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Population growth2024

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 territoryQatar7.32 %

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Population growth · 2024 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Qatar7.322024
02Chad4.952024
03United Arab Emirates4.682024
04Saudi Arabia4.632024
05Oman4.52024
06Syria4.472024
07South Sudan3.932024
08Somalia3.482024
09Central African Republic3.42024
10Niger3.282024
11Congo - Kinshasa3.242024
12Angola3.042024
13Canada2.982024
14Yemen2.982024
15Mali2.942024
16Mozambique2.922024
17Mauritania2.882024
18Tanzania2.872024
19Malta2.872024
20Afghanistan2.842024
21Zambia2.812024
22Uganda2.752024
23Cameroon2.612024
24Burundi2.582024
25Ethiopia2.582024
26Georgia2.582024
27Malawi2.582024
28Benin2.462024
29Côte d’Ivoire2.442024
30Madagascar2.442024
31Equatorial Guinea2.42024
32Congo - Brazzaville2.42024
33Guinea2.42024
34Solomon Islands2.372024
35Palestinian Territories2.362024
36Senegal2.322024
37Armenia2.312024
38Gambia2.282024
39Vanuatu2.272024
40Burkina Faso2.252024
41Namibia2.242024
42Gibraltar2.212024
43Guinea-Bissau2.212024
44Togo2.22024
45Liberia2.162024
46Gabon2.162024
47Rwanda2.142024
48Iraq2.122024
49Sierra Leone2.122024
50Nigeria2.082024
51São Tomé & Príncipe22024
52Singapore1.992024
53Australia1.982024
54Uzbekistan1.972024
55Kenya1.962024
56Cayman Islands1.922024
57Tajikistan1.922024
58Comoros1.892024
59Ghana1.882024
60Eritrea1.862024
61Papua New Guinea1.782024
62Zimbabwe1.782024
63Turkmenistan1.752024
64Egypt1.732024
65New Zealand1.722024
66Kyrgyzstan1.712024
67Honduras1.682024
68Botswana1.642024
69Luxembourg1.582024
70Ireland1.572024
71Israel1.542024
72Guatemala1.542024
73Pakistan1.512024
74Liechtenstein1.52024
75Kiribati1.492024
76Belize1.442024
77Algeria1.42024
78Sint Maarten1.42024
79Bolivia1.372024
80Djibouti1.362024
81Laos1.362024
82Nicaragua1.352024
83Andorra1.332024
84Seychelles1.312024
85Switzerland1.312024
86Kazakhstan1.282024
87Panama1.272024
88South Africa1.252024
89Mongolia1.252024
90British Virgin Islands1.242024
91Paraguay1.232024
92Cambodia1.232024
93Malaysia1.222024
94Bangladesh1.212024
95Macao SAR China1.22024
96Timor-Leste1.172024
97Haiti1.152024
98Lesotho1.122024
99United Kingdom1.12024
100Portugal1.12024
101Peru1.092024
102Colombia1.072024
103Iran1.052024
104Libya1.032024
105Spain1.022024
106Eswatini12024
107Jordan0.992024
108Cyprus0.982024
109Morocco0.972024
110United States0.962024
111New Caledonia0.952024
112Norway0.952024
113Kuwait0.92024
114India0.892024
115Suriname0.882024
116Ecuador0.862024
117Mexico0.862024
118Dominican Republic0.852024
119Curaçao0.852024
120Philippines0.832024
121Brunei0.822024
122Indonesia0.812024
123Sudan0.812024
124Guam0.762024
125Bahrain0.732024
126Turks & Caicos Islands0.732024
127Myanmar (Burma)0.672024
128Belgium0.672024
129Bhutan0.652024
130Netherlands0.652024
131Finland0.642024
132Vietnam0.632024
133Tunisia0.632024
134Samoa0.622024
135Nauru0.62024
136Aruba0.592024
137Lithuania0.582024
138Guyana0.572024
139Lebanon0.562024
140Chile0.542024
141Austria0.52024
142Denmark0.52024
143Fiji0.52024
144Antigua & Barbuda0.492024
145Cape Verde0.492024
146Azerbaijan0.482024
147Costa Rica0.482024
148Micronesia0.472024
149Bahamas0.462024
150El Salvador0.452024
151Faroe Islands0.442024
152Brazil0.412024
153Czechia0.382024
154Venezuela0.372024
155Argentina0.352024
156San Marino0.342024
157Maldives0.342024
158Ukraine0.342024
159Slovenia0.332024
160Sweden0.312024
161North Korea0.32024
162Germany0.272024
163France0.262024
164Channel Islands0.262024
165St. Lucia0.262024
166French Polynesia0.242024
167Türkiye0.232024
168Iceland0.222024
169St. Kitts & Nevis0.182024
170Croatia0.172024
171Estonia0.152024
172Grenada0.112024
173South Korea0.072024
174Trinidad & Tobago0.062024
175Barbados0.052024
176Montenegro-02024
177Isle of Man-0.012024
178Greece-0.022024
179Jamaica-0.022024
180Puerto Rico-0.042024
181Uruguay-0.042024
182Thailand-0.052024
183Romania-0.052024
184Greenland-0.052024
185Italy-0.052024
186Bulgaria-0.082024
187Slovakia-0.092024
188Bermuda-0.12024
189Russia-0.112024
190China-0.122024
191Nepal-0.152024
192Hong Kong SAR China-0.162024
193Palau-0.182024
194North Macedonia-0.192024
195Mauritius-0.232024
196Hungary-0.312024
197Poland-0.352024
198Cuba-0.362024
199Tonga-0.42024
200Japan-0.442024
201Dominica-0.462024
202Belarus-0.52024
203U.S. Virgin Islands-0.522024
204Sri Lanka-0.552024
205Serbia-0.562024
206Bosnia & Herzegovina-0.662024
207St. Vincent & Grenadines-0.72024
208Monaco-0.842024
209Latvia-0.942024
210Albania-1.442024
211American Samoa-1.62024
212Tuvalu-1.752024
213Northern Mariana Islands-1.932024
214Moldova-2.282024
215Marshall Islands-3.352024
216St. Martin-5.172024
217Kosovo-5.392024

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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  "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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