Countries with negative population growth rate

The world population reached the 1 billion mark in the early 19th century. Now it is approximately 8 billion (2022). In just two centuries, the human population has grown 8 times. With the current growth rate, it may reach the 10 billion mark in the 2050s. However, there are some countries that have a negative population growth rate. Mass Migration, low birth rate, high death rate, low fertility, etc. account for this decrease in population. The following is a list of all the countries with a decreasing population.

Countries with a negative population growth rate

	Country	Continent	Population decline rate (%) (2021)
1	Albania	Europe	-0.9
2	Armenia	Asia	-0.5
3	Bahrain	Asia	-1
4	Belarus	Europe	-0.4
5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Europe	-1.4
6	Bulgaria	Europe	-0.8
7	Croatia	Europe	-3.7
8	Cuba	Caribbean islands, North America	-0.4
9	Curacao	Caribbean islands, North America	-1.7
10	Czechia	Europe	-1.8
11	Georgia	Asia and Europe (transcontinental)	-0.4
12	Greece	Europe	-0.5
13	Hungary	Europe	-0.4
14	Italy	Europe	-0.6
15	Japan	Asia	-0.5
16	Kuwait	Asia	-2.6
17	Latvia	Europe	-0.8
18	Lebanon	Asia	-1.2
19	Marshall Islands	Oceania	-3.2
20	Moldova	Europe	-0.8
21	Montenegro	Europe	-0.3
22	North Macedonia	Europe	-0.4
23	Oman	Asia	-0.5
24	Poland	Europe	-0.4
25	Qatar	Asia	-2.6
26	Romania	Europe	-0.8
27	Russia	Asia and Europe (transcontinental)	-0.4
28	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Caribbean islands, North America	-0.1
29	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Caribbean islands, North America	-0.3
30	San Marino	Europe	-0.8
31	Saudi Arabia	Asia	-0.1
32	Serbia	Europe	-0.9
33	Singapore	Asia	-4.2
34	Slovakia	Europe	-0.2
35	South Korea	Asia	-0.2
36	Ukraine	Europe	-0.8
37	Uruguay	South America	-0.1
38	Venezuela	South America	-1

Disclaimer: The stats will change with time.

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References

• Population growth (annual %) | Data (worldbank.org) under CC-BY 4.0