Rate of Natural Change
DemographicsUN DESAun_desa_pop:NatChangeRT•per 1,000•1950 → 2026•225 countries
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DemographicsUN DESA
Coverage
225
Frequency
yearly
Range
1950 \u2192 2026
Latest
2026
Rate of Natural Change by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2026)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: per 1,000
≤ -2.63
-2.63 – 0.86
0.86 – 5.15
5.15 – 9.35
9.35 – 14.15
14.15 – 21.96
> 21.96
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
Highest 15 countries
Rate of Natural Change
225 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
Distribution across countries
Rate of Natural Change
Countries
225
Median
6.9
Mean
8.7
25th pctl
0.1
75th pctl
16.3
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
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Rate of Natural Change
Central African RepublicNigerSomalia, Fed. Rep.
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central African RepublicCAF | 35.57 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| NigerNER | 31.71 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 31.64 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 31.57 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| ChadTCD | 31.25 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| MaliMLI | 30.53 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| AngolaAGO | 29.64 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 29.39 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| UgandaUGA | 28.46 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 28.3 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 28.24 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 28.12 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 27.97 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 26.91 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| SudanSDN | 25.59 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| CameroonCMR | 25.56 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| BurundiBDI | 25.44 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| MalawiMWI | 25.2 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 24.61 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| BeninBEN | 24.02 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 23.76 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 23.48 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| GuineaGIN | 23.37 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| SenegalSEN | 23.26 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 23.21 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| EritreaERI | 22.73 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 22.63 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| TogoTGO | 22.58 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 22.49 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 22.48 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 22.21 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 21.97 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 21.96 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 21.91 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 21.79 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| RwandaRWA | 21.67 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 21.42 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 21.14 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 20.99 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| IraqIRQ | 20.77 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| ComorosCOM | 20.42 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 20.34 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| PakistanPAK | 20.33 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| GabonGAB | 20.1 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| South SudanSSD | 19.53 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| KenyaKEN | 19.45 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 19.2 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| French GuianaGUF | 18.86 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 18.86 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 18.83 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| GhanaGHA | 18.35 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| SamoaWSM | 18.16 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 17.65 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 17.63 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 17.26 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 16.88 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| HondurasHND | 16.34 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| TongaTON | 16.15 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| JordanJOR | 15.98 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| NauruNRU | 15.95 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 15.13 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 15.1 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 14.88 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 14.32 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| OmanOMN | 14.15 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 14.11 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 14.03 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 14 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 13.91 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 13.82 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 13.75 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| HaitiHTI | 13.49 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 13.33 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 13.27 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 13.19 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| LesothoLSO | 12.99 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 12.96 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 12.89 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 12.64 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 12.36 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| IsraelISR | 12.24 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 11.96 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 11.71 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 11.54 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| NepalNPL | 11.3 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 11.05 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 10.91 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| LibyaLBY | 10.86 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 10.54 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| PanamaPAN | 10.45 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 9.93 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| SurinameSUR | 9.78 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| GuamGUM | 9.63 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| BahrainBHR | 9.62 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| LebanonLBN | 9.53 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| PeruPER | 9.52 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 9.35 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 9.16 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| EcuadorECU | 9.16 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| IndiaIND | 8.87 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| QatarQAT | 8.69 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| MexicoMEX | 8.61 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 8.53 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 7.89 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| FijiFJI | 7.87 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 7.64 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 7.55 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 7.44 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 7.37 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 7.18 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 7.15 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 7.05 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 6.88 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| RéunionREU | 6.83 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| American SamoaASM | 6.78 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 6.74 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 6.65 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 6.65 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 6.34 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 6.29 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| BhutanBTN | 6.18 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 6.15 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 5.99 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 5.91 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| GibraltarGIB | 5.56 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 5.46 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 5.38 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| KosovoXKX | 5.3 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 5.15 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 4.58 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| BrazilBRA | 4.34 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 4.27 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 4.17 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| IcelandISL | 4.13 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 3.92 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 3.42 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 3.34 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Faroe IslandsFRO | 3.24 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 3.23 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| CyprusCYP | 2.82 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| IrelandIRL | 2.79 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 2.74 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 2.71 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 2.55 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| AnguillaAIA | 2.31 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 2.28 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| GreenlandGRL | 2.25 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 2.02 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 2 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 1.93 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 1.75 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| ChileCHL | 1.71 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| St. Martin (French part)MAF | 1.6 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 1.55 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| NorwayNOR | 1.54 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| United StatesUSA | 1.54 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 1.17 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 1.17 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 1.02 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 0.91 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 0.86 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| CanadaCAN | 0.74 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 0.6 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| AndorraAND | 0.54 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 0.41 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 0.26 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 0.26 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| GuadeloupeGLP | 0.24 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 0.08 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 0.04 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| FranceFRA | 0.04 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 0 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| SwedenSWE | -0.13 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| MaltaMLT | -0.21 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| UruguayURY | -0.25 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| MauritiusMUS | -0.54 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| ArubaABW | -0.77 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| MontenegroMNE | -0.92 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | -0.95 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| BelgiumBEL | -1.28 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| MartiniqueMTQ | -1.31 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| ThailandTHA | -1.34 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| GuernseyGGY | -1.49 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| BermudaBMU | -1.59 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | -1.67 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| DominicaDMA | -1.76 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| PalauPLW | -1.76 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| ChinaCHN | -2.02 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| AustriaAUT | -2.11 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| CubaCUB | -2.15 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | -2.38 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| SloveniaSVN | -2.56 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | -2.63 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| SpainESP | -2.78 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| JerseyJEY | -2.81 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Isle of ManIMN | -2.82 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| CuracaoCUW | -2.83 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | -2.85 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| San MarinoSMR | -2.86 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| FinlandFIN | -3.09 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| PortugalPRT | -3.24 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| CzechiaCZE | -3.28 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| PolandPOL | -3.59 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| MoldovaMDA | -4.11 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| GermanyDEU | -4.21 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| RomaniaROU | -4.24 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | -4.57 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | -4.59 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| HungaryHUN | -4.73 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| EstoniaEST | -4.77 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| ItalyITA | -4.92 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | -5 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| MontserratMSR | -5.23 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| SerbiaSRB | -5.74 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| GreeceGRC | -5.82 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| CroatiaHRV | -5.97 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | -5.99 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| BulgariaBGR | -6.43 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| BelarusBLR | -6.46 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | -6.52 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| JapanJPN | -6.68 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| UkraineUKR | -7.21 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| LatviaLVA | -7.58 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| MonacoMCO | -9.06 per 1,000 | 2026 | |
| Saint Pierre & MiquelonSPM | -9.1 per 1,000 | 2026 |
Source: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)