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Population Growth Rate by Country in 2032

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In the year 2032, the world is projected to have a population growth rate of 0.732% and the global population will grow with a total of 63,661,810 people.

The country with the highest annual population growth rate is projected to be 🇨🇫Central African Republic with a rate of 2.971%. Closely followed by 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo with a population growth rate of 2.854%, and 🇳🇪Niger with 2.798% population growth.

The country with the lowest annual population growth rate is projected to be 🇲🇭Marshall Islands with -2.135%. Followed by 🇨🇰Cook Islands with a population growth rate of -1.764%, and 🇲🇫Saint Martin (French part) with -1.735% population decline.

The geographic region with the highest population growth rate is projected to be Africa with a rate of 2.023%. Closely followed by Oceania with a population growth rate of 0.912%, and Latin America and the Caribbean with a 0.484% population growth.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Middle Africa had the highest population growth rate of 2.726%. Closely followed by Eastern Africa with a population growth rate of 2.23%, and Western Africa with a 2.011% 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 2.309%. While the lowest population growth rate was recorded by Upper-middle-income countries with a rate of only 0.062%.

Similar Population Metrics for 2032

Countries with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2032

Rank Country Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 🇨🇫Central African Republic 2.971% 204,537
2 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.854% 3,978,211
3 🇳🇪Niger 2.798% 963,154
4 🇦🇴Angola 2.76% 1,318,047
5 🇸🇴Somalia 2.755% 668,348
6 🇹🇩Chad 2.739% 701,063
7 🇾🇹Mayotte 2.737% 11,296
8 🇲🇱Mali 2.673% 818,305
9 🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania 2.595% 2,212,835
10 🇲🇿Mozambique 2.58% 1,110,231
11 🇦🇫Afghanistan 2.515% 1,325,597
12 🇲🇷Mauritania 2.48% 158,081
13 🇿🇲Zambia 2.456% 646,249
14 🇨🇲Cameroon 2.321% 821,448
15 🇾🇪Yemen 2.301% 1,149,980
16 🇲🇼Malawi 2.299% 606,118
17 🇨🇬Congo 2.298% 175,226
18 🇺🇬Uganda 2.259% 1,380,200
19 🇧🇮Burundi 2.25% 381,102
20 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire 2.226% 854,374
21 🇪🇹Ethiopia 2.22% 3,550,686
22 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea 2.193% 49,706
23 🇧🇯Benin 2.146% 372,409
24 🇸🇩Sudan 2.144% 1,311,373
25 🇲🇬Madagascar 2.106% 806,624
26 🇸🇳Senegal 2.095% 462,644
27 🇸🇧Solomon Islands 2.086% 20,424
28 🇹🇬Togo 2.036% 228,922
29 🇪🇷Eritrea 1.974% 82,237
30 🇻🇺Vanuatu 1.974% 7,654
31 🇧🇫Burkina Faso 1.962% 545,648
32 🇱🇷Liberia 1.96% 129,658
33 🇹🇰Tokelau 1.954% 61
34 🇬🇳Guinea 1.932% 337,878
35 🇮🇶Iraq 1.924% 1,037,821
36 🇸🇸South Sudan 1.917% 268,242
37 🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic 1.903% 583,090
38 🇬🇦Gabon 1.899% 56,557
39 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau 1.893% 48,934
40 🇬🇲Gambia 1.872% 60,873
41 🇿🇼Zimbabwe 1.869% 360,937
42 🇳🇬Nigeria 1.863% 5,075,602
43 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe 1.858% 5,104
44 🇬🇫French Guiana 1.801% 6,383
45 🇵🇸State of Palestine 1.767% 112,101
46 🇸🇱Sierra Leone 1.76% 176,779
