Population Growth Rate by Country, 2026

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Rank	Country	Growth Rate ↓	Population	Annual Change	Status
1	Central African Republic	+3.37%	5.7M	+186K	Growing
2	Syria	+3.33%	26.5M	+852K	Growing
3	Somalia	+3.31%	20.3M	+651K	Growing
4	Oman	+3.22%	5.7M	+177K	Growing
5	Niger	+3.21%	28.8M	+897K	Growing
6	Democratic Republic of the Congo	+3.21%	116.5M	+3620K	Growing
7	Sudan	+3.14%	53.3M	+1621K	Growing
8	Angola	+3.01%	40.2M	+1175K	Growing
9	Mali	+2.91%	25.9M	+733K	Growing
10	Tanzania	+2.86%	72.6M	+2018K	Growing
11	Yemen	+2.84%	43.0M	+1188K	Growing
12	Mozambique	+2.83%	36.6M	+1008K	Growing
13	Zambia	+2.77%	22.5M	+608K	Growing
14	Mauritania	+2.75%	5.5M	+146K	Growing
15	Afghanistan	+2.74%	45.0M	+1203K	Growing
16	Uganda	+2.68%	52.8M	+1377K	Growing
17	Chad	+2.65%	21.6M	+557K	Growing
18	Malawi	+2.56%	22.8M	+569K	Growing
19	Cameroon	+2.55%	30.6M	+761K	Growing
20	Ethiopia	+2.53%	138.9M	+3430K	Growing
21	Benin	+2.40%	15.2M	+356K	Growing
22	Côte d'Ivoire	+2.39%	33.5M	+783K	Growing
23	Madagascar	+2.39%	33.5M	+781K	Growing
24	Equatorial Guinea	+2.37%	2.0M	+46K	Growing
25	Congo	+2.36%	6.6M	+153K	Growing
26	Burundi	+2.36%	14.7M	+339K	Growing
27	Solomon Islands	+2.34%	858,288	+20K	Growing
28	Senegal	+2.30%	19.4M	+435K	Growing
29	Guinea	+2.27%	15.4M	+342K	Growing
30	Vanuatu	+2.21%	342,565	+7K	Growing
31	Rwanda	+2.20%	14.9M	+320K	Growing
32	Gambia	+2.20%	2.9M	+62K	Growing
33	Burkina Faso	+2.19%	24.6M	+527K	Growing
34	Togo	+2.15%	9.9M	+209K	Growing
35	Guinea-Bissau	+2.15%	2.3M	+48K	Growing
36	Liberia	+2.14%	5.9M	+123K	Growing
37	Iraq	+2.10%	48.0M	+987K	Growing
38	Eritrea	+2.10%	3.7M	+76K	Growing
39	Gabon	+2.09%	2.6M	+54K	Growing
40	Nigeria	+2.06%	242.4M	+4904K	Growing
41	South Sudan	+2.03%	12.4M	+247K	Growing
42	United Arab Emirates	+2.02%	11.6M	+229K	Growing
43	Sierra Leone	+2.01%	9.0M	+177K	Growing
44	Sao Tome and Principe	+1.97%	244,994	+5K	Growing
45	Bahrain	+1.96%	1.7M	+32K	Growing
46	Namibia	+1.95%	3.2M	+60K	Growing
47	Kenya	+1.92%	58.6M	+1104K	Growing
48	Zimbabwe	+1.90%	17.3M	+323K	Growing
49	Qatar	+1.85%	3.2M	+58K	Growing
50	Palestine	+1.85%	5.7M	+103K	Growing

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All 194 Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate

Annual population growth from 1 July 2025 to 1 July 2026, a UN projection (World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant).

