Population growth by country

How fast the number of people is going up or down. The map opens on 2025, with figures for 216 countries.

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Highest in 2025

  1. United Arab Emirates +4.68%
  2. Saudi Arabia +4.63%
  3. Oman +3.96%
  4. Qatar +3.92%
  5. Syria +3.77%

Lowest in 2025

  1. St-Martin −4.65%
  2. Marshall Is. −3.43%
  3. Moldova −1.75%
  4. N. Mariana Is. −1.68%
  5. Tuvalu −1.61%

About the data

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Unit
% change per year
Years
1961–2025
Data as of
2026-09-28
Source
World Bank
License
CC BY 4.0
Credit
World Bank, World Development Indicators (SP.POP.GROW), CC BY 4.0

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