Population growth rate (2005) | Population growth rate (2001) | ||
Afghanistan | 4.77%
note: this rate does not take into consideration the recent war and its continuing impact (2005 est.) |
3.48% (2001 est.)
note: this rate reflects the continued return of refugees from Iran |
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Albania | 0.52% (2005 est.) | 0.88% (2001 est.) | |
Algeria | 1.22% (2005 est.) | 1.71% (2001 est.) | |
American Samoa | -0.11% (2005 est.) | 2.42% (2001 est.) | |
Andorra | 0.95% (2005 est.) | 1.17% (2001 est.) | |
Angola | 1.9% (2005 est.) | 2.15% (2001 est.) | |
Anguilla | 1.77% (2005 est.) | 2.68% (2001 est.) | |
Antigua and Barbuda | 0.57% (2005 est.) | 0.74% (2001 est.) | |
Argentina | 0.98% (2005 est.) | 1.15% (2001 est.) | |
Armenia | -0.25% (2005 est.) | -0.21% (2001 est.) | |
Aruba | 0.47% (2005 est.) | 0.64% (2001 est.) | |
Australia | 0.87% (2005 est.) | 0.99% (2001 est.) | |
Austria | 0.11% (2005 est.) | 0.24% (2001 est.) | |
Azerbaijan | 0.59% (2005 est.) | 0.32% (2001 est.) | |
Bahamas, The | 0.67% (2005 est.) | 0.93% (2001 est.) | |
Bahrain | 1.51% (2005 est.) | 1.73% (2001 est.) | |
Bangladesh | 2.09% (2005 est.) | 1.59% (2001 est.) | |
Barbados | 0.33% (2005 est.) | 0.46% (2001 est.) | |
Belarus | -0.09% (2005 est.) | -0.15% (2001 est.) | |
Belgium | 0.15% (2005 est.) | 0.16% (2001 est.) | |
Belize | 2.33% (2005 est.) | 2.7% (2001 est.) | |
Benin | 2.82% (2005 est.) | 2.97% (2001 est.) | |
Bermuda | 0.64% (2005 est.) | 0.74% (2001 est.) | |
Bhutan | 2.11% (2005 est.) | 2.17% (2001 est.) | |
Bolivia | 1.49% (2005 est.) | 1.76% (2001 est.) | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.44% (2005 est.) | 1.38% (2001 est.) | |
Botswana | 0% (2005 est.) | 0.47% (2001 est.) | |
Brazil | 1.06% (2005 est.) | 0.91% (2001 est.) | |
British Virgin Islands | 2.06% (2005 est.) | 2.22% (2001 est.) | |
Brunei | 1.9% (2005 est.) | 2.11% (2001 est.) | |
Bulgaria | -0.89% (2005 est.) | -1.14% (2001 est.) | |
Burkina Faso | 2.53% (2005 est.) | 2.68% (2001 est.) | |
Burma | 0.42% (2005 est.) | 0.6% (2001 est.) | |
Burundi | 2.22% (2005 est.) | 2.38% (2001 est.) | |
Cambodia | 1.81% (2005 est.) | 2.25% (2001 est.) | |
Cameroon | 1.93% (2005 est.) | 2.41% (2001 est.) | |
Canada | 0.9% (2005 est.) | 0.99% (2001 est.) | |
Cape Verde | 0.67% (2005 est.) | 0.92% (2001 est.) | |
Cayman Islands | 2.64% (2005 est.) | 2.12% (2001 est.) | |
Central African Republic | 1.49% (2005 est.) | 1.85% (2001 est.) | |
Chad | 2.95% (2005 est.) | 3.29% (2001 est.) | |
Chile | 0.97% (2005 est.) | 1.13% (2001 est.) | |
China | 0.58% (2005 est.) | 0.88% (2001 est.) | |
Christmas Island | 0% (2005 est.) | 7.77% (2001 est.) | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 0% (2005 est.) | -0.21% (2001 est.) | |
