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Population Growth Rate by Country in 2068

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In the year 2068, the world is projected to have a population growth rate of 0.192% and the global population will grow with a total of 19,729,965 people.

The country with the highest annual population growth rate is projected to be 🇳🇪Niger with a rate of 2.043%. Closely followed by 🇾🇹Mayotte with a population growth rate of 1.602%, and 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo with 1.588% population growth.

The country with the lowest annual population growth rate is projected to be 🇯🇲Jamaica with -1.708%. Followed by 🇦🇸American Samoa with a population growth rate of -1.457%, and 🇧🇱Saint Barthélemy with -1.427% population decline.

The geographic region with the highest population growth rate is projected to be Africa with a rate of 1.062%. Closely followed by Oceania with a population growth rate of 0.407%, and Northern America with a 0.184% population growth.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Middle Africa had the highest population growth rate of 1.453%. Closely followed by Western Africa with a population growth rate of 1.127%, and Eastern Africa with a 1.063% 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 1.172%. While the lowest population growth rate was recorded by Upper-middle-income countries with a rate of only -0.589%.

Similar Population Metrics for 2068

Countries with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2068

Rank Country Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 🇳🇪Niger 2.043% 2,113,896
2 🇾🇹Mayotte 1.602% 14,702
3 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.588% 4,860,309
4 🇸🇳Senegal 1.443% 632,775
5 🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania 1.432% 2,524,555
6 🇲🇱Mali 1.421% 920,768
7 🇧🇯Benin 1.392% 471,135
8 🇸🇴Somalia 1.382% 685,561
9 🇦🇴Angola 1.381% 1,352,109
10 🇹🇩Chad 1.364% 672,340
11 🇻🇺Vanuatu 1.265% 9,524
12 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire 1.255% 843,198
13 🇹🇬Togo 1.255% 252,439
14 🇲🇷Mauritania 1.252% 146,406
15 🇬🇫French Guiana 1.226% 8,416
16 🇿🇲Zambia 1.219% 594,037
17 🇨🇲Cameroon 1.213% 808,365
18 🇲🇿Mozambique 1.199% 987,526
19 🇸🇩Sudan 1.177% 1,281,984
20 🇨🇫Central African Republic 1.169% 177,718
21 🇧🇮Burundi 1.167% 363,179
22 🇨🇬Congo 1.166% 154,715
23 🇸🇧Solomon Islands 1.128% 17,516
24 🇲🇬Madagascar 1.098% 720,301
25 🇲🇼Malawi 1.061% 500,704
26 🇧🇫Burkina Faso 1.009% 514,789
27 🇺🇬Uganda 0.976% 1,079,825
28 🇦🇫Afghanistan 0.972% 903,592
29 🇻🇦Holy See 0.958% 9
30 🇱🇷Liberia 0.957% 105,140
31 🇪🇹Ethiopia 0.947% 2,537,240
32 🇮🇶Iraq 0.945% 867,732
33 🇳🇬Nigeria 0.912% 4,246,718
34 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe 0.905% 4,046
35 🇪🇷Eritrea 0.901% 65,594
36 🇷🇼Rwanda 0.889% 251,205
37 🇵🇸State of Palestine 0.887% 96,413
38 🇬🇳Guinea 0.88% 256,879
39 🇬🇲Gambia 0.87% 49,821
40 🇸🇸South Sudan 0.837% 175,772
41 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau 0.799% 33,128
42 🇼🇸Samoa 0.796% 3,014
43 🇬🇦Gabon 0.789% 35,381
44 🇬🇭Ghana 0.772% 480,633
45 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea 0.766% 25,658
46 🇮🇱Israel 0.765% 117,103
47 🇿🇼Zimbabwe 0.732% 230,843
48 🇹🇯Tajikistan 0.716% 128,326
49 🇾🇪Yemen 0.705% 464,646
50 🇵🇰Pakistan 0.693% 3,009,353
