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Countries by population growth

Qatar had the highest population growth of 215 countries in 2020, at 5.73%. Saint Martin had the lowest, at -7.52%. The median was 1.03% and the figure for the World was 0.98%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest5.73Qatar
Lowest-7.52Saint Martin
Median1.03215 countries
World0.98History

Top 40 countries, 2020

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QatarQatar: 5.73 %5.73Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 4.83 %4.83SomaliaSomalia: 3.8 %3.8SyriaSyria: 3.36 %3.36UgandaUganda: 3.33 %3.33NigerNiger: 3.3 %3.3AngolaAngola: 3.27 %3.27Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 3.22 %3.22ChadChad: 3.18 %3.18AfghanistanAfghanistan: 3.15 %3.15MaliMali: 3.02 %3.02TanzaniaTanzania: 2.99 %2.99MozambiqueMozambique: 2.96 %2.96MauritaniaMauritania: 2.92 %2.92NamibiaNamibia: 2.91 %2.91BurundiBurundi: 2.91 %2.91MaldivesMaldives: 2.91 %2.91ZambiaZambia: 2.9 %2.9YemenYemen: 2.87 %2.87Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos Islands: 2.79 %2.79Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea: 2.73 %2.73CameroonCameroon: 2.72 %2.72EthiopiaEthiopia: 2.71 %2.71SudanSudan: 2.69 %2.69BeninBenin: 2.66 %2.66MalawiMalawi: 2.64 %2.64SenegalSenegal: 2.63 %2.63South SudanSouth Sudan: 2.6 %2.6MadagascarMadagascar: 2.57 %2.57GuineaGuinea: 2.55 %2.55Côte d’IvoireCôte d’Ivoire: 2.53 %2.53PalestinePalestine: 2.49 %2.49Burkina FasoBurkina Faso: 2.44 %2.44Republic of the CongoRepublic of the Congo: 2.39 %2.39GabonGabon: 2.39 %2.39GambiaGambia: 2.37 %2.37VanuatuVanuatu: 2.33 %2.33Sierra LeoneSierra Leone: 2.31 %2.31Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 2.29 %2.29TajikistanTajikistan: 2.28 %2.28
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCountries2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Qatar5.73+3.51 pts
2Saudi Arabia4.83+5.27 pts
3Somalia3.8+0.12 pts
4Syria3.36-0.52 pts
5Uganda3.33-0.06 pts
6Niger3.3-0.07 pts
7Angola3.27-0.12 pts
8Democratic Republic of the Congo3.22+0.05 pts
9Chad3.18-0.04 pts
10Afghanistan3.15+0.17 pts
11Mali3.02-0 pts
12Tanzania2.99+0.01 pts
13Mozambique2.96+0.03 pts
14Mauritania2.92-0.03 pts
15Namibia2.91+0.11 pts
16Burundi2.91-0.38 pts
17Maldives2.91-0.14 pts
18Zambia2.9-0.06 pts
19Yemen2.87-0.09 pts
20Turks and Caicos Islands2.79-1.01 pts
21Equatorial Guinea2.73-0.54 pts
22Cameroon2.72-0.06 pts
23Ethiopia2.71+0.02 pts
24Sudan2.69-0.25 pts
25Benin2.66-0.07 pts
26Malawi2.64-0.01 pts
27Senegal2.63-0.08 pts
28South Sudan2.6-0.32 pts
29Madagascar2.57-0.03 pts
30Guinea2.55-0.01 pts
31Côte d’Ivoire2.53-0.09 pts
32Palestine2.49-0.03 pts
33Burkina Faso2.44-0.09 pts
34Republic of the Congo2.39-0.01 pts
35Gabon2.39-0.08 pts
36Gambia2.37+0.01 pts
37Vanuatu2.33-0 pts
38Sierra Leone2.31-0.01 pts
39Guinea-Bissau2.29-0.05 pts
40Tajikistan2.28-0.09 pts
41Malta2.27-1.78 pts
42Rwanda2.24-0.04 pts
43Solomon Islands2.22-0.43 pts
44Iraq2.22-0.06 pts
45Togo2.18+0.04 pts
46Nigeria2.13-0.06 pts
47Papua New Guinea2.13-0.13 pts
48Turkmenistan2.12-0.08 pts
49Liberia2.07+0.09 pts
50Kyrgyzstan2.05-0.19 pts
51New Zealand2.03+0.62 pts
52British Virgin Islands2.01-2.88 pts
53Cayman Islands2-0.08 pts
54Ghana1.99-0.02 pts
55Macao1.97+0.01 pts
56Comoros1.96+0.04 pts
57Kenya1.96-0 pts
58Nepal1.93+0.74 pts
59Timor-Leste1.91-0.03 pts
60Gibraltar1.89+0.08 pts
61São Tomé and Príncipe1.88+0.36 pts
62Uzbekistan1.87+0.06 pts
63Mongolia1.81-0.03 pts
64Pakistan1.8+0.11 pts
65Jordan1.8-0.19 pts
66Israel1.76-0.15 pts
67Honduras1.75-0.06 pts
68Kiribati1.74+0.25 pts
69Algeria1.71-0.13 pts
70Luxembourg1.67-0.3 pts
71Zimbabwe1.66+0.1 pts
72Central African Republic1.64+0.3 pts
73Egypt1.62-0.13 pts
74Iceland1.62-0.58 pts
75South Africa1.62-0.03 pts
76Eritrea1.56+0.09 pts
77Sint Maarten1.53-0.15 pts
