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Fastest Growing Populations 2026

population · per 1,000

Central African Republic has the fastest-growing population with a natural growth rate of 36.8 per 1,000 people per year. Natural growth rate is calculated as birth rate minus death rate, excluding net migration. Countries with very young populations and high birth rates tend to dominate the top of this ranking.

RankCountryper 1,000
1🇨🇫Central African Republic36.8
2🇳🇪Niger32.7
3🇸🇴Somalia, Fed. Rep.32.6
4🇨🇩Congo, Dem. Rep.32.5
5🇹🇩Chad32.2
6🇲🇱Mali31.0
7🇦🇴Angola30.3
8🇲🇿Mozambique30.1
9🇺🇬Uganda29.7
10🇾🇪Yemen, Rep.29.6
11🇦🇫Afghanistan29.3
12🇹🇿Tanzania29.1
13🇲🇷Mauritania28.6
14🇿🇲Zambia27.6
15🇸🇩Sudan26.7
16🇧🇮Burundi26.5
17🇨🇲Cameroon26.3
18🇲🇼Malawi25.9
19🇪🇹Ethiopia25.6
20🇧🇯Benin24.7
21🇬🇳Guinea24.3
22🇲🇬Madagascar24.2
23🇨🇬Congo, Rep.24.2
24🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire24.0
25🇸🇳Senegal23.7
26🇬🇲Gambia, The23.6
27🇹🇬Togo23.6
28🇧🇫Burkina Faso23.4
29🇪🇷Eritrea22.7
30🇻🇺Vanuatu22.6
31🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe22.6
32🇱🇷Liberia22.6
33🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau22.6
34🇿🇼Zimbabwe22.4
35🇷🇼Rwanda22.2
36🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea22.1
37🇸🇱Sierra Leone21.9
38🇸🇧Solomon Islands21.6
39🇮🇶Iraq21.4
40🇰🇲Comoros21.1
41🇵🇰Pakistan21.0
42🇬🇦Gabon20.9
43🇳🇬Nigeria20.9
44🇹🇯Tajikistan20.7
45🇵🇸West Bank and Gaza20.6
46🇰🇪Kenya19.8
47🇳🇦Namibia19.7
48🇺🇿Uzbekistan19.5
49🇸🇸South Sudan19.4
50🇬🇭Ghana18.9
51🇼🇸Samoa18.8
52🇧🇼Botswana18.6
53🇰🇮Kiribati18.3
54🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic18.2
55🇵🇬Papua New Guinea17.7
56🇯🇴Jordan17.3
57🇭🇳Honduras17.1
58🇳🇷Nauru17.0
59🇹🇴Tonga16.6
60🇸🇿Eswatini15.9
61🇬🇹Guatemala15.8
62🇪🇬Egypt, Arab Rep.15.4
63🇹🇲Turkmenistan15.1
64🇰🇬Kyrgyz Republic15.0
65🇧🇩Bangladesh14.9
66🇴🇲Oman14.9
67🇱🇦Lao PDR14.7
68🇫🇲Micronesia, Fed. Sts.14.6
69🇹🇱Timor-Leste14.5
70🇳🇮Nicaragua14.5
71🇩🇿Algeria14.2
72🇸🇦Saudi Arabia14.2
73🇭🇹Haiti14.1
74🇵🇾Paraguay14.0
75🇰🇭Cambodia13.9
76🇧🇴Bolivia13.9
77🇩🇯Djibouti13.4
78🇮🇱Israel13.3
79🇱🇸Lesotho13.3
80🇧🇿Belize13.1
81🇲🇭Marshall Islands13.0
82🇰🇿Kazakhstan12.8
83🇹🇻Tuvalu12.7
84🇬🇾Guyana12.4
85🇳🇵Nepal12.0
86🇲🇳Mongolia11.4
87🇩🇴Dominican Republic11.4
88🇵🇦Panama11.0
89🇲🇦Morocco10.7
90🌐Guam10.4
91🇸🇷Suriname10.3
92🇵🇪Peru10.2
93🇱🇾Libya10.0
94🇱🇧Lebanon9.9
95🇧🇭Bahrain9.8
96🇪🇨Ecuador9.6
97🇵🇭Philippines9.5
98🇮🇳India9.4
99🇲🇽Mexico9.2
100🇿🇦South Africa9.2
101🇦🇪United Arab Emirates8.8
102🇰🇼Kuwait8.5
103🇶🇦Qatar8.5
104🇫🇯Fiji8.4
105🇲🇻Maldives8.2
106🇮🇩Indonesia8.1
107🇸🇻El Salvador8.1
108🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam8.0
109🇮🇷Iran, Islamic Rep.7.8
110🇨🇴Colombia7.8
111🌐New Caledonia7.8
112🌐American Samoa7.7
113🇻🇪Venezuela, RB7.6
