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Population Growth Rate by Country in 2078

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In the year 2078, the world is projected to have a population growth rate of 0.078% and the global population will grow with a total of 8,074,900 people.

The country with the highest annual population growth rate is projected to be 🇳🇪Niger with a rate of 1.673%. Closely followed by 🇾🇹Mayotte with a population growth rate of 1.377%, and 🇻🇦Holy See with 1.315% population growth.

The country with the lowest annual population growth rate is projected to be 🇯🇲Jamaica with -2.214%. Followed by 🇦🇸American Samoa with a population growth rate of -1.882%, and 🇦🇱Albania with -1.675% population decline.

The geographic region with the highest population growth rate is projected to be Africa with a rate of 0.819%. Closely followed by Oceania with a population growth rate of 0.29%, and Northern America with a 0.113% population growth.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Middle Africa had the highest population growth rate of 1.144%. Closely followed by Western Africa with a population growth rate of 0.863%, and Eastern Africa with a 0.809% 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 0.901%. While the lowest population growth rate was recorded by Upper-middle-income countries with a rate of only -0.66%.

Similar Population Metrics for 2078

Countries with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2078

Rank Country Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 🇳🇪Niger 1.673% 2,084,668
2 🇾🇹Mayotte 1.377% 14,670
3 🇻🇦Holy See 1.315% 14
4 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.25% 4,406,571
5 🇸🇳Senegal 1.219% 610,694
6 🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania 1.156% 2,317,446
7 🇧🇯Benin 1.137% 436,384
8 🇦🇴Angola 1.098% 1,217,384
9 🇲🇱Mali 1.095% 803,905
10 🇸🇴Somalia 1.073% 601,622
11 🇻🇺Vanuatu 1.056% 8,936
12 🇬🇫French Guiana 1.046% 8,050
13 🇹🇩Chad 1.044% 580,161
14 🇹🇬Togo 1.026% 231,412
15 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire 1.016% 765,320
16 🇲🇷Mauritania 0.995% 130,228
17 🇨🇲Cameroon 0.969% 720,386
18 🇿🇲Zambia 0.948% 514,488
19 🇸🇩Sudan 0.939% 1,137,430
20 🇨🇬Congo 0.933% 137,566
21 🇲🇿Mozambique 0.927% 848,968
22 🇸🇧Solomon Islands 0.909% 15,640
23 🇧🇮Burundi 0.883% 304,421
24 🇲🇬Madagascar 0.865% 625,578
25 🇨🇫Central African Republic 0.818% 137,275
26 🇲🇼Malawi 0.791% 409,092
27 🇧🇫Burkina Faso 0.722% 401,274
28 🇮🇶Iraq 0.714% 712,060
29 🇪🇹Ethiopia 0.709% 2,061,656
30 🇲🇨Monaco 0.697% 309
31 🇱🇷Liberia 0.696% 83,163
32 🇦🇫Afghanistan 0.682% 687,897
33 🇺🇬Uganda 0.681% 818,054
34 🇷🇼Rwanda 0.673% 205,615
35 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe 0.669% 3,235
36 🇮🇱Israel 0.663% 109,085
37 🇪🇷Eritrea 0.641% 50,372
38 🇵🇸State of Palestine 0.635% 74,534
39 🇳🇬Nigeria 0.634% 3,188,572
40 🇬🇳Guinea 0.616% 193,801
41 🇼🇸Samoa 0.61% 2,481
42 🇬🇲Gambia 0.609% 37,547
43 🇬🇦Gabon 0.602% 28,955
44 🇬🇭Ghana 0.601% 400,963
45 🇰🇿Kazakhstan 0.575% 178,568
46 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea 0.559% 20,002
47 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau 0.552% 24,459
48 🇸🇸South Sudan 0.508% 114,042
49 🇪🇭Western Sahara 0.502% 5,130
50 🇿🇼Zimbabwe 0.5% 167,766
51 🇹🇯Tajikistan 0.494% 93,940
