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Countries by Population growth (annual %) (2025)

Population growth (annual %) in 2025: highest in United Arab Emirates (4.68%), lowest in Saint Martin (-4.65%), median 0.89% across the 217 countries in this dataset, according to World Bank.

Browse Population growth (annual %) (measured in %) across 265 countries and regions. Select a country to view an interactive chart with historical data, cross-country comparison, and trend analysis. All data sourced from World Bank.

Unit: %265 countries and regionsSource: World Bank
Data updated:Last checked:Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1961–2025

Highest Population growth (annual %), 2025

  1. 1.United Arab Emirates4.68%
  2. 2.Saudi Arabia4.63%
  3. 3.Oman3.96%
  4. 4.Qatar3.92%
  5. 5.Syrian Arab Republic3.77%
  6. 6.Chad3.41%
  7. 7.Central African Republic3.37%
  8. 8.Somalia3.34%
  9. 9.Niger3.22%
  10. 10.DR Congo3.2%

Lowest Population growth (annual %), 2025

  1. 208.Bosnia and Herzegovina-0.77%
  2. 209.Latvia-0.99%
  3. 210.Kosovo-1.1%
  4. 211.Albania-1.17%
  5. 212.American Samoa-1.59%
  6. 213.Tuvalu-1.61%
  7. 214.Northern Mariana Islands-1.68%
  8. 215.Moldova-1.75%
  9. 216.Marshall Islands-3.43%
  10. 217.Saint Martin-4.65%

All 217 ranked countries, 2025— select a country to view interactive chart

Click any country to open an interactive chart with historical Population growth (annual %) trends. You can compare multiple countries, switch time ranges, and download chart images for reports and presentations.