114🇲🇲Myanmar7.3
115🇹🇳Tunisia7.2
116🌐Northern Mariana Islands7.1
117🇨🇻Cabo Verde7.1
118🇲🇾Malaysia7.1
119🌐French Polynesia6.9
120🇻🇳Viet Nam6.8
121🌐Cayman Islands6.7
122🇧🇹Bhutan6.5
123🌐Kosovo5.9
124🌐Gibraltar5.6
125🌐St. Martin (French part)5.4
126🇹🇷Turkiye5.3
127🇧🇷Brazil5.1
128🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda4.7
129🇨🇷Costa Rica4.4
130🇮🇸Iceland4.4
131🇦🇿Azerbaijan4.2
132🇸🇨Seychelles4.0
133🇳🇿New Zealand3.9
134🇦🇺Australia3.8
135🇨🇾Cyprus3.5
136🇮🇪Ireland3.5
137🇦🇷Argentina3.4
138🇯🇲Jamaica3.2
139🌐Turks and Caicos Islands3.1
140🇰🇵Korea, Dem. People's Rep.3.0
141🇱🇺Luxembourg2.9
142🇦🇲Armenia2.7
143🌐Greenland2.7
144🌐Faroe Islands2.6
145🇬🇩Grenada2.6
146🇱🇨St. Lucia2.5
147🇱🇰Sri Lanka2.3
148🌐British Virgin Islands2.2
149🇨🇱Chile2.1
150🇧🇸Bahamas, The2.0
151🌐Virgin Islands (U.S.)1.9
152🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago1.8
153🇳🇴Norway1.8
154🇰🇳St. Kitts and Nevis1.8
155🌐Macao SAR, China1.7
156🇦🇱Albania1.7
157🇺🇸United States1.6
158🇸🇬Singapore1.4
159🇨🇦Canada1.0
160🇲🇪Montenegro1.0
161🇱🇮Liechtenstein0.9
162🇧🇧Barbados0.9
163🌐Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0.8
164🇦🇩Andorra0.7
165🇸🇪Sweden0.7
166🇨🇭Switzerland0.7
167🇻🇨St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.4
168🇲🇹Malta0.4
169🇲🇺Mauritius0.3
170🇫🇷France0.3
171🇬🇧United Kingdom0.2
172🇩🇰Denmark0.0
173🇺🇾Uruguay-0.1
174🌐Aruba-0.2
175🌐Belgium-0.3
176🇳🇱Netherlands-0.4
177🇬🇪Georgia-0.5
178🇹🇭Thailand-0.9
179🇨🇳China-1.0
180🇵🇼Palau-1.0
181🌐Bermuda-1.1
182🇦🇹Austria-1.2
183🇸🇰Slovak Republic-1.4
184🇩🇲Dominica-1.6
185🇨🇺Cuba-1.8
186🌐Hong Kong SAR, China-2.1
187🇸🇮Slovenia-2.2
188🌐Channel Islands-2.2
189🇲🇰North Macedonia-2.3
190🇰🇷Korea, Rep.-2.3
191🌐Isle of Man-2.4
192🇪🇸Spain-2.4
193🇨🇿Czechia-2.6
194🇫🇮Finland-2.6
195🌐Curacao-2.9
196🇵🇹Portugal-3.2
197🇲🇩Moldova-3.2
198🇸🇲San Marino-3.3
199🇩🇪Germany-4.0
200🇷🇺Russian Federation-4.0
201🇵🇱Poland-4.3
202🇪🇪Estonia-4.4
203🌐Puerto Rico (US)-4.6
204🇮🇹Italy-4.7
205🇭🇷Croatia-4.9
206🇭🇺Hungary-5.2
207🇷🇴Romania-5.3
208🇬🇷Greece-5.5
209🇷🇸Serbia-5.7
210🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina-5.8
211🇧🇾Belarus-6.1
212🇱🇹Lithuania-6.4
213🇧🇬Bulgaria-7.3
214🇱🇻Latvia-7.4
215🇯🇵Japan-7.6
216🇺🇦Ukraine-8.1
217🇲🇨Monaco-10.6
—🌐AbkhaziaNo data
—🌐Northern CyprusNo data
—🌐SomalilandNo data
—🌐South OssetiaNo data
—🌐TaiwanNo data
—🌐Western SaharaNo data

Key Insights

The top three countries in fastest growing populations 2026 are: Central African Republic (36.8), Niger (32.7), Somalia, Fed. Rep. (32.6). At the other end of the scale, Monaco (-10.6), Ukraine (-8.1), Japan (-7.6) record the lowest values among countries with data. The median value across 217 countries with data is 7.8.

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