Countries by population growth
United Arab Emirates ranks highest at 4.7%, followed by Saudi Arabia and Oman. All 194 countries and 43 territories ranked below.
Mostly 2025 data
Updated August 12, 2026
| Rank | Country | Population growth | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United Arab Emirates | 4.7% | 2025 |
| 2 |  Saudi Arabia | 4.6% | 2025 |
| 3 |  Oman | 4.0% | 2025 |
| 4 |  Qatar | 3.9% | 2025 |
| 5 |  Syria | 3.8% | 2025 |
| 6 |  Chad | 3.4% | 2025 |
| 7 |  Central African Republic | 3.4% | 2025 |
| 8 |  Somalia | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 9 |  Niger | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 10 |  DR Congo | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 11 |  Georgia | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 12 |  Angola | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 13 |  Ukraine | 2.9% | 2025 |
| 14 |  Mali | 2.9% | 2025 |
| 15 |  Yemen | 2.9% | 2025 |
| 16 |  Tanzania | 2.9% | 2025 |
| 17 |  Mozambique | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 18 |  Mauritania | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 19 |  Zambia | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 20 |  Afghanistan | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 21 |  Uganda | 2.7% | 2025 |
| 22 |  Cameroon | 2.6% | 2025 |
| 23 |  Malawi | 2.6% | 2025 |
| 24 |  Ethiopia | 2.6% | 2025 |
| 25 |  Western Sahara territory | 2.5% | 2020 archive |
| 26 |  Burundi | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 27 |  Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 28 |  Benin | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 29 |  Madagascar | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 30 |  Equatorial Guinea | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 31 |  Sudan | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 32 |  Republic of the Congo | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 33 |  Solomon Islands | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 34 |  Guinea | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 35 |  Senegal | 2.3% | 2025 |
| 36 |  Vanuatu | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 37 |  Gambia | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 38 |  Burkina Faso | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 39 |  Togo | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 40 |  Rwanda | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 41 |  Guinea-Bissau | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 42 |  Gabon | 2.1% | 2025 |
| 43 |  Iraq | 2.1% | 2025 |
| 44 |  Liberia | 2.1% | 2025 |
| 45 |  Nigeria | 2.1% | 2025 |
| 46 |  Namibia | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 47 |  Sierra Leone | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 48 |  South Sudan | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 49 |  West Bank territory | 2.0% | 2025 archive |
| 50 |  Gibraltar territory | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 51 |  Eritrea | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 52 |  São Tomé and Príncipe | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 53 |  Gaza Strip territory | 2.0% | 2025 archive |
| 54 |  Kenya | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 55 |  Malta | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 56 |  Zimbabwe | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 57 |  Uzbekistan | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 58 |  Comoros | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 59 |  Cayman Islands territory | 1.8% | 2025 |
| 60 |  Ghana | 1.8% | 2025 |
| 61 |  Tajikistan | 1.8% | 2025 |
| 62 |  Papua New Guinea | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 63 |  Armenia | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 64 |  Anguilla territory | 1.7% | 2025 archive |
| 65 |  Kyrgyzstan | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 66 |  Honduras | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 67 |  Turkmenistan | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 68 |  Ireland | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 69 |  Botswana | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 70 |  Pakistan | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 71 |  Egypt | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 72 |  Australia | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 73 |  Guatemala | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 74 |  Iceland | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 75 |  Luxembourg | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 76 |  Kiribati | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 77 |  Liechtenstein | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 78 |  Belize | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 79 |  Bolivia | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 80 |  Laos | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 81 |  Algeria | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 82 |  Sint Maarten territory | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 83 |  Nicaragua | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 84 |  Djibouti | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 85 |  Timor-Leste | 1.3% | 2025 |
| 86 |  Mongolia | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 87 |  Panama | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 88 |  Singapore | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 89 |  Bangladesh | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 90 |  Kazakhstan | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 91 |  Paraguay | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 92 |  Israel | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 93 |  Cambodia | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 94 |  Malaysia | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 95 |  Andorra | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 96 |  South Africa | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 97 |  Haiti | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 98 |  Seychelles | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 99 |  Christmas Island territory | 1.1% | 2014 archive |
| 100 |  Lesotho | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 101 |  Eswatini | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 102 |  Libya | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 103 |  Peru | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 104 |  Spain | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 105 |  Portugal | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 106 |  Colombia | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 107 |  Switzerland | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 108 |  Canada | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 109 |  Iran | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 110 |  New Caledonia territory | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 111 |  Cyprus | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 112 |  Morocco | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 113 |  India | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 114 |  Suriname | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 115 |  Ecuador | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 116 |  Mexico | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 117 |  Philippines | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 118 |  Dominican Republic | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 119 |  Indonesia | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 120 |  Brunei | 0.8% | 2025 |
