List of countries by population growth rate
The following lists give an overview of the population growth in the countries of the world. Population growth is the rate of change in population over a period of time. Countries and territories of the world are given according to their current population growth rate. In addition, the population development since 1950 and the forecast future development up to 2050 are given. The population growth rate is mainly influenced by the fertility rate and the average life expectancy as well as the resulting birth and death rate. Other factors influencing population growth are migration and refugee movements between countries and, in extreme cases, wars and natural disasters.
The annual population growth from the agricultural to the industrial revolution was less than 0.1% annually and was even negative in some periods. The technological and medical progress triggered by the industrial revolution made it possible to increase the global population growth to approx. 0.5% between 1800 and 1900. The main reason for this was a lower mortality rate among newborns. A further acceleration was noted at the beginning of the 20th century. The peak was reached in 1962 with a 2.1% increase in the world population . Since then, the rate of growth has been falling and stood at 1.16% in 2017. The impact of this growth on the total size of the world's population has been enormous. The billion mark was first reached at the beginning of the 19th century and within the 20th century the number of people grew from 1.7 billion to 6.1 billion.
A further slowdown in global population growth is expected in the future. However, the number of people will continue to grow. The UN assumes a world population of 9.8 billion by 2050.
List by growth rate
Countries are sorted according to their population growth in 2017 according to data from the World Bank . The average annual population growth in the period from 2015 to 2020 according to data from the UN is also given. The figures may vary slightly due to different sources and time periods. Almost 90% of the countries and territories had positive population growth in 2017.
country | Population change in percent 2017 (World Bank) |
Population change in percent 2015-2020 (UN) |
---|---|---|
Oman | 4.67% | 4.08% |
Bahrain | 4.62% | 4.26% |
Nauru | 4.50% | −0.06% |
Niger | 3.82% | 3.81% |
Equatorial Guinea | 3.71% | 3.59% |
Angola | 3.71% | 3.28% |
Uganda | 3.26% | 3.23% |
Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.25% | 3.22% |
Burundi | 3.18% | 3.15% |
Tanzania | 3.08% | 3.06% |
Chad | 3.05% | 3.01% |
Gambia | 3.00% | 2.96% |
Mali | 3.00% | 2.99% |
Zambia | 2.99% | 2.97% |
Luxembourg | 2.95% | 1.27% |
Somalia | 2.92% | 2.93% |
Burkina Faso | 2.89% | 2.87% |
Malawi | 2.89% | 2.87% |
Palestine | 2.89% | 2.65% |
Mozambique | 2.87% | 2.86% |
Iraq | 2.84% | 2.78% |
Senegal | 2.81% | 2.77% |
South Sudan | 2.78% | 2.72% |
Benin | 2.75% | 2.73% |
Mauritania | 2.73% | 2.69% |
Madagascar | 2.68% | 2.67% |
Qatar | 2.67% | 2.36% |
Nigeria | 2.60% | 2.58% |
Republic of the Congo | 2.60% | 2.59% |
Cameroon | 2.59% | 2.56% |
Jordan | 2.57% | 2.17% |
Guinea | 2.56% | 2.57% |
Liberia | 2.53% | 2.52% |
Kenya | 2.52% | 2.49% |
Ivory Coast | 2.50% | 2.49% |
Afghanistan | 2.49% | 2.41% |
Western Sahara | 2.49% | 2.54% |
Togo | 2.48% | 2.45% |
Guinea-Bissau | 2.48% | 2.44% |
Ethiopia | 2.46% | 2.43% |
Rwanda | 2.41% | 2.36% |
Yemen | 2.39% | 2.33% |
Sudan | 2.38% | 2.38% |
Zimbabwe | 2.32% | 2.28% |
Comoros | 2.28% | 2.24% |
Gabon | 2.27% | 2.17% |
Eritrea | 2.22% | 2.28% |
Ghana | 2.20% | 2.16% |
Sao Tome and Principe | 2.19% | 2.18% |
French Guiana | 2.18% | 2.47% |
Malta | 2.16% | 0.31% |
Namibia | 2.16% | 2.12% |
East Timor | 2.16% | 2.14% |
