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Global country ranking

Where are populations shrinking fastest?

Rank the lowest and negative annual population growth rates using current official observations.

Latest available country data

Top 25

Years can differ because official releases do not arrive simultaneously. Every row shows its observation year; aggregates and territories are excluded.

  1. 01
    St. Martin (French part)Latin America & Caribbean · 2025
    -4.65 % annual growth
  2. 02
    Marshall IslandsEast Asia & Pacific · 2025
    -3.43 % annual growth
  3. 03
    MoldovaEurope & Central Asia · 2025
    -1.75 % annual growth
  4. 04
    Northern Mariana IslandsEast Asia & Pacific · 2025
    -1.68 % annual growth
  5. 05
    TuvaluEast Asia & Pacific · 2025
    -1.61 % annual growth
  6. 06
    American SamoaEast Asia & Pacific · 2025
    -1.59 % annual growth
  7. 07
    AlbaniaEurope & Central Asia · 2025
    -1.17 % annual growth
  8. 08
    KosovoEurope & Central Asia · 2025
    -1.10 % annual growth
  9. 09
    LatviaEurope & Central Asia · 2025
    -0.99 % annual growth
  10. 10
    Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope & Central Asia · 2025
    -0.77 % annual growth
  11. 11
    MonacoEurope & Central Asia · 2025
    -0.75 % annual growth
  12. 12
    Sri LankaSouth Asia · 2025
    -0.73 % annual growth
  13. 13
    St. Vincent and the GrenadinesLatin America & Caribbean · 2025
    -0.69 % annual growth
  14. 14
    KuwaitMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 2025
    -0.65 % annual growth
  15. 15
    SerbiaEurope & Central Asia · 2025
    -0.57 % annual growth
  16. 16
    Virgin Islands (U.S.)Latin America & Caribbean · 2025
    -0.56 % annual growth
  17. 17
    Puerto Rico (US)Latin America & Caribbean · 2025
    -0.55 % annual growth
  18. 18
    BelarusEurope & Central Asia · 2025
    -0.51 % annual growth
  19. 19
    DominicaLatin America & Caribbean · 2025
    -0.51 % annual growth
  20. 20
    HungaryEurope & Central Asia · 2025
    -0.50 % annual growth
  21. 21
    JapanEast Asia & Pacific · 2025
    -0.49 % annual growth
  22. 22
    EstoniaEurope & Central Asia · 2025
    -0.43 % annual growth
  23. 23
    TongaEast Asia & Pacific · 2025
    -0.42 % annual growth
  24. 24
    CubaLatin America & Caribbean · 2025
    -0.39 % annual growth
  25. 25
    PolandEurope & Central Asia · 2025
    -0.34 % annual growth
What this shows

Rank the lowest and negative annual population growth rates using current official observations.

Method

Countries are ordered by their latest valid observation. HumanPulse keeps the source year visible instead of implying every value was measured together.