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THE GLOBAL INDEX #003

Population growth2023

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 territoryOman6.53 %

Top 10

% · 2023
01Oman
6.53
02Kuwait
5.59
03Syria
4.92
04Singapore
4.86
06Chad
4.57
08Malta
3.99
10Bahrain
3.38

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Population growth · 2023 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Oman6.532023
02Kuwait5.592023
03Syria4.922023
04Singapore4.862023
05Saudi Arabia4.642023
06Chad4.572023
07South Sudan4.112023
08Malta3.992023
09United Arab Emirates3.982023
10Bahrain3.382023
11Niger3.292023
12Congo - Kinshasa3.262023
13Angola3.082023
14Somalia3.082023
15Yemen3.012023
16Israel32023
17Mali2.972023
18Mauritania2.972023
19Mozambique2.952023
20Tanzania2.92023
21Uganda2.82023
22Zambia2.792023
23Canada2.782023
24Burundi2.732023
25Cameroon2.642023
26Ethiopia2.62023
27Malawi2.572023
28Hong Kong SAR China2.552023
29Benin2.522023
30Namibia2.512023
31Côte d’Ivoire2.52023
32Madagascar2.462023
33Guinea2.462023
34Australia2.432023
35Congo - Brazzaville2.422023
36Equatorial Guinea2.412023
37Solomon Islands2.42023
38Palestinian Territories2.392023
39Senegal2.392023
40Vanuatu2.322023
41New Zealand2.32023
42Gambia2.32023
43Burkina Faso2.272023
44Gibraltar2.272023
45Iraq2.252023
46Guinea-Bissau2.252023
47Liberia2.22023
48Gabon2.22023
49Rwanda2.22023
50Sierra Leone2.22023
51Afghanistan2.142023
52Nigeria2.12023
53Belize2.062023
54Uzbekistan2.022023
55Luxembourg2.022023
56Tajikistan2.022023
57Cayman Islands22023
58São Tomé & Príncipe22023
59Kenya1.982023
60Comoros1.922023
61Ghana1.912023
62Togo1.912023
63Ireland1.882023
64Turkmenistan1.842023
65Papua New Guinea1.812023
66Czechia1.782023
67Eritrea1.772023
68Kyrgyzstan1.772023
69British Virgin Islands1.722023
70Honduras1.712023
71Egypt1.692023
72Zimbabwe1.682023
73Botswana1.642023
74Jordan1.612023
75Estonia1.582023
76Kiribati1.572023
77Pakistan1.552023
78Guatemala1.542023
79Algeria1.52023
80Kazakhstan1.462023
81Sint Maarten1.442023
82Andorra1.432023
83Lithuania1.42023
84Laos1.392023
85Djibouti1.382023
86Bolivia1.372023
87Nicaragua1.372023
88Mongolia1.372023
89Portugal1.372023
90South Africa1.332023
91Sudan1.332023
92Panama1.312023
93United Kingdom1.312023
94Cambodia1.282023
95Switzerland1.262023
96Malaysia1.232023
97Paraguay1.232023
98Bangladesh1.222023
99Iran1.22023
100Spain1.182023
101Haiti1.162023
102Norway1.142023
103Libya1.132023
104Colombia1.122023
105Lesotho1.12023
106Peru1.12023
107Timor-Leste1.092023
108Central African Republic1.062023
109Morocco1.022023
110Cyprus1.022023
111Netherlands0.992023
112Austria0.992023
113Iceland0.952023
114New Caledonia0.952023
115Eswatini0.952023
116Faroe Islands0.912023
117Suriname0.912023
118Dominican Republic0.892023
119Liechtenstein0.892023
120India0.882023
121Ecuador0.872023
122Mexico0.872023
123Curaçao0.872023
124Belgium0.852023
125Indonesia0.842023
126United States0.822023
127Philippines0.812023
128Guam0.82023
129Brunei0.782023
130Turks & Caicos Islands0.762023
131Denmark0.742023
132Myanmar (Burma)0.72023
133Bhutan0.72023
134Vietnam0.672023
135Tunisia0.672023
136Samoa0.652023
137Nauru0.632023
138Guyana0.572023
139Chile0.542023
140Fiji0.512023
141Antigua & Barbuda0.512023
142Lebanon0.52023
143Finland0.52023
144Cape Verde0.52023
145Bahamas0.482023
146Sweden0.472023
147Costa Rica0.472023
148El Salvador0.472023
149Micronesia0.462023
150Türkiye0.412023
151Slovenia0.42023
152Brazil0.42023
153Maldives0.362023
154Greenland0.362023
155North Korea0.342023
156Venezuela0.312023
157San Marino0.312023
158Argentina0.292023
159Channel Islands0.282023
160St. Lucia0.282023
161France0.282023
162French Polynesia0.262023
163Latvia0.232023
164Macao SAR China0.222023
165Grenada0.142023
166Germany0.132023
167Trinidad & Tobago0.122023
168Azerbaijan0.122023
169Croatia0.12023
170St. Kitts & Nevis0.12023
171Georgia0.082023
172South Korea0.082023
173Romania0.072023
174Monaco0.062023
175Aruba0.052023
176Isle of Man0.042023
177Jamaica0.022023
178Barbados0.012023
179Montenegro-0.012023
180Thailand-0.052023
181Qatar-0.052023
182Italy-0.052023
183Nepal-0.072023
184Bermuda-0.082023
185Uruguay-0.082023
186Seychelles-0.092023
187Slovakia-0.092023
188China-0.12023
189Hungary-0.132023
190Armenia-0.172023
191Palau-0.182023
192North Macedonia-0.212023
193Russia-0.292023
194Bulgaria-0.292023
195Greece-0.292023
196Cuba-0.362023
197Poland-0.372023
198Tonga-0.422023
199U.S. Virgin Islands-0.472023
200Dominica-0.472023
201Japan-0.492023
202Puerto Rico-0.512023
203Belarus-0.542023
204Bosnia & Herzegovina-0.622023
205Serbia-0.622023
206Sri Lanka-0.652023
207St. Vincent & Grenadines-0.712023
208Mauritius-1.112023
209Albania-1.642023
210American Samoa-1.712023
211Tuvalu-1.782023
212Northern Mariana Islands-2.052023
213Moldova-2.842023
214Marshall Islands-3.172023
215St. Martin-4.812023
216Kosovo-4.952023
217Ukraine-8.422023

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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