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List of African countries by population growth rate

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The list is based on CIA World Factbook estimates for the year 2023. Only fully recognised sovereign states with United Nations membership are included on this list.

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CIA World Factbook (2022)^[1]

Rank	Country	Annual growth (%)
1	South Sudan	4.78
2	Angola	3.34
3	Malawi	2.28
4	Burundi	3.63
5	Uganda	3.27
6	Niger	3.63
7	Mali	2.95
8	Burkina Faso	2.53
9	Zambia	2.90
10	Ethiopia	2.46
11	Tanzania	2.78
12	Benin	3.34
13	Togo	2.48
14	Guinea	2.76
15	Cameroon	2.75
16	Liberia	2.73
17	Madagascar	2.27
18	Mozambique	2.56
19	Egypt	1.68
20	Rwanda	1.74
21	Equatorial Guinea	3.50
22	Nigeria	2.53
23	Senegal	2.57
24	Sierra Leone	2.49
25	Democratic Republic of the Congo	3.14
26	Ghana	2.23
27	Mauritania	1.99
28	Djibouti	1.97
29	Central African Republic	1.78
30	Republic of the Congo	2.34
31	Gambia	2.29
32	Somalia	2.24
33	Namibia	1.95
34	Gabon	1.82
35	Chad	3.09
36	Guinea-Bissau	2.53
37	Ivory Coast	2.19
38	São Tomé and Príncipe	1.48
39	Algeria	1.34
40	Kenya	2.12
41	Comoros	1.37
42	Sudan	2.55
43	Libya	1.65
44	Zimbabwe	1.95
45	Botswana	1.40
46	Cape Verde	1.21
47	Eswatini	0.75
48	Tunisia	0.63
49	South Africa	0.91
50	Morocco	0.88
51	Eritrea	1.08
52	Seychelles	0.60
53	Mauritius	0.09
54	Lesotho	0.76