Demographics
Top 10 Fastest Growing & Shrinking Countries in 2024
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What We’re Showing
This graphic visualizes the top 10 countries whose population is growing and shrinking the fastest, based on estimates from the CIA World Factbook.
Key Takeaways
- The 10 fastest growing countries are located in Africa. In fact, the top 23 are also all in Africa where fertility rates remain high compared to most of the world
- Many of the fastest shrinking countries are located in Europe, with small island nations like Cook Island and Micronesia also represented
Dataset
Rank | Country | Population change in 2024 (%) |
---|---|---|
1 | South Sudan | 4.7 |
2 | Niger | 3.7 |
3 | Angola | 3.3 |
4 | Benin | 3.3 |
5 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.2 |
6 | Uganda | 3.2 |
7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.1 |
8 | Chad | 3.0 |
9 | Mali | 2.9 |
10 | Zambia | 2.8 |
Rank | Country | Population change in 2024 (%) |
1 | Cook Islands | -2.2 |
2 | American Samoa | -1.5 |
3 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -1.2 |
4 | Puerto Rico | -1.2 |
5 | Latvia | -1.1 |
6 | Lithuania | -1.1 |
7 | Poland | -1.0 |
8 | Romania | -0.9 |
9 | Estonia | -0.8 |
10 | Micronesia | -0.7 |
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