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Population Growth Rate by Country in 2066

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In the year 2066, the world is projected to have a population growth rate of 0.188% and the global population will grow with a total of 18,988,133 people.

The country with the highest annual population growth rate is projected to be 🇾🇹Mayotte with a rate of 1.743%. Closely followed by 🇦🇴Angola with a population growth rate of 1.634%, and 🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania with 1.61% population growth.

The country with the lowest annual population growth rate is projected to be 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR with -1.878%. Followed by 🇵🇷Puerto Rico with a population growth rate of -1.704%, and 🇯🇲Jamaica with -1.542% population decline.

The geographic region with the highest population growth rate is projected to be Africa with a rate of 1.06%. Closely followed by Oceania with a population growth rate of 0.532%, and Northern America with a 0.255% population growth.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Middle Africa had the highest population growth rate of 1.542%. Closely followed by Eastern Africa with a population growth rate of 1.152%, and Western Africa with a 0.963% 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 1.191%. While the lowest population growth rate was recorded by Upper-middle-income countries with a rate of only -0.602%.

Similar Population Metrics for 2066

Countries with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2066

Rank Country Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 🇾🇹Mayotte 1.743% 15,294
2 🇦🇴Angola 1.634% 1,643,342
3 🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania 1.61% 2,795,755
4 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.608% 4,753,360
5 🇻🇦Holy See 1.491% 14
6 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire 1.462% 1,053,144
7 🇸🇴Somalia 1.424% 701,714
8 🇹🇩Chad 1.424% 727,253
9 🇨🇫Central African Republic 1.421% 199,344
10 🇲🇷Mauritania 1.418% 173,396
11 🇨🇬Congo 1.41% 199,410
12 🇳🇪Niger 1.367% 936,731
13 🇲🇱Mali 1.353% 808,131
14 🇨🇲Cameroon 1.304% 849,083
15 🇦🇫Afghanistan 1.267% 1,246,294
16 🇹🇬Togo 1.24% 241,112
17 🇿🇲Zambia 1.239% 596,603
18 🇲🇿Mozambique 1.221% 985,864
19 🇬🇦Gabon 1.188% 60,192
20 🇻🇺Vanuatu 1.17% 7,738
21 🇧🇯Benin 1.169% 356,261
22 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 1.167% 215,388
23 🇧🇮Burundi 1.164% 347,025
24 🇪🇹Ethiopia 1.155% 3,244,562
25 🇶🇦Qatar 1.153% 57,721
26 🇸🇩Sudan 1.144% 1,214,126
27 🇲🇬Madagascar 1.137% 750,667
28 🇬🇫French Guiana 1.131% 6,525
29 🇲🇼Malawi 1.118% 518,676
30 🇸🇳Senegal 1.092% 407,884
31 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea 1.086% 42,050
32 🇾🇪Yemen 1.076% 948,794
33 🇪🇷Eritrea 1.051% 72,783
34 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe 0.977% 4,276
35 🇺🇬Uganda 0.935% 970,285
36 🇰🇲Comoros 0.928% 14,476
37 🇴🇲Oman 0.927% 86,031
38 🇿🇼Zimbabwe 0.905% 279,805
39 🇮🇶Iraq 0.905% 771,270
40 🇼🇸Samoa 0.886% 2,755
41 🇮🇱Israel 0.881% 136,084
42 🇸🇧Solomon Islands 0.873% 13,550
43 🇷🇼Rwanda 0.859% 233,600
44 🇱🇷Liberia 0.857% 91,350
45 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 0.857% 476,593
46 🇬🇳Guinea 0.834% 232,193
47 🇵🇰Pakistan 0.831% 3,633,129
48 🇰🇼Kuwait 0.822% 59,656
49 🇵🇸State of Palestine 0.811% 80,810
