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Population Growth Rate by Country in 2030

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In the year 2030, the world is projected to have a population growth rate of 0.805% and the global population will grow with a total of 68,835,995 people.

The country with the highest annual population growth rate is projected to be 🇳🇪Niger with a rate of 3.588%. Closely followed by 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo with a population growth rate of 3.058%, and 🇨🇫Central African Republic with 2.999% population growth.

The country with the lowest annual population growth rate is projected to be 🇸🇭Saint Helena with -1.267%. Followed by 🇦🇸American Samoa with a population growth rate of -1.028%, and 🇱🇻Latvia with -0.992% population decline.

The geographic region with the highest population growth rate is projected to be Africa with a rate of 2.161%. Closely followed by Oceania with a population growth rate of 1.011%, and Latin America and the Caribbean with a 0.603% population growth.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Middle Africa had the highest population growth rate of 2.833%. Closely followed by Western Africa with a population growth rate of 2.305%, and Eastern Africa with a 2.297% 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 2.42%. While the lowest population growth rate was recorded by Upper-middle-income countries with a rate of only 0.121%.

Similar Population Metrics for 2030

Countries with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2030

Rank Country Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 🇳🇪Niger 3.588% 1,263,359
2 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.058% 3,901,706
3 🇨🇫Central African Republic 2.999% 213,053
4 🇲🇱Mali 2.888% 829,013
5 🇸🇴Somalia 2.83% 631,418
6 🇹🇩Chad 2.819% 633,221
7 🇦🇴Angola 2.763% 1,240,706
8 🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania 2.638% 2,159,618
9 🇾🇹Mayotte 2.62% 10,676
10 🇲🇿Mozambique 2.552% 1,044,339
11 🇲🇷Mauritania 2.487% 145,007
12 🇺🇬Uganda 2.476% 1,445,413
13 🇿🇲Zambia 2.472% 609,897
14 🇧🇯Benin 2.436% 399,374
15 🇧🇮Burundi 2.431% 384,054
16 🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic 2.421% 722,155
17 🇲🇼Malawi 2.407% 600,348
18 🇸🇳Senegal 2.396% 506,109
19 🇨🇲Cameroon 2.344% 798,077
20 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire 2.337% 799,350
21 🇦🇫Afghanistan 2.337% 1,176,056
22 🇧🇫Burkina Faso 2.305% 634,268
23 🇸🇩Sudan 2.268% 1,292,845
24 🇪🇹Ethiopia 2.206% 3,292,954
25 🇬🇲Gambia 2.189% 71,446
26 🇳🇬Nigeria 2.181% 5,726,620
27 🇲🇬Madagascar 2.179% 775,960
28 🇬🇫French Guiana 2.173% 7,968
29 🇻🇺Vanuatu 2.166% 8,471
30 🇨🇬Congo 2.144% 152,542
31 🇹🇬Togo 2.139% 225,871
32 🇬🇳Guinea 2.125% 353,291
33 🇵🇸State of Palestine 2.057% 128,715
34 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea 2.054% 41,076
35 🇱🇷Liberia 2.044% 128,401
36 🇮🇶Iraq 2.037% 1,075,575
37 🇷🇼Rwanda 2.02% 330,852
38 🇸🇧Solomon Islands 1.985% 16,999
39 🇾🇪Yemen 1.972% 787,389
40 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau 1.964% 48,809
41 🇪🇷Eritrea 1.952% 83,591
42 🇸🇸South Sudan 1.928% 242,384
43 🇿🇼Zimbabwe 1.913% 366,820
44 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe 1.87% 4,957
45 🇰🇪Kenya 1.864% 1,176,153
46 🇸🇱Sierra Leone 1.858% 187,792