Colombia | 1.49% (2005 est.) | 1.64% (2001 est.) | |
Comoros | 2.91% (2005 est.) | 3.02% (2001 est.) | |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2.98% (2005 est.) | 3.1% (2001 est.) | |
Congo, Republic of the | 1.31% (2005 est.) | 2.2% (2001 est.) | |
Cook Islands | NA | - | |
Costa Rica | 1.48% (2005 est.) | 1.65% (2001 est.) | |
Cote d'Ivoire | 2.06% (2005 est.) | 2.51% (2001 est.) | |
Croatia | -0.02% (2005 est.) | 1.48% (2001 est.) | |
Cuba | 0.33% (2005 est.) | 0.37% (2001 est.) | |
Cyprus | 0.54% (2005 est.) | 0.59% (2001 est.) | |
Czech Republic | -0.05% (2005 est.) | -0.07% (2001 est.) | |
Denmark | 0.34% (2005 est.) | 0.3% (2001 est.) | |
Djibouti | 2.06% (2005 est.) | 2.6% (2001 est.) | |
Dominica | -0.27% (2005 est.) | -0.98% (2001 est.) | |
Dominican Republic | 1.29% (2005 est.) | 1.63% (2001 est.) | |
East Timor | 2.09% (2005 est.) | - | |
Ecuador | 1.24% (2005 est.) | 2% (2001 est.) | |
Egypt | 1.78% (2005 est.) | 1.69% (2001 est.) | |
El Salvador | 1.75% (2005 est.) | 1.85% (2001 est.) | |
Equatorial Guinea | 2.42% (2005 est.) | 2.46% (2001 est.) | |
Eritrea | 2.51% (2005 est.) | 3.84% (2001 est.) | |
Estonia | -0.65% (2005 est.) | -0.55% (2001 est.) | |
Ethiopia | 2.36% (2005 est.) | 2.7% (2001 est.) | |
European Union | 0.15% (July 2005 est.) | - | |
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 2.44% (2005 est.) | 2.43% (2001 est.) | |
Faroe Islands | 0.62% (2005 est.) | 0.78% (2001 est.) | |
Fiji | 1.4% (2005 est.) | 1.41% (2001 est.) | |
Finland | 0.16% (2005 est.) | 0.16% (2001 est.) | |
France | 0.37% (2005 est.) | 0.37% (2001 est.) | |
French Guiana | 2.1% (2005 est.) | 2.74% (2001 est.) | |
French Polynesia | 1.52% (2005 est.) | 1.72% (2001 est.) | |
Gabon | 2.45% (2005 est.) | 1.02% (2001 est.) | |
Gambia, The | 2.93% (2005 est.) | 3.14% (2001 est.) | |
Gaza Strip | 3.77% (2005 est.) | 4.01% (2001 est.) | |
Georgia | -0.35% (2005 est.) | -0.59% (2001 est.) | |
Germany | 0% (2005 est.) | 0.27% (2001 est.) | |
Ghana | 1.25% (2005 est.) | 1.79% (2001 est.) | |
Gibraltar | 0.17% (2005 est.) | 0.24% (2001 est.) | |
Greece | 0.19% (2005 est.) | 0.21% (2001 est.) | |
Greenland | -0.02% (2005 est.) | 0.06% (2001 est.) | |
Grenada | 0.19% (2005 est.) | -0.06% (2001 est.) | |
Guadeloupe | 0.92% (2005 est.) | 1.07% (2001 est.) | |
Guam | 1.46% (2005 est.) | 2.09% (2001 est.) | |
Guatemala | 2.57% (2005 est.) | 2.6% (2001 est.) | |
Guernsey | 0.29% (2005 est.) | 0.39% (2001 est.) | |
Guinea | 2.37% (2005 est.) | 1.96% (2001 est.) | |
Guinea-Bissau | 1.96% (2005 est.) | 2.23% (2001 est.) | |
Guyana | 0.26% (2005 est.) | 0.07% (2001 est.) | |
Haiti | 2.26% (2005 est.) | 1.4% (2001 est.) | |