51 🇰🇪Kenya 0.682% 685,081
52 🇲🇨Monaco 0.68% 281
53 🇳🇦Namibia 0.664% 29,380
54 🇰🇿Kazakhstan 0.629% 183,590
55 🇪🇬Egypt 0.599% 1,101,641
56 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan 0.597% 64,304
57 🇸🇱Sierra Leone 0.589% 93,429
58 🇰🇲Comoros 0.572% 8,244
59 🇪🇭Western Sahara 0.57% 5,527
60 🇰🇮Kiribati 0.563% 1,217
61 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 0.532% 90,498
62 🇸🇿Eswatini 0.473% 8,839
63 🇯🇴Jordan 0.455% 76,666
64 🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic 0.436% 187,213
65 🇶🇦Qatar 0.423% 15,651
66 🇴🇲Oman 0.404% 28,926
67 🇨🇦Canada 0.387% 190,141
68 🇲🇳Mongolia 0.379% 18,768
69 🇦🇺Australia 0.379% 132,153
70 🇵🇭Philippines 0.357% 620,810
71 🇫🇴Faroe Islands 0.35% 222
72 🇯🇪Jersey 0.348% 508
73 🇧🇴Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.333% 60,856
74 🇧🇼Botswana 0.317% 12,776
75 🇩🇯Djibouti 0.292% 4,772
76 🇳🇴Norway 0.289% 19,408
77 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR 0.286% 2,704
78 🇺🇿Uzbekistan 0.272% 133,838
79 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 0.267% 33,096
80 🇬🇹Guatemala 0.261% 70,095
81 🇩🇿Algeria 0.256% 166,788
82 🇩🇰Denmark 0.244% 16,356
83 🇹🇻Tuvalu 0.24% 34
84 🇸🇪Sweden 0.233% 29,055
85 🇵🇦Panama 0.229% 14,089
86 🇹🇰Tokelau 0.225% 6
87 🇹🇲Turkmenistan 0.214% 18,823
88 🇱🇺Luxembourg 0.212% 1,747
89 🇭🇳Honduras 0.21% 32,366
90 🇭🇹Haiti 0.204% 33,122
91 🇧🇿Belize 0.193% 1,118
92 🇹🇴Tonga 0.184% 255
93 🇧🇭Bahrain 0.167% 3,193
94 🇹🇱Timor-Leste 0.162% 3,159
95 🇺🇸United States of America 0.158% 611,169
96 🇱🇸Lesotho 0.15% 4,615
97 🇲🇭Marshall Islands 0.122% 65
98 🇳🇮Nicaragua 0.111% 10,716
99 🇨🇭Switzerland 0.106% 10,541
100 🇳🇨New Caledonia 0.102% 374
101 🇵🇪Peru 0.089% 39,389
102 🇻🇪Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.089% 33,221
103 🇳🇿New Zealand 0.089% 5,424
104 🇵🇾Paraguay 0.085% 7,729
105 🇱🇦Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.075% 7,691
106 🇿🇦South Africa 0.072% 55,137
107 🇱🇾Libya 0.07% 6,176
108 🇷🇪Réunion 0.053% 610
109 🇳🇺Niue 0.046% 1
110 🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands 0.03% 16
111 🇪🇨Ecuador 0.029% 6,630
112 🇲🇦Morocco 0.028% 13,199
113 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 0.024% 12,289
114 🇸🇷Suriname 0.024% 175
115 🇮🇲Isle of Man 0.014% 12
116 🇱🇧Lebanon 0.003% 164
117 🇬🇧United Kingdom -0.001% -822
118 🇨🇿Czechia -0.003% -325
119 🇨🇼Curaçao -0.003% -6
120 🇬🇺Guam -0.005% -9
121 🇫🇯Fiji -0.009% -102
122 🇧🇶Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba -0.024% -7
123 🇰🇭Cambodia -0.027% -5,519
124 🇨🇰Cook Islands -0.028% -5
125 🇲🇾Malaysia -0.036% -15,371
126 🇮🇪Ireland -0.046% -2,682
127 🇨🇻Cabo Verde -0.058% -437
128 🇳🇵Nepal -0.059% -22,662
129 🇧🇪Belgium -0.078% -9,228
130 🇮🇩Indonesia -0.083% -262,726
131 🇱🇮Liechtenstein -0.084% -35
132 🇮🇳India -0.085% -1,443,415
133 🇳🇱Netherlands -0.089% -15,549
134 🇦🇷Argentina -0.092% -47,770
135 🇩🇴Dominican Republic -0.102% -13,641
136 🇹🇳Tunisia -0.105% -15,131
137 🇫🇲Micronesia (Fed. States of) -0.109% -150
138 🇫🇮Finland -0.115% -6,118
139 🇳🇷Nauru -0.122% -18
140 🇲🇫Saint Martin (French part) -0.133% -46
141 🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands -0.137% -64
142 🇼🇫Wallis and Futuna Islands -0.138% -15
143 🇫🇷France -0.145% -92,714
144 🇨🇾Cyprus -0.159% -2,225
145 🇮🇸Iceland -0.166% -672
146 🇰🇾Cayman Islands -0.17% -131
