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Population Growth Rate by Country in 2031

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In the year 2031, the world is projected to have a population growth rate of 0.748% and the global population will grow with a total of 64,559,147 people.

The country with the highest annual population growth rate is projected to be 🇨🇫Central African Republic with a rate of 3.048%. Closely followed by 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo with a population growth rate of 2.912%, and 🇳🇪Niger with 2.853% population growth.

The country with the lowest annual population growth rate is projected to be 🇲🇭Marshall Islands with -2.367%. Followed by 🇲🇫Saint Martin (French part) with a population growth rate of -2.033%, and 🇨🇰Cook Islands with -1.909% population decline.

The geographic region with the highest population growth rate is projected to be Africa with a rate of 2.057%. Closely followed by Oceania with a population growth rate of 0.939%, and Latin America and the Caribbean with a 0.507% population growth.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Middle Africa had the highest population growth rate of 2.774%. Closely followed by Eastern Africa with a population growth rate of 2.28%, and Western Africa with a 2.038% 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 2.365%. While the lowest population growth rate was recorded by Upper-middle-income countries with a rate of only 0.078%.

Similar Population Metrics for 2031

Countries with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2031

Rank Country Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 🇨🇫Central African Republic 3.048% 203,625
2 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.912% 3,944,023
3 🇳🇪Niger 2.853% 954,889
4 🇸🇴Somalia 2.839% 669,656
5 🇦🇴Angola 2.801% 1,301,043
6 🇹🇩Chad 2.799% 696,921
7 🇾🇹Mayotte 2.767% 11,112
8 🇲🇱Mali 2.719% 810,395
9 🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania 2.645% 2,197,554
10 🇲🇿Mozambique 2.607% 1,093,040
11 🇦🇫Afghanistan 2.605% 1,338,096
12 🇿🇲Zambia 2.512% 644,646
13 🇲🇷Mauritania 2.51% 156,032
14 🇹🇰Tokelau 2.489% 76
15 🇾🇪Yemen 2.362% 1,153,205
16 🇨🇲Cameroon 2.341% 809,660
17 🇲🇼Malawi 2.33% 600,334
18 🇺🇬Uganda 2.33% 1,390,843
19 🇨🇬Congo 2.32% 172,909
20 🇧🇮Burundi 2.291% 379,314
21 🇪🇹Ethiopia 2.259% 3,532,256
22 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire 2.239% 840,107
23 🇧🇯Benin 2.178% 369,857
24 🇸🇩Sudan 2.174% 1,301,711
25 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea 2.173% 48,186
26 🇲🇬Madagascar 2.146% 804,598
27 🇸🇳Senegal 2.136% 461,782
28 🇸🇧Solomon Islands 2.118% 20,299
29 🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic 2.08% 624,578
30 🇹🇬Togo 2.065% 227,528
31 🇻🇺Vanuatu 2.004% 7,616
32 🇸🇸South Sudan 1.994% 273,636
33 🇧🇫Burkina Faso 1.991% 542,965
34 🇪🇷Eritrea 1.976% 80,699
35 🇬🇳Guinea 1.975% 338,639
36 🇷🇼Rwanda 1.958% 322,511
37 🇱🇷Liberia 1.933% 125,366
38 🇬🇦Gabon 1.918% 56,053
39 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau 1.909% 48,422
40 🇬🇲Gambia 1.905% 60,783
41 🇮🇶Iraq 1.89% 1,000,218
42 🇳🇬Nigeria 1.888% 5,049,533
43 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe 1.871% 5,044
44 🇿🇼Zimbabwe 1.843% 349,378
45 🇬🇫French Guiana 1.817% 6,324
46 🇸🇱Sierra Leone 1.794% 177,023
47 🇵🇸State of Palestine 1.783% 111,098
