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Country | Population growth rate (%)
Afghanistan | 4.77% note: this rate does not take into consideration the recent war and its continuing impact (2005 est.)
Albania | 0.52% (2005 est.)
Algeria | 1.22% (2005 est.)
American Samoa | -0.11% (2005 est.)
Andorra | 0.95% (2005 est.)
Angola | 1.9% (2005 est.)
Anguilla | 1.77% (2005 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda | 0.57% (2005 est.)
Argentina | 0.98% (2005 est.)
Armenia | -0.25% (2005 est.)
Aruba | 0.47% (2005 est.)
Australia | 0.87% (2005 est.)
Austria | 0.11% (2005 est.)
Azerbaijan | 0.59% (2005 est.)
Bahamas, The | 0.67% (2005 est.)
Bahrain | 1.51% (2005 est.)
Bangladesh | 2.09% (2005 est.)
Barbados | 0.33% (2005 est.)
Belarus | -0.09% (2005 est.)
Belgium | 0.15% (2005 est.)
Belize | 2.33% (2005 est.)
Benin | 2.82% (2005 est.)
Bermuda | 0.64% (2005 est.)
Bhutan | 2.11% (2005 est.)
Bolivia | 1.49% (2005 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.44% (2005 est.)
Botswana | 0% (2005 est.)
Brazil | 1.06% (2005 est.)
British Virgin Islands | 2.06% (2005 est.)
Brunei | 1.9% (2005 est.)
Bulgaria | -0.89% (2005 est.)
Burkina Faso | 2.53% (2005 est.)
Burma | 0.42% (2005 est.)
Burundi | 2.22% (2005 est.)
Cambodia | 1.81% (2005 est.)
Cameroon | 1.93% (2005 est.)
Canada | 0.9% (2005 est.)
Cape Verde | 0.67% (2005 est.)
Cayman Islands | 2.64% (2005 est.)
Central African Republic | 1.49% (2005 est.)
Chad | 2.95% (2005 est.)
Chile | 0.97% (2005 est.)
China | 0.58% (2005 est.)
Christmas Island | 0% (2005 est.)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 0% (2005 est.)
Colombia | 1.49% (2005 est.)
Comoros | 2.91% (2005 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2.98% (2005 est.)
Congo, Republic of the | 1.31% (2005 est.)
Cook Islands | NA
Costa Rica | 1.48% (2005 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire | 2.06% (2005 est.)
Croatia | -0.02% (2005 est.)
Cuba | 0.33% (2005 est.)
Cyprus | 0.54% (2005 est.)
Czech Republic | -0.05% (2005 est.)
Denmark | 0.34% (2005 est.)
Djibouti | 2.06% (2005 est.)
Dominica | -0.27% (2005 est.)
Dominican Republic | 1.29% (2005 est.)
East Timor | 2.09% (2005 est.)
Ecuador | 1.24% (2005 est.)
Egypt | 1.78% (2005 est.)
El Salvador | 1.75% (2005 est.)
Equatorial Guinea | 2.42% (2005 est.)
Eritrea | 2.51% (2005 est.)
Estonia | -0.65% (2005 est.)
Ethiopia | 2.36% (2005 est.)
European Union | 0.15% (July 2005 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 2.44% (2005 est.)
Faroe Islands | 0.62% (2005 est.)
Fiji | 1.4% (2005 est.)
Finland | 0.16% (2005 est.)
France | 0.37% (2005 est.)
French Guiana | 2.1% (2005 est.)
French Polynesia | 1.52% (2005 est.)
Gabon | 2.45% (2005 est.)
Gambia, The | 2.93% (2005 est.)
Gaza Strip | 3.77% (2005 est.)
Georgia | -0.35% (2005 est.)
Germany | 0% (2005 est.)
Ghana | 1.25% (2005 est.)
Gibraltar | 0.17% (2005 est.)
Greece | 0.19% (2005 est.)
Greenland | -0.02% (2005 est.)
Grenada | 0.19% (2005 est.)
Guadeloupe | 0.92% (2005 est.)
Guam | 1.46% (2005 est.)
Guatemala | 2.57% (2005 est.)
Guernsey | 0.29% (2005 est.)
Guinea | 2.37% (2005 est.)
Guinea-Bissau | 1.96% (2005 est.)
Guyana | 0.26% (2005 est.)
Haiti | 2.26% (2005 est.)
Holy See (Vatican City) | 0.01% (2005 est.)
Honduras | 2.16% (2005 est.)
Hong Kong | 0.65% (2005 est.)
Hungary | -0.26% (2005 est.)
Iceland | 0.91% (2005 est.)
India | 1.4% (2005 est.)
Indonesia | 1.45% (2005 est.)
Iran | 0.86% (2005 est.)
Iraq | 2.7% (2005 est.)
Ireland | 1.16% (2005 est.)
Israel | 1.2% (2005 est.)
Italy | 0.07% (2005 est.)
Jamaica | 0.71% (2005 est.)
Japan | 0.05% (2005 est.)
Jersey | 0.32% (2005 est.)
Jordan | 2.56% (2005 est.)
Kazakhstan | 0.3% (2005 est.)
Kenya | 2.56% (2005 est.)
Kiribati | 2.25% (2005 est.)
Korea, North | 0.9% (2005 est.)
Korea, South | 0.38% (2005 est.)
Kuwait | 3.44% note: this rate reflects a return to pre-Gulf crisis immigration of expatriates (2005 est.)
Kyrgyzstan | 1.29% (2005 est.)
