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Population Growth Rate by Country in 2010

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In the year 2010, the world experienced a population growth rate of 1.269% and global population grew with total of 89,085,822 people.

The country with the highest annual population growth rate was 🇶🇦Qatar with a rate of 6.307%. Closely followed by 🇸🇸South Sudan with a population growth rate of 6.023%, and 🇰🇼Kuwait with 5.145% population growth.

The country with the lowest annual population growth rate was 🇦🇩Andorra with -7.219%. Followed by 🇱🇹Lithuania with a population growth rate of -2.881%, and 🇱🇻Latvia with -2.197% population decline.

The geographic region with the highest population growth rate was Africa with a rate of 2.605%. Closely followed by Oceania with a population growth rate of 1.697%, and Asia with a 1.17% population growth.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Middle Africa had the highest population growth rate of 3.289%. Closely followed by Eastern Africa with a population growth rate of 2.882%, and Western Africa with a 2.782% 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 2.814%. While the lowest population growth rate was recorded by High-income countries with a rate of only 0.659%.

Similar Population Metrics for 2010

Countries with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2010

Rank Country Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 🇶🇦Qatar 6.307% 107,769
2 🇸🇸South Sudan 6.023% 586,793
3 🇰🇼Kuwait 5.145% 151,417
4 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea 4.576% 54,404
5 🇦🇴Angola 3.884% 904,742
6 🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands 3.841% 1,142
7 🇧🇮Burundi 3.772% 353,647
8 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 3.754% 944,181
9 🇳🇪Niger 3.727% 616,665
10 🇸🇧Solomon Islands 3.685% 19,636
11 🇪🇭Western Sahara 3.68% 15,077
12 🇧🇶Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 3.585% 737
13 🇲🇻Maldives 3.525% 12,718
14 🇬🇦Gabon 3.507% 60,318
15 🇹🇩Chad 3.465% 426,604
16 🇿🇲Zambia 3.374% 471,090
17 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 3.351% 232,454
18 🇨🇬Congo 3.344% 149,224
19 🇲🇱Mali 3.261% 519,972
20 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.24% 2,221,047
21 🇲🇷Mauritania 3.222% 109,247
22 🇮🇶Iraq 3.219% 999,150
23 🇴🇲Oman 3.131% 86,338
24 🇾🇪Yemen 3.078% 823,502
25 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 3.001% 229,102
26 🇧🇯Benin 2.977% 291,648
27 🇨🇰Cook Islands 2.957% 502
28 🇺🇬Uganda 2.943% 953,239
29 🇲🇼Malawi 2.935% 435,138
30 🇧🇫Burkina Faso 2.927% 473,424
31 🇬🇲Gambia 2.912% 56,101
32 🇱🇷Liberia 2.885% 117,110
33 🇲🇬Madagascar 2.883% 639,561
34 🇨🇲Cameroon 2.85% 560,544
35 🇪🇹Ethiopia 2.848% 2,578,327
36 🇰🇪Kenya 2.834% 1,178,705
37 🇳🇬Nigeria 2.807% 4,677,143
38 🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania 2.774% 1,241,443
39 🇰🇾Cayman Islands 2.749% 1,487
40 🇦🇫Afghanistan 2.744% 776,015
41 🇹🇬Togo 2.723% 183,326
42 🇲🇿Mozambique 2.704% 621,948
43 🇾🇹Mayotte 2.677% 5,553
44 🇸🇱Sierra Leone 2.625% 163,324
45 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau 2.606% 40,811
46 🇯🇴Jordan 2.503% 182,617
47 🇷🇼Rwanda 2.494% 257,343
48 🇬🇳Guinea 2.474% 257,188
