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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 0.789% and the global population will grow with a total of 67,946,841 people.

The country with the highest annual population growth rate is projected to be 🇳🇪Niger with a rate of 3.558%. Closely followed by 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo with a population growth rate of 3.027%, and 🇨🇫Central African Republic with 2.952% population growth.

The country with the lowest annual population growth rate is projected to be 🇸🇭Saint Helena with -1.283%. Followed by 🇦🇸American Samoa with a population growth rate of -1.056%, and 🇱🇻Latvia with -0.98% population decline.

The geographic region with the highest population growth rate is projected to be Africa with a rate of 2.133%. Closely followed by Oceania with a population growth rate of 0.988%, and Latin America and the Caribbean with a 0.577% population growth.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Middle Africa had the highest population growth rate of 2.801%. Closely followed by Western Africa with a population growth rate of 2.279%, and Eastern Africa with a 2.26% 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 2.375%. While the lowest population growth rate was recorded by Upper-middle-income countries with a rate of only 0.105%.

Similar Population Metrics for 2031

Countries with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2031

Rank Country Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 🇳🇪Niger 3.558% 1,298,556
2 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.027% 3,980,594
3 🇨🇫Central African Republic 2.952% 216,017
4 🇲🇱Mali 2.867% 847,213
5 🇸🇴Somalia 2.807% 644,247
6 🇹🇩Chad 2.775% 640,974
7 🇦🇴Angola 2.729% 1,259,476
8 🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania 2.611% 2,194,479
9 🇾🇹Mayotte 2.603% 10,888
10 🇲🇿Mozambique 2.525% 1,059,600
11 🇲🇷Mauritania 2.451% 146,465
12 🇿🇲Zambia 2.425% 613,272
13 🇺🇬Uganda 2.411% 1,442,346
14 🇧🇮Burundi 2.407% 389,662
15 🇧🇯Benin 2.406% 404,119
16 🇸🇳Senegal 2.374% 513,520
17 🇲🇼Malawi 2.35% 600,383
18 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire 2.316% 810,876
19 🇨🇲Cameroon 2.31% 805,177
20 🇦🇫Afghanistan 2.282% 1,175,143
21 🇧🇫Burkina Faso 2.273% 639,975
22 🇸🇩Sudan 2.228% 1,298,460
23 🇻🇺Vanuatu 2.159% 8,627
24 🇳🇬Nigeria 2.154% 5,778,931
25 🇪🇹Ethiopia 2.153% 3,284,332
26 🇬🇫French Guiana 2.148% 8,047
27 🇲🇬Madagascar 2.146% 780,733
28 🇬🇲Gambia 2.146% 71,559
29 🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic 2.144% 654,124
30 🇨🇬Congo 2.123% 154,290
31 🇹🇬Togo 2.11% 227,568
32 🇻🇦Holy See 2.109% 12
33 🇬🇳Guinea 2.086% 354,039
34 🇵🇸State of Palestine 2.023% 129,179
35 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea 2.021% 41,236
36 🇱🇷Liberia 2.008% 128,703
37 🇮🇶Iraq 2.008% 1,081,771
38 🇷🇼Rwanda 1.982% 331,134
39 🇸🇧Solomon Islands 1.966% 17,167
40 🇸🇸South Sudan 1.948% 249,649
41 🇪🇷Eritrea 1.945% 84,950
42 🇾🇪Yemen 1.935% 787,719
43 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau 1.93% 48,898
44 🇿🇼Zimbabwe 1.895% 370,337
45 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe 1.861% 5,024
46 🇰🇪Kenya 1.843% 1,184,896
47 🇸🇱Sierra Leone 1.815% 186,795
48 🇵🇰Pakistan 1.748% 4,873,904
49 🇬🇦Gabon 1.735% 48,976