50 🇹🇰Tokelau 0.808% 34
51 🇧🇫Burkina Faso 0.803% 352,959
52 🇺🇿Uzbekistan 0.785% 478,488
53 🇳🇬Nigeria 0.783% 3,295,653
54 🇧🇭Bahrain 0.782% 19,065
55 🇬🇲Gambia 0.774% 39,133
56 🇸🇸South Sudan 0.766% 163,620
57 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau 0.763% 30,956
58 🇹🇯Tajikistan 0.735% 131,857
59 🇯🇴Jordan 0.727% 135,423
60 🇬🇭Ghana 0.726% 424,642
61 🇳🇺Niue 0.713% 15
62 🇳🇦Namibia 0.71% 37,120
63 🇳🇷Nauru 0.676% 121
64 🇸🇱Sierra Leone 0.647% 95,922
65 🇰🇪Kenya 0.634% 606,447
66 🇹🇻Tuvalu 0.602% 65
67 🇪🇬Egypt 0.6% 1,091,397
68 🇦🇺Australia 0.592% 211,750
69 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 0.587% 98,774
70 🇩🇯Djibouti 0.568% 9,615
71 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan 0.532% 56,851
72 🇰🇿Kazakhstan 0.52% 153,283
73 🇰🇮Kiribati 0.516% 1,055
74 🇲🇳Mongolia 0.501% 24,755
75 🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic 0.487% 206,173
76 🇲🇨Monaco 0.439% 170
77 🇭🇳Honduras 0.419% 68,637
78 🇹🇱Timor-Leste 0.405% 8,323
79 🇿🇦South Africa 0.387% 331,108
80 🇨🇦Canada 0.358% 172,437
81 🇹🇴Tonga 0.352% 385
82 🇧🇼Botswana 0.331% 12,533
83 🇧🇴Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.319% 55,481
84 🇱🇸Lesotho 0.299% 9,669
85 🇬🇹Guatemala 0.289% 77,244
86 🇰🇾Cayman Islands 0.259% 292
87 🇺🇸United States of America 0.243% 958,839
88 🇬🇺Guam 0.209% 417
89 🇵🇦Panama 0.202% 12,004
90 🇵🇾Paraguay 0.202% 18,597
91 🇱🇾Libya 0.179% 17,452
92 🇩🇿Algeria 0.177% 112,451
93 🇭🇹Haiti 0.176% 27,484
94 🇰🇭Cambodia 0.175% 40,533
95 🇫🇲Micronesia (Fed. States of) 0.17% 225
96 🇱🇧Lebanon 0.169% 12,373
97 🇹🇲Turkmenistan 0.167% 17,009
98 🇪🇭Western Sahara 0.147% 1,207
99 🇲🇭Marshall Islands 0.136% 33
100 🇳🇮Nicaragua 0.119% 10,937
101 🇧🇩Bangladesh 0.106% 238,880
102 🇬🇮Gibraltar 0.094% 48
103 🇲🇾Malaysia 0.084% 38,654
104 🇫🇴Faroe Islands 0.071% 46
105 🇳🇿New Zealand 0.065% 3,830
106 🇱🇦Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.051% 5,151
107 🇸🇷Suriname 0.045% 342
108 🇳🇨New Caledonia 0.029% 102
109 🇬🇾Guyana 0.014% 133
110 🇳🇵Nepal 0.011% 3,864
111 🇬🇧United Kingdom 0.009% 6,880
112 🇵🇪Peru 0.006% 2,603
113 🇸🇪Sweden 0.0% -4
114 🇫🇷France -0.013% -8,921
115 🇱🇮Liechtenstein -0.023% -10
116 🇱🇺Luxembourg -0.053% -420
117 🇸🇿Eswatini -0.054% -828
118 🇩🇰Denmark -0.061% -3,707
119 🇪🇨Ecuador -0.064% -13,931
120 🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands -0.07% -29
121 🇮🇳India -0.086% -1,467,688
122 🇮🇩Indonesia -0.088% -281,261
123 🇧🇿Belize -0.088% -465
124 🇩🇴Dominican Republic -0.094% -12,393
125 🇳🇱Netherlands -0.099% -18,307
126 🇻🇪Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -0.099% -30,686
127 🇨🇭Switzerland -0.126% -11,575
128 🇲🇽Mexico -0.141% -210,845
129 🇯🇪Jersey -0.15% -152
130 🇲🇦Morocco -0.157% -68,256
131 🇧🇪Belgium -0.158% -18,303
132 🇫🇯Fiji -0.159% -1,579
133 🇵🇭Philippines -0.161% -215,358
134 🇧🇸Bahamas -0.165% -688
135 🇳🇴Norway -0.171% -9,945
136 🇲🇫Saint Martin (French part) -0.171% -31
137 🇦🇿Azerbaijan -0.183% -20,157
138 🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam -0.213% -1,101
139 🇱🇰Sri Lanka -0.215% -52,375
140 🇷🇪Réunion -0.217% -1,984
141 🇷🇺Russian Federation -0.238% -312,093
142 🇮🇸Iceland -0.243% -1,031
143 🇫🇮Finland -0.259% -13,256
144 🇮🇪Ireland -0.261% -15,301
145 🇩🇪Germany -0.262% -194,506
146 🇲🇲Myanmar -0.273% -155,985
147 🇻🇮United States Virgin Islands -0.273% -182
148 🇨🇾Cyprus -0.31% -4,605
149 🇻🇳Viet Nam -0.311% -331,364