Rank	Country	Region	Growth Rate	Population 2026	Annual Change	Growth Since 2000
1	Central African Republic	Africa	+3.37%	5.7M	+186K	+48.7%
2	Syria	Asia	+3.33%	26.5M	+852K	+59.1%
3	Somalia	Africa	+3.31%	20.3M	+651K	+129.7%
4	Oman	Asia	+3.22%	5.7M	+177K	+148.5%
5	Niger	Africa	+3.21%	28.8M	+897K	+150.4%
6	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Africa	+3.21%	116.5M	+3620K	+130.6%
7	Sudan	Africa	+3.14%	53.3M	+1621K	+91.5%
8	Angola	Africa	+3.01%	40.2M	+1175K	+148.3%
9	Mali	Africa	+2.91%	25.9M	+733K	+124.3%
10	Tanzania	Africa	+2.86%	72.6M	+2018K	+111.8%
11	Yemen	Asia	+2.84%	43.0M	+1188K	+118.9%
12	Mozambique	Africa	+2.83%	36.6M	+1008K	+102.1%
13	Zambia	Africa	+2.77%	22.5M	+608K	+124.8%
14	Mauritania	Africa	+2.75%	5.5M	+146K	+109.0%
15	Afghanistan	Asia	+2.74%	45.0M	+1203K	+123.8%
16	Uganda	Africa	+2.68%	52.8M	+1377K	+119.8%
17	Chad	Africa	+2.65%	21.6M	+557K	+153.3%
18	Malawi	Africa	+2.56%	22.8M	+569K	+101.4%
19	Cameroon	Africa	+2.55%	30.6M	+761K	+105.5%
20	Ethiopia	Africa	+2.53%	138.9M	+3430K	+106.1%
21	Benin	Africa	+2.40%	15.2M	+356K	+110.1%
22	Côte d'Ivoire	Africa	+2.39%	33.5M	+783K	+89.2%
23	Madagascar	Africa	+2.39%	33.5M	+781K	+103.0%
24	Equatorial Guinea	Africa	+2.37%	2.0M	+46K	+182.2%
25	Congo	Africa	+2.36%	6.6M	+153K	+110.6%
26	Burundi	Africa	+2.36%	14.7M	+339K	+127.6%
27	Solomon Islands	Oceania	+2.34%	858,288	+20K	+94.9%
28	Senegal	Africa	+2.30%	19.4M	+435K	+94.3%
29	Guinea	Africa	+2.27%	15.4M	+342K	+83.2%
30	Vanuatu	Oceania	+2.21%	342,565	+7K	+83.9%
31	Rwanda	Africa	+2.20%	14.9M	+320K	+81.3%
32	Gambia	Africa	+2.20%	2.9M	+62K	+98.2%
33	Burkina Faso	Africa	+2.19%	24.6M	+527K	+106.3%
34	Togo	Africa	+2.15%	9.9M	+209K	+93.2%
35	Guinea-Bissau	Africa	+2.15%	2.3M	+48K	+86.1%
36	Liberia	Africa	+2.14%	5.9M	+123K	+99.9%
37	Iraq	Asia	+2.10%	48.0M	+987K	+96.6%
38	Eritrea	Africa	+2.10%	3.7M	+76K	+63.9%
39	Gabon	Africa	+2.09%	2.6M	+54K	+107.5%
40	Nigeria	Africa	+2.06%	242.4M	+4904K	+91.8%
41	South Sudan	Africa	+2.03%	12.4M	+247K	+106.2%
42	United Arab Emirates	Asia	+2.02%	11.6M	+229K	+231.3%
43	Sierra Leone	Africa	+2.01%	9.0M	+177K	+103.4%
44	Sao Tome and Principe	Africa	+1.97%	244,994	+5K	+70.1%
45	Bahrain	Asia	+1.96%	1.7M	+32K	+150.2%
46	Namibia	Africa	+1.95%	3.2M	+60K	+73.4%
47	Kenya	Africa	+1.92%	58.6M	+1104K	+91.4%
48	Zimbabwe	Africa	+1.90%	17.3M	+323K	+45.3%
49	Qatar	Asia	+1.85%	3.2M	+58K	+392.0%
50	Palestine	Asia	+1.85%	5.7M	+103K	+80.6%
51	Comoros	Africa	+1.83%	899,010	+16K	+67.7%
52	Uzbekistan	Asia	+1.81%	37.7M	+671K	+52.2%
53	Ghana	Africa	+1.81%	35.7M	+633K	+81.8%
54	Tajikistan	Asia	+1.78%	11.0M	+192K	+74.7%