78Djibouti1.5-0.06 pts
79Laos1.49-0.03 pts
80Faroe Islands1.48-0.07 pts
81Guatemala1.47-0.05 pts
82Cambodia1.47+0.21 pts
83Botswana1.44+0.02 pts
84Colombia1.44-0.35 pts
85Kazakhstan1.41-0.04 pts
86Panama1.37-0.22 pts
87Paraguay1.35-0 pts
88Libya1.35-0.13 pts
89Malaysia1.33-0.26 pts
90Belize1.28-0.18 pts
91Ireland1.26-0.32 pts
92Nicaragua1.25-0.05 pts
93Haiti1.24-0.05 pts
94Bolivia1.23-0.17 pts
95Australia1.23-0.24 pts
96Cyprus1.2-0.04 pts
97Peru1.19-0.52 pts
98Lesotho1.18+0.01 pts
99Ecuador1.18-0.51 pts
100Andorra1.18-0.55 pts
101Philippines1.15-0.07 pts
102Canada1.08-0.38 pts
103Eswatini1.08+0.15 pts
104Suriname1.08+0.04 pts
105Brunei1.06-0.04 pts
106Dominican Republic1.04+0.01 pts
107Samoa1.03-0.03 pts
108Morocco1.03-0 pts
109India0.97-0.07 pts
110Türkiye0.97-0.46 pts
111Vietnam0.93-0.04 pts
112Chile0.9-0.7 pts
113Liechtenstein0.87+0.05 pts
114Seychelles0.85-0.03 pts
115Indonesia0.85-0.09 pts
116Bangladesh0.84-0.01 pts
117Tunisia0.83-0.1 pts
118Mexico0.82-0.13 pts
119Iran0.77-0.31 pts
120Switzerland0.73+0.02 pts
121Sweden0.72-0.29 pts
122Myanmar0.71+0.01 pts
123Costa Rica0.69-0.15 pts
124Azerbaijan0.68-0.16 pts
125Bhutan0.68+0.01 pts
126Slovenia0.67-0.03 pts
127Norway0.59-0.09 pts
128Brazil0.58-0.07 pts
129Micronesia0.57+0.23 pts
130Netherlands0.56-0.1 pts
131Sri Lanka0.53-0.08 pts
132Antigua and Barbuda0.53+0.05 pts
133Spain0.51-0.21 pts
134Argentina0.48-0.23 pts
135Nauru0.48-0.47 pts
136Belgium0.43-0.11 pts
137Bermuda0.43-0 pts
138Austria0.42-0.03 pts
139United States0.41-0.11 pts
140North Korea0.38-0.03 pts
141Saint Lucia0.33-0.03 pts
142France0.32-0.01 pts
143Grenada0.31+0.06 pts
144San Marino0.31-0.1 pts
145Bahamas0.3-0.2 pts
146Denmark0.29-0.07 pts
147Jamaica0.26+0.15 pts
148Greenland0.25-0.11 pts
149Czechia0.24-0.15 pts
150China0.24-0.12 pts
151Guam0.22+0.75 pts
152New Caledonia0.2+0.18 pts
153Trinidad and Tobago0.2-0.15 pts
154El Salvador0.2+0.16 pts
155Estonia0.2-0.17 pts
156Barbados0.17-0 pts
157United Kingdom0.17-0.35 pts
158Thailand0.17-0.04 pts
159Finland0.14+0.03 pts
160South Korea0.14-0.21 pts
161Isle of Man0.13-0.05 pts
162Cape Verde0.11-0.02 pts
163Portugal0.11+0.08 pts
164Slovakia0.09-0.05 pts
165Germany0.08-0.14 pts
166Georgia0.07+0.24 pts
167French Polynesia0.06+0.34 pts
168Uruguay0.05-0.03 pts
169Tonga0.03-0.06 pts
170Fiji0.01+0.26 pts
171Mauritius0-0.03 pts
172Guyana-0.02-2.04 pts
173Lithuania-0.03+0.26 pts
174Montenegro-0.03-0.08 pts
175Palau-0.03+0.06 pts
176Armenia-0.03+0.19 pts
177Russia-0.14-0.18 pts
178Monaco-0.15-0.04 pts
179Saint Kitts and Nevis-0.17-0.06 pts
180Greece-0.21-0.11 pts
181Cuba-0.24-0.02 pts
182Hungary-0.25-0.13 pts
183Japan-0.29-0.15 pts
184Singapore-0.31-1.46 pts
185U.S. Virgin Islands-0.36-0.05 pts
186Hong Kong-0.36-1.1 pts
187Belarus-0.42-0.22 pts
188Dominica-0.45-0.02 pts
189United Arab Emirates-0.47-1.53 pts
190Italy-0.49-0.24 pts
191Romania-0.55-0.02 pts
192Aruba-0.57-0.84 pts
193Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-0.62+0.11 pts
194Ukraine-0.62-0.06 pts
195Puerto Rico-0.64-1 pts
196Serbia-0.67-0.13 pts
197Latvia-0.7-0.01 pts
198Bahrain-0.78+0.51 pts
199Croatia-0.89+0.1 pts
200American Samoa-0.9+0.49 pts
201Kuwait-0.95-3.66 pts
202Bulgaria-1+0.41 pts
203North Macedonia-1.08-0.4 pts
204Moldova-1.1+0.5 pts
205Poland-1.19-1.17 pts
206Curaçao-1.25-0.06 pts
207Northern Mariana Islands-1.26+0.69 pts
208Bosnia and Herzegovina-1.39-0.16 pts
209Oman-1.51-1.36 pts
210Albania-1.54-0 pts
211Lebanon-1.6+1.61 pts
212Venezuela-1.72+1.24 pts
213Tuvalu-1.74-0.14 pts
214Marshall Islands-3-0.14 pts
215Saint Martin-7.52-2.55 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 5.73% in 2020, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest population growth?

Saint Martin, with -7.52% in 2020.

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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