Total population (thousands), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Total population (thousands). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
233
Highest
4.51 % change on previous year
Oman
Lowest
-4.8 % change on previous year
Saint Martin (French part)
Median
0.8191 % change on previous year
Years covered
55
1971–2025
Data points
12,573
What the numbers show
Total population (thousands), annual growth rate is currently reported for 233 countries. The highest value is 4.51 % change on previous year in Oman; the lowest is -4.8 % change on previous year in Saint Martin (French part).
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8191 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.9031 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 176 fell. The largest increase was in Eritrea (up 199,215.0%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 10,756.4%).
Total population (thousands), annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oman | 4.51 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 4.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 21.6% | falling |
| 3 | Tokelau | 4.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 371.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Chad | 4.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 5 | Syria | 4.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 176.4% | volatile |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 3.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Somalia | 3.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 3.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 341.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Niger | 3.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 11 | Mayotte | 3.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 12 | Angola | 3.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 13 | Yemen | 2.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 14 | Mali | 2.95 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 15 | Mozambique | 2.94 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 16 | Tanzania | 2.91 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 17 | Afghanistan | 2.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Mauritania | 2.86 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 19 | Zambia | 2.83 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 20 | Uganda | 2.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 21 | Cameroon | 2.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.6% | flat |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 2.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 23 | Malawi | 2.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 24 | Burundi | 2.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 26 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Madagascar | 2.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 28 | Benin | 2.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 29 | Bahrain | 2.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Congo | 2.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 31 | Qatar | 2.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Solomon Islands | 2.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 33 | Guinea | 2.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 34 | Senegal | 2.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 35 | Vanuatu | 2.28 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 36 | Gambia | 2.28 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 37 | Burkina Faso | 2.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 38 | Ukraine | 2.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 600.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Togo | 2.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 41 | Gabon | 2.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 34.7% | rising |
| 42 | Liberia | 2.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Namibia | 2.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 44 | Rwanda | 2.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Iraq | 2.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 46 | Gibraltar | 2.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 73.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Nigeria | 2.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 48 | South Sudan | 2.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 197.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Sierra Leone | 2.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Kuwait | 2.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Uzbekistan | 2.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 34.7% | falling |
| 52 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 53 | Kenya | 1.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 54 | Eritrea | 1.93 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 199,215.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Cayman Islands | 1.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 56 | Zimbabwe | 1.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Comoros | 1.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 58 | Tajikistan | 1.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 59 | Seychelles | 1.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 60 | Ghana | 1.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 61 | Western Sahara | 1.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Papua New Guinea | 1.78 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 63 | Turkmenistan | 1.72 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 64 | Honduras | 1.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 65 | French Guiana | 1.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 66 | Egypt | 1.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 67 | Palestine | 1.65 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 68 | Botswana | 1.65 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 69 | Sudan | 1.6 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 70 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 71 | Pakistan | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 72 | Guatemala | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 73 | Kiribati | 1.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 74 | Saint Barthelemy | 1.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Belize | 1.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 32.2% | flat |
| 76 | Israel | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 77 | Bolivia | 1.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 78 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Algeria | 1.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 80 | Iceland | 1.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Djibouti | 1.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Laos | 1.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 83 | Nicaragua | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 84 | East Timor | 1.28 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Andorra | 1.28 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 163.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Kazakhstan | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Panama | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 88 | Mongolia | 1.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 89 | Paraguay | 1.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 90 | Bangladesh | 1.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 35.8% | falling |
| 91 | Malaysia | 1.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 92 | Cambodia | 1.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Malta | 1.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 94 | South Africa | 1.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 95 | Faroe Islands | 1.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 163.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Haiti | 1.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 97 | Luxembourg | 1.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Lesotho | 1.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Peru | 1.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 100 | Ireland | 1.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Eswatini | 1.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Colombia | 1.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 20.9% | falling |
| 103 | Libya | 1.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Anguilla | 1.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Canada | 1.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 106 | Iran | 0.9942 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Australia | 0.9917 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 108 | Norway | 0.9687 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 109 | Cyprus | 0.9535 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 110 | Morocco | 0.9493 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 111 | New Caledonia | 0.9411 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 112 | India | 0.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 113 | Ecuador | 0.8802 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 114 | Suriname | 0.8507 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Mexico | 0.8488 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 116 | Dominican Republic | 0.8357 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 117 | Philippines | 0.8191 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 118 | Brunei | 0.8039 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 119 | Indonesia | 0.8032 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 120 | New Zealand | 0.7558 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Guam | 0.7442 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 332.7% | volatile |
| 122 | British Virgin Islands | 0.7323 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.7095 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 80.2% | falling |
