Fastest Growing Countries by Population Growth Rate 2024

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Fastest Growing Countries by Population Growth Rate 2024
The 20 fastest-growing countries by annual population growth in 2024, as a percentage. Qatar grew fastest at 7.32%, ahead of Chad at 4.95% and the United Arab Emirates at 4.68%. 41 of the 217 countries measured had a shrinking population in 2024.
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At 7.32% a year, Qatar's population doubles in roughly 10 years if the rate holds. The slowest-shrinking to fastest-growing spread across all 217 countries runs from -5.39% (Kosovo) to 7.32%.

Source:  World Bank

Key Findings

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Qatar leads with 7 in 2024.
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Average value in 2024: 4  ·  median: 3.
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Gap in 2024: Qatar is 2.6× larger than Afghanistan.

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Data Insights

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Data Points
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Top Value
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Qatar
Population growth (annual %) · 2024
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2024
Single year snapshot

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Population growth (annual %) · ranked by 2024

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# Category 2024 Source
🥇 Qatar 7.32
🥈 Chad 4.95
🥉 United Arab Emirates 4.68
4 Saudi Arabia 4.63
5 Oman 4.50
6 Syria 4.47
7 South Sudan 3.93
8 Somalia 3.48
9 Central African Republic 3.40
10 Niger 3.28
11 DR Congo 3.24
12 Angola 3.04
13 Canada 2.98
14 Yemen 2.98
15 Mali 2.94
16 Mozambique 2.92
17 Mauritania 2.88
18 Malta 2.87
19 Tanzania 2.87
20 Afghanistan 2.84

Data Sources & References

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