Population Growth Rate
DemographicsUN DESAun_desa_pop:PopGrowthRate•percent•1950 → 2026•225 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsUN DESA
Coverage
225
Frequency
yearly
Range
1950 \u2192 2026
Latest
2026
Population Growth Rate by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2026)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ -0.42%
-0.42% – 0.1%
0.1% – 0.5%
0.5% – 0.91%
0.91% – 1.48%
1.48% – 2.15%
> 2.15%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
Highest 15 countries
Population Growth Rate
225 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
Distribution across countries
Population Growth Rate
Countries
225
Median
0.7%
Mean
0.8%
25th pctl
-0.1%
75th pctl
1.7%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
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Population Growth Rate
Central African RepublicSomalia, Fed. Rep.Niger
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central African RepublicCAF | 3.28% | 2026 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 3.24% | 2026 | |
| NigerNER | 3.14% | 2026 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 3.13% | 2026 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 3.04% | 2026 | |
| SudanSDN | 3.03% | 2026 | |
| AngolaAGO | 2.95% | 2026 | |
| MaliMLI | 2.85% | 2026 | |
| OmanOMN | 2.82% | 2026 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 2.8% | 2026 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 2.79% | 2026 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 2.76% | 2026 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 2.72% | 2026 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 2.71% | 2026 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 2.69% | 2026 | |
| UgandaUGA | 2.62% | 2026 | |
| ChadTCD | 2.61% | 2026 | |
| MalawiMWI | 2.53% | 2026 | |
| CameroonCMR | 2.49% | 2026 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 2.48% | 2026 | |
| BeninBEN | 2.36% | 2026 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 2.34% | 2026 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 2.34% | 2026 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 2.33% | 2026 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 2.32% | 2026 | |
| BurundiBDI | 2.31% | 2026 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 2.3% | 2026 | |
| SenegalSEN | 2.26% | 2026 | |
| GuineaGIN | 2.21% | 2026 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 2.18% | 2026 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 2.16% | 2026 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 2.15% | 2026 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 2.15% | 2026 | |
| TogoTGO | 2.13% | 2026 | |
| JordanJOR | 2.12% | 2026 | |
| RwandaRWA | 2.12% | 2026 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 2.1% | 2026 | |
| EritreaERI | 2.07% | 2026 | |
| GabonGAB | 2.05% | 2026 | |
| IraqIRQ | 2.05% | 2026 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 2.03% | 2026 | |
| South SudanSSD | 2.02% | 2026 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 1.96% | 2026 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 1.94% | 2026 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 1.9% | 2026 | |
| KenyaKEN | 1.89% | 2026 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 1.89% | 2026 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 1.88% | 2026 | |
| BahrainBHR | 1.82% | 2026 | |
| ComorosCOM | 1.79% | 2026 | |
| GhanaGHA | 1.77% | 2026 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 1.75% | 2026 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 1.74% | 2026 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 1.73% | 2026 | |
| GibraltarGIB | 1.73% | 2026 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 1.69% | 2026 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 1.69% | 2026 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 1.68% | 2026 | |
| QatarQAT | 1.65% | 2026 | |
| French GuianaGUF | 1.65% | 2026 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 1.6% | 2026 | |
| HondurasHND | 1.59% | 2026 | |
| PakistanPAK | 1.59% | 2026 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 1.53% | 2026 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 1.48% | 2026 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 1.47% | 2026 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 1.44% | 2026 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 1.41% | 2026 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 1.4% | 2026 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 1.39% | 2026 | |
| IsraelISR | 1.36% | 2026 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 1.33% | 2026 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 1.31% | 2026 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 1.31% | 2026 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 1.31% | 2026 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 1.26% | 2026 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 1.25% | 2026 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 1.2% | 2026 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 1.19% | 2026 | |
| PanamaPAN | 1.17% | 2026 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 1.15% | 2026 | |
| LibyaLBY | 1.12% | 2026 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 1.11% | 2026 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 1.11% | 2026 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 1.11% | 2026 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 1.1% | 2026 | |
| LesothoLSO | 1.1% | 2026 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 1.09% | 2026 | |
| HaitiHTI | 1.08% | 2026 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 1.08% | 2026 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 1.05% | 2026 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 0.99% | 2026 | |
| PeruPER | 0.97% | 2026 | |
| AndorraAND | 0.96% | 2026 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 0.92% | 2026 | |
| IcelandISL | 0.92% | 2026 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 0.91% | 2026 | |
| IrelandIRL | 0.88% | 2026 | |
