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THE GLOBAL INDEX #003

Population growth2020

Annual percentage change in population relative to the preceding year.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2025Latest published year: 2025
Economies with data217 / 217No observation: 0
First-ranked country or territoryQatar5.73 %

Top 10

% · 2020
01Qatar
5.73
03Somalia
3.8
04Syria
3.36
05Uganda
3.33
06Niger
3.3
07Angola
3.27
09Chad
3.18

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Population growth · 2020 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Qatar5.732020
02Saudi Arabia4.832020
03Somalia3.82020
04Syria3.362020
05Uganda3.332020
06Niger3.32020
07Angola3.272020
08Congo - Kinshasa3.222020
09Chad3.182020
10Afghanistan3.152020
11Mali3.022020
12Tanzania2.992020
13Mozambique2.962020
14Mauritania2.922020
15Namibia2.912020
16Burundi2.912020
17Maldives2.912020
18Zambia2.92020
19Yemen2.872020
20Turks & Caicos Islands2.792020
21Equatorial Guinea2.732020
22Cameroon2.722020
23Ethiopia2.712020
24Sudan2.692020
25Benin2.662020
26Malawi2.642020
27Senegal2.632020
28South Sudan2.62020
29Madagascar2.572020
30Guinea2.552020
31Côte d’Ivoire2.532020
32Palestinian Territories2.492020
33Burkina Faso2.442020
34Congo - Brazzaville2.392020
35Gabon2.392020
36Gambia2.372020
37Vanuatu2.332020
38Sierra Leone2.312020
39Guinea-Bissau2.292020
40Tajikistan2.282020
41Malta2.272020
42Rwanda2.242020
43Solomon Islands2.222020
44Iraq2.222020
45Togo2.182020
46Nigeria2.132020
47Papua New Guinea2.132020
48Turkmenistan2.122020
49Liberia2.072020
50Kyrgyzstan2.052020
51New Zealand2.032020
52British Virgin Islands2.012020
53Cayman Islands22020
54Ghana1.992020
55Macao SAR China1.972020
56Comoros1.962020
57Kenya1.962020
58Nepal1.932020
59Timor-Leste1.912020
60Gibraltar1.892020
61São Tomé & Príncipe1.882020
62Uzbekistan1.872020
63Mongolia1.812020
64Pakistan1.82020
65Jordan1.82020
66Israel1.762020
67Honduras1.752020
68Kiribati1.742020
69Algeria1.712020
70Luxembourg1.672020
71Zimbabwe1.662020
72Central African Republic1.642020
73Egypt1.622020
74Iceland1.622020
75South Africa1.622020
76Eritrea1.562020
77Sint Maarten1.532020
78Djibouti1.52020
79Laos1.492020
80Faroe Islands1.482020
81Guatemala1.472020
82Cambodia1.472020
83Botswana1.442020
84Colombia1.442020
85Kazakhstan1.412020
86Panama1.372020
87Paraguay1.352020
88Libya1.352020
89Malaysia1.332020
90Belize1.282020
91Ireland1.262020
92Nicaragua1.252020
93Haiti1.242020
94Bolivia1.232020
95Australia1.232020
96Cyprus1.22020
97Peru1.192020
98Lesotho1.182020
99Ecuador1.182020
100Andorra1.182020
101Philippines1.152020
102Canada1.082020
103Eswatini1.082020
104Suriname1.082020
105Brunei1.062020
106Dominican Republic1.042020
107Samoa1.032020
108Morocco1.032020
109India0.972020
110Türkiye0.972020
111Vietnam0.932020
112Chile0.92020
113Liechtenstein0.872020
114Seychelles0.852020
115Indonesia0.852020
116Bangladesh0.842020
117Tunisia0.832020
118Mexico0.822020
119Iran0.772020
120Switzerland0.732020
121Sweden0.722020
122Myanmar (Burma)0.712020
123Costa Rica0.692020
124Azerbaijan0.682020
125Bhutan0.682020
126Slovenia0.672020
127Norway0.592020
128Brazil0.582020
129Micronesia0.572020
130Netherlands0.562020
131Sri Lanka0.532020
132Antigua & Barbuda0.532020
133Spain0.512020
134Argentina0.482020
135Nauru0.482020
136Belgium0.432020
137Bermuda0.432020
138Austria0.422020
139United States0.412020
140North Korea0.382020
141Channel Islands0.362020
142St. Lucia0.332020
143France0.322020
144Grenada0.312020
145San Marino0.312020
146Bahamas0.32020
147Denmark0.292020
148Jamaica0.262020
149Greenland0.252020
150Czechia0.242020
151China0.242020
152Guam0.222020
153New Caledonia0.22020
154Trinidad & Tobago0.22020
155El Salvador0.22020
156Estonia0.22020
157Barbados0.172020
158United Kingdom0.172020
159Thailand0.172020
160Finland0.142020
161South Korea0.142020
162Isle of Man0.132020
163Cape Verde0.112020
164Portugal0.112020
165Slovakia0.092020
166Germany0.082020
167Kosovo0.072020
168Georgia0.072020
169French Polynesia0.062020
170Uruguay0.052020
171Tonga0.032020
172Fiji0.012020
173Mauritius02020
174Guyana-0.022020
175Lithuania-0.032020
176Montenegro-0.032020
177Palau-0.032020
178Armenia-0.032020
179Russia-0.142020
180Monaco-0.152020
181St. Kitts & Nevis-0.172020
182Greece-0.212020
183Cuba-0.242020
184Hungary-0.252020
185Japan-0.292020
186Singapore-0.312020
187U.S. Virgin Islands-0.362020
188Hong Kong SAR China-0.362020
189Belarus-0.422020
190Dominica-0.452020
191United Arab Emirates-0.472020
192Italy-0.492020
193Romania-0.552020
194Aruba-0.572020
195St. Vincent & Grenadines-0.622020
196Ukraine-0.622020
197Puerto Rico-0.642020
198Serbia-0.672020
199Latvia-0.72020
200Bahrain-0.782020
201Croatia-0.892020
202American Samoa-0.92020
203Kuwait-0.952020
204Bulgaria-12020
205North Macedonia-1.082020
206Moldova-1.12020
207Poland-1.192020
208Curaçao-1.252020
209Northern Mariana Islands-1.262020
210Bosnia & Herzegovina-1.392020
211Oman-1.512020
212Albania-1.542020
213Lebanon-1.62020
214Venezuela-1.722020
215Tuvalu-1.742020
216Marshall Islands-32020
217St. Martin-7.522020

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Annual percentage change in population relative to the preceding year.
Unit
%
Source & definition
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
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Original metadata
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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  "sourceNote": "Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.",
  "sourceOrganization": "World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division;\nStatistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), note: Derived from total population;\nDemographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT), note: Derived from total population;\nPopulation and Vital Statistics Report (various years), United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Statistical Division",
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