47 🇵🇰Pakistan 1.772% 4,856,418
48 🇬🇦Gabon 1.75% 48,565
49 🇬🇭Ghana 1.731% 671,348
50 🇹🇯Tajikistan 1.596% 182,245
51 🇪🇭Western Sahara 1.576% 10,447
52 🇰🇲Comoros 1.573% 15,090
53 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 1.554% 180,526
54 🇳🇦Namibia 1.498% 43,602
55 🇪🇬Egypt 1.412% 1,766,548
56 🇰🇮Kiribati 1.393% 2,071
57 🇮🇱Israel 1.361% 137,972
58 🇧🇼Botswana 1.36% 40,436
59 🇼🇸Samoa 1.345% 3,345
60 🇬🇹Guatemala 1.343% 268,587
61 🇭🇳Honduras 1.327% 155,602
62 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan 1.302% 96,805
63 🇵🇭Philippines 1.296% 1,677,476
64 🇸🇿Eswatini 1.276% 16,666
65 🇧🇴Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.267% 172,655
66 🇹🇱Timor-Leste 1.254% 18,754
67 🇩🇯Djibouti 1.242% 15,494
68 🇧🇿Belize 1.205% 5,429
69 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 1.178% 476,677
70 🇴🇲Oman 1.172% 59,671
71 🇳🇮Nicaragua 1.124% 86,448
72 🇹🇰Tokelau 1.124% 23
73 🇱🇦Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.1% 91,573
74 🇵🇦Panama 1.094% 53,191
75 🇩🇿Algeria 1.063% 529,466
76 🇭🇹Haiti 1.061% 134,790
77 🇯🇴Jordan 1.056% 126,023
78 🇺🇿Uzbekistan 1.05% 402,265
79 🇻🇪Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.041% 333,317
80 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR 1.01% 7,710
81 🇲🇳Mongolia 1.005% 37,561
82 🇵🇾Paraguay 0.998% 74,126
83 🇰🇿Kazakhstan 0.995% 210,215
84 🇹🇲Turkmenistan 0.958% 67,387
85 🇱🇾Libya 0.944% 69,824
86 🇱🇸Lesotho 0.931% 23,296
87 🇪🇨Ecuador 0.924% 180,118
88 🇵🇪Peru 0.909% 333,653
89 🇻🇦Holy See 0.892% 5
90 🇨🇻Cabo Verde 0.883% 5,641
91 🇳🇵Nepal 0.865% 286,625
92 🇿🇦South Africa 0.864% 558,652
93 🇦🇺Australia 0.843% 237,712
94 🇲🇾Malaysia 0.842% 309,034
95 🇲🇭Marshall Islands 0.841% 376
96 🇯🇪Jersey 0.84% 1,000
97 🇳🇨New Caledonia 0.83% 2,595
98 🇫🇲Micronesia (Fed. States of) 0.827% 1,014
99 🇰🇭Cambodia 0.822% 148,629
100 🇧🇩Bangladesh 0.802% 1,478,831
101 🇹🇴Tonga 0.801% 914
102 🇧🇭Bahrain 0.789% 12,422
103 🇱🇺Luxembourg 0.782% 5,450
104 🇲🇦Morocco 0.772% 310,685
105 🇰🇼Kuwait 0.763% 34,829
106 🇨🇦Canada 0.763% 312,838
107 🇮🇳India 0.752% 11,395,637
108 🇸🇷Suriname 0.724% 4,776
109 🇫🇯Fiji 0.713% 7,030
110 🇩🇴Dominican Republic 0.699% 83,785
111 🇶🇦Qatar 0.696% 19,876
112 🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands 0.668% 324
113 🇷🇪Réunion 0.654% 6,743
114 🇳🇴Norway 0.651% 37,446
115 🇮🇩Indonesia 0.648% 1,892,132
116 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 0.635% 63,492
117 🇵🇫French Polynesia 0.621% 2,016
118 🇳🇿New Zealand 0.613% 33,674
119 🇲🇽Mexico 0.589% 792,416
120 🇹🇳Tunisia 0.584% 76,450
121 🇬🇺Guam 0.583% 1,054
122 🇰🇾Cayman Islands 0.57% 415
123 🇧🇹Bhutan 0.569% 4,678
124 🇻🇬British Virgin Islands 0.552% 182
125 🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam 0.551% 2,607
126 🇦🇷Argentina 0.541% 257,901
127 🇨🇴Colombia 0.536% 290,029
128 🇮🇪Ireland 0.53% 27,939
129 🇳🇷Nauru 0.524% 70
130 🇧🇸Bahamas 0.523% 2,248
131 🇲🇲Myanmar 0.511% 290,988
132 🇨🇷Costa Rica 0.509% 27,645
133 🇹🇻Tuvalu 0.503% 60
134 🇹🇷Türkiye 0.502% 446,102
135 🇲🇫Saint Martin (French part) 0.483% 162
136 🇨🇾Cyprus 0.475% 6,237
137 🇺🇸United States of America 0.47% 1,655,656
138 🇨🇭Switzerland 0.469% 42,869
139 🇮🇷Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.466% 432,884
140 🇮🇸Iceland 0.465% 1,814
141 🇬🇾Guyana 0.459% 3,889
142 🇸🇪Sweden 0.453% 49,889
143 🇸🇬Singapore 0.448% 27,987
