World population growth by country
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.
Countries reporting
239
Highest
1.3%
Netherlands Antilles
Lowest
-2.5%
Hong Kong
Median
-0.3%
Years covered
401
1700–2100
Data points
38,302
What the numbers show
World population growth is currently reported for 239 countries. The highest value is 1.3% in Netherlands Antilles; the lowest is -2.5% in Hong Kong.
The median across all reporting countries is -0.3%, and the mean is -0.3%.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 196 fell. The largest increase was in Netherlands Antilles (up 283.7%), and the largest decrease in Algeria (down 6,300.0%).
World population growth: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands Antilles | 1.3% | 2010 | up 283.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Qatar | 1.0% | 2100 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Mayotte | 1.0% | 2100 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 0.9% | 2100 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Tanzania | 0.9% | 2100 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 6 | Kuwait | 0.8% | 2100 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.8% | 2100 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 8 | Angola | 0.7% | 2100 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Congo | 0.7% | 2100 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 10 | Oman | 0.7% | 2100 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.7% | 2100 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 12 | Monaco | 0.6% | 2100 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Bahrain | 0.6% | 2100 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 0.6% | 2100 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Gabon | 0.6% | 2100 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Mauritania | 0.6% | 2100 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 17 | French Guiana | 0.6% | 2100 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Cameroon | 0.6% | 2100 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 19 | Togo | 0.6% | 2100 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 20 | USSR | 0.5% | 1991 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 21 | Zambia | 0.5% | 2100 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 22 | Vanuatu | 0.5% | 2100 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Australia | 0.5% | 2100 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 0.5% | 2100 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Israel | 0.5% | 2100 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Chad | 0.5% | 2100 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.4% | 2100 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Madagascar | 0.4% | 2100 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 29 | Afghanistan | 0.4% | 2100 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Somalia | 0.4% | 2100 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Malawi | 0.4% | 2100 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Sudan | 0.4% | 2100 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Benin | 0.4% | 2100 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 34 | Central African Republic | 0.4% | 2100 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Mali | 0.4% | 2100 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 36 | Niger | 0.4% | 2100 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 37 | Mozambique | 0.4% | 2100 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Senegal | 0.3% | 2100 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 0.3% | 2100 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Canada | 0.3% | 2100 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Samoa | 0.3% | 2100 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Vatican | 0.3% | 2100 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Comoros | 0.3% | 2100 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 44 | Burundi | 0.3% | 2100 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Eritrea | 0.3% | 2100 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Yemen | 0.3% | 2100 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.2% | 2100 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 48 | South Africa | 0.2% | 2100 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2100 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Tuvalu | 0.2% | 2100 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Kazakhstan | 0.2% | 2100 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Solomon Islands | 0.2% | 2100 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Liberia | 0.2% | 2100 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 0.2% | 2100 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Nauru | 0.2% | 2100 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Iraq | 0.2% | 2100 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Pakistan | 0.2% | 2100 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Jordan | 0.2% | 2100 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Ghana | 0.1% | 2100 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1% | 2100 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 61 | United States | 0.1% | 2100 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Niue | 0.1% | 2100 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2100 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Namibia | 0.1% | 2100 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Guinea | 0.1% | 2100 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Palestine | 0.1% | 2100 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Egypt | 0.0% | 2100 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% | 2100 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Switzerland | 0.0% | 2100 | up 109.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Djibouti | 0.0% | 2100 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Burkina Faso | 0.0% | 2100 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 72 | South Sudan | 0.0% | 2100 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Tajikistan | 0.0% | 2100 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Nigeria | 0.0% | 2100 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2100 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Uganda | 0.0% | 2100 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Gambia | 0.0% | 2100 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Kiribati | -0.0% | 2100 | down 103.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Liechtenstein | -0.0% | 2100 | down 119.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Tonga | -0.0% | 2100 | down 110.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Jersey | -0.0% | 2100 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 83 | France | -0.0% | 2100 | down 171.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Kenya | -0.0% | 2100 | down 130.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Germany | -0.0% | 2100 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Portugal | -0.0% | 2100 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 87 | San Marino | -0.1% | 2100 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Sweden | -0.1% | 2100 | down 200.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Saint Martin (French part) | -0.1% | 2100 | down 115.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Cayman Islands | -0.1% | 2100 | down 154.5% | volatile |
| 91 | New Zealand | -0.1% | 2100 | down 327.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Russia | -0.1% | 2100 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Western Sahara | -0.1% | 2100 | down 890.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Honduras | -0.1% | 2100 | down 1,766.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Guam | -0.1% | 2100 | down 6,200.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Denmark | -0.1% | 2100 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Bolivia | -0.1% | 2100 | down 290.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Sierra Leone | -0.1% | 2100 | down 328.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Tokelau | -0.1% | 2100 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Syria | -0.1% | 2100 | down 112.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Botswana | -0.2% | 2100 | down 122.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Belgium | -0.2% | 2100 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 103 | United Kingdom | -0.2% | 2100 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Algeria | -0.2% | 2100 | down 6,300.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Libya | -0.2% | 2100 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Panama | -0.2% | 2100 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Lesotho | -0.2% | 2100 | down 204.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Netherlands | -0.2% | 2100 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Austria | -0.2% | 2100 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Gibraltar | -0.2% | 2100 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 111 | New Caledonia | -0.2% | 2100 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Hungary | -0.2% | 2100 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Falkland Islands | -0.2% | 2100 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Norway | -0.2% | 2100 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Paraguay | -0.2% | 2100 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Luxembourg | -0.2% | 2100 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 116 | East Timor | -0.2% | 2100 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Faroe Islands | -0.2% | 2100 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Bahamas | -0.3% | 2100 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Micronesia (country) | -0.3% | 2100 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Cambodia | -0.3% | 2100 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Northern Mariana Islands | -0.3% | 2100 | down 398.