Sierra Leone | 2.15% | 2.12% |
Vanuatu | 2.14% | 2.10% |
New Zealand | 2.12% | 0.93% |
Tajikistan | 2.11% | 2.06% |
Belize | 2.08% | 2.05% |
Kuwait | 2.05% | 1.78% |
Papua New Guinea | 2.03% | 2.01% |
Saudi Arabia | 2.03% | 1.90% |
Maldives | 1.99% | 1.85% |
Kyrgyzstan | 1.99% | 1.44% |
Guatemala | 1.98% | 1.94% |
Solomon Islands | 1.97% | 1.94% |
Pakistan | 1.95% | 1.91% |
Egypt | 1.93% | 1.86% |
Israel | 1.93% | 1.55% |
Botswana | 1.82% | 1.79% |
Swaziland | 1.78% | 1.74% |
Algeria | 1.74% | 1.66% |
Kiribati | 1.74% | 1.71% |
Iceland | 1.73% | 0.77% |
Macau | 1.69% | 1.63% |
Uzbekistan | 1.68% | 1.41% |
Turkmenistan | 1.67% | 1.61% |
Honduras | 1.66% | 1.62% |
Australia | 1.59% | 1.30% |
Panama | 1.59% | 1.55% |
Mongolia | 1.58% | 1.50% |
Djibouti | 1.54% | 1.50% |
Turkey | 1.54% | 1.37% |
Philippines | 1.54% | 1.51% |
Cambodia | 1.53% | 1.49% |
Bolivia | 1.49% | 1.47% |
Laos | 1.47% | 1.45% |
Ecuador | 1.45% | 1.42% |
Sweden | 1.45% | 0.72% |
United Arab Emirates | 1.40% | 1.39% |
New Caledonia | 1.40% | 1.28% |
Central African Republic | 1.39% | 1.58% |
Malaysia | 1.39% | 1.35% |
Kazakhstan | 1.36% | 1.12% |
Lesotho | 1.33% | 1.31% |
Morocco | 1.30% | 1.26% |
Cayman Islands | 1.30% | 1.27% |
Libya | 1.29% | 1.32% |
Venezuela | 1.29% | 1.26% |
Brunei | 1.29% | 1.25% |
Paraguay | 1.27% | 1.25% |
Mexico | 1.26% | 1.23% |
Cape Verde | 1.26% | 1.25% |
Lebanon | 1.25% | 0.57% |
South Africa | 1.25% | 1.20% |
Haiti | 1.23% | 1.20% |
Peru | 1.23% | 1.20% |
Bhutan | 1.23% | 1.18% |
Seychelles | 1.22% | 0.50% |
Canada | 1.22% | 0.90% |
Ireland | 1.22% | 0.78% |
Sri Lanka | 1.13% | 0.35% |
India | 1.13% | 1.10% |
Tunisia | 1.12% | 1.09% |
Nepal | 1.11% | 1.09% |
Dominican Republic | 1.10% | 1.07% |
Switzerland | 1.10% | 0.83% |
Iran | 1.10% | 1.04% |
Indonesia | 1.10% | 1.06% |
Nicaragua | 1.09% | 1.07% |
Azerbaijan | 1.07% | 0.98% |
Bahamas | 1.05% | 1.01% |
Bangladesh | 1.05% | 1.04% |
Palau | 1.05% | 1.06% |
Antigua and Barbuda | 1.03% | 1.01% |
Vietnam | 1.02% | 1.00% |
Costa Rica | 0.99% | 0.96% |
Argentina | 0.96% | 0.94% |
St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.95% | 0.91% |
French Polynesia | 0.94% | 0.92% |
Myanmar | 0.91% | 0.90% |
Norway | 0.91% | 0.94% |
Suriname | 0.90% | 0.87% |
Tuvalu | 0.85% | 0.88% |
Colombia | 0.84% | 0.81% |
Tonga | 0.84% | 0.86% |
Austria | 0.83% | 0.24% |
Guam | 0.82% | 0.84% |
Chile | 0.81% | 0.78% |
Reunion | 0.80% | 0.75% |
Cyprus | 0.80% | 0.78% |
Brazil | 0.78% | 0.75% |
Hong Kong | 0.75% | 0.82% |
Fiji | 0.75% | 0.72% |
Denmark | 0.72% | 0.38% |
United States | 0.71% | 0.71% |
Liechtenstein | 0.68% | 0.65% |
Samoa | 0.67% | 0.65% |
Curacao | 0.66% | 0.68% |
United Kingdom | 0.65% | 0.58% |
Netherlands | 0.60% | 0.28% |
San Marino | 0.59% | 0.51% |
Guyana | 0.58% | 0.57% |
Micronesia | 0.58% | 0.63% |
People's Republic of China | 0.56% | 0.39% |
El Salvador | 0.52% | 0.52% |
Dominica | 0.52% | 0.51% |
Monaco | 0.51% | 0.51% |
North Korea | 0.48% | 0.47% |
Gibraltar | 0.47% | 0.45% |
Grenada | 0.47% | 0.46% |
St. Lucia | 0.47% | 0.45% |
South Korea | 0.43% | 0.36% |
Aruba | 0.42% | 0.40% |
Germany | 0.42% | 0.20% |
France | 0.39% | 0.39% |
Uruguay | 0.37% | 0.36% |
Belgium | 0.36% | 0.58% |
Faroe Islands | 0.35% | 0.38% |
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon | 0.33% | 0.38% |
Falkland Islands | 0.32% | 0.18% |
Jamaica | 0.31% | 0.28% |
Trinidad and Tobago | 0.31% | 0.26% |
Finland | 0.29% | 0.36% |
Vatican city | 0.27% | 0.08% |
Barbados | 0.25% | 0.24% |
Thailand | 0.25% | 0.22% |
Czech Republic | 0.24% | 0.06% |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.23% | 0.24% |
Northern Mariana Islands | 0.22% | 0.19% |
Armenia | 0.19% | 0.15% |
Spain | 0.19% | 0.03% |
Slovakia | 0.17% | 0.04% |
Martinique | 0.17% | −0.02% |
