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Population Growth Rate by Country in 2016

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In the year 2016, the world experienced a population growth rate of 1.166% and global population grew with total of 88,097,195 people.

The country with the highest annual population growth rate was 🇶🇦Qatar with a rate of 5.512%. Closely followed by 🇧🇭Bahrain with a population growth rate of 4.542%, and 🇴🇲Oman with 4.53% population growth.

The country with the lowest annual population growth rate was 🇻🇬British Virgin Islands with -9.749%. Followed by 🇸🇸South Sudan with a population growth rate of -5.021%, and 🇩🇲Dominica with -2.668% population decline.

The geographic region with the highest population growth rate was Africa with a rate of 2.479%. Closely followed by Oceania with a population growth rate of 1.828%, and Asia with a 1.001% population growth.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Middle Africa had the highest population growth rate of 3.486%. Closely followed by Western Africa with a population growth rate of 2.643%, and Eastern Africa with a 2.601% 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 2.729%. While the lowest population growth rate was recorded by No income group available with a rate of only 0.285%.

Similar Population Metrics for 2016

Countries with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2016

Rank Country Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 🇶🇦Qatar 5.512% 143,242
2 🇧🇭Bahrain 4.542% 64,916
3 🇴🇲Oman 4.53% 198,879
4 🇸🇴Somalia 4.316% 619,160
5 🇾🇹Mayotte 4.098% 10,484
6 🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands 4.025% 1,542
7 🇰🇼Kuwait 3.927% 157,208
8 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.805% 3,194,444
9 🇳🇪Niger 3.645% 753,837
10 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea 3.6% 54,282
11 🇦🇴Angola 3.585% 1,046,108
12 🇺🇬Uganda 3.539% 1,372,926
13 🇸🇧Solomon Islands 3.498% 23,167
14 🇲🇻Maldives 3.398% 15,064
15 🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania 3.366% 1,811,702
16 🇹🇩Chad 3.341% 504,980
17 🇲🇱Mali 3.207% 615,401
18 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 3.137% 283,284
19 🇿🇲Zambia 3.095% 523,376
20 🇸🇩Sudan 3.052% 1,259,166
21 🇾🇪Yemen 3.019% 969,208
22 🇲🇷Mauritania 2.994% 122,325
23 🇲🇿Mozambique 2.952% 807,023
24 🇨🇲Cameroon 2.943% 690,311
25 🇸🇳Senegal 2.933% 440,979
26 🇧🇫Burkina Faso 2.917% 563,907
27 🇧🇯Benin 2.91% 340,389
28 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire 2.902% 754,203
29 🇬🇦Gabon 2.748% 57,714
30 🇪🇹Ethiopia 2.742% 2,925,762
31 🇦🇫Afghanistan 2.729% 946,942
32 🇲🇼Malawi 2.724% 478,302
33 🇳🇦Namibia 2.715% 66,226
34 🇪🇭Western Sahara 2.665% 13,315
35 🇲🇬Madagascar 2.606% 680,120
36 🇬🇲Gambia 2.578% 58,861
37 🇬🇳Guinea 2.571% 310,426
38 🇧🇿Belize 2.534% 9,240
39 🇱🇺Luxembourg 2.513% 14,660
40 🇹🇬Togo 2.512% 197,384
41 🇹🇯Tajikistan 2.485% 220,340
42 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau 2.48% 45,423
43 🇳🇬Nigeria 2.475% 4,836,798
44 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 2.43% 217,749
45 🇨🇬Congo 2.424% 126,582
46 🇵🇸State of Palestine 2.41% 111,642
47 🇸🇱Sierra Leone 2.407% 173,439
48 🇯🇴Jordan 2.368% 236,941
49 🇷🇼Rwanda 2.358% 281,068
50 🇸🇨Seychelles 2.358% 2,590
