The CIA World Factbook Edition 2017 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 2017 edition carries it in 236 entries, in its People and Society section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
- entries in the 2017 edition
- 236
- the first edition with it
- 1993
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
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World
1 entry
1.06%
note: this rate results in about 148 net additions to the worldwide population every minute or 2.5 every second (2016 est.)
Africa
56 entries
1.7% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 62
3.52% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 3
2.71% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 13
1.55% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 70
3% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 8
3.25% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 4
1.33% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 85
2.56% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 18
2.12% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 42
1.86% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 52
1.64% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 67
2.37% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 25
2.11% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 44
1.84% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 59
2.16% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 37
2.45% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 19
2.44% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 24
0.85% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 120
1.08% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 102
2.85% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 11
1.92% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 55
2.05% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 43
2.17% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 39
2.61% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 17
1.86% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 51
1.69% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 63
0.28% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 172
2.5% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 22
1.58% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 65
2.5% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 20
3.31% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 5
3.02% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 9
2.17% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 38
0.59% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 148
0.97% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 115
2.46% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 21
1.95% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 45
3.19% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 7
2.43% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 31
2.45% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 23
0.18% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 183
1.72% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 64
2.39% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 30
0.77% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 134
2.38% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 29
2% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 49
0.99% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 110
3.83% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 2
1.64% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 65
2.75% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 12
2.64% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 16
1.01% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 109
3.2% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 6
2.7% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 14
2.93% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 10
1.56% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 69
Arctic Region
3 entries
-0.03% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 199
1.13% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 106
-0.03% (2014 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 201
Asia
22 entries
2.36% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 27
-0.21% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 212
0.87% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 125
1.04% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 118
1.07% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 104
0.41% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 161
-0.02% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 195
1.17% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 92
-0.21% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 208
1.04% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 116
0.53% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 154
0.48% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 155
1.05% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 107
-0.06% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 206
1.18% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 93
1.16% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 91
1.43% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 81
-0.08% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 204
0.76% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 137
1.62% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 71
1.12% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 108
0.93% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 127
Central America and the Caribbean
30 entries
1.97% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 46
1.21% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 100
1.27% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 84
0.81% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 129
0.28% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 178
1.8% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 58
2.25% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 36
2.01% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 48
1.16% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 95
-0.29% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 216
0.4% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 160
0.18% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 186
1.18% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 99
0.25% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 177
0.44% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 164
1.75% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 57
1.34% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 88
1.6% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 66
0.68% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 145
0.45% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 152
0.98% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 112
1.27% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 90
-1.74% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 234
0.73% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 140
0.32% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 170
-0.25% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 218
1.42% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 83
-0.2% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 213
2.16% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 40
-0.25% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 214
Europe
48 entries
0.31% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 179
0.03% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 193
0.47% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 156
-0.22% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 211
0.7% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 142
-0.16% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 209
-0.61% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 227
-0.5% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 224
0.12% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 189
0.22% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 187
-0.57% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 226
0.23% (2016 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 180
0.55% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 151
0.36% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 162
0.39% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 163
-0.16% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 210
0.23% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 181
-0.06% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 205
0.3% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 176
0% (2014 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 192
-0.25% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 215
1.15% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 97
0.68% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 141
0.19% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 185
0.78% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 135
-1.08% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 228
0.8% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 133
-1.08% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 230
1.98% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 47
0.26% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 171
-1.05% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 229
0.24% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 184
-0.28% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 217
0.39% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 165
Macedonia
now North Macedonia
0.17% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 188
1.01% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 114
-0.13% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 207
0.04% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 196
-0.33% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 220
0.74% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 147
-0.46% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 225
-0.01% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 197
-0.31% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 219
0.78% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 130
0.81% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 131
0.69% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 139
-0.41% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 221
0.52% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 157
Middle East
17 entries
2.26% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 34
1.32% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 86
2.33% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 33
1.24% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 93
2.55% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 15
1.51% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 76
2.05% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 41
1.46% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 80
-1.1% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 231
2.03% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 44
2.27% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 32
1.45% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 75
7.87% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 1
0.52% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 158
2.37% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 28
1.84% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 56
2.28% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 32
North America
5 entries
0.45% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 155
0.73% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 143
1.12% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 103
-1.08% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 232
0.81% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 136
Oceania
25 entries
-1.3% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 233
1.03% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 119
-2.79% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 235
0.6% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 149
0.88% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 123
0.26% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 175
1.13% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 105
1.55% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 74
-0.52% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 222
0.53% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 159
1.33% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 89
0.79% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 132
-0.03% (2014 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 202
0.01% (2014 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 191
-0.51% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 223
0.39% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 166
1.71% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 63
0% (2014 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 198
0.6% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 150
1.94% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 53
-0.01% (2014 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 200
-0.05% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 203
0.85% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 128
1.85% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 54
0.32% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 168
South America
13 entries
0.91% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 121
1.51% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 77
0.73% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 144
0.77% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 138
0.99% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 115
1.28% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 87
0.01% (2014 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 190
0.32% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 174
1.18% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 98
0.95% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 111
1.02% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 113
0.27% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 167
1.24% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 96
Southeast Asia
16 entries
1.57% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 68
Burma
now Burma (Myanmar)
0.91% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 121
1.52% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 74
1.11% (2014 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 101
0% (2014 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 194
0.32% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 173
0.86% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 124
1.51% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 78
0.74% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 146
1.37% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 82
1.57% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 73
1.82% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 60
0.17% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 182
0.3% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 171
2.36% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 28
0.93% (2017 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 122
Cite this page
Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2017, “Population growth rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/population-growth-rate/2017.