The CIA World Factbook Edition 2009 People

Population growth rate In 33 editions of 36.

Population growth rate was published in 33 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1993 to 2025. The 2009 edition carries it in 235 entries, in its People section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2009 edition
235
the first edition with it
1993
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Population growth rate” (1993 to 2025).

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World

1 entry

World

1.167% (2009 est.)

Africa

56 entries

Algeria

1.196% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 111

Angola

2.095% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 51

Benin

2.977% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 14

Botswana

1.937% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 64

Burkina Faso

3.103% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 11

Burundi

3.279% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 7

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

0.561% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 149

Cameroon

2.19% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 44

Central African Republic

1.491% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 90

Chad

2.069% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 53

Comoros

2.766% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 18

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

3.208% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 8

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

2.754% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 20

Cote d'Ivoire

2.133% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 49

Djibouti

1.903% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 66

Egypt

1.642% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 81

Equatorial Guinea

2.703% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 23

Eritrea

2.577% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 29

Swaziland now Eswatini

-0.459% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 225

Ethiopia

3.208% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 9

Gabon

1.934% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 65

Gambia, The now The Gambia

2.668% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 26

Ghana

1.882% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 67

Guinea

2.572% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 30

Guinea-Bissau

2.019% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 58

Kenya

2.691% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 25

Lesotho

0.116% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 189

Liberia

2.665% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 27

Libya

2.17% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 46

Madagascar

3% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 13

Malawi

2.388% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 36

Mali

2.765% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 19

Mauritania

2.399% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 33

Mauritius

0.776% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 140

Mayotte

3.317% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 6

Morocco

1.479% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 93

Mozambique

1.791% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 72

Namibia

0.95% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 131

Niger

3.677% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 2

Nigeria

1.999% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 59

Rwanda

2.782% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 17

Saint Helena now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

0.445% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 158

Sao Tome and Principe

3.093% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 12

Senegal

2.709% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 22

Seychelles

0.999% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 125

Sierra Leone

2.282% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 40

Somalia

2.815% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 16

South Africa

0.281% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 173

Sudan

2.143% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 48

Tanzania

2.04% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 56

Togo

2.711% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 21

Tunisia

0.98% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 127

Uganda

2.692% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 24

Western Sahara

2.829% NA (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 15

Zambia

1.631% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 82

Zimbabwe

1.53% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 85

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

0.062% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 195

Iceland

0.741% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 143

Svalbard

-0.023% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 204

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

2.629% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 28

Armenia

-0.03% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 206

Azerbaijan

0.762% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 141

Bangladesh

1.292% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 104

Bhutan

1.267% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 107

China

0.655% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 146

Georgia

-0.325% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 222

India

1.548% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 84

Japan

-0.191% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 218

Kazakhstan

0.392% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 166

Korea, North now North Korea

0.42% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 160

Korea, South now South Korea

0.266% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 178

Kyrgyzstan

1.396% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 96

Maldives

-0.168% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 217

Mongolia

1.493% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 89

Nepal

1.281% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 106

Pakistan

1.947% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 63

Russia

-0.467% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 226

Sri Lanka

0.904% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 134

Tajikistan

1.878% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 68

Turkmenistan

1.141% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 116

Uzbekistan

0.935% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 133

Central America and the Caribbean

29 entries

Anguilla

2.272% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 41

Antigua and Barbuda

1.303% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 103

Aruba

1.478% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 94

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

0.536% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 152

Barbados

0.383% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 168

Belize

2.154% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 47

British Virgin Islands

1.837% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 71

Cayman Islands

2.394% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 34

Costa Rica

1.356% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 100

Cuba

0.233% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 180

Dominica

0.208% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 184

Dominican Republic

1.489% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 91

El Salvador

1.656% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 80

Grenada

0.468% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 156

Guatemala

2.066% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 55

Haiti

1.838% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 70

Honduras

1.956% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 62

Jamaica

0.755% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 142

Montserrat

0.392% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 167

Netherlands Antilles

0.732% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 144

Nicaragua

1.784% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 73

Panama

1.503% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 87

Puerto Rico

0.34% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 171

Saint Kitts and Nevis

0.847% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 137

Saint Lucia

0.416% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 161

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

-0.344% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 223

Trinidad and Tobago

-0.102% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 214

Turks and Caicos Islands

2.563% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 31

Virgin Islands

-0.029% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 205

Europe

48 entries

Albania

0.546% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 151

Andorra

1.135% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 119

Austria

0.052% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 196

Belarus

-0.378% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 224

Belgium

0.094% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 192

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.339% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 172

Bulgaria

-0.79% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 231

Croatia

-0.052% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 210

Czech Republic now Czechia

-0.094% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 213

Denmark

0.28% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 174

Estonia

-0.632% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 229

European Union

0.108 % (2009 est.)

