Fastest Growing Countries 2026
Countries adding people fastest, by annual growth rate.
| # | Country | Countries | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.2% | 117,071,971 |
| 2 | Chad | 3.14% | 21,715,481 |
| 3 | Uganda | 3.05% | 53,383,170 |
| 4 | Tanzania | 2.9% | 73,006,253 |
| 5 | Afghanistan | 2.88% | 45,316,782 |
| 6 | South Sudan | 2.71% | 12,612,805 |
| 7 | Ivory Coast | 2.7% | 31,238,171 |
| 8 | Niger | 2.7% | 27,965,626 |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 2.7% | 24,611,919 |
| 10 | Mali | 2.7% | 23,772,253 |
| 11 | Senegal | 2.7% | 19,755,739 |
| 12 | Guinea | 2.7% | 15,469,186 |
| 13 | Benin | 2.7% | 14,311,248 |
| 14 | Togo | 2.7% | 9,830,412 |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | 2.7% | 9,532,677 |
| 16 | Liberia | 2.7% | 6,004,809 |
| 17 | Mauritania | 2.7% | 5,486,873 |
| 18 | Gambia | 2.7% | 2,841,182 |
| 19 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.7% | 2,335,528 |
| 20 | Sudan | 2.62% | 52,406,070 |
| 21 | Nigeria | 2.58% | 245,951,261 |
| 22 | Mozambique | 2.5% | 36,507,570 |
| 23 | Madagascar | 2.5% | 32,195,941 |
| 24 | Malawi | 2.5% | 22,242,516 |
| 25 | Zambia | 2.5% | 21,272,196 |
| 26 | Somalia | 2.5% | 18,399,012 |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 2.5% | 17,701,291 |
| 28 | Rwanda | 2.5% | 15,081,370 |
| 29 | Burundi | 2.5% | 13,700,280 |
| 30 | Mauritius | 2.5% | 1,551,181 |
| 31 | Djibouti | 2.5% | 1,175,569 |
| 32 | Reunion | 2.5% | 1,054,256 |
| 33 | Comoros | 2.5% | 1,020,373 |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 2.46% | 139,263,323 |
| 35 | Yemen | 2.28% | 42,636,533 |
| 36 | Iraq | 2.15% | 48,172,779 |
| 37 | Kenya | 2.14% | 59,051,341 |
| 38 | Eritrea | 2.12% | 3,662,961 |
| 39 | Ghana | 2.01% | 35,916,757 |
| 40 | Pakistan | 1.98% | 262,211,369 |
| 41 | Papua New Guinea | 1.75% | 9,925,318 |
| 42 | Fiji Islands | 1.75% | 1,018,882 |
| 43 | Syria | 1.71% | 24,482,394 |
| 44 | Jordan | 1.66% | 12,020,811 |
| 45 | Egypt | 1.6% | 120,570,846 |
| 46 | Algeria | 1.6% | 48,331,833 |
| 47 | Israel | 1.4% | 9,686,785 |
| 48 | Oman | 1.39% | 5,460,527 |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 1.29% | 34,851,862 |
| 50 | Nepal | 1.27% | 30,520,826 |