and Tobago -0.924 2100 down 1.9% falling
205 Singapore -0.949 2100 up 20.3% volatile
206 Saint Lucia -0.959 2100 up 9.5% volatile
207 Costa Rica -1 2100 down 2.6% volatile
208 Turkey -1 2100 down 5.9% volatile
209 Cape Verde -1.01 2100 down 8.3% volatile
210 Uruguay -1.02 2100 down 3.9% volatile
211 Latvia -1.03 2100 down 9.5% falling
212 Grenada -1.03 2100 up 3.6% volatile
213 Poland -1.04 2100 up 2.9% falling
214 Bosnia and Herzegovina -1.05 2100 down 1.6% falling
215 Cuba -1.08 2100 up 1.1% falling
216 Wallis and Futuna -1.09 2100 down 20.7% falling
217 French Polynesia -1.13 2100 down 8.4% volatile
218 Montenegro -1.14 2100 down 9.5% falling
219 Chile -1.15 2100 down 0.3% volatile
220 Belarus -1.16 2100 down 9.2% falling
221 Andorra -1.19 2100 down 2.1% volatile
222 Taiwan -1.2 2100 up 7.5% falling
223 North Macedonia -1.25 2100 down 6.8% falling
224 Anguilla -1.29 2100 down 18.7% volatile
225 Lithuania -1.3 2100 up 4.5% falling
226 Albania -1.31 2100 up 13.4% falling
227 Saint Barthelemy -1.31 2100 down 35.1% volatile
228 Macao -1.4 2100 up 16.0% volatile
229 Mauritius -1.42 2100 up 6.6% falling
230 South Korea -1.45 2100 up 7.9% falling
231 Ukraine -1.65 2100 down 0.3% volatile
232 China -1.68 2100 down 5.9% falling
233 Jamaica -1.76 2100 up 8.4% falling
234 Saint Pierre and Miquelon -1.94 2100 down 37.7% falling
235 Puerto Rico -2.26 2100 down 6.0% falling
236 Hong Kong -2.49 2100 up 6.2% falling

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Indicator
Population growth rate by level of development
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
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