Population Growth Rate by Country in 2002

In the year 2002, the world experienced a population growth rate of 1.292% and global population grew with total of 81,538,634 people.

The country with the highest annual population growth rate was ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan with a rate of 9.904%. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands with a population growth rate of 5.546%, and ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar with 5.005% population growth.

The country with the lowest annual population growth rate was ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau with -3.815%. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands with a population growth rate of -3.166%, and ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue with -1.934% population decline.

The geographic region with the highest population growth rate was Africa with a rate of 2.491%. Closely followed by Oceania with a population growth rate of 1.638%, and Latin America and the Caribbean with a 1.336% population growth.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Middle Africa had the highest population growth rate of 3.04%. Closely followed by Melanesia with a population growth rate of 2.943%, and Eastern Africa with a 2.789% 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 3.111%. While the lowest population growth rate was recorded by High-income countries with a rate of only 0.631%.

Countries with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2002

Rank Country Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 9.904% 2,078,087
2 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 5.546% 1,142
3 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 5.005% 35,691
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 4.944% 179,615
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 4.661% 35,141
6 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 4.598% 13,673
7 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 4.446% 297,225
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 4.301% 3,047
9 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 4.271% 630
10 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 4.231% 217,461
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 4.186% 7,481
12 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 3.801% 6,543
13 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 3.533% 332,487
14 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 3.514% 310,587
15 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 3.483% 433,805
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 3.402% 893,016
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 3.359% 588,245
18 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 3.329% 196,128
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 3.3% 1,401
20 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 3.235% 826,285
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 3.188% 381,023
22 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 3.171% 675
23 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 3.104% 7,946
24 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 3.089% 390,136
25 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 3.019% 1,559,513
26 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 2.996% 222,656
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 2.976% 312,729
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 2.958% 969,667
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 2.938% 505,585
30 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 2.926% 2,079,248
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 2.857% 22,545
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 2.845% 12,790
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 2.833% 43,129
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 2.754% 571,560
35 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 2.726% 433,780
36 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 2.698% 106,036
37 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 2.695% 3,492,301
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 2.689% 55,044
39 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 2.682% 178,308
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 2.671% 35,840
41 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 2.647% 520,317
42 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 2.64% 959,757
43 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 2.621% 3,927
44 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 2.6% 194
45 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 2.597% 182,283
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 2.594% 485,012
47 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 2.579% 136,183
48 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 2.571% 441,200
49 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 2.536% 15,696
50 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 2.531% 5,115
51 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 2.499% 63,648
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 2.492% 293,667
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 2.49% 601,064
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 2.487% 775
55 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 2.474% 692
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 2.467% 133,368
57 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 2.456% 434,214
58 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 2.433% 247,667
59 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 2.369% 535,868
60 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 2.354% 17,615
61 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 2.308% 10,405
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 2.294% 281,858
63 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 2.282% 75,508
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 2.281% 29,321
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 2.26% 193,879
66 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 2.237% 616,600
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 2.19% 115,553
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 2.168% 61,166
69 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 2.137% 3,489,421
70 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 2.131% 70,976
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 2.13% 65,193
72 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 2.125% 1,580,896
73 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 2.081% 174,190
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 2.068% 1,911
75 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 2.04% 1,658,111
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 2.027% 11,332
77 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 2.027% 132,595
78 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 1.931% 60,265
79 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 1.918% 6,664
80 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 1.904% 4,387
81 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 1.902% 788,684
82 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 1.859% 16,913
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 1.857% 118,017
84 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 1.854% 73,205
85 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 1.834% 18,017
86 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.805% 457,089
87 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 1.804% 2,419,886
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 1.798% 225,887
89 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 1.769% 31,755
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 1.753% 19,253,663
91 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.748% 155,560
92 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 1.746% 228,183
93 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 1.727% 149,539
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 1.697% 4,959
95 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 1.657% 8,212
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 1.653% 64,385
97 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 1.627% 67,060
98 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 1.576% 4,085
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 1.566% 181
100 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 1.555% 29,374
101 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 1.516% 613,363
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 1.515% 84,904
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 1.513% 1,526,532
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 1.502% 419
105 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 1.492% 7,062
106 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 1.428% 1,177
107 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 1.427% 361,470
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 1.423% 125,170
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 1.355% 2,981,915
110 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 1.341% 63,009
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 1.335% 422,267
112 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 1.324% 4,422
113 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 1.309% 69,203
114 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 1.294% 330,987
115 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 1.293% 853,391
116 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 1.265% 52,844
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 1.256% 368,033
118 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 1.232% 64,801
119 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 1.228% 2,215,411
120 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 1.205% 564
121 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 1.197% 9,640
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 1.189% 1,043
123 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 1.175% 28,243
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 1.171% 904
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 1.152% 224,344
126 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 1.107% 302,642
127 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 1.083% 169,922
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 1.071% 89,682
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 1.064% 403,180
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 1.061% 47,172
131 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 1.059% 1,497
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 1.046% 960
133 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 1.038% 836,830
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 1.0% 191,083
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 0.992% 461,304
136 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 0.986% 8,381
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 0.983% 759
138 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 0.983% 307,782
139 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 0.979% 98,868
140 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.968% 296
141 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 0.964% 2,779,492
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 0.961% 4,285
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 0.938% 316
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 0.931% 443,591
145 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 0.921% 138
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 0.904% 45,435
147 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 0.887% 569,332
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 0.883% 22,027
149 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 0.816% 8,575
150 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 0.804% 58,510
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 0.797% 1,289
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 0.701% 8,648
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 0.681% 81,656
154 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.666% 21
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 0.66% 1,900
156 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 0.63% 8,069,881
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 0.63% 29
158 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 0.621% 28,179
159 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 0.604% 358,422
160 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 0.598% 40,966
161 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 0.587% 365
162 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 0.584% 7,859
163 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 0.582% 130,874
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 0.571% 929
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 0.569% 2,303
166 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 0.566% 588
167 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 0.509% 53,077
168 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 0.502% 937
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 0.5% 236,384
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 0.485% 12,805
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 0.481% 113,729
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 0.48% 38,802
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 0.461% 273,926
174 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 0.45% 72,221
175 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 0.441% 45,709
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 0.424% 64,986
177 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 0.4% 1,066
178 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 0.393% 59
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 0.372% 172
180 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 0.354% 31,618
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 0.349% 199,308
182 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 0.327% 19,684
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 0.324% 6,682
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 0.317% 17,032
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 0.308% 210
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 0.293% 166
187 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 0.269% 30,090
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 0.257% 172,703
189 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 0.252% 150
190 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 0.231% 4,576
191 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 0.219% 11,367
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 0.178% 226,119
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 0.176% 190
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 0.175% 19,437
195 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 0.133% 4,404
196 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 0.121% 24
197 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 0.109% 11,112
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 0.052% 393
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 0.051% 28
200 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia -0.021% -1,108
201 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu -0.042% -4
202 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland -0.053% -20,539
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -0.071% -448
204 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) -0.071% -79
205 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico -0.085% -3,251
206 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru -0.087% -9
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany -0.108% -87,909
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho -0.16% -3,203
209 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia -0.186% -14,675
210 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.195% -221
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco -0.21% -68
212 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina -0.213% -8,926
213 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary -0.332% -33,743
214 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands -0.337% -363
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa -0.337% -196
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -0.407% -7,512
217 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation -0.441% -642,023
218 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon -0.481% -30
219 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia -0.5% -22,409
220 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia -0.603% -8,310
221 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus -0.7% -70,977
222 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria -0.738% -58,830
223 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -0.748% -161,952
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia -0.765% -23,749
225 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine -0.83% -398,231
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe -0.929% -3,881
227 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See -0.932% -6
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique -0.947% -4,031
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania -0.983% -30,690
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova -1.295% -53,720
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania -1.303% -45,794
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia -1.397% -32,500
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia -1.402% -56,939
234 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena -1.658% -97
235 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue -1.934% -38
236 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands -3.166% -2,443
237 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau -3.815% -63

Regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2002

Rank Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Africa 2.491% 21,433,851
2 Oceania 1.638% 527,832
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 1.336% 7,175,242
4 Asia 1.275% 48,915,779
5 Northern America 0.966% 3,087,775
6 Europe 0.055% 398,155

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2002

Rank Sub-Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Middle Africa 3.04% 3,144,045
2 Melanesia 2.943% 224,416
3 Eastern Africa 2.789% 7,619,350
4 Western Africa 2.761% 6,926,659
5 Western Asia 2.0% 3,943,261
6 Southern Asia 1.83% 27,986,968
7 Northern Africa 1.81% 3,233,705
8 Central America 1.59% 2,210,429
9 South-Eastern Asia 1.387% 7,495,768
10 South America 1.29% 4,635,064
11 Australia/New Zealand 1.27% 297,549
12 Central Asia 1.114% 637,012
13 Southern Africa 0.938% 510,092
14 Caribbean 0.846% 329,749
15 Polynesia 0.846% 5,506
16 Southern Europe 0.676% 993,559
17 Eastern Asia 0.586% 8,852,770
18 Northern Europe 0.362% 344,319
19 Western Europe 0.268% 490,288
20 Micronesia 0.068% 361
21 Eastern Europe -0.474% -1,430,011

Income Groups with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2002

Rank Income Group Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Low-income countries 3.111% 13,184,584
2 No income group available 1.835% 471,616
3 Lower-middle-income countries 1.72% 43,865,510
4 Middle-income countries 1.281% 60,848,630
5 Upper-middle-income countries 0.773% 16,983,120
6 High-income countries 0.631% 7,033,804

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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