Based on a comparison of 179 countries in 2022, Niger ranked the highest in population growth rate with 3.76% followed by Mali and Zambia. On the other end of the scale was Bulgaria with -1.17%, Ukraine with -1.07% and Moldova with -1.05%.
Average population growth rate reached 0.622% in 2022 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 723 % less than in the previous year and 3 % less than the average we have seen in the last 10 years.
Historically, average population growth rate reached an all time high of 2.13% in 1963 and an all time low of -0.003% in 2050. The average annual growth amounted to NAN % since 1901.
Data for more countries are available at Population Growth Rate indicator page.
| Population Growth Rate | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Angola | % | 3.55% | 3.46% | 3.40% | 3.27% | 3.17% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | 2.87% | 2.77% | 2.70% | 2.69% | 2.65% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burundi | % | 2.29% | 2.98% | 3.26% | 2.87% | 2.67% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 3.32% | 3.38% | 3.29% | 3.16% | 3.16% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 3.44% | 3.27% | 3.19% | 3.22% | 3.22% | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | % | 2.72% | 2.64% | 2.58% | 2.56% | 2.53% | ||||||||||||||||
| Madagascar | % | 2.58% | 2.55% | 2.53% | 2.48% | 2.42% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | % | 2.70% | 2.69% | 2.68% | 2.67% | 2.61% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | % | 3.22% | 3.17% | 3.13% | 3.14% | 3.16% | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | 3.83% | 3.79% | 3.77% | 3.73% | 3.71% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | % | 2.53% | 2.50% | 2.45% | 2.44% | 2.41% | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | % | 3.92% | 3.61% | 3.63% | 3.42% | 3.15% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | % | 3.37% | 3.19% | 3.02% | 3.01% | 3.01% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | % | 3.50% | 3.40% | 3.40% | 3.33% | 3.21% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 3.11% | 3.06% | 3.01% | 2.93% | 2.84% |
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