Mapped: Population Growth in Every Country (2000–2025)

Mapped: Population Growth in Every Country (2000–2025)

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Over the past 25 years, population trends have split in two directions. Some countries have seen their populations multiply several times over, while others have steadily declined.

This map shows cumulative population change by country from 2000 to 2025, based on data from the IMF. The contrast is clear: migration-driven growth in parts of the Gulf and Africa, and sustained population decline across Eastern Europe.

Where Population Growth is Surging

The fastest-growing populations are concentrated in a relatively small group of countries, mainly in the Gulf and sub-Saharan Africa, where migration and demographic momentum have driven rapid expansion.

The data table below shows the cumulative population change of each country from 2000 to 2025:

Rank	Country	Population Change 2000–2025 (%)
1	Qatar	423.4
2	United Arab Emirates	249.7
3	Equatorial Guinea	166.6
4	Niger	157.0
5	Bahrain	153.9
6	Papua New Guinea	149.6
7	Angola	139.7
8	Kuwait	139.1
9	Oman	129.1
10	Chad	126.9
11	Jordan	126.3
12	Burundi	123.6
13	Democratic Republic of the Congo	121.8
14	Uganda	120.1
15	Zambia	119.5
16	Mali	118.4
17	Yemen	112.9
18	Gambia, The	112.8
19	Madagascar	108.7
20	Benin	106.6
21	Republic of Congo	107.0
22	Tanzania	106.4
23	Mozambique	102.3
24	Côte d’Ivoire	102.3
25	Burkina Faso	102.0
26	Liberia	101.2
27	Cameroon	100.4
28	Malawi	99.3
29	Saudi Arabia	98.5
30	Timor-Leste	97.5
31	Senegal	95.7
32	Sierra Leone	92.4
33	Gabon	91.4
34	Nigeria	90.2
35	Togo	90.3
36	Solomon Islands	88.7
37	Vanuatu	86.9
38	Rwanda	83.9
39	Ethiopia	83.5
40	Kenya	80.9
41	Guinea	80.7
42	Ghana	78.6
43	Pakistan	77.4
44	Mauritania	75.1
45	Egypt	71.0
46	Namibia	69.6
47	Comoros	69.5
48	Guinea-Bissau	69.1
49	Belize	66.8
50	Tajikistan	66.7
51	São Tomé and Príncipe	66.7
52	Honduras	65.0
53	Sudan	62.1
54	Israel	61.9
55	Botswana	60.0
56	Guatemala	59.5
57	Luxembourg	57.8
58	Algeria	54.9
59	Uzbekistan	54.0
60	Kiribati	53.6
61	Maldives	52.2
62	Singapore	50.9
63	Panama	50.1
64	Mongolia	49.1
65	Philippines	48.6
66	Zimbabwe	48.5
67	Kyrgyz Republic	48.2
68	Bolivia	47.7
69	Djibouti	47.1
70	Cambodia	46.6
71	Haiti	46.4
72	Central African Republic	45.8
73	Australia	44.9
74	Ecuador	45.1
75	Malta	44.7
76	Malaysia	44.1
77	Lao P.D.R.	43.4
78	Ireland	43.4
79	South Africa	42.4
80	Turkmenistan	42.5
81	Brunei Darussalam	41.5
82	Nicaragua	41.4
83	Costa Rica	41.0
84	Suriname	40.7
85	Iceland	40.1
86	India	38.4
87	Paraguay	38.0
88	Bhutan	38.0
89	Antigua and Barbuda	38.2
90	Indonesia	37.9
91	Iran	37.8
92	New Zealand	37.9
93	Kazakhstan	36.9
94	Cyprus	36.5
95	Bangladesh	36.1
96	Colombia	35.7
97	Canada	35.6
98	Bahamas, The	35.9
99	Libya	34.8
100	Mexico	34.2
101	Türkiye, Republic of	33.9
102	Morocco	32.5
103	Chile	31.7
104	Peru	30.4
105	Argentina	29.4
106	Dominican Republic	29.6
107	Azerbaijan	29.1
108	Vietnam	28.7
109	Tunisia	28.2
110	Switzerland	26.0
111	Seychelles	25.9
112	Norway	25.0
113	Cabo Verde	24.2
114	Liechtenstein	24.2
115	Spain	22.3
116	Brazil	22.1
117	Samoa	21.8
118	Eswatini	21.5
119	United States	21.0
120	Nepal	20.8
121	Sweden	20.2
122	Myanmar	19.5
123	Lesotho	19.4
124	United Kingdom	18.6
125	Belgium	15.9
126	Fiji	15.7
127	Saint Kitts and Nevis	15.6
128	Austria	14.6
129	Saint Lucia	14.5
130	Netherlands	13.8
131	France	13.4
132	Trinidad and Tobago	13.3
133	Denmark	12.6
134	Grenada	12.6
135	Hong Kong SAR	12.2
136	Thailand	11.7
137	China	10.9
138	South Korea	9.9
139	Venezuela	9.3
140	Finland	8.5
141	Barbados	8.1
142	Guyana	7.7
143	El Salvador	7.2
144	Slovenia	7.2
145	Kosovo	7.1
146	Aruba	6.9
147	Jamaica	6.6
148	Czechia	6.1
149	Mauritius	5.8
150	Dominica	5.6
151	Taiwan Province of China	5.0
152	Portugal	4.5
153	Uruguay	4.1
154	Italy	3.5
155	Montenegro	3.1
156	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2.8
157	Germany	2.7
158	Slovak Republic	0.4
159	Tonga	0.0
160	Russia	-0.7
161	Estonia	-1.6
162	Japan	-2.8
163	Armenia	-3.3
164	Greece	-3.7
165	Poland	-4.6
166	Palau	-5.3
167	Hungary	-6.5
168	Bosnia and Herzegovina	-8.2
169	Belarus	-9.0
170	North Macedonia	-10.0
171	Georgia	-10.3
172	Micronesia	-11.2
173	Croatia	-12.0
174	Albania	-12.8
175	Serbia	-13.1
176	Romania	-16.1
177	Puerto Rico	-16.7
178	Lithuania	-17.5
179	Moldova	-18.8
180	Latvia	-21.6
181	Bulgaria	-23.2
182	Marshall Islands	-29.4
183	Ukraine	-32.5

