Which country has the highest Natural Population Increase?

DR Congo has the highest Natural Population Increase in 2024, at 3.3%, followed by Niger (3.3%) and Somalia (3.3%).

Which country has the lowest Natural Population Increase?

Lithuania has the lowest Natural Population Increase in 2024, at -0.8%.

What is the median Natural Population Increase across countries?

The median is 1% across the 200 countries with data in 2024.

Where does this natural population increase by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Rate of Natural Increase - Population Reference Bureau; Rate of Natural Increase 2024 - Population Reference Bureau; Rate of Natural Increase 2023 - Population Reference Bureau; Rate of Natural Increase 2022 - Population Reference Bureau.

Country rankings

Natural Population Increase by Country

Name: Natural Population Increase by Country
Creator: Rankodex

DR Congo has the highest Natural Population Increase in 2024 (3.3%), followed by Niger (3.3%) and Somalia (3.3%). Lithuania has the lowest (-0.8%).

Population208 countries · 1 metricUpdated Oct 27, 2024Original page

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Year

200 of 235 countries

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Natural Population Increase, 2024

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 200 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

Middle half 0.18% – 2.03%

Average

1.07%

200 countries

Highest

3.3%

DR Congo

Lowest

-0.8%

Lithuania

Over time · 2020–2024

The top 5 in 2024, against the median.

Median of all countries
DR Congo
Niger
Somalia
Mayotte
Angola

Data

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200 countries · # = rank by Natural Population Increase

#
1	DR Congo	3.3%
1	Niger	3.3%
1	Somalia	3.3%
4	Mayotte	3.2%
5	Angola	3.1%
5	Mali	3.1%
5	Chad	3.1%
8	Uganda	3%
8	Afghanistan	3%
8	Mozambique	3%
11	Mauritania	2.9%
12	Yemen	2.8%
12	Zambia	2.8%
14	Tanzania	2.7%
14	Sudan	2.7%
14	Cameroon	2.7%
14	Malawi	2.7%
14	Guinea	2.7%
14	Burundi	2.7%
20	Ethiopia	2.5%
20	Ivory Coast	2.5%
20	Burkina Faso	2.5%
20	Liberia	2.5%
20	Palestine	2.5%
20	Comoros	2.5%
26	Iraq	2.4%
26	Madagascar	2.4%
26	Benin	2.4%
26	Republic of the Congo	2.4%
26	Gambia	2.4%
31	Zimbabwe	2.3%
31	Togo	2.3%
31	Central African Republic	2.3%
31	Eritrea	2.3%
31	Guinea-Bissau	2.3%
31	Timor-Leste	2.3%
31	Vanuatu	2.3%
31	Sao Tome and Principe	2.3%
31	Samoa	2.3%
40	Uzbekistan	2.2%
40	Senegal	2.2%
40	Sierra Leone	2.2%
40	Equatorial Guinea	2.2%
40	Solomon Islands	2.2%
45	Pakistan	2.1%
45	Nigeria	2.1%
45	Ghana	2.1%
45	Rwanda	2.1%
45	Gabon	2.1%
45	French Guiana	2.1%
51	Kenya	2%
51	Tajikistan	2%
53	South Sudan	1.9%
53	Kiribati	1.9%
55	Papua New Guinea	1.8%
55	Botswana	1.8%
55	Nauru	1.8%
58	Algeria	1.7%
58	Syria	1.7%
58	Honduras	1.7%
58	Namibia	1.7%
58	Tonga	1.7%
63	Guatemala	1.6%
63	Jordan	1.6%
63	Turkmenistan	1.6%
63	Kyrgyzstan	1.6%
63	Eswatini	1.6%
68	Bangladesh	1.5%
68	Oman	1.5%
68	Micronesia	1.5%
71	Egypt	1.4%
71	Cambodia	1.4%
71	Bolivia	1.4%
71	Haiti	1.4%
71	Laos	1.4%
71	Paraguay	1.4%
71	Mongolia	1.4%
71	Lesotho	1.4%
71	Fiji	1.4%
71	Marshall Islands	1.4%
81	Nepal	1.3%
81	Kazakhstan	1.3%
81	Israel	1.3%
81	Nicaragua	1.3%
81	Djibouti	1.3%
81	Guyana	1.3%
81	Belize	1.3%
88	Saudi Arabia	1.2%
89	South Africa	1.1%
89	Ecuador	1.1%
89	Suriname	1.1%
92	India	1%
92	Indonesia	1%
92	Mexico	1%
92	Morocco	1%
92	Peru	1%
92	Dominican Republic	1%
92	Libya	1%
92	Lebanon	1%
92	Bahrain	1%
92	Tuvalu	1%
102	Vietnam	0.9%
102	Myanmar	0.9%
102	United Arab Emirates	0.9%
102	Panama	0.9%
102	Western Sahara	0.9%
102	Brunei	0.9%
108	Venezuela	0.8%
108	Tunisia	0.8%
108	El Salvador	0.8%
108	Kuwait	0.8%
108	Qatar	0.8%
108	Reunion	0.8%
108	Maldives	0.8%
108	Guam	0.8%
116	Philippines	0.7%
116	Iran	0.7%
116	Malaysia	0.7%
116	Sri Lanka	0.7%
116	Bhutan	0.7%
116	Cape Verde	0.7%
116	New Caledonia	0.7%
116	French Polynesia	0.7%
124	Colombia	0.6%
124	Antigua and Barbuda	0.6%
126	Brazil	0.5%
126	Turkey	0.5%
126	Azerbaijan	0.5%
126	Bahamas	0.5%
126	Iceland	0.5%
126	Seychelles	0.5%
132	Australia	0.4%
132	North Korea	0.4%
132	Ireland	0.4%
132	New Zealand	0.4%
132	Costa Rica	0.4%
132	Armenia	0.4%
132	Jamaica	0.4%
132	Cyprus	0.4%
140	Argentina	0.3%
140	Chile	0.3%
140	Luxembourg	0.3%
140	Saint Lucia	0.3%
140	Grenada	0.3%
145	Czechia	0.2%
145	Albania	0.2%
145	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.2%
145	Andorra	0.2%
145	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.2%
145	Liechtenstein	0.2%
151	United States	0.1%
151	United Kingdom	0.1%
151	Canada	0.1%
151	Sweden	0.1%
151	Switzerland	0.1%
151	Singapore	0.1%
151	Norway	0.1%
151	Mauritius	0.1%
151	Macau	0.1%
151	Montenegro	0.1%
151	Malta	0.1%
162	China	-0.1%
162	Austria	-0.1%
162	Slovakia	-0.1%
162	Georgia	-0.1%
162	Palau	-0.1%
167	Thailand	-0.2%
167	South Korea	-0.2%
167	Spain	-0.2%
167	Taiwan	-0.2%
167	Slovenia	-0.2%
167	North Macedonia	-0.2%
167	Martinique	-0.2%
167	Curacao	-0.2%
167	Dominica	-0.2%
176	Cuba	-0.3%
176	Portugal	-0.3%
176	Hong Kong	-0.3%
176	Finland	-0.3%
176	San Marino	-0.3%
181	Russia	-0.4%
181	Germany	-0.4%
181	Poland	-0.4%
181	Romania	-0.4%
181	Bosnia and Herzegovina	-0.4%
181	Moldova	-0.4%
181	Estonia	-0.4%
181	Barbados	-0.4%
189	Italy	-0.5%
189	Hungary	-0.5%
189	Belarus	-0.5%
189	Croatia	-0.5%
189	Puerto Rico	-0.5%
194	Greece	-0.6%
194	Serbia	-0.6%
196	Japan	-0.7%
196	Bulgaria	-0.7%
196	Latvia	-0.7%
199	Ukraine	-0.8%
199	Lithuania	-0.8%

