Fastest Growing Countries 2026
Countries adding people fastest, by annual growth rate.
| # | Country | Countries | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.2% | 116,865,936 |
| 2 | Chad | 3.14% | 21,677,981 |
| 3 | Uganda | 3.05% | 53,293,621 |
| 4 | Tanzania | 2.9% | 72,889,806 |
| 5 | Afghanistan | 2.88% | 45,245,002 |
| 6 | South Sudan | 2.71% | 12,593,998 |
| 7 | Ivory Coast | 2.7% | 31,191,776 |
| 8 | Niger | 2.7% | 27,924,094 |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 2.7% | 24,575,367 |
| 10 | Mali | 2.7% | 23,736,950 |
| 11 | Senegal | 2.7% | 19,726,400 |
| 12 | Guinea | 2.7% | 15,446,210 |
| 13 | Benin | 2.7% | 14,289,992 |
| 14 | Togo | 2.7% | 9,815,811 |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | 2.7% | 9,518,516 |
| 16 | Liberia | 2.7% | 5,995,897 |
| 17 | Mauritania | 2.7% | 5,478,719 |
| 18 | Gambia | 2.7% | 2,836,959 |
| 19 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.7% | 2,332,062 |
| 20 | Sudan | 2.62% | 52,330,541 |
| 21 | Nigeria | 2.58% | 245,602,214 |
| 22 | Mozambique | 2.5% | 36,457,367 |
| 23 | Madagascar | 2.5% | 32,151,664 |
| 24 | Malawi | 2.5% | 22,211,929 |
| 25 | Zambia | 2.5% | 21,242,941 |
| 26 | Somalia | 2.5% | 18,373,711 |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 2.5% | 17,676,949 |
| 28 | Rwanda | 2.5% | 15,060,627 |
| 29 | Burundi | 2.5% | 13,681,440 |
| 30 | Mauritius | 2.5% | 1,549,046 |
| 31 | Djibouti | 2.5% | 1,173,958 |
| 32 | Reunion | 2.5% | 1,052,806 |
| 33 | Comoros | 2.5% | 1,018,966 |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 2.46% | 139,074,872 |
| 35 | Yemen | 2.28% | 42,583,053 |
| 36 | Iraq | 2.15% | 48,115,803 |
| 37 | Kenya | 2.14% | 58,981,819 |
| 38 | Eritrea | 2.12% | 3,658,686 |
| 39 | Ghana | 2.01% | 35,877,045 |
| 40 | Pakistan | 1.98% | 261,925,741 |
| 41 | Papua New Guinea | 1.75% | 9,915,759 |
| 42 | Fiji Islands | 1.75% | 1,017,902 |
| 43 | Syria | 1.71% | 24,459,360 |
| 44 | Jordan | 1.66% | 12,009,833 |
| 45 | Egypt | 1.6% | 120,464,702 |
| 46 | Algeria | 1.6% | 48,289,283 |
| 47 | Israel | 1.4% | 9,679,324 |
| 48 | Oman | 1.39% | 5,456,351 |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 1.29% | 34,827,125 |
| 50 | Nepal | 1.27% | 30,499,498 |