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Slovenia | -0.3% | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 124 | Czechia | -0.3% | 2100 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Haiti | -0.3% | 2100 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Malaysia | -0.3% | 2100 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Turkmenistan | -0.3% | 2100 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Maldives | -0.3% | 2100 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Guernsey | -0.3% | 2100 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 130 | United States Virgin Islands | -0.3% | 2100 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Brunei | -0.3% | 2100 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Lebanon | -0.3% | 2100 | down 80.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Azerbaijan | -0.3% | 2100 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Cyprus | -0.3% | 2100 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Guatemala | -0.3% | 2100 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Suriname | -0.4% | 2100 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Seychelles | -0.4% | 2100 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Finland | -0.4% | 2100 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Cook Islands | -0.4% | 2100 | down 274.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Reunion | -0.4% | 2100 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Indonesia | -0.4% | 2100 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Marshall Islands | -0.4% | 2100 | down 104.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Guyana | -0.4% | 2100 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Martinique | -0.4% | 2100 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Nicaragua | -0.4% | 2100 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Peru | -0.4% | 2100 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Ireland | -0.5% | 2100 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 148 | American Samoa | -0.5% | 2100 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Japan | -0.5% | 2100 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Bangladesh | -0.5% | 2100 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Iceland | -0.5% | 2100 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Myanmar | -0.5% | 2100 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Fiji | -0.5% | 2100 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Laos | -0.5% | 2100 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 155 | India | -0.5% | 2100 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Venezuela | -0.5% | 2100 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Spain | -0.5% | 2100 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Guadeloupe | -0.5% | 2100 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Dominican Republic | -0.5% | 2100 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Vietnam | -0.5% | 2100 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Sri Lanka | -0.6% | 2100 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Ecuador | -0.6% | 2100 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Mexico | -0.6% | 2100 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Georgia | -0.6% | 2100 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Nepal | -0.6% | 2100 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Saint Helena | -0.6% | 2100 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Palau | -0.6% | 2100 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Morocco | -0.6% | 2100 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Isle of Man | -0.6% | 2100 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | -0.6% | 2100 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -0.6% | 2100 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Greenland | -0.7% | 2100 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Aruba | -0.7% | 2100 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Philippines | -0.7% | 2100 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 175 | North Korea | -0.7% | 2100 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Greece | -0.7% | 2100 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Slovakia | -0.7% | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 178 | Eswatini | -0.7% | 2100 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Iran | -0.7% | 2100 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Italy | -0.7% | 2100 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Estonia | -0.7% | 2100 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Montserrat | -0.7% | 2100 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Barbados | -0.7% | 2100 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Belize | -0.7% | 2100 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Armenia | -0.7% | 2100 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Tunisia | -0.7% | 2100 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Colombia | -0.7% | 2100 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 188 | Bulgaria | -0.7% | 2100 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 189 | Brazil | -0.7% | 2100 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Bhutan | -0.7% | 2100 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | -0.7% | 2100 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.7% | 2100 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 193 | Thailand | -0.7% | 2100 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -0.8% | 2100 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 195 | Dominica | -0.8% | 2100 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 196 | Serbia | -0.8% | 2100 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 197 | British Virgin Islands | -0.8% | 2100 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 198 | Argentina | -0.8% | 2100 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Romania | -0.8% | 2100 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Antigua and Barbuda | -0.8% | 2100 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Malta | -0.8% | 2100 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 202 | Croatia | -0.8% | 2100 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 203 | El Salvador | -0.9% | 2100 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 204 | Bermuda | -0.9% | 2100 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 205 | Curacao | -0.9% | 2100 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 206 | Moldova | -0.9% | 2100 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 207 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.9% | 2100 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 208 | Singapore | -0.9% | 2100 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 209 | Saint Lucia | -1.0% | 2100 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 210 | Costa Rica | -1.0% | 2100 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 211 | Turkey | -1.0% | 2100 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 212 | Cape Verde | -1.0% | 2100 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 213 | Uruguay | -1.0% | 2100 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 214 | Latvia | -1.0% | 2100 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 215 | Grenada | -1.0% | 2100 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 216 | Poland | -1.0% | 2100 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 217 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -1.0% | 2100 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 218 | Cuba | -1.1% | 2100 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 219 | Wallis and Futuna | -1.1% | 2100 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 220 | French Polynesia | -1.1% | 2100 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 221 | Montenegro | -1.1% | 2100 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 222 | Chile | -1.1% | 2100 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 223 | Belarus | -1.2% | 2100 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 224 | Andorra | -1.2% | 2100 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 225 | Taiwan | -1.2% | 2100 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 226 | North Macedonia | -1.2% | 2100 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 227 | Anguilla | -1.3% | 2100 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 228 | Lithuania | -1.3% | 2100 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 229 | Albania | -1.3% | 2100 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 230 | Saint Barthelemy | -1.3% | 2100 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 231 | Macao | -1.4% | 2100 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 232 | Mauritius | -1.4% | 2100 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 233 | South Korea | -1.4% | 2100 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 234 | Ukraine | -1.6% | 2100 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 235 | China | -1.7% | 2100 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 236 | Jamaica | -1.8% | 2100 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 237 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -1.9% | 2100 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 238 | Puerto Rico | -2.3% | 2100 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 239 | Hong Kong | -2.5% | 2100 | up 6.2% | volatile |
About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.