47 🇰🇪Kenya 1.724% 1,127,069
48 🇰🇲Comoros 1.665% 16,603
49 🇵🇰Pakistan 1.657% 4,743,737
50 🇳🇦Namibia 1.655% 58,070
51 🇷🇼Rwanda 1.639% 274,917
52 🇬🇭Ghana 1.615% 637,973
53 🇹🇯Tajikistan 1.581% 191,424
54 🇯🇴Jordan 1.531% 196,831
55 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 1.45% 174,347
56 🇰🇾Cayman Islands 1.427% 1,212
57 🇺🇿Uzbekistan 1.419% 588,056
58 🇪🇬Egypt 1.367% 1,786,536
59 🇭🇳Honduras 1.366% 166,951
60 🇧🇼Botswana 1.35% 38,383
61 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 1.333% 512,903
62 🇬🇹Guatemala 1.296% 266,976
63 🇴🇲Oman 1.289% 80,906
64 🇮🇱Israel 1.284% 134,187
65 🇪🇭Western Sahara 1.263% 8,397
66 🇰🇮Kiribati 1.243% 1,864
67 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan 1.192% 95,363
68 🇬🇮Gibraltar 1.18% 526
69 🇹🇱Timor-Leste 1.175% 18,333
70 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 1.144% 142,676
71 🇧🇴Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.143% 156,857
72 🇩🇯Djibouti 1.125% 14,545
73 🇳🇷Nauru 1.056% 135
74 🇳🇮Nicaragua 1.048% 79,699
75 🇱🇸Lesotho 1.044% 26,573
76 🇧🇿Belize 1.031% 4,737
77 🇶🇦Qatar 1.03% 35,047
78 🇱🇦Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.027% 87,629
79 🇰🇿Kazakhstan 1.02% 229,057
80 🇧🇭Bahrain 1.009% 18,183
81 🇵🇦Panama 0.979% 48,298
82 🇲🇾Malaysia 0.974% 377,393
83 🇹🇲Turkmenistan 0.97% 80,510
84 🇧🇩Bangladesh 0.967% 1,836,983
85 🇭🇹Haiti 0.965% 123,597
86 🇲🇳Mongolia 0.961% 36,293
87 🇻🇦Holy See 0.957% 5
88 🇵🇾Paraguay 0.953% 72,022
89 🇱🇾Libya 0.951% 76,538
90 🇩🇿Algeria 0.932% 476,289
91 🇰🇭Cambodia 0.932% 178,963
92 🇰🇼Kuwait 0.899% 48,723
93 🇿🇦South Africa 0.896% 622,087
94 🇸🇿Eswatini 0.876% 11,781
95 🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.861% 406
96 🇳🇵Nepal 0.844% 261,867
97 🇱🇧Lebanon 0.818% 50,806
98 🇱🇺Luxembourg 0.777% 5,636
99 🇦🇺Australia 0.772% 221,015
100 🇵🇪Peru 0.769% 282,768
101 🇪🇨Ecuador 0.763% 147,908
102 🇼🇸Samoa 0.755% 1,732
103 🇵🇭Philippines 0.71% 874,227
104 🇮🇳India 0.704% 10,895,443
105 🇳🇨New Caledonia 0.698% 2,179
106 🇸🇷Suriname 0.685% 4,621
107 🇧🇶Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.627% 213
108 🇲🇽Mexico 0.624% 865,733
109 🇨🇴Colombia 0.624% 352,355
110 🇬🇾Guyana 0.617% 5,372
111 🇲🇦Morocco 0.616% 249,515
112 🇨🇦Canada 0.607% 256,091
113 🇮🇪Ireland 0.604% 33,820
114 🇧🇱Saint Barthélemy 0.599% 73
115 🇮🇩Indonesia 0.589% 1,764,135
116 🇩🇴Dominican Republic 0.589% 71,142
117 🇧🇹Bhutan 0.581% 4,821
118 🇬🇺Guam 0.555% 981
119 🇫🇴Faroe Islands 0.542% 319
120 🇨🇾Cyprus 0.537% 7,728
121 🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands 0.517% 252
122 🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam 0.508% 2,481
123 🇻🇪Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.494% 145,507
124 🇫🇲Micronesia (Fed. States of) 0.481% 565
125 🇮🇷Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.461% 444,456
126 🇮🇸Iceland 0.448% 1,877
127 🇦🇿Azerbaijan 0.444% 47,806
128 🇲🇻Maldives 0.439% 2,389
129 🇻🇳Viet Nam 0.438% 461,312
130 🇺🇸United States of America 0.428% 1,536,348
131 🇸🇬Singapore 0.424% 25,811
132 🇳🇿New Zealand 0.414% 22,613
133 🇲🇲Myanmar 0.398% 226,397
134 🇱🇮Liechtenstein 0.392% 163
135 🇬🇧United Kingdom 0.383% 275,276
136 🇨🇻Cabo Verde 0.382% 2,072
137 🇱🇰Sri Lanka 0.369% 88,457
138 🇷🇪Réunion 0.362% 3,284
139 🇫🇯Fiji 0.351% 3,371
140 🇹🇳Tunisia 0.3% 38,106
141 🇸🇻El Salvador 0.29% 18,924
142 🇦🇷Argentina 0.288% 134,766
143 🇨🇷Costa Rica 0.287% 15,183
