# Population growth rate: all countries and regions

Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. [Source and method](/sources/population-growth).

## Countries

| Country | Latest year | Value (%) |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| [Afghanistan](/population-growth/afghanistan) | 2023 | 2.846 |
| [Albania](/population-growth/albania) | 2023 | -0.711 |
| [Algeria](/population-growth/algeria) | 2023 | 1.442 |
| [American Samoa](/population-growth/american-samoa) | 2023 | -1.599 |
| [Andorra](/population-growth/andorra) | 2023 | 1.39 |
| [Angola](/population-growth/angola) | 2023 | 3.064 |
| [Anguilla](/population-growth/anguilla) | 2023 | 1.568 |
| [Antigua and Barbuda](/population-growth/antigua-and-barbuda) | 2023 | 0.5 |
| [Argentina](/population-growth/argentina) | 2023 | 0.349 |
| [Armenia](/population-growth/armenia) | 2023 | 2.789 |
| [Aruba](/population-growth/aruba) | 2023 | 0.131 |
| [Australia](/population-growth/australia) | 2023 | 0.985 |
| [Austria](/population-growth/austria) | 2023 | -0.124 |
| [Azerbaijan](/population-growth/azerbaijan) | 2023 | -0.26 |
| [Bahamas](/population-growth/bahamas) | 2023 | 0.463 |
| [Bahrain](/population-growth/bahrain) | 2023 | 2.311 |
| [Bangladesh](/population-growth/bangladesh) | 2023 | 1.214 |
| [Barbados](/population-growth/barbados) | 2023 | 0.028 |
| [Belarus](/population-growth/belarus) | 2023 | -0.653 |
| [Belgium](/population-growth/belgium) | 2023 | 0.253 |
| [Belize](/population-growth/belize) | 2023 | 1.455 |
| [Benin](/population-growth/benin) | 2023 | 2.507 |
| [Bermuda](/population-growth/bermuda) | 2023 | -0.08 |
| [Bhutan](/population-growth/bhutan) | 2023 | 0.692 |
| [Bolivia](/population-growth/bolivia) | 2023 | 1.383 |
| [Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba](/population-growth/bonaire-sint-eustatius-and-saba) | 2023 | 2.846 |
| [Bosnia and Herzegovina](/population-growth/bosnia-and-herzegovina) | 2023 | -0.59 |
| [Botswana](/population-growth/botswana) | 2023 | 1.638 |
| [Brazil](/population-growth/brazil) | 2023 | 0.411 |
| [British Virgin Islands](/population-growth/british-virgin-islands) | 2023 | 1.755 |
| [Brunei](/population-growth/brunei) | 2023 | 0.837 |
| [Bulgaria](/population-growth/bulgaria) | 2023 | -0.517 |
| [Burkina Faso](/population-growth/burkina-faso) | 2023 | 2.26 |
| [Burundi](/population-growth/burundi) | 2023 | 2.71 |
| [Cambodia](/population-growth/cambodia) | 2023 | 1.253 |
| [Cameroon](/population-growth/cameroon) | 2023 | 2.643 |
| [Canada](/population-growth/canada) | 2023 | 1.218 |
| [Cape Verde](/population-growth/cape-verde) | 2023 | 0.491 |
| [Cayman Islands](/population-growth/cayman-islands) | 2023 | 1.966 |
| [Central African Republic](/population-growth/central-african-republic) | 2023 | 3.41 |
| [Chad](/population-growth/chad) | 2023 | 5.71 |
| [Chile](/population-growth/chile) | 2023 | 0.566 |
| [China](/population-growth/china) | 2023 | -0.236 |
| [Colombia](/population-growth/colombia) | 2023 | 1.103 |
| [Comoros](/population-growth/comoros) | 2023 | 1.91 |
| [Congo](/population-growth/congo) | 2023 | 2.418 |
| [Cook Islands](/population-growth/cook-islands) | 2023 | -3.586 |
| [Costa Rica](/population-growth/costa-rica) | 2023 | 0.492 |
| [Cote d'Ivoire](/population-growth/cote-d-ivoire) | 2023 | 2.452 |
