Indicators by Countries (Source: World Bank)
Population growth (annual %) Change in Population growth (annual %)
Country 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 country Pcnt Change (2005-1998)
United Arab Emirates .. 4.84 3.67 6.79 6.82 7.16 7.35 7.37 6.68 4.82   Sweden64.38
Mayotte .. .. 4.39 3.55 3.83 3.81 3.73 3.66 3.55 4.55   Spain43.1
Qatar 2 1.92 3.92 3.44 4.54 5.79 6.60 6.62 5.79 4.52   Austria33.7
Eritrea 2.70 2.77 2.77 2.89 3.75 4.14 4.44 4.50 4.30 3.93   Georgia32.22
Burundi 2.10 2.06 2.01 1.96 1.66 2.24 2.75 3.16 3.42 3.58   United Kingdom20.55
Uganda .. 3.03 2.74 2.84 3.14 3.25 3.34 3.42 3.48 3.52   Switzerland17.35
Sierra Leone 2.60 2.29 2.18 2.08 2.99 3.78 4.38 4.53 4.16 3.48   Belgium16.4
Niger 3.40 3.53 3.54 3.44 3.44 3.43 3.41 3.39 3.37 3.34   Czech Republic16.12
West Bank and Gaza .. 4.28 3.84 3.98 4.27 4.29 4.27 4.11 4.11 3.31   France12.7
Somalia 3.40 3.56 3.40 3.40 2.93 3.04 3.18 3.25 3.27 3.25   Burundi12.24
Belize 2.60 3.35 3.17 1.91 2.72 2.96 3.02 3.15 3.20 3.20   Virgin Islands (U.S.)11.88
Benin 2.80 2.67 2.57 2.61 3.01 3.13 3.20 3.23 3.21 3.15   Russian Federation11.84
Chad 2.70 2.75 3.11 3.09 3.31 3.47 3.57 3.55 3.39 3.14   Greece11.27
Yemen, Rep. .. 2.81 2.83 2.83 3.09 3.13 3.13 3.13 3.13 3.12   Cyprus11.02
Burkina Faso 2.30 2.40 2.41 2.44 2.94 3.08 3.19 3.24 3.20 3.12   Ireland10.94
Kuwait .. 6.39 2.35 3.87 3.86 3.81 2.60 2.60 2.60 3.04   Congo, Dem. Rep.10.68
Congo, Dem. Rep. 3.20 3.14 1.80 1.20 2.21 2.48 2.69 2.85 2.95 2.99   Sierra Leone9.81
Guinea-Bissau 2.40 2.11 2.74 2.73 2.82 2.92 3 3.04 3.03 2.98   Mongolia7.69
Mali 2.40 2.39 2.39 2.39 2.86 2.93 2.99 3.01 3 2.96   Eritrea7.25
Congo, Rep. 2.80 3.02 3.20 3.20 3.20 3.13 3.07 3.01 2.97 2.94   Iceland7.13
Mauritania 2.80 3.05 2.80 2.85 2.91 2.97 3 3.01 2.98 2.92   Portugal7.04
Angola 3.10 2.97 2.50 2.59 2.49 2.67 2.80 2.89 2.90 2.87   New Zealand6.64
Madagascar 3.10 3.09 3.09 3.09 2.93 2.87 2.82 2.77 2.73 2.69   Malta6.13
Gambia, The .. 3.10 3.23 3.31 3.15 3.05 2.95 2.85 2.74 2.63   Germany5.92
Singapore 3.30 3.32 3.34 .74 1.65 2.79 .97 .33 1.31 2.59   United Arab Emirates5.6
Togo .. 2.84 3.29 3.64 3.27 3 2.79 2.64 2.58 2.58   Burkina Faso5.3
Saudi Arabia 2.60 2.62 2.59 2.57 2.81 2.77 2.75 2.70 2.64 2.57   Kuwait5.28
Jordan 3.10 3.05 3.05 3.05 2.03 2.60 2.53 2.56 2.69 2.56   New Caledonia5.27
Solomon Islands 3.20 3.40 2.55 2.66 2.77 2.73 2.69 2.64 2.59 2.53   Uganda5.14
