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Population Growth Rates by
Country
Contributing Author: Peter Saundry (other articles)
Content Source: Central Intelligence Agency (other articles)
Article Topic: Population
This article has been reviewed and approved
by the following Topic Editor: Mark McGinley (other articles)
Last Updated: May 19, 2009
This article provides estimates of the average annual percent change in the
population, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over deaths and the
balance of migrants entering and leaving a country. The rate may be positive or
negative. The growth rate is a factor in determining how great a burden would
be imposed on a country by the changing needs of its people for infrastructure
(e.g., schools, hospitals, housing, roads), resources (e.g., food, water,
electricity), and jobs. Rapid population growth can be seen as threatening by
neighboring countries.
|
Rank |
Country |
Population growth
rate |
|
1 |
United Arab Emirates |
3.69 |
|
2 |
3.68 |
|
|
3 |
Kuwait |
3.55 |
|
4 |
Yemen |
3.45 |
|
5 |
Gaza Strip |
3.35 |
|
6 |
Mayotte |
3.32 |
|
7 |
3.28 |
|
|
8 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
3.21 |
|
9 |
3.21 |
|
|
10 |
Oman |
3.14 |
|
11 |
3.10 |
|
|
12 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
3.09 |
|
13 |
3.00 |
|
|
14 |
2.98 |
|
|
15 |
Western Sahara |
2.83 |
|
16 |
Somalia |
2.82 |
|
17 |
Rwanda |
2.78 |
|
18 |
2.77 |
|
|
19 |
2.77 |
|
|
20 |
Congo, Republic of the |
2.75 |
|
21 |
Togo |
2.71 |
|
22 |
Senegal |
2.71 |
|
23 |
2.70 |
|
|
24 |
Uganda |
2.69 |
|
25 |
2.69 |
|
|
26 |
Gambia, The |
2.67 |
|
27 |
2.67 |
|
|
28 |
2.63 |
|
|
29 |
2.58 |
|
|
30 |
2.57 |
|
|
31 |
2.56 |
|
|
32 |
Iraq |
2.51 |
|
33 |
Mauritania |
2.40 |
|
34 |
2.39 |
|
|
35 |
Solomon Islands |
2.39 |
|
36 |
2.39 |
|
|
37 |
2.36 |
|
|
38 |
Laos |
2.32 |
|
39 |
Northern Mariana Islands |
2.29 |
|
40 |
Sierra Leone |
2.28 |
|
41 |
Anguilla |
2.27 |
|
42 |
Jordan |
2.26 |
|
43 |
Kiribati |
2.24 |
|
44 |
2.19 |
|
|
45 |
West Bank |
2.18 |
|
46 |
2.17 |
|
|
47 |
2.15 |
|
|
48 |
Sudan |
2.14 |
|
49 |
Cote d'Ivoire |
2.13 |
|
50 |
Syria |
2.13 |
|
51 |
2.10 |
|
|
52 |
Marshall Islands |
2.08 |
|
53 |
2.07 |
|
|
54 |
Papua New Guinea |
2.07 |
|
55 |
2.07 |
|
|
56 |
Tanzania |
2.04 |
|
57 |
Timor-Leste |
2.03 |
|
58 |
2.02 |
|
|
59 |
2.00 |
|
|
60 |
Macau |
2.00 |
|
61 |
Philippines |
1.96 |
|
62 |
1.96 |
|
|
63 |
Pakistan |
1.95 |
|
64 |
1.94 |
|
|
65 |
1.93 |
|
|
66 |
1.90 |
|
|
67 |
1.88 |
|
|
68 |
Tajikistan |
1.88 |
|
69 |
Saudi Arabia |
1.85 |
|
70 |
1.84 |
|
|
71 |
1.84 |
|
|
72 |
1.79 |
|
|
73 |
1.78 |
|
|
74 |
1.77 |
|
|
75 |
Cambodia |
1.77 |
|
76 |
Brunei |
1.76 |
|
77 |
Nauru |
1.75 |
|
78 |
Malaysia |
1.72 |
|
79 |
Israel |
1.67 |
|
80 |
1.66 |
|
|
81 |
1.64 |
|
|
82 |
Zambia |
1.63 |
|
83 |
Tuvalu |
1.62 |
|
84 |
India |
1.55 |
|
85 |
Zimbabwe |
1.53 |
|
86 |
1.51 |
|
|
87 |
Panama |
1.50 |
|
88 |
1.50 |
|
|
89 |
Mongolia |
1.49 |
|
90 |
1.49 |
|
|
91 |
1.49 |
|
|
92 |
Tonga |
1.48 |
|
93 |
1.48 |
|
|
94 |
1.48 |
|
|
95 |
Vanuatu |
1.40 |
|
96 |
Kyrgyzstan |
1.40 |
|
97 |
French Polynesia |
1.39 |
|
98 |
Fiji |
1.38 |
|
99 |
1.38 |
|
|
100 |
Guam |
1.37 |
|
101 |
1.36 |
|
|
102 |
Samoa |
1.35 |
|
103 |
Turkey |
1.31 |
