The CIA World Factbook Edition 2014 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 2014 edition carries it in 236 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2014 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

1.064%

note: this rate results in about 145 net additions to the worldwide population every minute or 2.4 every second (2014 est.)

Africa

56 entries

Algeria

1.88% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 61

Angola

2.78% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 19

Benin

2.81% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 17

Botswana

1.26% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 92

Burkina Faso

3.05% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 11

Burundi

3.28% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 8

Cabo Verde

1.39% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 87

Cameroon

2.6% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 26

Central African Republic

2.13% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 46

Chad

1.92% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 59

Comoros

1.87% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 62

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

2.5% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 30

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

1.94% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 55

Cote d'Ivoire

1.96% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 53

Djibouti

2.23% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 41

Egypt

1.84% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 64

Equatorial Guinea

2.54% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 28

Eritrea

2.3% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 38

Swaziland now Eswatini

1.14% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 105

Ethiopia

2.89% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 14

Gabon

1.94% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 54

Gambia, The now The Gambia

2.23% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 43

Ghana

2.19% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 44

Guinea

2.63% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 24

Guinea-Bissau

1.93% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 56

Kenya

2.11% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 47

Lesotho

0.34% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 167

Liberia

2.52% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 29

Libya

3.08% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 10

Madagascar

2.62% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 25

Malawi

3.33% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 6

Mali

3% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 12

Mauritania

2.26% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 40

Mauritius

0.66% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 148

Morocco

1.02% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 117

Mozambique

2.45% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 34

Namibia

0.67% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 147

Niger

3.28% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 7

Nigeria

2.47% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 33

Rwanda

2.63% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 23

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

0.27% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 173

Sao Tome and Principe

1.89% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 60

Senegal

2.48% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 32

Seychelles

0.87% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 129

Sierra Leone

2.33% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 37

Somalia

1.75% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 70

South Africa

-0.48% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 222

South Sudan

4.12% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 3

Sudan

1.78% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 68

Tanzania

2.8% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 18

Togo

2.71% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 22

Tunisia

0.92% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 126

Uganda

3.24% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 9

Western Sahara

2.89% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 15

Zambia

2.88% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 16

Zimbabwe

4.36% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 2

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

0.02% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 190

Iceland

0.65% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 149

Svalbard

-0.03% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 199

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

2.29% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 39

Armenia

-0.13% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 209

Azerbaijan

0.99% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 121

Bangladesh

1.6% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 77

Bhutan

1.13% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 106

China

0.44% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 159

Georgia

-0.11% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 206

India

1.25% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 94

Japan

-0.13% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 210

Kazakhstan

1.17% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 103

Korea, North now North Korea

0.53% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 153

Korea, South now South Korea

0.16% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 183

Kyrgyzstan

1.04% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 115

Maldives

-0.09% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 202

Mongolia

1.37% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 89

Nepal

1.82% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 66

Pakistan

1.49% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 80

Russia

-0.03% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 200

Sri Lanka

0.86% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 130

Tajikistan

1.75% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 69

Turkmenistan

1.14% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 104

Uzbekistan

0.93% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 125

Central America and the Caribbean

30 entries

Anguilla

2.06% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 50

Antigua and Barbuda

1.25% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 95

Aruba

1.36% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 90

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

0.87% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 128

Barbados

0.33% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 169

Belize

1.92% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 58

British Virgin Islands

2.36% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 36

Cayman Islands

2.14% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 45

Costa Rica

1.24% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 96

Cuba

-0.14% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 211

Curacao

NA

Dominica

0.22% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 179

Dominican Republic

1.25% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 93

El Salvador

0.27% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 174

Grenada

0.5% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 155

Guatemala

1.86% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 63

Haiti

1.08%

country comparison to the world: 113

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 (2014 est.)

Honduras

1.74% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 71

Jamaica

0.69% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 146

Montserrat

0.48% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 157

Nicaragua

1.02% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 118

Panama

1.35% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 91

Puerto Rico

-0.65% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 227

Saint Kitts and Nevis

0.78% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 142

Saint Lucia

0.35% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 166

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

-0.29% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 217

Sint Maarten

1.51% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 79

Trinidad and Tobago

-0.11% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 205

Turks and Caicos Islands

2.58% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 27

Virgin Islands

-0.56% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 224

Europe

48 entries

Albania

0.3% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 172

Andorra

0.17% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 181

Austria

0.01% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 191

Belarus

-0.19% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 213

Belgium

0.05% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 188

Bosnia and Herzegovina

-0.11% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 207

Bulgaria

-0.83% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 229

Croatia

-0.12% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 208

Czech Republic now Czechia

0.17% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 182

Denmark

0.22% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 178

Estonia

-0.68% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 228

European Union

  • .22% (2014 est.)

