Population growth rate (2001) | Population growth rate (2008) | ||
Afghanistan | 3.48% (2001 est.)
note: this rate reflects the continued return of refugees from Iran |
2.625% (2007 est.) | |
Albania | 0.88% (2001 est.) | 0.529% (2007 est.) | |
Algeria | 1.71% (2001 est.) | 1.216% (2007 est.) | |
American Samoa | 2.42% (2001 est.) | -0.262% (2007 est.) | |
Andorra | 1.17% (2001 est.) | 0.842% (2007 est.) | |
Angola | 2.15% (2001 est.) | 2.184% (2007 est.) | |
Anguilla | 2.68% (2001 est.) | 1.375% (2007 est.) | |
Antigua and Barbuda | 0.74% (2001 est.) | 0.527% (2007 est.) | |
Argentina | 1.15% (2001 est.) | 0.938% (2007 est.) | |
Armenia | -0.21% (2001 est.) | -0.129% (2007 est.) | |
Aruba | 0.64% (2001 est.) | 1.522% (2007 est.) | |
Australia | 0.99% (2001 est.) | 0.824% (2007 est.) | |
Austria | 0.24% (2001 est.) | 0.077% (2007 est.) | |
Azerbaijan | 0.32% (2001 est.) | 0.688% (2007 est.) | |
Bahamas, The | 0.93% (2001 est.) | 0.602% (2007 est.) | |
Bahrain | 1.73% (2001 est.) | 1.392% (2007 est.) | |
Bangladesh | 1.59% (2001 est.) | 2.056% (2007 est.) | |
Barbados | 0.46% (2001 est.) | 0.369% (2007 est.) | |
Belarus | -0.15% (2001 est.) | -0.41% (2007 est.) | |
Belgium | 0.16% (2001 est.) | 0.12% (2007 est.) | |
Belize | 2.7% (2001 est.) | 2.258% (2007 est.) | |
Benin | 2.97% (2001 est.) | 2.674% (2007 est.) | |
Bermuda | 0.74% (2001 est.) | 0.576% (2007 est.) | |
Bhutan | 2.17% (2001 est.) | 2.082% (2007 est.) | |
Bolivia | 1.76% (2001 est.) | 1.42% (2007 est.) | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.38% (2001 est.) | 1.003% (2007 est.) | |
Botswana | 0.47% (2001 est.) | 1.503% (2007 est.) | |
Brazil | 0.91% (2001 est.) | 1.008% (2007 est.) | |
British Virgin Islands | 2.22% (2001 est.) | 1.923% (2007 est.) | |
Brunei | 2.11% (2001 est.) | 1.81% (2007 est.) | |
Bulgaria | -1.14% (2001 est.) | -0.837% (2007 est.) | |
Burkina Faso | 2.68% (2001 est.) | 2.997% (2007 est.) | |
Burma | 0.6% (2001 est.) | 0.815% (2007 est.) | |
Burundi | 2.38% (2001 est.) | 3.593% (2007 est.) | |
Cambodia | 2.25% (2001 est.) | 1.729% (2007 est.) | |
Cameroon | 2.41% (2001 est.) | 2.241% (2007 est.) | |
Canada | 0.99% (2001 est.) | 0.869% (2007 est.) | |
Cape Verde | 0.92% (2001 est.) | 0.606% (2007 est.) | |
Cayman Islands | 2.12% (2001 est.) | 2.496% (2007 est.) | |
Central African Republic | 1.85% (2001 est.) | 1.505% (2007 est.) | |
Chad | 3.29% (2001 est.) | 2.32% (2007 est.) | |
Chile | 1.13% (2001 est.) | 0.916% (2007 est.) | |
China | 0.88% (2001 est.) | 0.606% (2007 est.) | |
Christmas Island | 7.77% (2001 est.) | 0% (2007 est.) | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | -0.21% (2001 est.) | 0% (2007 est.) | |
Colombia | 1.64% (2001 est.) | 1.433% (2007 est.) | |
