The list is based on CIA World Factbook estimates for the year 2023. The list includes all members of the Council of Europe and Belarus; dependent territories and non-fully recognised states are omitted.
Figures in the table below are based on estimates for 2023 in The World Factbook , published by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). [1] [2]
| World rank | Rank | Country | Annual growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 1 |  Luxembourg | 1.58 |
| 93 | 2 |  Cyprus | 1.00 |
| 100 | 3 |  Ireland | 0.91 |
| 104 | 4 |  Iceland | 0.89 |
| 116 | 5 |  Norway | 0.79 |
| 126 | 6 |  Liechtenstein | 0.70 |
| 130 | 7 |  Monaco | 0.66 |
| 132 | 8 |  Switzerland | 0.64 |
| 137 | 9 |  Faroe Islands | 0.63 |
| 140 | 10 |  Kosovo | 0.62 |
| 142 | 11 |  Jersey | 0.61 |
| 144 | 12 |  Malta | 0.59 |
| 145 | 13 |  San Marino | 0.59 |
| 149 | 14 |  Belgium | 0.55 |
| 151 | 15 |  Sweden | 0.51 |
| 153 | 16 |  United Kingdom | 0.49 |
| 154 | 17 |  Isle of Man | 0.48 |
| 157 | 18 |  Denmark | 0.44 |
| 162 | 19 |  Netherlands | 0.36 |
| 165 | 20 |  France | 0.31 |
| 166 | 21 |  Austria | 0.31 |
| 176 | 22 |  Finland | 0.22 |
| 177 | 23 |  Guernsey | 0.22 |
| 179 | 24 |  Albania | 0.19 |
| 180 | 25 |  Gibraltar | 0.19 |
| 184 | 26 |  Spain | 0.12 |
| 187 | 27 |  North Macedonia | 0.11 |
| – | – |  European Union | 0.10 |
| 195 | 28 |  Vatican City | 0.00 |
| 197 | 29 |  Czechia | 0.00 |
| 200 | 30 | Svalbard | -0.03 |
| 202 | 31 |  Slovenia | -0.08 |
| 203 | 32 |  Italy | -0.11 |
| 204 | 33 |  Andorra | -0.11 |
| 206 | 34 |  Germany | -0.12 |
| 207 | 35 |  Slovakia | -0.12 |
| 210 | 36 |  Portugal | -0.17 |
| 212 | 37 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.23 |
| 214 | 38 |  Poland | -0.28 |
| 216 | 39 |  Hungary | -0.31 |
| 217 | 40 |  Belarus | -0.33 |
| 218 | 41 |  Greece | -0.35 |
| 220 | 42 |  Armenia | -0.40 |
| 222 | 43 |  Montenegro | -0.43 |
| 223 | 44 |  Croatia | -0.47 |
| 225 | 45 |  Ukraine | -0.52 |
| 226 | 46 |  Serbia | -0.63 |
| 227 | 47 |  Bulgaria | -0.66 |
| 229 | 48 |  Estonia | -0.74 |
| 230 | 49 |  Romania | -1.01 |
| 231 | 50 |  Lithuania | -1.04 |
| 232 | 51 |  Latvia | -1.13 |
| 233 | 52 |  Moldova | -1.14 |
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