Population growth rate (2002) | Population growth rate (2004) | ||
Afghanistan | 3.43%
note: this rate reflects the continued return of refugees from Iran (2002 est.) |
4.92%
note: this rate does not take into consideration the recent war and its continuing impact (2004 est.) |
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Albania | 1.06% (2002 est.) | 0.51% (2004 est.) | |
Algeria | 1.68% (2002 est.) | 1.28% (2004 est.) | |
American Samoa | 2.31% (2002 est.) | 0.04% (2004 est.) | |
Andorra | 1.11% (2002 est.) | 1% (2004 est.) | |
Angola | 2.18% (2002 est.) | 1.93% (2004 est.) | |
Anguilla | 2.44% (2002 est.) | 1.98% (2004 est.) | |
Antigua and Barbuda | 0.69% (2002 est.) | 0.6% (2004 est.) | |
Argentina | 1.13% (2002 est.) | 1.02% (2004 est.) | |
Armenia | -0.15% (2002 est.) | -0.32% (2004 est.) | |
Aruba | 0.59% (2002 est.) | 0.51% (2004 est.) | |
Australia | 0.96% (2002 est.) | 0.9% (2004 est.) | |
Austria | 0.23% (2002 est.) | 0.14% (2004 est.) | |
Azerbaijan | 0.38% (2002 est.) | 0.52% (2004 est.) | |
Bahamas, The | 0.86% (2002 est.) | 0.72% (2004 est.) | |
Bahrain | 1.67% (2002 est.) | 1.56% (2004 est.) | |
Bangladesh | 1.59% (2002 est.) | 2.08% (2004 est.) | |
Barbados | 0.46% (2002 est.) | 0.36% (2004 est.) | |
Belarus | -0.14% (2002 est.) | -0.11% (2004 est.) | |
Belgium | 0.15% (2002 est.) | 0.16% (2004 est.) | |
Belize | 2.65% (2002 est.) | 2.39% (2004 est.) | |
Benin | 2.91% (2002 est.) | 2.89% (2004 est.) | |
Bermuda | 0.69% (2002 est.) | 0.68% (2004 est.) | |
Bhutan | 2.15% (2002 est.) | 2.12% (2004 est.) | |
Bolivia | 1.69% (2002 est.) | 1.56% (2004 est.) | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.76% (2002 est.) | 0.45% (2004 est.) | |
Botswana | 0.18% (2002 est.) | -0.89% (2004 est.) | |
Brazil | 0.87% (2002 est.) | 1.11% (2004 est.) | |
British Virgin Islands | 2.16% (2002 est.) | 2.06% (2004 est.) | |
Brunei | 2.06% (2002 est.) | 1.95% (2004 est.) | |
Bulgaria | -1.11% (2002 est.) | -0.92% (2004 est.) | |
Burkina Faso | 2.64% (2002 est.) | 2.57% (2004 est.) | |
Burma | 0.56% (2002 est.) | 0.47% (2004 est.) | |
Burundi | 2.36% (2002 est.) | 2.2% (2004 est.) | |
Cambodia | 2.24% (2002 est.) | 1.8% (2004 est.) | |
Cameroon | 2.36% (2002 est.) | 1.97% (2004 est.) | |
Canada | 0.96% (2002 est.) | 0.92% (2004 est.) | |
Cape Verde | 0.85% (2002 est.) | 0.73% (2004 est.) | |
Cayman Islands | 2.03% (2002 est.) | 2.71% (2004 est.) | |
Central African Republic | 1.8% (2002 est.) | 1.56% (2004 est.) | |
Chad | 3.27% (2002 est.) | 3% (2004 est.) | |
Chile | 1.09% (2002 est.) | 1.01% (2004 est.) | |
China | 0.87% (2002 est.) | 0.57% (2004 est.) | |
Christmas Island | -9% (2002 est.) | -9% (2004 est.) | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | -0.22% (2002 est.) | 0.002% (2004 est.) | |
