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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🇸🇴Somalia32.6
4🇨🇩DR Congo32.5
5🇹🇩Chad32.2
6🇲🇱Mali31.0
7🇦🇴Angola30.3
8🇲🇿Mozambique30.1
9🇺🇬Uganda29.7
10🇾🇪Yemen29.6
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🇨🇬Republic of the Congo24.2
24🇨🇮Ivory Coast24.0
25🇸🇳Senegal23.7
26🇬🇲Gambia23.6
27🇹🇬Togo23.6
28🇧🇫Burkina Faso23.4
29🇪🇷Eritrea22.7
30🇻🇺Vanuatu22.6
31🇸🇹São Tomé and Príncipe22.6
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🇵🇸Palestine20.6
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🇸🇾Syria18.2
55🇵🇬Papua New Guinea17.7
56🇯🇴Jordan17.3
57🇭🇳Honduras17.1
58🇳🇷Nauru17.0
59🇹🇴Tonga16.6
60🇸🇿Eswatini15.9
61🇬🇹Guatemala15.8
62🇪🇬Egypt15.4
63🇹🇲Turkmenistan15.1
64🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan15.0
65🇧🇩Bangladesh14.9
66🇴🇲Oman14.9
67🇱🇦Laos14.7
68🇫🇲Micronesia14.6
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🇧🇳Brunei8.0
109🇮🇷Iran7.8
110🇨🇴Colombia7.8
111🌐New Caledonia7.8
112🌐American Samoa7.7
113🇻🇪Venezuela7.6
114🇲🇲Myanmar7.3
115🇹🇳Tunisia7.2
116🌐Northern Mariana Islands7.1
117🇨🇻Cape Verde7.1
118🇲🇾Malaysia7.1
119🌐French Polynesia6.9
120🇻🇳Vietnam6.8
121🌐Cayman Islands6.7
122🇧🇹Bhutan6.5
123🌐Kosovo5.9
124🌐Gibraltar5.6
125🌐Saint Martin5.4
126🇹🇷Türkiye5.3
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🇰🇵North Korea3.0
141🇱🇺Luxembourg2.9
142🇦🇲Armenia2.7
143🌐Greenland2.7
144🌐Faroe Islands2.6
145🇬🇩Grenada2.6
146🇱🇨Saint Lucia2.5
147🇱🇰Sri Lanka2.3
148🌐British Virgin Islands2.2
149🇨🇱Chile2.1
150🇧🇸Bahamas2.0
151🌐U.S. Virgin Islands1.9
152🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago1.8
153🇳🇴Norway1.8
154🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis1.8
155🌐Macau1.7
156🇦🇱Albania1.7
157🇺🇸United States1.6
158🇸🇬Singapore1.4
159🇨🇦Canada1.0
160🇲🇪Montenegro1.0
161🇱🇮Liechtenstein0.9
162🇧🇧Barbados0.9
163🌐Sint Maarten0.8
164🇦🇩Andorra0.7
165🇸🇪Sweden0.7
166🇨🇭Switzerland0.7
167🇻🇨Saint 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🇸🇰Slovakia-1.4
184🇩🇲Dominica-1.6
185🇨🇺Cuba-1.8
186🌐Hong Kong-2.1
187🇸🇮Slovenia-2.2
188🌐Channel Islands-2.2
189🇲🇰North Macedonia-2.3
190🇰🇷South Korea-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🇷🇺Russia-4.0
201🇵🇱Poland-4.3
202🇪🇪Estonia-4.4
203🌐Puerto Rico-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 (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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