demographic2023
Natural population growth rate
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
0.9%
Median: 0.8%
Countries Covered
236
with available data
Highest
Central African Republic
3.7%
Lowest
Holy See (Vatican City State)
-2.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Central African Republic3.7%
2Somalia3.3%
3Niger3.3%
4Democratic Republic of the Congo3.3%
5Mayotte3.3%
By Region
Africa1.9%(9 countries)
Other1.1%(155 countries)
Asia1.0%(27 countries)
North America0.7%(4 countries)
South America0.6%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-2.1%)High (3.7%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.9%)
Africa (9)
Other (155)
Asia (27)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
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 2023; 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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 3.7% |
| 2 | Somalia | 3.3% |
| 3 | Niger | 3.3% |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.3% |
| 5 | Mayotte | 3.3% |
| 6 | Mali | 3.1% |
| 7 | Chad | 3.1% |
| 8 | Angola | 3.1% |
| 9 | Mozambique | 3.0% |
| 10 | Yemen | 3.0% |
| 11 | Uganda | 3.0% |
| 12 | Afghanistan | 3.0% |
| 13 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.9% |
| 14 | Mauritania | 2.9% |
| 15 | Zambia | 2.8% |
| 16 | Sudan | 2.7% |
| 17 | Burundi | 2.7% |
| 18 | Cameroon | 2.7% |
| 19 | Malawi | 2.6% |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 2.6% |
| 21 | Benin | 2.5% |
| 22 | Guinea | 2.5% |
| 23 | Madagascar | 2.5% |
| 24 | Republic of the Congo | 2.4% |
| 25 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.4% |
| 26 | Republic of The Gambia | 2.4% |
| 27 | Togo | 2.4% |
| 28 | Senegal | 2.4% |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | 2.4% |
| 30 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.3% |
| 31 | Vanuatu | 2.3% |
| 32 | Liberia | 2.3% |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 2.3% |
| 34 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.3% |
| 35 | Eritrea | 2.2% |
| 36 | Rwanda | 2.2% |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 2.2% |
| 38 | Solomon Islands | 2.2% |
| 39 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.2% |
| 40 | Iraq | 2.2% |
| 41 | Tajikistan | 2.2% |
| 42 | Comoros | 2.1% |
| 43 | Gabon | 2.1% |
| 44 | Pakistan | 2.1% |
| 45 | Nigeria | 2.1% |
| 46 | French Guiana | 2.0% |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 2.0% |
| 48 | Kenya | 2.0% |
| 49 | State of Palestine | 2.0% |
| 50 | Namibia | 2.0% |
| 51 | Ghana | 1.9% |
| 52 | Samoa | 1.9% |
| 53 | Botswana | 1.9% |
| 54 | South Sudan | 1.9% |
| 55 | Kiribati | 1.9% |
| 56 | Papua New Guinea | 1.8% |
| 57 | Nauru | 1.8% |
| 58 | Jordan | 1.8% |
| 59 | Honduras | 1.7% |
| 60 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.7% |
| 61 | Tonga | 1.7% |
| 62 | Eswatini | 1.6% |
| 63 | Guatemala | 1.6% |
| 64 | Turkmenistan | 1.6% |
| 65 | Egypt | 1.6% |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.5% |
| 67 | Bangladesh | 1.5% |
| 68 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.5% |
| 69 | Algeria | 1.5% |
| 70 | Oman | 1.5% |
| 71 | Timor-Leste | 1.5% |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 1.5% |
| 73 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.5% |
| 74 | Haiti | 1.4% |
| 75 | Cambodia | 1.4% |
| 76 | Paraguay | 1.4% |
| 77 | Marshall Islands | 1.4% |
| 78 | Saudi Arabia | 1.4% |
| 79 | Bolivia | 1.4% |
| 80 | Tuvalu | 1.4% |
| 81 | Tokelau | 1.4% |
| 82 | Lesotho | 1.3% |
| 83 | Kazakhstan | 1.3% |
| 84 | Djibouti | 1.3% |
| 85 | Belize | 1.3% |
| 86 | Israel | 1.3% |
| 87 | Mongolia | 1.3% |
| 88 | Guyana | 1.3% |
| 89 | Nepal | 1.2% |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 1.2% |
| 91 | Panama | 1.1% |
| 92 | Morocco | 1.1% |
| 93 | Guam | 1.1% |
| 94 | Suriname | 1.1% |
| 95 | Peru | 1.0% |
| 96 | Bahrain | 1.0% |
| 97 | Libya | 1.0% |
| 98 | Lebanon | 1.0% |
| 99 | Ecuador | 1.0% |
| 100 | Philippines | 1.0% |
| 101 | Mexico | 1.0% |
| 102 | South Africa | 1.0% |
| 103 | India | 1.0% |
| 104 | Western Sahara | 0.9% |
| 105 | Qatar | 0.9% |
| 106 | United Arab Emirates | 0.9% |
| 107 | Fiji | 0.9% |
| 108 | Maldives | 0.9% |
| 109 | Kuwait | 0.8% |
| 110 | Indonesia | 0.8% |
