The CIA World Factbook Edition 2015 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 2015 edition carries it in 236 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2015 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

1.08%

note: this rate results in about 149 net additions to the worldwide population every minute or 2.5 every second (2015 est.)

Africa

56 entries

Algeria

1.84% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 60

Angola

2.78% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 16

Benin

2.78% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 17

Botswana

1.21% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 99

Burkina Faso

3.03% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 7

Burundi

3.28% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 3

Cabo Verde

1.36% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 87

Cameroon

2.59% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 19

Central African Republic

2.13% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 45

Chad

1.89% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 58

Comoros

1.77% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 67

Congo, Democratic Republic Of The now Democratic Republic of the Congo

2.45% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 26

Congo, Republic Of The now Republic of the Congo

2% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 50

Cote D'Ivoire now Cote d'Ivoire

1.91% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 53

Djibouti

2.2% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 40

Egypt

1.79% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 65

Equatorial Guinea

2.51% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 23

Eritrea

2.25% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 36

Swaziland now Eswatini

1.11% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 105

Ethiopia

2.89% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 10

Gabon

1.93% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 53

Gambia, The now The Gambia

2.16% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 43

Ghana

2.18% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 41

Guinea

2.63% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 18

Guinea-Bissau

1.91% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 56

Kenya

1.93% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 54

Lesotho

0.32% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 172

Liberia

2.47% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 24

Libya

2.23% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 38

Madagascar

2.58% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 21

Malawi

3.32% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 2

Mali

2.98% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 8

Mauritania

2.23% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 37

Mauritius

0.64% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 150

Morocco

1% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 117

Mozambique

2.45% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 28

Namibia

0.59% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 151

Niger

3.25% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 4

Nigeria

2.45% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 33

Rwanda

2.56% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 22

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

0.24% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 179

Sao Tome And Principe now Sao Tome and Principe

1.84% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 61

Senegal

2.45% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 29

Seychelles

0.83% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 133

Sierra Leone

2.35% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 32

Somalia

1.83% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 62

South Africa

1.33% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 222

South Sudan

4.02% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 1

Sudan

1.72% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 68

Tanzania

2.79% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 18

Togo

2.69% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 17

Tunisia

0.89% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 126

Uganda

3.24% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 5

Western Sahara

2.82% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 12

Zambia

2.88% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 11

Zimbabwe

2.21% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 39

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

0% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 196

Iceland

1.21% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 149

Svalbard

-0.03% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 201

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

2.32% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 39

Armenia

-0.15% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 211

Azerbaijan

0.96% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 121

Bangladesh

1.6% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 75

Bhutan

1.11% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 112

China

0.45% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 162

Georgia

-0.08% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 205

India

1.22% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 98

Japan

-0.16% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 212

Kazakhstan

1.14% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 103

Korea, North now North Korea

0.53% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 157

Korea, South now South Korea

0.14% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 186

Kyrgyzstan

1.11% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 109

Maldives

-0.08% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 205

Mongolia

1.31% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 92

Nepal

1.79% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 64

Pakistan

1.46% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 80

Russia

-0.04% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 200

Sri Lanka

0.84% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 131

Tajikistan

1.71% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 69

Turkmenistan

1.14% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 106

Uzbekistan

0.93% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 123

Central America and the Caribbean

30 entries

Anguilla

2.03% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 50

Antigua And Barbuda now Antigua and Barbuda

1.24% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 95

Aruba

1.33% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 89

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

0.85% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 129

Barbados

0.31% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 169

Belize

1.87% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 59

British Virgin Islands

2.32% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 33

Cayman Islands

2.1% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 46

Costa Rica

1.22% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 97

Cuba

-0.15% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 210

Curacao

0.43% (2015 est.)

Dominica

0.21% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 183

Dominican Republic

1.23% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 96

El Salvador

0.25% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 178

Grenada

0.48% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 161

Guatemala

1.82% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 63

Haiti

1.17%

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 (2015 est.)

country comparison to the world: 103

Honduras

1.68% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 70

Jamaica

0.68% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 148

Montserrat

0.5% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 160

Nicaragua

1% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 118

Panama

1.32% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 91

Puerto Rico

-0.6% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 227

Saint Kitts And Nevis now Saint Kitts and Nevis

0.76% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 144

Saint Lucia

0.34% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 170

Saint Vincent And The Grenadines now Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

-0.28% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 218

Sint Maarten

1.51% (2013 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 80

Trinidad And Tobago now Trinidad and Tobago

-0.13% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 208

Turks And Caicos Islands now Turks and Caicos Islands

2.3% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 35

Virgin Islands

-0.59% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 226

Europe

48 entries

Albania

0.3% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 175

Andorra

0.12% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 188

Austria

Published as “Population growth rate”

0.55% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 153

Published as “Population growth rate”

0.55% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 153

Belarus

-0.2% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 215

Belgium

0.76% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 143

Bosnia And Herzegovina now Bosnia and Herzegovina

-0.13% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 207

Bulgaria

-0.58% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 225

Croatia

-0.13% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 209

Czech Republic now Czechia

0.16% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 185

Denmark

0.22% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 182

Estonia

-0.55% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 228

European Union

  • .25% (2015 est.)