55	Saudi Arabia	Asia	+1.73%	35.2M	+599K	+117.4%
56	Papua New Guinea	Oceania	+1.72%	10.9M	+185K	+97.7%
57	Seychelles	Africa	+1.64%	134,959	+2K	+62.0%
58	Honduras	Americas	+1.63%	11.2M	+179K	+70.0%
59	Botswana	Africa	+1.61%	2.6M	+41K	+55.2%
60	Pakistan	Asia	+1.60%	259.3M	+4080K	+67.4%
61	Turkmenistan	Asia	+1.55%	7.7M	+118K	+68.8%
62	Kuwait	Asia	+1.53%	5.1M	+77K	+161.1%
63	Guatemala	Americas	+1.50%	19.0M	+280K	+62.2%
64	Egypt	Africa	+1.47%	120.1M	+1735K	+64.3%
65	Kyrgyzstan	Asia	+1.45%	7.4M	+105K	+47.3%
66	Kiribati	Oceania	+1.43%	138,445	+2K	+56.2%
67	Ukraine	Europe	+1.43%	39.5M	+555K	−20.2%
68	Israel	Asia	+1.37%	9.6M	+131K	+57.9%
69	Belize	Americas	+1.35%	428,645	+6K	+78.0%
70	Bolivia	Americas	+1.33%	12.7M	+167K	+48.1%
71	Djibouti	Africa	+1.30%	1.2M	+15K	+60.5%
72	Timor-Leste	Asia	+1.30%	1.4M	+18K	+92.9%
73	Laos	Asia	+1.28%	8.0M	+101K	+46.8%
74	Nicaragua	Americas	+1.28%	7.1M	+90K	+41.3%
75	Algeria	Africa	+1.25%	48.0M	+593K	+55.4%
76	Bangladesh	Asia	+1.21%	177.8M	+2131K	+32.2%
77	Panama	Americas	+1.19%	4.6M	+55K	+53.7%
78	Paraguay	Americas	+1.17%	7.1M	+82K	+39.1%
79	Kazakhstan	Asia	+1.15%	21.1M	+240K	+36.0%
80	Cambodia	Asia	+1.14%	18.1M	+203K	+44.8%
81	Malaysia	Asia	+1.13%	36.4M	+407K	+58.4%
82	Mongolia	Asia	+1.13%	3.6M	+40K	+44.9%
83	Haiti	Americas	+1.10%	12.0M	+131K	+45.0%
84	Lesotho	Africa	+1.10%	2.4M	+26K	+19.2%
85	South Africa	Africa	+1.09%	65.5M	+706K	+38.8%
86	Libya	Africa	+1.09%	7.5M	+81K	+42.1%
87	Eswatini	Africa	+1.09%	1.3M	+14K	+21.9%
88	Luxembourg	Europe	+1.03%	687,449	+7K	+57.6%
89	Andorra	Europe	+1.02%	83,753	+848	+27.5%
90	Iceland	Europe	+1.02%	402,329	+4K	+43.0%
91	Peru	Americas	+1.00%	34.9M	+345K	+31.3%
92	Colombia	Americas	+0.96%	53.9M	+511K	+38.0%
93	Australia	Oceania	+0.94%	27.2M	+253K	+42.3%
94	Ireland	Europe	+0.92%	5.4M	+49K	+40.9%
95	India	Asia	+0.87%	1476.6M	+12760K	+39.6%
96	Morocco	Africa	+0.86%	38.8M	+332K	+36.4%
97	Canada	Americas	+0.85%	40.5M	+341K	+31.0%
98	Ecuador	Americas	+0.85%	18.4M	+155K	+45.4%
99	Suriname	Americas	+0.85%	645,257	+5K	+35.4%
100	Cyprus	Asia	+0.84%	1.4M	+12K	+45.9%
101	Lebanon	Asia	+0.82%	5.9M	+48K	+36.2%
102	Iran	Asia	+0.81%	93.2M	+751K	+40.3%
103	Philippines	Asia	+0.80%	117.7M	+938K	+47.8%
104	Mexico	Americas	+0.80%	133.0M	+1051K	+34.9%
105	Dominican Republic	Americas	+0.77%	11.6M	+89K	+35.2%
106	Indonesia	Asia	+0.76%	287.9M	+2166K	+33.2%
107	Brunei	Asia	+0.74%	469,774	+3K	+43.9%
108	Bhutan	Asia	+0.69%	802,215	+6K	+34.4%
109	New Zealand	Oceania	+0.68%	5.3M	+36K	+37.1%
110	Malta	Europe	+0.66%	549,011	+4K	+37.3%
111	Nauru	Oceania	+0.63%	12,102	+76	+19.0%
112	Myanmar	Asia	+0.61%	55.2M	+334K	+21.8%
