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Countries by population growth

British Virgin Islands had the highest population growth of 215 countries in 2019, at 4.89%. Saint Martin had the lowest, at -4.97%. The median was 1.08% and the figure for the World was 1.05%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest4.89British Virgin Islands
Lowest-4.97Saint Martin
Median1.08215 countries
World1.05History

Top 40 countries, 2019

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British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin Islands: 4.89 %4.89MaltaMalta: 4.05 %4.05SyriaSyria: 3.89 %3.89Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos Islands: 3.79 %3.79SomaliaSomalia: 3.68 %3.68UgandaUganda: 3.39 %3.39AngolaAngola: 3.39 %3.39NigerNiger: 3.37 %3.37BurundiBurundi: 3.28 %3.28Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea: 3.27 %3.27ChadChad: 3.22 %3.22Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 3.17 %3.17MaldivesMaldives: 3.05 %3.05MaliMali: 3.02 %3.02AfghanistanAfghanistan: 2.98 %2.98TanzaniaTanzania: 2.98 %2.98YemenYemen: 2.97 %2.97ZambiaZambia: 2.96 %2.96MauritaniaMauritania: 2.95 %2.95MozambiqueMozambique: 2.94 %2.94SudanSudan: 2.94 %2.94South SudanSouth Sudan: 2.92 %2.92NamibiaNamibia: 2.8 %2.8CameroonCameroon: 2.78 %2.78BeninBenin: 2.74 %2.74SenegalSenegal: 2.72 %2.72KuwaitKuwait: 2.71 %2.71EthiopiaEthiopia: 2.69 %2.69MalawiMalawi: 2.65 %2.65Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 2.65 %2.65Côte d’IvoireCôte d’Ivoire: 2.62 %2.62MadagascarMadagascar: 2.6 %2.6GuineaGuinea: 2.56 %2.56Burkina FasoBurkina Faso: 2.53 %2.53PalestinePalestine: 2.51 %2.51GabonGabon: 2.47 %2.47Republic of the CongoRepublic of the Congo: 2.41 %2.41TajikistanTajikistan: 2.36 %2.36GambiaGambia: 2.36 %2.36Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 2.34 %2.34
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCountries2019 (%)Change on 2018
1British Virgin Islands4.89-0.92 pts
2Malta4.05+0.52 pts
3Syria3.89+2.07 pts
4Turks and Caicos Islands3.79-0.25 pts
5Somalia3.68+0.15 pts
6Uganda3.39-0.01 pts
7Angola3.39-0.07 pts
8Niger3.37-0.08 pts
9Burundi3.28+0.26 pts
10Equatorial Guinea3.27-0.13 pts
11Chad3.22-0.14 pts
12Democratic Republic of the Congo3.17-0.18 pts
13Maldives3.05-0.13 pts
14Mali3.02-0.11 pts
15Afghanistan2.98+0.07 pts
16Tanzania2.98-0.18 pts
17Yemen2.97+0.01 pts
18Zambia2.96-0.04 pts
19Mauritania2.95-0.02 pts
20Mozambique2.94-0.04 pts
21Sudan2.94-0.55 pts
22South Sudan2.92+4.26 pts
23Namibia2.8+0.03 pts
24Cameroon2.78+0.01 pts
25Benin2.74-0.08 pts
26Senegal2.72-0.08 pts
27Kuwait2.71-1.27 pts
28Ethiopia2.69-0.01 pts
29Malawi2.65-0.02 pts
30Solomon Islands2.65-0.71 pts
31Côte d’Ivoire2.62-0.08 pts
32Madagascar2.6-0 pts
33Guinea2.56+0.02 pts
34Burkina Faso2.53-0.17 pts
35Palestine2.51-0.02 pts
36Gabon2.47-0.06 pts
37Republic of the Congo2.41-0.03 pts
38Tajikistan2.36-0.04 pts
39Gambia2.36-0.07 pts
40Guinea-Bissau2.34-0.03 pts
41Vanuatu2.33-0.06 pts
42Sierra Leone2.32-0.03 pts
43Rwanda2.28-0.04 pts
44Iraq2.28-0.06 pts
45Papua New Guinea2.26-0.07 pts
46Kyrgyzstan2.24+0.09 pts
47Qatar2.22+0.86 pts
48Turkmenistan2.21-0.05 pts
49Iceland2.2-0.48 pts
50Nigeria2.19-0.12 pts
51Togo2.15+0.33 pts
52Cayman Islands2.08-0.08 pts
53Guyana2.01-0.94 pts
54Ghana2.01-0.07 pts
55Jordan1.98-0.22 pts
56Liberia1.98+0.03 pts
57Macao1.97+0.36 pts
58Kenya1.96-0.07 pts
59Luxembourg1.96+0.03 pts
60Timor-Leste1.94+0.02 pts
61Comoros1.92-0.03 pts
62Israel1.91-0.02 pts
63Algeria1.84-0.1 pts
64Mongolia1.84-0.03 pts
65Gibraltar1.82+0.06 pts
66Honduras1.81-0.02 pts
67Uzbekistan1.81+0.08 pts
68Colombia1.79-0.05 pts
69Egypt1.75-0.14 pts
70Andorra1.73-0.15 pts
71Peru1.71-0.1 pts
72Pakistan1.69+0.07 pts
73Ecuador1.69-0.03 pts
74Sint Maarten1.68-0.14 pts
75South Africa1.65-0.03 pts
76Chile1.6-0.19 pts
77Malaysia1.6-0.11 pts
78Panama1.59-0.08 pts
79Ireland1.59+0.14 pts
80Zimbabwe1.56+0.08 pts