150 🇨🇴Colombia -0.315% -182,402
151 🇸🇲San Marino -0.324% -103
152 🇧🇶Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba -0.342% -114
153 🇦🇷Argentina -0.342% -159,891
154 🇵🇹Portugal -0.353% -32,399
155 🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -0.358% -178
156 🇸🇻El Salvador -0.362% -23,289
157 🇦🇸American Samoa -0.365% -127
158 🇹🇳Tunisia -0.389% -49,401
159 🇩🇲Dominica -0.39% -234
160 🇲🇻Maldives -0.395% -2,314
161 🇦🇹Austria -0.395% -32,341
162 🇬🇬Guernsey -0.401% -237
163 🇧🇹Bhutan -0.405% -3,496
164 🇭🇺Hungary -0.434% -35,531
165 🇬🇪Georgia -0.444% -15,403
166 🇨🇰Cook Islands -0.445% -37
167 🇸🇨Seychelles -0.448% -605
168 🇮🇷Iran (Islamic Republic of) -0.465% -458,603
169 🇧🇱Saint Barthélemy -0.465% -56
170 🇨🇻Cabo Verde -0.475% -2,589
171 🇸🇮Slovenia -0.498% -9,134
172 🇧🇷Brazil -0.512% -1,052,063
173 🇦🇼Aruba -0.533% -486
174 🇨🇿Czechia -0.536% -49,050
175 🇹🇷Türkiye -0.542% -467,485
176 🇰🇵Dem. People's Republic of Korea -0.543% -129,959
177 🇨🇷Costa Rica -0.547% -27,581
178 🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands -0.548% -263
179 🇸🇬Singapore -0.55% -31,649
180 🇧🇧Barbados -0.552% -1,340
181 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda -0.575% -506
182 🇬🇱Greenland -0.59% -270
183 🇨🇼Curaçao -0.594% -944
184 🇽🇰Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -0.607% -9,175
185 🇺🇾Uruguay -0.61% -18,327
186 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.623% -504
187 🇮🇲Isle of Man -0.634% -449
188 🇬🇵Guadeloupe -0.674% -1,941
189 🇲🇹Malta -0.689% -3,414
190 🇨🇱Chile -0.705% -132,688
191 🇲🇸Montserrat -0.718% -24
192 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis -0.735% -293
193 🇬🇩Grenada -0.737% -766
194 🇵🇫French Polynesia -0.742% -1,924
195 🇵🇼Palau -0.746% -102
196 🇹🇭Thailand -0.762% -451,072
197 🇪🇪Estonia -0.762% -8,019
198 🇲🇶Martinique -0.763% -1,851
199 🇪🇸Spain -0.79% -318,267
200 🇼🇫Wallis and Futuna Islands -0.79% -71
201 🇯🇵Japan -0.808% -756,326
202 🇦🇲Armenia -0.819% -18,194
203 🇸🇰Slovakia -0.836% -36,943
204 🇬🇷Greece -0.836% -65,303
205 🇷🇸Serbia -0.836% -40,683
206 🇭🇷Croatia -0.856% -24,213
207 🇻🇬British Virgin Islands -0.858% -314
208 🇸🇭Saint Helena -0.868% -29
209 🇱🇨Saint Lucia -0.887% -1,366
210 🇷🇴Romania -0.895% -125,179
211 🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) -0.9% -25
212 🇮🇹Italy -0.921% -414,014
213 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago -0.922% -11,423
214 🇦🇮Anguilla -0.947% -123
215 🇲🇪Montenegro -0.957% -4,424
216 🇦🇩Andorra -0.974% -685
217 🇧🇬Bulgaria -0.998% -46,332
218 🇧🇲Bermuda -0.998% -486
219 🇲🇩Republic of Moldova -1.021% -20,471
220 🇱🇻Latvia -1.021% -13,205
221 🇨🇺Cuba -1.033% -82,406
222 🇵🇱Poland -1.089% -308,698
223 🇲🇰North Macedonia -1.103% -14,174
224 🇦🇱Albania -1.116% -21,069
225 🇧🇾Belarus -1.122% -70,939
226 🇲🇺Mauritius -1.157% -10,872
227 🇱🇹Lithuania -1.196% -22,494
228 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina -1.27% -25,571
229 🇨🇳China -1.291% -13,581,440
230 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR -1.368% -7,887
231 🇹🇼China, Taiwan Province of China -1.412% -224,974
232 🇺🇦Ukraine -1.423% -370,983
233 🇰🇷Republic of Korea -1.462% -534,213
234 🇵🇲Saint Pierre and Miquelon -1.526% -50
235 🇯🇲Jamaica -1.542% -30,795
236 🇵🇷Puerto Rico -1.704% -33,048
237 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR -1.878% -87,873

Regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2066

Rank Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Africa 1.06% 32,017,067
2 Oceania 0.532% 336,980
3 Northern America 0.255% 1,130,470
4 Americas -0.054% -623,713
5 Asia -0.192% -10,018,330
6 Latin America and the Caribbean -0.244% -1,754,183
7 Europe -0.413% -2,723,871

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2066

Rank Sub-Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Middle Africa 1.542% 8,478,310
2 Eastern Africa 1.152% 12,293,330
3 Western Africa 0.963% 8,536,849
4 Central Asia 0.648% 837,488
5 Melanesia 0.582% 118,585
6 Western Asia 0.571% 2,679,537
7 Northern Africa 0.555% 2,318,976
8 Australia/New Zealand 0.518% 215,580
9 Southern Africa 0.392% 389,602
10 Micronesia 0.272% 1,720
11 Polynesia 0.146% 1,095
12 Southern Asia 0.12% 3,137,691
13 Central America -0.043% -93,358
14 Northern Europe -0.07% -80,873
15 Western Europe -0.149% -284,213
16 South-Eastern Asia -0.179% -1,375,129
17 South America -0.331% -1,506,332
18 Caribbean -0.349% -154,493
19 Eastern Europe -0.588% -1,376,219
20 Southern Europe -0.822% -982,566
21 Eastern Asia -1.242% -15,297,917

Income Groups with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2066

Rank Income Group Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Low-income countries 1.191% 19,750,475
2 Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries 0.574% 35,785,314
3 Lower-middle-income countries 0.35% 16,034,839
4 Low-and-middle-income countries 0.229% 20,232,323
5 Middle-income countries 0.007% 481,848
6 No income group available -0.093% -29,839
7 High-income countries -0.095% -1,212,410
8 High-and-upper-middle-income countries -0.435% -16,765,402
9 Upper-middle-income countries -0.602% -15,552,991

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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