Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by People > Population growth rate

DEFINITION: The average annual percent change in the population, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country. The rate may be positive or negative. The growth rate is a factor in determining how great a burden would be imposed on a country by the changing needs of its people for infrastructure (e.g., schools, hospitals, housing, roads), resources (e.g., food, water, electricity), and jobs. Rapid population growth can be seen as threatening by neighboring countries.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Zimbabwe	4.38%	2013
2	South Sudan	4.23%	2013
=3	Uganda	3.32%	2013
=3	Niger	3.32%	2013
5	Burundi	3.08%	2013
6	Burkina Faso	3.06%	2013
7	Mali	3.01%	2013
8	Ethiopia	2.9%	2013
9	Zambia	2.89%	2013
10	Benin	2.84%	2013
11	Tanzania	2.82%	2013
12	Angola	2.78%	2013
13	Malawi	2.74%	2013
14	Togo	2.73%	2013
15	Rwanda	2.7%	2013
16	Madagascar	2.65%	2013
17	Guinea	2.64%	2013
18	Equatorial Guinea	2.58%	2013
19	Liberia	2.56%	2013
=20	Nigeria	2.54%	2013
=20	Democratic Republic of the Congo	2.54%	2013
22	Senegal	2.51%	2013
23	Mozambique	2.44%	2013
24	Eritrea	2.36%	2013
25	Sierra Leone	2.3%	2013
=26	Mauritania	2.29%	2013
=26	The Gambia	2.29%	2013
28	Kenya	2.27%	2013
29	Djibouti	2.26%	2013
30	Ghana	2.19%	2013
31	Central African Republic	2.14%	2013
32	Cameroon	2.04%	2013
33	Cote d'Ivoire	2%	2013
34	Comoros	1.97%	2013
35	Gabon	1.96%	2013
=36	Chad	1.95%	2013
=36	Guinea-Bissau	1.95%	2013
38	Sao Tome and Principe	1.94%	2013
39	Sudan	1.83%	2013
40	Somalia	1.67%	2013
41	Cape Verde	1.41%	2013
42	Botswana	1.35%	2013
43	Swaziland	1.17%	2013
44	Seychelles	0.9%	2013
45	Namibia	0.75%	2013
46	Mauritius	0.68%	2013
47	Lesotho	0.34%	2013
48	South Africa	-0.45%	2013

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