Countries with the higest population growth rate


All data from the CIA World Factbook. Last updated Jan 25, 2010.



The average annual percent change in the population, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country. The rate may be positive or negative. The growth rate is a factor in determining how great a burden would be imposed on a country by the changing needs of its people for infrastructure (e.g., schools, hospitals, housing, roads), resources (e.g., food, water, electricity), and jobs. Rapid population growth can be seen as threatening by neighboring countries.
Rank country (%) Date of Information
1 United Arab Emirates 3.69 2009 est.
2 Niger 3.68 2009 est.
3 Kuwait 3.55 2009 est.
4 Yemen 3.45 2009 est.
5 Gaza Strip 3.35 2009 est.
6 Mayotte 3.32 2009 est.
7 Burundi 3.28 2009 est.
8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.21 2009 est.
9 Ethiopia 3.21 2009 est.
10 Oman 3.14 2009 est.
11 Burkina Faso 3.10 2009 est.
12 Sao Tome and Principe 3.09 2009 est.
13 Madagascar 3.00 2009 est.
14 Benin 2.98 2009 est.
15 Western Sahara 2.83 2009 est.
16 Somalia 2.82 2009 est.
17 Rwanda 2.78 2009 est.
18 Comoros 2.77 2009 est.
19 Mali 2.77 2009 est.
20 Congo, Republic of the 2.75 2009 est.
21 Togo 2.71 2009 est.
22 Senegal 2.71 2009 est.
23 Equatorial Guinea 2.70 2009 est.
24 Uganda 2.69 2009 est.
25 Kenya 2.69 2009 est.
26 Gambia, The 2.67 2009 est.
27 Liberia 2.67 2009 est.
28 Afghanistan 2.63 2009 est.
29 Eritrea 2.58 2009 est.
30 Guinea 2.57 2009 est.
31 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.56 2009 est.