| 111 | American Samoa | 0.8% |
| 112 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.8% |
| 113 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.8% |
| 114 | El Salvador | 0.8% |
| 115 | Reunion | 0.8% |
| 116 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.8% |
| 117 | Colombia | 0.8% |
| 118 | New Caledonia | 0.8% |
| 119 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0.8% |
| 120 | Tunisia | 0.8% |
| 121 | Myanmar | 0.8% |
| 122 | Venezuela | 0.8% |
| 123 | Cape Verde | 0.7% |
| 124 | French Polynesia | 0.7% |
| 125 | Malaysia | 0.7% |
| 126 | Vietnam | 0.7% |
| 127 | Cayman Islands | 0.7% |
| 128 | Sri Lanka | 0.7% |
| 129 | Bhutan | 0.7% |
| 130 | Türkiye | 0.6% |
| 131 | Gibraltar | 0.6% |
| 132 | Azerbaijan | 0.6% |
| 133 | Seychelles | 0.5% |
| 134 | Brazil | 0.5% |
| 135 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.5% |
| 136 | Costa Rica | 0.5% |
| 137 | Australia | 0.5% |
| 138 | Iceland | 0.4% |
| 139 | Greenland | 0.4% |
| 140 | New Zealand | 0.4% |
| 141 | Cyprus | 0.4% |
| 142 | Jamaica | 0.4% |
| 143 | Luxembourg | 0.3% |
| 144 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0.3% |
| 145 | Singapore | 0.3% |
| 146 | Ireland | 0.3% |
| 147 | Argentina | 0.3% |
| 148 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.3% |
| 149 | North Korea | 0.3% |
| 150 | Cook Islands | 0.3% |
| 151 | Grenada | 0.3% |
| 152 | Saint Lucia | 0.3% |
| 153 | Chile | 0.2% |
| 154 | Armenia | 0.2% |
| 155 | Virgin Islands, British | 0.2% |
| 156 | Anguilla | 0.2% |
| 157 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.2% |
| 158 | Faroe Islands | 0.2% |
| 159 | Bahamas | 0.2% |
| 160 | United States of America | 0.2% |
| 161 | Albania | 0.2% |
| 162 | Guadeloupe | 0.2% |
| 163 | Liechtenstein | 0.2% |
| 164 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.2% |
| 165 | Macao | 0.2% |
| 166 | Norway | 0.1% |
| 167 | Canada | 0.1% |
| 168 | Switzerland | 0.1% |
| 169 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.1% |
| 170 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.1% |
| 171 | Andorra | 0.1% |
| 172 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0.1% |
| 173 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1% |
| 174 | Martinique | 0.1% |
| 175 | Barbados | 0.1% |
| 176 | Mauritius | 0.1% |
| 177 | Malta | 0.1% |
| 178 | United Kingdom | 0.1% |
| 179 | Sweden | 0.0% |
| 180 | France | 0.0% |
| 181 | Denmark | 0.0% |
| 182 | Uruguay | 0.0% |
| 183 | Netherlands | 0.0% |
| 184 | Aruba | -0.0% |
| 185 | Slovakia | -0.0% |
| 186 | Georgia | -0.0% |
| 187 | Montenegro | -0.0% |
| 188 | Palau | -0.1% |
| 189 | Thailand | -0.1% |
| 190 | Bermuda | -0.1% |
| 191 | Niue | -0.1% |
| 192 | Belgium | -0.1% |
| 193 | Guernsey | -0.1% |
| 194 | Cuba | -0.1% |
| 195 | Saint Barthélemy | -0.2% |
| 196 | The Republic of North Macedonia | -0.2% |
| 197 | Dominica | -0.2% |
| 198 | Slovenia | -0.2% |
| 199 | Austria | -0.2% |
| 200 | People's Republic of China | -0.2% |
| 201 | Czech Republic | -0.2% |
| 202 | San Marino | -0.2% |
| 203 | South Korea | -0.2% |
| 204 | Hong Kong | -0.2% |
| 205 | Isle of Man | -0.2% |
| 206 | Spain | -0.2% |
| 207 | Curaçao | -0.2% |
| 208 | Poland | -0.2% |
| 209 | Portugal | -0.3% |
| 210 | Moldova, Republic of | -0.3% |
| 211 | Jersey | -0.3% |
| 212 | Finland | -0.3% |
| 213 | Taiwan, Province of China | -0.3% |
| 214 | Russian Federation | -0.3% |
| 215 | Germany | -0.4% |
| 216 | Romania | -0.4% |
| 217 | Estonia | -0.4% |
| 218 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | -0.4% |
| 219 | Hungary | -0.4% |
| 220 | Italy | -0.5% |
| 221 | Montserrat | -0.5% |
| 222 | Puerto Rico | -0.5% |
| 223 | Serbia | -0.5% |
| 224 | Greece | -0.5% |
| 225 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.6% |
| 226 | Bulgaria | -0.6% |
| 227 | Croatia | -0.6% |
| 228 | Belarus | -0.6% |
| 229 | Japan | -0.6% |
| 230 | Lithuania | -0.7% |
| 231 | Latvia | -0.7% |
| 232 | Ukraine | -0.8% |
| 233 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -0.9% |
| 234 | Saint Helena | -0.9% |
| 235 | Monaco | -1.2% |
| 236 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | -2.1% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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