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Natural population growth rate

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  1. 1Central African Republic3.7%
  2. 2Somalia, Fed. Rep.3.3%
  3. 3Niger3.3%
  4. 4Congo, Dem. Rep.3.3%
  5. 5Mali3.1%
  6. 6Chad3.1%
  7. 7Angola3.1%
  8. 8Mozambique3%
  9. 9Yemen, Rep.3%
  10. 10Uganda3%
  11. 11Afghanistan3%
  12. 12Tanzania2.9%
  13. 13Mauritania2.9%
  14. 14Zambia2.8%
  15. 15Sudan2.7%
  16. 16Burundi2.7%
  17. 17Cameroon2.7%
  18. 18Malawi2.6%
  19. 19Ethiopia2.6%
  20. 20Benin2.5%
  21. 21Guinea2.5%
  22. 22Madagascar2.5%
  23. 23Congo, Rep.2.4%
  24. 24Cote d'Ivoire2.4%
  25. 25Gambia, The2.4%
  26. 26Togo2.4%
  27. 27Senegal2.4%
  28. 28Burkina Faso2.4%
  29. 29Guinea-Bissau2.3%
  30. 30Vanuatu2.3%
  31. 31Liberia2.3%
  32. 32Zimbabwe2.3%
  33. 33Sao Tome and Principe2.3%
  34. 34Eritrea2.2%
  35. 35Rwanda2.2%
  36. 36Sierra Leone2.2%
  37. 37Solomon Islands2.2%
  38. 38Equatorial Guinea2.2%
  39. 39Iraq2.2%
  40. 40Tajikistan2.2%
  41. 41Comoros2.1%
  42. 42Gabon2.1%
  43. 43Pakistan2.1%
  44. 44Nigeria2.1%
  45. 45Uzbekistan2%
  46. 46Kenya2%
  47. 47West Bank and Gaza2%
  48. 48Namibia2%
  49. 49Ghana1.9%
  50. 50Samoa1.9%
  51. 51Botswana1.9%
  52. 52South Sudan1.9%
  53. 53Kiribati1.9%
  54. 54Papua New Guinea1.8%
  55. 55Naoero1.8%
  56. 56Jordan1.8%
  57. 57Honduras1.7%
  58. 58Syrian Arab Republic1.7%
  59. 59Tonga1.7%
  60. 60Eswatini1.6%
  61. 61Guatemala1.6%
  62. 62Turkmenistan1.6%
  63. 63Egypt, Arab Rep.1.6%
  64. 64Kyrgyz Republic1.5%
  65. 65Bangladesh1.5%
  66. 66Lao PDR1.5%
  67. 67Algeria1.5%
  68. 68Oman1.5%
  69. 69Timor-Leste1.5%
  70. 70Nicaragua1.5%
  71. 71Micronesia, Fed. Sts.1.5%
  72. 72Haiti1.4%
  73. 73Cambodia1.4%
  74. 74Paraguay1.4%
  75. 75Marshall Islands1.4%
  76. 76Bolivia1.4%
  77. 76Saudi Arabia1.4%
  78. 77Tuvalu1.4%
  79. 78Lesotho1.3%
  80. 79Kazakhstan1.3%
  81. 80Djibouti1.3%
  82. 81Belize1.3%
  83. 82Israel1.3%
  84. 83Mongolia1.3%
  85. 84Guyana1.3%
  86. 85Nepal1.2%
  87. 86Dominican Republic1.2%
  88. 87Panama1.1%
  89. 88Morocco1.1%
  90. 89Guam1.1%
  91. 90Suriname1.1%
  92. 91Peru1%
  93. 92Bahrain1%
  94. 93Libya1%
  95. 94Lebanon1%
  96. 95Ecuador0.99%
  97. 96Philippines0.98%
  98. 97Mexico0.95%
  99. 98South Africa0.95%
  100. 99India0.95%
  101. 100Qatar0.9%
  102. 101United Arab Emirates0.88%
  103. 102Fiji0.87%
  104. 103Maldives0.87%
  105. 104Kuwait0.84%
  106. 105Indonesia0.84%
  107. 106American Samoa0.84%
  108. 107Brunei Darussalam0.84%
  109. 108Iran, Islamic Rep.0.83%
  110. 109El Salvador0.82%
  111. 110Northern Mariana Islands0.82%
  112. 111Colombia0.81%
  113. 112New Caledonia0.8%
  114. 113St. Martin (French part)0.78%
  115. 114Tunisia0.77%
  116. 115Myanmar0.75%