Colombia | 1.6% (2002 est.) | 1.53% (2004 est.) | |
Comoros | 2.99% (2002 est.) | 2.94% (2004 est.) | |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2.79% (2002 est.) | 2.99% (2004 est.) | |
Congo, Republic of the | 2.18% (2002 est.) | 1.42% (2004 est.) | |
Cook Islands | NA% (2002 est.) | NA (2004 est.) | |
Costa Rica | 1.61% (2002 est.) | 1.52% (2004 est.) | |
Cote d'Ivoire | 2.45% (2002 est.) | 2.11% (2004 est.) | |
Croatia | 1.12% (2002 est.) | -0.02% (2004 est.) | |
Cuba | 0.35% (2002 est.) | 0.34% (2004 est.) | |
Cyprus | 0.57% (2002 est.) | 0.55% (2004 est.) | |
Czech Republic | -0.07% (2002 est.) | -0.05% (2004 est.) | |
Denmark | 0.29% (2002 est.) | 0.35% (2004 est.) | |
Djibouti | 2.59% (2002 est.) | 2.1% (2004 est.) | |
Dominica | -0.81% (2002 est.) | -0.45% (2004 est.) | |
Dominican Republic | 1.61% (2002 est.) | 1.33% (2004 est.) | |
East Timor | 7.26% (2002 est.) | 2.11% (2004 est.) | |
Ecuador | 1.96% (2002 est.) | 1.03% (2004 est.) | |
Egypt | 1.66% (2002 est.) | 1.83% (2004 est.) | |
El Salvador | 1.83% (2002 est.) | 1.78% (2004 est.) | |
Equatorial Guinea | 2.45% (2002 est.) | 2.43% (2004 est.) | |
Eritrea | 3.8% (2002 est.) | 2.57% (2004 est.) | |
Estonia | -0.52% (2002 est.) | -0.66% (2004 est.) | |
Ethiopia | 2.64% (2002 est.) | 1.89% (2004 est.) | |
European Union | - | 0.17% (July 2004 est.) | |
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 2.44% (2002 est.) | 2.44% (2004 est.) | |
Faroe Islands | 0.74% (2002 est.) | 0.66% (2004 est.) | |
Fiji | 1.41% (2002 est.) | 1.41% (2004 est.) | |
Finland | 0.14% (2002 est.) | 0.18% (2004 est.) | |
France | 0.35% (2002 est.) | 0.39% (2004 est.) | |
French Guiana | 2.57% (2002 est.) | 2.25% (2004 est.) | |
French Polynesia | 1.67% (2002 est.) | 1.57% (2004 est.) | |
Gabon | 0.97% (2002 est.) | 2.5% (2004 est.) | |
Gambia, The | 3.09% (2002 est.) | 2.98% (2004 est.) | |
Gaza Strip | 3.95% (2002 est.) | 3.83% (2004 est.) | |
Georgia | -0.55% (2002 est.) | -0.36% (2004 est.) | |
Germany | 0.26% (2002 est.) | 0.02% (2004 est.) | |
Ghana | 1.7% (2002 est.) | 1.36% (2004 est.) | |
Gibraltar | 0.23% (2002 est.) | 0.19% (2004 est.) | |
Greece | 0.2% (2002 est.) | 0.2% (2004 est.) | |
Greenland | 0.03% (2002 est.) | -0.01% (2004 est.) | |
Grenada | 0.02% (2002 est.) | 0.14% (2004 est.) | |
Guadeloupe | 1.04% (2002 est.) | 0.96% (2004 est.) | |
Guam | 1.99% (2002 est.) | 1.5% (2004 est.) | |
Guatemala | 2.57% (2002 est.) | 2.61% (2004 est.) | |
Guernsey | 0.37% (2002 est.) | 0.31% (2004 est.) | |
Guinea | 2.23% (2002 est.) | 2.37% (2004 est.) | |
Guinea-Bissau | 2.23% (2002 est.) | 1.99% (2004 est.) | |
Guyana | 0.23% (2002 est.) | 0.61% (2004 est.) | |
