|
rank |
country or area |
annual growth
rate in % |
 |
rank |
country or area |
annual growth
rate in % |
|
highest rate of population growth 2000-2005 |
highest rate of population growth 2045-2050 |
|
1. |
United Arab Emirates |
6.51 |
1. |
Uganda |
2.39 |
|
2. |
Qatar |
5.86 |
2. |
Niger |
2.12 |
|
3. |
Timor-Leste |
5.42 |
3. |
Burundi |
2.10 |
|
4. |
Afghanistan |
4.59 |
4. |
Liberia |
2.08 |
|
5. |
Eritrea |
4.26 |
5. |
Congo (Brazzaville) |
2.07 |
|
6. |
Sierra Leone |
4.07 |
6. |
Guinea-Bissau |
2.05 |
|
7. |
Kuwait |
3.73 |
7. |
Chad |
2.03 |
|
8. |
Chad |
3.42 |
8. |
Mali |
1.84 |
|
9. |
Uganda |
3.40 |
9. |
Afghanistan |
1.83 |
|
10. |
Niger |
3.39 |
10. |
Burkina Faso |
1.75 |
|
lowest rate of population growth 2000-2005 |
lowest rate of population growth 2045-2050 |
|
1. |
Ukraine |
-1.10 |
1. |
Guyana |
-2.25 |
|
2. |
Georgia |
-1.07 |
2. |
Tonga |
-1.96 |
|
3. |
Bulgaria |
-0.69 |
3. |
Samoa |
-1.54 |
|
4. |
Latvia |
-0.57 |
4. |
Ukraine |
-1.52 |
|
5. |
Belarus |
-0.55 |
5. |
Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
-1.34 |
|
6. |
Estonia |
-0.55 |
6. |
Georgia |
-1.31 |
|
7. |
Russian Federation |
-0.46 |
7. |
Micronesia, F.S. of |
-1.19 |
|
8. |
Armenia |
-0.43 |
8. |
St.Vincent & the Grenadines. |
-1.19 |
|
9. |
Lithuania |
-0.40 |
9. |
Bulgaria |
-1.09 |
|
10. |
Romania |
-0.37 |
10. |
Cuba |
-0.93 |
|
|
World |
1.21 |
|
World |
0.38 |
source: UN Population Division, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision. Highlights..
note: projection for 2045-2050 based on medium-variant for global population growth
estimates by the UN. |