32 Iraq 2.51 2009 est.
33 Mauritania 2.40 2009 est.
34 Cayman Islands 2.39 2009 est.
35 Solomon Islands 2.39 2009 est.
36 Malawi 2.39 2009 est.
37 Paraguay 2.36 2009 est.
38 Laos 2.32 2009 est.
39 Northern Mariana Islands 2.29 2009 est.
40 Sierra Leone 2.28 2009 est.
41 Anguilla 2.27 2009 est.
42 Jordan 2.26 2009 est.
43 Kiribati 2.24 2009 est.
44 Cameroon 2.19 2009 est.
45 West Bank 2.18 2009 est.
46 Libya 2.17 2009 est.
47 Belize 2.15 2009 est.
48 Sudan 2.14 2009 est.
49 Cote d'Ivoire 2.13 2009 est.
50 Syria 2.13 2009 est.
51 Angola 2.10 2009 est.
52 Marshall Islands 2.08 2009 est.
53 Chad 2.07 2009 est.
54 Papua New Guinea 2.07 2009 est.
55 Guatemala 2.07 2009 est.
56 Tanzania 2.04 2009 est.
57 Timor-Leste 2.03 2009 est.
58 Guinea-Bissau 2.02 2009 est.
59 Nigeria 2.00 2009 est.
60 Macau 2.00 2009 est.
61 Philippines 1.96 2009 est.
62 Honduras 1.96 2009 est.
63 Pakistan 1.95 2009 est.
64 Botswana 1.94 2009 est.
65 Gabon 1.93 2009 est.
66 Djibouti 1.90 2009 est.
67 Ghana 1.88 2009 est.
68 Tajikistan 1.88 2009 est.
69 Saudi Arabia 1.85 2009 est.
70 Haiti 1.84 2009 est.
71 British Virgin Islands 1.84 2009 est.
72 Mozambique 1.79 2009 est.
73 Nicaragua 1.78 2009 est.
74 Bolivia 1.77 2009 est.
75 Cambodia 1.77 2009 est.
76 Brunei 1.76 2009 est.
77 Nauru 1.75 2009 est.
78 Malaysia 1.72 2009 est.
79 Israel 1.67 2009 est.
80 El Salvador 1.66 2009 est.
81 Egypt 1.64 2009 est.
82 Zambia 1.63 2009 est.
83 Tuvalu 1.62 2009 est.
84 India 1.55 2009 est.
85 Zimbabwe 1.53 2009 est.
86 Venezuela 1.51 2009 est.
87 Panama 1.50 2009 est.
88 Ecuador 1.50 2009 est.
89 Mongolia 1.49 2009 est.
90 Central African Republic 1.49 2009 est.
91 Dominican Republic 1.49 2009 est.
92 Tonga 1.48 2009 est.
93 Morocco 1.48 2009 est.
94 Aruba 1.48 2009 est.
95 Vanuatu 1.40 2009 est.
96 Kyrgyzstan 1.40 2009 est.
97 French Polynesia 1.39 2009 est.
98 Fiji 1.38 2009 est.
99 Colombia 1.38 2009 est.
100 Costa Rica 1.36 2009 est.
101 Samoa 1.35 2009 est.
102 Turkey 1.31 2009 est.
103 Antigua and Barbuda 1.30 2009 est.
104 Bangladesh 1.29 2009 est.
105 Bahrain 1.29 2009 est.
106 Nepal 1.28 2009 est.
107 Bhutan 1.27 2009 est.
108 Peru 1.23 2009 est.
109 American Samoa 1.22 2009 est.
110 Brazil 1.20 2009 est.
111 Algeria 1.20 2009 est.
112 Australia 1.20 2009 est.
113 Luxembourg 1.17 2009 est.
114 World 1.17 2009 est.
115 San Marino 1.15 2009 est.
116 Turkmenistan 1.14 2009 est.
117 Indonesia 1.14 2009 est.
118 New Caledonia 1.14 2009 est.
119 Andorra 1.14 2009 est.
120 Mexico 1.13 2009 est.
121 Ireland 1.12 2009 est.
122 Lebanon 1.11 2009 est.
123 Suriname 1.10 2009 est.
124 Argentina 1.05 2009 est.
125 Seychelles 1.00 2009 est.
126 Singapore 1.00 2009 est.
127 Tunisia 0.98 2009 est.
128 Vietnam 0.98 2009 est.
129 United States 0.98 2009 est.
130 Qatar 0.96 2009 est.
131 Namibia 0.95 2009 est.
132 New Zealand 0.94 2009 est.
133 Uzbekistan 0.94 2009 est.
134 Sri Lanka 0.90 2009 est.
135 Iran 0.88 2009 est.
136 Chile 0.88 2009 est.
137 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.85 2009 est.
138 Canada 0.82 2009 est.
139 Burma 0.78 2009 est.
140 Mauritius 0.78 2009 est.
141 Azerbaijan 0.76 2009 est.
142 Jamaica 0.76 2009 est.
143 Iceland 0.74 2009 est.
144 Netherlands Antilles 0.73 2009 est.
145 Liechtenstein 0.70 2009 est.
146 China 0.66 2009 est.
147 Bermuda 0.65 2009 est.
148 Thailand 0.62 2009 est.
149 Cape Verde 0.56 2009 est.
150 France 0.55 2009 est.
151 Albania 0.55 2009 est.
152 Bahamas, The 0.54 2009 est.
153 Isle of Man 0.52 2009 est.
154 Cyprus 0.52 2009 est.
155 Hong Kong 0.50 2009 est.
156 Grenada 0.47 2009 est.
157 Uruguay 0.47 2009 est.
158 Saint Helena 0.45 2009 est.
159 Palau 0.43 2009 est.
160 Korea, North 0.42 2009 est.
161 Saint Lucia 0.42 2009 est.
162 Netherlands 0.41 2009 est.
163 Malta 0.40 2009 est.
164 Faroe Islands 0.40 2009 est.
165 Monaco 0.39 2009 est.
166 Kazakhstan 0.39 2009 est.
167 Montserrat 0.39 2009 est.
168 Barbados 0.38 2009 est.
169 Wallis and Futuna 0.35 2009 est.
170 Norway 0.34 2009 est.
171 Puerto Rico 0.34 2009 est.
172 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.34 2009 est.