What correlates with Natural Population Increase (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,374 other country metrics sharing at least 120 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Natural Population Increase tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

% ChildrenChildren in the World by Country
r = +0.96 · very strong · n = 184
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Crude Birth Rate (UN)Birth Rate by Country
r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 194
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Aged 0-14Age Structure by Country
r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 195
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Crude Birth Rate (CIA)Birth Rate by Country
r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 198
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Young ADRAge Dependency Ratio by Country
r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 194
Plot
Total Fertility Rate (Avg. Births Per Woman) 2015-2020Pronatalist Countries
r = +0.92 · very strong · n = 178
Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Natural Population Increase tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

Median AgeMedian Age by Country
r = −0.95 · very strong · n = 193
Plot
Aged 65+Age Structure by Country
r = −0.88 · very strong · n = 195
Plot
% of Population 65+Oldest People by Country
r = −0.87 · very strong · n = 193
Plot
LP EducationLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = +0.87 · very strong · n = 161
Plot
Mortality, Male - Crude RateCancer Rates by Country
r = −0.86 · very strong · n = 176
Plot
LP Living ConditionsLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = +0.85 · very strong · n = 161
Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Natural Population Increase?: DR Congo has the highest Natural Population Increase in 2024, at 3.3%, followed by Niger (3.3%) and Somalia (3.3%).
Which country has the lowest Natural Population Increase?: Lithuania has the lowest Natural Population Increase in 2024, at -0.8%.
What is the median Natural Population Increase across countries?: The median is 1% across the 200 countries with data in 2024.
Where does this natural population increase by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Rate of Natural Increase - Population Reference Bureau; Rate of Natural Increase 2024 - Population Reference Bureau; Rate of Natural Increase 2023 - Population Reference Bureau; Rate of Natural Increase 2022 - Population Reference Bureau.