United Arab EmiratesRank 1 of 217Saudi ArabiaRank 2 of 217OmanRank 3 of 217QatarRank 4 of 217Syrian Arab RepublicRank 5 of 217ChadRank 6 of 217Central African RepublicRank 7 of 217SomaliaRank 8 of 217NigerRank 9 of 217DR CongoRank 10 of 217GeorgiaRank 11 of 217AngolaRank 12 of 217UkraineRank 13 of 217MaliRank 14 of 217YemenRank 15 of 217TanzaniaRank 16 of 217MozambiqueRank 17 of 217MauritaniaRank 18 of 217ZambiaRank 19 of 217AfghanistanRank 20 of 217UgandaRank 21 of 217CameroonRank 22 of 217MalawiRank 23 of 217EthiopiaRank 24 of 217BurundiRank 25 of 217Cote d'IvoireRank 26 of 217BeninRank 27 of 217MadagascarRank 28 of 217Equatorial GuineaRank 29 of 217SudanRank 30 of 217Republic of the CongoRank 31 of 217Solomon IslandsRank 32 of 217West Bank and GazaRank 33 of 217GuineaRank 34 of 217SenegalRank 35 of 217VanuatuRank 36 of 217The GambiaRank 37 of 217Burkina FasoRank 38 of 217TogoRank 39 of 217RwandaRank 40 of 217Guinea-BissauRank 41 of 217GabonRank 42 of 217IraqRank 43 of 217LiberiaRank 44 of 217NigeriaRank 45 of 217NamibiaRank 46 of 217Sierra LeoneRank 47 of 217South SudanRank 48 of 217GibraltarRank 49 of 217EritreaRank 50 of 217Sao Tome and PrincipeRank 51 of 217KenyaRank 52 of 217MaltaRank 53 of 217ZimbabweRank 54 of 217UzbekistanRank 55 of 217ComorosRank 56 of 217Cayman IslandsRank 57 of 217GhanaRank 58 of 217TajikistanRank 59 of 217Papua New GuineaRank 60 of 217ArmeniaRank 61 of 217Kyrgyz RepublicRank 62 of 217HondurasRank 63 of 217TurkmenistanRank 64 of 217IrelandRank 65 of 217BotswanaRank 66 of 217PakistanRank 67 of 217EgyptRank 68 of 217AustraliaRank 69 of 217GuatemalaRank 70 of 217IcelandRank 71 of 217LuxembourgRank 72 of 217KiribatiRank 73 of 217LiechtensteinRank 74 of 217BelizeRank 75 of 217BoliviaRank 76 of 217Lao PDRRank 77 of 217AlgeriaRank 78 of 217Sint MaartenRank 79 of 217NicaraguaRank 80 of 217DjiboutiRank 81 of 217Timor-LesteRank 82 of 217MongoliaRank 83 of 217PanamaRank 84 of 217SingaporeRank 85 of 217BangladeshRank 86 of 217KazakhstanRank 87 of 217ParaguayRank 88 of 217IsraelRank 89 of 217CambodiaRank 90 of 217MalaysiaRank 91 of 217AndorraRank 92 of 217South AfricaRank 93 of 217HaitiRank 94 of 217SeychellesRank 95 of 217LesothoRank 96 of 217EswatiniRank 97 of 217LibyaRank 98 of 217PeruRank 99 of 217SpainRank 100 of 217PortugalRank 101 of 217ColombiaRank 102 of 217SwitzerlandRank 103 of 217CanadaRank 104 of 217IranRank 105 of 217New CaledoniaRank 106 of 217CyprusRank 107 of 217MoroccoRank 108 of 217IndiaRank 109 of 217SurinameRank 110 of 217EcuadorRank 111 of 217MexicoRank 112 of 217PhilippinesRank 113 of 217Dominican RepublicRank 114 of 217IndonesiaRank 115 of 217Brunei DarussalamRank 116 of 217LebanonRank 117 of 217BahrainRank 118 of 217ArubaRank 119 of 217GuamRank 120 of 217BelgiumRank 121 of 217NorwayRank 122 of 217Turks and Caicos IslandsRank 123 of 217British Virgin IslandsRank 124 of 217New ZealandRank 125 of 217NauruRank 126 of 217BhutanRank 127 of 217MyanmarRank 128 of 217VietnamRank 129 of 217SamoaRank 130 of 217GuyanaRank 131 of 217TunisiaRank 132 of 217DenmarkRank 133 of 217United StatesRank 134 of 217NetherlandsRank 135 of 217ChileRank 136 of 217Faroe IslandsRank 137 of 217FinlandRank 138 of 217FijiRank 139 of 217Cabo VerdeRank 140 of 217Antigua and BarbudaRank 141 of 217MicronesiaRank 142 of 217Costa RicaRank 143 of 217The BahamasRank 144 of 217AzerbaijanRank 145 of 217El SalvadorRank 146 of 217TurkeyRank 147 of 217VenezuelaRank 148 of 217San MarinoRank 149 of 217BrazilRank 150 of 217MaldivesRank 151 of 217ArgentinaRank 152 of 217AustriaRank 153 of 217United KingdomRank 154 of 217North KoreaRank 155 of 217CroatiaRank 156 of 217SwedenRank 157 of 217FranceRank 158 of 217French PolynesiaRank 159 of 217St. LuciaRank 160 of 217Channel IslandsRank 161 of 217CuracaoRank 162 of 217St. Kitts and NevisRank 163 of 217SloveniaRank 164 of 217GreeceRank 165 of 217GrenadaRank 166 of 217BarbadosRank 167 of 217LithuaniaRank 168 of 217GreenlandRank 169 of 217GermanyRank 170 of 217Trinidad and TobagoRank 171 of 217Isle of ManRank 172 of 217UruguayRank 173 of 217ItalyRank 174 of 217MontenegroRank 175 of 217ThailandRank 176 of 217JamaicaRank 177 of 217RussiaRank 178 of 217NepalRank 179 of 217BermudaRank 180 of 217BulgariaRank 181 of 217South KoreaRank 182 of 217SlovakiaRank 183 of 217MacaoRank 184 of 217MauritiusRank 185 of 217RomaniaRank 186 of 217Czech RepublicRank 187 of 217ChinaRank 188 of 217PalauRank 189 of 217North MacedoniaRank 190 of 217JordanRank 191 of 217Hong KongRank 192 of 217PolandRank 193 of 217CubaRank 194 of 217TongaRank 195 of 217EstoniaRank 196 of 217JapanRank 197 of 217HungaryRank 198 of 217DominicaRank 199 of 217BelarusRank 200 of 217Puerto RicoRank 201 of 217US Virgin IslandsRank 202 of 217SerbiaRank 203 of 217KuwaitRank 204 of 217St. Vincent and the GrenadinesRank 205 of 217Sri LankaRank 206 of 217MonacoRank 207 of 217Bosnia and HerzegovinaRank 208 of 217LatviaRank 209 of 217KosovoRank 210 of 217AlbaniaRank 211 of 217American SamoaRank 212 of 217TuvaluRank 213 of 217Northern Mariana IslandsRank 214 of 217MoldovaRank 215 of 217Marshall IslandsRank 216 of 217Saint MartinRank 217 of 217

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Population growth (annual %) Data Coverage

This page lists 265 countries with available Population growth (annual %) data. Data sourced from World Bank. Visit each country's page for interactive charts.