Population Growth Rate by Country in 2008

In the year 2008, the world experienced a population growth rate of 1.264% and global population grew with total of 86,126,568 people.

The country with the highest annual population growth rate was ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates with a rate of 16.136%. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar with a population growth rate of 14.295%, and ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain with 6.292% population growth.

The country with the lowest annual population growth rate was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands with -5.018%. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra with a population growth rate of -2.809%, and ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands with -2.159% population decline.

The geographic region with the highest population growth rate was Africa with a rate of 2.582%. Closely followed by Oceania with a population growth rate of 2.014%, and Asia with a 1.166% population growth.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Middle Africa had the highest population growth rate of 3.234%. Closely followed by Eastern Africa with a population growth rate of 2.839%, and Western Africa with a 2.759% 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 2.855%. While the lowest population growth rate was recorded by Upper-middle-income countries with a rate of only 0.792%.

Countries with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2008

Rank Country Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 16.136% 1,125,225
2 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 14.295% 206,115
3 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 6.292% 69,839
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 5.452% 144,481
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 4.777% 47,517
6 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 4.674% 412,363
7 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 4.468% 369,824
8 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 4.224% 1,158
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 4.089% 1,080,492
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 4.057% 1,185,107
11 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 3.799% 14,551
12 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 3.798% 1,041,876
13 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 3.782% 711
14 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 3.688% 569,867
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 3.677% 797,488
16 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 3.647% 404,684
17 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 3.646% 952
18 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 3.596% 173,948
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 3.549% 11,954
20 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 3.536% 568
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 3.533% 454,017
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 3.399% 128,616
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 3.273% 476,209
24 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 3.255% 97,824
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 3.23% 51,668
26 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 3.198% 1,990,822
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 3.115% 56,699
28 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 3.074% 219,371
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 3.021% 1,183,759
30 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 2.997% 122,551
31 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 2.977% 694,414
32 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 2.946% 262,351
33 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 2.923% 444,210
34 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 2.917% 181,520
35 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 2.914% 888,920
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 2.907% 403,797
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 2.902% 595,188
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 2.876% 1,470
39 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 2.842% 533,516
40 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 2.808% 2,368,335
41 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 2.784% 8,509
42 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 2.725% 4,151,609
43 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 2.691% 862,920
44 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 2.665% 260,629
45 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 2.661% 1,140,629
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 2.65% 85,687
47 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 2.645% 314,014
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 2.628% 574,089
49 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 2.626% 5,277
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 2.616% 13,837
51 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 2.597% 158,201
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 2.591% 171,817
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 2.566% 38,187
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 2.554% 621,366
55 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 2.439% 279,083
56 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 2.439% 5,705
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 2.433% 237,882
58 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 2.389% 4,157
59 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 2.369% 90,245
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 2.356% 5,149
61 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 2.229% 11,500
62 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 2.202% 22,967
63 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 2.184% 4,060,168
64 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 2.176% 176,256
65 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 2.169% 187
66 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 2.14% 133,273
67 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 2.122% 94,780
68 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 2.121% 429,281
69 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 2.054% 41,220
70 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 2.042% 433,892
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 2.036% 17,978
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 2.035% 562,981
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 2.027% 12,759
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 2.012% 9,831
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 2.004% 280,144
76 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 1.952% 1,636,813
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 1.939% 2,016
78 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 1.908% 139,736
79 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 1.873% 1,709,397
80 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 1.83% 63,977
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 1.76% 124,538
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 1.759% 625
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 1.754% 606,301
84 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 1.723% 45,665
85 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.721% 170,006
86 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 1.697% 18,538
87 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 1.693% 245,484
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 1.673% 213
89 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 1.612% 154,351
90 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 1.592% 2,461
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 1.569% 1,306
92 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 1.565% 433,861
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 1.56% 217,481
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 1.538% 94,341
95 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 1.525% 77,769
96 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 1.522% 1,364
97 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 1.497% 5,758
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 1.476% 65,711
99 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 1.464% 3,705
100 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 1.436% 81,664
101 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 1.43% 5,188
102 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.428% 399,000
103 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 1.419% 108,421
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 1.402% 16,920,251
105 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 1.386% 28,255
106 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 1.376% 61,966
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 1.373% 123,522
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 1.346% 986,615
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 1.326% 403
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 1.32% 64,538
111 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 1.302% 62,088
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 1.293% 123,143
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 1.284% 3,055,057
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 1.274% 403,017
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 1.241% 1,361,221
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 1.239% 1,214
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 1.234% 3,920
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 1.227% 620,390
119 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 1.227% 126
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 1.224% 198,244
121 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 1.221% 561,352
122 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 1.218% 10,645
123 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 1.198% 854,157
124 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 1.162% 8,013
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 1.154% 30,395
126 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 1.132% 495,968
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 1.127% 60,226
128 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 1.127% 6,016
129 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 1.121% 372,503
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 1.117% 916
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 1.117% 1,051
132 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 1.071% 5,467
133 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 1.025% 170,741
134 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 1.023% 314
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat 1.018% 49
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 1.013% 205,527
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 1.004% 404,260
138 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 0.99% 847,286
139 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 0.982% 55,412
140 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 0.965% 1,860,060
141 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.955% 310
142 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 0.953% 101,733
143 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 0.945% 2,890,194
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 0.935% 298
145 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 0.928% 39,531
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 0.897% 112,529
147 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 0.884% 189,751
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 0.795% 490,943
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 0.745% 14,871
150 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 0.737% 68,043
151 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 0.733% 493,453
152 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 0.732% 1,404
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 0.703% 249
154 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 0.703% 1,971
155 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 0.694% 1,009,482
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 0.694% 411,039
157 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 0.694% 199,996
158 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 0.689% 73,928
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 0.671% 755
160 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 0.67% 47,240
161 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 0.66% 8,772,927
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 0.637% 1,074
163 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 0.625% 385,498
164 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 0.583% 5,227
165 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 0.573% 153,966
166 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 0.573% 11,664
167 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 0.562% 7,823
168 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 0.486% 25,829
169 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 0.473% 5,158
170 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 0.473% 1,289
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 0.452% 110,630
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 0.439% 24,172
173 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 0.438% 72,122
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 0.431% 209,974
175 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 0.424% 43,956
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 0.4% 1,655
177 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 0.389% 23,612
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 0.381% 10,334
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 0.376% 181,855
180 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 0.371% 5
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 0.365% 4,659
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 0.331% 27,527
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 0.321% 194
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 0.299% 141
185 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 0.285% 15
186 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 0.234% 7,797
187 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 0.223% 238
188 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 0.217% 49,859
189 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 0.185% 117
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 0.155% 3,238
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 0.146% 588
192 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 0.097% 5,243
193 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 0.093% 9,863
194 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 0.085% 41
195 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 0.055% 6,236
196 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 0.055% 1
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 0.05% 40,634
198 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 0.041% 15,803
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 0.039% 50,102
200 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 0.016% 22,710
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica -0.003% -2
202 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands -0.019% -20
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -0.044% -277
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam -0.059% -97
205 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon -0.083% -5
206 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary -0.147% -14,736
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece -0.154% -17,055
208 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru -0.156% -16
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique -0.187% -738
210 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia -0.197% -2,636
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland -0.239% -135
212 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia -0.253% -11,114
213 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) -0.343% -11
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana -0.353% -2,660
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -0.354% -6,392
216 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus -0.358% -35,010
217 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.411% -453
218 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia -0.442% -34,130
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands -0.459% -247
220 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine -0.492% -226,503
221 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico -0.495% -18,591
222 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria -0.547% -41,960
223 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -0.662% -136,378
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia -0.678% -26,285
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia -0.7% -20,871
226 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) -0.774% -841
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania -0.779% -23,006
228 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See -0.816% -5
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa -0.925% -517
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia -1.124% -24,170
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania -1.422% -45,853
232 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau -1.429% -273
233 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina -1.655% -65,259
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova -1.664% -63,446
235 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands -2.159% -295
236 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra -2.809% -2,136
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands -5.018% -3,012

Regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2008

Rank Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Africa 2.582% 25,870,536
2 Oceania 2.014% 719,962
3 Asia 1.166% 48,098,465
4 Latin America and the Caribbean 1.104% 6,376,341
5 Northern America 0.962% 3,262,674
6 Europe 0.245% 1,798,590

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2008

Rank Sub-Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Middle Africa 3.234% 4,047,183
2 Eastern Africa 2.839% 9,193,668
3 Western Africa 2.759% 8,161,183
4 Melanesia 2.717% 245,508
5 Western Asia 2.689% 6,102,672
6 Northern Africa 1.885% 3,758,608
7 Australia/New Zealand 1.856% 473,423
8 Central Asia 1.475% 909,836
9 Southern Asia 1.449% 24,436,469
10 Central America 1.355% 2,057,349
11 South-Eastern Asia 1.264% 7,392,643
12 Southern Africa 1.23% 709,894
13 South America 1.043% 4,017,218
14 Caribbean 0.739% 301,774
15 Northern Europe 0.682% 670,249
16 Eastern Asia 0.592% 9,256,845
17 Southern Europe 0.549% 840,154
18 Polynesia 0.516% 3,501
19 Western Europe 0.385% 718,508
20 Eastern Europe -0.146% -430,321
21 Micronesia -0.474% -2,470

Income Groups with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2008

Rank Income Group Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Low-income countries 2.855% 14,423,954
2 Lower-middle-income countries 1.545% 43,501,103
3 No income group available 1.461% 414,802
4 Middle-income countries 1.207% 61,711,345
5 High-income countries 0.823% 9,576,467
6 Upper-middle-income countries 0.792% 18,210,242

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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