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Population growth rate by country, 1951

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

1951
#Country / areaPopulation growth rate1941
1Western Sahara+9.2%—
2Jordan+7.2%—
3Sint Maarten (Dutch part)+6.6%—
4United Arab Emirates+6.5%—
5Brunei Darussalam+5.7%—
6Singapore+5.3%—
7Israel+4.6%—
8Wallis and Futuna Islands+4.5%—
9China, Hong Kong SAR+4.5%—
10Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)+4.3%—
11Saint Martin (French part)+4.0%—
12Philippines+3.8%—
13Anguilla+3.7%—
14Tajikistan+3.7%—
15Rwanda+3.6%—
16Réunion+3.6%—
17Saudi Arabia+3.5%—
18China, Taiwan Province of China+3.5%—
19Kazakhstan+3.4%—
20Costa Rica+3.4%—
21Qatar+3.2%—
22Zimbabwe+3.2%—
23Niger+3.2%—
24Belize+3.2%—
25Djibouti+3.1%—
26Zambia+3.0%—
27Sudan+3.0%—
28Dominican Republic+3.0%—
29Bahrain+3.0%—
30Brazil+3.0%—
31Mauritius+3.0%—
32Ghana+2.9%—
33Kuwait+2.9%—
34Suriname+2.9%—
35Türkiye+2.9%—
36Nauru+2.9%—
37Uganda+2.8%—
38Canada+2.8%—
39Saint Vincent and the Grenadines+2.8%—
40Somalia+2.8%—
41Nicaragua+2.8%—
42Peru+2.8%—
43Lebanon+2.8%—
44Algeria+2.7%—
45Australia+2.7%—
46Guyana+2.7%—
47Guadeloupe+2.7%—
48Côte d'Ivoire+2.7%—
49Bhutan+2.7%—
50Honduras+2.7%—
51Micronesia (Fed. States of)+2.7%—
52Mexico+2.7%—
53Aruba+2.6%—
54Ecuador+2.6%—
55Curaçao+2.6%—
56Guatemala+2.6%—
57Colombia+2.6%—
58Samoa+2.6%—
59Thailand+2.6%—
60Trinidad and Tobago+2.6%—
61Tonga+2.6%—
62Malaysia+2.6%—
63Armenia+2.5%—
64Iran (Islamic Republic of)+2.5%—
65Eswatini+2.5%—
66Gambia+2.5%—
67Jamaica+2.5%—
68Senegal+2.5%—
69United Republic of Tanzania+2.5%—
70Panama+2.5%—
71Madagascar+2.5%—
72Morocco+2.5%—
73French Polynesia+2.5%—
74Albania+2.4%—
75Botswana+2.4%—
76Lao People's Democratic Republic+2.4%—
77Uzbekistan+2.3%—
78El Salvador+2.3%—
79Cambodia+2.3%—
80Kenya+2.3%—
81Saint Kitts and Nevis+2.3%—
82Iraq+2.2%—
83India+2.2%—
84Indonesia+2.2%—
85Egypt+2.2%—
86Congo+2.2%—
87Solomon Islands+2.2%—
88Tuvalu+2.2%—
89New Zealand+2.2%—
90Paraguay+2.2%—
91Fiji+2.2%—
92Burundi+2.2%—
93Martinique+2.2%—
94Antigua and Barbuda+2.1%—
95Cook Islands+2.1%—
96Syrian Arab Republic+2.1%—
97Pakistan+2.1%—
98South Africa+2.1%—
99Argentina+2.0%—
100Cuba+2.0%—
101Kiribati+2.0%—
102Kyrgyzstan+2.0%—
103Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)+2.0%—
104Democratic Republic of the Congo+2.0%—
105Tunisia+2.0%—
106Chile+2.0%—
107Turkmenistan+2.0%—
108Nepal+2.0%—
109Palau+2.0%—
110Bangladesh+2.0%—
111Mayotte+2.0%—
112Mauritania+2.0%—
113Comoros+1.9%—
114Sri Lanka+1.9%—
115Nigeria+1.9%—
116Papua New Guinea+1.9%—
117Myanmar+1.9%—
