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Population growth
What this indicator measures
Annual change in the total population, as a percentage. It combines births, deaths and migration. A negative value means the population is shrinking.
How to read this?
A value of 1% means the population grew by 1% over the year.
Ranking : ranked from highest to lowest
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213countries with data
4.68 %maximum · United Arab Emirates
0.85 %median
-4.65 %minimum · St. Martin
2025data year(s)
In brief
The "Population growth" ranking covers 213 countries and territories. Lowest value: St. Martin (-4.65 %). Highest value: United Arab Emirates (4.68 %). Median: 0.85 % (data: 2025). The top 10% of countries exceed 2.56 %, while the bottom 10% stay below -0.43 %. By continent, the median is highest in Africa (2.21 %) and lowest in Europe (0.13 %).
Median by continent
- Africa 2.21 % (51)
- Asia 1.05 % (48)
- South America 0.72 % (12)
- Oceania 0.59 % (19)
- North America 0.44 % (34)
- Europe 0.13 % (46)
Why this indicator matters
Population growth shows how fast a country is gaining or losing inhabitants. It influences needs for schools, housing, jobs and health services.
What makes this indicator vary
It combines births, deaths and migration. Wars, crises, the economy and immigration policies can make it vary sharply.
Reading precautions
For small countries, a few thousand people are enough to change the rate. Values are UN estimates, sometimes revised after new censuses.
Full ranking
ranked from highest to lowest
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1er | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 4.68 % | 2025 |
| 2e | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 4.63 % | 2025 |
| 3e | 🇴🇲 Oman | 3.96 % | 2025 |
| 4e | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 3.92 % | 2025 |
| 5e | 🇸🇾 Syria | 3.77 % | 2025 |
| 6e | 🇹🇩 Chad | 3.41 % | 2025 |
| 7e | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 3.37 % | 2025 |
| 8e | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 3.34 % | 2025 |
| 9e | 🇳🇪 Niger | 3.22 % | 2025 |
| 10e | 🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa | 3.2 % | 2025 |
| 11e | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 3.18 % | 2025 |
| 12e | 🇦🇴 Angola | 3 % | 2025 |
| 13e | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2.92 % | 2025 |
| 14e | 🇲🇱 Mali | 2.9 % | 2025 |
| 15e | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 2.89 % | 2025 |
| 16e | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 2.86 % | 2025 |
| 17e | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 2.85 % | 2025 |
| 18e | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 2.78 % | 2025 |
| 19e | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 2.77 % | 2025 |
| 20e | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 2.77 % | 2025 |
| 21e | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 2.7 % | 2025 |
| 22e | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 2.56 % | 2025 |
| 23e | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 2.56 % | 2025 |
| 24e | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 2.55 % | 2025 |
| 25e | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 2.41 % | 2025 |
| 26e | 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire | 2.41 % | 2025 |
| 27e | 🇧🇯 Benin | 2.4 % | 2025 |
| 28e | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 2.4 % | 2025 |
| 29e | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 2.4 % | 2025 |
| 30e | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 2.38 % | 2025 |
| 31e | 🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville | 2.36 % | 2025 |
| 32e | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 2.35 % | 2025 |
| 33e | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 2.31 % | 2025 |
| 34e | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 2.3 % | 2025 |
| 35e | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 2.23 % | 2025 |
| 36e | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 2.23 % | 2025 |
| 37e | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 2.21 % | 2025 |
| 38e | 🇹🇬 Togo | 2.18 % | 2025 |
| 39e | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 2.17 % | 2025 |
| 40e | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 2.16 % | 2025 |
| 41e | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 2.11 % | 2025 |
| 42e | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 2.1 % | 2025 |
| 43e | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 2.09 % | 2025 |
| 44e | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 2.06 % | 2025 |
| 45e | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 2.05 % | 2025 |
| 46e | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 2.04 % | 2025 |