Bermuda | 0.15% | −0.45% |
Marshall Islands | 0.12% | 0.10% |
Guadeloupe | 0.12% | −0.09% |
Taiwan | 0.12% | 0.28% |
Russia | 0.11% | −0.01% |
North Macedonia | 0.09% | 0.08% |
Mauritius | 0.09% | 0.23% |
Singapore | 0.09% | 1.40% |
Slovenia | 0.08% | 0.07% |
American Samoa | 0.08% | 0.10% |
Cuba | 0.08% | 0.06% |
Belarus | 0.07% | −0.15% |
Montenegro | 0.03% | 0.04% |
Poland | 0.02% | −0.17% |
Estonia | −0.02% | −0.23% |
Greenland | −0.03% | 0.14% |
Georgia | −0.06% | −0.27% |
Moldova | −0.06% | −0.24% |
Cook Islands | −0.08% | 0.07% |
Albania | −0.09% | 0.13% |
Italy | −0.13% | −0.12% |
Greece | −0.14% | −0.21% |
Japan | −0.16% | −0.23% |
American Virgin Islands | −0.23% | −0.02% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | −0.28% | −0.22% |
Portugal | −0.31% | −0.39% |
Hungary | −0.34% | −0.34% |
Ukraine | −0.39% | −0.49% |
Andorra | −0.41% | −0.21% |
Serbia | −0.51% | −0.34% |
Romania | −0.59% | −0.50% |
Bulgaria | −0.73% | −0.67% |
Syria | −0.88% | 0.20% |
Latvia | −0.96% | −1.03% |
Croatia | −1.17% | −0.58% |
Lithuania | −1.42% | −0.55% |
Puerto Rico | −2.06% | −0.13% |
world | 1.16% | 1.09% |
Countries by population growth 1950–2018
The following list sorts countries according to their total percentage population growth between 1950 and 2018. Overall, the world population grew from 2.5 billion people to 7.6 billion people, tripling it. The only two countries in the world that had a population lower than 1950 in 2018 were Bulgaria and the Vatican State . Rapid population growth has been recorded especially in developing countries. All figures are from the United Nations World Population Prospects from 2017.
country | Population 1950 | Population 2018 | Growth in% |
---|---|---|---|
United Arab Emirates | 69,588 | 9,541,615 | 13,611.58% |
Qatar | 25.003 | 2,694,849 | 10,678.10% |
Western Sahara | 13,766 | 567.421 | 4,021.90% |
Kuwait | 153.096 | 4,197,128 | 2,641.50% |
Jordan | 481,321 | 9,903,802 | 1,957.63% |
Djibouti | 62.001 | 971.408 | 1,466.76% |
Bahrain | 115,611 | 1,566,993 | 1,255.40% |
Andorra | 6,196 | 76,953 | 1,141.98% |
Saudi Arabia | 3,121,335 | 33,554,343 | 975.00% |
Oman | 456.419 | 4,829,946 | 958.23% |
Ivory Coast | 2,630,131 | 24,905,843 | 846.94% |
Brunei | 48.001 | 434.076 | 804.31% |
Niger | 2,559,703 | 22,311,375 | 771.64% |
Uganda | 5,158,190 | 44.270.563 | 758.26% |
Kenya | 6,076,758 | 50.950.879 | 738.45% |
Gambia | 271,377 | 2,163,765 | 697.33% |
Tanzania | 7,649,761 | 59.091.392 | 672.46% |
Zambia | 2,310,442 | 17,609,178 | 662.16% |
Sudan | 5,733,789 | 41,511,526 | 623.98% |
Solomon Islands | 89,794 | 623.281 | 594.12% |
Democratic Republic of Congo | 12,183,659 | 84.004.989 | 589.49% |
Iraq | 5,719,192 | 39,339,753 | 587.86% |
Mauritania | 660.491 | 4,540,068 | 587.38% |
Angola | 4,548,023 | 30.774.205 | 576.65% |
Togo | 1,395,457 | 7,990,926 | 572.64% |
Israel | 1,257,971 | 8,452,841 | 571.94% |
Somalia | 2,264,082 | 15.181.925 | 570.56% |
Yemen | 4,402,320 | 28,915,284 | 556.82% |
Senegal | 2,486,635 | 16,294,270 | 555.27% |
Republic of the Congo | 827.252 | 5,399,895 | 552.75% |
Malawi | 2,953,871 | 19.164.728 | 548.80% |
Madagascar | 4,083,554 | 26.262.810 | 543.14% |
Zimbabwe | 2,746,852 | 16,913,261 | 515.73% |
Chad | 2,502,317 | 15.353.184 | 513.56% |
Honduras | 1,546,724 | 9,417,167 | 508.85% |
Maldives | 73.714 | 444.259 | 502.68% |
Tajikistan | 1,531,501 | 9.107.211 | 494.66% |
Ethiopia | 18.128.034 | 107,534,882 | 493.20% |
Ghana | 4,980,875 | 29,463,643 | 491.53% |
Vanuatu | 47,697 | 282.117 | 491.48% |
Venezuela | 5,481,978 | 32,381,221 | 490.68% |
Equatorial Guinea | 225,537 | 1,313,894 | 482.56% |
Libya | 1,124,515 | 6,470,956 | 475.44% |
Philippines | 18,580,490 | 106.512.074 | 473.25% |
Cameroon | 4,307,022 | 24,678,234 | 472.98% |