118Montenegro+1.9%—
119Liberia+1.9%—
120Lesotho+1.9%—
121Azerbaijan+1.8%—
122Ethiopia+1.8%—
123Slovakia+1.8%—
124Chad+1.8%—
125Togo+1.8%—
126Viet Nam+1.8%—
127Poland+1.8%—
128Malawi+1.8%—
129Republic of Moldova+1.8%—
130Equatorial Guinea+1.8%—
131China+1.8%—
132Greenland+1.7%—
133Saint Barthélemy+1.7%—
134Maldives+1.7%—
135United States Virgin Islands+1.7%—
136North Macedonia+1.7%—
137Guinea+1.6%—
138Bahamas+1.6%—
139Bermuda+1.6%—
140Bolivia (Plurinational State of)+1.6%—
141Mongolia+1.6%—
142Liechtenstein+1.6%—
143Central African Republic+1.6%—
144Iceland+1.5%—
145United States of America+1.5%—
146Yemen+1.5%—
147Eritrea+1.5%—
148Cameroon+1.5%—
149Cyprus+1.5%—
150New Caledonia+1.5%—
151Haiti+1.5%—
152Vanuatu+1.5%—
153Barbados+1.5%—
154Bosnia and Herzegovina+1.5%—
155Mali+1.5%—
156Malta+1.5%—
157South Sudan+1.5%—
158Japan+1.5%—
159Afghanistan+1.4%—
160Cayman Islands+1.4%—
161Sao Tome and Principe+1.4%—
162Monaco+1.4%—
163Romania+1.4%—
164Russian Federation+1.4%—
165Ukraine+1.3%—
166Estonia+1.3%—
167Oman+1.3%—
168Netherlands+1.3%—
169Jersey+1.3%—
170Georgia+1.3%—
171Switzerland+1.3%—
172Libya+1.3%—
173French Guiana+1.3%—
174Northern Mariana Islands+1.3%—
175Cabo Verde+1.2%—
176San Marino+1.2%—
177Sierra Leone+1.2%—
178Mozambique+1.2%—
179Grenada+1.1%—
180Croatia+1.1%—
181Slovenia+1.1%—
182Namibia+1.1%—
183Burkina Faso+1.1%—
184Lithuania+1.1%—
185Republic of Korea+1.1%—
186Angola+1.0%—
187Uruguay+1.0%—
188Guernsey+1.0%—
189Serbia+1.0%—
190Saint Lucia+1.0%—
191France+1.0%—
192Belarus+1.0%—
193Guam+0.9%—
194Czechia+0.9%—
195Norway+0.9%—
196State of Palestine+0.9%—
197Finland+0.9%—
198Timor-Leste+0.9%—
199Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba+0.8%—
200Guinea-Bissau+0.8%—
201Greece+0.8%—
202Seychelles+0.8%—
203Hungary+0.8%—
204Puerto Rico+0.8%—
205Benin+0.8%—
206Latvia+0.8%—
207Ireland+0.7%—
208Saint Pierre and Miquelon+0.7%—
209Sweden+0.7%—
210Saint Helena+0.7%—
211Denmark+0.7%—
212Holy See+0.7%—
213Bulgaria+0.7%—
214Marshall Islands+0.7%—
215Italy+0.6%—
216Gabon+0.6%—
217Dominica+0.6%—
218Faroe Islands+0.6%—
219Luxembourg+0.6%—
220American Samoa+0.6%—
221Spain+0.5%—
222Portugal+0.5%—
223Belgium+0.4%—
224China, Macao SAR+0.4%—
225Falkland Islands (Malvinas)+0.3%—
226United Kingdom+0.1%—
227Germany+0.0%—
228Austria-0.1%—
229Niue-0.1%—
230British Virgin Islands-0.1%—
231Turks and Caicos Islands-0.4%—
232Gibraltar-0.6%—
233Isle of Man-0.6%—
234Montserrat-0.8%—
235Tokelau-1.0%—
236Dem. People's Republic of Korea-4.8%—
237Andorra-7.8%—

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