Map of the European countries by the population growth rate in 2021 according to CIA World Factbook

  Growth higher than 1%

  Growth between 0.5% and 1%

  Growth between 0.0% and 0.5%

  Decline between 0.0% and 0.5%

  Decline between 0.5% and 1%

  Decline higher than 1%

  No data

The list is based on CIA World Factbook estimates for the year 2023. The list includes all members of the Council of Europe and Belarus; dependent territories and non-fully recognised states are omitted.

List

2023

Figures in the table below are based on estimates for 2023 in The World Factbook, published by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).^[1][2]

Population growth rates, 2023

World rank	Rank	Country	Annual growth (%)
60	1	Luxembourg	1.58
93	2	Cyprus	1.00
100	3	Ireland	0.91
104	4	Iceland	0.89
116	5	Norway	0.79
126	6	Liechtenstein	0.70
130	7	Monaco	0.66
132	8	Switzerland	0.64
137	9	Faroe Islands	0.63
140	10	Kosovo	0.62
142	11	Jersey	0.61
144	12	Malta	0.59
145	13	San Marino	0.59
149	14	Belgium	0.55
151	15	Sweden	0.51
153	16	United Kingdom	0.49
154	17	Isle of Man	0.48
157	18	Denmark	0.44
162	19	Netherlands	0.36
165	20	France	0.31
166	21	Austria	0.31
176	22	Finland	0.22
177	23	Guernsey	0.22
179	24	Albania	0.19
180	25	Gibraltar	0.19
184	26	Spain	0.12
187	27	North Macedonia	0.11
–	–	European Union	0.10
195	28	Vatican City	0.00
197	29	Czechia	0.00
200	30	Svalbard	-0.03
202	31	Slovenia	-0.08
203	32	Italy	-0.11
204	33	Andorra	-0.11
206	34	Germany	-0.12
207	35	Slovakia	-0.12
210	36	Portugal	-0.17
212	37	Bosnia and Herzegovina	-0.23
214	38	Poland	-0.28
216	39	Hungary	-0.31
217	40	Belarus	-0.33
218	41	Greece	-0.35
220	42	Armenia	-0.40
222	43	Montenegro	-0.43
223	44	Croatia	-0.47
225	45	Ukraine	-0.52
226	46	Serbia	-0.63
227	47	Bulgaria	-0.66
229	48	Estonia	-0.74
230	49	Romania	-1.01
231	50	Lithuania	-1.04
232	51	Latvia	-1.13
233	52	Moldova	-1.14

2022

Figures in the table below are based on values for 2022 in The World Factbook, published by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

Population growth rates, 2022

World rank	Rank	Country	Annual growth (%)
59	1	Luxembourg	1.64
90	2	Cyprus	1.06
100	3	Ireland	0.94
102	4	Iceland	0.93
116	5	Norway	0.80
127	6	Liechtenstein	0.72
133	7	Malta	0.67
137	8	Switzerland	0.65
138	9	Jersey	0.64
140	10	Faroe Islands	0.63
143	11	San Marino	0.61
145	12	Monaco	0.60
148	13	Belgium	0.57
150	14	Kosovo	0.57
151	15	United Kingdom	0.53
152	16	Isle of Man	0.52
156	17	Sweden	0.50
158	18	Denmark	0.44
162	19	Netherlands	0.36
166	20	Austria	0.32
168	21	France	0.32
174	22	Finland	0.24
177	23	Guernsey	0.23
179	24	Albania	0.22
181	25	Gibraltar	0.19
186	26	Spain	0.13
187	27	North Macedonia	0.12
–	–	European Union	0.10
193	28	Czechia	0.02
196	29	Vatican City	0.00
201	30	Svalbard	-0.03
202	31	Slovenia	-0.06
203	32	Andorra	-0.10
204	33	Slovakia	-0.10
205	34	Germany	-0.11
206	35	Italy	-0.13
210	36	Portugal	-0.20
212	37	Bosnia and Herzegovina	-0.22
214	38	Poland	-0.26
216	39	Hungary	-0.30
217	40	Belarus	-0.31
218	41	Greece	-0.34
222	42	Montenegro	-0.41
224	43	Croatia	-0.47
225	44	Ukraine	-0.50
226	45	Bulgaria	-0.67
228	46	Estonia	-0.71
229	47	Serbia	-0.75
230	48	Lithuania	-1.04
231	49	Romania	-1.09
232	50	Latvia	-1.11
233	51	Moldova	-1.12

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