Laos | 2.42% (2005 est.)
Latvia | -0.69% (2005 est.)
Lebanon | 1.26% (2005 est.)
Lesotho | 0.08% (2005 est.)
Liberia | 2.64% (2005 est.)
Libya | 2.33% (2005 est.)
Liechtenstein | 0.82% (2005 est.)
Lithuania | -0.3% (2005 est.)
Luxembourg | 1.25% (2005 est.)
Macau | 0.87% (2005 est.)
Macedonia | 0.26% (2005 est.)
Madagascar | 3.03% (2005 est.)
Malawi | 2.06% (2005 est.)
Malaysia | 1.8% (2005 est.)
Maldives | 2.82% (2005 est.)
Mali | 2.74% (2005 est.)
Malta | 0.42% (2005 est.)
Man, Isle of | 0.52% (2005 est.)
Marshall Islands | 2.27% (2005 est.)
Martinique | 0.76% (2005 est.)
Mauritania | 2.9% (2005 est.)
Mauritius | 0.84% (2005 est.)
Mayotte | 3.93% (2005 est.)
Mexico | 1.17% (2005 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of | -0.08% (2005 est.)
Moldova | 0.22% (2005 est.)
Monaco | 0.43% (2005 est.)
Mongolia | 1.45% (2005 est.)
Montserrat | 1.04% (2005 est.)
Morocco | 1.57% (2005 est.)
Mozambique | 1.48% (2005 est.)
Namibia | 0.73% (2005 est.)
Nauru | 1.83% (2005 est.)
Nepal | 2.2% (2005 est.)
Netherlands | 0.53% (2005 est.)
Netherlands Antilles | 0.82% (2005 est.)
New Caledonia | 1.28% (2005 est.)
New Zealand | 1.02% (2005 est.)
Nicaragua | 1.92% (2005 est.)
Niger | 2.63% (2005 est.)
Nigeria | 2.37% (2005 est.)
Niue | 0% (2005 est.)
Norfolk Island | -0.01% (2005 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands | 2.61% (2005 est.)
Norway | 0.4% (2005 est.)
Oman | 3.32% (2005 est.)
Pakistan | 2.03% (2005 est.)
Palau | 1.39% (2005 est.)
Panama | 1.26% (2005 est.)
Papua New Guinea | 2.26% (2005 est.)
Paraguay | 2.48% (2005 est.)
Peru | 1.36% (2005 est.)
Philippines | 1.84% (2005 est.)
Pitcairn Islands | -0.01% (2005 est.)
Poland | 0.03% (2005 est.)
Portugal | 0.39% (2005 est.)
Puerto Rico | 0.47% (2005 est.)
Qatar | 2.61% (2005 est.)
Reunion | 1.38% (2005 est.)
Romania | -0.12% (2005 est.)
Russia | -0.37% (2005 est.)
Rwanda | 2.43% (2005 est.)
Saint Helena | 0.59% (2005 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.38% (2005 est.)
Saint Lucia | 1.28% (2005 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.21% (2005 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.27% (2005 est.)
Samoa | -0.23% (2005 est.)
San Marino | 1.3% (2005 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe | 3.16% (2005 est.)
Saudi Arabia | 2.31% (2005 est.)
Senegal | 2.48% (2005 est.)
Serbia and Montenegro | 0.03% (2005 est.)
Seychelles | 0.43% (2005 est.)
Sierra Leone | 2.22% (2005 est.)
Singapore | 1.56% (2005 est.)
Slovakia | 0.15% (2005 est.)
Slovenia | -0.03% (2005 est.)
Solomon Islands | 2.68% (2005 est.)
Somalia | 3.38% (2005 est.)
South Africa | -0.31% (2005 est.)
Spain | 0.15% (2005 est.)
Sri Lanka | 0.79% (2005 est.)
Sudan | 2.6% (2005 est.)
Suriname | 0.25% (2005 est.)
Svalbard | -0.02% (2005 est.)
Swaziland | 0.25% (2005 est.)
Sweden | 0.17% (2005 est.)
Switzerland | 0.49% (2005 est.)
Syria | 2.34% (2005 est.)
Taiwan | 0.63% (2005 est.)
Tajikistan | 2.15% (2005 est.)
Tanzania | 1.83% (2005 est.)
Thailand | 0.87% (2005 est.)
Togo | 2.17% (2005 est.)
Tokelau | -0.01% (2005 est.)
Tonga | 1.98% (2005 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago | -0.74% (2005 est.)
Tunisia | 0.99% (2005 est.)
Turkey | 1.09% (2005 est.)
Turkmenistan | 1.81% (2005 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.9% (2005 est.)
Tuvalu | 1.47% (2005 est.)
Uganda | 3.31% (2005 est.)
Ukraine | -0.63% (2005 est.)
United Arab Emirates | 1.54% (2005 est.)
United Kingdom | 0.28% (2005 est.)
United States | 0.92% (2005 est.)
Uruguay | 0.47% (2005 est.)
Uzbekistan | 1.67% (2005 est.)
Vanuatu | 1.52% (2005 est.)
Venezuela | 1.4% (2005 est.)
Vietnam | 1.04% (2005 est.)
Virgin Islands | -0.07% (2005 est.)
Wallis and Futuna | NA%
West Bank | 3.13% (2005 est.)
Western Sahara | NA
World | 1.14% (2005 est.)
Yemen | 3.45% (2005 est.)
Zambia | 2.12% (2005 est.)
Zimbabwe | 0.51% (2005 est.)
This page was last updated on 20 October, 2005