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Countries by population growth

Oman had the highest population growth of 215 countries in 2023, at 6.53%. Ukraine had the lowest, at -8.42%. The median was 1.06% and the figure for the World was 0.93%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest6.53Oman
Lowest-8.42Ukraine
Median1.06215 countries
World0.93History

Top 40 countries, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

OmanOman: 6.53 %6.53KuwaitKuwait: 5.59 %5.59SyriaSyria: 4.92 %4.92SingaporeSingapore: 4.86 %4.86Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 4.64 %4.64ChadChad: 4.57 %4.57South SudanSouth Sudan: 4.11 %4.11MaltaMalta: 3.99 %3.99United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 3.98 %3.98BahrainBahrain: 3.38 %3.38NigerNiger: 3.29 %3.29Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 3.26 %3.26AngolaAngola: 3.08 %3.08SomaliaSomalia: 3.08 %3.08YemenYemen: 3.01 %3.01IsraelIsrael: 3 %3MaliMali: 2.97 %2.97MauritaniaMauritania: 2.97 %2.97MozambiqueMozambique: 2.95 %2.95TanzaniaTanzania: 2.9 %2.9UgandaUganda: 2.8 %2.8ZambiaZambia: 2.79 %2.79CanadaCanada: 2.78 %2.78BurundiBurundi: 2.73 %2.73CameroonCameroon: 2.64 %2.64EthiopiaEthiopia: 2.6 %2.6MalawiMalawi: 2.57 %2.57Hong KongHong Kong: 2.55 %2.55BeninBenin: 2.52 %2.52NamibiaNamibia: 2.51 %2.51Côte d’IvoireCôte d’Ivoire: 2.5 %2.5MadagascarMadagascar: 2.46 %2.46GuineaGuinea: 2.46 %2.46AustraliaAustralia: 2.43 %2.43Republic of the CongoRepublic of the Congo: 2.42 %2.42Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea: 2.41 %2.41Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 2.4 %2.4PalestinePalestine: 2.39 %2.39SenegalSenegal: 2.39 %2.39VanuatuVanuatu: 2.32 %2.32
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCountries2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Oman6.53+1.55 pts
2Kuwait5.59+0.47 pts
3Syria4.92+1.14 pts
4Singapore4.86+1.55 pts
5Saudi Arabia4.64+0.22 pts
6Chad4.57+1.12 pts
7South Sudan4.11+2.69 pts
8Malta3.99+1.52 pts
9United Arab Emirates3.98-1.11 pts
10Bahrain3.38+2.03 pts
11Niger3.29+0.04 pts
12Democratic Republic of the Congo3.26+0.04 pts
13Angola3.08-0.06 pts
14Somalia3.08+0.05 pts
15Yemen3.01+0.14 pts
16Israel3+1.04 pts
17Mali2.97-0.04 pts
18Mauritania2.97+0.04 pts
19Mozambique2.95+0.01 pts
20Tanzania2.9-0.05 pts
21Uganda2.8-0.21 pts
22Zambia2.79+0.03 pts
23Canada2.78+0.94 pts
24Burundi2.73+0.02 pts
25Cameroon2.64+0.01 pts
26Ethiopia2.6-0.02 pts
27Malawi2.570 pts
28Hong Kong2.55+3.46 pts
29Benin2.52-0.02 pts
30Namibia2.51-0.27 pts
31Côte d’Ivoire2.5-0.01 pts
32Madagascar2.46-0.02 pts
33Guinea2.46-0.02 pts
34Australia2.43+1.15 pts
35Republic of the Congo2.42+0.02 pts
36Equatorial Guinea2.41-0.1 pts
37Solomon Islands2.40 pts
38Palestine2.39-0.03 pts
39Senegal2.39-0.08 pts
40Vanuatu2.32+0.01 pts
41New Zealand2.3+2.36 pts
42Gambia2.3-0.02 pts
43Burkina Faso2.27-0.04 pts
44Gibraltar2.27+0.25 pts
45Iraq2.25-0.04 pts
46Guinea-Bissau2.250 pts
47Liberia2.2+0.06 pts
48Gabon2.2-0.05 pts
49Rwanda2.2+0.01 pts
50Sierra Leone2.2-0.03 pts
51Afghanistan2.14+0.7 pts
52Nigeria2.1+0.01 pts
53Belize2.06+0.21 pts
54Uzbekistan2.02+0.01 pts
55Luxembourg2.020 pts
56Tajikistan2.02-0.12 pts
57Cayman Islands2-0.09 pts
58São Tomé and Príncipe2+0.06 pts
59Kenya1.98+0.06 pts
60Comoros1.92-0.02 pts
61Ghana1.91-0.01 pts
62Togo1.91+0.25 pts
63Ireland1.88-0.11 pts
64Turkmenistan1.84-0.09 pts
65Papua New Guinea1.81-0.07 pts
66Czechia1.78+0.21 pts
67Eritrea1.77+0.02 pts
68Kyrgyzstan1.77-0.02 pts
69British Virgin Islands1.72+0.38 pts
70Honduras1.71+0.04 pts
71Egypt1.69+0.2 pts
72Zimbabwe1.68-0.03 pts
73Botswana1.64+0.05 pts
74Jordan1.61-0.09 pts
75Estonia1.58+0.24 pts
76Kiribati1.57-0.05 pts
77Pakistan1.55-0.2 pts
78Guatemala1.54+0.13 pts
79Algeria1.5-0.09 pts
80Kazakhstan1.460 pts
