The CIA World Factbook Edition 2011 People and Society

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 2011 edition carries it in 236 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2011 edition
236
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

1.092%

note: this rate results in about 145 net additions to the worldwide population every minute or 2.4 every second (2011 est.)

Africa

56 entries

Algeria

1.173% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 99

Angola

2.034% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 47

Benin

2.911% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 13

Botswana

1.656% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 69

Burkina Faso

3.085% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 10

Burundi

3.462% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 5

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

1.446% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 81

Cameroon

2.121% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 41

Central African Republic

2.146% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 40

Chad

2.009% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 49

Comoros

2.696% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 19

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

2.614% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 24

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

2.835% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 14

Cote d'Ivoire

2.078% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 43

Djibouti

2.237% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 37

Egypt

1.96% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 57

Equatorial Guinea

2.641% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 23

Eritrea

2.472% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 28

Swaziland now Eswatini

1.204% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 97

Ethiopia

3.194% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 8

Gabon

1.999% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 51

Gambia, The now The Gambia

2.396% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 32

Ghana

1.822% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 63

Guinea

2.645% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 22

Guinea-Bissau

1.988% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 52

Kenya

2.462% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 29

Lesotho

0.332% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 165

Liberia

2.663% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 20

Libya

2.064% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 44

Madagascar

2.973% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 12

Malawi

2.763% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 17

Mali

2.61% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 25

Mauritania

2.349% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 34

Mauritius

0.729% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 138

Mayotte

1.533% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 78

Morocco

1.067% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 111

Mozambique

2.444% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 30

Namibia

0.873% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 127

Niger

3.643% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 2

Nigeria

1.935% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 59

Rwanda

2.792% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 16

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

0.377% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 159

Sao Tome and Principe

2.052% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 46

Senegal

2.557% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 26

Seychelles

0.945% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 119

Sierra Leone

2.249% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 36

Somalia

1.603% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 71

South Africa

-0.38% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 219

Sudan

2.484% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 27

Tanzania

2.002% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 50

Togo

2.762% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 18

Tunisia

0.978% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 117

Uganda

3.576% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 3

Western Sahara

3.097% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 9

Zambia

3.062% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 11

Zimbabwe

4.31% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 1

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

0.05% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 188

Iceland

0.687% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 140

Svalbard

-0.024% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 198

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

2.375% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 33

Armenia

0.063% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 187

Azerbaijan

0.846% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 128

Bangladesh

1.566% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 76

Bhutan

1.201% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 98

China

0.493% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 151

Georgia

-0.326% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 216

India

1.344% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 86

Japan

-0.278% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 214

Kazakhstan

0.4% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 157

Korea, North now North Korea

0.538% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 149

Korea, South now South Korea

0.23% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 177

Kyrgyzstan

1.427% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 85

Maldives

-0.151% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 208

Mongolia

1.489% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 80

Nepal

1.596% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 72

Pakistan

1.573% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 75

Russia

-0.47% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 222

Sri Lanka

0.934% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 121

Tajikistan

1.846% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 62

Turkmenistan

1.138% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 103

Uzbekistan

0.94% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 120

Central America and the Caribbean

30 entries

Anguilla

2.173% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 39

Antigua and Barbuda

1.289% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 91

Aruba

1.436% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 83

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

0.922% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 122

Barbados

0.366% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 162

Belize

2.056% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 45

British Virgin Islands

1.741% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 64

Cayman Islands

2.287% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 35

Costa Rica

1.308% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 90

Cuba

-0.104% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 205

Curacao

NA

Dominica

0.214% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 178

Dominican Republic

1.331% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 88

El Salvador

0.318% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 168

Grenada

0.551% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 148

Guatemala

1.986% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 53

Haiti

0.787%

country comparison to the world: 136

note: the preliminary 2011 numbers differ significantly from those of 2010, which were strongly influenced by the demographic effect of the January 2010 earthquake; the latest figures more closely correspond to those of 2009 (2011 est.)

Honduras

1.888% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 61

Jamaica

0.733% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 137

Montserrat

0.447% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 153

Nicaragua

1.088% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 106

Panama

1.435% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 84

Puerto Rico

0.254% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 171

Saint Kitts and Nevis

0.823% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 131

Saint Lucia

0.389% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 158

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

-0.327% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 217

Sint Maarten

NA

Trinidad and Tobago

-0.087% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 204

Turks and Caicos Islands

3.485% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 4

Virgin Islands

-0.08% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 203

Europe

48 entries

Albania

0.267% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 170

Andorra

0.33% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 166

Austria

0.034% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 189

Belarus

-0.363% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 218

Belgium

0.071% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 186

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.008% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 191

Bulgaria

-0.781% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 227

Croatia

-0.076% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 202

Czech Republic now Czechia

-0.12% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 206

Denmark

0.251% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 172

Estonia

-0.641% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 225

European Union

0.098 % (2010 est.)