51 🇰🇾Cayman Islands 2.303% 1,453
52 🇹🇲Turkmenistan 2.295% 145,944
53 🇬🇭Ghana 2.272% 666,933
54 🇦🇩Andorra 2.265% 1,635
55 🇰🇪Kenya 2.242% 1,079,076
56 🇻🇺Vanuatu 2.234% 6,077
57 🇧🇮Burundi 2.216% 249,096
58 🇳🇿New Zealand 2.178% 102,670
59 🇮🇶Iraq 2.165% 832,954
60 🇲🇹Malta 2.164% 9,852
61 🇲🇳Mongolia 2.11% 64,146
62 🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 2.099% 73
63 🇩🇿Algeria 2.064% 842,958
64 🇪🇬Egypt 2.027% 2,060,118
65 🇰🇲Comoros 2.019% 14,974
66 🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.992% 762
67 🇱🇷Liberia 1.936% 92,062
68 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR 1.928% 12,231
69 🇨🇫Central African Republic 1.905% 89,813
70 🇮🇱Israel 1.9% 156,017
71 🇬🇹Guatemala 1.888% 307,136
72 🇹🇱Timor-Leste 1.871% 22,983
73 🇭🇳Honduras 1.865% 175,554
74 🇲🇾Malaysia 1.786% 567,817
75 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan 1.768% 107,965
76 🇬🇫French Guiana 1.76% 4,774
77 🇮🇸Iceland 1.731% 5,807
78 🇵🇦Panama 1.726% 69,559
79 🇧🇱Saint Barthélemy 1.723% 168
80 🇺🇿Uzbekistan 1.708% 534,208
81 🇬🇮Gibraltar 1.691% 569
82 🇩🇯Djibouti 1.662% 17,248
83 🇦🇺Australia 1.662% 404,434
84 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 1.65% 506,705
85 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe 1.633% 3,327
86 🇳🇷Nauru 1.632% 182
87 🇱🇦Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.572% 108,581
88 🇹🇷Türkiye 1.568% 1,280,295
89 🇰🇿Kazakhstan 1.565% 287,347
90 🇰🇮Kiribati 1.516% 1,796
91 🇱🇾Libya 1.511% 100,181
92 🇮🇷Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.496% 1,253,624
93 🇧🇴Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.476% 164,995
94 🇪🇨Ecuador 1.476% 243,691
95 🇰🇭Cambodia 1.469% 232,804
96 🇵🇪Peru 1.466% 452,583
97 🇸🇪Sweden 1.451% 144,016
98 🇵🇾Paraguay 1.441% 90,062
99 🇿🇼Zimbabwe 1.429% 208,584
100 🇨🇾Cyprus 1.423% 17,605
101 🇧🇼Botswana 1.419% 31,701
102 🇨🇱Chile 1.404% 256,411
103 🇭🇹Haiti 1.378% 147,036
104 🇫🇴Faroe Islands 1.347% 667
105 🇳🇮Nicaragua 1.34% 83,497
106 🇵🇭Philippines 1.32% 1,409,016
107 🇻🇳Viet Nam 1.29% 1,212,691
108 🇵🇰Pakistan 1.251% 2,754,509
109 🇱🇸Lesotho 1.25% 26,620
110 🇲🇦Morocco 1.243% 435,339
111 🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam 1.237% 5,288
112 🇨🇦Canada 1.216% 442,052
113 🇮🇳India 1.212% 16,283,848
114 🇲🇨Monaco 1.154% 430
115 🇦🇿Azerbaijan 1.14% 112,540
116 🇬🇵Guadeloupe 1.137% 4,601
117 🇨🇴Colombia 1.116% 529,504
118 🇮🇪Ireland 1.108% 52,662
119 🇨🇭Switzerland 1.105% 92,574
120 🇩🇴Dominican Republic 1.093% 115,327
121 🇹🇳Tunisia 1.085% 125,045
122 🇮🇩Indonesia 1.053% 2,785,548
123 🇸🇷Suriname 1.034% 6,078
124 🇧🇹Bhutan 0.973% 7,278
125 🇨🇷Costa Rica 0.97% 47,219
126 🇺🇸United States of America 0.945% 3,109,205
127 🇲🇽Mexico 0.933% 1,140,755
128 🇦🇷Argentina 0.904% 396,985
129 🇧🇩Bangladesh 0.894% 1,437,283
130 🇳🇴Norway 0.847% 44,328
131 🇼🇸Samoa 0.843% 1,716
132 🇱🇰Sri Lanka 0.832% 182,271
133 🇦🇹Austria 0.827% 72,285
134 🇲🇲Myanmar 0.799% 411,626
135 🇬🇧United Kingdom 0.761% 501,324
136 🇸🇲San Marino 0.758% 259
137 🇦🇼Aruba 0.746% 783
138 🇧🇷Brazil 0.746% 1,516,497
139 🇩🇰Denmark 0.726% 41,558
140 🇸🇬Singapore 0.676% 37,683
141 🇧🇸Bahamas 0.664% 2,575
142 🇳🇱Netherlands 0.661% 113,640
143 🇬🇾Guyana 0.636% 4,858
144 🇨🇳China 0.605% 8,487,562
145 🇸🇿Eswatini 0.587% 6,743
146 🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic 0.583% 111,949
