Fastest Growing Countries 2026
Countries adding people fastest, by annual growth rate.
| # | Country | Countries | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.2% | 117,278,251 |
| 2 | Chad | 3.14% | 21,753,021 |
| 3 | Uganda | 3.05% | 53,472,820 |
| 4 | Tanzania | 2.9% | 73,122,819 |
| 5 | Afghanistan | 2.88% | 45,388,637 |
| 6 | South Sudan | 2.71% | 12,631,623 |
| 7 | Ivory Coast | 2.7% | 31,284,605 |
| 8 | Niger | 2.7% | 28,007,192 |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 2.7% | 24,648,499 |
| 10 | Mali | 2.7% | 23,807,594 |
| 11 | Senegal | 2.7% | 19,785,105 |
| 12 | Guinea | 2.7% | 15,492,182 |
| 13 | Benin | 2.7% | 14,332,521 |
| 14 | Togo | 2.7% | 9,845,024 |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | 2.7% | 9,546,847 |
| 16 | Liberia | 2.7% | 6,013,736 |
| 17 | Mauritania | 2.7% | 5,495,024 |
| 18 | Gambia | 2.7% | 2,845,401 |
| 19 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.7% | 2,339,001 |
| 20 | Sudan | 2.62% | 52,481,657 |
| 21 | Nigeria | 2.58% | 246,300,599 |
| 22 | Mozambique | 2.5% | 36,557,819 |
| 23 | Madagascar | 2.5% | 32,240,252 |
| 24 | Malawi | 2.5% | 22,273,124 |
| 25 | Zambia | 2.5% | 21,301,471 |
| 26 | Somalia | 2.5% | 18,424,331 |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 2.5% | 17,725,648 |
| 28 | Rwanda | 2.5% | 15,102,126 |
| 29 | Burundi | 2.5% | 13,719,133 |
| 30 | Mauritius | 2.5% | 1,553,311 |
| 31 | Djibouti | 2.5% | 1,177,187 |
| 32 | Reunion | 2.5% | 1,055,704 |
| 33 | Comoros | 2.5% | 1,021,776 |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 2.46% | 139,451,922 |
| 35 | Yemen | 2.28% | 42,690,047 |
| 36 | Iraq | 2.15% | 48,229,793 |
| 37 | Kenya | 2.14% | 59,120,902 |
| 38 | Eritrea | 2.12% | 3,667,236 |
| 39 | Ghana | 2.01% | 35,956,495 |
| 40 | Pakistan | 1.98% | 262,497,139 |
| 41 | Papua New Guinea | 1.75% | 9,934,876 |
| 42 | Fiji Islands | 1.75% | 1,019,868 |
| 43 | Syria | 1.71% | 24,505,433 |
| 44 | Jordan | 1.66% | 12,031,789 |
| 45 | Egypt | 1.6% | 120,677,019 |
| 46 | Algeria | 1.6% | 48,374,393 |
| 47 | Israel | 1.4% | 9,694,246 |
| 48 | Oman | 1.39% | 5,464,701 |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 1.29% | 34,876,610 |
| 50 | Nepal | 1.27% | 30,542,161 |