Rwanda | 2,186,185 | 12,501,156 | 471.83% |
Singapore | 1,022,096 | 5,791,901 | 466.67% |
Botswana | 412,531 | 2,333,201 | 465.58% |
Belize | 68,919 | 382,444 | 454.92% |
Guatemala | 3,114,957 | 17,245,346 | 453.63% |
Palestine | 931.928 | 5,052,776 | 442.19% |
Syria | 3,413,331 | 18.284.407 | 435.68% |
Pakistan | 37,542,376 | 200,813,818 | 434.90% |
Namibia | 485.274 | 2,587,801 | 433.27% |
Malaysia | 6.109.915 | 32,042,458 | 424.43% |
Comoros | 159,459 | 832,347 | 421.98% |
Liberia | 930.025 | 4,853,516 | 421.87% |
Nigeria | 37,859,744 | 195.875.237 | 417.37% |
Uzbekistan | 6.264.056 | 32.364.996 | 416.68% |
Costa Rica | 959.495 | 4,953,199 | 416.23% |
Swaziland | 273.003 | 1,391,385 | 409.66% |
Benin | 2.255.226 | 11,485,674 | 409.29% |
Bahamas | 79,085 | 399.285 | 404.88% |
Papua New Guinea | 1,674,036 | 8,418,346 | 402.88% |
South Sudan | 2,582,929 | 12,919,053 | 400.17% |
Mongolia | 780.199 | 3,121,772 | 400.13% |
Mozambique | 6,152,237 | 30,528,673 | 396.22% |
Ecuador | 3,470,159 | 16,863,425 | 385.96% |
Burundi | 2,308,920 | 11,216,450 | 385.79% |
Nicaragua | 1,294,992 | 6,284,757 | 385.31% |
Panama | 859.659 | 4,162,618 | 384.22% |
Turkmenistan | 1,210,994 | 5,851,466 | 383.20% |
Egypt | 20,713,331 | 99.375.741 | 379.77% |
Iran | 17.119.268 | 82,011,735 | 379.07% |
Algeria | 8,872,247 | 42.008.054 | 373.48% |
Afghanistan | 7,752,118 | 36.373.176 | 369.20% |
Paraguay | 1,473,253 | 6,896,908 | 368.14% |
Mexico | 28,012,561 | 130,759,074 | 366.79% |
Bhutan | 176,797 | 817.054 | 362.14% |
Burkina Faso | 4,284,461 | 19,751,651 | 361.01% |
Dominican Republic | 2,364,654 | 10,882,996 | 360.24% |
Lebanon | 1,334,621 | 6,093,509 | 356.57% |
Eritrea | 1,142,148 | 5,187,948 | 354.22% |
Bangladesh | 37,894,681 | 166.368.149 | 339.03% |
Gabon | 473.298 | 2,067,561 | 336.84% |
Guinea | 3,093,654 | 13.052.608 | 321.92% |
Peru | 7,727,734 | 32,551,815 | 321.23% |
South Africa | 13,628,428 | 57,398,421 | 321.17% |
Laos | 1,682,915 | 6.961.210 | 313.64% |
Marshall Islands | 13.001 | 53,167 | 308.95% |
Mali | 4,708,429 | 19.107.706 | 305.82% |
Morocco | 8,985,989 | 36.191.805 | 302.76% |
Colombia | 12,340,899 | 49,464,683 | 300.82% |
Brazil | 53,974,729 | 210.867.954 | 290.68% |
Vietnam | 24,809,906 | 96.491.146 | 288.92% |
Sao Tome and Principe | 60.002 | 208,818 | 284.02% |
Indonesia | 69,543,316 | 266.794.980 | 283.64% |
Nauru | 2,954 | 11,312 | 282.94% |
Turkey | 21,408,401 | 81,916,871 | 282.64% |
Sierra Leone | 2,041,203 | 7,719,729 | 278.20% |
Hong Kong | 1,973,998 | 7,428,887 | 276.34% |
Cambodia | 4,432,714 | 16,245,729 | 266.50% |
Bolivia | 3,089,646 | 11,215,674 | 263.01% |
India | 376.325.200 | 1,354,051,854 | 259.81% |
Kiribati | 33,048 | 118.414 | 258.31% |
Central African Republic | 1,326,652 | 4,737,423 | 257.10% |
Guinea-Bissau | 535.430 | 1,907,268 | 256.21% |
Kyrgyzstan | 1,740,004 | 6,132,932 | 252.47% |
Nepal | 8,483,325 | 29,624,035 | 249.20% |
Haiti | 3,221,283 | 11,112,945 | 244.99% |
Azerbaijan | 2,927,921 | 9,923,914 | 238.94% |
Thailand | 20.710.360 | 69.183.173 | 224.05% |
Tunisia | 3,605,306 | 11,659,174 | 223.39% |
Micronesia | 32.001 | 106.227 | 221.95% |
Macau | 196.483 | 632.418 | 221.87% |
Fiji | 288,988 | 912.241 | 215.67% |
Myanmar | 17.151.510 | 53,855,735 | 214.00% |
Taiwan | 7,623,360 | 23,694,089 | 210.81% |
Cape Verde | 178.066 | 553,335 | 210.75% |
Lesotho | 733.945 | 2,263,010 | 208.33% |
East Timor | 433.397 | 1,324,094 | 205.51% |
Australia | 8,177,342 | 24,772,247 | 202.04% |
Palau | 7,441 | 21,964 | 195.18% |
Chile | 6,188,284 | 18.197.209 | 194.05% |
El Salvador | 2,199,898 | 6,411,558 | 191.45% |
Liechtenstein | 13,758 | 38,155 | 177.33% |
Kazakhstan | 6,702,991 | 18,403,860 | 174.56% |
Canada | 13,733,402 | 36,953,765 | 169.08% |
