Population Growth Rate by Country in 2001

In the year 2001, the world experienced a population growth rate of 1.313% and global population grew with total of 81,782,121 people.

The country with the highest annual population growth rate was ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone with a rate of 7.18%. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates with a population growth rate of 5.192%, and ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar with 4.865% population growth.

The country with the lowest annual population growth rate was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat with -5.018%. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands with a population growth rate of -3.858%, and ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands with -2.758% population decline.

The geographic region with the highest population growth rate was Africa with a rate of 2.485%. Closely followed by Oceania with a population growth rate of 1.586%, and Latin America and the Caribbean with a 1.381% population growth.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Middle Africa had the highest population growth rate of 3.019%. Closely followed by Melanesia with a population growth rate of 2.981%, and Eastern Africa with a 2.79% population growth.

If we devide the global population into income groups we can see that Low-income countries has the highest population growth rate of 2.772%. While the lowest population growth rate was recorded by High-income countries with a rate of only 0.602%.

Countries with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2001

Rank Country Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 7.18% 348,572
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 5.192% 179,299
3 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 4.865% 33,018
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 4.804% 34,549
5 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 4.764% 13,518
6 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 4.582% 897
7 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 4.475% 286,112
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 4.439% 3,010
9 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 4.361% 107,347
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 4.191% 7,182
11 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 3.848% 6,376
12 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 3.839% 348,224
13 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 3.461% 416,370
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 3.418% 1,403
15 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 3.38% 288,542
16 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 3.371% 192,086
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 3.311% 560,859
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 3.231% 24,731
19 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 3.156% 7,829
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 3.139% 319,932
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 3.111% 989,291
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 3.11% 92,709
23 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 3.096% 1,551,316
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 3.079% 356,651
25 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 3.06% 374,873
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 3.014% 766,344
27 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 3.007% 216,829
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 2.986% 498,954
29 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 2.977% 737,246
30 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 2.94% 2,029,315
31 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 2.91% 188,110
32 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 2.89% 4,600,740
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 2.867% 42,417
34 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 2.842% 587
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 2.829% 56,336
36 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 2.781% 396
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 2.769% 545,161
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 2.743% 553,938
39 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 2.686% 514,073
40 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 2.67% 3,368,393
41 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 2.659% 181,809
42 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 2.644% 136,039
43 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 2.641% 15,932
44 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 2.632% 407,780
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 2.631% 34,372
46 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 2.627% 191
47 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 2.593% 918,367
48 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 2.579% 83,308
49 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 2.576% 430,946
50 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 2.573% 5,069
51 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 2.567% 442,643
52 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 2.555% 83,138
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 2.544% 463,447
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 2.544% 598,793
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 2.544% 773
56 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 2.536% 18,520
57 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 2.441% 539,103
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 2.415% 277,693
59 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 2.397% 238,178
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 2.378% 125,452
61 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 2.345% 10,326
62 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 2.336% 629,529
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 2.327% 279,466
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 2.23% 253
65 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 2.215% 3,240
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 2.169% 27,274
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 2.122% 58,595
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 2.109% 108,890
69 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 2.104% 575
70 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 2.086% 1,660,862
71 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 2.08% 133,294
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 2.059% 11,280
73 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 2.056% 1,498,100
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 2.017% 1,826
75 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 1.985% 6,765
76 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 1.966% 34,646
77 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 1.963% 4,437
78 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 1.949% 59,668
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 1.914% 119,404
80 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 1.913% 2,518,798
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 1.889% 8,296
82 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 1.878% 34,871
83 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 1.832% 16,361
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 1.801% 19,430,601
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 1.794% 221,286
86 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.786% 444,362
87 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 1.77% 71,741
88 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 1.763% 150,097
89 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.754% 153,438
90 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 1.732% 16,712
91 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 1.728% 221,992
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 1.727% 4,961
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 1.726% 66,094
94 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 1.71% 8,333
95 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 1.709% 65,715
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 1.698% 1,131,828
97 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 1.606% 7,484
98 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 1.604% 4,091
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 1.592% 87,884
100 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 1.566% 390,743
101 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 1.554% 618,986
102 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 1.549% 80,740
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 1.544% 67,760
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 1.528% 1,519,054
105 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 1.506% 979,897
106 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 1.49% 122,540
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 1.464% 126,953
108 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 1.435% 1,166
109 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 1.409% 58,069
110 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 1.397% 64,739
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 1.393% 3,023,395
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 1.386% 1,056
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 1.363% 425,153
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 1.346% 1,221
115 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 1.314% 4,330
116 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 1.308% 330,183
117 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 1.303% 67,682
118 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 1.299% 2,314,197
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 1.298% 375,406
120 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 1.254% 29,767
121 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 1.246% 336,547
122 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 1.238% 9,852
123 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 1.237% 572
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 1.2% 231,059
125 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 1.152% 44,805
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 1.142% 5,041
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 1.129% 3,220
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 1.118% 20,572
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 1.093% 90,526
130 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 1.093% 169,701
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 1.083% 405,891
132 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 1.069% 331,489
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 1.063% 812
134 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 1.056% 33
135 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 1.044% 2,980,025
136 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 1.041% 8,762
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 1.024% 888
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 1.02% 469,504
139 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 1.018% 812,233
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 1.003% 189,780
141 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 1.001% 100,007
142 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 0.984% 10,250
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 0.956% 319
144 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 0.905% 576,044
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 0.903% 44,960
146 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 0.895% 133
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 0.89% 22,006
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 0.889% 420,010
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 0.837% 385
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 0.832% 70,266
151 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 0.789% 53,645
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 0.78% 16,024
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 0.714% 8,752
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 0.711% 1,149
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 0.699% 1,123
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 0.694% 2,791
157 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 0.68% 1,262
158 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 0.652% 8,303,197
159 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 0.636% 142,108
160 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 0.632% 45,644
161 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 0.628% 65,111
162 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 0.628% 388
163 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 0.606% 357,605
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 0.587% 138,048
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 0.585% 275,372
166 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 0.582% 601
167 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 0.571% 233,727
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 0.551% 65,677
169 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 0.518% 6,934
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 0.497% 39,931
171 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 0.492% 78,588
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 0.49% 12,871
173 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 0.476% 8
174 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 0.458% 20,662
175 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 0.455% 46,917
176 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 0.445% 26,676
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 0.429% 253,422
178 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 0.411% 1,091
179 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 0.379% 15,882
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 0.372% 401
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 0.352% 18,865
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 0.341% 192
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 0.33% 50,370
184 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 0.302% 26,909
185 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 0.285% 31,758
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 0.277% 164
187 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 0.266% 13,819
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 0.266% 29,433
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 0.254% 138
190 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 0.2% 6,600
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 0.194% 245,921
192 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.161% 49
193 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 0.147% 165
194 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 0.111% 22
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 0.084% 635
196 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 0.046% 4,676
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 0.045% 25,861
198 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 0.014% 536
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 0.013% 9
200 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 0.004% 6
201 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland -0.026% -10,232
202 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia -0.026% -1,391
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -0.033% -208
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho -0.034% -676
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany -0.067% -54,375
206 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia -0.102% -2,016
207 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru -0.135% -14
208 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.143% -162
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco -0.145% -47
210 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia -0.156% -12,375
211 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon -0.16% -10
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa -0.168% -98
213 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands -0.183% -198
214 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu -0.218% -21
215 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary -0.249% -25,364
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar -0.271% -75
217 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation -0.444% -648,765
218 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See -0.463% -3
219 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia -0.563% -25,372
220 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -0.579% -126,164
221 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus -0.595% -60,665
222 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia -0.663% -9,199
223 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria -0.763% -61,271
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe -0.773% -3,254
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique -0.859% -3,686
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania -0.933% -29,432
227 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine -0.987% -477,762
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia -1.035% -32,443
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania -1.205% -42,892
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova -1.238% -51,998
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia -1.429% -33,711
232 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena -1.514% -90
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia -2.649% -109,769
234 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue -2.734% -55
235 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands -2.758% -2,192
236 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands -3.858% -590
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat -5.018% -236

Regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2001

Rank Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Africa 2.485% 20,861,330
2 Oceania 1.586% 502,970
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 1.381% 7,318,346
4 Asia 1.322% 50,063,573
5 Northern America 1.046% 3,312,084
6 Europe -0.038% -276,182

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2001

Rank Sub-Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Middle Africa 3.019% 3,029,511
2 Melanesia 2.981% 220,680
3 Eastern Africa 2.79% 7,414,412
4 Western Africa 2.767% 6,751,141
5 Western Asia 2.014% 3,891,692
6 Southern Asia 1.921% 28,828,544
7 Northern Africa 1.805% 3,167,165
8 Central America 1.619% 2,213,925
9 South-Eastern Asia 1.413% 7,531,197
10 South America 1.345% 4,768,637
11 Australia/New Zealand 1.192% 275,864
12 Central Asia 1.103% 623,547
13 Southern Africa 0.926% 499,101
14 Caribbean 0.869% 335,784
15 Polynesia 0.826% 5,332
16 Eastern Asia 0.612% 9,188,593
17 Northern Europe 0.337% 319,625
18 Western Europe 0.285% 519,623
19 Southern Europe 0.235% 343,506
20 Micronesia 0.207% 1,094
21 Eastern Europe -0.481% -1,458,936

Income Groups with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2001

Rank Income Group Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Low-income countries 2.772% 11,407,422
2 Lower-middle-income countries 1.833% 45,922,796
3 No income group available 1.814% 457,729
4 Middle-income countries 1.35% 63,252,530
5 Upper-middle-income countries 0.795% 17,329,734
6 High-income countries 0.602% 6,664,440

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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