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SP.POP.GROW
Where are populations growing fastest?
Compare the latest annual population growth rates across countries.
Latest available country data
Population growth ranking
Values use each country’s newest available observation, so years may differ. The source year is shown on every row.
- 01United Arab EmiratesMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 20254.68 % annual growth
- 02Saudi ArabiaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 20254.63 % annual growth
- 03OmanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 20253.96 % annual growth
- 04QatarMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 20253.92 % annual growth
- 05Syrian Arab RepublicMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 20253.77 % annual growth
- 06ChadSub-Saharan Africa · 20253.41 % annual growth
- 07Central African RepublicSub-Saharan Africa · 20253.37 % annual growth
- 08Somalia, Fed. Rep.Sub-Saharan Africa · 20253.34 % annual growth
- 09NigerSub-Saharan Africa · 20253.22 % annual growth
- 10Congo, Dem. Rep.Sub-Saharan Africa · 20253.20 % annual growth
- 11GeorgiaEurope & Central Asia · 20253.18 % annual growth
- 12AngolaSub-Saharan Africa · 20253.00 % annual growth
- 13UkraineEurope & Central Asia · 20252.92 % annual growth
- 14MaliSub-Saharan Africa · 20252.90 % annual growth
- 15Yemen, Rep.Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 20252.89 % annual growth
- 16TanzaniaSub-Saharan Africa · 20252.86 % annual growth
- 17MozambiqueSub-Saharan Africa · 20252.85 % annual growth
- 18MauritaniaSub-Saharan Africa · 20252.78 % annual growth
- 19ZambiaSub-Saharan Africa · 20252.77 % annual growth
- 20AfghanistanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 20252.77 % annual growth
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SourceWorld Bank Open Data
IndicatorSP.POP.GROW
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