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Population Growth Rate by Country in 2025

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In the year 2025, the world is projected to have a population growth rate of 0.888% and the global population will grow with a total of 72,774,708 people.

The country with the highest annual population growth rate is projected to be 🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic with a rate of 4.124%. Closely followed by 🇳🇪Niger with a population growth rate of 3.736%, and 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo with 3.199% population growth.

The country with the lowest annual population growth rate is projected to be 🇱🇧Lebanon with -2.282%. Followed by 🇲🇩Republic of Moldova with a population growth rate of -1.877%, and 🇵🇱Poland with -1.273% population decline.

The geographic region with the highest population growth rate is projected to be Africa with a rate of 2.301%. Closely followed by Oceania with a population growth rate of 1.133%, and Latin America and the Caribbean with a 0.717% population growth.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Middle Africa had the highest population growth rate of 2.981%. Closely followed by Eastern Africa with a population growth rate of 2.463%, and Western Africa with a 2.44% 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 2.627%. While the lowest population growth rate was recorded by High-income countries with a rate of only 0.169%.

Similar Population Metrics for 2025

Countries with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2025

Rank Country Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic 4.124% 1,048,403
2 🇳🇪Niger 3.736% 1,095,232
3 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.199% 3,488,763
4 🇨🇫Central African Republic 3.045% 185,666
5 🇲🇱Mali 3.037% 751,923
6 🇸🇴Somalia 3.006% 579,574
7 🇹🇩Chad 3.001% 582,862
8 🇦🇴Angola 2.946% 1,147,053
9 🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania 2.828% 2,019,955
10 🇾🇹Mayotte 2.822% 10,046
11 🇲🇿Mozambique 2.745% 983,687
12 🇺🇬Uganda 2.675% 1,371,724
13 🇿🇲Zambia 2.648% 574,801
14 🇲🇷Mauritania 2.639% 135,343
15 🇧🇯Benin 2.606% 376,692
16 🇦🇫Afghanistan 2.572% 1,145,101
17 🇧🇮Burundi 2.562% 357,320
18 🇲🇼Malawi 2.552% 562,362
19 🇨🇲Cameroon 2.518% 759,277
20 🇸🇳Senegal 2.513% 469,523
21 🇸🇩Sudan 2.487% 1,258,560
22 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire 2.459% 746,103
23 🇧🇫Burkina Faso 2.454% 599,769
24 🇪🇹Ethiopia 2.431% 3,231,958
25 🇬🇲Gambia 2.394% 69,685
26 🇬🇫French Guiana 2.351% 7,698
27 🇲🇬Madagascar 2.341% 744,411
28 🇬🇳Guinea 2.328% 346,297
29 🇳🇬Nigeria 2.323% 5,448,884
30 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea 2.264% 40,644
31 🇻🇺Vanuatu 2.261% 7,918
32 🇵🇸State of Palestine 2.24% 125,919
33 🇹🇬Togo 2.225% 210,727
34 🇷🇼Rwanda 2.196% 323,562
35 🇨🇬Congo 2.196% 140,170
36 🇮🇶Iraq 2.167% 1,030,557
37 🇾🇪Yemen 2.164% 778,980
38 🇱🇷Liberia 2.142% 121,151
39 🇸🇧Solomon Islands 2.122% 16,404
40 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau 2.113% 47,424
41 🇸🇱Sierra Leone 2.045% 187,459
42 🇿🇼Zimbabwe 2.041% 354,653
43 🇰🇪Kenya 1.968% 1,127,896
44 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe 1.928% 4,646
45 🇬🇦Gabon 1.905% 48,249
46 🇵🇰Pakistan 1.9% 4,748,912
47 🇪🇷Eritrea 1.882% 73,219