Maldives 2.60 2.59 2.33 2.36 2.70 2.62 2.55 2.50 2.47 2.46   Finland5.06
Syrian Arab Republic .. 2.67 2.54 2.50 2.56 2.54 2.51 2.49 2.47 2.45   Mali4.37
Guatemala 2.60 2.64 2.65 2.64 2.32 2.36 2.40 2.42 2.44 2.44   Benin4.15
Bhutan 2.90 2.94 2.94 2.93 2.93 2.83 2.73 2.63 2.53 2.42   Thailand3.42
Pakistan 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.41 2.41 2.41 2.41 2.41 2.41 2.41   Qatar2.89
Senegal 2.70 2.86 2.39 2.76 2.46 2.44 2.41 2.39 2.37 2.36   Angola2.8
Kenya 2.30 2.45 2.41 2.37 2.23 2.17 2.13 2.14 2.22 2.33   Yemen, Rep.1.97
Paraguay 2.60 2.59 2.29 2.29 2.44 2.42 2.40 2.37 2.35 2.32   Guinea-Bissau1.69
Cape Verde 2.70 2.79 2.46 2.64 2.33 2.35 2.37 2.36 2.35 2.32   Sao Tome and Principe1.45
Sao Tome and Principe 2.50 2.34 2.14 2.26 2.01 2.15 2.27 2.33 2.34 2.30   Bangladesh1.34
Equatorial Guinea .. 2.75 2.80 2.65 2.36 2.34 2.32 2.29 2.28 2.27   Mauritius1.31
American Samoa .. 2.89 2.79 2.69 2.57 .. .. .. .. 2.26   Panama1.31
Lao PDR 2.60 2.41 2.37 2.36 2.35 2.34 2.33 2.31 2.29 2.26   Canada1.12
Brunei 2.40 2.66 2.83 2.51 2.38 2.35 2.33 2.29 2.25 2.20   Maldives1.09
Honduras 2.80 2.70 2.71 2.68 2.51 2.42 2.34 2.28 2.23 2.19   Hong Kong, China0.93
Nigeria 2.90 2.74 2.63 2.52 2.37 2.32 2.27 2.23 2.20 2.17   Brazil0.91
Malawi 2.60 2.35 2.24 2.14 2.65 2.43 2.30 2.20 2.16 2.16   Romania0.85
Guinea 2.50 2.41 2.34 2.29 2.07 2.14 2.18 2.20 2.19 2.15   Mauritania0.84
St. Kitts and Nevis -.30 -.15 2.41 5.17 4.68 4.04 1.29 2.15 .59 2.14   Belarus0.82
Comoros 2.50 2.53 2.48 2.50 2.11 2.11 2.11 2.11 2.11 2.11   Mayotte0.72
Ghana 2.50 2.15 2.24 1.99 2.20 2.20 2.19 2.16 2.11 2.05   Argentina0.63
Nicaragua 2.70 2.78 2.74 2.67 1.99 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.03 2.04   Azerbaijan0.62
Nepal 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.27 2.20 2.14 2.09 2.05 2.02   Netherlands Antilles0.62
Ireland .80 1.04 1.19 1.34 1.34 1.34 1.67 1.65 1.80 2   Paraguay0.26
Papua New Guinea 2.30 2.57 2.53 2.49 2.32 2.25 2.17 2.10 2.03 1.98   Chad0.19
Sudan .. 2.33 2.26 2.10 2.13 2 1.90 1.86 1.90 1.98   Belize0.19
Cambodia 2.50 2.42 2.30 2.14 2.09 2.04 1.99 1.96 1.95 1.96   Libya0.1
Libya 2.20 2.07 1.94 1.94 1.97 1.97 1.97 1.97 1.96 1.95   Pakistan0.08
Vanuatu .. 3.47 3.84 3.69 2 2.01 2 1.99 1.96 1.93   Indonesia0
New Caledonia 2.10 2.33 1.47 1.93 .95 1.90 1.90 1.90 1.90 1.90   Egypt, Arab Rep.-0.1
Egypt, Arab Rep. 1.90 1.91 1.91 1.91 1.91 1.91 1.92 1.92 1.91 1.90   Saudi Arabia-0.15