Faroe Islands

0.49% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 156

Finland

0.05% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 187

France

0.45% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 158

Germany

-0.18% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 212

Gibraltar

0.25% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 176

Greece

0.01% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 192

Guernsey

0.36% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 164

Holy See (Vatican City)

0% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 195

Hungary

-0.21% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 214

Ireland

1.2% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 99

Isle of Man

0.8% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 138

Italy

0.3% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 171

Jersey

0.81% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 136

Latvia

-0.62% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 225

Liechtenstein

0.82% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 134

Lithuania

-0.29% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 218

Luxembourg

1.12% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 109

Malta

0.33% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 170

Moldova

-1.02% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 231

Monaco

0.06% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 186

Montenegro

-0.49% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 223

Netherlands

0.42% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 161

Macedonia now North Macedonia

0.21% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 180

Norway

1.19% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 101

Poland

-0.11% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 203

Portugal

0.12% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 184

Romania

-0.29% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 216

San Marino

0.87% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 127

Serbia

-0.46% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 221

Slovakia

0.03% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 189

Slovenia

-0.23% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 215

Spain

0.81% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 135

Sweden

0.79% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 140

Switzerland

0.78% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 141

Ukraine

-0.64% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 226

United Kingdom

0.54% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 152

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

2.49% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 31

Cyprus

1.48% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 82

Gaza Strip

2.91% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 13

Iran

1.22% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 97

Iraq

2.23% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 42

Israel

1.46% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 84

Jordan

3.86% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 4

Kuwait

1.7%

country comparison to the world: 73

note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates (2014 est.)

Lebanon

9.37% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 1

Oman

2.06% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 49

Qatar

3.58% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 5

Saudi Arabia

1.49% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 81

Syria

-9.73% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 233

Turkey now Turkiye

1.12% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 108

United Arab Emirates

2.71% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 21

West Bank

1.99% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 52

Yemen

2.72% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 20

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

0.52% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 154

Canada

0.76% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 144

Mexico

1.21% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 98

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

-1.02% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 230

United States

0.77% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 143

Oceania

25 entries

American Samoa

-0.35% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 219

Australia

1.09% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 112

Cook Islands

-3% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 232

Fiji

0.7% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 145

French Polynesia

0.97% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 122

Guam

0.44% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 160

Kiribati

1.18% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 102

Marshall Islands

1.72% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 72

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

-0.42% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 220

Nauru

0.56% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 151

New Caledonia

1.42% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 85

New Zealand

0.83% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 132

Niue

-0.03% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 201

Norfolk Island

0.01% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 194

Northern Mariana Islands

1.13% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 107

Palau

0.37% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 163

Papua New Guinea

1.84% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 65

Pitcairn Islands

0% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 197

Samoa

0.59% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 150

Solomon Islands

2.07% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 48

Tokelau

-0.01% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 198

Tonga

0.09% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 185

Tuvalu

0.8% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 139

Vanuatu

2.01% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 51

Wallis and Futuna

0.33% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 168

South America

13 entries

Argentina

0.95% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 123

Bolivia

1.6% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 76

Brazil

0.8% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 137

Chile

0.84% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 131

Colombia

1.07% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 114

Ecuador

1.37% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 88

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

0.01% (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 193

Guyana

-0.11% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 204

Paraguay

1.19% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 100

Peru

0.99% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 120

Suriname

1.12% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 110

Uruguay

0.26% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 175

Venezuela

1.42% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 86

Southeast Asia

16 entries

Brunei

1.65% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 74

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

1.03% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 116

Cambodia

1.63% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 75

Christmas Island

1.11% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 111

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

0% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 196

Hong Kong

0.41% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 162

Indonesia

0.95% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 124

Laos

1.59% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 78

Macau

0.83% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 133

Malaysia

1.47% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 83

Philippines

1.81% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 67

Singapore

1.92% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 57

Taiwan

0.25% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 177

Thailand

0.35% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 165

Timor-Leste

2.44% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 35

Vietnam

1% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 119

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2014, “Population growth rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/population-growth-rate/2014.

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