Comoros | 3.02% (2001 est.) | 2.84% (2007 est.) | |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 3.1% (2001 est.) | 3.39% (2007 est.) | |
Congo, Republic of the | 2.2% (2001 est.) | 2.639% (2007 est.) | |
Cook Islands | - | -1.2% between 1996-2001 (2001 census) | |
Costa Rica | 1.65% (2001 est.) | 1.412% (2007 est.) | |
Cote d'Ivoire | 2.51% (2001 est.) | 1.995% (2007 est.) | |
Croatia | 1.48% (2001 est.) | -0.035% (2007 est.) | |
Cuba | 0.37% (2001 est.) | 0.273% (2007 est.) | |
Cyprus | 0.59% (2001 est.) | 0.527% (2007 est.) | |
Czech Republic | -0.07% (2001 est.) | -0.071% (2007 est.) | |
Denmark | 0.3% (2001 est.) | 0.311% (2007 est.) | |
Djibouti | 2.6% (2001 est.) | 1.984% (2007 est.) | |
Dominica | -0.98% (2001 est.) | 0.184% (2007 est.) | |
Dominican Republic | 1.63% (2001 est.) | 1.5% (2007 est.) | |
Ecuador | 2% (2001 est.) | 1.554% (2007 est.) | |
Egypt | 1.69% (2001 est.) | 1.721% (2007 est.) | |
El Salvador | 1.85% (2001 est.) | 1.699% (2007 est.) | |
Equatorial Guinea | 2.46% (2001 est.) | 2.015% (2007 est.) | |
Eritrea | 3.84% (2001 est.) | 2.461% (2007 est.) | |
Estonia | -0.55% (2001 est.) | -0.635% (2007 est.) | |
Ethiopia | 2.7% (2001 est.) | 2.272% (2007 est.) | |
European Union | - | 0.16% (2007 est.) | |
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 2.43% (2001 est.) | 2.44% (2007 est.) | |
Faroe Islands | 0.78% (2001 est.) | 0.543% (2007 est.) | |
Fiji | 1.41% (2001 est.) | 1.394% (2007 est.) | |
Finland | 0.16% (2001 est.) | 0.127% (2007 est.) | |
France | 0.37% (2001 est.) | 0.588% (2007 est.) | |
French Guiana | 2.74% (2001 est.) | - | |
French Polynesia | 1.72% (2001 est.) | 1.461% (2007 est.) | |
Gabon | 1.02% (2001 est.) | 2.036% (2007 est.) | |
Gambia, The | 3.14% (2001 est.) | 2.781% (2007 est.) | |
Gaza Strip | 4.01% (2001 est.) | 3.66% (2007 est.) | |
Georgia | -0.59% (2001 est.) | -0.329% (2007 est.) | |
Germany | 0.27% (2001 est.) | -0.033% (2007 est.) | |
Ghana | 1.79% (2001 est.) | 1.972% (2007 est.) | |
Gibraltar | 0.24% (2001 est.) | 0.129% (2007 est.) | |
Greece | 0.21% (2001 est.) | 0.163% (2007 est.) | |
Greenland | 0.06% (2001 est.) | -0.03% (2007 est.) | |
Grenada | -0.06% (2001 est.) | 0.336% (2007 est.) | |
Guadeloupe | 1.07% (2001 est.) | - | |
Guam | 2.09% (2001 est.) | 1.4% (2007 est.) | |
Guatemala | 2.6% (2001 est.) | 2.152% (2007 est.) | |
Guernsey | 0.39% (2001 est.) | 0.239% (2007 est.) | |
Guinea | 1.96% (2001 est.) | 2.62% (2007 est.) | |
Guinea-Bissau | 2.23% (2001 est.) | 2.052% (2007 est.) | |
Guyana | 0.07% (2001 est.) | 0.234% (2007 est.) | |
Haiti | 1.4% (2001 est.) | 2.453% (2007 est.) | |
Holy See (Vatican City) | 1.15% (2001 est.) | 0% (2007 est.) | |
Honduras | 2.43% (2001 est.) | 2.091% (2007 est.) | |