Haiti | 1.42% (2002 est.) | 1.71% (2004 est.) | |
Holy See (Vatican City) | 1.15% (2002 est.) | 0.01% (2004 est.) | |
Honduras | 2.34% (2002 est.) | 2.24% (2004 est.) | |
Hong Kong | 1.26% (2002 est.) | 0.65% (2004 est.) | |
Hungary | -0.3% (2002 est.) | -0.25% (2004 est.) | |
Iceland | 0.52% (2002 est.) | 0.97% (2004 est.) | |
India | 1.51% (2002 est.) | 1.44% (2004 est.) | |
Indonesia | 1.54% (2002 est.) | 1.49% (2004 est.) | |
Iran | 0.77% (2002 est.) | 1.07% (2004 est.) | |
Iraq | 2.82% (2002 est.) | 2.74% (2004 est.) | |
Ireland | 1.07% (2002 est.) | 1.16% (2004 est.) | |
Isle of Man | 0.52% (2002 est.) | 0.53% (2004 est.) | |
Israel | 1.48% (2002 est.) | 1.29% (2004 est.) | |
Italy | 0.05% (2002 est.) | 0.09% (2004 est.) | |
Jamaica | 0.56% (2002 est.) | 0.66% (2004 est.) | |
Japan | 0.15% (2002 est.) | 0.08% (2004 est.) | |
Jersey | 0.44% (2002 est.) | 0.36% (2004 est.) | |
Jordan | 2.89% (2002 est.) | 2.67% (2004 est.) | |
Kazakhstan | 0.1% (2002 est.) | 0.26% (2004 est.) | |
Kenya | 1.15% (2002 est.) | 1.14% (2004 est.) | |
Kiribati | 2.28% (2002 est.) | 2.25% (2004 est.) | |
Korea, North | 1.1% (2002 est.) | 0.98% (2004 est.) | |
Korea, South | 0.85% (2002 est.) | 0.62% (2004 est.) | |
Kuwait | 3.33%
note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates (2002 est.) |
3.36%
note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates (2004 est.) |
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Kyrgyzstan | 1.45% (2002 est.) | 1.25% (2004 est.) | |
Laos | 2.47% (2002 est.) | 2.44% (2004 est.) | |
Latvia | -0.77% (2002 est.) | -0.71% (2004 est.) | |
Lebanon | 1.36% (2002 est.) | 1.3% (2004 est.) | |
Lesotho | 1.33% (2002 est.) | 0.14% (2004 est.) | |
Liberia | 1.91% (2002 est.) | 2.7% (2004 est.) | |
Libya | 2.41% (2002 est.) | 2.37% (2004 est.) | |
Liechtenstein | 0.94% (2002 est.) | 0.86% (2004 est.) | |
Lithuania | -0.25% (2002 est.) | -0.33% (2004 est.) | |
Luxembourg | 1.25% (2002 est.) | 1.28% (2004 est.) | |
Macau | 1.75% (2002 est.) | 0.87% (2004 est.) | |
Macedonia | - | 0.39% (2004 est.) | |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | 0.41% (2002 est.) | - | |
Madagascar | 3.03% (2002 est.) | 3.03% (2004 est.) | |
Malawi | 1.39% (2002 est.) | 2.14% (2004 est.) | |
Malaysia | 1.91% (2002 est.) | 1.83% (2004 est.) | |
Maldives | 2.95% (2002 est.) | 2.86% (2004 est.) | |
Mali | 2.97% (2002 est.) | 2.78% (2004 est.) | |
Malta | 0.73% (2002 est.) | 0.42% (2004 est.) | |
Marshall Islands | 3.89% (2002 est.) | 2.29% (2004 est.) | |
Martinique | 0.89% (2002 est.) | 0.81% (2004 est.) | |
Mauritania | 2.92% (2002 est.) | 2.91% (2004 est.) | |
Mauritius | 0.86% (2002 est.) | 0.81% (2004 est.) | |
Mayotte | 4.41% (2002 est.) | 4.09% (2004 est.) | |