113	Liechtenstein	Europe	+0.60%	40,368	+240	+21.9%
114	Jordan	Asia	+0.60%	11.6M	+69K	+115.1%
115	Singapore	Asia	+0.60%	5.9M	+35K	+46.4%
116	Guyana	Americas	+0.59%	840,890	+5K	+9.9%
117	Vietnam	Asia	+0.57%	102.2M	+579K	+32.4%
118	Samoa	Oceania	+0.56%	220,528	+1K	+21.4%
119	Netherlands	Europe	+0.56%	18.4M	+102K	+14.9%
120	Azerbaijan	Asia	+0.55%	10.5M	+57K	+27.9%
121	United Kingdom	Europe	+0.55%	69.9M	+380K	+18.4%
122	Tunisia	Africa	+0.54%	12.4M	+67K	+27.1%
123	Norway	Europe	+0.53%	5.7M	+30K	+25.9%
124	Sri Lanka	Asia	+0.51%	23.3M	+119K	+21.0%
125	United States	Americas	+0.51%	349.0M	+1760K	+24.0%
126	Switzerland	Europe	+0.45%	9.0M	+40K	+25.4%
127	Antigua and Barbuda	Americas	+0.44%	94,625	+417	+26.3%
128	Fiji	Oceania	+0.44%	937,281	+4K	+11.5%
129	Micronesia	Oceania	+0.44%	114,183	+500	+1.9%
130	Cabo Verde	Africa	+0.44%	529,630	+2K	+16.8%
131	Chile	Americas	+0.43%	19.9M	+86K	+28.7%
132	Costa Rica	Americas	+0.42%	5.2M	+22K	+31.4%
133	Sweden	Europe	+0.42%	10.7M	+44K	+20.6%
134	Venezuela	Americas	+0.41%	28.6M	+117K	+16.7%
135	El Salvador	Americas	+0.40%	6.4M	+26K	+7.5%
136	Bahamas	Americas	+0.40%	404,628	+2K	+24.9%
137	Brazil	Americas	+0.35%	213.6M	+750K	+22.7%
138	Denmark	Europe	+0.35%	6.0M	+21K	+12.8%
139	Maldives	Asia	+0.35%	531,517	+2K	+88.5%
140	Argentina	Americas	+0.33%	46.0M	+152K	+23.6%
141	Turkey	Asia	+0.27%	87.9M	+241K	+34.4%
142	North Korea	Asia	+0.24%	26.6M	+63K	+12.5%
143	Saint Lucia	Americas	+0.19%	180,488	+339	+13.8%
144	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Americas	+0.15%	46,992	+70	+3.9%
145	France	Europe	+0.14%	66.7M	+96K	+12.2%
146	Trinidad and Tobago	Americas	+0.14%	1.5M	+2K	+14.7%
147	Belgium	Europe	+0.14%	11.8M	+16K	+14.9%
148	San Marino	Europe	+0.10%	33,605	+33	+25.4%
149	Grenada	Americas	+0.05%	117,362	+58	+9.2%
150	Nepal	Asia	+0.04%	29.6M	+11K	+20.7%
151	Barbados	Americas	+0.04%	282,724	+100	+7.9%
152	Finland	Europe	−0.03%	5.6M	−2K	+8.6%
153	Georgia	Asia	−0.05%	3.8M	−2K	−12.1%
154	Uruguay	Americas	−0.06%	3.4M	−2K	+3.6%
155	Austria	Europe	−0.07%	9.1M	−6K	+13.7%
156	Spain	Europe	−0.08%	47.9M	−39K	+16.7%
157	Thailand	Asia	−0.08%	71.6M	−60K	+13.6%
158	Slovenia	Europe	−0.12%	2.1M	−2K	+6.4%
159	South Korea	Asia	−0.13%	51.6M	−67K	+10.3%
160	Jamaica	Americas	−0.13%	2.8M	−4K	+8.7%
161	Portugal	Europe	−0.16%	10.4M	−16K	+1.1%
162	China	Asia	−0.22%	1412.9M	−3182K	+11.3%
163	Mauritius	Africa	−0.25%	1.3M	−3K	+4.0%
164	Palau	Oceania	−0.27%	17,615	−47	−8.1%
165	Italy	Europe	−0.37%	58.9M	−220K	+2.9%
166	Cuba	Americas	−0.41%	10.9M	−45K	−1.9%
167	Russia	Europe	−0.42%	143.4M	−603K	−2.3%
168	Greece	Europe	−0.42%	9.9M	−42K	−8.2%