Hong Kong | 1.3% (2001 est.) | 0.561% (2007 est.) | |
Hungary | -0.32% (2001 est.) | -0.253% (2007 est.) | |
Iceland | 0.54% (2001 est.) | 0.824% (2007 est.) | |
India | 1.55% (2001 est.) | 1.606% (2007 est.) | |
Indonesia | 1.6% (2001 est.) | 1.213% (2007 est.) | |
Iran | 0.72% (2001 est.) | 0.663% (2007 est.) | |
Iraq | 2.84% (2001 est.) | 2.618% (2007 est.) | |
Ireland | 1.12% (2001 est.) | 1.143% (2007 est.) | |
Isle of Man | 0.52% (2001 est.) | 0.513% (2007 est.) | |
Israel | 1.58% (2001 est.) | 1.154% (2007 est.) | |
Italy | 0.07% (2001 est.) | 0.01% (2007 est.) | |
Jamaica | 0.51% (2001 est.) | 0.777% (2007 est.) | |
Japan | 0.17% (2001 est.) | -0.088% (2007 est.) | |
Jersey | 0.48% (2001 est.) | 0.244% (2007 est.) | |
Johnston Atoll | -5.94% (2001 est.) | - | |
Jordan | 3% (2001 est.) | 2.412% (2007 est.) | |
Kazakhstan | 0.03% (2001 est.) | 0.352% (2007 est.) | |
Kenya | 1.27% (2001 est.) | 2.799% (2007 est.) | |
Kiribati | 2.31% (2001 est.) | 2.235% (2007 est.) | |
Korea, North | 1.22% (2001 est.) | 0.785% (2007 est.) | |
Korea, South | 0.89% (2001 est.) | 0.394% (2007 est.) | |
Kuwait | 3.38% (2001 est.)
note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates |
3.561%
note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates (2007 est.) |
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Kyrgyzstan | 1.44% (2001 est.) | 1.354% (2007 est.) | |
Laos | 2.48% (2001 est.) | 2.37% (2007 est.) | |
Latvia | -0.81% (2001 est.) | -0.648% (2007 est.) | |
Lebanon | 1.38% (2001 est.) | 1.198% (2007 est.) | |
Lesotho | 1.49% (2001 est.) | 0.144% (2007 est.) | |
Liberia | 1.92% (2001 est.) | 4.836% (2007 est.) | |
Libya | 2.42% (2001 est.) | 2.262% (2007 est.) | |
Liechtenstein | 0.98% (2001 est.) | 0.745% (2007 est.) | |
Lithuania | -0.27% (2001 est.) | -0.289% (2007 est.) | |
Luxembourg | 1.26% (2001 est.) | 1.207% (2007 est.) | |
Macau | 1.79% (2001 est.) | 0.841% (2007 est.) | |
Macedonia | - | 0.263% (2007 est.) | |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | 0.43% (2001 est.) | - | |
Madagascar | 3.02% (2001 est.) | 3.008% (2007 est.) | |
Malawi | 1.5% (2001 est.) | 2.383% (2007 est.) | |
Malaysia | 1.96% (2001 est.) | 1.759% (2007 est.) | |
Maldives | 3.01% (2001 est.) | 2.732% (2007 est.) | |
Mali | 2.97% (2001 est.) | 2.681% (2007 est.) | |
Malta | 0.74% (2001 est.) | 0.413% (2007 est.) | |
Marshall Islands | 3.88% (2001 est.) | 2.207% (2007 est.) | |
Martinique | 0.93% (2001 est.) | - | |
Mauritania | 2.93% (2001 est.) | 2.867% (2007 est.) | |
Mauritius | 0.88% (2001 est.) | 0.798% (2007 est.) | |
Mayotte | 4.58% (2001 est.) | 3.617% (2007 est.) | |
Mexico | 1.5% (2001 est.) | 1.153% (2007 est.) | |
