Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of the country of origin.
| 1970 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 2.6 | -0.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| Zambia | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Uganda | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Burundi | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Ethiopia | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Malawi | 2.5 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Madagascar | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| Rwanda | 3.0 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Kenya | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Comoros | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Eritrea | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Zimbabwe | 3.1 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Djibouti | 6.5 | 10.2 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Seychelles | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.8 | -2.6 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 1.3 | |
| Libya | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.0 | -2.4 | -2.6 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Eswatini | 2.6 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Sudan | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| Tunisia | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Mauritius | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 |