Bolivia 2.30 2.33 2.38 2.05 2.06 2.04 2.02 1.99 1.95 1.90   Solomon Islands-0.16
Mozambique 2.60 2.43 1.99 1.95 2.17 2.13 2.06 1.99 1.93 1.88   Senegal-0.25
Bangladesh 1.60 1.74 1.74 1.74 1.97 1.96 1.93 1.91 1.88 1.86   Trinidad and Tobago-0.65
Tanzania 2.80 2.68 2.56 2.44 2.11 2.06 2 1.95 1.90 1.85   Kenya-0.67
Ethiopia 3 2.57 2.51 2.44 2.39 2.28 2.17 2.06 1.94 1.83   Moldova-0.68
Malaysia 2.50 2.51 2.34 2.36 2.25 2.13 2.02 1.93 1.86 1.80   Syrian Arab Republic-0.72
Djibouti 1.90 1.58 2.88 2.62 3 2.56 2.24 1.99 1.85 1.78   Malawi-0.72
Cameroon 2.70 2.34 2.39 2.31 2.06 2 1.94 1.88 1.82 1.76   Algeria-0.77
Panama 1.60 1.67 1.64 1.69 1.94 1.90 1.86 1.82 1.79 1.75   El Salvador-0.79
Philippines 2.30 2.10 2.29 2.30 1.96 1.92 1.88 1.84 1.79 1.75   Somalia-0.9
El Salvador 2.10 2.10 1.81 1.66 1.97 1.92 1.87 1.82 1.78 1.74   Lao PDR-0.95
Costa Rica 1.90 2.10 2.10 2.11 2.29 2.16 2.03 1.92 1.82 1.73   Uruguay-1.12
Rwanda 5 16.01 2.80 2.82 6.76 4.37 2.72 1.66 1.41 1.73   Mozambique-1.13
Venezuela, RB 2.10 2.07 2.02 1.92 1.84 1.85 1.82 1.78 1.75 1.71   Niger-1.16
Guam .70 .96 2.03 1.85 1.46 1.64 1.78 1.85 1.81 1.70   Cape Verde-1.17
Zambia 2.60 2.45 2.15 2.09 2.03 1.89 1.78 1.69 1.65 1.64   Norway-1.3
Virgin Islands (U.S.) .. 1.21 .93 .35 .42 .66 .90 1.15 1.39 1.63   Ukraine-1.59
Spain .20 .13 .27 .87 .74 .58 1.27 1.80 1.62 1.62   Guatemala-1.64
Israel .. 2.50 2.29 2.55 2.64 2.36 1.95 1.84 1.63 1.62   Guinea-1.68
Gabon 2.40 2.65 2.45 2.40 2.19 1.95 1.74 1.61 1.56 1.57   Congo, Rep.-1.68
Mongolia 1.30 1.17 1.07 .94 .82 .97 1.11 1.26 1.41 1.55   Ghana-1.76
French Polynesia 1.70 1.71 1.77 1.59 1.76 1.74 1.73 1.69 1.62 1.54   Uzbekistan-2.07
Algeria 1.80 1.66 1.58 1.49 1.42 1.47 1.50 1.53 1.53 1.52   Australia-2.33
Colombia 1.90 1.91 1.89 1.85 1.70 1.66 1.62 1.59 1.55 1.51   St. Kitts and Nevis-2.35
Bahrain 3.70 3.45 3.64 2 2.26 1.90 1.60 1.42 1.40 1.50   Sudan-2.61
Aruba .. 3.65 5.47 4.17 3.02 2.93 .. .. .. 1.50   Madagascar-2.73
Peru 1.70 1.76 1.69 1.58 1.62 1.56 1.51 1.48 1.46 1.46   French Polynesia-2.75
Uzbekistan .. 1.89 1.61 1.45 1.42 1.44 1.46 1.47 1.46 1.45   World-2.82
Dominican Republic 1.80 1.71 1.67 1.64 1.48 1.48 1.48 1.48 1.46 1.44   Peru-2.88
Haiti 2.30 2.10 2.05 2.02 1.44 1.43 1.43 1.43 1.43 1.43   Dominican Republic-2.92
Ecuador 2.10 2.02 1.71 1.61 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.44 1.43   West Bank and Gaza-2.93
Turkmenistan .. 2.76 1.91 1.81 1.29 1.37 1.43 1.45 1.44 1.40   Suriname-2.95
