(+1) 202-419-4372 | Media Inquiries. Each year, 17 out of every 1,000 Nigerians die. Natural population growth is affected by things like war, contraception, distribution of population among age groups, life expectancy at birth, and immigration and emigration patterns. Instead, these countries tend to be in Asia and Europe, with the largest decrease by far projected in China. Historically, the country experienced slow population growth, but for the past 30 years, its growth rate has stayed above 3%. of Population < 15: 36% (60th greatest) > GDP per Capita: $2,851Pakistan is slightly smaller than Tanzania, or nearly twice the area of California. 6. So which countries are projected to have the largest population growth? 3.

Recent official estimates show a growth rate of 1.00 per, "World Bank Population growth (annual %)", The World Factbook: Population growth rate, "United Nations Population Div, World Population Prospects 2017, File: Population Growth Rate, retrieved 5/20/18", Current real density based on food growing capacity, Antiviral medications for pandemic influenza, Percentage suffering from undernourishment, Health expenditure by country by type of financing, Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, List of top international rankings by country, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_countries_by_population_growth_rate&oldid=980013272, Lists of countries by population-related issue, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with tables with fixed row numbers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 24 September 2020, at 03:05. By that point, issues of overcrowding will be significant. The countrys overwhelming population density of just over 1,000 people per square kilometer is the seventh highest concentration of people in the world Bangladesh has the eighth largest population in the world, but barely ranks in the top 100 for land mass.
The major ones are emigration in search of higher education and low birth rates like in European countries. Each of the four African countries, by contrast, is expected to more than double in population, with increases of 304% in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 156% in Ethiopia, 378% in Tanzania and 120% in Egypt.

Increase: +100% (47th greatest) > Pct. A reason for the country's strong population growth is its very high fertility rates—at 6.95 births per mother, this rate is one of the world's highest.

Increase: +36% (94th greatest) > Pct. Based on The World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision of the UN Population Division, PRB provides explanations for why the countries are growing along with what the potential long-term effects of the growth will be. By 2050, a nation that is one fortieth the size of the U.S. will add the equivalent of one fourth of the U.S. population. of Population < 15: 46% (7th greatest) > GDP per Capita: $343The Democratic Republic of Congo is arguably the poorest country in the world. In the DAR, that number is an unbelievable $343. HuffPost is part of Verizon Media. Between the years 2010 to 2015, the United Nations reported that Andorra had the largest population decline in the world, at -3.61%. This year, Benin saw an increase of over 322,000 people to its population. According to Indonesian Statistics Association chairman, Khairil Anwar Notodiputro, Indonesia was on the brink of a serious crisis if its population growth wasnt held in check. A greater number of births than deaths result in what is known as “natural” growth. Another way to think about Africa’s population boom is to look at the 10 countries – out of more than 200 jurisdictions in the UN data – that will experience the biggest gains and losses in people by 2100, both in absolute numbers and in percentage terms. Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World. Of the six countries that are projected to account for more than half of all world population growth by 2100, five are in Africa, as a previous Pew Research Center analysis noted. The biggest percentage decreases in population are expected in Eastern European nations, led by Albania (-62%), Serbia (-52%), and Moldova and Bosnia-Herzegovina (both -50%). Now let’s get down to business and begin with the list of top 12 countries with declining population.