South Korea | 19,211,385 | 51.164.435 | 166.32% |
Suriname | 215.002 | 568,301 | 164.32% |
Sri Lanka | 7,971,098 | 20,950,041 | 162.83% |
San Marino | 12,781 | 33,557 | 162.55% |
Seychelles | 36,325 | 95,235 | 162.17% |
Argentina | 17.150.336 | 44,688,864 | 160.57% |
Mauritius | 493.255 | 1,268,315 | 157.13% |
People's Republic of China | 554.419.275 | 1,415,045,928 | 155.23% |
New Zealand | 1,908,000 | 4,749,598 | 148.93% |
North Korea | 10,549,472 | 25,610,672 | 142.77% |
Samoa | 82.097 | 197,695 | 140.81% |
Cyprus | 494.015 | 1,189,085 | 140.70% |
Iceland | 142,659 | 337.780 | 136.77% |
Albania | 1,263,174 | 2,934,363 | 132.30% |
Tonga | 47,220 | 109.008 | 130.85% |
Antigua and Barbuda | 46,303 | 103.050 | 122.56% |
Tuvalu | 5,166 | 11,287 | 118.49% |
St. Lucia | 82,784 | 179,667 | 117.03% |
Armenia | 1,353,510 | 2,934,152 | 116.78% |
Trinidad and Tobago | 645.635 | 1,372,598 | 112.60% |
Jamaica | 1,402,899 | 2,898,677 | 106.62% |
United States | 158,804,395 | 326,766,748 | 105.77% |
Luxembourg | 296.001 | 590,321 | 99.43% |
Monaco | 19,996 | 38,897 | 94.52% |
Cuba | 5,919,993 | 11,489,082 | 94.07% |
Guyana | 406,559 | 782.225 | 92.40% |
Switzerland | 4,668,086 | 8,544,034 | 83.03% |
Moldova | 2,340,997 | 4,041,065 | 72.62% |
Netherlands | 10,042,043 | 17,084,459 | 70.13% |
North Macedonia | 1,254,445 | 2,085,051 | 66.21% |
Spain | 28,069,735 | 46.397.452 | 65.29% |
Puerto Rico | 2,218,000 | 3,659,007 | 64.97% |
Ireland | 2,913,093 | 4,803,748 | 64.90% |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 66,998 | 110,200 | 64.48% |
Norway | 3,265,273 | 5,353,363 | 63.95% |
Montenegro | 394.739 | 629.219 | 59.40% |
Slovakia | 3,436,573 | 5,449,816 | 58.28% |
France | 41,879,605 | 65.233.271 | 55.76% |
Uruguay | 2,238,507 | 3,469,551 | 54.99% |
Japan | 82,802,084 | 127.185.332 | 53.60% |
Poland | 24,824,018 | 38.104.832 | 53.50% |
Dominica | 51,100 | 74,308 | 45.42% |
Greece | 7,668,794 | 11,142,161 | 45.29% |
Sweden | 7.009.912 | 9,982,709 | 42.41% |
Slovenia | 1,473,093 | 2,081,260 | 41.29% |
Grenada | 76,681 | 108,339 | 41.29% |
Russia | 102.798.657 | 143.964.709 | 40.05% |
Malta | 312.003 | 432.089 | 38.49% |
Finland | 4,008,294 | 5,542,517 | 38.28% |
Barbados | 210.992 | 286,388 | 35.73% |
Denmark | 4,268,271 | 5,754,356 | 34.82% |
Belgium | 8,637,519 | 11,498,519 | 33.12% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,661,296 | 3,503,554 | 31.65% |
United Kingdom | 50,616,014 | 66,573,504 | 31.53% |
Serbia | 6,732,256 | 8,762,027 | 30.15% |
Italy | 46.598.601 | 59.290.969 | 27.24% |
Austria | 6,936,439 | 8,751,820 | 26.17% |
Portugal | 8,416,967 | 10.291.196 | 22.27% |
Belarus | 7,745,002 | 9,452,113 | 22.04% |
St. Kitts and Nevis | 46,049 | 55,850 | 21.28% |
Romania | 16,236,296 | 19,580,634 | 20.60% |
Czech Republic | 8,902,619 | 10,625,250 | 19.35% |
Estonia | 1,100,995 | 1,306,788 | 18.69% |
Ukraine | 37.297.648 | 44.009.214 | 17.99% |
Germany | 69.966.243 | 82.293.457 | 17.62% |
Lithuania | 2,567,403 | 2,876,475 | 12.04% |
Georgia | 3,527,008 | 3,907,131 | 10.78% |
Croatia | 3,850,297 | 4,164,783 | 8.17% |
Hungary | 9,337,723 | 9,688,847 | 3.76% |
Latvia | 1,926,568 | 1,929,938 | 0.17% |
Bulgaria | 7,250,999 | 7,036,848 | −2.95% |
Vatican city | 908 | 801 | −11.78% |
world | 2,536,274,721 | 7,632,819,325 | 200.94% |
Countries by population growth 2018-2050 (forecast)
The following list sorts countries according to their predicted percentage population growth between 2018 and 2050. Overall, an increase of around 30% from 7.6 to 9.8 billion people is expected. 42 countries are projected to have lower populations in 2050, most of them in Europe and East Asia. Rapid population growth was forecast especially in Africa. All figures are from the United Nations World Population Prospects from 2017.