49 🇵🇸State of Palestine 2.452% 98,487
50 🇸🇴Somalia 2.423% 297,113
51 🇸🇳Senegal 2.398% 303,033
52 🇹🇱Timor-Leste 2.396% 25,983
53 🇬🇭Ghana 2.392% 609,409
54 🇲🇨Monaco 2.391% 793
55 🇵🇰Pakistan 2.367% 4,715,296
56 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR 2.349% 13,217
57 🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic 2.243% 504,289
58 🇸🇲San Marino 2.224% 681
59 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire 2.196% 493,841
60 🇧🇿Belize 2.194% 7,026
61 🇹🇯Tajikistan 2.191% 167,649
62 🇻🇺Vanuatu 2.159% 5,143
63 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe 2.131% 3,874
64 🇪🇷Eritrea 2.13% 62,739
65 🇧🇼Botswana 2.127% 43,247
66 🇵🇭Philippines 2.122% 2,044,526
67 🇭🇳Honduras 2.091% 174,905
68 🇹🇲Turkmenistan 2.084% 115,948
69 🇸🇩Sudan 2.058% 728,943
70 🇱🇾Libya 2.04% 132,540
71 🇰🇮Kiribati 2.018% 2,194
72 🇬🇹Guatemala 1.991% 288,729
73 🇰🇲Comoros 1.987% 13,014
74 🇩🇯Djibouti 1.974% 18,359
75 🇩🇿Algeria 1.958% 708,563
76 🇨🇫Central African Republic 1.946% 87,419
77 🇱🇺Luxembourg 1.935% 9,816
78 🇪🇬Egypt 1.924% 1,715,989
79 🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam 1.906% 7,476
80 🇸🇬Singapore 1.881% 95,506
81 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan 1.875% 102,993
82 🇳🇨New Caledonia 1.868% 4,886
83 🇮🇱Israel 1.853% 135,938
84 🇬🇫French Guiana 1.84% 4,317
85 🇲🇾Malaysia 1.806% 517,427
86 🇵🇦Panama 1.774% 64,366
87 🇦🇮Anguilla 1.761% 235
88 🇿🇼Zimbabwe 1.699% 226,901
89 🇸🇨Seychelles 1.685% 1,600
90 🇪🇨Ecuador 1.652% 249,066
91 🇧🇱Saint Barthélemy 1.651% 148
92 🇨🇾Cyprus 1.642% 18,513
93 🇧🇴Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.635% 166,450
94 🇳🇦Namibia 1.59% 33,537
95 🇹🇻Tuvalu 1.564% 166
96 🇺🇿Uzbekistan 1.553% 440,901
97 🇰🇭Cambodia 1.534% 222,486
98 🇦🇺Australia 1.466% 324,559
99 🇱🇦Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.46% 92,470
100 🇲🇳Mongolia 1.459% 39,414
101 🇮🇳India 1.443% 17,941,202
102 🇲🇽Mexico 1.424% 1,617,916
103 🇳🇮Nicaragua 1.419% 81,404
104 🇲🇦Morocco 1.372% 445,295
105 🇬🇮Gibraltar 1.37% 428
106 🇲🇸Montserrat 1.335% 64
107 🇰🇿Kazakhstan 1.328% 223,657
108 🇻🇪Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.293% 372,632
109 🇩🇴Dominican Republic 1.278% 125,496
110 🇵🇾Paraguay 1.277% 73,287
111 🇳🇴Norway 1.27% 62,082
112 🇮🇩Indonesia 1.26% 3,103,362
113 🇮🇷Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.25% 967,567
114 🇧🇸Bahamas 1.239% 4,553
115 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda 1.222% 1,043
116 🇿🇦South Africa 1.214% 635,408
117 🇹🇷Türkiye 1.198% 879,010
118 🇨🇭Switzerland 1.184% 92,647
119 🇧🇪Belgium 1.176% 128,615
120 🇨🇷Costa Rica 1.167% 53,164
121 🇦🇿Azerbaijan 1.163% 106,345
122 🇸🇷Suriname 1.156% 6,356
123 🇻🇳Viet Nam 1.145% 1,001,109
124 🇮🇲Isle of Man 1.128% 946
125 🇨🇴Colombia 1.115% 499,444
126 🇹🇳Tunisia 1.102% 118,640
127 🇧🇹Bhutan 1.094% 7,678
128 🇦🇷Argentina 1.057% 436,311
129 🇨🇦Canada 1.05% 358,927
130 🇨🇱Chile 0.999% 171,574
131 🇺🇸United States of America 0.987% 3,071,180
132 🇯🇪Jersey 0.983% 955
133 🇦🇼Aruba 0.95% 951
134 🇳🇿New Zealand 0.949% 41,273
135 🇧🇩Bangladesh 0.851% 1,294,915
136 🇬🇧United Kingdom 0.824% 519,174
137 🇼🇸Samoa 0.822% 1,587
138 🇧🇷Brazil 0.819% 1,585,721
139 🇱🇸Lesotho 0.801% 15,998
140 🇸🇪Sweden 0.797% 74,754
141 🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.796% 269
