10 Countries With Highest Rates of Population Growth

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2. South Sudan 

Population Growth Rate: 4.78%

Although South Sudan’s under-five mortality rate per 1000 live births is 98.7, its fertility rate of 5.2 makes its population growth rate the 2nd highest in the world. The country’s population is 12 million, and estimates say that about 82% of South Sudanese people face poverty. 

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