|
rank |
country or area |
annual growth
rate in % |
 |
rank |
country or area |
annual growth
rate in % |
|
highest rate of population growth 2010-2015 |
highest rate of population growth 2045-2050 |
| 1. | Niger | 3.523 | 1. | Zambia | 2.946 |
| 2. | Malawi | 3.242 | 2. | Niger | 2.705 |
| 3. | Uganda | 3.143 | 3. | Malawi | 2.663 |
| 4. | Afghanistan | 3.131 | 4. | Somalia | 2.596 |
| 5. | Iraq | 3.098 | 5. | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.423 |
| 6. | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.082 | 6. | Burkina Faso | 2.164 |
| 7. | Zambia | 3.047 | 7. | Mali | 2.035 |
| 8. | Yemen | 3.025 | 8. | Uganda | 2.009 |
| 9. | Mayotte | 3.021 | 9. | Nigeria | 1.896 |
| 10. | Burkina Faso | 2.984 | 10. | Madagascar | 1.869 |
| 11. | Mali | 2.957 | 11. | Timor-Leste | 1.826 |
| 12. | Rwanda | 2.922 | 12. | Iraq | 1.821 |
| 13. | Timor-Leste | 2.918 | 13. | Benin | 1.763 |
| 14. | Eritrea | 2.913 | 14. | Rwanda | 1.754 |
| 15. | Qatar | 2.895 | 15. | Yemen | 1.746 |
| 16. | Madagascar | 2.822 | 16. | Liberia | 1.732 |
| 17. | Palestine, State of | 2.807 | 17. | Kenya | 1.719 |
| 18. | Equatorial Guinea | 2.722 | 18. | Chad | 1.714 |
| 19. | Angola | 2.702 | 19. | Comoros | 1.683 |
| 20. | Benin | 2.700 | 20. | Guinea | 1.628 |
|
lowest rate of population growth 2010-2015 |
lowest rate of population growth 2045-2050 |
| 1. | Niue | -2.803 | 1. | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.963 |
| 2. | Saint Helena | -0.879 | 2. | Republic of Moldova | -0.921 |
| 3. | Republic of Moldova | -0.683 | 3. | Grenada | -0.911 |
| 4. | Bulgaria | -0.658 | 4. | Bulgaria | -0.854 |
| 5. | Wallis and Futuna Islands | -0.649 | 5. | Georgia | -0.802 |
| 6. | Georgia | -0.595 | 6. | Jamaica | -0.771 |
| 7. | Ukraine | -0.547 | 7. | Cuba | -0.702 |
| 8. | Lithuania | -0.438 | 8. | Albania | -0.672 |
| 9. | Latvia | -0.376 | 9. | Portugal | -0.608 |
| 10. | Belarus | -0.325 | 10. | Greenland | -0.605 |
| 11. | United States Virgin Islands | -0.255 | 11. | Martinique | -0.590 |
| 12. | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.237 | 12. | Northern Mariana Islands | -0.559 |
| 13. | Romania | -0.231 | 13. | China | -0.551 |
| 14. | Germany | -0.203 | 14. | Belarus | -0.547 |
| 15. | Croatia | -0.194 | 15. | Ukraine | -0.543 |
| 16. | Hungary | -0.162 | 16. | Eastern Asia | -0.534 |
| 17. | Russian Federation | -0.102 | 17. | Republic of Korea | -0.532 |
| 18. | Serbia | -0.100 | 18. | Macedonia | -0.521 |
| 19. | Japan | -0.073 | 19. | Japan | -0.512 |
| 20. | Estonia | -0.065 | 20. | Romania | -0.510 |
source: UN Population Division, World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision..
note: projection for 2045-2050 based on medium-variant for global population growth
estimates by the UN. |