Mexico | 1.47% (2002 est.) | 1.18% (2004 est.) | |
Micronesia, Federated States of | NA% (2002 est.) | -0.02% (2004 est.) | |
Moldova | 0.09% (2002 est.) | 0.18% (2004 est.) | |
Monaco | 0.45% (2002 est.) | 0.44% (2004 est.) | |
Mongolia | 1.48% (2002 est.) | 1.43% (2004 est.) | |
Montserrat | 8.43% (2002 est.) | 1.03% (2004 est.) | |
Morocco | 1.68% (2002 est.) | 1.61% (2004 est.) | |
Mozambique | 1.13% (2002 est.) | 1.22% (2004 est.) | |
Namibia | 1.19% (2002 est.) | 1.25% (2004 est.) | |
Nauru | 1.96% (2002 est.) | 1.87% (2004 est.) | |
Nepal | 2.29% (2002 est.) | 2.23% (2004 est.) | |
Netherlands | 0.53% (2002 est.) | 0.57% (2004 est.) | |
Netherlands Antilles | 0.93% (2002 est.) | 0.86% (2004 est.) | |
New Caledonia | 1.43% (2002 est.) | 1.33% (2004 est.) | |
New Zealand | 1.12% (2002 est.) | 1.05% (2004 est.) | |
Nicaragua | 2.09% (2002 est.) | 1.97% (2004 est.) | |
Niger | 2.7% (2002 est.) | 2.67% (2004 est.) | |
Nigeria | 2.54% (2002 est.) | 2.45% (2004 est.) | |
Niue | 0.5% (2002 est.) | 0.01% (2004 est.) | |
Norfolk Island | -0.69% (2002 est.) | -0.01% (2004 est.) | |
Northern Mariana Islands | 3.49% (2002 est.) | 2.71% (2004 est.) | |
Norway | 0.47% (2002 est.) | 0.41% (2004 est.) | |
Oman | 3.41% (2002 est.) | 3.35% (2004 est.) | |
Pakistan | 2.06% (2002 est.) | 1.98% (2004 est.) | |
Palau | 1.61% (2002 est.) | 1.46% (2004 est.) | |
Panama | 1.26% (2002 est.) | 1.31% (2004 est.) | |
Papua New Guinea | 2.39% (2002 est.) | 2.3% (2004 est.) | |
Paraguay | 2.57% (2002 est.) | 2.51% (2004 est.) | |
Peru | 1.66% (2002 est.) | 1.39% (2004 est.) | |
Philippines | 1.99% (2002 est.) | 1.88% (2004 est.) | |
Pitcairn Islands | -1.32% (2002 est.) | -0.013% (2004 est.) | |
Poland | -0.02% (2002 est.) | 0.02% (2004 est.) | |
Portugal | 0.18% (2002 est.) | 0.41% (2004 est.) | |
Puerto Rico | 0.51% (2002 est.) | 0.49% (2004 est.) | |
Qatar | 3.02% (2002 est.) | 2.74% (2004 est.) | |
Reunion | 1.52% (2002 est.) | 1.42% (2004 est.) | |
Romania | -0.21% (2002 est.) | -0.11% (2004 est.) | |
Russia | -0.33% (2002 est.) | -0.45% (2004 est.) | |
Rwanda | 1.16% (2002 est.) | 1.82% (2004 est.) | |
Saint Helena | 0.7% (2002 est.) | 0.62% (2004 est.) | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.01% (2002 est.) | 0.25% (2004 est.) | |
Saint Lucia | - | 1.27% (2004 est.) | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.35% (2002 est.) | 0.26% (2004 est.) | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.37% (2002 est.) | 0.31% (2004 est.) | |
Samoa | -0.25% (2002 est.) | -0.25% (2004 est.) | |
San Marino | 1.41% (2002 est.) | 1.33% (2004 est.) | |
Sao Tome and Principe | 3.18% (2002 est.) | 3.18% (2004 est.) | |
Saudi Arabia | 3.27% (2002 est.) | 2.44% (2004 est.) | |