country | Population 2018 | Population 2050 | Growth in% |
---|---|---|---|
Niger | 22,311,375 | 68,453,727 | 206.81% |
Angola | 30.774.205 | 76,046,053 | 147.11% |
Uganda | 44.270.563 | 105.698.201 | 138.76% |
Somalia | 15.181.925 | 35,851,792 | 136.15% |
Democratic Republic of Congo | 84.004.989 | 197,404,202 | 134.99% |
Tanzania | 59.091.392 | 138,081,621 | 133.67% |
Zambia | 17,609,178 | 41,000,822 | 132.84% |
Mali | 19.107.706 | 44.020.171 | 130.38% |
Burundi | 11,216,450 | 25,762,044 | 129.68% |
Mozambique | 30,528,673 | 67.774.943 | 122.00% |
Chad | 15.353.184 | 33,635,795 | 119.08% |
Burkina Faso | 19,751,651 | 43,207,053 | 118.75% |
Malawi | 19.164.728 | 41,705,002 | 117.61% |
Equatorial Guinea | 1,313,894 | 2,844,744 | 116.51% |
Republic of the Congo | 5,399,895 | 11,509,651 | 113.15% |
Gambia | 2,163,765 | 4,562,152 | 110.84% |
Nigeria | 195.875.237 | 410,637,868 | 109.64% |
Senegal | 16,294,270 | 34,030,620 | 108.85% |
Benin | 11,485,674 | 23,929,846 | 108.35% |
Iraq | 39,339,753 | 81.490.359 | 107.15% |
Ivory Coast | 24,905,843 | 51.375.178 | 106.28% |
Guinea | 13.052.608 | 26,852,336 | 105.72% |
Madagascar | 26.262.810 | 53,802,574 | 104.86% |
Liberia | 4,853,516 | 9,804,031 | 102.00% |
Cameroon | 24,678,234 | 49,817,390 | 101.87% |
Mauritania | 4,540,068 | 8,965,000 | 97.46% |
South Sudan | 12,919,053 | 25.366.221 | 96.35% |
Sudan | 41,511,526 | 80.385.607 | 93.65% |
Palestine | 5,052,776 | 9,704,205 | 92.06% |
Togo | 7,990,926 | 15.298.154 | 91.44% |
Guinea-Bissau | 1,907,268 | 3,602,736 | 88.90% |
Kenya | 50.950.879 | 95,467,137 | 87.37% |
Central African Republic | 4,737,423 | 8,850,780 | 86.83% |
Syria | 18.284.407 | 34,021,051 | 86.07% |
Eritrea | 5,187,948 | 9,606,664 | 85.17% |
East Timor | 1,324,094 | 2,420,760 | 82.82% |
Sao Tome and Principe | 208,818 | 379.749 | 81.72% |
Ethiopia | 107,534,882 | 190.869.632 | 77.50% |
Comoros | 832,347 | 1,462,735 | 75.74% |
Zimbabwe | 16,913,261 | 29,658,750 | 75.36% |
Rwanda | 12,501,156 | 21,886,077 | 75.07% |
Ghana | 29,463,643 | 51.269.943 | 74.01% |
Western Sahara | 567.421 | 981.529 | 72.98% |
Afghanistan | 36.373.176 | 61.928.118 | 70.26% |
Gabon | 2,067,561 | 3,516,141 | 70.06% |
Vanuatu | 282.117 | 474,593 | 68.23% |
Sierra Leone | 7,719,729 | 12,971,626 | 68.03% |
Namibia | 2,587,801 | 4,339,498 | 67.69% |
Yemen | 28,915,284 | 48.304.040 | 67.05% |
Solomon Islands | 623.281 | 1,032,777 | 65.70% |
Papua New Guinea | 8,418,346 | 13,871,403 | 64.78% |
Tajikistan | 9.107.211 | 14,521,291 | 59.45% |
Guatemala | 17,245,346 | 26,968,287 | 56.38% |
Belize | 382,444 | 592.420 | 54.90% |
Egypt | 99.375.741 | 153.433.492 | 54.40% |
Pakistan | 200,813,818 | 306.940.443 | 52.85% |
Kiribati | 118.414 | 178.085 | 50.39% |
Swaziland | 1,391,385 | 2,081,036 | 49.57% |
Israel | 8,452,841 | 12,577,297 | 48.79% |
Bahrain | 1,566,993 | 2,327,108 | 48.51% |
Botswana | 2,333,201 | 3,421,404 | 46.64% |
Jordan | 9,903,802 | 14,187,734 | 43.26% |
Philippines | 106.512.074 | 151.293.435 | 42.04% |
Bolivia | 11,215,674 | 15,903,460 | 41.80% |
Lesotho | 2,263,010 | 3,203,470 | 41.56% |
Honduras | 9,417,167 | 13,248,655 | 40.69% |
Qatar | 2,694,849 | 3,773,285 | 40.02% |
Panama | 4,162,618 | 5,827,106 | 39.99% |
