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Countries by population growth

Qatar had the highest population growth of 215 countries in 2024, at 7.32%. Saint Martin had the lowest, at -5.17%. The median was 0.98% and the figure for the World was 0.96%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest7.32Qatar
Lowest-5.17Saint Martin
Median0.98215 countries
World0.96History

Top 40 countries, 2024

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QatarQatar: 7.32 %7.32ChadChad: 4.95 %4.95United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 4.68 %4.68Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 4.63 %4.63OmanOman: 4.5 %4.5SyriaSyria: 4.47 %4.47South SudanSouth Sudan: 3.93 %3.93SomaliaSomalia: 3.48 %3.48Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 3.4 %3.4NigerNiger: 3.28 %3.28Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 3.24 %3.24AngolaAngola: 3.04 %3.04CanadaCanada: 2.98 %2.98YemenYemen: 2.98 %2.98MaliMali: 2.94 %2.94MozambiqueMozambique: 2.92 %2.92MauritaniaMauritania: 2.88 %2.88TanzaniaTanzania: 2.87 %2.87MaltaMalta: 2.87 %2.87AfghanistanAfghanistan: 2.84 %2.84ZambiaZambia: 2.81 %2.81UgandaUganda: 2.75 %2.75CameroonCameroon: 2.61 %2.61BurundiBurundi: 2.58 %2.58EthiopiaEthiopia: 2.58 %2.58GeorgiaGeorgia: 2.58 %2.58MalawiMalawi: 2.58 %2.58BeninBenin: 2.46 %2.46Côte d’IvoireCôte d’Ivoire: 2.44 %2.44MadagascarMadagascar: 2.44 %2.44Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea: 2.4 %2.4Republic of the CongoRepublic of the Congo: 2.4 %2.4GuineaGuinea: 2.4 %2.4Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 2.37 %2.37PalestinePalestine: 2.36 %2.36SenegalSenegal: 2.32 %2.32ArmeniaArmenia: 2.31 %2.31GambiaGambia: 2.28 %2.28VanuatuVanuatu: 2.27 %2.27Burkina FasoBurkina Faso: 2.25 %2.25
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCountries2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Qatar7.32+7.37 pts
2Chad4.95+0.37 pts
3United Arab Emirates4.68+0.71 pts
4Saudi Arabia4.63-0.01 pts
5Oman4.5-2.03 pts
6Syria4.47-0.45 pts
7South Sudan3.93-0.18 pts
8Somalia3.48+0.4 pts
9Central African Republic3.4+2.34 pts
10Niger3.28-0.01 pts
11Democratic Republic of the Congo3.24-0.02 pts
12Angola3.04-0.04 pts
13Canada2.98+0.2 pts
14Yemen2.98-0.03 pts
15Mali2.94-0.03 pts
16Mozambique2.92-0.03 pts
17Mauritania2.88-0.08 pts
18Tanzania2.87-0.03 pts
19Malta2.87-1.12 pts
20Afghanistan2.84+0.7 pts
21Zambia2.81+0.02 pts
22Uganda2.75-0.05 pts
23Cameroon2.61-0.03 pts
24Burundi2.58-0.14 pts
25Ethiopia2.58-0.02 pts
26Georgia2.58+2.5 pts
27Malawi2.58+0.01 pts
28Benin2.46-0.06 pts
29Côte d’Ivoire2.44-0.07 pts
30Madagascar2.44-0.03 pts
31Equatorial Guinea2.4-0.01 pts
32Republic of the Congo2.4-0.02 pts
33Guinea2.4-0.07 pts
34Solomon Islands2.37-0.03 pts
35Palestine2.36-0.03 pts
36Senegal2.32-0.07 pts
37Armenia2.31+2.47 pts
38Gambia2.28-0.02 pts
39Vanuatu2.27-0.05 pts
40Burkina Faso2.25-0.02 pts
41Namibia2.24-0.27 pts
42Gibraltar2.21-0.06 pts
43Guinea-Bissau2.21-0.04 pts
44Togo2.2+0.29 pts
45Liberia2.16-0.05 pts
46Gabon2.16-0.04 pts
47Rwanda2.14-0.06 pts
48Iraq2.12-0.13 pts
49Sierra Leone2.12-0.07 pts
50Nigeria2.08-0.02 pts
51São Tomé and Príncipe20 pts
52Singapore1.99-2.86 pts
53Australia1.98-0.45 pts
54Uzbekistan1.97-0.05 pts
55Kenya1.96-0.03 pts
56Cayman Islands1.92-0.08 pts
57Tajikistan1.92-0.1 pts
58Comoros1.89-0.03 pts
59Ghana1.88-0.03 pts
60Eritrea1.86+0.09 pts
61Papua New Guinea1.78-0.03 pts
62Zimbabwe1.78+0.1 pts
63Turkmenistan1.75-0.09 pts
64Egypt1.73+0.04 pts
65New Zealand1.72-0.59 pts
66Kyrgyzstan1.71-0.06 pts
67Honduras1.68-0.03 pts
68Botswana1.64-0 pts
69Luxembourg1.58-0.44 pts
70Ireland1.57-0.3 pts
71Israel1.54-1.46 pts
72Guatemala1.540 pts
73Pakistan1.51-0.04 pts
74Liechtenstein1.5+0.61 pts
75Kiribati1.49-0.08 pts
76Belize1.44-0.62 pts
77Algeria1.4-0.1 pts
78Sint Maarten1.4-0.04 pts