Faroe Islands

0.428% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 155

Finland

0.075% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 185

France

0.5% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 150

Germany

-0.208% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 211

Gibraltar

0.273% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 169

Greece

0.083% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 184

Guernsey

0.438% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 154

Holy See (Vatican City)

0.004% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 193

Hungary

-0.17% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 210

Ireland

1.061% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 112

Isle of Man

0.921% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 123

Italy

0.42% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 156

Jersey

0.841% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 129

Latvia

-0.597% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 223

Liechtenstein

0.653% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 141

Lithuania

-0.276% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 213

Luxembourg

1.145% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 102

Malta

0.375% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 160

Moldova

-0.072% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 201

Monaco

-0.124% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 207

Montenegro

-0.705% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 226

Netherlands

0.371% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 161

Macedonia now North Macedonia

0.248% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 173

Norway

0.329% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 167

Poland

-0.062% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 200

Portugal

0.212% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 179

Romania

-0.252% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 212

San Marino

1.043% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 113

Serbia

-0.467% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 221

Slovakia

0.117% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 183

Slovenia

-0.163% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 209

Spain

0.574% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 145

Sweden

0.163% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 182

Switzerland

0.21% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 180

Ukraine

-0.622% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 224

United Kingdom

0.557% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 147

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

2.814% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 15

Cyprus

1.617% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 70

Gaza Strip

3.201% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 7

Iran

1.248% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 94

Iraq

2.399% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 31

Israel

1.584% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 73

Jordan

0.984% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 116

Kuwait

1.986%

country comparison to the world: 54

note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates (2011 est.)

Lebanon

0.244% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 174

Oman

2.023% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 48

Qatar

0.81% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 133

Saudi Arabia

1.536% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 77

Syria

0.913% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 124

Turkey now Turkiye

1.235% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 95

United Arab Emirates

3.282% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 6

West Bank

2.097% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 42

Yemen

2.647% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 21

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

0.594% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 144

Canada

0.794% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 135

Mexico

1.102% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 105

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

-0.968% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 228

United States

0.963% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 118

Oceania

25 entries

American Samoa

1.211% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 96

Australia

1.148% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 101

Cook Islands

-3.2% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 229

Fiji

0.798% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 134

French Polynesia

1.331% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 89

Guam

1.314% (2011 est.)

Kiribati

1.249% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 93

Marshall Islands

1.954% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 58

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

-0.313% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 215

Nauru

0.611% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 142

New Caledonia

1.524% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 78

New Zealand

0.882% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 125

Niue

-0.032% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 199

Norfolk Island

0.006% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 192

Northern Mariana Islands

-4.004% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 230

Palau

0.363% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 163

Papua New Guinea

1.985% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 55

Pitcairn Islands

0% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 195

Samoa

0.6% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 143

Solomon Islands

2.22% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 38

Tokelau

-0.011% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 197

Tonga

0.243% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 175

Tuvalu

0.702% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 139

Vanuatu

1.343% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 87

Wallis and Futuna

0.357% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 164

South America

13 entries

Argentina

1.017% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 115

Bolivia

1.694% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 67

Brazil

1.134% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 104

Chile

0.836% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 130

Colombia

1.156% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 100

Ecuador

1.443% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 82

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

0.011% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 190

Guyana

-0.44% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 220

Paraguay

1.284% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 92

Peru

1.029% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 114

Suriname

1.087% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 107

Uruguay

0.231% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 176

Venezuela

1.493% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 79

Southeast Asia

16 entries

Brunei

1.712% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 65

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

1.084% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 108

Cambodia

1.698% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 66

Christmas Island

0% (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 194

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

0% (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 196

Hong Kong

0.448% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 152

Indonesia

1.069% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 110

Laos

1.684% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 68

Macau

0.879% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 126

Malaysia

1.576% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 74

Philippines

1.903% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 60

Singapore

0.817% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 132

Taiwan

0.193% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 181

Thailand

0.566% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 146

Timor-Leste

1.981% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 56

Vietnam

1.077% (2011 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 109

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2011, “Population growth rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/population-growth-rate/2011.

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