48 🇰🇪Kenya 1.761% 1,130,765
49 🇳🇦Namibia 1.722% 59,412
50 🇰🇲Comoros 1.687% 16,545
51 🇵🇰Pakistan 1.663% 4,682,409
52 🇯🇴Jordan 1.643% 207,934
53 🇬🇭Ghana 1.632% 634,008
54 🇹🇯Tajikistan 1.577% 187,932
55 🇰🇾Cayman Islands 1.514% 1,267
56 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 1.481% 175,465
57 🇺🇿Uzbekistan 1.459% 595,807
58 🇭🇳Honduras 1.403% 169,109
59 🇪🇬Egypt 1.38% 1,779,117
60 🇧🇼Botswana 1.359% 38,106
61 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 1.351% 512,817
62 🇮🇱Israel 1.339% 138,049
63 🇬🇹Guatemala 1.323% 269,033
64 🇴🇲Oman 1.313% 81,307
65 🇬🇮Gibraltar 1.292% 569
66 🇪🇭Western Sahara 1.287% 8,448
67 🇰🇮Kiribati 1.285% 1,902
68 🇹🇱Timor-Leste 1.283% 19,768
69 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan 1.233% 97,419
70 🇩🇯Djibouti 1.227% 15,683
71 🇧🇴Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.171% 158,850
72 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 1.125% 138,735
73 🇳🇮Nicaragua 1.084% 81,557
74 🇧🇿Belize 1.065% 4,843
75 🇱🇦Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.062% 89,741
76 🇳🇷Nauru 1.052% 133
77 🇱🇸Lesotho 1.046% 26,366
78 🇱🇾Libya 1.032% 82,225
79 🇧🇩Bangladesh 1.022% 1,921,755
80 🇶🇦Qatar 1.014% 34,140
81 🇧🇭Bahrain 1.011% 18,024
82 🇵🇦Panama 1.005% 49,079
83 🇲🇾Malaysia 1.001% 383,803
84 🇰🇿Kazakhstan 0.999% 222,152
85 🇹🇲Turkmenistan 0.999% 82,079
86 🇭🇹Haiti 0.985% 124,854
87 🇵🇾Paraguay 0.978% 73,144
88 🇰🇭Cambodia 0.966% 183,635
89 🇲🇳Mongolia 0.95% 35,551
90 🇩🇿Algeria 0.94% 475,983
91 🇿🇦South Africa 0.921% 633,631
92 🇰🇼Kuwait 0.892% 47,890
93 🇱🇧Lebanon 0.888% 54,704
94 🇸🇿Eswatini 0.875% 11,671
95 🇳🇵Nepal 0.868% 267,127
96 🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.864% 404
97 🇧🇱Saint Barthélemy 0.826% 100
98 🇦🇺Australia 0.8% 227,240
99 🇵🇪Peru 0.795% 290,240
100 🇪🇨Ecuador 0.788% 151,469
101 🇱🇺Luxembourg 0.786% 5,652
102 🇼🇸Samoa 0.751% 1,709
103 🇮🇳India 0.731% 11,237,603
104 🇳🇨New Caledonia 0.724% 2,242
105 🇵🇭Philippines 0.722% 883,240
106 🇸🇷Suriname 0.699% 4,685
107 🇨🇴Colombia 0.671% 376,715
108 🇧🇶Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.661% 223
109 🇲🇦Morocco 0.654% 262,972
110 🇲🇽Mexico 0.648% 892,525
111 🇨🇦Canada 0.644% 270,214
112 🇮🇪Ireland 0.63% 35,042
113 🇫🇴Faroe Islands 0.615% 360
114 🇩🇴Dominican Republic 0.615% 73,887
115 🇮🇩Indonesia 0.611% 1,817,692
116 🇧🇹Bhutan 0.597% 4,929
117 🇬🇺Guam 0.586% 1,030
118 🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam 0.575% 2,790
119 🇬🇾Guyana 0.57% 4,937
120 🇨🇾Cyprus 0.554% 7,920
121 🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands 0.536% 260
122 🇮🇸Iceland 0.512% 2,134
123 🇻🇪Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.505% 148,066
124 🇳🇺Niue 0.489% 9
125 🇮🇷Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.485% 465,010
126 🇫🇲Micronesia (Fed. States of) 0.476% 556
127 🇸🇬Singapore 0.459% 27,827
128 🇦🇿Azerbaijan 0.455% 48,778
129 🇳🇿New Zealand 0.454% 24,655
130 🇱🇮Liechtenstein 0.452% 187
131 🇻🇳Viet Nam 0.45% 471,666
132 🇺🇸United States of America 0.436% 1,558,169
133 🇲🇻Maldives 0.431% 2,334
134 🇲🇲Myanmar 0.428% 242,438
135 🇬🇧United Kingdom 0.401% 287,186
136 🇷🇪Réunion 0.388% 3,507
137 🇱🇰Sri Lanka 0.38% 90,783
138 🇨🇻Cabo Verde 0.368% 1,991
139 🇫🇯Fiji 0.353% 3,377
140 🇹🇳Tunisia 0.318% 40,350
141 🇨🇷Costa Rica 0.307% 16,164
142 🇧🇸Bahamas 0.305% 1,254
143 🇸🇻El Salvador 0.305% 19,866