48 🇬🇭Ghana 1.871% 662,951
49 🇪🇭Western Sahara 1.797% 10,951
50 🇹🇯Tajikistan 1.749% 183,911
51 🇰🇲Comoros 1.747% 15,428
52 🇸🇸South Sudan 1.744% 200,104
53 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 1.731% 185,208
54 🇻🇪Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.717% 513,929
55 🇳🇦Namibia 1.649% 44,351
56 🇰🇮Kiribati 1.596% 2,202
57 🇧🇼Botswana 1.567% 43,292
58 🇺🇦Ukraine 1.566% 606,856
59 🇪🇬Egypt 1.536% 1,785,515
60 🇭🇳Honduras 1.501% 163,972
61 🇬🇹Guatemala 1.488% 277,219
62 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan 1.469% 101,970
63 🇮🇱Israel 1.453% 137,263
64 🇵🇭Philippines 1.448% 1,749,902
65 🇧🇴Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.402% 178,727
66 🇼🇸Samoa 1.399% 3,250
67 🇴🇲Oman 1.383% 66,105
68 🇹🇱Timor-Leste 1.381% 19,329
69 🇧🇿Belize 1.364% 5,762
70 🇩🇯Djibouti 1.362% 15,917
71 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 1.343% 510,142
72 🇩🇿Algeria 1.341% 629,261
73 🇻🇦Holy See 1.315% 7
74 🇺🇿Uzbekistan 1.311% 474,078
75 🇳🇮Nicaragua 1.301% 94,171
76 🇱🇦Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.289% 101,039
77 🇵🇦Panama 1.266% 58,089
78 🇲🇳Mongolia 1.223% 43,256
79 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR 1.215% 8,771
80 🇵🇾Paraguay 1.184% 83,216
81 🇭🇹Haiti 1.183% 142,051
82 🇹🇲Turkmenistan 1.159% 77,365
83 🇰🇿Kazakhstan 1.12% 224,593
84 🇳🇵Nepal 1.056% 333,407
85 🇱🇸Lesotho 1.051% 25,025
86 🇸🇿Eswatini 1.047% 12,927
87 🇱🇾Libya 1.045% 73,556
88 🇿🇦South Africa 1.04% 641,314
89 🇲🇾Malaysia 1.006% 352,490
90 🇪🇨Ecuador 1.003% 186,102
91 🇰🇭Cambodia 0.976% 168,819
92 🇧🇩Bangladesh 0.967% 1,705,149
93 🇳🇨New Caledonia 0.96% 2,868
94 🇦🇺Australia 0.955% 257,483
95 🇵🇪Peru 0.953% 333,815
96 🇱🇺Luxembourg 0.949% 6,341
97 🇨🇻Cabo Verde 0.936% 5,710
98 🇫🇲Micronesia (Fed. States of) 0.93% 1,092
99 🇯🇪Jersey 0.925% 1,053
100 🇲🇭Marshall Islands 0.92% 394
101 🇲🇦Morocco 0.918% 353,975
102 🇮🇳India 0.879% 12,791,636
103 🇹🇰Tokelau 0.879% 17
104 🇧🇭Bahrain 0.851% 12,861
105 🇸🇷Suriname 0.847% 5,372
106 🇰🇼Kuwait 0.844% 37,036
107 🇹🇴Tonga 0.838% 918
108 🇩🇴Dominican Republic 0.836% 96,421
109 🇨🇦Canada 0.822% 324,260
110 🇰🇾Cayman Islands 0.782% 551
111 🇹🇳Tunisia 0.779% 98,666
112 🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands 0.774% 362
113 🇮🇩Indonesia 0.773% 2,180,128
114 🇹🇻Tuvalu 0.77% 89
115 🇵🇫French Polynesia 0.762% 2,392
116 🇳🇿New Zealand 0.758% 40,248
117 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 0.752% 72,717
118 🇫🇯Fiji 0.744% 7,069
119 🇷🇪Réunion 0.735% 7,328
120 🇶🇦Qatar 0.723% 19,931
121 🇳🇴Norway 0.717% 39,831
122 🇲🇫Saint Martin (French part) 0.7% 228
123 🇲🇽Mexico 0.693% 902,944
124 🇻🇬British Virgin Islands 0.682% 218
125 🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam 0.68% 3,122
126 🇳🇷Nauru 0.67% 87
127 🇲🇲Myanmar 0.66% 365,043
128 🇬🇺Guam 0.653% 1,144
129 🇮🇷Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.646% 584,265
130 🇬🇾Guyana 0.643% 5,304
131 🇨🇷Costa Rica 0.626% 33,045
132 🇧🇹Bhutan 0.621% 4,949
133 🇨🇾Cyprus 0.619% 7,905
134 🇧🇸Bahamas 0.608% 2,542
135 🇮🇪Ireland 0.603% 30,902
136 🇮🇸Iceland 0.602% 2,287
137 🇦🇷Argentina 0.599% 277,712
138 🇸🇬Singapore 0.594% 36,183
139 🇻🇳Viet Nam 0.59% 590,180
140 🇨🇭Switzerland 0.588% 52,319
141 🇱🇮Liechtenstein 0.582% 233
142 🇸🇪Sweden 0.553% 59,350
143 🇯🇴Jordan 0.539% 61,659
144 🇨🇴Colombia 0.533% 280,578
