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Countries by population growth

Qatar had the highest population growth of 215 countries in 2015, at 8.58%. Syria had the lowest, at -4.28%. The median was 1.15% and the figure for the World was 1.18%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest8.58Qatar
Lowest-4.28Syria
Median1.15215 countries
World1.18History

Top 40 countries, 2015

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QatarQatar: 8.58 %8.58JordanJordan: 8.22 %8.22United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 5.38 %5.38Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 5.19 %5.19British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin Islands: 4.55 %4.55KuwaitKuwait: 4.5 %4.5OmanOman: 4.46 %4.46Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos Islands: 4.34 %4.34BahrainBahrain: 4.15 %4.15Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea: 3.79 %3.79NigerNiger: 3.7 %3.7AngolaAngola: 3.61 %3.61Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 3.58 %3.58MaldivesMaldives: 3.45 %3.45SomaliaSomalia: 3.44 %3.44MacaoMacao: 3.35 %3.35Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 3.3 %3.3TanzaniaTanzania: 3.26 %3.26ChadChad: 3.18 %3.18CameroonCameroon: 3.14 %3.14MaliMali: 3.13 %3.13ZambiaZambia: 3.12 %3.12AfghanistanAfghanistan: 3.12 %3.12GabonGabon: 3.11 %3.11UgandaUganda: 3.07 %3.07SenegalSenegal: 3.07 %3.07SudanSudan: 3.05 %3.05YemenYemen: 3.04 %3.04MauritaniaMauritania: 3.01 %3.01Burkina FasoBurkina Faso: 2.96 %2.96BeninBenin: 2.95 %2.95MozambiqueMozambique: 2.9 %2.9Côte d’IvoireCôte d’Ivoire: 2.89 %2.89MalawiMalawi: 2.75 %2.75GambiaGambia: 2.73 %2.73IraqIraq: 2.73 %2.73EthiopiaEthiopia: 2.68 %2.68NamibiaNamibia: 2.65 %2.65MadagascarMadagascar: 2.64 %2.64Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 2.57 %2.57
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCountries2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Qatar8.58-3 pts
2Jordan8.22-1.32 pts
3United Arab Emirates5.38+0.73 pts
4Saudi Arabia5.19+2.74 pts
5British Virgin Islands4.55+0.66 pts
6Kuwait4.5+0.09 pts
7Oman4.46+0.16 pts
8Turks and Caicos Islands4.34+0.27 pts
9Bahrain4.15-0.63 pts
10Equatorial Guinea3.79-0.11 pts
11Niger3.7+0.01 pts
12Angola3.61-0.13 pts
13Solomon Islands3.58-0.04 pts
14Maldives3.45+0.12 pts
15Somalia3.44-0.14 pts
16Macao3.35-1.56 pts
17Democratic Republic of the Congo3.3-0.09 pts
18Tanzania3.26+0.18 pts
19Chad3.18-0.39 pts
20Cameroon3.14+0.11 pts
21Mali3.13-0.03 pts
22Zambia3.12-0.05 pts
23Afghanistan3.12-0.51 pts
24Gabon3.11-0.24 pts
25Uganda3.07+0.12 pts
26Senegal3.07-0.1 pts
27Sudan3.05+0.34 pts
28Yemen3.04-0.03 pts
29Mauritania3.01-0.01 pts
30Burkina Faso2.96-0.01 pts
31Benin2.95-0 pts
32Mozambique2.90 pts
33Côte d’Ivoire2.89+0.46 pts
