List of European countries by population growth rate

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

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

Population growth rates, 2023

World rank	Rank	Land	Annual growth (%)
60	1	Luxemburg	1.58
93	2	Zypern	1.00
100	3	Irland	0.91
104	4	Island	0.89
116	5	Norwegen	0.79
126	6	Liechtenstein	0.70
130	7	Monaco	0.66
132	8	Schweiz	0.64
137	9	Färöer Inseln	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	Belgien	0.55
151	15	Schweden	0.51
153	16	Vereinigtes Königreich	0.49
154	17	Isle of Man	0.48
157	18	Dänemark	0.44
162	19	Niederlande	0.36
165	20	Frankreich	0.31
166	21	Österreich	0.31
176	22	Finnland	0.22
177	23	Guernsey	0.22
179	24	Albanien	0.19
180	25	Gibraltar	0.19
184	26	Spanien	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	Slowenien	-0.08
203	32	Italien	-0.11
204	33	Andorra	-0.11
206	34	Deutschland	-0.12
207	35	Slowakei	-0.12
210	36	Portugal	-0.17
212	37	Bosnien und Herzegowina	-0.23
214	38	Polen	-0.28
216	39	Ungarn	-0.31
217	40	Weißrussland	-0.33
218	41	Griechenland	-0.35
220	42	Armenien	-0.40
222	43	Montenegro	-0.43
223	44	Kroatien	-0.47
225	45	Ukraine	-0.52
226	46	Serbien	-0.63
227	47	Bulgarien	-0.66
229	48	Estland	-0.74
230	49	Rumänien	-1.01
231	50	Litauen	-1.04
232	51	Lettland	-1.13
233	52	Moldawien	-1.14