147 🇪🇷Eritrea 0.563% 17,586
148 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda 0.556% 500
149 🇨🇼Curaçao 0.556% 933
150 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR 0.548% 40,611
151 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago 0.543% 7,802
152 🇹🇭Thailand 0.479% 339,237
153 🇰🇵Dem. People's Republic of Korea 0.474% 121,815
154 🇱🇮Liechtenstein 0.473% 178
155 🇩🇪Germany 0.47% 388,933
156 🇯🇪Jersey 0.457% 465
157 🇵🇫French Polynesia 0.439% 1,225
158 🇱🇨Saint Lucia 0.403% 708
159 🇰🇷Republic of Korea 0.401% 205,614
160 🇧🇪Belgium 0.36% 40,847
161 🇬🇩Grenada 0.349% 402
162 🇫🇲Micronesia (Fed. States of) 0.349% 381
163 🇷🇺Russian Federation 0.338% 492,278
164 🇺🇾Uruguay 0.31% 10,488
165 🇫🇮Finland 0.292% 16,046
166 🇽🇰Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 0.27% 4,763
167 🇳🇵Nepal 0.265% 74,162
168 🇫🇷France 0.263% 171,475
169 🇸🇻El Salvador 0.262% 16,257
170 🇻🇪Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.248% 76,371
171 🇹🇼China, Taiwan Province of China 0.245% 57,891
172 🇯🇲Jamaica 0.235% 6,612
173 🇪🇸Spain 0.222% 103,888
174 🇧🇧Barbados 0.211% 591
175 🇸🇰Slovakia 0.167% 9,086
176 🇦🇱Albania 0.136% 3,945
177 🇨🇿Czechia 0.098% 10,338
178 🇮🇲Isle of Man 0.077% 64
179 🇳🇨New Caledonia 0.069% 196
180 🇵🇼Palau 0.067% 12
181 🇧🇾Belarus 0.066% 6,245
182 🇸🇮Slovenia 0.061% 1,252
183 🇧🇲Bermuda 0.061% 39
184 🇨🇻Cabo Verde 0.044% 227
185 🇫🇯Fiji 0.041% 378
186 🇬🇪Georgia 0.025% 952
187 🇬🇱Greenland 0.025% 14
188 🇵🇱Poland -0.014% -5,340
189 🇪🇪Estonia -0.022% -286
190 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis -0.032% -15
191 🇯🇵Japan -0.053% -66,882
192 🇲🇺Mauritius -0.065% -839
193 🇦🇲Armenia -0.092% -2,681
194 🇮🇹Italy -0.111% -66,997
195 🇳🇺Niue -0.112% -2
196 🇨🇺Cuba -0.129% -14,478
197 🇬🇷Greece -0.153% -16,506
198 🇬🇬Guernsey -0.217% -135
199 🇵🇹Portugal -0.221% -22,822
200 🇷🇪Réunion -0.302% -2,609
201 🇸🇭Saint Helena -0.326% -18
202 🇭🇺Hungary -0.327% -32,074
203 🇵🇲Saint Pierre and Miquelon -0.337% -20
204 🇺🇦Ukraine -0.366% -167,034
205 🇧🇶Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba -0.407% -100
206 🇹🇻Tuvalu -0.412% -45
207 🇿🇦South Africa -0.415% -237,900
208 🇬🇺Guam -0.432% -709
209 🇷🇴Romania -0.444% -87,899
210 🇹🇴Tonga -0.574% -606
211 🇹🇰Tokelau -0.596% -10
212 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.608% -647
213 🇲🇪Montenegro -0.664% -4,147
214 🇲🇫Saint Martin (French part) -0.672% -250
215 🇧🇬Bulgaria -0.727% -51,826
216 🇷🇸Serbia -0.728% -51,852
217 🇲🇸Montserrat -0.755% -35
218 🇨🇰Cook Islands -0.756% -131
219 🇦🇮Anguilla -0.901% -129
220 🇱🇻Latvia -0.962% -18,850
221 🇼🇫Wallis and Futuna Islands -0.964% -116
222 🇲🇰North Macedonia -1.006% -19,737
223 🇭🇷Croatia -1.216% -50,297
224 🇦🇸American Samoa -1.25% -653
225 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina -1.301% -45,188
226 🇵🇷Puerto Rico -1.35% -46,911
227 🇱🇹Lithuania -1.417% -40,665
228 🇻🇦Holy See -1.421% -8
229 🇲🇩Republic of Moldova -1.431% -46,342
230 🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands -1.528% -776
231 🇲🇶Martinique -1.585% -6,004
232 🇲🇭Marshall Islands -2.385% -1,138
233 🇱🇧Lebanon -2.473% -156,379
234 🇻🇮United States Virgin Islands -2.643% -2,584
235 🇩🇲Dominica -2.668% -1,857
236 🇸🇸South Sudan -5.021% -543,630
237 🇻🇬British Virgin Islands -9.749% -3,300

Regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2016

Rank Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Africa 2.479% 31,021,648
2 Oceania 1.828% 755,797
3 Asia 1.001% 45,332,324
4 Northern America 0.971% 3,551,290
5 Americas 0.945% 9,369,362
6 Latin America and the Caribbean 0.93% 5,818,072
7 Europe 0.217% 1,618,064

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2016

Rank Sub-Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Middle Africa 3.486% 5,767,561
2 Western Africa 2.643% 9,972,576
3 Eastern Africa 2.601% 10,551,999
4 Melanesia 2.231% 247,567
5 Northern Africa 2.037% 4,836,122
6 Western Asia 1.857% 5,025,277
7 Central Asia 1.826% 1,295,804
8 Australia/New Zealand 1.746% 507,104
9 Southern Asia 1.212% 22,954,981
10 South-Eastern Asia 1.098% 7,133,274
11 Central America 1.09% 1,849,217
12 South America 0.908% 3,753,370
13 Northern Europe 0.72% 747,001
14 Eastern Asia 0.543% 8,922,988
15 Caribbean 0.502% 215,485
16 Western Europe 0.461% 895,022
17 Polynesia 0.201% 1,378
18 Eastern Europe 0.043% 127,432
19 Micronesia -0.049% -252
20 Southern Europe -0.099% -151,391
21 Southern Africa -0.163% -106,610

Income Groups with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2016

Rank Income Group Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Low-income countries 2.729% 16,586,044
2 Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries 1.679% 60,129,266
3 Lower-middle-income countries 1.464% 43,543,222
4 Low-and-middle-income countries 1.274% 80,313,666
5 Middle-income countries 1.119% 63,727,622
6 Upper-middle-income countries 0.742% 20,184,400
7 High-and-upper-middle-income countries 0.707% 27,874,118
8 High-income countries 0.628% 7,689,718
9 No income group available 0.285% 89,210

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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