India 1.70 1.76 1.72 1.70 1.68 1.62 1.55 1.49 1.43 1.37   Lithuania-3.04
Indonesia 1.60 1.63 1.36 1.34 1.32 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36   Cambodia-3.15
Brazil 1.30 1.34 1.29 1.26 1.46 1.44 1.42 1.39 1.37 1.35   Comoros-3.18
Bahamas, The .. 1.75 1.72 1.85 1.46 1.43 1.41 1.38 1.36 1.34   St. Lucia-3.23
Liberia 2.60 2.68 2.74 2.75 5.23 3.06 1.43 .50 .56 1.31   Venezuela, RB-3.28
Oman 1.80 3.75 2.02 1.98 1.63 1.20 .85 .73 .91 1.30   Nepal-3.39
Central African Republic 2 2.46 2.04 1.63 1.70 1.51 1.35 1.26 1.25 1.29   Jordan-3.44
Turkey 1.50 1.50 1.77 1.73 1.69 1.63 1.59 1.55 1.43 1.26   Guam-3.49
Kyrgyz Republic 1.50 2.27 1.51 1.41 1.04 .80 .77 .91 1.07 1.23   Ecuador-3.51
Kiribati 2 2.18 3.55 2.75 2.57 2.30 2.02 1.75 1.48 1.21   Nigeria-3.77
New Zealand 1.60 1.26 .87 .53 .59 .59 1.50 1.76 1.28 1.20   Costa Rica-3.8
Tajikistan .. 1.51 1.80 .54 1.18 1.10 1.06 1.05 1.10 1.19   Bhutan-3.82
World 1.40 1.43 1.35 1.32 1.27 1.24 1.23 1.22 1.19 1.17   Kyrgyz Republic-4.02
Morocco 1.70 1.71 1.69 1.65 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 3.44 1.15   Gambia, The-4.03
Antigua and Barbuda .. .85 1.50 1.41 1.91 .52 1.14 1.14 1.14 1.14   Denmark-4.07
Cyprus 1 .81 .67 .67 1.38 1.31 1.25 1.19 1.16 1.13   Equatorial Guinea-4.11
St. Lucia 1.10 1.76 1.32 1.15 1.48 1.29 .70 .91 1.89 1.12   American Samoa-4.13
Mauritius 1.10 1.20 1.04 1.26 1.07 1.09 .83 1 .98 1.11   Honduras-4.17
Namibia 2.60 1.98 2.85 2.99 2.21 1.86 1.55 1.31 1.17 1.09   Fiji-4.27
Chile 1.50 1.40 1.36 1.31 1.24 1.19 1.14 1.11 1.08 1.06   Colombia-4.39
Australia 1.40 1.20 1.17 1.15 1.19 1.35 1.17 1.17 1.19 1.04   Bolivia-4.4
Iceland .70 .74 .73 1.27 1.25 1.41 1.05 .54 .88 1.03   India-4.45
Lebanon 1.80 1.67 1.53 1.44 1.01 1.05 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.03   Togo-4.75
Iran, Islamic Rep. 1.60 1.65 1.59 1.42 1.47 1.35 1.56 1.29 .92 1.03   Papua New Guinea-4.78
Myanmar 1.20 1.62 1.51 1.45 1.28 1.24 1.20 1.15 1.09 1.03   Chile-4.86
Mexico 1.60 1.44 1.40 1.39 1.42 1.04 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.01   Bahamas, The-4.87
Seychelles 1.50 1.17 2.56 1.96 .89 .09 3.03 -1.08 1.01 1.01   Brunei-4.91
Palau .. .. 5.41 5.13 .. 1.51 1   Singapore-4.96
Swaziland 3.20 3.25 3.18 2.89 2.47 2.17 1.88 1.58 1.29 .99   Malaysia-5.11
Netherlands Antilles 1.30 .99 .95 .85 -.63 .06 .67 1.06 1.13 .98   Philippines-5.24