173 South Africa 0.28 2009 est.
174 Denmark 0.28 2009 est.
175 United Kingdom 0.28 2009 est.
176 Switzerland 0.28 2009 est.
177 Portugal 0.28 2009 est.
178 Korea, South 0.27 2009 est.
179 Macedonia 0.26 2009 est.
180 Cuba 0.23 2009 est.
181 Taiwan 0.23 2009 est.
182 Jersey 0.21 2009 est.
183 Guernsey 0.21 2009 est.
184 Dominica 0.21 2009 est.
185 Guyana 0.18 2009 est.
186 Sweden 0.16 2009 est.
187 Slovakia 0.14 2009 est.
188 Greece 0.13 2009 est.
189 Lesotho 0.12 2009 est.
190 Gibraltar 0.11 2009 est.
191 Finland 0.10 2009 est.
192 Belgium 0.09 2009 est.
193 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.09 2009 est.
194 Spain 0.07 2009 est.
195 Greenland 0.06 2009 est.
196 Austria 0.05 2009 est.
197 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 0.01 2009 est.
198 Norfolk Island 0.01 2009 est.
199 Holy See (Vatican City) 0.00 2009 est.
200 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 0.00 2009 est.
201 Pitcairn Islands 0.00 2009 est.
202 Christmas Island 0.00 2009 est.
203 Tokelau -0.01 2009 est.
204 Svalbard -0.02 2009 est.
205 Virgin Islands -0.03 2009 est.
206 Armenia -0.03 2009 est.
207 Niue -0.03 2009 est.
208 Italy -0.05 2009 est.
209 Poland -0.05 2009 est.
210 Croatia -0.05 2009 est.
211 Germany -0.05 2009 est.
212 Moldova -0.08 2009 est.
213 Czech Republic -0.09 2009 est.
214 Trinidad and Tobago -0.10 2009 est.
215 Slovenia -0.11 2009 est.
216 Romania -0.15 2009 est.
217 Maldives -0.17 2009 est.
218 Japan -0.19 2009 est.
219 Micronesia, Federated States of -0.24 2009 est.
220 Hungary -0.26 2009 est.
221 Lithuania -0.28 2009 est.
222 Georgia -0.33 2009 est.
223 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.34 2009 est.
224 Belarus -0.38 2009 est.
225 Swaziland -0.46 2009 est.
226 Russia -0.47 2009 est.
227 Serbia -0.47 2009 est.
228 Latvia -0.61 2009 est.
229 Estonia -0.63 2009 est.
230 Ukraine -0.63 2009 est.
231 Bulgaria -0.79 2009 est.
232 Montenegro -0.85 2009 est.
233 Cook Islands -3.30 2009 est.



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    Energy: Coal, Australia | Crude oil, Brent | Crude oil, Dubai | Crude oil, avg, spot | Crude oil, West Texas Int. | Natural gas LNG, Japan | Natural gas, Europe | Natural gas Index | Natural gas, US
    Fertilizers:
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    Metals and Minerals
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    Non Energy Commodities / Agriculture / Beverages:
    Cocoa | Coffee, Arabica | Coffee, robusta | Tea, auctions (3), average | Tea, Colombo auctions | Tea, Kolkata auctions | Tea, Mombasa auctions
    Non Energy Commodities / Food / Fats and oils
    Coconut oil | Copra | Groundnut oil | Palm oil | Palmkernel oil | Soybeans | Soybean meal | Soybean oil
    Non Energy Commodities / Food / Grains
    Barley | Maize | Rice, Thailand, 5% | Rice, Thailand, 25% | Rice, Thailand, 35% | Rice,Thai, A1.Special | Sorghum | Wheat, Canada | Wheat, US, HRW | Wheat US SRW
    Non Energy Commodities / Food / Other food
    Bananas EU | Bananas US | Beef | Chicken meat | Fishmeal | Lamb | Oranges | Shrimp, Mexico | Sugar EU domestic | Sugar US domestic | Sugar, world
    Raw Materials / Other
    Cotton Memphis | Cotton A Index | Rubber, Singapore | Rubber, US
    Raw Materials / Timber
    Logs, Cameroon | Logs, Malaysia | Plywood | Sawnwood, Cameroon | Sawnwood, Malaysia | Woodpulp
    World Bank commodity price indices
    Agriculture Index | Beverages Index | Non-energy Commodities Index | Energy Index | Fats and Oils Index | Fertilizers Index | Food Index | Grains Index | Metals Index | Other raw materials index | Other food index | Raw Materials Index | Timber Index |




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