Population Growth Rate by Country in 2015

In the year 2015, the world experienced a population growth rate of 1.168% and global population grew with total of 86,714,993 people.

The country with the highest annual population growth rate was ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar with a rate of 8.277%. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait with a population growth rate of 8.097%, and ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan with 7.244% population growth.

The country with the lowest annual population growth rate was ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic with -2.989%. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau with a population growth rate of -2.681%, and ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon with -2.12% 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 1.683%, and Latin America and the Caribbean with a 1.01% population growth.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Middle Africa had the highest population growth rate of 3.239%. Closely followed by Eastern Africa with a population growth rate of 2.689%, and Western Africa with a 2.642% 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 2.548%. While the lowest population growth rate was recorded by High-income countries with a rate of only 0.54%.

Countries with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2015

Rank Country Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 8.277% 199,749
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 8.097% 316,302
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 7.244% 687,485
4 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 5.127% 1,873
5 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 5.086% 213,137
6 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 4.33% 18,858
7 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 4.146% 10,344
8 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 3.861% 777,076
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 3.859% 51,974
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 3.58% 1,006,802
11 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 3.557% 1,868,819
12 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 3.502% 47,694
13 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 3.386% 2,662,765
14 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 3.281% 451,585
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 3.163% 513,870
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 3.149% 570,251
17 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 3.114% 1,167,130
18 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 3.068% 1,171,008
19 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 3.044% 700,381
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 3.041% 816,353
21 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 2.949% 59,820
22 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 2.948% 322,253
23 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 2.942% 550,641
24 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 2.928% 414,002
25 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 2.898% 1,165
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 2.843% 64,055
27 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 2.794% 13,741
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 2.739% 463,893
29 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 2.712% 389,337
30 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 2.683% 2,749,423
31 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 2.647% 754,910
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 2.645% 104,383
33 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 2.642% 612
34 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 2.612% 986,119
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 2.591% 301,265
36 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 2.585% 609,840
37 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 2.574% 639,659
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 2.553% 45,660
39 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 2.509% 15,370
40 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 2.508% 217,748
41 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 2.497% 186,587
42 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 2.493% 4,586,247
43 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 2.44% 109,437
44 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 2.39% 121,058
45 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 2.389% 278,104
46 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 2.38% 174,072
47 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 2.372% 6,557
48 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 2.36% 201,201
49 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 2.351% 1,313,854
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 2.349% 678,180
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 2.349% 13,377
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 2.337% 10,671
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 2.334% 339
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 2.327% 785,358
55 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 2.319% 79
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 2.226% 1,356
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 2.221% 1,816,699
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 2.22% 5,706
59 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 2.208% 247
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 2.164% 15,803
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 2.158% 1,010,993
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 2.151% 63,775
63 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 2.146% 2,096,795
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 2.125% 97,998
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 2.1% 297,298
66 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 2.095% 202
67 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 2.076% 7,470
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 2.006% 793,349
69 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 1.99% 45,869
70 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 1.881% 615,924
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 1.859% 148,894
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 1.826% 11,232
73 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 1.791% 166,475
74 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 1.789% 103,167
75 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 1.779% 284,604
76 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 1.771% 3,561
77 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 1.76% 40,164
78 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 1.758% 1,811,702
79 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 1.74% 68,869
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 1.729% 102,259
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 1.714% 630
82 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 1.707% 1,359,759
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 1.7% 17,102
84 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 1.68% 77,098
85 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 1.648% 510,173
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 1.609% 1,618
87 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 1.597% 76,954
88 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 1.561% 18,822
89 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.558% 172,811
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 1.528% 1,783
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 1.504% 102,060
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 1.501% 357,597
93 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 1.487% 240,810
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 1.458% 453,067
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 1.456% 90,144
96 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 1.433% 90,262
97 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 1.428% 88,230
98 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 1.426% 150,654
99 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 1.379% 405
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 1.349% 240,615
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 1.338% 115,624
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 1.317% 203,064
103 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 1.305% 637
104 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 1.247% 1,238
105 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 1.246% 23
106 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 1.245% 382,338
107 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 1.242% 2,620,662
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 1.228% 425,780
109 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 1.227% 69,312
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 1.195% 117,894
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 1.182% 123,012
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 1.174% 15,527,429
113 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 1.158% 1,827,351
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 1.154% 24,449
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 1.128% 1,355,188
116 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 1.114% 128,755
117 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 1.112% 124,455
118 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 1.112% 4,687
119 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 1.109% 118,973
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 1.084% 2,808,933
121 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 1.083% 5,980
122 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 1.082% 89,624
123 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.069% 326,228
124 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 1.037% 102,145
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 1.036% 48,316
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 1.032% 3,417
127 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 1.032% 50,498
128 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 1.029% 948,773
129 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 1.024% 5,890
130 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 1.02% 182,198
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 0.993% 429,557
132 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 0.955% 449,960
133 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 0.95% 339,628
134 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 0.928% 48,151
135 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 0.893% 1,817
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 0.888% 79,222
137 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 0.884% 6,570
138 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 0.877% 10,408
139 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 0.863% 3,387
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 0.84% 999
141 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 0.832% 1,706,790
142 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 0.817% 1,386
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 0.81% 413,118
144 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 0.807% 26,938
145 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 0.798% 268
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 0.791% 407,282
147 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 0.776% 2,518,261
148 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 0.768% 691
149 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 0.738% 8,364
150 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 0.728% 40
151 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 0.673% 185,711
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 0.663% 432,552
153 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 0.641% 9,353
154 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 0.626% 1,826
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 0.615% 641
156 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 0.61% 228
157 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 0.6% 67,435
158 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 0.588% 43,505
159 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 0.563% 7,841,787
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 0.532% 134,430
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 0.531% 4,006
162 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 0.506% 4,669
163 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 0.485% 82,691
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 0.484% 27,486
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 0.465% 816
166 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 0.451% 9,382
167 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 0.435% 305,448
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 0.43% 91,839
169 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 0.399% 437
170 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 0.379% 89,101
171 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 0.344% 11,703
172 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 0.343% 9,585
173 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 0.315% 19,636
174 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 0.313% 453,053
175 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 0.296% 189,106
176 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 0.283% 15,524
177 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 0.281% 794
178 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 0.257% 211,270
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 0.223% 374
180 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 0.213% 2,803
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 0.212% 69
182 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 0.206% 572
183 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 0.144% 1,318
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 0.107% 2,254
185 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 0.09% 16
186 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 0.086% 4,649
187 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus 0.085% 8,216
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 0.066% 47
189 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 0.064% 7,300
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 0.063% 35
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 0.062% 38
192 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 0.055% 706
193 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 0.04% 4,257
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 0.038% 674
195 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain -0.008% -3,510
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis -0.025% -12
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia -0.027% -1,000
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania -0.047% -1,351
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -0.097% -617
200 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland -0.108% -41,736
201 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon -0.167% -10
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan -0.184% -234,026
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly -0.215% -129,664
204 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu -0.221% -24
205 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary -0.258% -25,350
206 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine -0.3% -135,056
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica -0.313% -219
208 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal -0.324% -33,533
209 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia -0.348% -26,184
210 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda -0.355% -224
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe -0.387% -1,543
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man -0.409% -342
213 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.428% -456
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia -0.442% -12,727
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) -0.463% -162
216 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands -0.497% -511
217 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga -0.498% -528
218 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -0.535% -106,542
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece -0.551% -59,550
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands -0.714% -368
221 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia -0.759% -32,280
222 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands -0.774% -137
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique -0.827% -3,170
224 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria -0.879% -64,259
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat -0.929% -47
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia -0.937% -18,667
227 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania -1.034% -30,657
228 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands -1.042% -127
229 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See -1.064% -6
230 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina -1.282% -45,194
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa -1.701% -874
232 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova -1.735% -56,876
233 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico -1.812% -63,374
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands -2.115% -1,045
235 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon -2.12% -135,633
236 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau -2.681% -39
237 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic -2.989% -573,907

Regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2015

Rank Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Africa 2.605% 31,290,809
2 Oceania 1.683% 679,863
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 1.01% 6,294,162
4 Asia 0.997% 44,457,631
5 Northern America 0.793% 2,857,690
6 Europe 0.153% 1,134,838

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2015

Rank Sub-Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Middle Africa 3.239% 5,097,317
2 Eastern Africa 2.689% 10,577,355
3 Western Africa 2.642% 9,463,865
4 Southern Africa 2.249% 1,432,700
5 Melanesia 2.245% 241,787
6 Northern Africa 2.067% 4,719,572
7 Western Asia 1.86% 4,923,667
8 Central Asia 1.678% 1,157,415
9 Australia/New Zealand 1.53% 434,695
10 Southern Asia 1.232% 22,880,477
11 Central America 1.222% 2,043,002
12 South-Eastern Asia 1.12% 7,133,150
13 South America 0.97% 4,006,306
14 Northern Europe 0.615% 633,021
15 Caribbean 0.573% 244,854
16 Eastern Asia 0.513% 8,362,922
17 Western Europe 0.402% 769,985
18 Polynesia 0.278% 1,937
19 Micronesia 0.276% 1,444
20 Eastern Europe 0.014% 40,356
21 Southern Europe -0.201% -308,524

Income Groups with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2015

Rank Income Group Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Low-income countries 2.548% 15,543,508
2 Lower-middle-income countries 1.44% 45,152,132
3 Middle-income countries 1.154% 64,270,092
4 No income group available 1.095% 340,706
5 Upper-middle-income countries 0.785% 19,117,960
6 High-income countries 0.54% 6,560,687

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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