Faroe Islands

0.51% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 158

Finland

0.4% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 165

France

0.43% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 163

Germany

-0.17% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 214

Gibraltar

0.24% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 180

Greece

-0.01% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 199

Guernsey

0.34% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 169

Holy See (Vatican City)

0% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 195

Hungary

-0.22% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 216

Ireland

1.25% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 94

Isle Of Man now Isle of Man

0.76% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 145

Italy

0.27% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 177

Jersey

0.8% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 140

Latvia

-1.06% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 231

Liechtenstein

0.84% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 130

Lithuania

-1.04% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 230

Luxembourg

2.13% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 44

Malta

0.31% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 174

Moldova

-1.03% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 229

Monaco

0.12% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 187

Montenegro

-0.42% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 223

Netherlands

0.41% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 164

Macedonia now North Macedonia

0.2% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 184

Norway

1.13% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 108

Poland

-0.09% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 206

Portugal

0.09% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 189

Romania

-0.3% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 220

San Marino

0.82% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 134

Serbia

-0.46% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 222

Slovakia

0.02% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 191

Slovenia

-0.26% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 217

Spain

0.89% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 127

Sweden

0.8% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 139

Switzerland

0.71% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 147

Ukraine

-0.6% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 226

United Kingdom

0.54% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 155

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

2.41% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 31

Cyprus

1.43% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 84

Gaza Strip

2.81% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 13

Iran

1.2% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 101

Iraq

2.93% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 9

Israel

1.56% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 78

Jordan

0.83% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 132

Kuwait

1.62%

note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates (2015 est.)

country comparison to the world: 73

Lebanon

0.86% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 128

Oman

2.07% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 47

Qatar

3.07% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 6

Saudi Arabia

1.46% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 81

Syria

-0.16% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 233

Turkey now Turkiye

1.26% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 108

United Arab Emirates

2.58% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 20

West Bank

1.95% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 51

Yemen

2.47% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 25

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

0.5% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 159

Canada

0.75% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 144

Mexico

1.18% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 102

Saint Pierre And Miquelon now Saint Pierre and Miquelon

-1.08% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 232

United States

0.78% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 143

Oceania

25 entries

American Samoa

-0.3% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 219

Australia

1.07% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 112

Cook Islands

-2.95% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 233

Fiji

0.67% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 149

French Polynesia

0.94% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 122

Guam

0.54% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 156

Kiribati

1.15% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 105

Marshall Islands

1.66% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 71

Micronesia, Federated States Of now Federated States of Micronesia

-0.46% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 220

Nauru

0.55% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 154

New Caledonia

1.38% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 86

New Zealand

0.82% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 136

Niue

-0.03% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 202

Norfolk Island

0.01% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 194

Northern Mariana Islands

2.18% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 42

Palau

0.38% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 167

Papua New Guinea

1.78% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 66

Pitcairn Islands

0% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 198

Samoa

0.58% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 152

Solomon Islands

2.02% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 49

Tokelau

-0.01% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 200

Tonga

0.03% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 190

Tuvalu

0.82% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 135

Vanuatu

1.95% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 52

Wallis And Futuna now Wallis and Futuna

0.33% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 171

South America

13 entries

Argentina

0.93% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 124

Bolivia

1.56% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 76

Brazil

0.77% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 137

Chile

0.82% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 131

Colombia

1.04% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 115

Ecuador

1.35% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 88

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

0.01% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 193

Guyana

0.02% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 192

Paraguay

1.16% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 104

Peru

0.97% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 120

Suriname

1.08% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 113

Uruguay

0.27% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 176

Venezuela

1.39% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 85

Southeast Asia

16 entries

Brunei

1.62% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 72

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

1.01% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 116

Cambodia

1.58% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 76

Christmas Island

1.11% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 110

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

0% (2014 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 197

Hong Kong

0.38% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 166

Indonesia

0.92% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 125

Laos

1.55% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 79

Macau

0.8% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 138

Malaysia

1.44% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 83

Philippines

1.61% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 74

Singapore

1.89% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 57

Taiwan

0.23% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 177

Thailand

0.34% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 168

Timor-Leste

2.42% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 30

Vietnam

0.97% (2015 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 119

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