| Faroe IslandsFRO | 0.87% | 2026 | |
| IndiaIND | 0.86% | 2026 | |
| EcuadorECU | 0.84% | 2026 | |
| LebanonLBN | 0.84% | 2026 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 0.84% | 2026 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 0.83% | 2026 | |
| SurinameSUR | 0.83% | 2026 | |
| CyprusCYP | 0.8% | 2026 | |
| CanadaCAN | 0.79% | 2026 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 0.79% | 2026 | |
| MexicoMEX | 0.78% | 2026 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 0.76% | 2026 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 0.75% | 2026 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 0.74% | 2026 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 0.72% | 2026 | |
| BhutanBTN | 0.7% | 2026 | |
| GuamGUM | 0.69% | 2026 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 0.65% | 2026 | |
| NaoeroNRU | 0.64% | 2026 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 0.59% | 2026 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 0.59% | 2026 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 0.59% | 2026 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 0.58% | 2026 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 0.56% | 2026 | |
| SamoaWSM | 0.56% | 2026 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 0.55% | 2026 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 0.53% | 2026 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 0.52% | 2026 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 0.52% | 2026 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 0.51% | 2026 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 0.5% | 2026 | |
| United StatesUSA | 0.49% | 2026 | |
| AnguillaAIA | 0.47% | 2026 | |
| RéunionREU | 0.45% | 2026 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 0.44% | 2026 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 0.43% | 2026 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 0.43% | 2026 | |
| FijiFJI | 0.43% | 2026 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 0.42% | 2026 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 0.42% | 2026 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 0.42% | 2026 | |
| ChileCHL | 0.41% | 2026 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 0.41% | 2026 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 0.4% | 2026 | |
| SwedenSWE | 0.39% | 2026 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 0.38% | 2026 | |
| MaltaMLT | 0.37% | 2026 | |
| NorwayNOR | 0.37% | 2026 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 0.35% | 2026 | |
| BrazilBRA | 0.34% | 2026 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 0.33% | 2026 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 0.31% | 2026 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 0.3% | 2026 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 0.23% | 2026 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 0.22% | 2026 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 0.21% | 2026 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 0.17% | 2026 | |
| GuernseyGGY | 0.15% | 2026 | |
| NepalNPL | 0.14% | 2026 | |
| FranceFRA | 0.14% | 2026 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 0.13% | 2026 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 0.12% | 2026 | |
| JerseyJEY | 0.1% | 2026 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 0.1% | 2026 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 0.09% | 2026 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 0.03% | 2026 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 0.03% | 2026 | |
| ArubaABW | -0.02% | 2026 | |
| CuracaoCUW | -0.03% | 2026 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | -0.06% | 2026 | |
| AustriaAUT | -0.07% | 2026 | |
| UruguayURY | -0.07% | 2026 | |
| Isle of ManIMN | -0.08% | 2026 | |
| FinlandFIN | -0.08% | 2026 | |
| ThailandTHA | -0.09% | 2026 | |
| SpainESP | -0.1% | 2026 | |
| SloveniaSVN | -0.13% | 2026 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | -0.14% | 2026 | |
| BermudaBMU | -0.15% | 2026 | |
| JamaicaJAM | -0.16% | 2026 | |
| PortugalPRT | -0.16% | 2026 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | -0.16% | 2026 | |
| CzechiaCZE | -0.2% | 2026 | |
| ChinaCHN | -0.22% | 2026 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | -0.23% | 2026 | |
| GermanyDEU | -0.23% | 2026 | |
| GreenlandGRL | -0.23% | 2026 | |
| MauritiusMUS | -0.27% | 2026 | |
| PalauPLW | -0.3% | 2026 | |
| KosovoXKX | -0.31% | 2026 | |
| HungaryHUN | -0.34% | 2026 | |
| GuadeloupeGLP | -0.36% | 2026 | |
| PolandPOL | -0.38% | 2026 | |
| ItalyITA | -0.39% | 2026 | |
| CubaCUB | -0.42% | 2026 | |
| TongaTON | -0.43% | 2026 | |
| GreeceGRC | -0.43% | 2026 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | -0.46% | 2026 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | -0.47% | 2026 | |
| EstoniaEST | -0.53% | 2026 | |
| DominicaDMA | -0.53% | 2026 | |
| MontenegroMNE | -0.54% | 2026 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | -0.56% | 2026 | |
| JapanJPN | -0.56% | 2026 | |
| MonacoMCO | -0.58% | 2026 | |
| RomaniaROU | -0.58% | 2026 | |
| CroatiaHRV | -0.66% | 2026 | |
| SerbiaSRB | -0.66% | 2026 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | -0.68% | 2026 | |
| BelarusBLR | -0.69% | 2026 | |
| ArmeniaARM | -0.72% | 2026 | |
| BulgariaBGR | -0.73% | 2026 | |
| AlbaniaALB | -0.74% | 2026 | |
| UkraineUKR | -0.74% | 2026 | |
| LatviaLVA | -0.78% | 2026 | |
| MartiniqueMTQ | -0.8% | 2026 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | -0.83% | 2026 | |
| MontserratMSR | -0.83% | 2026 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | -0.84% | 2026 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | -0.89% | 2026 | |
| MoldovaMDA | -0.98% | 2026 | |
| Saint Pierre & MiquelonSPM | -1.14% | 2026 | |
| TuvaluTUV | -1.24% | 2026 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | -1.31% | 2026 | |
| American SamoaASM | -1.54% | 2026 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | -3.28% | 2026 | |
| St. Martin (French part)MAF | -4.16% | 2026 |
Source: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)