169	Slovakia	Europe	−0.43%	5.5M	−24K	+1.3%
170	Tonga	Oceania	−0.43%	103,291	−451	+0.6%
171	Hungary	Europe	−0.48%	9.6M	−46K	−5.9%
172	Germany	Europe	−0.51%	83.6M	−431K	+2.3%
173	North Macedonia	Europe	−0.54%	1.8M	−10K	−12.3%
174	Dominica	Americas	−0.55%	65,510	−361	−4.4%
175	Japan	Asia	−0.55%	122.4M	−676K	−3.6%
176	Romania	Europe	−0.57%	18.8M	−108K	−14.7%
177	Monaco	Europe	−0.66%	38,087	−254	+17.4%
178	Croatia	Europe	−0.67%	3.8M	−26K	−11.6%
179	Belarus	Europe	−0.67%	8.9M	−61K	−10.6%
180	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Americas	−0.68%	99,244	−681	−12.6%
181	Bulgaria	Europe	−0.70%	6.7M	−47K	−16.7%
182	Serbia	Europe	−0.70%	6.6M	−47K	−13.7%
183	Armenia	Asia	−0.73%	2.9M	−21K	−6.2%
184	Albania	Europe	−0.74%	2.8M	−20K	−13.1%
185	Czech Republic	Europe	−0.77%	10.5M	−81K	+2.8%
186	Poland	Europe	−0.78%	37.8M	−298K	−1.1%
187	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Europe	−0.82%	3.1M	−26K	−25.1%
188	Latvia	Europe	−0.95%	1.8M	−18K	−22.5%
189	Estonia	Europe	−0.98%	1.3M	−13K	−4.7%
190	Montenegro	Europe	−1.03%	626,233	−6K	−1.3%
191	Lithuania	Europe	−1.16%	2.8M	−33K	−20.1%
192	Moldova	Europe	−1.16%	3.0M	−35K	−30.1%
193	Tuvalu	Oceania	−1.37%	9,362	−130	−1.9%
194	Marshall Islands	Oceania	−3.33%	35,075	−1K	−30.8%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population growth rate?

The percentage change in a population over a year. Here it is the change in the UN's 1 July population from 2025 to 2026, which counts births, deaths and migration.

What is the world's population growth rate in 2026?

+0.84%. The world grows from 8,231,613,070 to 8,300,678,396 people between 1 July 2025 and 1 July 2026, adding 69,065,326 (UN World Population Prospects 2024).

Which countries are growing fastest?

The Central African Republic (+3.37%), Syria (+3.33%), Somalia (+3.31%), Oman (+3.22%), and Niger and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (+3.21% each).

Which countries are shrinking?

43 of the 194 countries shrink between 1 July 2025 and 1 July 2026. The steepest falls are in the Marshall Islands (−3.33%), Tuvalu (−1.37%), and Moldova and Lithuania (−1.16% each).

How is doubling time calculated?

Doubling time = ln 2 ÷ ln(1 + r), where r is the yearly growth rate. At the world's 0.84% a year the population would double in about 83 years if that rate held. The UN projects slower growth and a peak of 10.29 billion in 2084 (World Population Prospects 2024).

What is the population growth rate of the United States?

+0.51% in 2026: from 347,275,807 to 349,035,494 people, adding 1,759,687 (1 July 2025 to 1 July 2026).