81Sint Maarten1.44+0.08 pts
82Andorra1.43-0.26 pts
83Lithuania1.4+0.58 pts
84Laos1.39-0.02 pts
85Djibouti1.38-0.02 pts
86Bolivia1.37+0.21 pts
87Nicaragua1.37+0.09 pts
88Mongolia1.37-0.1 pts
89Portugal1.37+0.67 pts
90South Africa1.33-0.09 pts
91Sudan1.33-1.38 pts
92Panama1.31+0.04 pts
93United Kingdom1.31+0.33 pts
94Cambodia1.28-0.05 pts
95Switzerland1.26+0.44 pts
96Malaysia1.23+0.04 pts
97Paraguay1.23+0.1 pts
98Bangladesh1.22+0.2 pts
99Iran1.20 pts
100Spain1.18+0.46 pts
101Haiti1.16+0.03 pts
102Norway1.14+0.24 pts
103Libya1.13-0.11 pts
104Colombia1.12+0.05 pts
105Lesotho1.1+0.02 pts
106Peru1.1+0.14 pts
107Timor-Leste1.09-0.32 pts
108Central African Republic1.06+1.34 pts
109Morocco1.02+0.01 pts
110Cyprus1.02-0.04 pts
111Netherlands0.99+0.04 pts
112Austria0.99+0.03 pts
113Iceland0.95-1.56 pts
114New Caledonia0.95+0.29 pts
115Eswatini0.95-0.07 pts
116Faroe Islands0.91-0.23 pts
117Suriname0.91+0.07 pts
118Dominican Republic0.89-0.07 pts
119Liechtenstein0.89+0.1 pts
120India0.88+0.09 pts
121Ecuador0.87+0.08 pts
122Mexico0.87+0.12 pts
123Curaçao0.87+1.27 pts
124Belgium0.85+0.04 pts
125Indonesia0.84+0.1 pts
126United States0.82+0.25 pts
127Philippines0.81+0.05 pts
128Guam0.8-0.08 pts
129Brunei0.78-0.02 pts
130Turks and Caicos Islands0.76-0.56 pts
131Denmark0.74-0.05 pts
132Myanmar0.7+0.01 pts
133Bhutan0.7-0.01 pts
134Vietnam0.67-0.08 pts
135Tunisia0.67+0.08 pts
136Samoa0.65-0.04 pts
137Nauru0.63-0.16 pts
138Guyana0.57-0.18 pts
139Chile0.54+0.04 pts
140Fiji0.51+0.22 pts
141Antigua and Barbuda0.51-0.02 pts
142Lebanon0.5+0.04 pts
143Finland0.5+0.23 pts
144Cape Verde0.5-0.1 pts
145Bahamas0.48+0.18 pts
146Sweden0.47-0.21 pts
147Costa Rica0.47+0.04 pts
148El Salvador0.47+0.07 pts
149Micronesia0.46+0.02 pts
150Türkiye0.41-0.58 pts
151Slovenia0.4+0.21 pts
152Brazil0.4+0.04 pts
153Maldives0.36-1.17 pts
154Greenland0.36+0.35 pts
155North Korea0.34-0.03 pts
156Venezuela0.31+0.4 pts
157San Marino0.31+1.77 pts
158Argentina0.29+0.08 pts
159Saint Lucia0.28+0.14 pts
160France0.28-0.23 pts
161French Polynesia0.26+0.05 pts
162Latvia0.23+0.5 pts
163Macao0.22+0.99 pts
164Grenada0.14-0.05 pts
165Germany0.13+0.15 pts
166Trinidad and Tobago0.12+0.25 pts
167Azerbaijan0.12+0.08 pts
168Croatia0.1+0.71 pts
169Saint Kitts and Nevis0.1+0.22 pts
170Georgia0.08-0.02 pts
171South Korea0.08+0.26 pts
172Romania0.07+0.45 pts
173Monaco0.06-0.98 pts
174Aruba0.05+0.41 pts
175Isle of Man0.04+0.01 pts
176Jamaica0.02-0.03 pts
177Barbados0.01-0.05 pts
178Montenegro-0.01+0.22 pts
179Thailand-0.05-0.06 pts
180Qatar-0.05-5.96 pts
181Italy-0.05+0.15 pts
182Nepal-0.07-0.88 pts
183Bermuda-0.08-0.23 pts
184Uruguay-0.08+0.09 pts
185Seychelles-0.09n/a
186Slovakia-0.09+0.19 pts
187China-0.1-0.09 pts
188Hungary-0.13+0.13 pts
189Armenia-0.17-0.4 pts
190Palau-0.18-0.05 pts
191North Macedonia-0.21+0.08 pts
192Russia-0.29+0.07 pts
193Bulgaria-0.29+0.36 pts
194Greece-0.29+0.97 pts
195Cuba-0.36+0.2 pts
196Poland-0.37+0.07 pts
197Tonga-0.420 pts
198U.S. Virgin Islands-0.47-0.04 pts
199Dominica-0.47+0.09 pts
200Japan-0.49-0.04 pts
201Puerto Rico-0.51+0.8 pts
202Belarus-0.54+0.26 pts
203Bosnia and Herzegovina-0.62+0.63 pts
204Serbia-0.62+1.9 pts
205Sri Lanka-0.65-0.76 pts
206Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-0.71+0.07 pts
207Mauritius-1.11-0.8 pts
208Albania-1.64-0.1 pts
209American Samoa-1.71+0.1 pts
210Tuvalu-1.78+0.22 pts
211Northern Mariana Islands-2.05-0.11 pts
212Moldova-2.84-0.22 pts
213Marshall Islands-3.17-0 pts
214Saint Martin-4.81-1.1 pts
215Ukraine-8.42-0.8 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?

Oman, with 6.53% in 2023, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest population growth?

Ukraine, with -8.42% in 2023.

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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