144 🇻🇳Viet Nam 0.437% 449,259
145 🇱🇮Liechtenstein 0.419% 172
146 🇩🇰Denmark 0.413% 25,195
147 🇧🇷Brazil 0.402% 899,399
148 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda 0.388% 378
149 🇫🇴Faroe Islands 0.385% 210
150 🇸🇨Seychelles 0.374% 416
151 🇬🇩Grenada 0.365% 476
152 🇨🇼Curaçao 0.361% 715
153 🇨🇱Chile 0.348% 69,416
154 🇦🇿Azerbaijan 0.347% 37,173
155 🇸🇻El Salvador 0.335% 21,966
156 🇬🇬Guernsey 0.304% 198
157 🇲🇻Maldives 0.294% 1,508
158 🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands 0.291% 149
159 🇩🇲Dominica 0.275% 206
160 🇬🇧United Kingdom 0.259% 178,892
161 🇧🇶Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.247% 69
162 🇽🇰Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 0.224% 3,794
163 🇳🇱Netherlands 0.205% 36,793
164 🇧🇪Belgium 0.196% 23,290
165 🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.194% 87
166 🇦🇩Andorra 0.185% 151
167 🇱🇨Saint Lucia 0.152% 278
168 🇫🇷France 0.145% 95,019
169 🇨🇰Cook Islands 0.145% 25
170 🇮🇲Isle of Man 0.14% 120
171 🇬🇵Guadeloupe 0.135% 541
172 🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.129% 5
173 🇱🇰Sri Lanka 0.123% 27,351
174 🇰🇵Dem. People's Republic of Korea 0.103% 27,433
175 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.099% 48
176 🇲🇹Malta 0.089% 486
177 🇦🇹Austria 0.08% 7,276
178 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.057% 59
179 🇦🇮Anguilla 0.05% 8
180 🇲🇨Monaco 0.033% 12
181 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago 0.019% 294
182 🇫🇮Finland 0.007% 396
183 🇺🇾Uruguay -0.008% -264
184 🇹🇼China, Taiwan Province of China -0.011% -2,585
185 🇲🇺Mauritius -0.023% -303
186 🇨🇿Czechia -0.023% -2,401
187 🇬🇮Gibraltar -0.024% -8
188 🇧🇧Barbados -0.024% -69
189 🇹🇭Thailand -0.027% -19,632
190 🇬🇱Greenland -0.035% -20
191 🇧🇱Saint Barthélemy -0.054% -6
192 🇸🇲San Marino -0.063% -21
193 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR -0.104% -7,768
194 🇩🇪Germany -0.14% -115,615
195 🇸🇮Slovenia -0.151% -3,183
196 🇼🇫Wallis and Futuna Islands -0.151% -17
197 🇲🇪Montenegro -0.163% -1,014
198 🇸🇰Slovakia -0.164% -9,115
199 🇵🇼Palau -0.167% -30
200 🇪🇸Spain -0.17% -79,800
201 🇲🇰North Macedonia -0.171% -3,543
202 🇨🇳China -0.178% -2,519,257
203 🇦🇲Armenia -0.191% -5,265
204 🇲🇩Republic of Moldova -0.203% -6,444
205 🇲🇶Martinique -0.203% -736
206 🇯🇲Jamaica -0.206% -5,783
207 🇰🇷Republic of Korea -0.214% -109,592
208 🇦🇼Aruba -0.281% -295
209 🇵🇹Portugal -0.285% -28,638
210 🇨🇺Cuba -0.286% -31,491
211 🇦🇱Albania -0.301% -8,383
212 🇷🇺Russian Federation -0.303% -427,940
213 🇵🇱Poland -0.314% -121,712
214 🇵🇲Saint Pierre and Miquelon -0.319% -18
215 🇬🇪Georgia -0.323% -11,827
216 🇷🇴Romania -0.332% -63,223
217 🇭🇺Hungary -0.344% -33,145
218 🇧🇲Bermuda -0.357% -224
219 🇮🇹Italy -0.358% -205,858
220 🇳🇺Niue -0.359% -7
221 🇲🇸Montserrat -0.372% -16
222 🇬🇷Greece -0.411% -41,334
223 🇪🇪Estonia -0.442% -5,702
224 🇧🇾Belarus -0.455% -41,890
225 🇵🇷Puerto Rico -0.458% -14,937
226 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.479% -14,896
227 🇯🇵Japan -0.596% -706,085
228 🇭🇷Croatia -0.607% -23,369
229 🇷🇸Serbia -0.7% -47,820
230 🇺🇦Ukraine -0.703% -269,097
231 🇱🇹Lithuania -0.814% -20,837
232 🇻🇮United States Virgin Islands -0.861% -804
233 🇧🇬Bulgaria -0.89% -55,998
234 🇱🇧Lebanon -0.899% -42,360
235 🇱🇻Latvia -0.992% -16,875
236 🇦🇸American Samoa -1.028% -423
237 🇸🇭Saint Helena -1.267% -62

Regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2030

Rank Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Africa 2.161% 36,960,375
2 Oceania 1.011% 497,648
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 0.603% 4,209,200
4 Asia 0.531% 26,309,985
5 Northern America 0.5% 1,968,232
6 Europe -0.151% -1,109,445

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2030

Rank Sub-Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Middle Africa 2.833% 7,033,903
2 Western Africa 2.305% 11,995,637
3 Eastern Africa 2.297% 13,191,918
4 Melanesia 1.523% 215,621
5 Northern Africa 1.383% 4,056,265
6 Western Asia 1.244% 4,074,856
7 Central Asia 1.124% 958,917
8 Southern Africa 0.918% 682,652
9 Southern Asia 0.905% 19,659,988
10 Micronesia 0.812% 4,705
11 Australia/New Zealand 0.805% 271,386
12 Polynesia 0.768% 5,936
13 Central America 0.738% 1,411,284
14 South-Eastern Asia 0.675% 4,888,807
15 South America 0.571% 2,626,988
16 Caribbean 0.371% 170,928
17 Northern Europe 0.256% 279,685
18 Western Europe 0.048% 95,266
19 Eastern Asia -0.199% -3,272,583
20 Southern Europe -0.305% -453,431
21 Eastern Europe -0.366% -1,030,965

Income Groups with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2030

Rank Income Group Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Low-income countries 2.42% 21,937,319
2 Lower-middle-income countries 1.094% 41,277,274
3 No income group available 1.049% 343,797
4 Middle-income countries 0.701% 44,385,453
5 High-income countries 0.171% 2,169,426
6 Upper-middle-income countries 0.121% 3,108,179

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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