List of European countries by population growth rate

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.

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

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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

References

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  1. ^ "Country Comparison : Population Growth Rate". CIA. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Field Listing : Population growth rate". CIA. Retrieved 6 March 2023.