50 🇬🇭Ghana 1.704% 672,361
51 🇹🇯Tajikistan 1.587% 184,215
52 🇪🇭Western Sahara 1.54% 10,364
53 🇰🇲Comoros 1.539% 14,999
54 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 1.528% 180,285
55 🇳🇦Namibia 1.467% 43,319
56 🇪🇬Egypt 1.398% 1,773,735
57 🇰🇮Kiribati 1.355% 2,043
58 🇸🇿Eswatini 1.351% 17,871
59 🇮🇱Israel 1.346% 138,307
60 🇼🇸Samoa 1.335% 3,364
61 🇧🇼Botswana 1.324% 39,886
62 🇬🇹Guatemala 1.317% 266,993
63 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan 1.293% 97,422
64 🇭🇳Honduras 1.283% 152,439
65 🇵🇭Philippines 1.267% 1,661,776
66 🇧🇴Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.24% 171,019
67 🇹🇱Timor-Leste 1.234% 18,681
68 🇩🇯Djibouti 1.216% 15,357
69 🇧🇿Belize 1.176% 5,361
70 🇴🇲Oman 1.148% 59,162
71 🇯🇴Jordan 1.145% 138,197
72 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 1.144% 468,142
73 🇳🇮Nicaragua 1.094% 85,015
74 🇵🇦Panama 1.069% 52,560
75 🇱🇦Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.063% 89,378
76 🇭🇹Haiti 1.044% 133,989
77 🇩🇿Algeria 1.032% 519,087
78 🇹🇰Tokelau 1.016% 21
79 🇺🇿Uzbekistan 1.013% 392,041
80 🇲🇳Mongolia 0.989% 37,322
81 🇰🇿Kazakhstan 0.979% 208,955
82 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR 0.968% 7,464
83 🇵🇾Paraguay 0.959% 71,886
84 🇹🇲Turkmenistan 0.936% 66,457
85 🇱🇾Libya 0.924% 68,961
86 🇻🇪Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.922% 298,280
87 🇱🇸Lesotho 0.908% 22,923
88 🇪🇨Ecuador 0.901% 177,146
89 🇵🇪Peru 0.884% 327,263
90 🇨🇻Cabo Verde 0.86% 5,541
91 🇿🇦South Africa 0.837% 545,843
92 🇳🇵Nepal 0.825% 275,755
93 🇯🇪Jersey 0.825% 990
94 🇲🇭Marshall Islands 0.825% 372
95 🇦🇺Australia 0.818% 232,690
96 🇲🇾Malaysia 0.815% 301,396
97 🇹🇴Tonga 0.808% 929
98 🇳🇨New Caledonia 0.806% 2,541
99 🇰🇭Cambodia 0.799% 145,658
100 🇫🇲Micronesia (Fed. States of) 0.791% 978
101 🇧🇭Bahrain 0.782% 12,414
102 🇧🇩Bangladesh 0.769% 1,429,486
103 🇰🇼Kuwait 0.766% 35,223
104 🇱🇺Luxembourg 0.754% 5,295
105 🇨🇦Canada 0.75% 309,715
106 🇲🇦Morocco 0.74% 299,960
107 🇮🇳India 0.723% 11,033,982
108 🇶🇦Qatar 0.707% 20,321
109 🇸🇷Suriname 0.695% 4,617
110 🇫🇯Fiji 0.693% 6,883
111 🇩🇴Dominican Republic 0.674% 81,270
112 🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands 0.649% 317
113 🇷🇪Réunion 0.641% 6,659
114 🇳🇴Norway 0.636% 36,773
115 🇮🇩Indonesia 0.624% 1,835,327
116 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 0.623% 62,676
117 🇵🇫French Polynesia 0.591% 1,933
118 🇳🇿New Zealand 0.587% 32,473
119 🇬🇺Guam 0.574% 1,044
120 🇲🇽Mexico 0.573% 775,856
121 🇹🇻Tuvalu 0.568% 68
122 🇹🇳Tunisia 0.554% 73,046
123 🇧🇹Bhutan 0.552% 4,562
124 🇻🇬British Virgin Islands 0.546% 181
125 🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam 0.527% 2,506
126 🇦🇷Argentina 0.526% 252,017
127 🇮🇪Ireland 0.525% 27,773
128 🇰🇾Cayman Islands 0.521% 382
129 🇳🇷Nauru 0.521% 70
130 🇹🇷Türkiye 0.513% 458,128
131 🇨🇴Colombia 0.511% 277,916
132 🇧🇸Bahamas 0.502% 2,171
133 🇲🇻Maldives 0.496% 2,554
134 🇨🇷Costa Rica 0.485% 26,473
135 🇲🇲Myanmar 0.481% 275,664
136 🇺🇸United States of America 0.459% 1,625,690
137 🇨🇾Cyprus 0.447% 5,895
138 🇨🇭Switzerland 0.445% 40,865
139 🇮🇷Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.442% 412,169
140 🇮🇸Iceland 0.438% 1,717
141 🇸🇪Sweden 0.433% 47,878
142 🇫🇴Faroe Islands 0.425% 233
143 🇬🇾Guyana 0.42% 3,576
144 🇸🇬Singapore 0.41% 25,765
145 🇲🇫Saint Martin (French part) 0.41% 138
