List of European countries by population growth rate
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The list is based on CIA World Factbook estimates for the year 2025. The list includes all members of the Council of Europe and Belarus; dependent territories and non-fully recognised states are omitted.
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Growth higher than 1%
Growth between 0.5% and 1%
Growth between 0.0% and 0.5%
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Figures in the table below are based on estimates for 2025 in The World Factbook, published by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).[1][2]
| World rank | Rank | Country | Annual growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1 |  Ukraine | 2.42 |
| 71 | 2 |  Luxembourg | 1.58 |
| 99 | 3 |  Cyprus | 1.00 |
| 107 | 4 |  Iceland | 0.82 |
| 110 | 5 |  Ireland | 0.80 |
| 113 | 6 |  Monaco | 0.76 |
| 119 | 7 |  Kosovo | 0.73 |
| 122 | 8 |  Switzerland | 0.72 |
| 126 | 9 |  Liechtenstein | 0.68 |
| 129 | 10 |  Malta | 0.65 |
| 130 | 11 |  Denmark | 0.64 |
| 134 | 12 |  Faroe Islands | 0.62 |
| 137 | 13 |  Norway | 0.57 |
| 141 | 14 |  San Marino | 0.55 |
| 145 | 15 |  Sweden | 0.51 |
| 146 | 16 |  Jersey | 0.51 |
| 149 | 17 |  Belgium | 0.45 |
| 150 | 18 |  Isle of Man | 0.41 |
| 153 | 19 |  United Kingdom | 0.40 |
| 160 | 20 |  Netherlands | 0.30 |
| 162 | 21 |  Austria | 0.28 |
| 170 | 22 |  France | 0.20 |
| 172 | 23 |  Guernsey | 0.19 |
| 173 | 24 |  Gibraltar | 0.16 |
| 175 | 25 |  Spain | 0.12 |
| 179 | 26 |  North Macedonia | 0.08 |
| 182 | 27 |  Finland | 0.02 |
| 186 | 28 |  Vatican City | 0.00 |
| 189 | 29 |  Czechia | -0.02 |
| 191 | 30 | Svalbard | -0.03 |
| 193 | 31 |  Italy | -0.05 |
| 195 | 32 |  Slovakia | -0.07 |
| 200 | 33 |  Portugal | -0.11 |
| 201 | 34 |  Andorra | -0.12 |
| 202 | 35 |  Germany | -0.13 |
| 204 | 36 |  Slovenia | -0.16 |
| 206 | 37 |  Hungary | -0.29 |
| 208 | 38 |  Greece | -0.35 |
| 211 | 39 |  Belarus | -0.44 |
| 215 | 40 |  Montenegro | -0.46 |
| 216 | 41 |  Estonia | -0.47 |
| 218 | 42 |  Croatia | -0.53 |
| 219 | 43 |  Moldova | -0.57 |
| 222 | 44 |  Serbia | -0.60 |
| 223 | 46 |  Bulgaria | -0.66 |
| 224 | 47 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.67 |
| 225 | 48 |  Lithuania | -0.71 |
| 228 | 49 |  Romania | -0.86 |
| 230 | 50 |  Poland | -0.98 |
| 231 | 51 |  Albania | -1.06 |
| 234 | 52 |  Latvia | -1.27 |