Population Growth Rate by Country in 2006

In the year 2006, the world experienced a population growth rate of 1.263% and global population grew with total of 83,893,766 people.

The country with the highest annual population growth rate was ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar with a rate of 21.262%. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates with a population growth rate of 17.198%, and ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan with 10.689% population growth.

The country with the lowest annual population growth rate was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands with -4.539%. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau with a population growth rate of -3.663%, and ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra with -2.509% population decline.

The geographic region with the highest population growth rate was Africa with a rate of 2.551%. Closely followed by Oceania with a population growth rate of 1.787%, and Asia with a 1.19% population growth.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Middle Africa had the highest population growth rate of 3.216%. Closely followed by Eastern Africa with a population growth rate of 2.832%, and Melanesia with a 2.802% 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 3.04%. While the lowest population growth rate was recorded by Upper-middle-income countries with a rate of only 0.723%.

Countries with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2006

Rank Country Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 21.262% 215,014
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 17.198% 840,443
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 10.689% 648,801
4 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 7.142% 69,319
5 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 6.124% 1,189,636
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 6.047% 142,878
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 5.24% 181,010
8 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 4.694% 376,842
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 4.639% 41,997
10 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 4.498% 1,130
11 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 4.191% 14,818
12 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 3.953% 688
13 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 3.947% 1,001,703
14 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 3.946% 177,000
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 3.748% 953,408
16 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 3.725% 142,017
17 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 3.625% 520,671
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 3.614% 728,499
19 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 3.6% 275,665
20 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 3.541% 367,052
21 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 3.458% 841
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 3.452% 413,243
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 3.307% 450,541
24 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 3.23% 1,885,801
25 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 3.149% 211,227
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 3.146% 9,891
27 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 3.103% 444,193
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 3.085% 130,649
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 3.072% 52,562
30 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 3.05% 669,963
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 3.044% 45,737
32 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 3.034% 178,221
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 3.027% 1,458
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 2.997% 1,106,637
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 2.932% 567,225
36 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 2.926% 841,957
37 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 2.91% 8,401
38 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 2.832% 2,256,764
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 2.822% 370,191
40 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 2.813% 1,140,746
41 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 2.799% 235,194
42 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 2.74% 831,153
43 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 2.728% 484,153
44 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 2.705% 291,766
45 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 2.705% 3,903,181
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 2.69% 5,591
47 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 2.688% 249,179
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 2.661% 13,355
49 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 2.636% 296,859
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 2.621% 605,300
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 2.571% 533,035
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 2.553% 7,761
53 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 2.527% 25,133
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 2.506% 35,431
55 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 2.461% 4,078
56 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 2.448% 88,786
57 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 2.392% 5,333
58 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 2.326% 180,150
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 2.291% 70,587
60 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 2.282% 188
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 2.255% 19,097
62 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 2.253% 11,115
63 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 2.211% 585,978
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 2.201% 205,388
65 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 2.182% 423,069
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 2.118% 724
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 2.109% 282,857
68 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 2.108% 3,754,371
69 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 2.053% 3,919
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 2.002% 12,103
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 1.984% 118,503
72 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 1.955% 113,586
73 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 1.938% 1,562,931
74 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 1.923% 37,081
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 1.908% 1,910
76 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 1.873% 1,646,582
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 1.865% 88,015
78 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 1.862% 62,733
79 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 1.831% 129,210
80 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 1.762% 45,111
81 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.762% 168,103
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 1.747% 119,352
83 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 1.741% 18,374
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 1.731% 233,310
85 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 1.724% 765,742
86 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 1.721% 73,885
87 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 1.721% 241,109
88 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 1.697% 14,345
89 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 1.668% 154,582
90 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 1.629% 2,438
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 1.623% 200
92 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 1.609% 6,000
93 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 1.609% 482
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 1.6% 327,398
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 1.595% 94,824
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 1.592% 532,267
97 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.578% 427,563
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 1.53% 7,227
99 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 1.527% 3,751
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 1.51% 1,075,983
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 1.49% 17,470,302
102 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 1.413% 61,857
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 1.406% 416
104 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 1.399% 4,935
105 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 1.395% 69,122
106 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 1.381% 76,367
107 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 1.369% 3,762
108 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 1.364% 1,188
109 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 1.356% 365,066
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 1.338% 1,430,556
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 1.329% 1,075
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 1.303% 3,020,272
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 1.289% 397,521
114 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 1.276% 545,849
115 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 1.272% 885,516
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 1.268% 117,736
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 1.267% 111,067
118 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 1.259% 8,475
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 1.242% 153,126
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 1.21% 1,157
121 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 1.208% 24,002
122 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 1.194% 5,958
123 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 1.166% 117
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 1.165% 184,256
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 1.145% 1,053
126 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 1.126% 5,879
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 1.083% 869
128 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 1.078% 45,074
129 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 1.068% 30,750
130 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 1.055% 1,991,872
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 1.046% 54,888
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 1.044% 207,448
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 1.032% 407,467
134 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 1.019% 1,452,920
135 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 1.018% 56,344
136 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.003% 319
137 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 0.99% 2,967,772
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 0.989% 489,632
139 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 0.988% 321,522
140 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 0.985% 160,823
141 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 0.951% 798,277
142 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 0.928% 8,192
143 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 0.91% 95,434
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 0.88% 22,708
145 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 0.878% 40,911
146 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 0.8% 227,017
147 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 0.783% 207,556
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 0.782% 37
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 0.765% 267
150 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 0.761% 504,938
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 0.742% 357,039
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 0.727% 441,946
153 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 0.694% 422,682
154 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 0.661% 49,440
155 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 0.655% 69,332
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 0.649% 720
157 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 0.634% 8,318,388
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 0.634% 1,055
159 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 0.628% 57,153
160 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 0.568% 7,821
161 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 0.555% 5,983
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 0.524% 127,038
163 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 0.52% 985
164 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 0.512% 544
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 0.489% 13,151
166 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 0.482% 6,094
167 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 0.474% 72
168 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 0.466% 9,375
169 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 0.438% 30,519
170 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 0.406% 21,383
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 0.4% 21,829
172 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 0.393% 64,158
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 0.371% 216,706
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 0.35% 168,312
175 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 0.349% 943
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 0.346% 28,625
177 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 0.317% 72,503
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 0.303% 142
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 0.285% 171
180 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 0.276% 28,476
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 0.26% 5,144
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 0.25% 1,002
183 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.218% 7
184 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 0.211% 22,253
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 0.19% 781
186 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 0.168% 5,584
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 0.124% 2,585
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 0.124% 492
189 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 0.1% 11,306
190 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 0.1% 63
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 0.096% 158
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 0.091% 116,206
193 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 0.079% 38
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 0.073% 50
195 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 0.019% 1,029
196 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 0.012% 13
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany -0.018% -14,641
198 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador -0.082% -4,934
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece -0.095% -10,518
200 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland -0.096% -36,827
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -0.096% -610
202 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary -0.111% -11,195
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland -0.141% -80
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana -0.212% -1,609
205 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru -0.243% -25
206 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation -0.249% -356,954
207 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia -0.259% -11,433
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands -0.26% -141
209 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon -0.313% -19
210 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico -0.401% -15,188
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -0.416% -7,562
212 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia -0.47% -36,605
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco -0.487% -156
214 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus -0.568% -56,117
215 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.575% -641
216 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia -0.578% -7,779
217 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine -0.612% -285,216
218 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria -0.614% -47,716
219 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) -0.656% -724
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia -0.7% -27,535
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia -0.764% -23,113
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa -0.779% -443
223 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -0.829% -173,277
224 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina -0.905% -36,711
225 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue -0.928% -17
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania -0.96% -28,824
227 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See -1.126% -7
228 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau -1.269% -249
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia -1.298% -28,608
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq -1.451% -419,322
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania -1.529% -50,801
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova -1.684% -66,414
233 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena -1.972% -107
234 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands -2.034% -290
235 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra -2.509% -2,013
236 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau -3.663% -50
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands -4.539% -2,998

Regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2006

Rank Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Africa 2.551% 24,273,205
2 Oceania 1.787% 614,701
3 Asia 1.19% 47,925,287
4 Latin America and the Caribbean 1.177% 6,647,960
5 Northern America 0.99% 3,289,258
6 Europe 0.157% 1,143,355

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2006

Rank Sub-Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Middle Africa 3.216% 3,773,220
2 Eastern Africa 2.832% 8,663,872
3 Melanesia 2.802% 239,618
4 Western Africa 2.758% 7,721,644
5 Western Asia 2.633% 5,664,008
6 Northern Africa 1.85% 3,552,627
7 Southern Asia 1.536% 25,140,354
8 Australia/New Zealand 1.511% 372,472
9 Central America 1.421% 2,097,987
10 Central Asia 1.337% 802,542
11 South-Eastern Asia 1.307% 7,449,353
12 South America 1.126% 4,241,599
13 Southern Africa 0.995% 561,842
14 Caribbean 0.766% 308,374
15 Polynesia 0.699% 4,680
16 Northern Europe 0.656% 636,575
17 Southern Europe 0.586% 884,057
18 Eastern Asia 0.574% 8,869,030
19 Western Europe 0.338% 626,934
20 Eastern Europe -0.338% -1,004,211
21 Micronesia -0.394% -2,069

Income Groups with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2006

Rank Income Group Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Low-income countries 3.04% 14,486,156
2 No income group available 1.609% 442,914
3 Lower-middle-income countries 1.596% 43,549,948
4 Middle-income countries 1.2% 59,935,050
5 High-income countries 0.789% 9,029,646
6 Upper-middle-income countries 0.723% 16,385,101

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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