demographic2024

Growth rate among the total population

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data120 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
1.5%
Median: 1.3%
Countries Covered
120
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
9.8%
Lowest
Malawi
-6.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo9.8%
2Romania8.9%
3Serbia7.8%
4Bulgaria7.1%
5Namibia6.6%
By Region
Europe2.8%(31 countries)
Asia2.1%(17 countries)
North America1.6%(3 countries)
Other1.0%(56 countries)
Oceania-0.3%(1 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (-6.1%)High (9.8%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.5%)

Europe (31)
Asia (17)
North America (3)
Other (56)
Oceania (1)
South America (7)
Africa (5)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Democratic Republic of the Congo9.8%
2Romania8.9%
3Serbia7.8%
4Bulgaria7.1%
5Namibia6.6%
6Nicaragua6.5%
7Eswatini6.1%
8Jordan5.8%
9Hungary5.5%
10Lithuania5.3%
11Iceland5.3%
12The Republic of North Macedonia5.3%
13Poland5.2%
14People's Republic of China5.2%
15Croatia5.1%
16Guinea5.0%
17Republic of the Congo4.7%
18Malta4.4%
19Kazakhstan4.2%
20Türkiye4.1%
21Cameroon3.8%
22Slovenia3.7%
23South Korea3.7%
24Georgia3.7%
25Luxembourg3.7%
26El Salvador3.6%
27Latvia3.4%
28Portugal3.4%
29Greece3.3%
30Mongolia3.1%
31Lao People's Democratic Republic3.1%
32Malaysia3.1%
33Germany2.9%
34Sierra Leone2.9%
35Vietnam2.8%
36Tajikistan2.7%
37Belarus2.6%
38Cyprus2.4%
39Estonia2.3%
40Benin2.3%
41Jamaica2.3%
42Chile2.2%
43Kyrgyzstan2.1%
44Mauritius2.0%
45Czech Republic2.0%
46Mexico2.0%
47Egypt2.0%
48Ireland1.9%
49Costa Rica1.9%
50Indonesia1.9%
51United Arab Emirates1.8%
52Thailand1.8%
53Netherlands1.8%
54Canada1.8%
55Bhutan1.7%
56Spain1.6%
57Bolivia1.6%
58Austria1.5%
59Bangladesh1.5%
60Montenegro1.3%
61Myanmar1.3%
62Ghana1.3%
63Pakistan1.3%
64Brazil1.3%
65Italy1.2%
66Belgium1.1%
67Iraq1.1%
68Sweden1.1%
69United States of America1.0%
70Israel1.0%
71Zimbabwe1.0%
72Tunisia1.0%
73United Republic of Tanzania0.9%
74Sri Lanka0.7%
75Switzerland0.6%
76State of Palestine0.6%
77United Kingdom0.6%
78Chad0.5%
79Finland0.5%
80Denmark0.4%
81Russian Federation0.4%
82Japan0.4%
83Honduras0.2%
84Norway0.1%
85Uruguay0.0%
86Dominican Republic-0.0%
87Philippines-0.1%
88Republic of The Gambia-0.1%
89Mauritania-0.1%
90Uganda-0.1%
91Rwanda-0.2%
92Australia-0.3%
93France-0.3%
94Fiji-0.5%
95Armenia-0.7%
96Cote d'Ivoire-0.7%
97Botswana-0.8%
98Ecuador-1.0%
99Islamic Republic of Iran-1.0%
100Senegal-1.1%
101Burkina Faso-1.1%
102Paraguay-1.2%
103South Africa-1.3%
104Slovakia-1.3%
105Panama-1.4%
106Seychelles-1.6%
107Peru-1.9%
108Niger-2.0%
109Zambia-2.3%
110Guinea-Bissau-2.4%
111Ethiopia-2.4%
112Moldova, Republic of-2.5%
113Togo-2.6%
114Colombia-2.7%
115Argentina-2.7%
116Kenya-3.1%
117Tonga-3.7%
118Mali-4.0%
119Mozambique-5.6%
120Malawi-6.1%
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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