Population Growth Rankings by Country: Africa, 2026
The annual percentage change in population, reflecting births, deaths, and international migration.
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| 1 | Central African Republic | 3.3% | ||
| 2 | Somalia | 3.2% | ||
| 3 | Niger | 3.1% | ||
| 4 | DR Congo | 3.1% | ||
| 5 | Mayotte | 3% | ||
| 6 | Sudan | 3% | ||
| 7 | Angola | 3% | ||
| 8 | Mali | 2.9% | ||
| 9 | Tanzania | 2.8% | ||
| 10 | Mozambique | 2.8% | ||
| 11 | Zambia | 2.7% | ||
| 12 | Mauritania | 2.7% | ||
| 13 | Uganda | 2.6% | ||
| 14 | Chad | 2.6% | ||
| 15 | Malawi | 2.5% | ||
| 16 | Cameroon | 2.5% | ||
| 17 | Ethiopia | 2.5% | ||
| 18 | Benin | 2.4% | ||
| 19 | Côte d’Ivoire | 2.3% | ||
| 20 | Madagascar | 2.3% | ||
| 21 | Republic of the Congo | 2.3% | ||
| 22 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.3% | ||
| 23 | Burundi | 2.3% | ||
| 24 | Senegal | 2.3% | ||
| 25 | Guinea | 2.2% | ||
| 26 | Liberia | 2.2% | ||
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 2.1% | ||
| 28 | Gambia | 2.1% | ||
| 29 | Togo | 2.1% | ||
| 30 | Rwanda | 2.1% | ||
| 31 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.1% | ||
| 32 | Eritrea | 2.1% | ||
| 33 | Gabon | 2.1% | ||
| 34 | Nigeria | 2% | ||
| 35 | South Sudan | 2% | ||
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 2% | ||
| 37 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 1.9% | ||
| 38 | Kenya | 1.9% | ||
| 39 | Namibia | 1.9% | ||
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 1.9% | ||
| 41 | Comoros | 1.8% | ||
| 42 | Ghana | 1.8% | ||
| 43 | Botswana | 1.6% | ||
| 44 | Seychelles | 1.5% | ||
| 45 | Egypt | 1.4% | ||
| 46 | Djibouti | 1.3% | ||
| 47 | Algeria | 1.2% | ||
| 48 | Libya | 1.1% | ||
| 49 | Lesotho | 1.1% | ||
| 50 | Eswatini | 1.1% | ||
| 51 | South Africa | 1.1% | ||
| 52 | Morocco | 0.8% | ||
| 53 | Tunisia | 0.5% | ||
| 54 | Réunion | 0.5% | ||
| 55 | Cabo Verde | 0.4% | ||
| 56 | Mauritius | -0.3% | ||
| 57 | Saint Helena | -1.1% |
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