| 47e | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 2 % | 2025 |
| 48e | 🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe | 1.98 % | 2025 |
| 49e | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 1.93 % | 2025 |
| 50e | 🇲🇹 Malta | 1.89 % | 2025 |
| 51e | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 1.88 % | 2025 |
| 52e | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 1.88 % | 2025 |
| 53e | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 1.85 % | 2025 |
| 54e | 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | 1.85 % | 2025 |
| 55e | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 1.83 % | 2025 |
| 56e | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 1.83 % | 2025 |
| 57e | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 1.75 % | 2025 |
| 58e | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 1.74 % | 2025 |
| 59e | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 1.66 % | 2025 |
| 60e | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 1.65 % | 2025 |
| 61e | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 1.65 % | 2025 |
| 62e | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1.63 % | 2025 |
| 63e | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 1.61 % | 2025 |
| 64e | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1.56 % | 2025 |
| 65e | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 1.56 % | 2025 |
| 66e | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1.53 % | 2025 |
| 67e | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 1.52 % | 2025 |
| 68e | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 1.51 % | 2025 |
| 69e | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 1.46 % | 2025 |
| 70e | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 1.45 % | 2025 |
| 71e | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 1.41 % | 2025 |
| 72e | 🇧🇿 Belize | 1.39 % | 2025 |
| 73e | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 1.35 % | 2025 |
| 74e | 🇱🇦 Laos | 1.32 % | 2025 |
| 75e | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 1.32 % | 2025 |
| 76e | 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten | 1.31 % | 2025 |
| 77e | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 1.31 % | 2025 |
| 78e | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 1.31 % | 2025 |
| 79e | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 1.27 % | 2025 |
| 80e | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 1.25 % | 2025 |
| 81e | 🇵🇦 Panama | 1.22 % | 2025 |
| 82e | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 1.22 % | 2025 |
| 83e | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 1.22 % | 2025 |
| 84e | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 1.21 % | 2025 |
| 85e | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 1.2 % | 2025 |
| 86e | 🇮🇱 Israel | 1.2 % | 2025 |
| 87e | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 1.18 % | 2025 |
| 88e | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 1.17 % | 2025 |
| 89e | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 1.17 % | 2025 |
| 90e | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1.15 % | 2025 |
| 91e | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 1.13 % | 2025 |
| 92e | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 1.13 % | 2025 |
| 93e | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 1.1 % | 2025 |
| 94e | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 1.07 % | 2025 |
| 95e | 🇱🇾 Libya | 1.04 % | 2025 |
| 96e | 🇵🇪 Peru | 1.04 % | 2025 |
| 97e | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1.03 % | 2025 |
| 98e | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 1.03 % | 2025 |
| 99e | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 1.01 % | 2025 |
| 100e | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 0.96 % | 2025 |
| 101e | 🇨🇦 Canada | 0.94 % | 2025 |
| 102e | 🇮🇷 Iran | 0.92 % | 2025 |
| 103e | 🇳🇨 New Caledonia | 0.92 % | 2025 |
| 104e | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 0.91 % | 2025 |
| 105e | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 0.91 % | 2025 |
| 106e | 🇮🇳 India | 0.89 % | 2025 |
| 107e | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 0.85 % | 2025 |
| 108e | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 0.85 % | 2025 |
| 109e | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 0.83 % | 2025 |
| 110e | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 0.81 % | 2025 |
| 111e | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 0.81 % | 2025 |
| 112e | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 0.78 % | 2025 |
| 113e | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 0.78 % | 2025 |
| 114e | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 0.75 % | 2025 |
