The CIA World Factbook Edition 2013 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 2013 edition carries it in 236 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2013 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

1.1%

note: this rate results in about 148 net additions to the worldwide population every minute or 2.5 every second (2013 est.)

Africa

56 entries

Algeria

1.9% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 61

Angola

2.78% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 19

Benin

2.84% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 17

Botswana

1.35% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 90

Burkina Faso

3.06% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 8

Burundi

3.08% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 7

Cabo Verde

1.41% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 86

Cameroon

2.04% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 50

Central African Republic

2.14% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 45

Chad

1.95% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 58

Comoros

1.97% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 53

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

2.54% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 28

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

2.86% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 16

Cote d'Ivoire

2% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 52

Djibouti

2.26% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 41

Egypt

1.88% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 63

Equatorial Guinea

2.58% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 25

Eritrea

2.36% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 35

Swaziland now Eswatini

1.17% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 99

Ethiopia

2.9% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 12

Gabon

1.96% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 55

Gambia, The now The Gambia

2.29% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 38

Ghana

2.19% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 43

Guinea

2.64% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 24

Guinea-Bissau

1.95% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 57

Kenya

2.27% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 40

Lesotho

0.34% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 164

Liberia

2.56% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 27

Libya

4.85% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 1

Madagascar

2.65% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 23

Malawi

2.74% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 20

Mali

3.01% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 10

Mauritania

2.29% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 37

Mauritius

0.68% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 143

Morocco

1.04% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 112

Mozambique

2.44% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 33

Namibia

0.75% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 139

Niger

3.32% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 6

Nigeria

2.54% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 29

Rwanda

2.7% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 22

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

0.3% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 168

Sao Tome and Principe

1.94% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 59

Senegal

2.51% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 30

Seychelles

0.9% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 125

Sierra Leone

2.3% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 36

Somalia

1.67% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 73

South Africa

-0.45% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 222

South Sudan

4.23% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 3

Sudan

1.83% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 65

Tanzania

2.82% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 18

Togo

2.73% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 21

Tunisia

0.95% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 121

Uganda

3.32% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 5

Western Sahara

2.96% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 11

Zambia

2.89% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 13

Zimbabwe

4.38% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 2

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

0.03% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 190

Iceland

0.66% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 144

Svalbard

-0.03% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 200

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

2.25% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 42

Armenia

0.14% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 183

Azerbaijan

1.01% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 114

Bangladesh

1.59% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 76

Bhutan

1.15% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 102

China

0.46% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 155

Georgia

-0.33% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 219

India

1.28% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 91

Japan

-0.1% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 206

Kazakhstan

1.2% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 98

Korea, North now North Korea

0.53% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 149

Korea, South now South Korea

0.18% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 178

Kyrgyzstan

0.97% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 120

Maldives

-0.11% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 208

Mongolia

1.44% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 85

Nepal

1.81% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 66

Pakistan

1.52% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 78

Russia

-0.02% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 199

Sri Lanka

0.89% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 126

Tajikistan

1.79% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 68

Turkmenistan

1.15% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 104

Uzbekistan

0.94% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 122

Central America and the Caribbean

30 entries

Anguilla

2.11% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 47

Antigua and Barbuda

1.26% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 94

Aruba

1.39% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 88

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

0.89% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 127

Barbados

0.34% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 165

Belize

1.97% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 54

British Virgin Islands

2.4% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 34

Cayman Islands

2.19% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 44

Costa Rica

1.27% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 93

Cuba

-0.13% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 209

Curacao

NA

Dominica

0.22% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 176

Dominican Republic

1.28% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 92

El Salvador

0.29% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 170

Grenada

0.52% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 150

Guatemala

1.91% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 60

Haiti

0.99%

country comparison to the world: 118

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 (2013 est.)

Honduras

1.79% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 70

Jamaica

0.7% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 142

Montserrat

0.48% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 152

Nicaragua

1.05% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 111

Panama

1.38% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 89

Puerto Rico

-0.47% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 224

Saint Kitts and Nevis

0.8% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 136

Saint Lucia

0.36% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 160

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

-0.3% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 218

Sint Maarten

1.51% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 79

Trinidad and Tobago

-0.09% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 204

Turks and Caicos Islands

2.87% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 15

Virgin Islands

-0.53% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 225

Europe

48 entries

Albania

0.29% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 169

Andorra

0.22% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 177

Austria

0.02% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 191

Belarus

-0.18% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 211

Belgium

0.05% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 188

Bosnia and Herzegovina

-0.1% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 205

Bulgaria

-0.81% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 230

Croatia

-0.11% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 207

Czech Republic now Czechia

-0.15% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 210

Denmark

0.23% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 174

Estonia

-0.66% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 229

European Union

0.21% (2013 est.)

