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Population Growth by African country

2025

Annual population growth rate.

Africa, 202554 of 54 countries
2.3%population-weighted average
Highest in 2025Chad · 3.4%Lowest in 2025Mauritius · −0.2%Reported in 202554 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 2.9%Democratic Republic of the Congo — 3.2%Somalia — 3.3%Kenya — 1.9%Sudan — 2.4%Chad — 3.4%South Africa — 1.1%Lesotho — 1.1%Zimbabwe — 1.9%Botswana — 1.6%Namibia — 2.0%Senegal — 2.3%Mali — 2.9%Mauritania — 2.8%Benin — 2.4%Niger — 3.2%Nigeria — 2.1%Cameroon — 2.6%Togo — 2.2%Ghana — 1.8%Cote d'Ivoire — 2.4%Guinea — 2.3%Guinea-Bissau — 2.2%Liberia — 2.1%Sierra Leone — 2.0%Burkina Faso — 2.2%Central African Republic — 3.4%Republic of the Congo — 2.4%Gabon — 2.1%Equatorial Guinea — 2.4%Zambia — 2.8%Malawi — 2.6%Mozambique — 2.8%Eswatini — 1.1%Angola — 3.0%Burundi — 2.4%Madagascar — 2.4%Gambia — 2.2%Tunisia — 0.6%Algeria — 1.3%Eritrea — 2.0%Morocco — 0.9%Egypt — 1.6%Libya — 1.0%Ethiopia — 2.6%Djibouti — 1.3%Uganda — 2.7%Rwanda — 2.2%South Sudan — 2.0%Nigeria 2.1%Nigeria 2.1%Ethiopia 2.6%Ethiopia 2.6%Kenya 1.9%Kenya 1.9%South Africa 1.1%South Africa 1.1%2025HIGHEST IN 2025Chad3.4%Central African Republic3.4%Somalia3.3%Niger3.2%Democratic Republic of the Congo3.2%LOWEST IN 2025Mauritiusnot drawn−0.2%Cabo Verdenot drawn0.5%Tunisia0.6%Morocco0.9%Libya1.0%PINNEDEthiopia2.6%15 of 54Kenya1.9%38 of 54Nigeria2.1%32 of 54South Africa1.1%46 of 54OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNComorosnot drawn1.9%Sao Tome and Principenot drawn2.0%Seychellesnot drawn1.1%% per year · quintiles of the observed range−0.2%1.3%2%2.3%2.7%3.4%no record
20142025
World Bank · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries3.1%
Eastern Africa18 of 18 countries2.5%
Western Africa16 of 16 countries2.2%
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries1.5%
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries1.2%
Africaall 54 countries · 54 with a 2025 figure2.3%

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2025 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Population GrowthAnnual population growth rate.
SourceWorld Bank, with processing by Africa API
Unit% per year
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1961–2025
Coverage54 of 54 countries · 54 reported, 0 modelled, 0 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 54 countries did so for 2025 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2025 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Population Growth". Data adapted from World Bank. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/population-growth
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=population_growth_pct&year=2025&limit=100

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Population Growth: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

54 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryPopulation GrowthPeriod
1Chad3.4%2025
2Central African Republic3.4%2025
3Somalia3.3%2025
4Niger3.2%2025
5Democratic Republic of the Congo3.2%2025
6Angola3%2025
7Mali2.9%2025
8Tanzania2.9%2025
9Mozambique2.8%2025
10Mauritania2.8%2025
11Zambia2.8%2025
12Uganda2.7%2025
13Cameroon2.6%2025
14Malawi2.6%2025
15Ethiopia2.6%2025
16Burundi2.4%2025
17Cote d'Ivoire2.4%2025
18Benin2.4%2025
19Madagascar2.4%2025
20Equatorial Guinea2.4%2025
21Sudan2.4%2025
22Republic of the Congo2.4%2025
23Guinea2.3%2025
24Senegal2.3%2025
25Gambia2.2%2025
26Burkina Faso2.2%2025
27Togo2.2%2025
28Rwanda2.2%2025
29Guinea-Bissau2.2%2025
30Gabon2.1%2025
31Liberia2.1%2025
32Nigeria2.1%2025
33Namibia2%2025
34Sierra Leone2%2025
35South Sudan2%2025
36Eritrea2%2025
37Sao Tome and Principe2%2025
38Kenya1.9%2025
39Zimbabwe1.9%2025
40Comoros1.9%2025
41Ghana1.8%2025
42Botswana1.6%2025
43Egypt1.6%2025
44Algeria1.3%2025
45Djibouti1.3%2025
46South Africa1.1%2025
47Seychelles1.1%2025
48Lesotho1.1%2025
49Eswatini1.1%2025
50Libya1%2025
51Morocco0.9%2025
52Tunisia0.6%2025
53Cabo Verde0.5%2025
54Mauritius-0.2%2025
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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