52 🇳🇦Namibia 0.491% 23,041
53 🇾🇪Yemen 0.473% 330,722
54 🇰🇪Kenya 0.452% 480,131
55 🇵🇰Pakistan 0.446% 2,050,210
56 🇶🇦Qatar 0.444% 17,152
57 🇰🇮Kiribati 0.429% 975
58 🇪🇬Egypt 0.423% 818,656
59 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan 0.411% 46,590
60 🇰🇲Comoros 0.379% 5,719
61 🇹🇰Tokelau 0.362% 10
62 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 0.348% 61,880
63 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 0.326% 41,585
64 🇸🇱Sierra Leone 0.323% 53,625
65 🇳🇺Niue 0.313% 7
66 🇨🇦Canada 0.308% 156,647
67 🇫🇴Faroe Islands 0.294% 193
68 🇯🇪Jersey 0.294% 443
69 🇦🇺Australia 0.291% 105,003
70 🇴🇲Oman 0.286% 21,178
71 🇸🇿Eswatini 0.279% 5,407
72 🇲🇳Mongolia 0.265% 13,531
73 🇳🇴Norway 0.254% 17,526
74 🇯🇴Jordan 0.231% 40,208
75 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR 0.227% 2,206
76 🇩🇰Denmark 0.202% 13,851
77 🇩🇿Algeria 0.198% 132,091
78 🇸🇪Sweden 0.19% 24,271
79 🇧🇼Botswana 0.187% 7,730
80 🇱🇺Luxembourg 0.183% 1,537
81 🇵🇭Philippines 0.181% 322,791
82 🇧🇭Bahrain 0.172% 3,344
83 🇺🇿Uzbekistan 0.17% 85,524
84 🇨🇿Czechia 0.169% 18,017
85 🇧🇴Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.157% 29,327
86 🇩🇯Djibouti 0.131% 2,182
87 🇨🇭Switzerland 0.116% 11,647
88 🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic 0.103% 45,415
89 🇮🇲Isle of Man 0.099% 86
90 🇵🇦Panama 0.099% 6,167
91 🇹🇻Tuvalu 0.097% 14
92 🇺🇸United States of America 0.088% 343,837
93 🇹🇲Turkmenistan 0.072% 6,398
94 🇲🇫Saint Martin (French part) 0.049% 17
95 🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands 0.046% 25
96 🇱🇧Lebanon 0.044% 2,189
97 🇭🇹Haiti 0.041% 6,660
98 🇳🇨New Caledonia 0.028% 102
99 🇬🇹Guatemala 0.017% 4,631
100 🇭🇳Honduras 0.014% 2,120
101 🇷🇪Réunion 0.008% 94
102 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 0.008% 4,204
103 🇳🇿New Zealand 0.003% 166
104 🇱🇮Liechtenstein 0.002% 1
105 🇲🇭Marshall Islands -0.002% -1
106 🇮🇪Ireland -0.005% -261
107 🇧🇶Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba -0.01% -3
108 🇧🇿Belize -0.011% -62
109 🇰🇾Cayman Islands -0.016% -12
110 🇱🇾Libya -0.025% -2,188
111 🇱🇸Lesotho -0.031% -948
112 🇬🇧United Kingdom -0.033% -23,633
113 🇿🇦South Africa -0.038% -28,828
114 🇨🇰Cook Islands -0.04% -7
115 🇹🇴Tonga -0.058% -81
116 🇻🇪Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -0.062% -23,269
117 🇵🇪Peru -0.08% -35,440
118 🇵🇾Paraguay -0.087% -7,898
119 🇳🇮Nicaragua -0.094% -9,078
120 🇧🇪Belgium -0.095% -11,161
121 🇸🇷Suriname -0.099% -735
122 🇰🇼Kuwait -0.103% -4,980
123 🇲🇦Morocco -0.109% -50,407
124 🇬🇺Guam -0.109% -214
125 🇹🇱Timor-Leste -0.116% -2,277
126 🇱🇦Lao People's Democratic Republic -0.12% -12,355
127 🇫🇯Fiji -0.133% -1,485
128 🇳🇱Netherlands -0.148% -25,625
129 🇫🇷France -0.151% -95,317
130 🇹🇳Tunisia -0.162% -23,107
131 🇨🇼Curaçao -0.166% -338
132 🇮🇩Indonesia -0.169% -532,113
133 🇪🇨Ecuador -0.179% -41,289
134 🇫🇮Finland -0.184% -9,661
135 🇻🇬British Virgin Islands -0.191% -63
136 🇼🇫Wallis and Futuna Islands -0.197% -21
137 🇲🇾Malaysia -0.199% -82,864
138 🇰🇭Cambodia -0.208% -42,719
139 🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands -0.225% -104
140 🇦🇷Argentina -0.233% -119,547
141 🇨🇾Cyprus -0.247% -3,369
142 🇦🇹Austria -0.257% -21,335
143 🇮🇳India -0.265% -4,406,351
144 🇩🇴Dominican Republic -0.268% -35,144
145 🇵🇼Palau -0.269% -41
146 🇧🇸Bahamas -0.27% -1,164
147 🇩🇪Germany -0.271% -196,057
