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Population growth rate by country, 1950

Red: shrinking, blue: growing. Values are UN estimates.

1950
#Country / areaPopulation growth rate1940
1Western Sahara+9.1%—
2Sint Maarten (Dutch part)+7.2%—
3Jordan+7.0%—
4United Arab Emirates+6.6%—
5Brunei Darussalam+6.0%—
6Monaco+5.5%—
7Singapore+5.2%—
8Israel+4.8%—
9Anguilla+4.5%—
10Saint Martin (French part)+4.5%—
11Tuvalu+4.5%—
12China, Hong Kong SAR+4.5%—
13Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)+4.4%—
14Tajikistan+4.0%—
15Réunion+3.8%—
16Philippines+3.7%—
17Rwanda+3.6%—
18Saudi Arabia+3.5%—
19Kazakhstan+3.4%—
20China, Taiwan Province of China+3.4%—
21American Samoa+3.4%—
22Costa Rica+3.3%—
23Niger+3.3%—
24Qatar+3.2%—
25Saint Barthélemy+3.2%—
26Zimbabwe+3.2%—
27Australia+3.1%—
28Zambia+3.1%—
29Djibouti+3.1%—
30Jamaica+3.1%—
31China, Macao SAR+3.1%—
32United States Virgin Islands+3.1%—
33Sudan+3.0%—
34Nauru+3.0%—
35Brazil+3.0%—
36Guernsey+2.9%—
37Kuwait+2.9%—
38Somalia+2.9%—
39Dominican Republic+2.9%—
40Türkiye+2.9%—
41Bahrain+2.9%—
42Mauritius+2.9%—
43Algeria+2.8%—
44Uganda+2.8%—
45Ghana+2.8%—
46Cook Islands+2.8%—
47Nicaragua+2.8%—
48Peru+2.8%—
49Micronesia (Fed. States of)+2.8%—
50Lebanon+2.8%—
51Côte d'Ivoire+2.7%—
52Palau+2.7%—
53Bhutan+2.7%—
54Belize+2.7%—
55Honduras+2.7%—
56Colombia+2.6%—
57Saint Vincent and the Grenadines+2.6%—
58Thailand+2.6%—
59Malaysia+2.6%—
60Mexico+2.6%—
61Aruba+2.5%—
62Iran (Islamic Republic of)+2.5%—
63Ecuador+2.5%—
64Eswatini+2.5%—
65Guyana+2.5%—
66Gambia+2.5%—
67Curaçao+2.5%—
68Guatemala+2.5%—
69Senegal+2.5%—
70Trinidad and Tobago+2.5%—
71Tonga+2.5%—
72Madagascar+2.5%—
73Armenia+2.4%—
74El Salvador+2.4%—
75Comoros+2.4%—
76Samoa+2.4%—
77United Republic of Tanzania+2.4%—
78Panama+2.4%—
79Botswana+2.4%—
80Malta+2.4%—
81Martinique+2.4%—
82Morocco+2.4%—
83Lao People's Democratic Republic+2.4%—
84Iceland+2.3%—
85Uzbekistan+2.3%—
86Cambodia+2.3%—
87Cayman Islands+2.3%—
88Burundi+2.3%—
89French Polynesia+2.3%—
90Antigua and Barbuda+2.2%—
91Canada+2.2%—
92Greenland+2.2%—
93Congo+2.2%—
94Saint Kitts and Nevis+2.2%—
95Paraguay+2.2%—
96Albania+2.1%—
97India+2.1%—
98Indonesia+2.1%—
99Egypt+2.1%—
100Kyrgyzstan+2.1%—
101Suriname+2.1%—
102Niue+2.1%—
103Nepal+2.1%—
104Papua New Guinea+2.1%—
105Viet Nam+2.1%—
106Northern Mariana Islands+2.1%—
107Argentina+2.0%—
108Iraq+2.0%—
109Wallis and Futuna Islands+2.0%—
110Cuba+2.0%—
111Kiribati+2.0%—
112Kenya+2.0%—
113Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)+2.0%—
114Democratic Republic of the Congo+2.0%—
115Solomon Islands+2.0%—
