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THE GLOBAL INDEX #003

Population growth2021

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 territorySomalia3.66 %

Top 10

% · 2021
01Somalia
3.66
02Chad
3.44
03Niger
3.25
05Uganda
3.22
06Angola
3.18
07Mali
3.06
10Namibia
2.95

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Population growth · 2021 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Somalia3.662021
02Chad3.442021
03Niger3.252021
04Congo - Kinshasa3.242021
05Uganda3.222021
06Angola3.182021
07Mali3.062021
08Tanzania32021
09Mozambique2.962021
10Namibia2.952021
11Mauritania2.892021
12Zambia2.822021
13Maldives2.762021
14Yemen2.742021
15Burundi2.722021
16Syria2.722021
17Sudan2.692021
18Ethiopia2.672021
19Cameroon2.652021
20Malawi2.592021
21Benin2.592021
22Senegal2.542021
23Madagascar2.522021
24Guinea2.512021
25Côte d’Ivoire2.472021
26Palestinian Territories2.462021
27Equatorial Guinea2.442021
28Solomon Islands2.42021
29Congo - Brazzaville2.392021
30Burkina Faso2.382021
31Gambia2.372021
32Afghanistan2.362021
33Vanuatu2.322021
34Gabon2.312021
35Sierra Leone2.272021
36Iraq2.242021
37Guinea-Bissau2.242021
38Tajikistan2.212021
39Rwanda2.192021
40Bahrain2.162021
41Liberia2.112021
42Nigeria2.12021
43São Tomé & Príncipe2.062021
44Cayman Islands2.052021
45Turkmenistan2.022021
46Papua New Guinea1.992021
47Comoros1.982021
48Ghana1.962021
49Uzbekistan1.942021
50Turks & Caicos Islands1.912021
51Kenya1.92021
52Pakistan1.892021
53Togo1.882021
54Gibraltar1.882021
55Kyrgyzstan1.842021
56United Arab Emirates1.842021
57Jordan1.832021
58Timor-Leste1.82021
59British Virgin Islands1.82021
60Kiribati1.792021
61Eritrea1.772021
62Nepal1.742021
63Zimbabwe1.732021
64Central African Republic1.692021
65Mongolia1.682021
66Israel1.682021
67Honduras1.672021
68Iceland1.642021
69Algeria1.622021
70South Sudan1.552021
71South Africa1.542021
72Luxembourg1.522021
73Botswana1.492021
74Egypt1.492021
75Cambodia1.482021
76Djibouti1.442021
77Laos1.442021
78Ireland1.42021
79Guatemala1.382021
80Faroe Islands1.382021
81Sint Maarten1.362021
82Kazakhstan1.332021
83Libya1.272021
84Andorra1.262021
85Monaco1.252021
86Paraguay1.212021
87Panama1.212021
88Nicaragua1.22021
89Haiti1.162021
90Eswatini1.162021
91Belize1.152021
92Malaysia1.152021
93Cyprus1.152021
94Lesotho1.152021
95Colombia1.12021
96Sri Lanka1.082021
97Dominican Republic1.042021
98Bolivia1.022021
99Morocco1.012021
100Guyana0.992021
101Guam0.962021
102Peru0.962021
103Brunei0.962021
104Türkiye0.912021
105Suriname0.912021
106Philippines0.912021
107Vietnam0.872021
108Samoa0.862021
109Iran0.832021
110India0.822021
111Bangladesh0.812021
112Seychelles0.812021
113Ecuador0.772021
114Switzerland0.772021
115Liechtenstein0.722021
116Indonesia0.72021
117Bhutan0.72021
118Myanmar (Burma)0.72021
119Mexico0.672021
120Micronesia0.642021
121Portugal0.632021
122Tunisia0.622021
123Sweden0.62021
124Nauru0.572021
125Canada0.552021
126Antigua & Barbuda0.552021
127Norway0.532021
128Netherlands0.522021
129Malta0.512021
130Costa Rica0.512021
131Greenland0.512021
132Chile0.442021
133Azerbaijan0.442021
134Austria0.442021
135Denmark0.432021
136Brazil0.432021
137Bermuda0.412021
138Belgium0.412021
139Cape Verde0.382021
140North Korea0.372021
141New Caledonia0.362021
142France0.362021
143United Kingdom0.362021
144El Salvador0.342021
145Channel Islands0.32021
146Grenada0.32021
147Lebanon0.282021
148Slovenia0.272021
149Argentina0.272021
150Jamaica0.242021
151New Zealand0.242021
152French Polynesia0.212021
153Finland0.212021
154Fiji0.192021
155Spain0.182021
156Barbados0.162021
157United States0.162021
158St. Lucia0.152021
159Australia0.142021
160Bahamas0.132021
161Thailand0.122021
162Estonia0.112021
163China0.092021
164Trinidad & Tobago0.062021
165Isle of Man0.052021
166Germany0.042021
167Armenia0.032021
168Mauritius0.032021
169Palau-0.052021
170Uruguay-0.072021
171Lithuania-0.072021
172South Korea-0.132021
173Tonga-0.22021
174Slovakia-0.212021
175Kosovo-0.232021
176St. Kitts & Nevis-0.232021
177Montenegro-0.252021
178Russia-0.342021
179Georgia-0.382021
180U.S. Virgin Islands-0.42021
181Hungary-0.412021
182Macao SAR China-0.422021
183Japan-0.462021
184Cuba-0.492021
185Oman-0.492021
186Italy-0.522021
187Dominica-0.552021
188Puerto Rico-0.582021
189St. Vincent & Grenadines-0.662021
190Bulgaria-0.662021
191Venezuela-0.732021
192Romania-0.752021
193Aruba-0.822021
194Belarus-0.832021
195Latvia-0.842021
196Ukraine-0.862021
197Kuwait-0.92021
198Croatia-0.92021
199Hong Kong SAR China-0.912021
200Serbia-0.942021
201Curaçao-0.992021
202North Macedonia-1.032021
203American Samoa-1.082021
204Northern Mariana Islands-1.162021
205Greece-1.212021
206Poland-1.432021
207San Marino-1.52021
208Moldova-1.52021
209Albania-1.542021
210Bosnia & Herzegovina-1.662021
211Czechia-1.812021
212Tuvalu-1.992021
213Saudi Arabia-2.462021
214Marshall Islands-3.192021
215Singapore-4.172021
216St. Martin-5.912021
217Qatar-10.932021

How this ranking works

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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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