Micronesia, Federated States of | - | -0.154% (2007 est.) | |
Moldova | 0.05% (2001 est.) | -0.11% (2007 est.) | |
Monaco | 0.46% (2001 est.) | 0.386% (2007 est.) | |
Mongolia | 1.47% (2001 est.) | 1.486% (2007 est.) | |
Montenegro | - | -1% (2007 est.) | |
Montserrat | 13.39% (2001 est.) | 1.048% (2007 est.) | |
Morocco | 1.71% (2001 est.) | 1.528% (2007 est.) | |
Mozambique | 1.3% (2001 est.) | 1.803% (2007 est.) | |
Namibia | 1.38% (2001 est.) | 0.478% (2007 est.) | |
Nauru | 2% (2001 est.) | 1.781% (2007 est.) | |
Nepal | 2.32% (2001 est.) | 2.132% (2007 est.) | |
Netherlands | 0.55% (2001 est.) | 0.464% (2007 est.) | |
Netherlands Antilles | 0.97% (2001 est.) | 0.777% (2007 est.) | |
New Caledonia | 1.48% (2001 est.) | 1.203% (2007 est.) | |
New Zealand | 1.14% (2001 est.) | 0.95% (2007 est.) | |
Nicaragua | 2.15% (2001 est.) | 1.855% (2007 est.) | |
Niger | 2.72% (2001 est.) | 2.898% (2007 est.) | |
Nigeria | 2.61% (2001 est.) | 2.379% (2007 est.) | |
Niue | 0.5% (2001 est.) | -0.032% (2007 est.) | |
Norfolk Island | -0.71% (2001 est.) | 0.006% (2007 est.) | |
Northern Mariana Islands | 3.62% (2001 est.) | 2.461% (2007 est.) | |
Norway | 0.49% (2001 est.) | 0.363% (2007 est.) | |
Oman | 3.43% (2001 est.) | 3.234% (2007 est.) | |
Pakistan | 2.11% (2001 est.) | 1.828% (2007 est.) | |
Palau | 1.69% (2001 est.) | 1.233% (2007 est.) | |
Panama | 1.3% (2001 est.) | 1.564% (2007 est.) | |
Papua New Guinea | 2.43% (2001 est.) | 2.163% (2007 est.) | |
Paraguay | 2.6% (2001 est.) | 2.416% (2007 est.) | |
Peru | 1.7% (2001 est.) | 1.289% (2007 est.) | |
Philippines | 2.03% (2001 est.) | 1.764% (2007 est.) | |
Pitcairn Islands | -2.08% (2001 est.) | 0% (2007 est.) | |
Poland | -0.03% (2001 est.) | -0.046% (2007 est.) | |
Portugal | 0.18% (2001 est.) | 0.334% (2007 est.) | |
Puerto Rico | 0.54% (2001 est.) | 0.393% (2007 est.) | |
Qatar | 3.18% (2001 est.) | 2.386% (2007 est.) | |
Reunion | 1.57% (2001 est.) | - | |
Romania | -0.21% (2001 est.) | -0.127% (2007 est.) | |
Russia | -0.35% (2001 est.) | -0.484% (2007 est.) | |
Rwanda | 1.16% (2001 est.) | 2.766% (2007 est.) | |
Saint Helena | 0.72% (2001 est.) | 0.53% (2007 est.) | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | -0.11% (2001 est.) | 0.623% (2007 est.) | |
Saint Lucia | 1.23% (2001 est.) | 1.297% (2007 est.) | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.43% (2001 est.) | 0.128% (2007 est.) | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.4% (2001 est.) | 0.248% (2007 est.) | |
Samoa | -0.23% (2001 est.) | 1.291% (2007 est.) | |
San Marino | 1.45% (2001 est.) | 1.219% (2007 est.) | |
Sao Tome and Principe | 3.18% (2001 est.) | 3.13% (2007 est.) | |
Saudi Arabia | 3.27% (2001 est.) | 2.06% (2007 est.) | |