145 🇸🇨Seychelles 0.528% 575
146 🇧🇷Brazil 0.522% 1,142,268
147 🇺🇸United States of America 0.517% 1,774,911
148 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda 0.513% 489
149 🇬🇩Grenada 0.508% 648
150 🇹🇷Türkiye 0.501% 434,384
151 🇧🇶Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.489% 134
152 🇩🇰Denmark 0.481% 28,711
153 🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands 0.46% 231
154 🇸🇻El Salvador 0.453% 29,093
155 🇨🇼Curaçao 0.449% 871
156 🇦🇿Azerbaijan 0.428% 44,986
157 🇩🇲Dominica 0.421% 310
158 🇬🇬Guernsey 0.353% 226
159 🇫🇴Faroe Islands 0.334% 179
160 🇬🇧United Kingdom 0.316% 215,529
161 🇳🇱Netherlands 0.284% 50,410
162 🇦🇩Andorra 0.278% 224
163 🇲🇹Malta 0.278% 1,496
164 🇰🇵Dem. People's Republic of Korea 0.271% 71,373
165 🇱🇨Saint Lucia 0.263% 477
166 🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.262% 10
167 🇧🇱Saint Barthélemy 0.254% 28
168 🇧🇪Belgium 0.24% 28,141
169 🇽🇰Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 0.231% 3,867
170 🇱🇰Sri Lanka 0.222% 48,933
171 🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.218% 97
172 🇮🇲Isle of Man 0.21% 179
173 🇬🇱Greenland 0.206% 117
174 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.188% 90
175 🇫🇷France 0.185% 120,355
176 🇦🇹Austria 0.183% 16,496
177 🇨🇱Chile 0.171% 33,572
178 🇨🇰Cook Islands 0.17% 29
179 🇵🇷Puerto Rico 0.163% 5,327
180 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago 0.163% 2,517
181 🇬🇵Guadeloupe 0.137% 544
182 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.135% 140
183 🇦🇮Anguilla 0.125% 20
184 🇹🇼China, Taiwan Province of China 0.093% 22,318
185 🇲🇺Mauritius 0.087% 1,128
186 🇧🇧Barbados 0.087% 247
187 🇹🇭Thailand 0.084% 60,412
188 🇫🇮Finland 0.07% 3,869
189 🇬🇮Gibraltar 0.07% 23
190 🇨🇿Czechia 0.05% 5,242
191 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR 0.028% 2,128
192 🇺🇾Uruguay 0.004% 138
193 🇳🇺Niue 0.0% 0
194 🇵🇼Palau -0.017% -3
195 🇲🇰North Macedonia -0.027% -569
196 🇦🇲Armenia -0.052% -1,451
197 🇨🇳China -0.068% -964,451
198 🇸🇮Slovenia -0.068% -1,437
199 🇯🇲Jamaica -0.068% -1,908
200 🇩🇪Germany -0.071% -59,021
201 🇸🇲San Marino -0.074% -25
202 🇲🇪Montenegro -0.085% -532
203 🇰🇷Republic of Korea -0.108% -55,844
204 🇲🇸Montserrat -0.115% -5
205 🇪🇸Spain -0.12% -57,032
206 🇦🇼Aruba -0.142% -151
207 🇦🇱Albania -0.165% -4,649
208 🇲🇶Martinique -0.168% -614
209 🇨🇺Cuba -0.205% -22,886
210 🇬🇪Georgia -0.228% -8,457
211 🇲🇨Monaco -0.244% -88
212 🇵🇹Portugal -0.253% -25,758
213 🇧🇲Bermuda -0.27% -172
214 🇮🇹Italy -0.31% -181,336
215 🇷🇺Russian Federation -0.314% -450,682
216 🇪🇪Estonia -0.331% -4,350
217 🇼🇫Wallis and Futuna Islands -0.342% -39
218 🇬🇷Greece -0.388% -39,839
219 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.409% -13,025
220 🇲🇻Maldives -0.447% -2,305
221 🇧🇾Belarus -0.448% -42,137
222 🇵🇲Saint Pierre and Miquelon -0.518% -30
223 🇯🇵Japan -0.555% -677,009
224 🇭🇷Croatia -0.564% -22,347
225 🇷🇸Serbia -0.585% -41,315
226 🇻🇮United States Virgin Islands -0.77% -749
227 🇧🇬Bulgaria -0.819% -53,782
228 🇷🇴Romania -0.863% -167,609
229 🇱🇹Lithuania -0.891% -23,780
230 🇦🇸American Samoa -0.918% -396
231 🇸🇰Slovakia -0.983% -55,406
232 🇭🇺Hungary -1.068% -105,410
233 🇱🇻Latvia -1.07% -19,170
234 🇸🇭Saint Helena -1.155% -60
235 🇵🇱Poland -1.273% -504,387
236 🇲🇩Republic of Moldova -1.877% -61,102
237 🇱🇧Lebanon -2.282% -116,334

Regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2025

Rank Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Africa 2.301% 35,205,184
2 Oceania 1.133% 528,605
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 0.717% 4,840,736
4 Asia 0.639% 30,761,759
5 Northern America 0.548% 2,099,086
6 Europe -0.089% -660,662

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2025

Rank Sub-Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Middle Africa 2.981% 6,397,330
2 Eastern Africa 2.463% 12,555,648
3 Western Africa 2.44% 11,274,813
4 Melanesia 1.679% 219,467
5 Northern Africa 1.544% 4,210,484
6 Western Asia 1.39% 4,262,606
7 Central Asia 1.322% 1,061,917
8 Southern Africa 1.084% 766,909
9 Southern Asia 1.031% 21,360,047
10 Micronesia 0.928% 5,147
11 Australia/New Zealand 0.923% 297,731
12 Central America 0.851% 1,564,295
13 Polynesia 0.843% 6,260
14 South-Eastern Asia 0.806% 5,626,647
15 South America 0.684% 3,048,442
16 Caribbean 0.505% 227,999
17 Northern Europe 0.311% 334,816
18 Western Europe 0.11% 215,186
19 Eastern Asia -0.093% -1,549,458
20 Southern Europe -0.254% -382,247
21 Eastern Europe -0.289% -828,417

Income Groups with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2025

Rank Income Group Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Low-income countries 2.627% 20,992,097
2 No income group available 1.714% 524,994
3 Lower-middle-income countries 1.235% 43,971,005
4 Middle-income countries 0.805% 49,124,005
5 Upper-middle-income countries 0.203% 5,153,000
6 High-income countries 0.169% 2,133,612

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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