Qatar stands far ahead of every other country, with its population increasing more than fivefold (+423.4%) since 2000. This surge has been driven largely by an influx of foreign workers tied to energy and infrastructure booms. Other Gulf economies also rank among the fastest-growing, including the United Arab Emirates (+249.7%), Bahrain (+153.9%), Kuwait (+139.1%), Oman (+129.1%), and Saudi Arabia (+98.5%).

Outside the Gulf, several African economies also posted strong gains, including Equatorial Guinea (+166.6%), Niger (+157.0%), Angola (+139.7%), and Chad (+126.9%).

At the opposite extreme, several countries are shrinking rapidly. Ukraine leads the declines at -32.5%, followed by a cluster of Eastern European and Baltic states, including Bulgaria (-23.2%), Latvia (-21.6%), Lithuania (-17.5%), Moldova (-18.8%), and Romania (-16.1%).

EU accession opened westward migration routes for parts of Eastern Europe, accelerating long-term population losses in a region already facing aging demographics and low birth rates.

Large Economies Saw More Moderate Growth

Among the world’s largest economies, population growth was generally more moderate. India grew 38.4%, while the U.S. rose 21.0%, China 10.9%, and Brazil 22.1%. Canada posted a stronger 35.6% increase, and Australia climbed 44.9%.

Elsewhere in Asia, Japan declined 2.8% and South Korea rose 9.9%, both trailing the global average increase of 46.6%.

Taken together, the map shows that the fastest population expansion has not been driven by the largest economies, but by a mix of migration-heavy Gulf states and younger, faster-growing developing countries.

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• Source: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-population-growth-by-country-2000-2025/