| Rank | Country | Population growth rate (%) |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 4.31 |  |
| 2 | Niger | 3.64 |  |
| 3 | Uganda | 3.58 |  |
| 4 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.48 |  |
| 5 | Burundi | 3.46 |  |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 3.28 |  |
| 7 | Gaza Strip | 3.2 |  |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 3.19 |  |
| 9 | Western Sahara | 3.1 |  |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 3.09 |  |
| 11 | Zambia | 3.06 |  |
| 12 | Madagascar | 2.97 |  |
| 13 | Benin | 2.91 |  |
| 14 | Congo, Republic of the | 2.84 |  |
| 15 | Bahrain | 2.81 |  |
| 16 | Rwanda | 2.79 |  |
| 17 | Malawi | 2.76 |  |
| 18 | Togo | 2.76 |  |
| 19 | Comoros | 2.7 |  |
| 20 | Liberia | 2.66 |  |
| 21 | Yemen | 2.65 |  |
| 22 | Guinea | 2.64 |  |
| 23 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.64 |  |
| 24 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2.61 |  |
| 25 | Mali | 2.61 |  |
| 26 | Senegal | 2.56 |  |
| 27 | Sudan | 2.48 |  |
| 28 | Eritrea | 2.47 |  |
| 29 | Kenya | 2.46 |  |
| 30 | Mozambique | 2.44 |  |
| 31 | Iraq | 2.4 |  |
| 32 | Gambia, The | 2.4 |  |
| 33 | Afghanistan | 2.38 |  |
| 34 | Mauritania | 2.35 |  |
| 35 | Cayman Islands | 2.29 |  |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 2.25 |  |
| 37 | Djibouti | 2.24 |  |
| 38 | Solomon Islands | 2.22 |  |
| 39 | Anguilla | 2.17 |  |
| 40 | Central African Republic | 2.15 |  |
| 41 | Cameroon | 2.12 |  |
| 42 | West Bank | 2.1 |  |
| 43 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.08 |  |
| 44 | Libya | 2.06 |  |
| 45 | Belize | 2.06 |  |
| 46 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.05 |  |
| 47 | Angola | 2.03 |  |
| 48 | Oman | 2.02 |  |
| 49 | Chad | 2.01 |  |
| 50 | Tanzania | 2 |  |