Oman | 4,829,946 | 6,756,570 | 39.89% |
Macau | 632.418 | 875,543 | 38.44% |
United Arab Emirates | 9,541,615 | 13,163,548 | 37.96% |
Algeria | 42.008.054 | 57.436.703 | 36.73% |
Ecuador | 16,863,425 | 22,968,451 | 36.20% |
Cambodia | 16,245,729 | 22,019,028 | 35.54% |
Luxembourg | 590,321 | 795.916 | 34.83% |
Turkmenistan | 5,851,466 | 7,887,617 | 34.79% |
Djibouti | 971.408 | 1,307,615 | 34.61% |
Kuwait | 4,197,128 | 5,643,532 | 34.46% |
Saudi Arabia | 33,554,343 | 45.056.349 | 34.28% |
Australia | 24,772,247 | 33.186.818 | 33.97% |
Cape Verde | 553,335 | 734.199 | 32.69% |
Kyrgyzstan | 6,132,932 | 8,112,653 | 32.28% |
Laos | 6.961.210 | 9,162,892 | 31.63% |
Mongolia | 3,121,772 | 4,075,382 | 30.55% |
Malaysia | 32,042,458 | 41,729,217 | 30.23% |
Maldives | 444.259 | 576,435 | 29.75% |
Tuvalu | 11,287 | 14,580 | 29.18% |
Paraguay | 6,896,908 | 8,897,182 | 29.00% |
Venezuela | 32,381,221 | 41,584,988 | 28.43% |
Tonga | 109.008 | 139.926 | 28.36% |
Peru | 32,551,815 | 41.620.307 | 27.86% |
Norway | 5,353,363 | 6,801,515 | 27.05% |
South Africa | 57,398,421 | 72,754,583 | 26.75% |
Uzbekistan | 32.364.996 | 40.950.366 | 26.53% |
Haiti | 11,112,945 | 14,041,135 | 26.35% |
Morocco | 36.191.805 | 45,659,886 | 26.16% |
Mexico | 130,759,074 | 164.279.302 | 25.64% |
Palau | 21,964 | 27,580 | 25.57% |
Libya | 6,470,956 | 8,123,669 | 25.54% |
Nicaragua | 6,284,757 | 7,875,742 | 25.31% |
Kazakhstan | 18,403,860 | 22,959,432 | 24.75% |
Marshall Islands | 53,167 | 65,868 | 23.89% |
Brunei | 434.076 | 536.723 | 23.65% |
Argentina | 44,688,864 | 55.228.902 | 23.59% |
Samoa | 197,695 | 243,371 | 23.10% |
India | 1,354,051,854 | 1,658,978,162 | 22.52% |
Nepal | 29,624,035 | 36.106.578 | 21.89% |
Dominican Republic | 10,882,996 | 13,264,741 | 21.89% |
Bhutan | 817.054 | 994.203 | 21.78% |
Canada | 36,953,765 | 44.948.602 | 21.63% |
Antigua and Barbuda | 103.050 | 125.223 | 21.52% |
Bangladesh | 166.368.149 | 201.926.816 | 21.37% |
Ireland | 4,803,748 | 5,801,399 | 20.77% |
Micronesia | 106.227 | 128.193 | 20.68% |
Indonesia | 266.794.980 | 321.550.686 | 20.52% |
New Zealand | 4,749,598 | 5,711,484 | 20.25% |
United States | 326,766,748 | 389,591,663 | 19.23% |
Tunisia | 11,659,174 | 13,883,996 | 19.08% |
Bahamas | 399.285 | 474,894 | 18.94% |
Vietnam | 96.491.146 | 114,629,852 | 18.80% |
Monaco | 38,897 | 45,685 | 17.45% |
Turkey | 81,916,871 | 95,626,879 | 16.74% |
Costa Rica | 4,953,199 | 5,774,070 | 16.57% |
Sweden | 9,982,709 | 11,626,301 | 16.46% |
Cyprus | 1,189,085 | 1,382,839 | 16.29% |
Myanmar | 53,855,735 | 62.358.925 | 15.79% |
Switzerland | 8,544,034 | 9,879,901 | 15.64% |
Iceland | 337.780 | 390,071 | 15.48% |
Suriname | 568,301 | 648.399 | 14.09% |
Iran | 82,011,735 | 93,553,454 | 14.07% |
Chile | 18.197.209 | 20,718,131 | 13.85% |
Singapore | 5,791,901 | 6,574,759 | 13.52% |
St. Kitts and Nevis | 55,850 | 63,386 | 13.49% |
United Kingdom | 66,573,504 | 75.381.137 | 13.23% |
Liechtenstein | 38,155 | 43.096 | 12.95% |
Azerbaijan | 9,923,914 | 11,039,198 | 11.24% |
Hong Kong | 7,428,887 | 8,253,141 | 11.10% |
Colombia | 49,464,683 | 54.732.755 | 10.65% |
Brazil | 210.867.954 | 232.688.044 | 10.35% |
Denmark | 5,754,356 | 6.314.402 | 9.73% |
Fiji | 912.241 | 998.190 | 9.42% |