144 🇻🇬British Virgin Islands 0.279% 114
145 🇧🇸Bahamas 0.27% 1,113
146 🇹🇷Türkiye 0.263% 235,466
147 🇳🇴Norway 0.259% 14,907
148 🇳🇱Netherlands 0.246% 46,487
149 🇸🇪Sweden 0.233% 25,336
150 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda 0.233% 225
151 🇨🇱Chile 0.231% 46,966
152 🇸🇨Seychelles 0.219% 309
153 🇧🇷Brazil 0.206% 446,146
154 🇨🇭Switzerland 0.201% 18,438
155 🇦🇮Anguilla 0.186% 28
156 🇵🇫French Polynesia 0.179% 513
157 🇫🇷France 0.13% 87,673
158 🇩🇰Denmark 0.121% 7,390
159 🇳🇺Niue 0.108% 2
160 🇽🇰Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 0.107% 1,784
161 🇲🇹Malta 0.1% 559
162 🇯🇪Jersey 0.092% 96
163 🇦🇩Andorra 0.085% 73
164 🇸🇲San Marino 0.074% 25
165 🇧🇪Belgium 0.067% 7,944
166 🇱🇨Saint Lucia -0.002% -4
167 🇰🇵Dem. People's Republic of Korea -0.006% -1,712
168 🇬🇬Guernsey -0.012% -8
169 🇬🇩Grenada -0.036% -42
170 🇹🇴Tonga -0.041% -42
171 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis -0.074% -35
172 🇺🇾Uruguay -0.083% -2,808
173 🇬🇪Georgia -0.126% -4,746
174 🇩🇲Dominica -0.133% -85
175 🇧🇧Barbados -0.142% -400
176 🇦🇹Austria -0.148% -13,405
177 🇫🇮Finland -0.179% -9,995
178 🇨🇼Curaçao -0.18% -331
179 🇹🇭Thailand -0.181% -128,205
180 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago -0.181% -2,731
181 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR -0.183% -1,327
182 🇪🇸Spain -0.187% -88,897
183 🇦🇼Aruba -0.191% -205
184 🇮🇲Isle of Man -0.192% -160
185 🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands -0.192% -80
186 🇵🇹Portugal -0.219% -22,528
187 🇹🇻Tuvalu -0.223% -20
188 🇸🇮Slovenia -0.239% -5,001
189 🇩🇪Germany -0.268% -220,273
190 🇲🇨Monaco -0.272% -101
191 🇷🇺Russian Federation -0.285% -402,177
192 🇧🇲Bermuda -0.304% -193
193 🇨🇿Czechia -0.307% -31,868
194 🇰🇷Republic of Korea -0.326% -165,888
195 🇸🇰Slovakia -0.342% -18,343
196 🇨🇳China -0.347% -4,821,696
197 🇵🇼Palau -0.348% -60
198 🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) -0.353% -12
199 🇲🇺Mauritius -0.365% -4,528
200 🇯🇲Jamaica -0.367% -10,241
201 🇬🇱Greenland -0.395% -216
202 🇭🇺Hungary -0.403% -37,746
203 🇼🇫Wallis and Futuna Islands -0.418% -45
204 🇮🇹Italy -0.45% -258,267
205 🇬🇵Guadeloupe -0.474% -1,719
206 🇬🇷Greece -0.482% -46,396
207 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR -0.494% -35,410
208 🇨🇺Cuba -0.5% -53,029
209 🇵🇱Poland -0.514% -189,235
210 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.515% -494
211 🇹🇼China, Taiwan Province of China -0.528% -118,126
212 🇪🇪Estonia -0.541% -6,973
213 🇲🇪Montenegro -0.605% -3,661
214 🇷🇴Romania -0.618% -112,044
215 🇯🇵Japan -0.627% -741,085
216 🇭🇷Croatia -0.651% -23,928
217 🇦🇲Armenia -0.664% -18,668
218 🇲🇰North Macedonia -0.666% -11,585
219 🇻🇮United States Virgin Islands -0.669% -533
220 🇲🇶Martinique -0.706% -2,279
221 🇷🇸Serbia -0.735% -46,790
222 🇧🇾Belarus -0.74% -63,366
223 🇦🇱Albania -0.75% -19,729
224 🇺🇦Ukraine -0.804% -303,572
225 🇱🇹Lithuania -0.813% -21,644
226 🇱🇻Latvia -0.83% -14,519
227 🇵🇷Puerto Rico -0.849% -26,243
228 🇵🇲Saint Pierre and Miquelon -0.849% -44
229 🇧🇬Bulgaria -0.859% -54,517
230 🇲🇸Montserrat -0.87% -36
231 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.906% -26,850
232 🇲🇩Republic of Moldova -1.022% -28,481
233 🇦🇸American Samoa -1.026% -431
234 🇸🇭Saint Helena -1.141% -55
235 🇲🇫Saint Martin (French part) -1.735% -351
236 🇨🇰Cook Islands -1.764% -195
237 🇲🇭Marshall Islands -2.135% -635

Regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2032

Rank Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Africa 2.023% 36,404,103
2 Oceania 0.912% 455,948
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 0.484% 3,364,969
4 Americas 0.471% 5,156,956
5 Asia 0.462% 23,198,527
6 Northern America 0.447% 1,791,987
7 Europe -0.211% -1,553,724

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2032

Rank Sub-Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Middle Africa 2.726% 7,309,899
2 Eastern Africa 2.23% 13,517,304
3 Western Africa 2.011% 10,873,252
4 Melanesia 1.418% 207,975
5 Northern Africa 1.295% 3,946,754
6 Central Asia 1.283% 1,184,410
7 Western Asia 1.261% 4,370,841
8 Southern Africa 0.95% 756,894
9 Southern Asia 0.879% 19,603,750
10 Central America 0.747% 1,466,501
11 Australia/New Zealand 0.714% 243,628
12 South-Eastern Asia 0.532% 3,888,477
13 Micronesia 0.508% 2,770
14 South America 0.397% 1,798,851
15 Northern Europe 0.272% 305,722
16 Polynesia 0.226% 1,575
17 Caribbean 0.219% 99,617
18 Western Europe -0.034% -67,438
19 Eastern Asia -0.361% -5,848,951
20 Southern Europe -0.374% -550,659
21 Eastern Europe -0.449% -1,241,349

Income Groups with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2032

Rank Income Group Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Low-income countries 2.309% 21,353,118
2 Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries 1.327% 60,252,530
3 Lower-middle-income countries 1.076% 38,899,412
4 Low-and-middle-income countries 0.84% 62,029,336
5 Middle-income countries 0.63% 40,676,218
6 No income group available 0.51% 153,870
7 High-income countries 0.115% 1,480,323
8 High-and-upper-middle-income countries 0.079% 3,257,129
9 Upper-middle-income countries 0.062% 1,776,806

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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