Population Growth Rate by Country in 2026

In the year 2026, the world is projected to have a population growth rate of 0.871% and the global population will grow with a total of 71,977,405 people.

The country with the highest annual population growth rate is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger with a rate of 3.707%. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic with a population growth rate of 3.668%, and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo with 3.175% population growth.

The country with the lowest annual population growth rate is projected to be ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon with -2.057%. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena with a population growth rate of -1.305%, and ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia with -1.049% population decline.

The geographic region with the highest population growth rate is projected to be Africa with a rate of 2.273%. Closely followed by Oceania with a population growth rate of 1.111%, and Latin America and the Caribbean with a 0.699% population growth.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Middle Africa had the highest population growth rate of 2.954%. Closely followed by Eastern Africa with a population growth rate of 2.432%, and Western Africa with a 2.413% 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 2.585%. While the lowest population growth rate was recorded by Upper-middle-income countries with a rate of only 0.19%.

Countries with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2026

Rank Country Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 3.707% 1,127,925
2 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 3.668% 969,567
3 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 3.175% 3,575,439
4 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 3.075% 193,335
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 3.006% 766,924
6 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 2.975% 590,991
7 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 2.956% 591,635
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 2.909% 1,166,416
9 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 2.79% 2,049,344
10 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 2.769% 10,137
11 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 2.712% 998,598
12 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 2.648% 1,394,493
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 2.617% 583,238
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 2.611% 137,426
15 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 2.567% 380,784
16 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 2.537% 1,158,413
17 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 2.531% 571,956
18 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 2.53% 362,031
19 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 2.489% 476,977
20 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 2.485% 768,125
21 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 2.448% 1,269,825
22 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 2.433% 756,431
23 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 2.425% 607,161
24 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 2.388% 3,251,214
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 2.351% 70,091
26 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 2.314% 7,757
27 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 2.306% 750,453
28 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 2.297% 5,512,876
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 2.289% 348,384
30 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 2.234% 8,002
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 2.216% 40,697
32 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 2.202% 213,224
33 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 2.195% 126,108
34 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 2.183% 142,411
35 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 2.162% 325,675
36 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 2.135% 1,037,388
37 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 2.131% 783,706
38 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 2.128% 122,998
39 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 2.083% 16,441
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 2.078% 47,633
41 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 2.019% 357,963
42 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 2.011% 188,088
43 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 1.948% 1,139,000
44 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 1.923% 4,724
45 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 1.902% 75,386
46 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 1.878% 4,782,263
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 1.877% 48,454
48 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 1.836% 662,951
49 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 1.768% 206,391
50 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 1.748% 10,841
51 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 1.71% 15,368
52 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 1.7% 181,942
53 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 1.697% 184,698
54 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 1.612% 44,077
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 1.56% 2,187
56 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.551% 471,663
57 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 1.519% 42,632
58 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 1.509% 1,781,547
59 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 1.47% 162,939
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 1.467% 277,394
61 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 1.43% 137,099
62 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 1.421% 100,067
63 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 1.421% 1,741,769
64 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 1.392% 3,279
65 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.379% 178,291
66 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 1.366% 19,374
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 1.345% 15,925
68 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 1.331% 64,512
69 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 1.328% 5,688
70 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 1.298% 499,672
71 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 1.268% 602,852
72 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 1.264% 92,634
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 1.252% 99,418
74 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 1.234% 452,038
75 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 1.227% 56,975
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 1.178% 8,606
77 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 1.159% 41,487
78 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 1.154% 140,163
79 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 1.151% 81,853
80 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 1.106% 74,660
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 1.081% 219,268
82 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 1.076% 21
83 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 1.053% 13,135
84 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 1.027% 24,706
85 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 1.022% 326,011
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 1.019% 72,460
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 0.999% 622,601
88 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 0.997% 186,895
89 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 0.976% 345,334
90 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 0.956% 338,104
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 0.941% 164,266
92 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 0.937% 5,769
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 0.935% 254,477
94 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 0.934% 1,664,103
95 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 0.932% 2,811
96 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 0.907% 1,074
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 0.906% 1,041
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 0.898% 6,052
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 0.893% 386
100 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 0.883% 343,787
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 0.849% 12,457,336
102 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 0.834% 12,711
103 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 0.818% 36,199
104 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 0.818% 5,231
105 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 0.812% 897
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 0.807% 93,879
107 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 0.806% 320,377
108 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 0.772% 364
109 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 0.759% 7,269
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 0.744% 2,113,624
111 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 0.735% 522
112 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 0.734% 2,320
113 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 0.733% 93,588
114 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 0.732% 39,183
115 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 0.731% 84,199
116 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 0.726% 70,739
117 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 0.712% 7,145
118 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 0.706% 19,608
119 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 0.706% 39,482
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 0.673% 882,372
121 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 0.649% 209
122 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 0.648% 2,995
123 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 0.646% 212
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 0.637% 1,124
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 0.634% 353,363
126 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 0.62% 81
127 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 0.611% 4,902
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 0.605% 5,020
129 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 0.601% 546,858
130 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 0.601% 31,954
131 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 0.592% 2,490
132 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 0.59% 7,571
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 0.588% 274,237
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 0.585% 30,161
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 0.579% 2,215
136 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 0.574% 303,460
137 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 0.572% 35,043
138 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 0.566% 50,711
139 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 0.558% 561,646
140 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 0.55% 64
141 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 0.531% 57,341
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 0.524% 211
143 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 0.506% 1,748,155
144 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 0.503% 1,105,904
145 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 0.502% 437,329
146 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 0.502% 481
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 0.487% 624
148 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 0.486% 532
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 0.473% 28,347
150 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 0.435% 846
151 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 0.433% 27,921
152 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 0.404% 42,590
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 0.392% 198
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 0.391% 289
155 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 0.384% 247
156 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.378% 104
157 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 0.372% 2
158 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 0.333% 179
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 0.308% 210,859
160 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.272% 121
161 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 0.271% 48,132
162 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 0.262% 477
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 0.261% 211
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 0.248% 1,340
165 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 0.241% 63,629
166 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.235% 9
167 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 0.233% 3,908
168 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 0.231% 27,160
169 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 0.228% 39
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 0.219% 35
171 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 0.207% 4
172 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 0.2% 39,438
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 0.197% 43,347
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 0.184% 157
175 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 0.181% 20
176 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 0.177% 115,381
177 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 0.165% 14,902
178 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 0.158% 61,610
179 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 0.149% 85
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 0.148% 71
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 0.14% 558
182 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 0.132% 2,044
183 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.114% 118
184 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 0.075% 2,471
185 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 0.074% 17,781
186 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 0.066% 186
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 0.065% 851
188 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 0.062% 44,920
189 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 0.057% 3,183
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 0.052% 17
191 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 0.032% 3,373
192 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 0.004% 152
193 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 0.003% 213
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia -0.054% -1,134
195 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino -0.063% -21
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany -0.083% -69,365
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia -0.084% -2,338
198 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia -0.086% -1,828
199 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina -0.091% -1,288,992
200 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica -0.095% -2,682
201 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -0.102% -636
202 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau -0.122% -22
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea -0.123% -63,479
204 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain -0.13% -61,658
205 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba -0.164% -174
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique -0.173% -632
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat -0.184% -8
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania -0.185% -5,215
209 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco -0.214% -77
210 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba -0.223% -24,778
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia -0.254% -9,389
212 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal -0.258% -26,262
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives -0.276% -1,417
214 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda -0.278% -177
215 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation -0.284% -406,911
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly -0.321% -187,371
217 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia -0.358% -4,694
218 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands -0.361% -41
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece -0.393% -40,197
220 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia -0.412% -23,067
221 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina -0.421% -13,333
222 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus -0.436% -40,846
223 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -0.504% -97,146
224 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon -0.539% -31
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan -0.56% -678,830
226 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia -0.571% -22,513
227 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary -0.585% -57,245
228 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia -0.608% -42,627
229 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland -0.622% -243,918
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova -0.781% -25,080
231 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands -0.788% -761
232 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria -0.834% -54,273
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania -0.857% -22,670
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa -0.891% -381
235 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia -1.049% -18,590
236 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena -1.305% -67
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon -2.057% -102,584

Regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2026

Rank Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Africa 2.273% 35,585,554
2 Oceania 1.111% 524,111
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 0.699% 4,753,140
4 Asia 0.615% 29,806,646
5 Northern America 0.537% 2,068,409
6 Europe -0.103% -760,455

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2026

Rank Sub-Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Middle Africa 2.954% 6,531,236
2 Eastern Africa 2.432% 12,706,692
3 Western Africa 2.413% 11,425,575
4 Melanesia 1.649% 219,221
5 Northern Africa 1.508% 4,174,899
6 Western Asia 1.356% 4,214,688
7 Central Asia 1.263% 1,027,974
8 Southern Africa 1.045% 747,151
9 Southern Asia 1.003% 20,981,816
10 Australia/New Zealand 0.902% 293,660
11 Micronesia 0.898% 5,028
12 Central America 0.83% 1,537,877
13 Polynesia 0.828% 6,202
14 South-Eastern Asia 0.779% 5,481,752
15 South America 0.668% 2,998,014
16 Caribbean 0.479% 217,249
17 Northern Europe 0.303% 327,258
18 Western Europe 0.098% 193,107
19 Eastern Asia -0.115% -1,899,585
20 Southern Europe -0.264% -397,317
21 Eastern Europe -0.309% -883,503

Income Groups with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2026

Rank Income Group Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Low-income countries 2.585% 21,208,403
2 No income group available 1.55% 482,602
3 Lower-middle-income countries 1.194% 43,008,683
4 Middle-income countries 0.778% 47,852,113
5 High-income countries 0.193% 2,434,287
6 Upper-middle-income countries 0.19% 4,843,430

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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