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Population growth in Europe

46 countries in Europe, 2025. Unit: % per year. World ranking →

First in the ranking

2.92 %

Ukraine

Median country

0.13 %

half above, half below

World total

0.91 %

World Bank aggregate

Range

-1.75 to 2.92

Moldova - Ukraine

How to read it

Across 46 countries in Europe, the highest value is in Ukraine (2.92 %) and the lowest in Moldova (-1.75 %).

The median country is at 0.13 %: half are above, half below.

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications… · via World Bank WDI (SP.POP.GROW) · licence

Population growth over time

Ranking of countries

2025

In chart
Ukraine in chart	1	Ukraine	2.92
Malta in chart	2	Malta	1.89
Ireland in chart	3	Ireland	1.63
Iceland in chart	4	Iceland	1.51
Luxembourg in chart	5	Luxembourg	1.46
Liechtenstein in chart	6	Liechtenstein	1.41
Andorra in chart	7	Andorra	1.17
Spain in chart	8	Spain	1.03
Portugal in chart	9	Portugal	1.03
Switzerland in chart	10	Switzerland	0.96
Belgium in chart	11	Belgium	0.70
Norway in chart	12	Norway	0.69
Denmark in chart	13	Denmark	0.54
Netherlands in chart	14	Netherlands	0.52
Faroe Islands in chart	15	Faroe Islands	0.47
Finland in chart	16	Finland	0.47
San Marino in chart	17	San Marino	0.39
Austria in chart	18	Austria	0.33
United Kingdom in chart	19	United Kingdom	0.30
Croatia in chart	20	Croatia	0.26
Sweden in chart	21	Sweden	0.25
France in chart	22	France	0.25
Slovenia in chart	23	Slovenia	0.17
Greece in chart	24	Greece	0.08
Lithuania in chart	25	Lithuania	0.02
Germany in chart	26	Germany	-0.03
Isle of Man in chart	27	Isle of Man	-0.05
Italy in chart	28	Italy	-0.06
Montenegro in chart	29	Montenegro	-0.06
Russia in chart	30	Russia	-0.11
Bulgaria in chart	31	Bulgaria	-0.13
Slovakia in chart	32	Slovakia	-0.15
Romania in chart	33	Romania	-0.17
Czechia in chart	34	Czechia	-0.17
North Macedonia in chart	35	North Macedonia	-0.19
Poland in chart	36	Poland	-0.34
Estonia in chart	37	Estonia	-0.43
Hungary in chart	38	Hungary	-0.50
Belarus in chart	39	Belarus	-0.51
Serbia in chart	40	Serbia	-0.57
Monaco in chart	41	Monaco	-0.75
Bosnia and Herzegovina in chart	42	Bosnia and Herzegovina	-0.77
Latvia in chart	43	Latvia	-0.99
Kosovo in chart	44	Kosovo	-1.10
Albania in chart	45	Albania	-1.17
Moldova in chart	46	Moldova	-1.75

World Bank, WDI · SP.POP.GROW · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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