Senegal | 2.91% (2002 est.) | 2.52% (2004 est.) | |
Serbia and Montenegro | -0.12% (2002 est.) | 0.03% (2004 est.) | |
Seychelles | 0.47% (2002 est.) | 0.45% (2004 est.) | |
Sierra Leone | 3.21% (2002 est.) | 2.27% (2004 est.) | |
Singapore | 3.46% (2002 est.) | 1.71% (2004 est.) | |
Slovakia | 0.14% (2002 est.) | 0.14% (2004 est.) | |
Slovenia | 0.14% (2002 est.) | -0.01% (2004 est.) | |
Solomon Islands | 2.91% (2002 est.) | 2.76% (2004 est.) | |
Somalia | 3.46% (2002 est.) | 3.41% (2004 est.) | |
South Africa | 0.02% (2002 est.) | -0.25% (2004 est.) | |
Spain | 0.09% (2002 est.) | 0.16% (2004 est.) | |
Sri Lanka | 0.85% (2002 est.) | 0.81% (2004 est.) | |
Sudan | 2.73% (2002 est.) | 2.64% (2004 est.) | |
Suriname | 0.55% (2002 est.) | 0.31% (2004 est.) | |
Svalbard | -1.99% (2002 est.) | -0.02% (2004 est.) | |
Swaziland | 1.63% (2002 est.) | 0.55% (2004 est.) | |
Sweden | 0.02% (2002 est.) | 0.18% (2004 est.) | |
Switzerland | 0.24% (2002 est.) | 0.54% (2004 est.) | |
Syria | 2.5% (2002 est.) | 2.4% (2004 est.) | |
Taiwan | 0.78% (2002 est.) | 0.64% (2004 est.) | |
Tajikistan | 2.12% (2002 est.) | 2.14% (2004 est.) | |
Tanzania | 2.6% (2002 est.) | 1.95% (2004 est.) | |
Thailand | 0.88% (2002 est.) | 0.91% (2004 est.) | |
Togo | 2.48% (2002 est.) | 2.27% (2004 est.) | |
Tokelau | -0.92% (2002 est.) | -0.01% (2004 est.) | |
Tonga | 1.85% (2002 est.) | 1.94% (2004 est.) | |
Trinidad and Tobago | -0.52% (2002 est.) | -0.71% (2004 est.) | |
Tunisia | 1.12% (2002 est.) | 1.01% (2004 est.) | |
Turkey | 1.2% (2002 est.) | 1.13% (2004 est.) | |
Turkmenistan | 1.84% (2002 est.) | 1.81% (2004 est.) | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.28% (2002 est.) | 3.03% (2004 est.) | |
Tuvalu | 1.4% (2002 est.) | 1.44% (2004 est.) | |
Uganda | 2.94% (2002 est.) | 2.97% (2004 est.) | |
Ukraine | -0.72% (2002 est.) | -0.66% (2004 est.) | |
United Arab Emirates | 1.58% (2002 est.) | 1.57% (2004 est.) | |
United Kingdom | 0.21% (2002 est.) | 0.29% (2004 est.) | |
United States | 0.89% (2002 est.) | 0.92% (2004 est.) | |
Uruguay | 0.79% (2002 est.) | 0.51% (2004 est.) | |
Uzbekistan | 1.62% (2002 est.) | 1.65% (2004 est.) | |
Vanuatu | 1.66% (2002 est.) | 1.57% (2004 est.) | |
Venezuela | 1.52% (2002 est.) | 1.44% (2004 est.) | |
Vietnam | 1.43% (2002 est.) | 1.3% (2004 est.) | |
Virgin Islands | 1.04% (2002 est.) | -0.05% (2004 est.) | |
Wallis and Futuna | NA (2002 est.) | NA | |
West Bank | 3.39% (2002 est.) | 3.21% (2004 est.) | |
Western Sahara | NA (2002 est.) | NA | |
World | 1.23% (2002 est.) | 1.14% (2004 est.) | |
Yemen | 3.4% (2002 est.) | 3.44% (2004 est.) | |
Zambia | 1.9% (2002 est.) | 1.47% (2004 est.) | |
Zimbabwe | 0.05% (2002 est.) | 0.68% (2004 est.) |