142 🇲🇲Myanmar 0.778% 381,284
143 🇨🇼Curaçao 0.695% 1,090
144 🇵🇪Peru 0.692% 201,207
145 🇭🇹Haiti 0.689% 67,542
146 🇨🇳China 0.661% 8,939,438
147 🇱🇮Liechtenstein 0.658% 237
148 🇷🇪Réunion 0.636% 5,373
149 🇱🇧Lebanon 0.629% 31,700
150 🇹🇭Thailand 0.617% 423,273
151 🇱🇰Sri Lanka 0.605% 126,278
152 🇸🇭Saint Helena 0.6% 32
153 🇳🇵Nepal 0.595% 162,671
154 🇬🇱Greenland 0.588% 333
155 🇱🇨Saint Lucia 0.585% 999
156 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago 0.575% 7,978
157 🇸🇿Eswatini 0.569% 6,322
158 🇲🇫Saint Martin (French part) 0.564% 208
159 🇨🇻Cabo Verde 0.527% 2,687
160 🇰🇷Republic of Korea 0.508% 247,609
161 🇳🇱Netherlands 0.494% 82,868
162 🇫🇷France 0.49% 310,595
163 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR 0.478% 33,968
164 🇩🇰Denmark 0.471% 26,119
165 🇮🇪Ireland 0.463% 21,118
166 🇲🇹Malta 0.445% 1,879
167 🇫🇮Finland 0.444% 23,831
168 🇹🇰Tokelau 0.442% 7
169 🇰🇵Dem. People's Republic of Korea 0.438% 109,387
170 🇯🇲Jamaica 0.429% 11,789
171 🇵🇱Poland 0.426% 162,381
172 🇨🇿Czechia 0.425% 44,489
173 🇮🇹Italy 0.422% 253,872
174 🇵🇫French Polynesia 0.409% 1,108
175 🇪🇸Spain 0.367% 171,833
176 🇸🇻El Salvador 0.346% 21,009
177 🇧🇧Barbados 0.343% 943
178 🇳🇷Nauru 0.319% 32
179 🇫🇯Fiji 0.315% 2,872
180 🇬🇩Grenada 0.281% 314
181 🇦🇹Austria 0.28% 23,457
182 🇲🇺Mauritius 0.276% 3,541
183 🇮🇸Iceland 0.26% 828
184 🇺🇾Uruguay 0.257% 8,534
185 🇬🇬Guernsey 0.242% 149
186 🇹🇴Tonga 0.224% 241
187 🇹🇼China, Taiwan Province of China 0.169% 39,222
188 🇸🇮Slovenia 0.155% 3,166
189 🇫🇲Micronesia (Fed. States of) 0.135% 145
190 🇧🇲Bermuda 0.108% 69
191 🇸🇰Slovakia 0.106% 5,692
192 🇬🇺Guam 0.103% 171
193 🇲🇭Marshall Islands 0.102% 53
194 🇬🇷Greece 0.058% 6,436
195 🇻🇬British Virgin Islands 0.033% 9
196 🇨🇺Cuba 0.026% 2,888
197 🇷🇺Russian Federation 0.015% 21,171
198 🇬🇵Guadeloupe 0.0% 0
199 🇯🇵Japan -0.026% -33,090
200 🇩🇲Dominica -0.051% -35
201 🇲🇪Montenegro -0.054% -343
202 🇩🇪Germany -0.068% -54,980
203 🇵🇹Portugal -0.074% -7,812
204 🇧🇾Belarus -0.196% -18,597
205 🇵🇲Saint Pierre and Miquelon -0.199% -12
206 🇧🇭Bahrain -0.252% -3,060
207 🇪🇪Estonia -0.281% -3,741
208 🇭🇺Hungary -0.284% -28,319
209 🇭🇷Croatia -0.291% -12,537
210 🇽🇰Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -0.322% -5,755
211 🇺🇦Ukraine -0.354% -164,373
212 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis -0.378% -177
213 🇬🇾Guyana -0.4% -2,999
214 🇷🇸Serbia -0.404% -29,885
215 🇲🇰North Macedonia -0.458% -9,388
216 🇦🇲Armenia -0.49% -14,356
217 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.516% -567
218 🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) -0.532% -17
219 🇦🇸American Samoa -0.545% -301
220 🇲🇶Martinique -0.623% -2,477
221 🇬🇪Georgia -0.663% -25,819
222 🇵🇷Puerto Rico -0.716% -26,590
223 🇷🇴Romania -0.733% -149,848
224 🇻🇮United States Virgin Islands -0.741% -788
225 🇧🇬Bulgaria -0.742% -55,177
226 🇳🇺Niue -0.905% -16
227 🇻🇦Holy See -1.128% -7
228 🇦🇱Albania -1.141% -33,411
229 🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands -1.172% -634
230 🇫🇴Faroe Islands -1.277% -615
231 🇵🇼Palau -1.723% -317
232 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina -1.813% -69,119
233 🇼🇫Wallis and Futuna Islands -1.861% -245
234 🇲🇩Republic of Moldova -2.054% -74,583
235 🇱🇻Latvia -2.197% -46,094
236 🇱🇹Lithuania -2.881% -89,249
237 🇦🇩Andorra -7.219% -5,824

Regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2010

Rank Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Africa 2.605% 27,934,123
2 Oceania 1.697% 632,164
3 Asia 1.17% 49,618,030
4 Latin America and the Caribbean 1.066% 6,279,653
5 Americas 1.039% 9,710,150
6 Northern America 0.993% 3,430,497
7 Europe 0.161% 1,191,355

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2010

Rank Sub-Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Middle Africa 3.289% 4,468,176
2 Eastern Africa 2.882% 9,951,427
3 Western Africa 2.782% 8,914,961
4 Melanesia 2.732% 261,639
5 Western Asia 2.236% 5,258,475
6 Northern Africa 1.832% 3,865,047
7 Central Asia 1.644% 1,051,148
8 Southern Asia 1.486% 26,004,340
9 Central America 1.472% 2,308,519
10 Australia/New Zealand 1.381% 365,832
11 South-Eastern Asia 1.311% 7,914,902
12 Southern Africa 1.233% 734,512
13 South America 0.965% 3,771,883
14 Eastern Asia 0.592% 9,389,165
15 Northern Europe 0.591% 590,257
16 Caribbean 0.481% 199,251
17 Polynesia 0.455% 3,049
18 Micronesia 0.318% 1,644
19 Western Europe 0.315% 594,048
20 Southern Europe 0.171% 264,214
21 Eastern Europe -0.087% -257,164

Income Groups with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2010

Rank Income Group Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Low-income countries 2.814% 14,633,787
2 Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries 1.849% 59,689,160
3 Lower-middle-income countries 1.664% 45,055,373
4 Low-and-middle-income countries 1.392% 80,938,843
5 No income group available 1.327% 389,001
6 Middle-income countries 1.252% 66,305,056
7 Upper-middle-income countries 0.821% 21,249,683
8 High-and-upper-middle-income countries 0.771% 29,007,661
9 High-income countries 0.659% 7,757,978

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.

Data Published: 2024-07-11

Data Sources

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

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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