146 🇳🇺Niue 0.41% 8
147 🇻🇳Viet Nam 0.404% 417,147
148 🇩🇰Denmark 0.394% 24,151
149 🇨🇱Chile 0.393% 78,570
150 🇸🇨Seychelles 0.373% 417
151 🇧🇷Brazil 0.373% 839,176
152 🇱🇮Liechtenstein 0.371% 153
153 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda 0.351% 344
154 🇬🇩Grenada 0.349% 456
155 🇦🇿Azerbaijan 0.335% 35,968
156 🇨🇼Curaçao 0.335% 665
157 🇸🇻El Salvador 0.307% 20,165
158 🇧🇶Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.297% 83
159 🇬🇬Guernsey 0.286% 187
160 🇬🇧United Kingdom 0.25% 173,054
161 🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands 0.236% 121
162 🇩🇲Dominica 0.233% 175
163 🇨🇰Cook Islands 0.231% 40
164 🇽🇰Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 0.213% 3,617
165 🇧🇪Belgium 0.19% 22,572
166 🇳🇱Netherlands 0.183% 32,830
167 🇦🇩Andorra 0.17% 139
168 🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.147% 66
169 🇫🇷France 0.145% 95,338
170 🇮🇲Isle of Man 0.135% 116
171 🇬🇵Guadeloupe 0.125% 502
172 🇱🇨Saint Lucia 0.114% 209
173 🇱🇰Sri Lanka 0.106% 23,580
174 🇰🇵Dem. People's Republic of Korea 0.07% 18,725
175 🇲🇨Monaco 0.061% 22
176 🇦🇹Austria 0.059% 5,310
177 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.047% 49
178 🇲🇹Malta 0.046% 249
179 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.043% 21
180 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago -0.004% -65
181 🇫🇮Finland -0.005% -275
182 🇺🇾Uruguay -0.014% -479
183 🇧🇱Saint Barthélemy -0.018% -2
184 🇦🇮Anguilla -0.019% -3
185 🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) -0.026% -1
186 🇼🇫Wallis and Futuna Islands -0.027% -3
187 🇨🇿Czechia -0.028% -2,921
188 🇹🇼China, Taiwan Province of China -0.04% -9,567
189 🇧🇧Barbados -0.043% -122
190 🇹🇭Thailand -0.05% -36,242
191 🇲🇺Mauritius -0.052% -677
192 🇬🇮Gibraltar -0.067% -22
193 🇬🇱Greenland -0.079% -45
194 🇸🇲San Marino -0.084% -28
195 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR -0.137% -10,248
196 🇩🇪Germany -0.148% -122,443
197 🇸🇮Slovenia -0.163% -3,433
198 🇪🇸Spain -0.175% -82,263
199 🇲🇪Montenegro -0.179% -1,114
200 🇸🇰Slovakia -0.191% -10,576
201 🇲🇰North Macedonia -0.197% -4,082
202 🇨🇳China -0.198% -2,800,544
203 🇲🇶Martinique -0.21% -758
204 🇦🇲Armenia -0.216% -5,943
205 🇲🇩Republic of Moldova -0.231% -7,304
206 🇯🇲Jamaica -0.236% -6,611
207 🇵🇼Palau -0.24% -43
208 🇰🇷Republic of Korea -0.243% -124,437
209 🇲🇸Montserrat -0.28% -12
210 🇵🇹Portugal -0.291% -29,162
211 🇨🇺Cuba -0.305% -33,453
212 🇷🇺Russian Federation -0.31% -437,460
213 🇦🇼Aruba -0.314% -329
214 🇦🇱Albania -0.335% -9,320
215 🇬🇪Georgia -0.338% -12,334
216 🇵🇱Poland -0.341% -131,455
217 🇷🇴Romania -0.346% -65,511
218 🇭🇺Hungary -0.359% -34,515
219 🇮🇹Italy -0.369% -211,614
220 🇧🇲Bermuda -0.369% -231
221 🇬🇷Greece -0.409% -41,008
222 🇪🇪Estonia -0.456% -5,849
223 🇧🇾Belarus -0.46% -42,180
224 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.496% -15,348
225 🇵🇲Saint Pierre and Miquelon -0.569% -32
226 🇯🇵Japan -0.605% -712,158
227 🇭🇷Croatia -0.618% -23,636
228 🇱🇧Lebanon -0.625% -29,220
229 🇵🇷Puerto Rico -0.629% -20,383
230 🇺🇦Ukraine -0.707% -268,887
231 🇷🇸Serbia -0.72% -48,868
232 🇱🇹Lithuania -0.811% -20,594
233 🇻🇮United States Virgin Islands -0.869% -805
234 🇧🇬Bulgaria -0.902% -56,217
235 🇱🇻Latvia -0.98% -16,505
236 🇦🇸American Samoa -1.056% -430
237 🇸🇭Saint Helena -1.283% -62

Regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2031

Rank Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Africa 2.133% 37,277,941
2 Oceania 0.988% 491,181
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 0.577% 4,052,370
4 Asia 0.509% 25,363,567
5 Northern America 0.49% 1,935,097
6 Europe -0.16% -1,173,315

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2031

Rank Sub-Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Middle Africa 2.801% 7,151,764
2 Western Africa 2.279% 12,135,058
3 Eastern Africa 2.26% 13,277,663
4 Melanesia 1.499% 215,503
5 Northern Africa 1.36% 4,043,614
6 Western Asia 1.219% 4,039,729
7 Central Asia 1.1% 949,090
8 Southern Africa 0.893% 669,842
9 Southern Asia 0.877% 19,231,135
10 Micronesia 0.785% 4,585
11 Australia/New Zealand 0.781% 265,163
12 Polynesia 0.761% 5,930
13 Central America 0.719% 1,384,862
14 South-Eastern Asia 0.649% 4,737,056
15 South America 0.542% 2,509,033
16 Caribbean 0.342% 158,475
17 Northern Europe 0.246% 269,649
18 Western Europe 0.041% 79,942
19 Eastern Asia -0.219% -3,593,443
20 Southern Europe -0.315% -465,881
21 Eastern Europe -0.376% -1,057,025

Income Groups with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2031

Rank Income Group Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Low-income countries 2.375% 22,055,370
2 Lower-middle-income countries 1.072% 40,856,704
3 No income group available 0.933% 308,727
4 Middle-income countries 0.683% 43,542,489
5 High-income countries 0.16% 2,040,255
6 Upper-middle-income countries 0.105% 2,685,785

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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