144 🇦🇷Argentina 0.294% 137,517
145 🇹🇷Türkiye 0.286% 255,293
146 🇳🇱Netherlands 0.282% 53,105
147 🇳🇴Norway 0.281% 16,169
148 🇨🇱Chile 0.269% 54,677
149 🇸🇨Seychelles 0.264% 372
150 🇨🇭Switzerland 0.25% 22,910
151 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda 0.243% 234
152 🇸🇪Sweden 0.234% 25,389
153 🇧🇷Brazil 0.226% 489,923
154 🇻🇬British Virgin Islands 0.221% 90
155 🇵🇫French Polynesia 0.196% 561
156 🇩🇰Denmark 0.156% 9,474
157 🇦🇩Andorra 0.151% 130
158 🇦🇮Anguilla 0.14% 21
159 🇲🇹Malta 0.136% 754
160 🇫🇷France 0.129% 86,576
161 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR 0.096% 701
162 🇯🇪Jersey 0.081% 85
163 🇽🇰Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 0.076% 1,260
164 🇧🇪Belgium 0.07% 8,299
165 🇱🇨Saint Lucia 0.036% 66
166 🇰🇵Dem. People's Republic of Korea 0.03% 7,975
167 🇸🇲San Marino 0.024% 8
168 🇬🇩Grenada 0.001% 1
169 🇬🇬Guernsey -0.002% -1
170 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis -0.034% -16
171 🇺🇾Uruguay -0.079% -2,670
172 🇧🇧Barbados -0.114% -321
173 🇹🇴Tonga -0.129% -131
174 🇦🇹Austria -0.13% -11,753
175 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago -0.142% -2,151
176 🇬🇪Georgia -0.146% -5,528
177 🇹🇭Thailand -0.162% -115,260
178 🇨🇼Curaçao -0.163% -301
179 🇫🇮Finland -0.173% -9,678
180 🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands -0.178% -74
181 🇪🇸Spain -0.192% -91,036
182 🇵🇹Portugal -0.197% -20,240
183 🇦🇼Aruba -0.199% -214
184 🇮🇲Isle of Man -0.205% -171
185 🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) -0.234% -8
186 🇸🇮Slovenia -0.241% -5,049
187 🇩🇲Dominica -0.253% -162
188 🇹🇻Tuvalu -0.266% -24
189 🇩🇪Germany -0.287% -237,248
190 🇰🇷Republic of Korea -0.29% -147,883
191 🇨🇿Czechia -0.296% -30,820
192 🇷🇺Russian Federation -0.303% -427,973
193 🇯🇲Jamaica -0.311% -8,712
194 🇧🇲Bermuda -0.311% -198
195 🇸🇰Slovakia -0.319% -17,182
196 🇬🇱Greenland -0.324% -178
197 🇨🇳China -0.327% -4,555,579
198 🇲🇨Monaco -0.328% -122
199 🇲🇺Mauritius -0.338% -4,218
200 🇭🇺Hungary -0.393% -37,027
201 🇼🇫Wallis and Futuna Islands -0.397% -43
202 🇬🇷Greece -0.46% -44,529
203 🇵🇼Palau -0.462% -80
204 🇮🇹Italy -0.466% -268,972
205 🇬🇵Guadeloupe -0.469% -1,709
206 🇨🇺Cuba -0.485% -51,661
207 🇵🇱Poland -0.498% -184,437
208 🇹🇼China, Taiwan Province of China -0.512% -115,174
209 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.524% -505
210 🇪🇪Estonia -0.543% -7,040
211 🇲🇪Montenegro -0.587% -3,577
212 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR -0.606% -43,696
213 🇷🇴Romania -0.614% -112,132
214 🇯🇵Japan -0.618% -734,804
215 🇲🇸Montserrat -0.647% -27
216 🇲🇰North Macedonia -0.654% -11,460
217 🇭🇷Croatia -0.662% -24,510
218 🇦🇲Armenia -0.686% -19,422
219 🇲🇶Martinique -0.714% -2,322
220 🇻🇮United States Virgin Islands -0.721% -579
221 🇷🇸Serbia -0.724% -46,440
222 🇧🇾Belarus -0.73% -62,966
223 🇦🇱Albania -0.743% -19,699
224 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.796% -23,808
225 🇺🇦Ukraine -0.8% -304,300
226 🇱🇹Lithuania -0.808% -21,683
227 🇵🇷Puerto Rico -0.815% -25,384
228 🇱🇻Latvia -0.819% -14,438
229 🇧🇬Bulgaria -0.859% -54,992
230 🇲🇩Republic of Moldova -1.019% -28,694
231 🇵🇲Saint Pierre and Miquelon -1.07% -56
232 🇦🇸American Samoa -1.111% -472
233 🇸🇭Saint Helena -1.149% -56
234 🇻🇦Holy See -1.337% -7
235 🇨🇰Cook Islands -1.909% -215
236 🇲🇫Saint Martin (French part) -2.033% -419
237 🇲🇭Marshall Islands -2.367% -720

Regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2031

Rank Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Africa 2.057% 36,268,951
2 Oceania 0.939% 465,111
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 0.507% 3,504,223
4 Americas 0.489% 5,332,174
5 Asia 0.482% 24,059,606
6 Northern America 0.458% 1,827,951
7 Europe -0.213% -1,566,695

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2031

Rank Sub-Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Middle Africa 2.774% 7,237,464
2 Eastern Africa 2.28% 13,512,231
3 Western Africa 2.038% 10,799,264
4 Melanesia 1.446% 208,999
5 Northern Africa 1.313% 3,950,806
6 Central Asia 1.301% 1,185,389
7 Western Asia 1.289% 4,409,740
8 Southern Africa 0.975% 769,186
9 Southern Asia 0.906% 20,010,046
10 Central America 0.771% 1,502,176
11 Australia/New Zealand 0.744% 251,895
12 South-Eastern Asia 0.552% 4,007,340
13 Micronesia 0.506% 2,747
14 South America 0.42% 1,893,869
15 Northern Europe 0.288% 322,828
16 Caribbean 0.238% 108,178
17 Polynesia 0.212% 1,470
18 Western Europe -0.036% -72,394
19 Eastern Asia -0.342% -5,552,909
20 Southern Europe -0.377% -556,606
21 Eastern Europe -0.454% -1,260,523

Income Groups with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2031

Rank Income Group Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Low-income countries 2.365% 21,364,392
2 Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries 1.353% 60,633,095
3 Lower-middle-income countries 1.098% 39,268,703
4 Low-and-middle-income countries 0.858% 62,837,259
5 Middle-income countries 0.646% 41,472,867
6 No income group available 0.521% 156,487
7 High-income countries 0.122% 1,567,110
8 High-and-upper-middle-income countries 0.091% 3,771,274
9 Upper-middle-income countries 0.078% 2,204,164

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.

Data Published: 2024-07-11

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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