34Malawi2.75-0.05 pts
35Gambia2.73-0.11 pts
36Iraq2.73-0.8 pts
37Ethiopia2.680 pts
38Namibia2.65+0.04 pts
39Madagascar2.64-0.04 pts
40Guinea-Bissau2.57-0.06 pts
41Tajikistan2.56+0.05 pts
42Papua New Guinea2.55-0.08 pts
43Nigeria2.54-0.11 pts
44Guinea2.53+0.05 pts
45Malta2.45+0.43 pts
46Cayman Islands2.43-0.1 pts
47Republic of the Congo2.420 pts
48Rwanda2.39-0.02 pts
49Luxembourg2.360 pts
50Sierra Leone2.32-0.07 pts
51Ghana2.31-0.06 pts
52Palestine2.29-0.05 pts
53Turkmenistan2.29+0.02 pts
54Burundi2.27-1.13 pts
55Kyrgyzstan2.25+0.04 pts
56Seychelles2.23+0.67 pts
57Vanuatu2.23-0.01 pts
58Kenya2.23-0.11 pts
59Sint Maarten2.16-0.1 pts
60Mongolia2.13-0.06 pts
61Comoros2.11-0.06 pts
62Belize2.1-0.01 pts
63Egypt2.1-0.18 pts
64Liberia2.06-0.02 pts
65Algeria2.06+0.02 pts
66New Zealand2.04+0.38 pts
67South Africa2.01+0.35 pts
68Israel1.98+0.06 pts
69Lebanon1.96-8.03 pts
70Nauru1.95-0.16 pts
71Timor-Leste1.95-0.04 pts
72Togo1.91-0.11 pts
73Honduras1.9-0.03 pts
74Guatemala1.83-0.06 pts
75São Tomé and Príncipe1.78-0.08 pts
76Djibouti1.74-0.06 pts
77Malaysia1.73+0.02 pts
78Panama1.73-0 pts
79Uzbekistan1.73+0.06 pts
80Monaco1.73-0.18 pts
81Libya1.61-0.31 pts
82Bolivia1.52-0.03 pts
83Kazakhstan1.49+0.02 pts
84Philippines1.48-0.16 pts
85Cyprus1.46-0.04 pts
86Paraguay1.46+0.01 pts
87Cambodia1.46-0.02 pts
88Laos1.46+0.08 pts
89Australia1.44-0.05 pts
90Haiti1.44-0.03 pts
91Ecuador1.43-0 pts
92Botswana1.43-0.03 pts
93Pakistan1.4-0.1 pts
94Iran1.36+0.02 pts
95Nicaragua1.36-0.01 pts
96Zimbabwe1.34-0.03 pts
97Türkiye1.33-0.01 pts
98Curaçao1.32-0.03 pts
99Brunei1.3-0.04 pts
100Kiribati1.28-0.02 pts
101Vietnam1.24+0.03 pts
102India1.19-0.07 pts
103Azerbaijan1.19-0.06 pts
104Singapore1.19-0.11 pts
105Lesotho1.17+0.03 pts
106Morocco1.17-0.06 pts
107Gibraltar1.15-0.09 pts
108Dominican Republic1.15-0.04 pts
109Switzerland1.14-0.08 pts
110Tunisia1.13-0.06 pts
111Peru1.13+0.13 pts
112Indonesia1.12-0.05 pts
113Austria1.12+0.34 pts
114Suriname1.08-0.03 pts
115Mexico1.07-0.14 pts
116Costa Rica1.06-0.01 pts
117Sweden1.06+0.07 pts
118Venezuela1.05-0.08 pts
119Argentina1.05+0.02 pts
120Iceland1.04-0.07 pts
121Aruba1.02-0.04 pts
122Chile1.02+0.02 pts
123Bhutan1.01-0.06 pts
124Norway1-0.13 pts
125Faroe Islands0.97+0.59 pts
126Ireland0.94+0.21 pts
127Sri Lanka0.92-0.01 pts
128Bangladesh0.89-0.02 pts
129Samoa0.87-0.02 pts
130Germany0.87+0.45 pts
131Colombia0.86-0.03 pts
132Hong Kong0.85+0.15 pts
133Myanmar0.8-0.03 pts
134United States0.80 pts
135Bahamas0.79-0.08 pts
136Brazil0.79-0.01 pts
137Canada0.76-0.24 pts
138San Marino0.74+1.91 pts
139Antigua and Barbuda0.72-0.07 pts
140United Kingdom0.72-0.03 pts
141Denmark0.71+0.2 pts
142New Caledonia0.69-0.89 pts
143Liechtenstein0.66-0.05 pts
144Guyana0.6+0.04 pts
145China0.58-0.05 pts