81Djibouti1.56-0.04 pts
82Faroe Islands1.54-0.07 pts
83Laos1.53-0.03 pts
84Guatemala1.52-0.15 pts
85São Tomé and Príncipe1.51-0.03 pts
86Kiribati1.490 pts
87Libya1.48-0.15 pts
88Australia1.48-0.02 pts
89Eritrea1.47+0.14 pts
90Belize1.46-0.4 pts
91Canada1.46+0.03 pts
92Kazakhstan1.45-0.04 pts
93Türkiye1.43+0.08 pts
94Botswana1.420 pts
95New Zealand1.41-0.38 pts
96Bolivia1.41-0.03 pts
97Paraguay1.35-0.04 pts
98Central African Republic1.34-0.42 pts
99Nicaragua1.3-0.02 pts
100Haiti1.29-0.03 pts
101Cambodia1.26+0.02 pts
102Cyprus1.25-0.06 pts
103Philippines1.22-0.02 pts
104Nepal1.18+0.94 pts
105Lesotho1.17-0.05 pts
106Singapore1.14+0.67 pts
107Brunei1.11-0.05 pts
108Iran1.08-0.2 pts
109United Arab Emirates1.05-0.28 pts
110Samoa1.050 pts
111India1.04-0.06 pts
112Suriname1.04+0.07 pts
113Dominican Republic1.03-0.04 pts
114Morocco1.03-0.07 pts
115Sweden1.01-0.15 pts
116Vietnam0.97-0.14 pts
117Nauru0.95-0.39 pts
118Mexico0.950 pts
119Indonesia0.94-0.03 pts
120Eswatini0.93+0.01 pts
121Tunisia0.93-0.06 pts
122Seychelles0.89-0.07 pts
123Azerbaijan0.85-0.02 pts
124Bangladesh0.85+0.03 pts
125Costa Rica0.84-0.07 pts
126Liechtenstein0.83+0.08 pts
127Hong Kong0.74-0.06 pts
128Spain0.72+0.27 pts
129Switzerland0.71-0.02 pts
130Argentina0.71-0.11 pts
131Myanmar0.7-0.02 pts
132Slovenia0.7+0.33 pts
133Norway0.68+0.01 pts
134Bhutan0.66-0.05 pts
135Netherlands0.66+0.07 pts
136Brazil0.65-0.03 pts
137Sri Lanka0.61-0.39 pts
138Belgium0.54+0.09 pts
139United States0.52-0.07 pts
140United Kingdom0.51+0.02 pts
141Bahamas0.5-0.07 pts
142Antigua and Barbuda0.48-0.02 pts
143Austria0.44-0.04 pts
144Bermuda0.43+0.03 pts
145North Korea0.41-0.03 pts
146San Marino0.41-1.63 pts
147Czechia0.39+0.06 pts
148Estonia0.37+0.02 pts
149Puerto Rico0.36+3.95 pts
150Saint Lucia0.36-0.02 pts
151Greenland0.36+0.63 pts
152Denmark0.36-0.14 pts
153China0.35-0.11 pts
154Trinidad and Tobago0.35+0.16 pts
155South Korea0.35-0.09 pts
156Micronesia0.34-0.05 pts
157France0.33-0.03 pts
158Aruba0.27+0.11 pts
159Grenada0.25+0.03 pts
160Germany0.23-0.08 pts
161Thailand0.2-0.1 pts
162Isle of Man0.18-0.05 pts
163Barbados0.18-0.02 pts
164Slovakia0.14-0 pts
165Cape Verde0.13+0.03 pts
166Jamaica0.11-0.04 pts
167Finland0.11-0.02 pts
168Tonga0.1-0.1 pts
169Uruguay0.08-0.1 pts
170Montenegro0.05-0.02 pts
171El Salvador0.04-0.06 pts
172Russia0.04-0.03 pts
173Mauritius0.03-0.02 pts
174Portugal0.02+0.18 pts
175New Caledonia0.02+0.02 pts
176Poland-0.02-0.02 pts
177Palau-0.09-0.1 pts
178Greece-0.11+0.1 pts
179Monaco-0.12-1.37 pts
180Saint Kitts and Nevis-0.12-0.03 pts
181Hungary-0.13+0.08 pts
182Japan-0.14-0.01 pts
183Oman-0.14-1.47 pts
184Georgia-0.17-0.13 pts
185Belarus-0.2+0.01 pts
186Cuba-0.22-0.03 pts
187Armenia-0.22+0.13 pts
188Italy-0.25-0.04 pts
189Fiji-0.25-0.08 pts
190French Polynesia-0.28-0.18 pts
191Lithuania-0.29+0.54 pts
192U.S. Virgin Islands-0.31-0.05 pts
193Dominica-0.43+0.04 pts
194Saudi Arabia-0.44+2.11 pts
195Romania-0.53+0.06 pts
196Serbia-0.54+0.01 pts
197Guam-0.54-0.04 pts
198Ukraine-0.56-0.06 pts
199North Macedonia-0.68-0.17 pts
200Latvia-0.7+0.08 pts
201Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-0.73-0.03 pts
202Croatia-0.99+0.32 pts
203Curaçao-1.2-0.67 pts
204Bosnia and Herzegovina-1.23-0.01 pts
205Bahrain-1.29-1.43 pts
206American Samoa-1.38-0.06 pts
207Bulgaria-1.41-0.04 pts
208Albania-1.54-0 pts
209Tuvalu-1.59-0.5 pts
210Moldova-1.6+0.16 pts
211Northern Mariana Islands-1.95-0.17 pts
212Marshall Islands-2.86-0.15 pts
213Venezuela-2.96-0.45 pts
214Lebanon-3.22-0.32 pts
215Saint Martin-4.97-2.7 pts

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About this ranking

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?

British Virgin Islands, with 4.89% in 2019, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest population growth?

Saint Martin, with -4.97% in 2019.

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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