Holy See (Vatican City) | 0.01% (2005 est.) | 1.15% (2001 est.) | |
Honduras | 2.16% (2005 est.) | 2.43% (2001 est.) | |
Hong Kong | 0.65% (2005 est.) | 1.3% (2001 est.) | |
Hungary | -0.26% (2005 est.) | -0.32% (2001 est.) | |
Iceland | 0.91% (2005 est.) | 0.54% (2001 est.) | |
India | 1.4% (2005 est.) | 1.55% (2001 est.) | |
Indonesia | 1.45% (2005 est.) | 1.6% (2001 est.) | |
Iran | 0.86% (2005 est.) | 0.72% (2001 est.) | |
Iraq | 2.7% (2005 est.) | 2.84% (2001 est.) | |
Ireland | 1.16% (2005 est.) | 1.12% (2001 est.) | |
Isle of Man | 0.52% (2005 est.) | 0.52% (2001 est.) | |
Israel | 1.2% (2005 est.) | 1.58% (2001 est.) | |
Italy | 0.07% (2005 est.) | 0.07% (2001 est.) | |
Jamaica | 0.71% (2005 est.) | 0.51% (2001 est.) | |
Japan | 0.05% (2005 est.) | 0.17% (2001 est.) | |
Jersey | 0.32% (2005 est.) | 0.48% (2001 est.) | |
Johnston Atoll | - | -5.94% (2001 est.) | |
Jordan | 2.56% (2005 est.) | 3% (2001 est.) | |
Kazakhstan | 0.3% (2005 est.) | 0.03% (2001 est.) | |
Kenya | 2.56% (2005 est.) | 1.27% (2001 est.) | |
Kiribati | 2.25% (2005 est.) | 2.31% (2001 est.) | |
Korea, North | 0.9% (2005 est.) | 1.22% (2001 est.) | |
Korea, South | 0.38% (2005 est.) | 0.89% (2001 est.) | |
Kuwait | 3.44%
note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates (2005 est.) |
3.38% (2001 est.)
note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates |
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Kyrgyzstan | 1.29% (2005 est.) | 1.44% (2001 est.) | |
Laos | 2.42% (2005 est.) | 2.48% (2001 est.) | |
Latvia | -0.69% (2005 est.) | -0.81% (2001 est.) | |
Lebanon | 1.26% (2005 est.) | 1.38% (2001 est.) | |
Lesotho | 0.08% (2005 est.) | 1.49% (2001 est.) | |
Liberia | 2.64% (2005 est.) | 1.92% (2001 est.) | |
Libya | 2.33% (2005 est.) | 2.42% (2001 est.) | |
Liechtenstein | 0.82% (2005 est.) | 0.98% (2001 est.) | |
Lithuania | -0.3% (2005 est.) | -0.27% (2001 est.) | |
Luxembourg | 1.25% (2005 est.) | 1.26% (2001 est.) | |
Macau | 0.87% (2005 est.) | 1.79% (2001 est.) | |
Macedonia | 0.26% (2005 est.) | - | |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | - | 0.43% (2001 est.) | |
Madagascar | 3.03% (2005 est.) | 3.02% (2001 est.) | |
Malawi | 2.06% (2005 est.) | 1.5% (2001 est.) | |
Malaysia | 1.8% (2005 est.) | 1.96% (2001 est.) | |
Maldives | 2.82% (2005 est.) | 3.01% (2001 est.) | |
Mali | 2.74% (2005 est.) | 2.97% (2001 est.) | |
Malta | 0.42% (2005 est.) | 0.74% (2001 est.) | |
Marshall Islands | 2.27% (2005 est.) | 3.88% (2001 est.) | |
Martinique | 0.76% (2005 est.) | 0.93% (2001 est.) | |
Mauritania | 2.9% (2005 est.) | 2.93% (2001 est.) | |
Mauritius | 0.84% (2005 est.) | 0.88% (2001 est.) | |
Mayotte | 3.93% (2005 est.) | 4.58% (2001 est.) | |
