Fastest Growing Countries 2026
Countries adding people fastest, by annual growth rate.
| # | Country | Countries | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.2% | 117,071,545 |
| 2 | Chad | 3.14% | 21,715,402 |
| 3 | Uganda | 3.05% | 53,382,983 |
| 4 | Tanzania | 2.9% | 73,006,014 |
| 5 | Afghanistan | 2.88% | 45,316,638 |
| 6 | South Sudan | 2.71% | 12,612,762 |
| 7 | Ivory Coast | 2.7% | 31,238,076 |
| 8 | Niger | 2.7% | 27,965,537 |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 2.7% | 24,611,845 |
| 10 | Mali | 2.7% | 23,772,181 |
| 11 | Senegal | 2.7% | 19,755,678 |
| 12 | Guinea | 2.7% | 15,469,135 |
| 13 | Benin | 2.7% | 14,311,201 |
| 14 | Togo | 2.7% | 9,830,381 |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | 2.7% | 9,532,645 |
| 16 | Liberia | 2.7% | 6,004,796 |
| 17 | Mauritania | 2.7% | 5,486,854 |
| 18 | Gambia | 2.7% | 2,841,174 |
| 19 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.7% | 2,335,525 |
| 20 | Sudan | 2.62% | 52,405,912 |
| 21 | Nigeria | 2.58% | 245,950,536 |
| 22 | Mozambique | 2.5% | 36,507,469 |
| 23 | Madagascar | 2.5% | 32,195,851 |
| 24 | Malawi | 2.5% | 22,242,451 |
| 25 | Zambia | 2.5% | 21,272,132 |
| 26 | Somalia | 2.5% | 18,398,961 |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 2.5% | 17,701,236 |
| 28 | Rwanda | 2.5% | 15,081,324 |
| 29 | Burundi | 2.5% | 13,700,240 |
| 30 | Mauritius | 2.5% | 1,551,172 |
| 31 | Djibouti | 2.5% | 1,175,572 |
| 32 | Reunion | 2.5% | 1,054,253 |
| 33 | Comoros | 2.5% | 1,020,367 |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 2.46% | 139,262,937 |
| 35 | Yemen | 2.28% | 42,636,423 |
| 36 | Iraq | 2.15% | 48,172,665 |
| 37 | Kenya | 2.14% | 59,051,198 |
| 38 | Eritrea | 2.12% | 3,662,948 |
| 39 | Ghana | 2.01% | 35,916,676 |
| 40 | Pakistan | 1.98% | 262,210,773 |
| 41 | Papua New Guinea | 1.75% | 9,925,293 |
| 42 | Fiji Islands | 1.75% | 1,018,883 |
| 43 | Syria | 1.71% | 24,482,344 |
| 44 | Jordan | 1.66% | 12,020,786 |
| 45 | Egypt | 1.6% | 120,570,624 |
| 46 | Algeria | 1.6% | 48,331,743 |
| 47 | Israel | 1.4% | 9,686,772 |
| 48 | Oman | 1.39% | 5,460,516 |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 1.29% | 34,851,813 |
| 50 | Nepal | 1.27% | 30,520,788 |