Countries with negative population growth rate

Most countries in the world have increasing populations. However, some countries are experiencing population decline due to factors such as emigration, low birth rates, and aging populations. The following is a list of countries with negative population growth rates. Let’s read.

Countries with a negative population growth rate

S. No.	Country	Continent/Region	Population decline rate (%) (2024)
1	Albania	Europe	-1.5
2	Belarus	Europe	-0.5
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Europe	-0.7
4	Bulgaria	Europe	-0.1
5	China	Asia	-0.1
6	Cuba	Caribbean islands, North America	-0.4
7	Dominica	Caribbean islands, North America	-0.5
8	Georgia	Transcontinental (Europe and Asia)	-0.4
9	Hungary	Europe	-0.3
10	Italy	Europe	-0.1
11	Japan	Asia	-0.4
12	Kosovo	Europe	-5.4
13	Latvia	Europe	-0.9
14	Marshall Islands	Oceania	-3.3
15	Mauritius	Africa	-0.2
16	Moldova	Europe	-2.3
17	Monaco	Europe	-0.8
18	Nepal	Asia	-0.1
19	North Macedonia	Europe	-0.2
20	Palau	Oceania	-0.2
21	Poland	Europe	-0.3
22	Russia	Transcontinental (Europe and Asia)	-0.2
23	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Caribbean islands, North America	-0.7
24	Serbia	Europe	-0.6
25	Slovakia	Europe	-0.1
26	Sri Lanka	Asia	-0.6
27	Tonga	Oceania	-0.4
28	Tuvalu	Oceania	-1.7

Disclaimer: The stats will change with time.

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Reference

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