El Salvador | 6,411,558 | 6,997,410 | 9.14% |
Belgium | 11,498,519 | 12,488,233 | 8.61% |
France | 65.233.271 | 70,608,998 | 8.24% |
Finland | 5,542,517 | 5,866,350 | 5.84% |
Uruguay | 3,469,551 | 3,662,437 | 5.56% |
Guyana | 782.225 | 821.906 | 5.07% |
North Korea | 25,610,672 | 26,808,680 | 4.68% |
San Marino | 33,557 | 34,704 | 3.42% |
Dominica | 74,308 | 76,725 | 3.25% |
Netherlands | 17,084,459 | 17,517,575 | 2.53% |
Seychelles | 95,235 | 96,643 | 1.48% |
St. Lucia | 179,667 | 182.279 | 1.45% |
Austria | 8,751,820 | 8,877,857 | 1.44% |
Grenada | 108,339 | 109,581 | 1.14% |
Vatican city | 801 | 805 | 0.50% |
Andorra | 76,953 | 77.187 | 0.30% |
Nauru | 11,312 | 11,337 | 0.22% |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 110,200 | 109,406 | −0.72% |
Sri Lanka | 20,950,041 | 20,792,352 | −0.75% |
South Korea | 51.164.435 | 50,456,832 | −1.38% |
Barbados | 286,388 | 280.310 | −2.12% |
Malta | 432.089 | 419.247 | −2.97% |
People's Republic of China | 1,415,045,928 | 1,364,456,723 | −3.58% |
Germany | 82.293.457 | 79.238.486 | −3.71% |
Mauritius | 1,268,315 | 1,221,030 | −3.73% |
Taiwan | 23,694,089 | 22,770,537 | −3.90% |
Spain | 46.397.452 | 44,394,558 | −4.32% |
Czech Republic | 10,625,250 | 10.054.302 | −5.37% |
Thailand | 69.183.173 | 65,372,345 | −5.51% |
Trinidad and Tobago | 1,372,598 | 1,295,069 | −5.65% |
Cuba | 11,489,082 | 10,823,142 | −5.80% |
Montenegro | 629.219 | 587,899 | −6.57% |
Slovenia | 2,081,260 | 1,941,851 | −6.70% |
Jamaica | 2,898,677 | 2,703,591 | −6.73% |
Italy | 59.290.969 | 55.093.194 | −7.08% |
North Macedonia | 2,085,051 | 1,931,001 | −7.39% |
Russia | 143.964.709 | 132.730.511 | −7.80% |
Armenia | 2,934,152 | 2,700,184 | −7.97% |
Slovakia | 5,449,816 | 4,964,542 | −8.90% |
Albania | 2,934,363 | 2,663,591 | −9.22% |
Belarus | 9,452,113 | 8,570,898 | −9.32% |
Puerto Rico | 3,659,007 | 3,281,904 | −10.31% |
Greece | 11,142,161 | 9,981,568 | −10.41% |
Lebanon | 6,093,509 | 5,411,830 | −11.19% |
Estonia | 1,306,788 | 1,144,747 | −12.40% |
Portugal | 10.291.196 | 8,994,594 | −12.60% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,503,554 | 3,058,143 | −12.71% |
Georgia | 3,907,131 | 3,393,665 | −13.14% |
Japan | 127.185.332 | 108,794,446 | −14.46% |
Hungary | 9,688,847 | 8,278,700 | −14.55% |
Poland | 38.104.832 | 32.390.037 | −15.00% |
Serbia | 8,762,027 | 7,447,023 | −15.01% |
Romania | 19,580,634 | 16,397,352 | −16.26% |
Lithuania | 2,876,475 | 2,406,723 | −16.33% |
Croatia | 4,164,783 | 3,460,901 | −16.90% |
Ukraine | 44.009.214 | 36.415.702 | −17.25% |
Moldova | 4,041,065 | 3,293,157 | −18.51% |
Latvia | 1,929,938 | 1,517,200 | −21.39% |
Bulgaria | 7,036,848 | 5,423,867 | −22.92% |
world | 7,632,819,325 | 9,771,822,753 | 28.02% |
See also
- German Foundation for World Population
- List of countries by birth rate
- List of states and territories by population
- List of states and territories according to population development
- Overpopulation
Individual evidence
- ^ World Population Growth. Retrieved August 1, 2018 .
- ↑ Population growth (annual%) | Data. Retrieved August 1, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ a b c World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations. Retrieved August 1, 2018 .