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Fastest Growing Countries by Population (2026)

Countries whose populations are growing fastest, measured as the change from the previous year's UN estimate.

Criteria
Percentage change in mid-year population compared with the previous year, highest first.
Reference year
2026
Source
UN World Population Prospects
Fastest Growing Countries by Population, Yearly change
#CountryYearly change
1Central African Republic+3.37%
2Syria+3.33%
3Somalia+3.31%
4Oman+3.22%
5Niger+3.21%
6Democratic Republic of the Congo+3.21%
7Tokelau+3.15%
8Sudan+3.14%
9Mayotte+3.12%
10Angola+3.01%
11Mali+2.91%
12Tanzania+2.86%
13Yemen+2.84%
14Mozambique+2.83%
15Zambia+2.77%
16Mauritania+2.75%
17Afghanistan+2.74%
18Uganda+2.68%
19Chad+2.65%
20Malawi+2.56%
21Cameroon+2.55%
22Ethiopia+2.53%
23Benin+2.40%
24Ivory Coast+2.39%
25Madagascar+2.39%
26Equatorial Guinea+2.37%
27Republic of the Congo+2.36%
28Burundi+2.36%
29Solomon Islands+2.34%
30Senegal+2.30%
31Guinea+2.27%
32Vanuatu+2.21%
33Rwanda+2.20%
34Gambia+2.20%
35Togo+2.19%
36Burkina Faso+2.19%
37Guinea-Bissau+2.15%
38Liberia+2.14%
39Iraq+2.10%
40Eritrea+2.10%
41Gabon+2.09%
42Nigeria+2.06%
43South Sudan+2.03%
44United Arab Emirates+2.02%
45Sierra Leone+2.01%
46Sao Tome and Principe+1.97%
47Bahrain+1.96%
48Namibia+1.95%
49Kenya+1.92%
50Zimbabwe+1.90%
51Qatar+1.85%
52Palestinian Territory+1.85%
53Gibraltar+1.83%
54Comoros+1.83%
55Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba +1.81%
56Uzbekistan+1.81%
57Ghana+1.81%
58Cayman Islands+1.79%
59Tajikistan+1.78%
60Saudi Arabia+1.73%
61Papua New Guinea+1.72%
62French Guiana+1.66%
63Western Sahara+1.65%
64Seychelles+1.64%
65Honduras+1.63%
66Botswana+1.61%
67Pakistan+1.60%
68Turkmenistan+1.55%
69Kuwait+1.53%
70Guatemala+1.50%
71Egypt+1.47%
72Kyrgyzstan+1.45%
73Kiribati+1.43%
74Ukraine+1.43%
75Vatican+1.37%
76Israel+1.37%
77Belize+1.36%
78Bolivia+1.33%
79Djibouti+1.30%
80Timor Leste+1.30%
81Laos+1.28%
82Nicaragua+1.28%
83Algeria+1.25%
84Bangladesh+1.21%
85Sint Maarten+1.20%
86Panama+1.19%
87Paraguay+1.17%
88Kazakhstan+1.15%
89Cambodia+1.14%
90Saint Barthelemy+1.14%
91Malaysia+1.13%
92Mongolia+1.13%
93Haiti+1.10%
94Lesotho+1.10%
95South Africa+1.09%
96Libya+1.09%
97Eswatini+1.09%
98Andorra+1.03%
99Luxembourg+1.03%
100Iceland+1.02%
101Peru+1.00%
102Colombia+0.96%
103Faroe Islands+0.95%
104Australia+0.94%
105Ireland+0.92%
106India+0.87%
107New Caledonia+0.87%
108Morocco+0.86%
109Canada+0.85%
110Ecuador+0.85%
111Cyprus+0.85%
112Suriname+0.84%
113Lebanon+0.82%
114Iran+0.81%
115Philippines+0.80%
116Mexico+0.80%
117Dominican Republic+0.77%
118Indonesia+0.76%
119Brunei+0.74%
120Guam+0.70%
121Bhutan+0.69%
122New Zealand+0.68%
123Malta+0.66%
124Anguilla+0.65%
125Turks and Caicos Islands+0.62%
126Myanmar+0.61%
127Nauru+0.61%
128Jordan+0.60%
129Singapore+0.60%
130Guyana+0.59%
131Liechtenstein+0.58%
132Vietnam+0.57%
133Samoa+0.56%
134The Netherlands+0.56%
135Azerbaijan+0.55%
136United Kingdom+0.55%
137Tunisia+0.54%
138Norway+0.53%
139British Virgin Islands+0.53%
140Sri Lanka+0.51%
141United States+0.51%
142Switzerland+0.45%
143Fiji+0.44%
144Reunion+0.44%
145Cabo Verde+0.44%
146Micronesia+0.44%
147Antigua and Barbuda+0.43%
148Chile+0.43%
149Costa Rica+0.42%
150Sweden+0.42%
151Venezuela+0.41%
152El Salvador+0.40%
153Bahamas+0.40%
154Brazil+0.35%
155Denmark+0.35%
156Maldives+0.35%
157Argentina+0.33%
158Turkey+0.27%
159North Korea+0.24%
160French Polynesia+0.22%
161Guernsey+0.22%
162Saint Lucia+0.19%
163Macao+0.16%
164Saint Kitts and Nevis+0.15%
165France+0.14%
166Trinidad and Tobago+0.14%
167Belgium+0.14%
168Jersey+0.11%
169San Marino+0.10%
170Grenada+0.05%
171Nepal+0.04%
172Barbados+0.04%
173Aruba+0.01%
174Curacao-0.02%
175Finland-0.03%
176Georgia-0.05%
177Niue-0.05%
178Uruguay-0.06%
179Austria-0.07%
180Isle of Man-0.07%
181Spain-0.08%
182Thailand-0.08%
183Falkland Islands-0.09%
184Slovenia-0.12%
185South Korea-0.13%
186Jamaica-0.13%
187Bermuda-0.15%
188Portugal-0.16%
189Greenland-0.21%
190China-0.22%
191Hong Kong-0.24%
192Mauritius-0.25%
193Palau-0.25%
194Guadeloupe-0.36%
195Italy-0.37%
196Puerto Rico-0.39%
197Cuba-0.41%
198Russia-0.42%
199Greece-0.42%
200Slovakia-0.43%
201Tonga-0.44%
202Taiwan-0.44%
203Hungary-0.48%
204Germany-0.51%
205North Macedonia-0.54%
206Japan-0.55%
207Dominica-0.55%
208Romania-0.57%
209Croatia-0.67%
210Belarus-0.67%
211Monaco-0.68%
212Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-0.68%
213Bulgaria-0.70%
214Serbia-0.70%
215Montserrat-0.71%
216Armenia-0.73%
217Albania-0.74%
218Wallis and Futuna-0.75%
219Czechia-0.77%
220Poland-0.78%
221Martinique-0.80%
222Bosnia and Herzegovina-0.82%
223U.S. Virgin Islands-0.88%
224Latvia-0.95%
225Saint Helena-0.98%
226Estonia-0.98%
227Saint Pierre and Miquelon-1.02%
228Montenegro-1.03%
229Lithuania-1.16%
230Moldova-1.16%
231Tuvalu-1.37%
232Northern Mariana Islands-1.45%
233American Samoa-1.54%
234Cook Islands-3.23%
235Marshall Islands-3.32%
236Saint Martin-4.17%

Countries without a reported value are left out rather than estimated. Download the full dataset (CSV) or read the methodology.

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