| 121 | Paracel Islands territory | 0.8% | 2021 archive |
| 122 |  Lebanon | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 123 |  Bahrain | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 124 |  Aruba territory | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 125 |  Guam territory | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 126 |  Belgium | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 127 |  Norway | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 128 |  Turks and Caicos Islands territory | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 129 |  British Virgin Islands territory | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 130 |  New Zealand | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 131 |  Nauru | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 132 |  Bhutan | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 133 |  Myanmar (Burma) | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 134 |  Vietnam | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 135 |  Samoa | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 136 |  Guyana | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 137 |  Tunisia | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 138 |  Montserrat territory | 0.6% | 2025 archive |
| 139 |  Denmark | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 140 |  United States | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 141 |  Netherlands | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 142 |  Jersey territory | 0.5% | 2025 archive |
| 143 |  Chile | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 144 |  Faroe Islands territory | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 145 |  Finland | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 146 |  Fiji | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 147 |  Cape Verde | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 148 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 149 |  Micronesia | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 150 |  Costa Rica | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 151 |  Bahamas | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 152 |  Azerbaijan | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 153 |  El Salvador | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 154 |  Turkey (Türkiye) | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 155 |  Venezuela | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 156 |  San Marino | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 157 |  Brazil | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 158 |  Maldives | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 159 |  Argentina | 0.3% | 2025 |
| 160 |  Austria | 0.3% | 2025 |
| 161 |  United Kingdom | 0.3% | 2025 |
| 162 |  North Korea | 0.3% | 2025 |
| 163 |  Croatia | 0.3% | 2025 |
| 164 |  Sweden | 0.3% | 2025 |
| 165 |  France | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 166 |  French Polynesia territory | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 167 |  Saint Lucia | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 168 |  Guernsey territory | 0.2% | 2025 archive |
| 168 |  Wallis and Futuna territory | 0.2% | 2025 archive |
| 170 |  Curaçao territory | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 171 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 172 |  Slovenia | 0.2% | 2025 |
| 173 |  Greece | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 174 |  Grenada | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 175 |  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha territory | 0.1% | 2025 archive |
| 176 |  Barbados | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 177 |  Taiwan territory | 0.0% | 2025 archive |
| 178 |  Lithuania | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 179 |  Falkland Islands territory | 0.0% | 2014 archive |
| 179 |  Norfolk Island territory | 0.0% | 2014 archive |
| 181 |  Pitcairn Islands territory | 0.0% | 2014 archive |
| 181 |  Vatican City | 0.0% | 2014 archive |
| 183 |  Greenland territory | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 184 |  Tokelau territory | 0.0% | 2019 archive |
| 185 |  Niue territory | 0.0% | 2021 archive |
| 185 |  Svalbard territory | 0.0% | 2019 archive |
| 187 |  Germany | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 188 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 189 |  Isle of Man territory | 0.0% | 2025 |
| 190 |  Uruguay | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 191 |  Italy | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 192 |  Montenegro | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 193 |  Thailand | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 194 |  Jamaica | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 195 |  Saint Barthélemy territory | -0.1% | 2025 archive |
| 196 |  Russia | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 197 |  Nepal | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 198 |  Bermuda territory | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 199 |  Bulgaria | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 200 |  South Korea | -0.1% | 2025 |
| 201 |  Slovakia | -0.2% | 2025 |
| 202 |  Macau territory | -0.2% | 2025 |
| 203 |  Mauritius | -0.2% | 2025 |
| 204 |  Romania | -0.2% | 2025 |
| 205 |  Czechia (Czech Republic) | -0.2% | 2025 |
| 206 |  China | -0.2% | 2025 |
| 207 |  Palau | -0.2% | 2025 |
| 208 |  North Macedonia | -0.2% | 2025 |
| 209 |  Jordan | -0.3% | 2025 |
| 210 |  Hong Kong territory | -0.3% | 2025 |
| 211 |  Poland | -0.3% | 2025 |
| 212 |  Cuba | -0.4% | 2025 |
| 213 |  Tonga | -0.4% | 2025 |
| 214 |  Estonia | -0.4% | 2025 |
| 215 |  Japan | -0.5% | 2025 |
| 216 |  Hungary | -0.5% | 2025 |
| 217 |  Dominica | -0.5% | 2025 |
| 218 |  Belarus | -0.5% | 2025 |
| 219 |  Puerto Rico territory | -0.6% | 2025 |
| 220 |  United States Virgin Islands territory | -0.6% | 2025 |
| 221 |  Serbia | -0.6% | 2025 |
| 222 |  Kuwait | -0.7% | 2025 |
| 223 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.7% | 2025 |
| 224 |  Sri Lanka | -0.7% | 2025 |
| 225 |  Monaco | -0.8% | 2025 |
| 226 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.8% | 2025 |
| 227 |  Latvia | -1.0% | 2025 |
| 228 |  Kosovo territory | -1.1% | 2025 |
| 229 |  Albania | -1.2% | 2025 |
| 230 |  Saint Pierre and Miquelon territory | -1.2% | 2025 archive |
| 231 |  American Samoa territory | -1.6% | 2025 |
| 232 |  Tuvalu | -1.6% | 2025 |
| 233 |  Northern Mariana Islands territory | -1.7% | 2025 |
| 234 |  Moldova | -1.8% | 2025 |
| 235 |  Cook Islands territory | -2.1% | 2025 archive |
| 236 |  Marshall Islands | -3.4% | 2025 |
| 237 |  Saint Martin territory | -4.7% | 2025 |
How this is measured
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Values are the most recent non-empty observation for each country, so vintages differ; the year column carries each figure's own date rather than implying a single edition year. Territories appear where the source reports them and are labelled. See the methodology for refresh cadence, or the field definition for how the indicator is constructed.
22 of the 237 entries come from the archive rather than a live feed. Current statistical feeds track economies rather than every territory, so entities no live source covers are carried at their final CIA World Factbook value instead of being dropped from the table. Those rows are marked archive. None of them refresh, and each prints its own observation year. The oldest goes back to 2014, against a table otherwise on 2025 data, so read those rank positions as indicative rather than strictly comparable.