| 115e | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 0.73 % | 2025 |
| 116e | 🇦🇼 Aruba | 0.73 % | 2025 |
| 117e | 🇬🇺 Guam | 0.73 % | 2025 |
| 118e | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 0.7 % | 2025 |
| 119e | 🇳🇴 Norway | 0.69 % | 2025 |
| 120e | 🇹🇨 Turks & Caicos Islands | 0.69 % | 2025 |
| 121e | 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands | 0.66 % | 2025 |
| 122e | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 0.65 % | 2025 |
| 123e | 🇳🇷 Nauru | 0.65 % | 2025 |
| 124e | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 0.65 % | 2025 |
| 125e | 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) | 0.64 % | 2025 |
| 126e | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 0.6 % | 2025 |
| 127e | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 0.59 % | 2025 |
| 128e | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 0.59 % | 2025 |
| 129e | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 0.58 % | 2025 |
| 130e | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 0.54 % | 2025 |
| 131e | 🇺🇸 United States | 0.52 % | 2025 |
| 132e | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 0.52 % | 2025 |
| 133e | 🇨🇱 Chile | 0.48 % | 2025 |
| 134e | 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands | 0.47 % | 2025 |
| 135e | 🇫🇮 Finland | 0.47 % | 2025 |
| 136e | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 0.47 % | 2025 |
| 137e | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 0.47 % | 2025 |
| 138e | 🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda | 0.46 % | 2025 |
| 139e | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 0.46 % | 2025 |
| 140e | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 0.45 % | 2025 |
| 141e | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 0.44 % | 2025 |
| 142e | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 0.43 % | 2025 |
| 143e | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 0.43 % | 2025 |
| 144e | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 0.42 % | 2025 |
| 145e | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 0.39 % | 2025 |
| 146e | 🇸🇲 San Marino | 0.39 % | 2025 |
| 147e | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 0.38 % | 2025 |
| 148e | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 0.36 % | 2025 |
| 149e | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 0.34 % | 2025 |
| 150e | 🇦🇹 Austria | 0.33 % | 2025 |
| 151e | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 0.3 % | 2025 |
| 152e | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 0.27 % | 2025 |
| 153e | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 0.26 % | 2025 |
| 154e | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 0.25 % | 2025 |
| 155e | 🇫🇷 France | 0.25 % | 2025 |
| 156e | 🇵🇫 French Polynesia | 0.23 % | 2025 |
| 157e | 🇱🇨 St. Lucia | 0.23 % | 2025 |
| 158e | 🇨🇼 Curaçao | 0.19 % | 2025 |
| 159e | 🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis | 0.17 % | 2025 |
| 160e | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 0.17 % | 2025 |
| 161e | 🇬🇷 Greece | 0.08 % | 2025 |
| 162e | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 0.08 % | 2025 |
| 163e | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 0.06 % | 2025 |
| 164e | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 0.02 % | 2025 |
| 165e | 🇬🇱 Greenland | -0.01 % | 2025 |
| 166e | 🇩🇪 Germany | -0.03 % | 2025 |
| 167e | 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago | -0.04 % | 2025 |
| 168e | 🇮🇲 Isle of Man | -0.05 % | 2025 |
| 169e | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | -0.06 % | 2025 |
| 170e | 🇮🇹 Italy | -0.06 % | 2025 |
| 171e | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | -0.06 % | 2025 |
| 172e | 🇹🇭 Thailand | -0.07 % | 2025 |
| 173e | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | -0.07 % | 2025 |
| 174e | 🇷🇺 Russia | -0.11 % | 2025 |
| 175e | 🇳🇵 Nepal | -0.11 % | 2025 |
| 176e | 🇧🇲 Bermuda | -0.13 % | 2025 |
| 177e | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | -0.13 % | 2025 |
| 178e | 🇰🇷 South Korea | -0.13 % | 2025 |
| 179e | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | -0.15 % | 2025 |
| 180e | 🇲🇴 Macao SAR China | -0.16 % | 2025 |
| 181e | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | -0.16 % | 2025 |
| 182e | 🇷🇴 Romania | -0.17 % | 2025 |
| 183e | 🇨🇿 Czechia | -0.17 % | 2025 |
| 184e | 🇨🇳 China | -0.17 % | 2025 |
| 185e | 🇵🇼 Palau | -0.18 % | 2025 |
| 186e | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | -0.19 % | 2025 |
| 187e | 🇯🇴 Jordan | -0.28 % | 2025 |
| 188e | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | -0.34 % | 2025 |
| 189e | 🇵🇱 Poland | -0.34 % | 2025 |
| 190e | 🇨🇺 Cuba | -0.39 % | 2025 |
| 191e | 🇹🇴 Tonga | -0.42 % | 2025 |
