Population Growth Rate by Country in 2024

In the year 2024, the world experienced a population growth rate of 0.906% and global population grew with total of 73,530,199 people.

The country with the highest annual population growth rate was ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic with a rate of 4.559%. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger with a population growth rate of 3.75%, and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo with 3.231% population growth.

The country with the lowest annual population growth rate was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova with -2.664%. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon with a population growth rate of -2.425%, and ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland with -1.754% population decline.

The geographic region with the highest population growth rate was Africa with a rate of 2.333%. Closely followed by Oceania with a population growth rate of 1.153%, and Latin America and the Caribbean with a 0.737% population growth.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Middle Africa had the highest population growth rate of 3.015%. Closely followed by Eastern Africa with a population growth rate of 2.496%, and Western Africa with a 2.467% 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 2.671%. While the lowest population growth rate was recorded by High-income countries with a rate of only 0.154%.

Countries with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2024

Rank Country Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 4.559% 1,109,873
2 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 3.75% 1,058,765
3 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 3.231% 3,412,127
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 3.056% 733,813
5 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 3.05% 574,761
6 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 3.049% 570,389
7 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 3.009% 177,977
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 2.987% 1,129,262
9 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 2.892% 10,004
10 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 2.878% 1,997,518
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 2.779% 968,626
12 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 2.73% 1,035,655
13 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 2.702% 1,349,114
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 2.696% 569,664
15 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 2.665% 133,097
16 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 2.639% 371,562
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 2.63% 1,140,587
18 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 2.617% 355,645
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 2.578% 553,699
20 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 2.563% 753,417
21 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 2.541% 1,254,250
22 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 2.541% 462,943
23 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 2.49% 593,586
24 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 2.485% 735,657
25 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 2.471% 3,205,715
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 2.432% 69,123
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 2.396% 7,662
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 2.373% 736,982
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 2.356% 342,267
30 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 2.354% 5,393,889
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 2.309% 40,518
32 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 2.289% 7,837
33 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 2.282% 125,363
34 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 2.245% 207,859
35 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 2.228% 321,113
36 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 2.221% 782,219
37 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 2.213% 138,211
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 2.195% 1,021,222
39 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 2.157% 119,409
40 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 2.155% 16,303
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 2.14% 47,014
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 2.087% 355,273
43 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 2.087% 187,349
44 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 1.982% 1,113,904
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 1.948% 48,405
46 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 1.929% 4,729,227
47 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 1.924% 4,549
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 1.902% 661,575
49 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.865% 548,138
50 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 1.853% 70,739
51 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 1.848% 11,056
52 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 1.809% 186,941
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 1.788% 15,513
54 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 1.764% 185,504
55 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 1.708% 192,590
56 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 1.686% 44,607
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 1.649% 2,239
58 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 1.618% 43,996
59 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 1.57% 1,796,910
60 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 1.535% 165,149
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 1.523% 104,176
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 1.52% 278,984
63 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 1.483% 1,766,365
64 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 1.471% 136,996
65 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 1.447% 68,200
66 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 1.433% 3,280
67 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.424% 178,897
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 1.42% 657,297
69 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 1.397% 19,271
70 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 1.394% 5,807
71 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 1.393% 521,937
72 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 1.391% 496,347
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 1.383% 15,940
74 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 1.336% 95,396
75 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 1.332% 7
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 1.321% 102,208
77 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 1.31% 59,334
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 1.299% 45,380
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 1.249% 8,907
80 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 1.222% 84,927
81 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 1.219% 80,424
82 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 1.204% 142,902
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 1.164% 230,784
84 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 1.097% 21
85 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 1.091% 340,687
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 1.089% 664,406
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 1.085% 25,572
88 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 1.074% 74,810
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 1.038% 359,779
90 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 1.034% 12,638
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 1.019% 174,549
92 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 1.012% 185,905
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 1.008% 6,670
94 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 0.995% 2,945
95 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 0.993% 1,735,448
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 0.976% 414
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 0.973% 259,660
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 0.957% 365,686
99 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 0.957% 5,786
100 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 0.954% 330,945
101 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 0.933% 1,085
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 0.924% 1,043
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 0.9% 12,982,108
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 0.883% 38,422
105 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 0.875% 5,499
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 0.873% 99,871
107 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 0.872% 13,066
108 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 0.835% 907
109 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 0.83% 324,542
110 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 0.824% 103,560
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 0.811% 567
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 0.798% 2,232,386
113 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 0.795% 369
114 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 0.792% 102
115 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 0.791% 2,462
116 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 0.783% 41,265
117 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 0.779% 252
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 0.774% 74,215
119 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 0.754% 7,459
120 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 0.745% 20,387
121 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 0.732% 84
122 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 0.728% 40,152
123 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 0.718% 6,773
124 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 0.713% 3,251
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 0.713% 922,903
126 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 0.705% 224
127 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 0.69% 379,136
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 0.688% 617,491
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 0.684% 5,610
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 0.663% 1,154
131 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 0.647% 33,926
132 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 0.645% 8,177
133 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 0.626% 622,418
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 0.626% 31,876
135 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 0.625% 4,956
136 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 0.624% 2,593
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 0.623% 2,354
138 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 0.619% 37,479
139 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 0.611% 54,038
140 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 0.611% 281,595
141 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 0.572% 61,045
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 0.557% 222
143 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 0.546% 1,189,254
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 0.544% 516
145 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 0.541% 586
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 0.539% 684
147 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 0.527% 1,803,056
148 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 0.507% 437,735
149 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 0.495% 259,319
150 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 0.485% 28,831
151 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 0.481% 30,786
152 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.473% 18
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 0.463% 52,727
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 0.461% 48,277
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 0.46% 230
156 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 0.451% 871
157 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 0.443% 325
158 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.44% 120
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 0.393% 251
160 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 0.333% 178
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 0.328% 222,803
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 0.311% 250
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 0.302% 79,310
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 0.301% 1,617
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 0.295% 533
166 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 0.294% 52,006
167 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 0.251% 29,351
168 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 0.251% 40
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 0.242% 53,023
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 0.239% 136
171 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 0.235% 3,922
172 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 0.235% 7,689
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 0.21% 178
174 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.21% 93
175 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 0.195% 17,472
176 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 0.193% 2,967
177 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 0.193% 33
178 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 0.189% 122,752
179 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 0.182% 20
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 0.18% 86
181 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 0.15% 29,395
182 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.135% 140
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 0.129% 512
184 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 0.106% 25,317
185 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 0.105% 296
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 0.103% 1,336
187 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 0.103% 74,098
188 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 0.083% 27
189 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 0.078% 4,330
190 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 0.069% 7,221
191 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 0.055% 4,091
192 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 0.052% 1
193 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 0.004% 138
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 0.0% 7
195 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia -0.018% -500
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica -0.041% -1,171
197 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina -0.044% -629,267
198 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia -0.046% -970
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany -0.057% -47,788
200 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau -0.066% -12
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -0.068% -427
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea -0.091% -47,123
203 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain -0.105% -49,666
204 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino -0.11% -37
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba -0.11% -117
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania -0.146% -4,138
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique -0.159% -581
208 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba -0.188% -21,027
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia -0.198% -7,374
210 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda -0.222% -142
211 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal -0.242% -24,707
212 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia -0.298% -3,932
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly -0.301% -176,466
214 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation -0.33% -475,055
215 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco -0.34% -123
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece -0.379% -39,007
217 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina -0.395% -12,618
218 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon -0.447% -26
219 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus -0.453% -42,857
220 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat -0.457% -20
221 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan -0.542% -665,040
222 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia -0.555% -22,124
223 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands -0.559% -64
224 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia -0.563% -39,971
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives -0.584% -3,022
226 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands -0.723% -709
227 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria -0.802% -53,068
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa -0.852% -371
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania -0.926% -24,925
230 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena -1.047% -55
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia -1.089% -19,718
232 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -1.13% -221,737
233 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia -1.406% -80,190
234 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary -1.429% -142,835
235 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland -1.754% -705,605
236 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon -2.425% -126,546
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova -2.664% -88,696

Regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2024

Rank Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Africa 2.333% 34,869,463
2 Oceania 1.153% 531,852
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 0.737% 4,937,632
4 Asia 0.661% 31,616,088
5 Northern America 0.558% 2,127,566
6 Europe -0.074% -552,402

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2024

Rank Sub-Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Middle Africa 3.015% 6,279,227
2 Eastern Africa 2.496% 12,411,809
3 Western Africa 2.467% 11,123,639
4 Melanesia 1.707% 219,362
5 Northern Africa 1.588% 4,263,569
6 Western Asia 1.43% 4,324,396
7 Central Asia 1.386% 1,098,672
8 Southern Africa 1.131% 791,219
9 Southern Asia 1.054% 21,600,505
10 Micronesia 0.948% 5,212
11 Australia/New Zealand 0.941% 300,925
12 Central America 0.874% 1,592,285
13 Polynesia 0.863% 6,353
14 South-Eastern Asia 0.833% 5,770,940
15 South America 0.702% 3,107,302
16 Caribbean 0.53% 238,045
17 Northern Europe 0.321% 344,466
18 Western Europe 0.12% 234,600
19 Eastern Asia -0.071% -1,178,425
20 Southern Europe -0.241% -364,301
21 Eastern Europe -0.267% -767,167

Income Groups with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2024

Rank Income Group Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Low-income countries 2.671% 20,784,565
2 No income group available 1.859% 559,295
3 Lower-middle-income countries 1.272% 44,705,726
4 Middle-income countries 0.83% 50,247,610
5 Upper-middle-income countries 0.218% 5,541,884
6 High-income countries 0.154% 1,938,729

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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