148 🇸🇨Seychelles -0.272% -302
149 🇸🇲San Marino -0.273% -75
150 🇬🇵Guadeloupe -0.297% -1,044
151 🇮🇸Iceland -0.307% -1,213
152 🇳🇵Nepal -0.316% -119,662
153 🇨🇻Cabo Verde -0.32% -2,359
154 🇲🇲Myanmar -0.324% -184,856
155 🇳🇷Nauru -0.333% -48
156 🇷🇺Russian Federation -0.343% -407,115
157 🇸🇬Singapore -0.36% -20,740
158 🇹🇷Türkiye -0.369% -337,495
159 🇬🇬Guernsey -0.37% -228
160 🇸🇮Slovenia -0.38% -6,720
161 🇧🇩Bangladesh -0.389% -777,768
162 🇻🇳Viet Nam -0.391% -392,320
163 🇫🇲Micronesia (Fed. States of) -0.428% -573
164 🇲🇩Republic of Moldova -0.434% -11,623
165 🇬🇩Grenada -0.44% -569
166 🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam -0.478% -2,169
167 🇰🇵Dem. People's Republic of Korea -0.48% -109,831
168 🇵🇫French Polynesia -0.495% -1,590
169 🇵🇲Saint Pierre and Miquelon -0.508% -21
170 🇨🇱Chile -0.511% -96,823
171 🇲🇽Mexico -0.513% -688,687
172 🇭🇺Hungary -0.515% -39,247
173 🇸🇭Saint Helena -0.517% -16
174 🇬🇮Gibraltar -0.526% -143
175 🇧🇾Belarus -0.527% -37,700
176 🇲🇶Martinique -0.545% -1,476
177 🇵🇹Portugal -0.552% -42,547
178 🇧🇷Brazil -0.553% -1,162,176
179 🇨🇴Colombia -0.557% -293,716
180 🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -0.565% -183
181 🇮🇷Iran (Islamic Republic of) -0.566% -511,364
182 🇧🇧Barbados -0.57% -1,325
183 🇨🇷Costa Rica -0.575% -30,082
184 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda -0.577% -508
185 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis -0.584% -239
186 🇷🇴Romania -0.589% -86,804
187 🇦🇩Andorra -0.596% -399
188 🇬🇱Greenland -0.619% -291
189 🇮🇹Italy -0.625% -261,789
190 🇦🇿Azerbaijan -0.641% -61,235
191 🇲🇪Montenegro -0.672% -3,381
192 🇯🇵Japan -0.681% -571,531
193 🇲🇸Montserrat -0.684% -21
194 🇬🇷Greece -0.689% -50,870
195 🇲🇻Maldives -0.692% -3,682
196 🇸🇰Slovakia -0.703% -30,652
197 🇺🇾Uruguay -0.706% -20,447
198 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.719% -630
199 🇬🇾Guyana -0.723% -5,703
200 🇪🇸Spain -0.727% -258,082
201 🇱🇹Lithuania -0.729% -12,720
202 🇪🇪Estonia -0.731% -7,076
203 🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) -0.732% -23
204 🇬🇪Georgia -0.744% -21,107
205 🇧🇲Bermuda -0.764% -331
206 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago -0.772% -9,597
207 🇧🇹Bhutan -0.775% -6,083
208 🇱🇻Latvia -0.792% -8,914
209 🇩🇲Dominica -0.804% -516
210 🇲🇺Mauritius -0.806% -8,220
211 🇱🇰Sri Lanka -0.827% -153,350
212 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR -0.835% -46,685
213 🇦🇼Aruba -0.836% -622
214 🇨🇺Cuba -0.854% -67,727
215 🇲🇹Malta -0.867% -3,927
216 🇱🇨Saint Lucia -0.882% -1,304
217 🇹🇭Thailand -0.887% -483,335
218 🇹🇼China, Taiwan Province of China -0.911% -163,538
219 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.95% -20,314
220 🇸🇻El Salvador -0.966% -55,014
221 🇭🇷Croatia -0.967% -25,085
222 🇺🇦Ukraine -0.97% -239,996
223 🇵🇱Poland -0.989% -274,553
224 🇲🇰North Macedonia -1.028% -15,561
225 🇦🇲Armenia -1.107% -22,847
226 🇨🇳China -1.129% -11,242,861
227 🇧🇬Bulgaria -1.154% -43,310
228 🇦🇮Anguilla -1.168% -138
229 🇽🇰Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -1.212% -16,218
230 🇷🇸Serbia -1.219% -51,607
231 🇻🇮United States Virgin Islands -1.337% -736
232 🇰🇷Republic of Korea -1.346% -434,173
233 🇵🇷Puerto Rico -1.537% -29,276
234 🇧🇱Saint Barthélemy -1.591% -114
235 🇦🇱Albania -1.675% -29,267
236 🇦🇸American Samoa -1.882% -434
237 🇯🇲Jamaica -2.214% -35,772

Regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2078

Rank Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Africa 0.819% 28,252,576
2 Oceania 0.29% 190,615
3 Northern America 0.113% 499,841
4 Asia -0.311% -15,864,328
5 Europe -0.363% -2,282,291
6 Latin America and the Caribbean -0.378% -2,721,513

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2078

Rank Sub-Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Middle Africa 1.144% 7,251,535
2 Western Africa 0.863% 9,443,640
3 Eastern Africa 0.809% 9,533,394
4 Northern Africa 0.447% 2,017,605
5 Melanesia 0.39% 85,073
6 Central Asia 0.341% 411,020
7 Australia/New Zealand 0.249% 105,169
8 Western Asia 0.21% 950,643
9 Polynesia 0.04% 379
10 Southern Africa 0.007% 6,402
11 Micronesia -0.001% -6
12 Northern Europe -0.006% -7,336
13 Southern Asia -0.126% -3,240,152
14 South-Eastern Asia -0.182% -1,432,957
15 Western Europe -0.183% -336,001
16 Central America -0.376% -770,005
17 South America -0.376% -1,769,689
18 Caribbean -0.407% -181,819
19 Eastern Europe -0.519% -1,152,983
20 Southern Europe -0.722% -785,971
21 Eastern Asia -1.078% -12,552,882

Income Groups with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 2078

Rank Income Group Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Low-income countries 0.901% 17,683,402
2 Lower-middle-income countries 0.137% 6,834,759
3 No income group available -0.048% -18,337
4 Middle-income countries -0.106% -7,603,431
5 High-income countries -0.162% -1,986,734
6 Upper-middle-income countries -0.66% -14,438,190

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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