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Fastest Growing Countries 2023

There are a lot of people who are curious about the fastest-growing country in the world, particularly when it comes to population. Some people might be surprised to hear that the fastest-growing countries in the world are located in Africa. For example, Niger, Angola, Benin, and Uganda are all growing at more than 3 percent per year in terms of their overall population. Given that Africa tends to struggle when it comes to natural resources, it may come as a bit of a surprise, but these countries are growing and expanding rapidly, particularly as their economies continue to grow and expand as well.

Which Country Is the Most Populous Country in the World Right Now?

Right now, the most populous country in the world is China. Even though China's population has remained relatively stagnant during the past few decades, particularly because of the one-child policy, China remains the largest country in the world in terms of overall population. India is another country that is growing quickly, and it is the only other country on Earth with a population of more than 1 billion. It has also gotten rid of the one-child policy to start growing again. Some of the other countries that are particularly large include the United States, Russia, and Brazil. It remains to be seen whether the United States will catch China or India in population.

Will African Countries Become Bigger Than China and India?

If you take a look at the graph of how quickly countries are growing, it is possible that African countries, such as Niger, Angola, and Uganda, could eventually catch China and India. In terms of percentage, China and India are not growing as quickly as those African countries; however, those African countries are not going to grow at the same rate in perpetuity. Eventually, they are not going to have enough land to support a growing population, and their food resources will start to run out. The reality is that they do not have as much geographic space as China or India, so their population growth is eventually going to be limited. It is only a question of when that might happen.

Is the United States Growing Quickly?

Right now, the United States is still growing, but there is a significant amount of doubt related to whether it will continue growing in the future. There are a few reasons behind this. First, many members of the younger generation are holding off on having children because the cost of living, particularly student loans, has made it very difficult for them to afford to have children. Second, the children of baby boomers are getting older. Therefore, there are a lot of people in the United States who are going to start to die of old age during the next few decades. As a result, the United States might not continue to grow at the same rate, and it may actually shrink in the future.