Faroe Islands

0.47% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 154

Finland

0.06% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 187

France

0.47% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 153

Germany

-0.19% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 212

Gibraltar

0.26% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 172

Greece

0.04% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 189

Guernsey

0.38% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 158

Holy See (Vatican City)

0% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 194

Hungary

-0.2% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 213

Ireland

1.16% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 100

Isle of Man

0.84% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 132

Italy

0.34% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 163

Jersey

0.82% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 134

Latvia

-0.61% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 227

Liechtenstein

0.81% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 135

Lithuania

-0.28% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 217

Luxembourg

1.13% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 105

Malta

0.34% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 162

Moldova

-1.02% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 232

Monaco

-0% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 197

Montenegro

-0.56% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 226

Netherlands

0.44% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 156

Macedonia now North Macedonia

0.22% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 175

Norway

0.33% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 167

Poland

-0.09% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 203

Portugal

0.15% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 180

Romania

-0.27% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 216

San Marino

0.93% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 123

Serbia

-0.46% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 223

Slovakia

0.09% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 185

Slovenia

-0.21% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 215

Spain

0.73% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 141

Sweden

0.18% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 179

Switzerland

0.85% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 129

Ukraine

-0.63% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 228

United Kingdom

0.55% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 147

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

2.57% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 26

Cyprus

1.52% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 77

Gaza Strip

3.01% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 9

Iran

1.24% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 95

Iraq

2.29% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 39

Israel

1.5% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 82

Jordan

0.14% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 182

Kuwait

1.79%

country comparison to the world: 69

note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates (2013 est.)

Lebanon

-0.04% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 202

Oman

2.06% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 49

Qatar

4.19% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 4

Saudi Arabia

1.51% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 81

Syria

0.15% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 181

Turkey now Turkiye

1.16% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 101

United Arab Emirates

2.87% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 14

West Bank

2.03% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 51

Yemen

2.5% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 31

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

0.55% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 148

Canada

0.77% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 137

Mexico

1.07% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 109

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

-1.01% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 231

United States

0.9% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 124

Oceania

25 entries

American Samoa

-0.4% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 221

Australia

1.11% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 107

Cook Islands

-3.07% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 233

Fiji

0.73% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 140

French Polynesia

1% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 116

Guam

0.34% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 166

Kiribati

1.21% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 97

Marshall Islands

1.79% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 67

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

-0.38% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 220

Nauru

0.58% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 146

New Caledonia

1.45% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 83

New Zealand

0.85% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 131

Niue

-0.03% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 201

Norfolk Island

0.01% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 193

Northern Mariana Islands

0.09% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 186

Palau

0.37% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 159

Papua New Guinea

1.89% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 62

Pitcairn Islands

0% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 195

Samoa

0.59% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 145

Solomon Islands

2.12% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 46

Tokelau

-0.01% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 198

Tonga

0.14% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 184

Tuvalu

0.77% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 138

Vanuatu

2.06% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 48

Wallis and Futuna

0.35% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 161

South America

13 entries

Argentina

0.98% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 119

Bolivia

1.63% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 74

Brazil

0.83% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 133

Chile

0.86% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 128

Colombia

1.1% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 108

Ecuador

1.4% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 87

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

0.01% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 192

Guyana

-0.21% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 214

Paraguay

1.23% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 96

Peru

1% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 115

Suriname

1.15% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 103

Uruguay

0.25% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 173

Venezuela

1.44% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 84

Southeast Asia

16 entries

Brunei

1.67% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 71

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

1.05% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 110

Cambodia

1.67% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 72

Christmas Island

1.12% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 106

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

0% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 196

Hong Kong

0.39% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 157

Indonesia

0.99% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 117

Laos

1.63% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 75

Macau

0.85% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 130

Malaysia

1.51% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 80

Philippines

1.84% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 64

Singapore

1.96% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 56

Taiwan

0.27% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 171

Thailand

0.52% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 151

Timor-Leste

2.47% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 32

Vietnam

1.03% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 113

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2013, “Population growth rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/population-growth-rate/2013.

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