147 🇧🇩Bangladesh -0.181% -371,784
148 🇧🇸Bahamas -0.187% -823
149 🇻🇬British Virgin Islands -0.225% -76
150 🇲🇲Myanmar -0.236% -138,332
151 🇸🇨Seychelles -0.24% -273
152 🇦🇹Austria -0.253% -21,537
153 🇬🇩Grenada -0.259% -347
154 🇹🇷Türkiye -0.274% -258,673
155 🇩🇪Germany -0.274% -203,149
156 🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -0.28% -94
157 🇬🇬Guernsey -0.298% -190
158 🇬🇵Guadeloupe -0.304% -1,100
159 🇵🇼Palau -0.319% -50
160 🇻🇳Viet Nam -0.321% -333,915
161 🇲🇽Mexico -0.323% -452,036
162 🇰🇼Kuwait -0.33% -16,235
163 🇵🇫French Polynesia -0.342% -1,147
164 🇨🇴Colombia -0.355% -196,005
165 🇸🇬Singapore -0.373% -22,278
166 🇨🇷Costa Rica -0.376% -20,663
167 🇨🇱Chile -0.389% -77,067
168 🇧🇷Brazil -0.417% -921,039
169 🇷🇺Russian Federation -0.423% -523,125
170 🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam -0.429% -2,037
171 🇲🇻Maldives -0.462% -2,607
172 🇰🇵Dem. People's Republic of Korea -0.463% -110,940
173 🇸🇮Slovenia -0.467% -8,628
174 🇮🇷Iran (Islamic Republic of) -0.475% -452,557
175 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda -0.478% -444
176 🇬🇾Guyana -0.483% -4,042
177 🇲🇩Republic of Moldova -0.493% -13,845
178 🇬🇱Greenland -0.498% -248
179 🇧🇹Bhutan -0.499% -4,176
180 🇧🇧Barbados -0.506% -1,240
181 🇦🇿Azerbaijan -0.52% -52,659
182 🇬🇮Gibraltar -0.523% -150
183 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis -0.54% -234
184 🇸🇲San Marino -0.553% -158
185 🇺🇾Uruguay -0.558% -17,195
186 🇩🇲Dominica -0.577% -397
187 🇭🇺Hungary -0.579% -46,665
188 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.588% -549
189 🇲🇹Malta -0.595% -2,904
190 🇧🇾Belarus -0.6% -45,443
191 🇲🇪Montenegro -0.605% -3,241
192 🇲🇶Martinique -0.618% -1,768
193 🇱🇰Sri Lanka -0.638% -127,308
194 🇸🇻El Salvador -0.644% -39,685
195 🇷🇴Romania -0.667% -104,630
196 🇲🇺Mauritius -0.678% -7,447
197 🇵🇲Saint Pierre and Miquelon -0.681% -30
198 🇵🇹Portugal -0.698% -57,258
199 🇬🇪Georgia -0.703% -21,436
200 🇸🇭Saint Helena -0.705% -23
201 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago -0.706% -9,458
202 🇸🇰Slovakia -0.717% -33,631
203 🇱🇨Saint Lucia -0.723% -1,160
204 🇪🇪Estonia -0.732% -7,632
205 🇦🇩Andorra -0.741% -531
206 🇲🇸Montserrat -0.791% -26
207 🇦🇼Aruba -0.814% -657
208 🇯🇵Japan -0.818% -741,278
209 🇮🇹Italy -0.82% -369,048
210 🇬🇷Greece -0.821% -65,390
211 🇱🇹Lithuania -0.836% -15,781
212 🇹🇭Thailand -0.839% -498,482
213 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR -0.849% -51,650
214 🇨🇺Cuba -0.85% -73,257
215 🇹🇼China, Taiwan Province of China -0.852% -167,156
216 🇽🇰Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -0.854% -12,670
217 🇪🇸Spain -0.876% -337,567
218 🇦🇲Armenia -0.879% -20,055
219 🇱🇻Latvia -0.881% -10,776
220 🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) -0.889% -30
221 🇲🇰North Macedonia -0.906% -15,123
222 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.915% -21,486
223 🇵🇱Poland -0.923% -282,718
224 🇭🇷Croatia -0.931% -26,579
225 🇧🇲Bermuda -0.934% -440
226 🇺🇦Ukraine -1.037% -283,966
227 🇨🇳China -1.057% -11,714,621
228 🇦🇮Anguilla -1.127% -149
229 🇷🇸Serbia -1.196% -57,207
230 🇻🇮United States Virgin Islands -1.208% -755
231 🇧🇬Bulgaria -1.221% -51,670
232 🇦🇱Albania -1.258% -25,408
233 🇰🇷Republic of Korea -1.318% -485,960
234 🇵🇷Puerto Rico -1.332% -29,280
235 🇧🇱Saint Barthélemy -1.427% -119
236 🇦🇸American Samoa -1.457% -397
237 🇯🇲Jamaica -1.708% -33,573

Regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2068

Rank Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Africa 1.062% 33,344,297
2 Oceania 0.407% 258,124
3 Northern America 0.184% 800,592
4 Asia -0.198% -10,348,006
5 Latin America and the Caribbean -0.219% -1,626,930
6 Europe -0.413% -2,698,112

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2068

Rank Sub-Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Middle Africa 1.453% 8,090,641
2 Western Africa 1.127% 11,160,694
3 Eastern Africa 1.063% 11,422,031
4 Northern Africa 0.597% 2,560,184
5 Melanesia 0.567% 117,810
6 Central Asia 0.456% 528,881
7 Western Asia 0.348% 1,531,810
8 Australia/New Zealand 0.336% 137,577
9 Polynesia 0.188% 1,746
10 Micronesia 0.145% 991
11 Southern Africa 0.123% 110,747
12 Southern Asia 0.058% 1,488,436
13 Northern Europe 0.018% 20,888
14 South-Eastern Asia -0.081% -647,000
15 Western Europe -0.176% -329,643
16 Central America -0.183% -383,999
17 South America -0.228% -1,106,732
18 Caribbean -0.294% -136,199
19 Eastern Europe -0.589% -1,386,018
20 Southern Europe -0.851% -1,003,339
21 Eastern Asia -1.026% -13,250,133

Income Groups with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2068

Rank Income Group Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Low-income countries 1.172% 20,738,095
2 Lower-middle-income countries 0.302% 14,728,570
3 No income group available 0.1% 38,509
4 Middle-income countries 0.014% 1,039,782
5 High-income countries -0.167% -2,086,422
6 Upper-middle-income countries -0.589% -13,688,787

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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