Azerbaijan 1 .96 .95 .88 .82 .77 .75 .76 .87 .98   Zambia-5.27
Vietnam 1.80 1.55 1.39 1.29 1.29 1.23 1.16 1.10 1.04 .97   Antigua and Barbuda-5.34
Argentina .. 1.28 .94 .94 1.07 1.02 .98 .96 .96 .97   United States-5.44
United States 1.30 1.25 1.27 1.15 1.13 1.09 1.06 .84 .97 .96   Nicaragua-5.73
Canada 1.10 1.06 .87 .83 .88 1.01 .90 .85 1.08 .92   Cameroon-5.94
Tunisia .. 1.37 1.27 1.31 1.13 1.14 1.11 .59 .94 .90   Turkmenistan-6.02
Kazakhstan -1.30 -1.58 -1.46 -1.51 -.30 -.17 -.23 .34 .69 .88   Ethiopia-6.12
Hong Kong, China 2.50 2.98 .84 .96 .88 .89 .92 .24 1.16 .88   Tanzania-6.29
Sri Lanka 1 1.15 1.31 1.51 1.65 -3.29 1.46 1.29 .86 .84   Mexico-6.32
Thailand .60 .67 .71 .75 .96 .94 .91 .89 .87 .84   Turkey-6.57
Fiji .70 .90 1.02 1.23 1.01 .97 .93 .89 .85 .82   Tunisia-6.66
Dominica .. -1.38 -.39 -.29 -.35 .19 .35 .75   Israel-6.69
Luxembourg 1.50 1.42 1.18 1.26 1.38 .34 .91 1.44 .74 .75   Vietnam-6.94
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 1.90 2.10 2.67 2.15 -.06 .29 .57 .75 .79 .72   Haiti-6.95
Malta .50 .79 .52 .78 .51 1.27 .51 .50 .57 .70   Myanmar-7.37
Switzerland .50 .20 .31 .42 .62 .63 .76 .74 .69 .69   Morocco-7.41
Uruguay .. .71 .73 .42 .75 .74 .73 .72 .70 .69   Lebanon-7.61
Samoa .60 .61 1.19 .90 1.03 .97 .91 .84 .76 .67   China-7.79
Macao, China 2 1.93 1.42 1.17 1.13 .94 .78 .68 .64 .64   Tajikistan-7.94
China 1 1.02 .96 .95 .71 .73 .67 .62 .60 .64   Iran, Islamic Rep.-8.32
Suriname .30 .28 .72 .89 .88 .80 .73 .67 .64 .62   Oman-8.44
France .30 .31 .33 .38 .46 .50 .68 .72 .59 .60   Sri Lanka-8.5
Norway .50 .53 .63 .63 .69 .49 .55 .87 .30 .59   Gabon-8.52
Albania .. 1.05 -.48 -.03 -.05 .15 .37 .52 .58 .58   Luxembourg-8.67
Zimbabwe 2.10 1.92 1.95 1.96 .95 .81 .69 .60 .57 .56   Central African Republic-8.76
United Kingdom .30 .35 .22 .23 1.71 -.41 -.33 .47 .48 .56   Djibouti-9.17
St. Vincent and the Grenadines .. .66 .89 -.07 .51 .52 .53 .53 .53 .52   Rwanda-9.18
Portugal .. .15 .37 .44 .51 .65 .73 .70 .58 .52   Korea, Rep.-9.38
Jamaica .60 .63 .79 .78 .58 .59 .49 .49 .54 .48   Jamaica-9.48
Austria .10 .16 .11 .19 .12 .39 .50 .46 .64 .47   Slovak Republic-9.71
Belgium .20 .24 .22 .23 .25 .34 .45 .42 .43 .47   Japan-9.71
Korea, Dem. Rep. .. 1.01 .82 .63 .74 .68 .62 .56 .51 .46   St. Vincent and the Grenadines-10.19
Korea, Rep. .. .97 .72 .71 .84 .73 .55 .49 .49 .44   Puerto Rico-10.22
Puerto Rico 1.40 1.16 .72 .72 .72 .63 .75 .76 -.09 .42   Samoa-10.85