| [Croatia](/population-growth/croatia) | 2023 | -0.343 |
| [Cuba](/population-growth/cuba) | 2023 | -0.351 |
| [Curacao](/population-growth/curacao) | 2023 | 0.036 |
| [Cyprus](/population-growth/cyprus) | 2023 | 1.02 |
| [Czechia](/population-growth/czechia) | 2023 | -0.336 |
| [Democratic Republic of Congo](/population-growth/democratic-republic-of-congo) | 2023 | 3.264 |
| [Denmark](/population-growth/denmark) | 2023 | 0.53 |
| [Djibouti](/population-growth/djibouti) | 2023 | 1.375 |
| [Dominica](/population-growth/dominica) | 2023 | -0.474 |
| [Dominican Republic](/population-growth/dominican-republic) | 2023 | 0.86 |
| [East Timor](/population-growth/east-timor) | 2023 | 1.075 |
| [Ecuador](/population-growth/ecuador) | 2023 | 0.868 |
| [Egypt](/population-growth/egypt) | 2023 | 1.821 |
| [El Salvador](/population-growth/el-salvador) | 2023 | 0.455 |
| [Equatorial Guinea](/population-growth/equatorial-guinea) | 2023 | 2.389 |
| [Eritrea](/population-growth/eritrea) | 2023 | 1.809 |
| [Estonia](/population-growth/estonia) | 2023 | 0.004 |
| [Eswatini](/population-growth/eswatini) | 2023 | 0.943 |
| [Ethiopia](/population-growth/ethiopia) | 2023 | 2.585 |
| [Falkland Islands](/population-growth/falkland-islands) | 2023 | -0.374 |
| [Faroe Islands](/population-growth/faroe-islands) | 2023 | 1.329 |
| [Fiji](/population-growth/fiji) | 2023 | 0.519 |
| [Finland](/population-growth/finland) | 2023 | 0.388 |
| [France](/population-growth/france) | 2023 | 0.173 |
| [French Guiana](/population-growth/french-guiana) | 2023 | 1.687 |
| [French Polynesia](/population-growth/french-polynesia) | 2023 | 0.247 |
| [Gabon](/population-growth/gabon) | 2023 | 2.179 |
| [Gambia](/population-growth/gambia) | 2023 | 2.303 |
| [Georgia](/population-growth/georgia) | 2023 | 0.018 |
| [Germany](/population-growth/germany) | 2023 | 0.349 |
| [Ghana](/population-growth/ghana) | 2023 | 1.897 |
| [Gibraltar](/population-growth/gibraltar) | 2023 | 2.332 |
| [Greece](/population-growth/greece) | 2023 | -2.077 |
| [Greenland](/population-growth/greenland) | 2023 | -0.141 |
| [Grenada](/population-growth/grenada) | 2023 | 0.126 |
| [Guadeloupe](/population-growth/guadeloupe) | 2023 | -0.404 |
| [Guam](/population-growth/guam) | 2023 | 0.779 |
| [Guatemala](/population-growth/guatemala) | 2023 | 1.549 |
| [Guernsey](/population-growth/guernsey) | 2023 | 0.475 |
| [Guinea](/population-growth/guinea) | 2023 | 2.445 |
| [Guinea-Bissau](/population-growth/guinea-bissau) | 2023 | 2.234 |
| [Guyana](/population-growth/guyana) | 2023 | 0.552 |
| [Haiti](/population-growth/haiti) | 2023 | 1.165 |
| [Honduras](/population-growth/honduras) | 2023 | 1.701 |
| [Hong Kong](/population-growth/hong-kong) | 2023 | -0.259 |
| [Hungary](/population-growth/hungary) | 2023 | 0.067 |
| [Iceland](/population-growth/iceland) | 2023 | 1.642 |
| [India](/population-growth/india) | 2023 | 0.885 |
| [Indonesia](/population-growth/indonesia) | 2023 | 0.828 |
| [Iran](/population-growth/iran) | 2023 | 1.117 |
| [Iraq](/population-growth/iraq) | 2023 | 2.147 |
| [Ireland](/population-growth/ireland) | 2023 | 1.185 |
| [Isle of Man](/population-growth/isle-of-man) | 2023 | 0.018 |
| [Israel](/population-growth/israel) | 2023 | 1.415 |
| [Italy](/population-growth/italy) | 2023 | -0.216 |