116Tunisia+2.0%—
117Fiji+2.0%—
118South Africa+2.0%—
119Jersey+1.9%—
120Syrian Arab Republic+1.9%—
121Chile+1.9%—
122Turkmenistan+1.9%—
123Nigeria+1.9%—
124New Zealand+1.9%—
125Pakistan+1.9%—
126Bangladesh+1.9%—
127Mayotte+1.9%—
128Myanmar+1.9%—
129Mauritania+1.9%—
130Sri Lanka+1.8%—
131Chad+1.8%—
132Barbados+1.8%—
133Poland+1.8%—
134Montenegro+1.8%—
135Liechtenstein+1.8%—
136Liberia+1.8%—
137Lesotho+1.8%—
138Equatorial Guinea+1.8%—
139China+1.8%—
140North Macedonia+1.8%—
141Azerbaijan+1.7%—
142Ethiopia+1.7%—
143Netherlands+1.7%—
144Togo+1.7%—
145Malawi+1.7%—
146Republic of Moldova+1.7%—
147Japan+1.7%—
148Andorra+1.6%—
149Guinea+1.6%—
150Slovakia+1.6%—
151Vanuatu+1.6%—
152Bermuda+1.6%—
153Maldives+1.6%—
154Mongolia+1.6%—
155Central African Republic+1.6%—
156United States of America+1.5%—
157Cameroon+1.5%—
158Sao Tome and Principe+1.5%—
159Haiti+1.5%—
160Bolivia (Plurinational State of)+1.5%—
161Mali+1.5%—
162Yemen+1.4%—
163Eritrea+1.4%—
164Guinea-Bissau+1.4%—
165Cyprus+1.4%—
166San Marino+1.4%—
167New Caledonia+1.4%—
168Bosnia and Herzegovina+1.4%—
169Romania+1.4%—
170Russian Federation+1.4%—
171South Sudan+1.4%—
172Afghanistan+1.3%—
173Ukraine+1.3%—
174Estonia+1.3%—
175Croatia+1.3%—
176Saint Pierre and Miquelon+1.3%—
177Seychelles+1.3%—
178French Guiana+1.3%—
179Angola+1.2%—
180Oman+1.2%—
181Cabo Verde+1.2%—
182Sierra Leone+1.2%—
183Georgia+1.2%—
184Saint Helena+1.2%—
185Switzerland+1.1%—
186Slovenia+1.1%—
187Saint Lucia+1.1%—
188Namibia+1.1%—
189Finland+1.1%—
190France+1.1%—
191Bulgaria+1.1%—
192Burkina Faso+1.1%—
193Marshall Islands+1.1%—
194Mozambique+1.1%—
195Libya+1.1%—
196Guadeloupe+1.0%—
197Serbia+1.0%—
198Bahamas+1.0%—
199Hungary+1.0%—
200Lithuania+1.0%—
201Ireland+0.9%—
202Italy+0.9%—
203Uruguay+0.9%—
204Sweden+0.9%—
205Turks and Caicos Islands+0.9%—
206Czechia+0.9%—
207Norway+0.9%—
208Puerto Rico+0.9%—
209Faroe Islands+0.9%—
210Falkland Islands (Malvinas)+0.9%—
211United Kingdom+0.8%—
212Greece+0.8%—
213Guam+0.8%—
214Denmark+0.8%—
215State of Palestine+0.8%—
216Belarus+0.8%—
217Portugal+0.8%—
218Latvia+0.8%—
219Holy See+0.7%—
220Benin+0.7%—
221British Virgin Islands+0.7%—
222Timor-Leste+0.7%—
223Gabon+0.6%—
224Grenada+0.6%—
225Belgium+0.5%—
226Isle of Man+0.5%—
227Luxembourg+0.5%—
228Spain+0.4%—
229Dominica+0.3%—
230Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba+0.2%—
231Austria+0.0%—
232Republic of Korea+0.0%—
233Germany-0.2%—
234Montserrat-0.8%—
235Gibraltar-1.2%—
236Tokelau-2.8%—
237Dem. People's Republic of Korea-5.0%—

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.