Population Growth Rate by Country in 2020

In the year 2020, the world experienced a population growth rate of 0.918% and global population grew with total of 71,958,214 people.

The country with the highest annual population growth rate was ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger with a rate of 3.715%. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte with a population growth rate of 3.428%, and ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan with 3.317% population growth.

The country with the lowest annual population growth rate was ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait with -4.951%. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar with a population growth rate of -4.946%, and ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands with -3.075% population decline.

The geographic region with the highest population growth rate was Africa with a rate of 2.441%. Closely followed by Oceania with a population growth rate of 1.28%, and Latin America and the Caribbean with a 0.709% population growth.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Middle Africa had the highest population growth rate of 3.091%. Closely followed by Eastern Africa with a population growth rate of 2.642%, and Western Africa with a 2.556% 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 2.76%. While the lowest population growth rate was recorded by No income group available with a rate of only -0.915%.

Countries with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2020

Rank Country Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 3.715% 903,897
2 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 3.428% 10,473
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 3.317% 1,292,407
4 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 3.277% 3,042,429
5 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 3.238% 1,437,496
6 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 3.195% 528,309
7 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 3.191% 531,033
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 3.178% 674,518
9 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 3.168% 1,058,978
10 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 3.023% 1,865,104
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 2.935% 914,974
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 2.883% 545,594
13 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 2.789% 352,608
14 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 2.759% 573,105
15 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 2.756% 1,224,836
16 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 2.722% 332,659
17 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 2.702% 581,466
18 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 2.685% 441,306
19 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 2.672% 707,915
20 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 2.658% 141,988
21 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 2.65% 3,105,102
22 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 2.644% 512,359
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 2.564% 115,341
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 2.56% 65,892
25 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 2.493% 668,433
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 2.477% 327,133
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 2.452% 692,091
28 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 2.445% 5,093,619
29 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 2.42% 318,061
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 2.416% 1,028,065
31 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 2.4% 16,587
32 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 2.383% 7,426
33 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 2.381% 698,801
34 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 2.377% 200,688
35 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 2.346% 133,772
36 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 2.288% 114,833
37 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 2.278% 187,523
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 2.237% 11,526
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 2.235% 45,050
40 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 2.218% 580
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 2.215% 35,351
42 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 2.213% 4,838
43 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 2.211% 713,833
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 2.172% 6,319
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 2.144% 49,156
46 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 2.104% 200,780
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 2.099% 328,880
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 2.099% 106,787
49 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 2.068% 201,644
50 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 2.058% 662,311
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 2.043% 223,288
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 2.022% 1,051,138
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 1.945% 15,680
54 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 1.91% 2,415
55 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 1.909% 845
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 1.853% 12,528
57 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 1.834% 4,167,761
58 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 1.812% 64,430
59 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 1.796% 45,722
60 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 1.769% 44,042
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 1.75% 1,360
62 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 1.741% 3,741
63 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 1.728% 9,606
64 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 1.724% 1,852,830
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 1.692% 55,744
66 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 1.689% 566,387
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 1.689% 1,137
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 1.66% 721,358
69 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 1.642% 143,791
70 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 1.639% 175
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 1.636% 105,088
72 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 1.61% 1,806,709
73 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 1.608% 198
74 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 1.58% 159,946
75 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 1.576% 20,482
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 1.515% 263,093
77 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 1.474% 92,144
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 1.469% 107,492
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 1.433% 15,624
80 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 1.4% 734
81 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 1.38% 91,312
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 1.379% 7,096
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 1.371% 8,641
84 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 1.369% 69,275
85 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 1.367% 92,381
86 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.35% 589
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 1.345% 10,720
88 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 1.344% 57,711
89 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 1.288% 428,950
90 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 1.286% 28,992
91 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 1.283% 142
92 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 1.279% 144,587
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 1.27% 4,658
94 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 1.263% 4,989
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 1.26% 83,828
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 1.245% 236,372
97 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.237% 147,632
98 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 1.232% 627,269
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 1.227% 201,161
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 1.192% 1,291
101 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 1.187% 1,987,915
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 1.183% 392,710
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 1.155% 180
104 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 1.153% 202,865
105 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 1.15% 21
106 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 1.146% 121,572
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 1.142% 671,567
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 1.097% 120,633
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 1.09% 399,857
110 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 1.09% 12,866
111 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 1.074% 6,520
112 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 0.993% 1,048
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 0.981% 251,743
114 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 0.971% 300
115 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 0.97% 187,253
116 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 0.929% 5,414
117 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 0.923% 1,035
118 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 0.921% 890,179
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 0.92% 12,841,480
120 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 0.917% 95,111
121 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 0.912% 110,944
122 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 0.899% 8,609
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 0.856% 79,478
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 0.851% 42,090
125 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 0.829% 3,664
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 0.815% 1,008
127 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 0.78% 2,355
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 0.774% 1,310
129 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 0.77% 647,493
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 0.759% 2,064,245
131 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 0.745% 64,364
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 0.731% 390,454
133 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 0.724% 762
134 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 0.723% 1,369
135 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 0.693% 35,492
136 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 0.689% 260,946
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 0.687% 600,061
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 0.655% 254
139 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 0.648% 5,004
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 0.64% 461
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 0.619% 574
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 0.616% 775,681
143 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 0.607% 7,518
144 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 0.592% 1,262,737
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 0.567% 255,182
146 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.561% 21
147 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 0.559% 8,494
148 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 0.553% 32,701
149 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 0.547% 1,568
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 0.51% 29,726
151 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 0.507% 4,662
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 0.503% 316
153 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 0.442% 23,768
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 0.423% 11,925
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 0.419% 108,468
156 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 0.375% 23,618
157 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 0.37% 64,561
158 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 0.354% 40,887
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 0.351% 629
160 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 0.341% 1,385
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 0.33% 185
162 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 0.33% 1,107,531
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 0.323% 216,600
164 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 0.323% 207
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 0.294% 63,835
166 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 0.278% 50
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 0.274% 1,086
168 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 0.241% 172,581
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 0.222% 22,846
170 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 0.19% 532
171 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 0.173% 41,137
172 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 0.154% 8,506
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 0.15% 13,342
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 0.147% 122,665
175 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 0.143% 67,706
176 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 0.134% 1,735
177 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 0.131% 1,863,524
178 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 0.131% 2,778
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 0.113% 95
180 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 0.069% 44,586
181 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 0.054% 716
182 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 0.051% 1
183 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 0.048% 1,631
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 0.034% 11
185 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal -0.004% -415
186 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR -0.025% -1,899
187 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia -0.032% -1,743
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea -0.052% -26,875
189 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia -0.132% -13,915
190 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands -0.147% -25
191 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba -0.151% -17,076
192 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.152% -159
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba -0.157% -167
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis -0.162% -77
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia -0.174% -6,542
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands -0.175% -87
197 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation -0.198% -288,669
198 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands -0.2% -201
199 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands -0.215% -25
200 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland -0.258% -99,199
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -0.268% -1,685
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia -0.28% -5,905
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique -0.302% -1,120
204 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania -0.368% -10,563
205 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary -0.401% -39,095
206 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon -0.423% -25
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly -0.468% -278,639
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan -0.476% -596,019
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia -0.491% -13,775
210 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -0.491% -95,383
211 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico -0.529% -17,307
212 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -0.531% -8,879
213 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus -0.567% -54,607
214 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena -0.572% -31
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece -0.592% -62,228
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco -0.601% -222
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova -0.66% -20,354
218 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia -0.708% -52,117
219 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine -0.825% -362,053
220 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia -0.867% -35,539
221 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -0.971% -276,757
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia -1.075% -20,384
223 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino -1.088% -370
224 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania -1.109% -31,267
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon -1.116% -63,197
226 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria -1.177% -82,121
227 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia -1.294% -465,731
228 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina -1.36% -45,133
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) -1.825% -594
230 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See -1.923% -10
231 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman -2.013% -91,475
232 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain -2.242% -33,128
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat -2.445% -110
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa -2.447% -1,130
235 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands -3.075% -1,335
236 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar -4.946% -136,490
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait -4.951% -215,833

Regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2020

Rank Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Africa 2.441% 33,214,801
2 Oceania 1.28% 562,333
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 0.709% 4,624,243
4 Asia 0.706% 32,932,196
5 Northern America 0.366% 1,368,844
6 Europe -0.1% -744,203

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2020

Rank Sub-Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Middle Africa 3.091% 5,705,460
2 Eastern Africa 2.642% 11,870,938
3 Western Africa 2.556% 10,431,955
4 Melanesia 1.939% 231,887
5 Northern Africa 1.751% 4,403,259
6 Central Asia 1.607% 1,200,771
7 Southern Africa 1.194% 803,189
8 Southern Asia 1.1% 21,664,360
9 Australia/New Zealand 1.045% 321,018
10 South-Eastern Asia 0.908% 6,082,378
11 Western Asia 0.882% 2,528,079
12 Polynesia 0.821% 5,842
13 Central America 0.801% 1,412,911
14 South America 0.684% 2,951,654
15 Micronesia 0.675% 3,586
16 Caribbean 0.591% 259,678
17 Northern Europe 0.351% 371,960
18 Western Europe 0.184% 359,078
19 Eastern Asia 0.088% 1,456,608
20 Southern Europe -0.274% -418,102
21 Eastern Europe -0.361% -1,057,139

Income Groups with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2020

Rank Income Group Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Low-income countries 2.76% 19,293,700
2 Lower-middle-income countries 1.279% 42,911,981
3 Middle-income countries 0.887% 52,024,533
4 Upper-middle-income countries 0.363% 9,112,552
5 High-income countries 0.073% 906,530
6 No income group available -0.915% -266,549

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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