Countries Losing Population (2026)

27 countries are currently experiencing population decline. Ukraine has the steepest decline at -2.00% per year, losing approximately 657,240 people annually. Low birth rates, aging populations, and emigration are common factors driving population decline.

#1

Ukraine

-2.00%

#2

Bulgaria

-0.68%

#3

Lebanon

-0.65%

Countries Losing Population - 27 countries ranked by Growth Rate

Rank	Country	Growth Rate	Population	Region
1	Ukraine	-2.00%	32,862,000	Europe
2	Bulgaria	-0.68%	6,437,360	Europe
3	Lebanon	-0.65%	5,490,000	Asia
4	Lithuania	-0.65%	2,894,886	Europe
5	Latvia	-0.63%	1,829,000	Europe
6	Bosnia and Herzegovina	-0.62%	3,422,000	Europe
7	Romania	-0.58%	19,036,031	Europe
8	Croatia	-0.55%	3,866,233	Europe
9	Japan	-0.51%	123,210,000	Asia
10	Serbia	-0.48%	6,567,783	Europe
11	Greece	-0.35%	10,400,720	Europe
12	Hungary	-0.32%	9,539,502	Europe
13	Albania	-0.32%	2,363,314	Europe
14	Italy	-0.31%	58,927,633	Europe
15	Venezuela	-0.29%	28,517,000	Americas
16	Georgia	-0.29%	4,000,921	Asia
17	Cuba	-0.27%	9,748,007	Americas
18	Belarus	-0.25%	9,109,280	Europe
19	Poland	-0.22%	37,392,000	Europe
20	Russia	-0.19%	146,028,325	Europe
21	Estonia	-0.19%	1,369,995	Europe
22	Portugal	-0.18%	10,749,635	Europe
23	Armenia	-0.15%	3,076,200	Asia
24	Slovakia	-0.13%	5,413,813	Europe
25	South Korea	-0.04%	51,159,889	Asia
26	Finland	-0.04%	5,650,325	Europe
27	Taiwan	-0.01%	23,317,031	Asia