Sweden .10 .07 .03 .06 .13 .28 .34 .36 .40 .36   Korea, Dem. Rep.-10.92
Tonga .. .51 1.02 .91 .62 .54 .47 .41 .36 .32   Vanuatu-12.85
Finland .30 .29 .25 .23 .21 .23 .24 .24 .29 .32   Netherlands-12.94
Trinidad and Tobago .. .59 .31 .41 .33 .33 .32 .32 .31 .30   Liberia-13.72
Greece .20 .21 .17 .44 .31 .43 .37 .25 .22 .29   Hungary-13.83
Netherlands .40 .58 .58 .68 .76 .75 .64 .47 .35 .29   Macao, China-14.73
Denmark .60 .42 .32 .34 .39 .36 .29 .24 .32 .26   Bahrain-16.25
Cuba .50 .36 .57 .34 .39 .33 .28 .24 .22 .22   Seychelles-16.97
Macedonia, FYR .70 .70 .55 .45 .39 .33 .28 .23 .20 .18   Bulgaria-17
Japan .30 .26 .25 .19 .17 .21 .20 .14 .15 .15   Cuba-17.34
Guyana .80 .41 .40 .44 .30 .27 .24 .20 .17 .13   Namibia-17.49
Slovak Republic .20 .18 .15 .08 -.12 -.18 .01 .05 .09   Kiribati-19.37
Slovenia .10 -.25 -.15 .15 .18 .15 .10 .09 .07 .06   Latvia-19.73
Croatia 2.90 -1.76 -.83 1.10 -3.81 1.36 .07 .04 .01 .05   Macedonia, FYR-20.02
Poland .10 .08 .04 -.02 -.03 -1.03 -.05 -.09 -.04 -.04   Guyana-20.13
Germany .30 .19 -.03 .05 .15 .15 .21 .04 -.03 -.04   Tonga-20.69
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.40 3.20 3.02 2.83 2.56 1.37 .52 -.07 -.22 -.06   Swaziland-20.82
Lesotho 2.20 1.89 .94 1 .75 .47 .22 .01 -.11 -.18   Estonia-21.56
Italy .30 .25 .11 .10 .08 .03 -.03 -.08 -.13 -.18   Zimbabwe-22.08
Hungary -.40 -.37 -.40 -.46 -.26 -.23 -.28 -.29 -.22 -.19   Aruba-22.8
Czech Republic -.20 -.11 -.09 -.12 -.09 -.48 -.23 .01 .14 -.19   Micronesia, Fed. Sts.-23.06
Botswana 2.40 2.44 2.26 1.99 1.05 .66 .31 .03 -.14 -.23   Armenia-25.24
Romania -.30 -.24 -.23 -.20 -.07 -1.40 -1.50 -.28 -.26 -.24   Palau-28.66
Bulgaria -.50 -.53 -.66 -.60 -1.82 -1.88 -.52 -.59 -.80 -.26   Bosnia and Herzegovina0
Moldova -.30 -.30 -.30 -.26 -.33 -.34 -.34 -.34 -.32 -.29   Croatia0
Estonia -1 -1.60 -1.01 -.76 -.45 -.40 -.40 -.38 -.33 -.30   Botswana0
Armenia .. .32 -1.37 -1.17 -.58 -.56 -.48 -.42 -.37 -.32   Lesotho0
Russian Federation -.30 -.29 -.28 -.40 -.52 -.24 -.45 -.48 -.52 -.49   South Africa0
Belarus -.30 -.42 -.48 -.34 -.30 -.35 -.45 -.52 -.50 -.50   Slovenia0
Latvia -1 -.89 -1.65 -.83 -.76 -.55 -.89 -.54 -.54 -.55   Dominica0
Lithuania -.20 -.09 -.70 -.68 -.90 -.52 -.35 -.43 -.54 -.60   Kazakhstan0
South Africa 2 1.88 2.35 2.41 2.48 1.83 1.18 1.06 -.70 -.70   Poland0
Ukraine -.80 -.82 -.78 -.79 -1.01 -1.01 -.95 -.86 -.76 -.72   Albania0
Georgia .10 .20 -.24 -.34 -1.14 -1.15 -1.12 -1.08 -1.03 -.97   Italy0