Senegal | 2.93% (2001 est.) | 2.645% (2007 est.) | |
Seychelles | 0.49% (2001 est.) | 0.432% (2007 est.) | |
Sierra Leone | 3.61% (2001 est.) | 2.292% (2007 est.) | |
Singapore | 3.5% (2001 est.) | 1.275% (2007 est.) | |
Slovakia | 0.13% (2001 est.) | 0.147% (2007 est.) | |
Slovenia | 0.14% (2001 est.) | -0.065% (2007 est.) | |
Solomon Islands | 2.98% (2001 est.) | 2.54% (2007 est.) | |
Somalia | 3.48% (2001 est.) | 2.832% (2007 est.) | |
South Africa | 0.26% (2001 est.) | -0.46% (2007 est.) | |
Spain | 0.1% (2001 est.) | 0.116% (2007 est.) | |
Sri Lanka | 0.87% (2001 est.) | 0.982% (2007 est.) | |
Sudan | 2.79% (2001 est.) | 2.082% (2007 est.) | |
Suriname | 0.6% (2001 est.) | 1.103% (2007 est.) | |
Svalbard | -3.55% (2001 est.) | -0.007% (2007 est.) | |
Swaziland | 1.83% (2001 est.) | -0.337% (2007 est.) | |
Sweden | 0.02% (2001 est.) | 0.159% (2007 est.) | |
Switzerland | 0.27% (2001 est.) | 0.381% (2007 est.) | |
Syria | 2.54% (2001 est.) | 2.244% (2007 est.) | |
Taiwan | 0.8% (2001 est.) | 0.304% (2007 est.) | |
Tajikistan | 2.12% (2001 est.) | 1.895% (2007 est.) | |
Tanzania | 2.61% (2001 est.) | 2.091% (2007 est.) | |
Thailand | 0.91% (2001 est.) | 0.663% (2007 est.) | |
Timor-Leste | - | 2.059% (2007 est.) | |
Togo | 2.6% (2001 est.) | 2.718% (2007 est.) | |
Tokelau | -0.92% (2001 est.) | -0.018% (2007 est.) | |
Tonga | 1.79% (2001 est.) | 1.847% (2007 est.) | |
Trinidad and Tobago | -0.51% (2001 est.) | -0.883% (2007 est.) | |
Tunisia | 1.15% (2001 est.) | 0.989% (2007 est.) | |
Turkey | 1.24% (2001 est.) | 1.04% (2007 est.) | |
Turkmenistan | 1.85% (2001 est.) | 1.617% (2007 est.) | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.41% (2001 est.) | 2.722% (2007 est.) | |
Tuvalu | 1.4% (2001 est.) | 1.543% (2007 est.) | |
Uganda | 2.93% (2001 est.) | 3.572% (2007 est.) | |
Ukraine | -0.78% (2001 est.) | -0.675% (2007 est.) | |
United Arab Emirates | 1.59% (2001 est.) | 3.997% (2007 est.) | |
United Kingdom | 0.23% (2001 est.) | 0.275% (2007 est.) | |
United States | 0.9% (2001 est.) | 0.894% (2007 est.) | |
Uruguay | 0.78% (2001 est.) | 0.504% (2007 est.) | |
Uzbekistan | 1.6% (2001 est.) | 1.732% (2007 est.) | |
Vanuatu | 1.7% (2001 est.) | 1.46% (2007 est.) | |
Venezuela | 1.56% (2001 est.) | 1.486% (2007 est.) | |
Vietnam | 1.45% (2001 est.) | 1.004% (2007 est.) | |
Virgin Islands | 1.06% (2001 est.) | -0.171% (2007 est.) | |
Wallis and Futuna | NA% | NA | |
West Bank | 3.48% (2001 est.) | 2.985% (2007 est.) | |
Western Sahara | - | NA | |
World | 1.25% (2001 est.) | 1.167% (2007 est.) | |
Yemen | 3.38% (2001 est.) | 3.461% (2007 est.) | |
Yugoslavia | -0.27% (2001 est.) | - | |
Zambia | 1.93% (2001 est.) | 1.664% (2007 est.) | |
Zimbabwe | 0.15% (2001 est.) | 0.595% (2007 est.) |