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Global country ranking

Where are populations growing fastest?

Rank countries by their latest published annual population growth rate.

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
    United Arab EmiratesMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 2025
    4.68 % annual growth
  2. 02
    Saudi ArabiaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 2025
    4.63 % annual growth
  3. 03
    OmanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 2025
    3.96 % annual growth
  4. 04
    QatarMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 2025
    3.92 % annual growth
  5. 05
    Syrian Arab RepublicMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 2025
    3.77 % annual growth
  6. 06
    ChadSub-Saharan Africa · 2025
    3.41 % annual growth
  7. 07
    Central African RepublicSub-Saharan Africa · 2025
    3.37 % annual growth
  8. 08
    Somalia, Fed. Rep.Sub-Saharan Africa · 2025
    3.34 % annual growth
  9. 09
    NigerSub-Saharan Africa · 2025
    3.22 % annual growth
  10. 10
    Congo, Dem. Rep.Sub-Saharan Africa · 2025
    3.20 % annual growth
  11. 11
    GeorgiaEurope & Central Asia · 2025
    3.18 % annual growth
  12. 12
    AngolaSub-Saharan Africa · 2025
    3.00 % annual growth
  13. 13
    UkraineEurope & Central Asia · 2025
    2.92 % annual growth
  14. 14
    MaliSub-Saharan Africa · 2025
    2.90 % annual growth
  15. 15
    Yemen, Rep.Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 2025
    2.89 % annual growth
  16. 16
    TanzaniaSub-Saharan Africa · 2025
    2.86 % annual growth
  17. 17
    MozambiqueSub-Saharan Africa · 2025
    2.85 % annual growth
  18. 18
    MauritaniaSub-Saharan Africa · 2025
    2.78 % annual growth
  19. 19
    ZambiaSub-Saharan Africa · 2025
    2.77 % annual growth
  20. 20
    AfghanistanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · 2025
    2.77 % annual growth
  21. 21
    UgandaSub-Saharan Africa · 2025
    2.70 % annual growth
  22. 22
    CameroonSub-Saharan Africa · 2025
    2.56 % annual growth
  23. 23
    MalawiSub-Saharan Africa · 2025
    2.56 % annual growth
  24. 24
    EthiopiaSub-Saharan Africa · 2025
    2.55 % annual growth
  25. 25
    BurundiSub-Saharan Africa · 2025
    2.41 % annual growth
What this shows

Rank countries by their latest published annual population growth rate.

Method

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