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

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	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

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