79Bolivia1.37-0 pts
80Djibouti1.36-0.02 pts
81Laos1.36-0.03 pts
82Nicaragua1.35-0.02 pts
83Andorra1.33-0.1 pts
84Seychelles1.31+1.4 pts
85Switzerland1.31+0.04 pts
86Kazakhstan1.28-0.18 pts
87Panama1.27-0.04 pts
88South Africa1.25-0.08 pts
89Mongolia1.25-0.12 pts
90British Virgin Islands1.24-0.48 pts
91Paraguay1.230 pts
92Cambodia1.23-0.06 pts
93Malaysia1.22-0.01 pts
94Bangladesh1.21-0.01 pts
95Macao1.2+0.98 pts
96Timor-Leste1.17+0.09 pts
97Haiti1.15-0 pts
98Lesotho1.12+0.01 pts
99United Kingdom1.1-0.21 pts
100Portugal1.1-0.27 pts
101Peru1.09-0.01 pts
102Colombia1.07-0.05 pts
103Iran1.05-0.15 pts
104Libya1.03-0.1 pts
105Spain1.02-0.16 pts
106Eswatini1+0.05 pts
107Jordan0.99-0.62 pts
108Cyprus0.98-0.03 pts
109Morocco0.97-0.05 pts
110United States0.96+0.14 pts
111New Caledonia0.95-0 pts
112Norway0.95-0.19 pts
113Kuwait0.9-4.69 pts
114India0.89+0.01 pts
115Suriname0.88-0.04 pts
116Ecuador0.86-0.01 pts
117Mexico0.86-0.01 pts
118Dominican Republic0.85-0.04 pts
119Curaçao0.85-0.02 pts
120Philippines0.83+0.02 pts
121Brunei0.82+0.04 pts
122Indonesia0.81-0.03 pts
123Sudan0.81-0.52 pts
124Guam0.76-0.04 pts
125Bahrain0.73-2.64 pts
126Turks and Caicos Islands0.73-0.04 pts
127Myanmar0.67-0.02 pts
128Belgium0.67-0.18 pts
129Bhutan0.65-0.05 pts
130Netherlands0.65-0.34 pts
131Finland0.64+0.14 pts
132Vietnam0.63-0.04 pts
133Tunisia0.63-0.04 pts
134Samoa0.62-0.03 pts
135Nauru0.6-0.02 pts
136Aruba0.59+0.55 pts
137Lithuania0.58-0.82 pts
138Guyana0.57-0 pts
139Lebanon0.56+0.06 pts
140Chile0.54-0 pts
141Austria0.5-0.48 pts
142Denmark0.5-0.24 pts
143Fiji0.5-0.01 pts
144Antigua and Barbuda0.49-0.02 pts
145Cape Verde0.49-0.01 pts
146Azerbaijan0.48+0.36 pts
147Costa Rica0.48+0.01 pts
148Micronesia0.47+0.01 pts
149Bahamas0.46-0.02 pts
150El Salvador0.45-0.01 pts
151Faroe Islands0.44-0.47 pts
152Brazil0.41+0.01 pts
153Czechia0.38-1.41 pts
154Venezuela0.37+0.06 pts
155Argentina0.35+0.06 pts
156San Marino0.34+0.03 pts
157Maldives0.34-0.02 pts
158Ukraine0.34+8.76 pts
159Slovenia0.33-0.07 pts
160Sweden0.31-0.16 pts
161North Korea0.3-0.03 pts
162Germany0.27+0.14 pts
163France0.26-0.01 pts
164Saint Lucia0.26-0.03 pts
165French Polynesia0.24-0.02 pts
166Türkiye0.23-0.18 pts
167Iceland0.22-0.74 pts
168Saint Kitts and Nevis0.18+0.08 pts
169Croatia0.17+0.06 pts
170Estonia0.15-1.43 pts
171Grenada0.11-0.04 pts
172South Korea0.07-0 pts
173Trinidad and Tobago0.06-0.06 pts
174Barbados0.05+0.04 pts
175Montenegro-0+0.01 pts
176Isle of Man-0.01-0.05 pts
177Greece-0.02+0.27 pts
178Jamaica-0.02-0.04 pts
179Puerto Rico-0.04+0.47 pts
180Uruguay-0.04+0.04 pts
181Thailand-0.05-0 pts
182Romania-0.05-0.11 pts
183Greenland-0.05-0.41 pts
184Italy-0.05-0 pts
185Bulgaria-0.08+0.21 pts
186Slovakia-0.09+0.01 pts
187Bermuda-0.1-0.02 pts
188Russia-0.11+0.18 pts
189China-0.12-0.02 pts
190Nepal-0.15-0.08 pts
191Hong Kong-0.16-2.71 pts
192Palau-0.18-0 pts
193North Macedonia-0.19+0.02 pts
194Mauritius-0.23+0.88 pts
195Hungary-0.31-0.18 pts
196Poland-0.35+0.02 pts
197Cuba-0.36-0 pts
198Tonga-0.4+0.02 pts
199Japan-0.44+0.05 pts
200Dominica-0.46+0.01 pts
201Belarus-0.5+0.04 pts
202U.S. Virgin Islands-0.52-0.04 pts
203Sri Lanka-0.55+0.1 pts
204Serbia-0.56+0.07 pts
205Bosnia and Herzegovina-0.66-0.04 pts
206Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-0.7+0.01 pts
207Monaco-0.84-0.9 pts
208Latvia-0.94-1.17 pts
209Albania-1.44+0.2 pts
210American Samoa-1.6+0.11 pts
211Tuvalu-1.75+0.03 pts
212Northern Mariana Islands-1.93+0.12 pts
213Moldova-2.28+0.56 pts
214Marshall Islands-3.35-0.18 pts
215Saint Martin-5.17-0.36 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?

Qatar, with 7.32% in 2024, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest population growth?

Saint Martin, with -5.17% in 2024.

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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