146Belgium0.58+0.14 pts
147Eswatini0.57+0.01 pts
148Nepal0.55+0.25 pts
149French Polynesia0.53-0.07 pts
150South Korea0.53-0.1 pts
151North Korea0.49+0.01 pts
152Grenada0.48-0.09 pts
153Thailand0.46-0.07 pts
154Netherlands0.44+0.08 pts
155Saint Lucia0.44-0 pts
156France0.36-0.12 pts
157Uruguay0.35+0.02 pts
158El Salvador0.34-0.06 pts
159Eritrea0.33-0.34 pts
160Finland0.33-0.08 pts
161Trinidad and Tobago0.32-0.04 pts
162Jamaica0.31-0.05 pts
163Palau0.31-0.07 pts
164Micronesia0.29+0.04 pts
165Russia0.28-0.02 pts
166Barbados0.23-0.02 pts
167Czechia0.2+0.09 pts
168Georgia0.16+0.11 pts
169Montenegro0.15-0.04 pts
170Belarus0.13+0.08 pts
171Central African Republic0.13+0.55 pts
172Mauritius0.13-0.05 pts
173Fiji0.11-0.03 pts
174Slovakia0.1-0 pts
175Slovenia0.08-0.02 pts
176Estonia0.07+0.33 pts
177Dominica0.05-0.89 pts
178Cape Verde0.01-0.01 pts
179Saint Kitts and Nevis-0-0.05 pts
180Poland-0.07+0.01 pts
181Spain-0.08+0.23 pts
182Cuba-0.09+0.01 pts
183Bermuda-0.1-0.03 pts
184Japan-0.11+0.03 pts
185Italy-0.15-0.17 pts
186U.S. Virgin Islands-0.16-0.01 pts
187Tuvalu-0.19-0.04 pts
188Saint Martin-0.22-0.3 pts
189North Macedonia-0.270 pts
190Armenia-0.31-0.03 pts
191Greenland-0.32+0.01 pts
192Guam-0.35-0.06 pts
193Isle of Man-0.36-0.06 pts
194Hungary-0.36+0.04 pts
195Ukraine-0.41-0.07 pts
196Portugal-0.41+0.13 pts
197Romania-0.47-0.1 pts
198Tonga-0.48-0.04 pts
199Serbia-0.51-0.03 pts
200Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-0.54+0.02 pts
201Greece-0.66+0.01 pts
202Moldova-0.77-0.71 pts
203Latvia-0.82+0.12 pts
204Lithuania-0.89-0.08 pts
205American Samoa-1.11-0.1 pts
206South Sudan-1.14-1.76 pts
207Croatia-1.19-0.43 pts
208Bulgaria-1.27-0.06 pts
209Northern Mariana Islands-1.28-0.18 pts
210Bosnia and Herzegovina-1.31-0.02 pts
211Puerto Rico-1.4-0.11 pts
212Albania-1.540 pts
213Marshall Islands-2.02-0.26 pts
214Andorra-2.14-0.19 pts
215Syria-4.28+2.37 pts

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Exponential rate of change of the mid-year population from the previous year to the reported year, as a percentage. Includes births, deaths and migration.

Total change, not natural increase (births minus deaths). World Bank series.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population growth, annual % (SP.POP.GROW). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.GROW. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which country has the highest population growth?

Qatar, with 8.58% in 2015, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest population growth?

Syria, with -4.28% in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Bank, Population growth, annual % (SP.POP.GROW). Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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