Mexico | 1.17% (2005 est.) | 1.5% (2001 est.) | |
Micronesia, Federated States of | -0.08% (2005 est.) | - | |
Moldova | 0.22% (2005 est.) | 0.05% (2001 est.) | |
Monaco | 0.43% (2005 est.) | 0.46% (2001 est.) | |
Mongolia | 1.45% (2005 est.) | 1.47% (2001 est.) | |
Montserrat | 1.04% (2005 est.) | 13.39% (2001 est.) | |
Morocco | 1.57% (2005 est.) | 1.71% (2001 est.) | |
Mozambique | 1.48% (2005 est.) | 1.3% (2001 est.) | |
Namibia | 0.73% (2005 est.) | 1.38% (2001 est.) | |
Nauru | 1.83% (2005 est.) | 2% (2001 est.) | |
Nepal | 2.2% (2005 est.) | 2.32% (2001 est.) | |
Netherlands | 0.53% (2005 est.) | 0.55% (2001 est.) | |
Netherlands Antilles | 0.82% (2005 est.) | 0.97% (2001 est.) | |
New Caledonia | 1.28% (2005 est.) | 1.48% (2001 est.) | |
New Zealand | 1.02% (2005 est.) | 1.14% (2001 est.) | |
Nicaragua | 1.92% (2005 est.) | 2.15% (2001 est.) | |
Niger | 2.63% (2005 est.) | 2.72% (2001 est.) | |
Nigeria | 2.37% (2005 est.) | 2.61% (2001 est.) | |
Niue | 0% (2005 est.) | 0.5% (2001 est.) | |
Norfolk Island | -0.01% (2005 est.) | -0.71% (2001 est.) | |
Northern Mariana Islands | 2.61% (2005 est.) | 3.62% (2001 est.) | |
Norway | 0.4% (2005 est.) | 0.49% (2001 est.) | |
Oman | 3.32% (2005 est.) | 3.43% (2001 est.) | |
Pakistan | 2.03% (2005 est.) | 2.11% (2001 est.) | |
Palau | 1.39% (2005 est.) | 1.69% (2001 est.) | |
Panama | 1.26% (2005 est.) | 1.3% (2001 est.) | |
Papua New Guinea | 2.26% (2005 est.) | 2.43% (2001 est.) | |
Paraguay | 2.48% (2005 est.) | 2.6% (2001 est.) | |
Peru | 1.36% (2005 est.) | 1.7% (2001 est.) | |
Philippines | 1.84% (2005 est.) | 2.03% (2001 est.) | |
Pitcairn Islands | -0.01% (2005 est.) | -2.08% (2001 est.) | |
Poland | 0.03% (2005 est.) | -0.03% (2001 est.) | |
Portugal | 0.39% (2005 est.) | 0.18% (2001 est.) | |
Puerto Rico | 0.47% (2005 est.) | 0.54% (2001 est.) | |
Qatar | 2.61% (2005 est.) | 3.18% (2001 est.) | |
Reunion | 1.38% (2005 est.) | 1.57% (2001 est.) | |
Romania | -0.12% (2005 est.) | -0.21% (2001 est.) | |
Russia | -0.37% (2005 est.) | -0.35% (2001 est.) | |
Rwanda | 2.43% (2005 est.) | 1.16% (2001 est.) | |
Saint Helena | 0.59% (2005 est.) | 0.72% (2001 est.) | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.38% (2005 est.) | -0.11% (2001 est.) | |
Saint Lucia | 1.28% (2005 est.) | 1.23% (2001 est.) | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.21% (2005 est.) | 0.43% (2001 est.) | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.27% (2005 est.) | 0.4% (2001 est.) | |
Samoa | -0.23% (2005 est.) | -0.23% (2001 est.) | |
San Marino | 1.3% (2005 est.) | 1.45% (2001 est.) | |
Sao Tome and Principe | 3.16% (2005 est.) | 3.18% (2001 est.) | |
Saudi Arabia | 2.31% (2005 est.) | 3.27% (2001 est.) | |
