Countries with negative population growth rate

The world population reached the 1 billion mark in the early 19th century. Now it is approximately 8.1 billion (2024). 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. Let’s read.

Countries with a negative population growth rate

S. No.	Country	Continent	Population decline rate (%) (2023)
1	Albania	Europe	-1.1
2	Armenia	Asia	-0.1
3	Azerbaijan	Asia and Europe	-0.3
4	Belarus	Europe	-0.5
5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Europe	-0.7
6	Bulgaria	Europe	-0.5
7	China	Asia	-0.1
8	Croatia	Europe	-0.1
9	Cuba	Caribbean islands, North America	-0.2
10	Greece	Europe	-0.6
11	Hungary	Europe	-0.6
12	Italy	Europe	-0.3
13	Jamaica	Caribbean islands, North America	-0.1
14	Japan	Asia	-0.5
15	Kosovo	Europe	-0.7
16	Lebanon	Asia	-2.5
17	Maldives	Asia	-0.5
18	Mauritius	Africa	-0.1
19	Moldova	Europe	-2.1
20	Monaco	Europe	-0.5
21	Montenegro	Europe	-0.2
22	North Macedonia	Europe	-1.1
23	Poland	Europe	-0.4
24	Russia	Asia and Europe	-0.3
25	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Caribbean islands, North America	-0.2
26	San Marino	Europe	-0.1
27	Serbia	Europe	-0.7
28	Seychelles	Africa	-0.1
29	Slovakia	Europe	-0.1
30	Sri Lanka	Asia	-0.7
31	Ukraine	Europe	-2.7

Disclaimer: The stats will change with time.

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References

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