|
104 |
1.30 |
|
|
105 |
Bangladesh |
1.29 |
|
106 |
Bahrain |
1.29 |
|
107 |
Nepal |
1.28 |
|
108 |
Bhutan |
1.27 |
|
109 |
1.23 |
|
|
110 |
American Samoa |
1.22 |
|
111 |
1.20 |
|
|
112 |
1.20 |
|
|
113 |
Australia |
1.20 |
|
114 |
Luxembourg |
1.17 |
|
115 |
World |
1.17 |
|
116 |
San Marino |
1.15 |
|
117 |
Turkmenistan |
1.14 |
|
118 |
Indonesia |
1.14 |
|
119 |
New Caledonia |
1.14 |
|
120 |
Andorra |
1.14 |
|
121 |
1.13 |
|
|
122 |
Ireland |
1.12 |
|
123 |
Lebanon |
1.11 |
|
124 |
1.10 |
|
|
125 |
1.05 |
|
|
126 |
Seychelles |
1.00 |
|
127 |
Singapore |
1.00 |
|
128 |
Tunisia |
0.98 |
|
129 |
Vietnam |
0.98 |
|
130 |
United States |
0.98 |
|
131 |
Qatar |
0.96 |
|
132 |
0.95 |
|
|
133 |
New Zealand |
0.94 |
|
134 |
Uzbekistan |
0.94 |
|
135 |
Sri Lanka |
0.90 |
|
136 |
Iran |
0.88 |
|
137 |
0.88 |
|
|
138 |
0.85 |
|
|
139 |
Canada |
0.82 |
|
140 |
Burma |
0.78 |
|
141 |
0.78 |
|
|
142 |
Azerbaijan |
0.76 |
|
143 |
0.76 |
|
|
144 |
Iceland |
0.74 |
|
145 |
0.73 |
|
|
146 |
Liechtenstein |
0.70 |
|
147 |
China |
0.66 |
|
148 |
0.65 |
|
|
149 |
Thailand |
0.62 |
|
150 |
0.56 |
|
|
151 |
France |
0.55 |
|
152 |
Albania |
0.55 |
|
153 |
Bahamas, The |
0.54 |
|
154 |
Isle of Man |
0.52 |
|
155 |
Cyprus |
0.52 |
|
156 |
Hong Kong |
0.50 |
|
157 |
0.47 |
|
|
158 |
0.47 |
|
|
159 |
Saint Helena |
0.45 |
|
160 |
Palau |
0.43 |
|
161 |
Korea, North |
0.42 |
|
162 |
0.42 |
|
|
163 |
Netherlands |
0.41 |
|
164 |
Malta |
0.40 |
|
165 |
Faroe Islands |
0.40 |
|
166 |
Monaco |
0.39 |
|
167 |
Kazakhstan |
0.39 |
|
168 |
0.39 |
|
|
169 |
0.38 |
|
|
170 |
Wallis and Futuna |
0.35 |
|
171 |
Norway |
0.34 |
|
172 |
0.34 |
|
|
173 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
0.34 |
|
174 |
South Africa |
0.28 |
|
175 |
Denmark |
0.28 |
|
176 |
United Kingdom |
0.28 |
|
177 |
Switzerland |
0.28 |
|
178 |
Portugal |
0.28 |
|
179 |
Korea, South |
0.27 |
|
180 |
Macedonia |
0.26 |
|
181 |
0.23 |
|
|
182 |
Taiwan |
0.23 |
|
183 |
Jersey |
0.21 |
|
184 |
Guernsey |
0.21 |
|
185 |
0.21 |
|
|
186 |
0.18 |
|
|
187 |
Sweden |
0.16 |
|
188 |
Slovakia |
0.14 |
|
189 |
Greece |
0.13 |
|
190 |
0.12 |
|
|
191 |
Gibraltar |
0.11 |
|
192 |
European Union |
0.11 |
|
193 |
Finland |
0.10 |
|
194 |
Belgium |
0.09 |
|
195 |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
0.09 |
|
196 |
Spain |
0.07 |
|
197 |
Greenland |
0.06 |
|
198 |
Austria |
0.05 |
|
199 |
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
0.01 |
|
200 |
Norfolk Island |
0.01 |
|
201 |
Holy See (Vatican City) |
0.00 |
|
202 |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
0.00 |
|
203 |
Christmas Island |
0.00 |
|
204 |
Pitcairn Islands |
0.00 |
|
205 |
Tokelau |
-0.01 |
|
206 |
Svalbard |
-0.02 |
|
207 |
-0.03 |
|
|
208 |
Armenia |
-0.03 |
|
209 |
Niue |
-0.03 |
|
210 |
Italy |
-0.05 |
|
211 |
Poland |
-0.05 |
|
212 |
Croatia |
-0.05 |
|
213 |
Germany |
-0.05 |
|
214 |
Moldova |
-0.08 |
|
215 |
Czech Republic |
-0.09 |
|
216 |
-0.10 |
|
|
217 |
Slovenia |
-0.11 |
|
218 |
Romania |
-0.15 |
|
219 |
Maldives |
-0.17 |
|
220 |
Japan |
-0.19 |
|
221 |
Micronesia, Federated States of |
-0.24 |
|
222 |
Hungary |
-0.26 |
|
223 |
Lithuania |
-0.28 |
|
224 |
Georgia |
-0.33 |
|
225 |
-0.34 |
|
|
226 |
Belarus |
-0.38 |
|
227 |
Swaziland |
-0.46 |