Senegal | 2.48% (2005 est.) | 2.93% (2001 est.) | |
Serbia and Montenegro | 0.03% (2005 est.) | - | |
Seychelles | 0.43% (2005 est.) | 0.49% (2001 est.) | |
Sierra Leone | 2.22% (2005 est.) | 3.61% (2001 est.) | |
Singapore | 1.56% (2005 est.) | 3.5% (2001 est.) | |
Slovakia | 0.15% (2005 est.) | 0.13% (2001 est.) | |
Slovenia | -0.03% (2005 est.) | 0.14% (2001 est.) | |
Solomon Islands | 2.68% (2005 est.) | 2.98% (2001 est.) | |
Somalia | 3.38% (2005 est.) | 3.48% (2001 est.) | |
South Africa | -0.31% (2005 est.) | 0.26% (2001 est.) | |
Spain | 0.15% (2005 est.) | 0.1% (2001 est.) | |
Sri Lanka | 0.79% (2005 est.) | 0.87% (2001 est.) | |
Sudan | 2.6% (2005 est.) | 2.79% (2001 est.) | |
Suriname | 0.25% (2005 est.) | 0.6% (2001 est.) | |
Svalbard | -0.02% (2005 est.) | -3.55% (2001 est.) | |
Swaziland | 0.25% (2005 est.) | 1.83% (2001 est.) | |
Sweden | 0.17% (2005 est.) | 0.02% (2001 est.) | |
Switzerland | 0.49% (2005 est.) | 0.27% (2001 est.) | |
Syria | 2.34% (2005 est.) | 2.54% (2001 est.) | |
Taiwan | 0.63% (2005 est.) | 0.8% (2001 est.) | |
Tajikistan | 2.15% (2005 est.) | 2.12% (2001 est.) | |
Tanzania | 1.83% (2005 est.) | 2.61% (2001 est.) | |
Thailand | 0.87% (2005 est.) | 0.91% (2001 est.) | |
Togo | 2.17% (2005 est.) | 2.6% (2001 est.) | |
Tokelau | -0.01% (2005 est.) | -0.92% (2001 est.) | |
Tonga | 1.98% (2005 est.) | 1.79% (2001 est.) | |
Trinidad and Tobago | -0.74% (2005 est.) | -0.51% (2001 est.) | |
Tunisia | 0.99% (2005 est.) | 1.15% (2001 est.) | |
Turkey | 1.09% (2005 est.) | 1.24% (2001 est.) | |
Turkmenistan | 1.81% (2005 est.) | 1.85% (2001 est.) | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.9% (2005 est.) | 3.41% (2001 est.) | |
Tuvalu | 1.47% (2005 est.) | 1.4% (2001 est.) | |
Uganda | 3.31% (2005 est.) | 2.93% (2001 est.) | |
Ukraine | -0.63% (2005 est.) | -0.78% (2001 est.) | |
United Arab Emirates | 1.54% (2005 est.) | 1.59% (2001 est.) | |
United Kingdom | 0.28% (2005 est.) | 0.23% (2001 est.) | |
United States | 0.92% (2005 est.) | 0.9% (2001 est.) | |
Uruguay | 0.47% (2005 est.) | 0.78% (2001 est.) | |
Uzbekistan | 1.67% (2005 est.) | 1.6% (2001 est.) | |
Vanuatu | 1.52% (2005 est.) | 1.7% (2001 est.) | |
Venezuela | 1.4% (2005 est.) | 1.56% (2001 est.) | |
Vietnam | 1.04% (2005 est.) | 1.45% (2001 est.) | |
Virgin Islands | -0.07% (2005 est.) | 1.06% (2001 est.) | |
Wallis and Futuna | NA% | NA% | |
West Bank | 3.13% (2005 est.) | 3.48% (2001 est.) | |
Western Sahara | NA | - | |
World | 1.14% (2005 est.) | 1.25% (2001 est.) | |
Yemen | 3.45% (2005 est.) | 3.38% (2001 est.) | |
Yugoslavia | - | -0.27% (2001 est.) | |
Zambia | 2.12% (2005 est.) | 1.93% (2001 est.) | |
Zimbabwe | 0.51% (2005 est.) | 0.15% (2001 est.) |