  117. 116Venezuela, RB0.75%
  118. 117Cabo Verde0.73%
  119. 118French Polynesia0.73%
  120. 119Viet Nam0.73%
  121. 119Malaysia0.73%
  122. 120Sri Lanka0.7%
  123. 120Cayman Islands0.7%
  124. 121Bhutan0.66%
  125. 122Turkiye0.6%
  126. 123Gibraltar0.56%
  127. 124Azerbaijan0.56%
  128. 125Seychelles0.54%
  129. 126Brazil0.52%
  130. 127Antigua and Barbuda0.5%
  131. 128Costa Rica0.47%
  132. 129Australia0.46%
  133. 130Iceland0.45%
  134. 131Greenland0.43%
  135. 132New Zealand0.42%
  136. 133Cyprus0.37%
  137. 134Jamaica0.35%
  138. 135Luxembourg0.35%
  139. 136Singapore0.34%
  140. 137Ireland0.34%
  141. 138Argentina0.34%
  142. 139Turks and Caicos Islands0.33%
  143. 140Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.33%
  144. 141Grenada0.29%
  145. 142St. Lucia0.26%
  146. 143Chile0.25%
  147. 144Armenia0.24%
  148. 145British Virgin Islands0.24%
  149. 146Trinidad and Tobago0.23%
  150. 147Faroe Islands0.23%
  151. 148Bahamas, The0.21%
  152. 149United States0.2%
  153. 150Albania0.19%
  154. 151Liechtenstein0.18%
  155. 152St. Kitts and Nevis0.18%
  156. 153Macao SAR, China0.15%
  157. 154Norway0.13%
  158. 155Canada0.11%
  159. 156Switzerland0.11%
  160. 157Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0.1%
  161. 158Andorra0.08%
  162. 159St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.07%
  163. 160Barbados0.06%
  164. 161Mauritius0.05%
  165. 162Malta0.05%
  166. 163United Kingdom0.05%
  167. 164Sweden0.04%
  168. 165France0.03%
  169. 166Denmark0.01%
  170. 167Uruguay0.01%
  171. 168Netherlands0.01%
  172. 169Aruba-0.01%
  173. 170Slovak Republic-0.03%
  174. 171Georgia-0.03%
  175. 172Montenegro-0.04%
  176. 173Palau-0.06%
  177. 174Thailand-0.06%
  178. 175Bermuda-0.08%
  179. 176Belgium-0.1%
  180. 177Cuba-0.14%
  181. 178North Macedonia-0.16%
  182. 179Dominica-0.17%
  183. 180Slovenia-0.17%
  184. 181Austria-0.18%
  185. 182China-0.2%
  186. 183Czechia-0.2%
  187. 184San Marino-0.21%
  188. 185Korea, Rep.-0.21%
  189. 186Hong Kong SAR, China-0.21%
  190. 186Isle of Man-0.21%
  191. 187Spain-0.23%
  192. 188Curacao-0.24%
  193. 189Poland-0.24%
  194. 190Portugal-0.28%
  195. 191Moldova-0.29%
  196. 192Finland-0.29%
  197. 193Taiwan-0.31%
  198. 194Russian Federation-0.34%
  199. 195Germany-0.37%
  200. 196Romania-0.38%
  201. 197Estonia-0.41%
  202. 198Virgin Islands (U.S.)-0.42%
  203. 199Hungary-0.44%
  204. 200Italy-0.47%
  205. 201Puerto Rico (US)-0.49%
  206. 202Serbia-0.5%
  207. 203Greece-0.52%
  208. 204Bosnia and Herzegovina-0.57%
  209. 205Bulgaria-0.59%
  210. 206Croatia-0.61%
  211. 207Belarus-0.62%
  212. 208Japan-0.62%
  213. 209Lithuania-0.68%
  214. 210Latvia-0.71%
  215. 211Ukraine-0.75%
  216. 212Monaco-1.2%

Natural population growth rate