Faroe Islands

0.397% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 164

Finland

0.098% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 191

France

0.549% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 150

Germany

-0.053% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 211

Gibraltar

0.111% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 190

Greece

0.127% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 188

Guernsey

0.21% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 183

Holy See (Vatican City)

0.003% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 199

Hungary

-0.257% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 220

Ireland

1.12% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 121

Isle of Man

0.524% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 153

Italy

-0.047% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 208

Jersey

0.211% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 182

Latvia

-0.614% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 228

Liechtenstein

0.702% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 145

Lithuania

-0.279% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 221

Luxembourg

1.172% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 113

Malta

0.4% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 163

Moldova

-0.079% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 212

Monaco

0.394% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 165

Montenegro

-0.851% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 232

Netherlands

0.412% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 162

Macedonia now North Macedonia

0.262% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 179

Norway

0.341% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 170

Poland

-0.047% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 209

Portugal

0.275% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 177

Romania

-0.147% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 216

San Marino

1.148% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 115

Serbia

-0.468% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 227

Slovakia

0.137% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 187

Slovenia

-0.113% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 215

Spain

0.072% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 194

Sweden

0.158% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 186

Switzerland

0.276% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 176

Ukraine

-0.632% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 230

United Kingdom

0.279% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 175

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

1.285% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 105

Cyprus

0.519% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 154

Gaza Strip

3.349% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 5

Iran

0.883% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 135

Iraq

2.507% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 32

Israel

1.671% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 79

Jordan

2.264% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 42

Kuwait

3.547%

country comparison to the world: 3

note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates (2009 est.)

Lebanon

1.107% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 122

Oman

3.138% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 10

Qatar

0.957% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 130

Saudi Arabia

1.848% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 69

Syria

2.129% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 50

Turkey now Turkiye

1.312% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 102

United Arab Emirates

3.689% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 1

West Bank

2.178% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 45

Yemen

3.453% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 4

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

0.647% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 147

Canada

0.817% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 138

Mexico

1.13% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 120

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

0.085% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 193

United States

0.975% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 129

Oceania

25 entries

American Samoa

1.222% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 109

Australia

1.195% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 112

Cook Islands

-3.302% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 233

Fiji

1.379% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 98

French Polynesia

1.391% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 97

Guam

1.365% (2009 est.)

Kiribati

2.235% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 43

Marshall Islands

2.08% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 52

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

-0.238% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 219

Nauru

1.748% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 77

New Caledonia

1.136% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 118

New Zealand

0.935% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 132

Niue

-0.032% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 207

Norfolk Island

0.006% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 198

Northern Mariana Islands

2.292% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 39

Palau

0.428% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 159

Papua New Guinea

2.069% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 54

Pitcairn Islands

0% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 201

Samoa

1.346% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 101

Solomon Islands

2.392% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 35

Tokelau

-0.011% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 203

Tonga

1.482% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 92

Tuvalu

1.616% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 83

Vanuatu

1.398% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 95

Wallis and Futuna

0.347% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 169

South America

13 entries

Argentina

1.053% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 124

Bolivia

1.772% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 74

Brazil

1.199% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 110

Chile

0.881% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 136

Colombia

1.377% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 99

Ecuador

1.497% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 88

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

0.011% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 197

Guyana

0.181% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 185

Paraguay

2.364% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 37

Peru

1.229% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 108

Suriname

1.103% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 123

Uruguay

0.466% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 157

Venezuela

1.508% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 86

Southeast Asia

16 entries

Brunei

1.759% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 76

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

0.783% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 139

Cambodia

1.765% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 75

Christmas Island

0% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 202

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

0% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 200

Hong Kong

0.504% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 155

Indonesia

1.136% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 117

Laos

2.316% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 38

Macau

1.995% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 60

Malaysia

1.723% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 78

Philippines

1.957% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 61

Singapore

0.998% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 126

Taiwan

0.227% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 181

Thailand

0.615% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 148

Timor-Leste

2.027% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 57

Vietnam

0.977% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 128

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2009, “Population growth rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/population-growth-rate/2009.

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