| [Jamaica](/population-growth/jamaica) | 2023 | 0.003 |
| [Japan](/population-growth/japan) | 2023 | -0.482 |
| [Jersey](/population-growth/jersey) | 2023 | 0.177 |
| [Jordan](/population-growth/jordan) | 2023 | 1.604 |
| [Kazakhstan](/population-growth/kazakhstan) | 2023 | 1.319 |
| [Kenya](/population-growth/kenya) | 2023 | 1.972 |
| [Kiribati](/population-growth/kiribati) | 2023 | 1.504 |
| [Kuwait](/population-growth/kuwait) | 2023 | 1.875 |
| [Kyrgyzstan](/population-growth/kyrgyzstan) | 2023 | 1.614 |
| [Laos](/population-growth/laos) | 2023 | 1.375 |
| [Latvia](/population-growth/latvia) | 2023 | -0.287 |
| [Lebanon](/population-growth/lebanon) | 2023 | 0.426 |
| [Lesotho](/population-growth/lesotho) | 2023 | 1.123 |
| [Liberia](/population-growth/liberia) | 2023 | 2.198 |
| [Libya](/population-growth/libya) | 2023 | 1.01 |
| [Liechtenstein](/population-growth/liechtenstein) | 2023 | 0.697 |
| [Lithuania](/population-growth/lithuania) | 2023 | 0.891 |
| [Luxembourg](/population-growth/luxembourg) | 2023 | 1.235 |
| [Macao](/population-growth/macao) | 2023 | 1.388 |
| [Madagascar](/population-growth/madagascar) | 2023 | 2.452 |
| [Malawi](/population-growth/malawi) | 2023 | 2.574 |
| [Malaysia](/population-growth/malaysia) | 2023 | 1.241 |
| [Maldives](/population-growth/maldives) | 2023 | 0.323 |
| [Mali](/population-growth/mali) | 2023 | 2.972 |
| [Malta](/population-growth/malta) | 2023 | 1.29 |
| [Marshall Islands](/population-growth/marshall-islands) | 2023 | -3.323 |
| [Martinique](/population-growth/martinique) | 2023 | -0.824 |
| [Mauritania](/population-growth/mauritania) | 2023 | 2.95 |
| [Mauritius](/population-growth/mauritius) | 2023 | -0.168 |
| [Mayotte](/population-growth/mayotte) | 2023 | 3.314 |
| [Mexico](/population-growth/mexico) | 2023 | 0.877 |
| [Micronesia (country)](/population-growth/micronesia-country) | 2023 | 0.466 |
| [Moldova](/population-growth/moldova) | 2023 | -0.89 |
| [Monaco](/population-growth/monaco) | 2023 | -0.922 |
| [Mongolia](/population-growth/mongolia) | 2023 | 1.302 |
| [Montenegro](/population-growth/montenegro) | 2023 | 1.857 |
| [Montserrat](/population-growth/montserrat) | 2023 | -0.701 |
| [Morocco](/population-growth/morocco) | 2023 | 1.001 |
| [Mozambique](/population-growth/mozambique) | 2023 | 2.941 |
| [Myanmar](/population-growth/myanmar) | 2023 | 0.69 |
| [Namibia](/population-growth/namibia) | 2023 | 2.366 |
| [Nauru](/population-growth/nauru) | 2023 | 0.505 |
| [Nepal](/population-growth/nepal) | 2023 | -0.139 |
| [Netherlands](/population-growth/netherlands) | 2023 | 0.807 |
| [New Caledonia](/population-growth/new-caledonia) | 2023 | 0.966 |
| [New Zealand](/population-growth/new-zealand) | 2023 | 0.83 |
| [Nicaragua](/population-growth/nicaragua) | 2023 | 1.362 |
| [Niger](/population-growth/niger) | 2023 | 3.307 |
| [Nigeria](/population-growth/nigeria) | 2023 | 2.096 |
| [Niue](/population-growth/niue) | 2023 | -0.275 |
| [North Korea](/population-growth/north-korea) | 2023 | 0.319 |
| [North Macedonia](/population-growth/north-macedonia) | 2023 | -0.468 |
| [Northern Mariana Islands](/population-growth/northern-mariana-islands) | 2023 | -2.105 |
| [Norway](/population-growth/norway) | 2023 | 1.109 |
| [Oman](/population-growth/oman) | 2023 | 4.591 |
| [Pakistan](/population-growth/pakistan) | 2023 | 1.48 |