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Country
Growth Rate
2023 Population
Syria4.98%23,227,014
Moldova4.98%3,435,931
Niger3.8%27,202,843
DR Congo3.28%102,262,808
Chad3.13%18,278,568
Somalia3.1%18,143,378
Mali3.1%23,293,698
Angola3.08%36,684,202
Mayotte3.03%335,995
Tanzania2.96%67,438,106
Poland2.93%41,026,067
Central African Republic2.93%5,742,315
Uganda2.82%48,582,334
Mozambique2.81%33,897,354
Zambia2.76%20,569,737
Burundi2.71%13,238,559
Afghanistan2.7%42,239,854
Benin2.7%13,712,828
Slovakia2.69%5,795,199
Mauritania2.68%4,862,989
Sudan2.63%48,109,006
Cameroon2.63%28,647,293
Malawi2.58%20,931,751
Senegal2.58%17,763,163
Ethiopia2.55%126,527,060
Burkina Faso2.55%23,251,485
Ivory Coast2.53%28,873,034
French Guiana2.5%312,155
Gambia2.48%2,773,168
Madagascar2.41%30,325,732
Nigeria2.41%223,804,632
Guinea2.39%14,190,612
Vanuatu2.38%334,506
Equatorial Guinea2.37%1,714,671
Togo2.32%9,053,799
Rwanda2.31%14,094,683
Palestine2.31%5,371,230
Republic of the Congo2.28%6,106,869
Iraq2.27%45,504,560
Yemen2.23%34,449,825
Solomon Islands2.23%740,424
Liberia2.18%5,418,377
Sierra Leone2.15%8,791,092
Guinea Bissau2.15%2,150,842
Zimbabwe2.11%16,665,409
Gabon1.99%2,436,566
Kenya1.99%55,100,586
Pakistan1.98%240,485,658
Sao Tome and Principe1.97%231,856
Western Sahara1.96%587,259
Ghana1.93%34,121,985
Tajikistan1.92%10,143,543
Venezuela1.9%28,838,499
Hungary1.9%10,156,239
Papua New Guinea1.85%10,329,931
Comoros1.83%852,075
Eritrea1.76%3,748,901
Kiribati1.74%133,515
Botswana1.71%2,675,352
South Sudan1.61%11,088,796
Kyrgyzstan1.58%6,735,347
Vatican City1.57%518
Algeria1.57%45,606,480
Egypt1.56%112,716,598
Uzbekistan1.55%35,163,944
Honduras1.54%10,593,798
Philippines1.54%117,337,368
Israel1.51%9,174,520
Oman1.49%4,644,384
Samoa1.48%225,681
Saudi Arabia1.48%36,947,025
Namibia1.45%2,604,172
Timor Leste1.44%1,360,596
Mongolia1.44%3,447,157
Nicaragua1.41%7,046,310
Djibouti1.39%1,136,455
Guatemala1.39%18,092,026
Laos1.39%7,633,779
Belize1.37%410,825
Panama1.35%4,468,087
Bolivia1.34%12,388,571
Turkmenistan1.33%6,516,100
Macau1.29%704,149
Haiti1.21%11,724,763
Paraguay1.19%6,861,524
Romania1.19%19,892,812
Tokelau1.18%1,893
Nepal1.14%30,896,590
Libya1.12%6,888,388
Luxembourg1.11%654,768
Malaysia1.09%34,308,525
Kazakhstan1.08%19,606,633
Lesotho1.06%2,330,318
Cambodia1.06%16,944,826
Ecuador1.05%18,190,484
New Caledonia1.05%292,991
Bangladesh1.03%172,954,319
Marshall Islands1.03%41,996
Morocco1.02%37,840,044
Australia1%26,439,111
Kuwait0.97%4,310,108
Cape Verde0.93%598,682
Micronesia0.93%115,224
Dominican Republic0.93%11,332,972
Jersey0.92%111,802
Bahrain0.9%1,485,509
Saint Martin0.9%32,077
Peru0.89%34,352,719
Nauru0.88%12,780
Cayman Islands0.88%69,310
South Africa0.87%60,414,495
Tonga0.86%107,773
Canada0.85%38,781,291
French Polynesia0.85%308,872
Suriname0.84%623,236
Tunisia0.83%12,458,223
New Zealand0.83%5,228,100
India0.81%1,428,627,663
United Arab Emirates0.8%9,516,871
Reunion0.8%981,796
Qatar0.79%2,716,391
Turks and Caicos Islands0.79%46,062
Brunei0.78%452,524
Eswatini0.76%1,210,822
Mexico0.75%128,455,567
British Virgin Islands0.74%31,538
Tuvalu0.74%11,396
Indonesia0.74%277,534,122
Norway0.74%5,474,360
Myanmar0.74%54,577,997
Fiji0.71%936,375
Iran0.7%89,172,767
Cyprus0.69%1,260,138
Guam0.69%172,952
Vietnam0.69%98,858,950
Ireland0.67%5,056,935
Liechtenstein0.65%39,584
Singapore0.65%6,014,723
Iceland0.65%375,318
Bahamas0.64%412,623
Switzerland0.64%8,796,669
Bhutan0.64%787,424
Guyana0.63%813,834
Costa Rica0.6%5,212,173
Sweden0.6%10,612,086
Grenada0.59%126,183
Argentina0.58%45,773,884
Antigua and Barbuda0.57%94,298
Turkey0.56%85,816,199
Azerbaijan0.53%10,412,651
Brazil0.52%216,422,446
Seychelles0.51%107,660
United States0.51%339,996,563
Northern Mariana Islands0.49%49,796
Denmark0.49%5,910,913
Curacao0.48%192,077
Jordan0.45%11,337,052
El Salvador0.45%6,364,943
Dominica0.42%73,040
Colombia0.41%52,085,168
Guernsey0.38%63,544
North Korea0.35%26,160,821
Faroe Islands0.34%53,270
United Kingdom0.34%67,736,802
Malta0.33%535,064
Andorra0.33%80,088
Greenland0.31%56,643
Netherlands0.31%17,618,299
Falkland Islands0.29%3,791
Sri Lanka0.28%21,893,579
Anguilla0.27%15,899
Belgium0.26%11,686,140
Trinidad and Tobago0.25%1,534,937
Saint Barthelemy0.25%10,994
Puerto Rico0.24%3,260,314
Isle of Man0.23%84,710
Saint Lucia0.22%180,251
Austria0.22%8,958,960
Saint Kitts and Nevis0.21%47,755
France0.2%64,756,584
Cook Islands0.19%17,044
Thailand0.14%71,801,279
Chile0.13%19,629,590
Barbados0.13%281,995
Taiwan0.13%23,923,276
Gibraltar0.12%32,688
Sint Maarten0.11%44,222
Finland0.08%5,545,475
Mauritius0.08%1,300,557
Niue0.05%1,935
Hong Kong0.04%7,491,609
Guadeloupe0.02%395,839
Palau0.02%18,058
Czech Republic0.01%10,495,295
Uruguay0.01%3,423,108
Slovenia-0.01%2,119,675
China-0.01%1,425,671,352
San Marino-0.05%33,642
South Korea-0.06%51,784,059
Jamaica-0.07%2,825,544
Spain-0.08%47,519,628
Germany-0.09%83,294,633
Armenia-0.09%2,777,970
Montserrat-0.09%4,386
Montenegro-0.1%626,485
Martinique-0.14%366,981
Cuba-0.16%11,194,449
Aruba-0.16%106,277
Bermuda-0.18%64,069
Russia-0.19%144,444,359
Portugal-0.23%10,247,605
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-0.24%103,698
Estonia-0.25%1,322,765
Italy-0.28%58,870,762
Albania-0.35%2,832,439
Saint Pierre and Miquelon-0.38%5,840
North Macedonia-0.38%2,085,679
Belarus-0.39%9,498,238
Greece-0.42%10,341,277
Georgia-0.43%3,728,282
Monaco-0.47%36,297
Maldives-0.53%521,021
Japan-0.53%123,294,513
Croatia-0.54%4,008,617
Wallis and Futuna-0.6%11,502
Bosnia and Herzegovina-0.7%3,210,847
United States Virgin Islands-0.72%98,750
American Samoa-0.81%43,914
Serbia-1%7,149,077
Latvia-1.1%1,830,211
Lithuania-1.15%2,718,352
Bulgaria-1.39%6,687,717
Lebanon-2.47%5,353,930
Ukraine-7.45%36,744,634
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What is the fastest growing country in the world?

Some of the fastest-growing countries in the world are located in Africa. Niger, Angola, Benin, and Uganda all have growth rates of over 3%.

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