| 192e | 🇪🇪 Estonia | -0.43 % | 2025 |
| 193e | 🇯🇵 Japan | -0.49 % | 2025 |
| 194e | 🇭🇺 Hungary | -0.5 % | 2025 |
| 195e | 🇩🇲 Dominica | -0.51 % | 2025 |
| 196e | 🇧🇾 Belarus | -0.51 % | 2025 |
| 197e | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | -0.55 % | 2025 |
| 198e | 🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands | -0.56 % | 2025 |
| 199e | 🇷🇸 Serbia | -0.57 % | 2025 |
| 200e | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | -0.65 % | 2025 |
| 201e | 🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines | -0.69 % | 2025 |
| 202e | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | -0.73 % | 2025 |
| 203e | 🇲🇨 Monaco | -0.75 % | 2025 |
| 204e | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | -0.77 % | 2025 |
| 205e | 🇱🇻 Latvia | -0.99 % | 2025 |
| 206e | 🇽🇰 Kosovo | -1.1 % | 2025 |
| 207e | 🇦🇱 Albania | -1.17 % | 2025 |
| 208e | 🇦🇸 American Samoa | -1.59 % | 2025 |
| 209e | 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | -1.61 % | 2025 |
| 210e | 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands | -1.68 % | 2025 |
| 211e | 🇲🇩 Moldova | -1.75 % | 2025 |
| 212e | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | -3.43 % | 2025 |
| 213e | 🇲🇫 St. Martin | -4.65 % | 2025 |
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest value for "Population growth"?
The highest value is in United Arab Emirates, at 4.68 % (2025).
Which country has the lowest value for "Population growth"?
The lowest value is in St. Martin, at -4.65 % (2025).
What is the world median value of "Population growth"?
The world median is 0.85 %, calculated across 213 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.
What is the value of "Population growth" for France?
France scores 0.25 % (2025), ranking 155 out of 213 countries (ranked from highest to lowest).
Where does the "Population growth" data come from?
It comes from Banque mondiale (WDI), d'après Nations unies – World Population Prospects. Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.
Does a negative value mean the country is emptying out?
It means the population is decreasing over the year, because deaths or departures exceed births and arrivals.
What is the role of migration?
It can raise or lower the population independently of births and deaths. In some countries, it explains most of the change.
Source and update
Source : Banque mondiale (WDI), d'après Nations unies – World Population Prospects. Site last updated: November 8, 2026.
Indicators in the same category : Births, deaths and life expectancy
- Birth rateNumber of live births in a year, per 1,000 inhabitants. It depends both on the number of children per woman and on the share of women of childbearing age.
- Death rateNumber of deaths in a year, per 1,000 inhabitants. This "crude" rate depends heavily on the age of the population: a very old country can have a high rate despite good care.
- Life expectancy at birthNumber of years a newborn would live on average if the risks of death at each age stayed those observed in the year in question. Both sexes are counted together.
- Female life expectancy at birthNumber of years a girl born this year would live on average if the risks of death at each age stayed those observed in the year in question.
- Male life expectancy at birthNumber of years a boy born this year would live on average if the risks of death at each age stayed those observed in the year in question.
- Healthy life expectancyNumber of years a newborn could expect to live in good health, that is, not counting years lived with a significant illness or disability. Both sexes are counted together (WHO estimate).
- Children per womanAverage number of children a woman would have over her lifetime if, at each age, she had the fertility observed that year (total fertility rate). About 2.1 keeps the population stable without migration.
- Infant mortalityNumber of children who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 live births (estimate from the UN Inter-agency Group).
- Under-5 mortalityProbability of dying before the age of 5, expressed per 1,000 live births (estimate from the UN Inter-agency Group).
- Suicide rateNumber of suicide deaths in a year, per 100,000 inhabitants, age-adjusted to allow comparison between countries (WHO estimate). Both sexes are counted together.
- Female suicide rateNumber of suicide deaths among women in a year, per 100,000 women, age-adjusted to allow comparison between countries (WHO estimate).
- Male suicide rateNumber of suicide deaths among men in a year, per 100,000 men, age-adjusted to allow comparison between countries (WHO estimate).
- Road traffic deathsEstimated number of people killed in road accidents in a year, per 100,000 inhabitants. The figures are WHO estimates, not only deaths recorded by the police.