| [Palau](/population-growth/palau) | 2023 | -0.231 |
| [Palestine](/population-growth/palestine) | 2023 | 1.524 |
| [Panama](/population-growth/panama) | 2023 | 1.289 |
| [Papua New Guinea](/population-growth/papua-new-guinea) | 2023 | 1.798 |
| [Paraguay](/population-growth/paraguay) | 2023 | 1.245 |
| [Peru](/population-growth/peru) | 2023 | 1.118 |
| [Philippines](/population-growth/philippines) | 2023 | 0.835 |
| [Poland](/population-growth/poland) | 2023 | -0.264 |
| [Portugal](/population-growth/portugal) | 2023 | -0.002 |
| [Puerto Rico](/population-growth/puerto-rico) | 2023 | 0.124 |
| [Qatar](/population-growth/qatar) | 2023 | 2.24 |
| [Reunion](/population-growth/reunion) | 2023 | 0.41 |
| [Romania](/population-growth/romania) | 2023 | -0.53 |
| [Russia](/population-growth/russia) | 2023 | -0.323 |
| [Rwanda](/population-growth/rwanda) | 2023 | 2.177 |
| [Saint Barthelemy](/population-growth/saint-barthelemy) | 2023 | 1.66 |
| [Saint Helena](/population-growth/saint-helena) | 2023 | -1.116 |
| [Saint Kitts and Nevis](/population-growth/saint-kitts-and-nevis) | 2023 | 0.192 |
| [Saint Lucia](/population-growth/saint-lucia) | 2023 | 0.266 |
| [Saint Martin (French part)](/population-growth/saint-martin-french-part) | 2023 | -5.398 |
| [Saint Pierre and Miquelon](/population-growth/saint-pierre-and-miquelon) | 2023 | -0.968 |
| [Saint Vincent and the Grenadines](/population-growth/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines) | 2023 | -0.704 |
| [Samoa](/population-growth/samoa) | 2023 | 0.627 |
| [San Marino](/population-growth/san-marino) | 2023 | -0.744 |
| [Sao Tome and Principe](/population-growth/sao-tome-and-principe) | 2023 | 2.004 |
| [Saudi Arabia](/population-growth/saudi-arabia) | 2023 | 2.387 |
| [Senegal](/population-growth/senegal) | 2023 | 2.329 |
| [Serbia](/population-growth/serbia) | 2023 | -0.439 |
| [Seychelles](/population-growth/seychelles) | 2023 | 1.964 |
| [Sierra Leone](/population-growth/sierra-leone) | 2023 | 2.184 |
| [Singapore](/population-growth/singapore) | 2023 | 0.807 |
| [Sint Maarten (Dutch part)](/population-growth/sint-maarten-dutch-part) | 2023 | 1.436 |
| [Slovakia](/population-growth/slovakia) | 2023 | 0.055 |
| [Slovenia](/population-growth/slovenia) | 2023 | 0.078 |
| [Solomon Islands](/population-growth/solomon-islands) | 2023 | 2.383 |
| [Somalia](/population-growth/somalia) | 2023 | 3.565 |
| [South Africa](/population-growth/south-africa) | 2023 | 1.315 |
| [South Korea](/population-growth/south-korea) | 2023 | -0.041 |
| [South Sudan](/population-growth/south-sudan) | 2023 | 5.862 |
| [Spain](/population-growth/spain) | 2023 | 0.018 |
| [Sri Lanka](/population-growth/sri-lanka) | 2023 | 0.582 |
| [Sudan](/population-growth/sudan) | 2023 | 0.023 |
| [Suriname](/population-growth/suriname) | 2023 | 0.909 |
| [Sweden](/population-growth/sweden) | 2023 | 0.561 |
| [Switzerland](/population-growth/switzerland) | 2023 | 0.62 |
| [Syria](/population-growth/syria) | 2023 | 4.917 |
| [Taiwan](/population-growth/taiwan) | 2023 | -0.453 |
| [Tajikistan](/population-growth/tajikistan) | 2023 | 1.962 |
| [Tanzania](/population-growth/tanzania) | 2023 | 2.884 |
| [Thailand](/population-growth/thailand) | 2023 | -0.037 |
| [Togo](/population-growth/togo) | 2023 | 2.204 |