| 124 | Lebanon | 0.6972 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Nauru | 0.6972 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Netherlands | 0.6953 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 60.1% | falling |
| 127 | Singapore | 0.6856 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Liechtenstein | 0.6745 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 129 | Myanmar | 0.6613 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 130 | United Kingdom | 0.6243 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Samoa | 0.6234 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Vietnam | 0.6208 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 133 | Azerbaijan | 0.6172 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 134 | Bhutan | 0.613 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Tunisia | 0.6021 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 136 | Guyana | 0.5924 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Sri Lanka | 0.5656 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 138 | United States | 0.5498 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 139 | Switzerland | 0.5374 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Chile | 0.5108 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 141 | Sweden | 0.4896 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Fiji | 0.4835 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 272.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Cape Verde | 0.4824 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 5,927.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.4757 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Micronesia (country) | 0.4739 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 69.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Costa Rica | 0.4625 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 147 | Bahamas | 0.4581 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 148 | Denmark | 0.4531 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 149 | El Salvador | 0.4494 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Reunion | 0.437 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Brazil | 0.4013 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 152 | Macao | 0.3881 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Niue | 0.3857 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Venezuela | 0.3855 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Jordan | 0.3807 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Maldives | 0.3625 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 89.3% | falling |
| 157 | Guernsey | 0.346 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 83.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Argentina | 0.3435 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 67.8% | falling |
| 159 | North Korea | 0.291 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.269 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Saint Lucia | 0.2457 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 162 | French Polynesia | 0.2419 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Turkey | 0.2337 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 90.8% | falling |
| 164 | Belgium | 0.1884 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Finland | 0.1878 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 166 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.1709 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 906.0% | volatile |
| 167 | France | 0.1575 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 63.5% | falling |
| 168 | Jersey | 0.1532 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Aruba | 0.1046 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Grenada | 0.0896 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Barbados | 0.0648 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Falkland Islands | 0.0288 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Curacao | 0.0232 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Georgia | -0.0089 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Spain | -0.0221 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 84.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Isle of Man | -0.0297 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Jamaica | -0.0454 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 113.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Slovenia | -0.0495 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 168.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Uruguay | -0.0525 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 115.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Thailand | -0.0591 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 111.8% | volatile |
| 181 | South Korea | -0.0792 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 108.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Austria | -0.0864 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 109.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Portugal | -0.1035 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Bermuda | -0.1098 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Puerto Rico | -0.1125 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 90.5% | volatile |
| 186 | Palau | -0.1299 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 134.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Nepal | -0.154 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 137.6% | volatile |
| 188 | San Marino | -0.1547 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 158.6% | volatile |
| 189 | Greenland | -0.1557 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 76.3% | volatile |
| 190 | China | -0.2238 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 134.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Mauritius | -0.2301 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 232.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Hungary | -0.2804 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Montenegro | -0.2992 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 194 | Italy | -0.3104 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 274.5% | volatile |
| 195 | Germany | -0.3385 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 164.4% | volatile |
| 196 | Guadeloupe | -0.346 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 197 | Cuba | -0.3782 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 151.2% | volatile |
| 198 | Tonga | -0.3899 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 199 | Dominica | -0.4461 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 200 | Slovakia | -0.4642 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 581.3% | volatile |
| 201 | Hong Kong | -0.4889 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 169.6% | volatile |
| 202 | North Macedonia | -0.4925 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Japan | -0.5126 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 154.5% | volatile |
| 204 | Russia | -0.531 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 344.8% | volatile |
| 205 | Lithuania | -0.5372 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 206 | Romania | -0.5533 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 207 | Bulgaria | -0.6059 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 208 | Belarus | -0.6429 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 612.7% | volatile |
| 209 | Serbia | -0.6545 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 210 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.6933 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 211 | Albania | -0.7064 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 331.3% | volatile |
| 212 | Armenia | -0.7104 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 5,090.2% | volatile |
| 213 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.7195 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 214 | Croatia | -0.7204 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 215 | Montserrat | -0.7264 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 216 | Wallis and Futuna | -0.7509 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 217 | Monaco | -0.753 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | falling |
| 218 | Martinique | -0.8019 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 219 | Saint Helena | -0.8176 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 223.7% | volatile |
| 220 | Latvia | -0.8321 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 221 | Poland | -0.8912 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 10,756.4% | volatile |
| 222 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -0.9197 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 243.1% | volatile |
| 223 | United States Virgin Islands | -0.9331 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 224 | Estonia | -0.9772 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 398.3% | volatile |
| 225 | Czechia | -1.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,218.7% | volatile |
| 226 | Moldova | -1.44 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 227 | American Samoa | -1.6 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 228 | Tuvalu | -1.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 821.2% | volatile |
| 229 | Northern Mariana Islands | -1.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 230 | Greece | -1.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 172.0% | volatile |
| 231 | Marshall Islands | -3.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 232 | Cook Islands | -3.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 677.7% | volatile |
| 233 | Saint Martin (French part) | -4.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 7,098.2% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Total population (thousands). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Total population UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Total population (thousands). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.