Countries ranked by population growth (% / yr). Annual population growth rate.
| # | Country | % / yr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 7.3% | |
| 2 | Chad | 4.9% | |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Oman | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Syria | 4.5% | |
| 7 | South Sudan | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Somalia | 3.5% | |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 3.4% |
Built from World Bank Open Data. Higher values rank first. About this metric.
| 10 | Niger | 3.3% |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.2% |
| 12 | Angola | 3.0% |
| 13 | Yemen | 3.0% |
| 14 | Canada | 3.0% |
| 15 | Mali | 2.9% |
| 16 | Mozambique | 2.9% |
| 17 | Mauritania | 2.9% |
| 18 | Tanzania | 2.9% |
| 19 | Malta | 2.9% |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 2.8% |
| 21 | Zambia | 2.8% |
| 22 | Uganda | 2.8% |
| 23 | Cameroon | 2.6% |
| 24 | Burundi | 2.6% |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 2.6% |
| 26 | Malawi | 2.6% |
| 27 | Benin | 2.5% |
| 28 | Ivory Coast | 2.4% |
| 29 | Madagascar | 2.4% |
| 30 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.4% |
| 31 | Republic of the Congo | 2.4% |
| 32 | Guinea | 2.4% |
| 33 | Solomon Islands | 2.4% |
| 34 | Palestinian Territory | 2.4% |
| 35 | Senegal | 2.3% |
| 36 | Armenia | 2.3% |
| 37 | Gambia | 2.3% |
| 38 | Vanuatu | 2.3% |
| 39 | Burkina Faso | 2.2% |
| 40 | Togo | 2.2% |
| 41 | Namibia | 2.2% |
| 42 | Gibraltar | 2.2% |
| 43 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.2% |
| 44 | Liberia | 2.2% |
| 45 | Gabon | 2.2% |
| 46 | Rwanda | 2.1% |
| 47 | Iraq | 2.1% |
| 48 | Sierra Leone | 2.1% |
| 49 | Nigeria | 2.1% |
| 50 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.0% |
| 51 | Singapore | 2.0% |
| 52 | Australia | 2.0% |
| 53 | Uzbekistan | 2.0% |
| 54 | Kenya | 2.0% |
| 55 | Cayman Islands | 1.9% |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 1.9% |
| 57 | Comoros | 1.9% |
| 58 | Ghana | 1.9% |
| 59 | Eritrea | 1.9% |
| 60 | Papua New Guinea | 1.8% |
| 61 | Zimbabwe | 1.8% |
| 62 | Turkmenistan | 1.8% |
| 63 | Egypt | 1.7% |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.7% |
| 65 | Honduras | 1.7% |
| 66 | New Zealand | 1.7% |
| 67 | Botswana | 1.6% |
| 68 | Luxembourg | 1.6% |
| 69 | Ireland | 1.6% |
| 70 | Guatemala | 1.5% |
| 71 | Pakistan | 1.5% |
| 72 | Liechtenstein | 1.5% |
| 73 | Kiribati | 1.5% |
| 74 | Belize | 1.4% |
| 75 | Algeria | 1.4% |
| 76 | Sint Maarten | 1.4% |
| 77 | Bolivia | 1.4% |
| 78 | Djibouti | 1.4% |
| 79 | Laos | 1.4% |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 1.3% |
| 81 | Andorra | 1.3% |
| 82 | Seychelles | 1.3% |
| 83 | Switzerland | 1.3% |
| 84 | Kazakhstan | 1.3% |
| 85 | Panama | 1.3% |
| 86 | Israel | 1.3% |
| 87 | South Africa | 1.2% |
| 88 | Mongolia | 1.2% |
| 89 | British Virgin Islands | 1.2% |
| 90 | Paraguay | 1.2% |
| 91 | Cambodia | 1.2% |
| 92 | Malaysia | 1.2% |
| 93 | Bangladesh | 1.2% |
| 94 | Macao | 1.2% |
| 95 | Timor Leste | 1.2% |
| 96 | Haiti | 1.2% |
| 97 | Lesotho | 1.1% |
| 98 | Portugal | 1.1% |
| 99 | Peru | 1.1% |
| 100 | Colombia | 1.1% |