| [Tokelau](/population-growth/tokelau) | 2023 | 4.631 |
| [Tonga](/population-growth/tonga) | 2023 | -0.418 |
| [Trinidad and Tobago](/population-growth/trinidad-and-tobago) | 2023 | 0.376 |
| [Tunisia](/population-growth/tunisia) | 2023 | 0.653 |
| [Turkey](/population-growth/turkey) | 2023 | 0.232 |
| [Turkmenistan](/population-growth/turkmenistan) | 2023 | 1.8 |
| [Turks and Caicos Islands](/population-growth/turks-and-caicos-islands) | 2023 | 0.745 |
| [Tuvalu](/population-growth/tuvalu) | 2023 | -1.803 |
| [Uganda](/population-growth/uganda) | 2023 | 2.777 |
| [Ukraine](/population-growth/ukraine) | 2023 | -1.546 |
| [United Arab Emirates](/population-growth/united-arab-emirates) | 2023 | 3.704 |
| [United Kingdom](/population-growth/united-kingdom) | 2023 | 0.699 |
| [United States](/population-growth/united-states) | 2023 | 0.584 |
| [United States Virgin Islands](/population-growth/united-states-virgin-islands) | 2023 | -0.929 |
| [Uruguay](/population-growth/uruguay) | 2023 | -0.036 |
| [Uzbekistan](/population-growth/uzbekistan) | 2023 | 2.009 |
| [Vanuatu](/population-growth/vanuatu) | 2023 | 2.295 |
| [Vatican](/population-growth/vatican) | 2023 | -1.816 |
| [Venezuela](/population-growth/venezuela) | 2023 | 0.354 |
| [Vietnam](/population-growth/vietnam) | 2023 | 0.644 |
| [Wallis and Futuna](/population-growth/wallis-and-futuna) | 2023 | -0.888 |
| [Western Sahara](/population-growth/western-sahara) | 2023 | 1.882 |
| [Yemen](/population-growth/yemen) | 2023 | 3.029 |
| [Zambia](/population-growth/zambia) | 2023 | 2.833 |
| [Zimbabwe](/population-growth/zimbabwe) | 2023 | 1.684 |

## Regions and groups

Aggregates as Our World in Data defines them.

| Region or group | Latest year | Value (%) |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| [Africa (UN)](/population-growth/africa-un) | 2023 | 2.316 |
| [Asia (UN)](/population-growth/asia-un) | 2023 | 0.606 |
| [Europe (UN)](/population-growth/europe-un) | 2023 | -0.06 |
| [High-income countries](/population-growth/high-income-countries) | 2023 | 0.387 |
| [Kosovo](/population-growth/kosovo) | 2023 | -1.072 |
| [Latin America and the Caribbean (UN)](/population-growth/latin-america-and-the-caribbean-un) | 2023 | 0.703 |
| [Least developed countries](/population-growth/least-developed-countries) | 2023 | 2.305 |
| [Less developed regions](/population-growth/less-developed-regions) | 2023 | 1.009 |
| [Less developed regions, excluding China](/population-growth/less-developed-regions-excluding-china) | 2023 | 1.348 |
| [Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries](/population-growth/less-developed-regions-excluding-least-developed-countries) | 2023 | 0.743 |
| [Low-income countries](/population-growth/low-income-countries) | 2023 | 2.733 |
| [Lower-middle-income countries](/population-growth/lower-middle-income-countries) | 2023 | 1.231 |
| [More developed regions](/population-growth/more-developed-regions) | 2023 | 0.136 |
| [Northern America (UN)](/population-growth/northern-america-un) | 2023 | 0.648 |
| [Oceania (UN)](/population-growth/oceania-un) | 2023 | 1.155 |
| [Upper-middle-income countries](/population-growth/upper-middle-income-countries) | 2023 | 0.189 |
| [World](/population-growth/world) | 2023 | 0.871 |

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