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SP.POP.GROW
Where are populations shrinking fastest?
See where the latest annual population growth rate is lowest or negative.
Latest available country data
Population decline ranking
Values use each country’s newest available observation, so years may differ. The source year is shown on every row.
- 01St. Martin (French part)Latin America & Caribbean · 2025-4.65 % annual growth
- 02Marshall IslandsEast Asia & Pacific · 2025-3.43 % annual growth
- 03MoldovaEurope & Central Asia · 2025-1.75 % annual growth
- 04Northern Mariana IslandsEast Asia & Pacific · 2025-1.68 % annual growth
- 05TuvaluEast Asia & Pacific · 2025-1.61 % annual growth
- 06American SamoaEast Asia & Pacific · 2025-1.59 % annual growth
- 07AlbaniaEurope & Central Asia · 2025-1.17 % annual growth
- 08KosovoEurope & Central Asia · 2025-1.10 % annual growth
- 09LatviaEurope & Central Asia · 2025-0.99 % annual growth
- 10Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope & Central Asia · 2025-0.77 % annual growth
- 11MonacoEurope & Central Asia · 2025-0.75 % annual growth
- 12Sri LankaSouth Asia · 2025-0.73 % annual growth
- 13St. Vincent and the GrenadinesLatin America & Caribbean · 2025-0.69 % annual growth
- 14KuwaitMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 2025-0.65 % annual growth
- 15SerbiaEurope & Central Asia · 2025-0.57 % annual growth
- 16Virgin Islands (U.S.)Latin America & Caribbean · 2025-0.56 % annual growth
- 17Puerto Rico (US)Latin America & Caribbean · 2025-0.55 % annual growth
- 18BelarusEurope & Central Asia · 2025-0.51 % annual growth
- 19DominicaLatin America & Caribbean · 2025-0.51 % annual growth
- 20HungaryEurope & Central Asia · 2025-0.50 % annual growth
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SourceWorld Bank Open Data
IndicatorSP.POP.GROW
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