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Population growth rate by country, 1955

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

1955
#Country / areaPopulation growth rate1945
1Kuwait+11.0%—
2Andorra+9.4%—
3Western Sahara+8.6%—
4Jordan+6.8%—
5Sint Maarten (Dutch part)+6.6%—
6Brunei Darussalam+6.4%—
7United Arab Emirates+5.6%—
8Singapore+5.3%—
9China, Hong Kong SAR+4.5%—
10Philippines+4.0%—
11Israel+3.9%—
12Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)+3.9%—
13French Guiana+3.9%—
14China, Taiwan Province of China+3.8%—
15Réunion+3.7%—
16Costa Rica+3.6%—
17Saudi Arabia+3.6%—
18Bahamas+3.6%—
19Bahrain+3.4%—
20Rwanda+3.4%—
21Guyana+3.3%—
22Qatar+3.3%—
23Saint Vincent and the Grenadines+3.3%—
24Dominican Republic+3.3%—
25Republic of Korea+3.3%—
26French Polynesia+3.3%—
27Ghana+3.2%—
28Kazakhstan+3.2%—
29Saint Martin (French part)+3.2%—
30Djibouti+3.2%—
31Nauru+3.2%—
32Libya+3.2%—
33Greenland+3.1%—
34Zimbabwe+3.1%—
35Tonga+3.1%—
36Brazil+3.1%—
37Armenia+3.0%—
38Zambia+3.0%—
39Sudan+3.0%—
40Suriname+3.0%—
41Tajikistan+3.0%—
42Uganda+2.9%—
43Kenya+2.9%—
44Côte d'Ivoire+2.9%—
45Nicaragua+2.9%—
46Niger+2.9%—
47Micronesia (Fed. States of)+2.9%—
48Mexico+2.9%—
49Colombia+2.8%—
50Thailand+2.8%—
51Trinidad and Tobago+2.8%—
52Türkiye+2.8%—
53Fiji+2.8%—
54Bhutan+2.8%—
55Belize+2.8%—
56Peru+2.8%—
57Honduras+2.8%—
58Malaysia+2.8%—
59Lebanon+2.8%—
60Uzbekistan+2.7%—
61Ecuador+2.7%—
62Curaçao+2.7%—
63Guatemala+2.7%—
64Senegal+2.7%—
65Panama+2.7%—
66Papua New Guinea+2.7%—
67Morocco+2.7%—
68Aruba+2.6%—
69Albania+2.6%—
70Iran (Islamic Republic of)+2.6%—
71Gambia+2.6%—
72Guadeloupe+2.6%—
73Syrian Arab Republic+2.6%—
74Somalia+2.6%—
75Solomon Islands+2.6%—
76United Republic of Tanzania+2.6%—
77Turkmenistan+2.6%—
78Viet Nam+2.6%—
79Indonesia+2.5%—
80Egypt+2.5%—
81El Salvador+2.5%—
82Canada+2.5%—
83Pakistan+2.5%—
84Madagascar+2.5%—
85Azerbaijan+2.4%—
86India+2.4%—
87Eswatini+2.4%—
88Australia+2.4%—
89Grenada+2.4%—
90Mayotte+2.4%—
91Mauritius+2.4%—
92Northern Mariana Islands+2.4%—
93Algeria+2.3%—
94Kyrgyzstan+2.3%—
95Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)+2.3%—
96Congo+2.3%—
97Turks and Caicos Islands+2.3%—
98Palau+2.3%—
99Bangladesh+2.3%—
100Mauritania+2.3%—
101Lao People's Democratic Republic+2.3%—
102Lesotho+2.3%—
103China+2.3%—
104South Africa+2.3%—
105Iceland+2.2%—
106Cambodia+2.2%—
107Kiribati+2.2%—
108Samoa+2.2%—
109Tunisia+2.2%—
110Vanuatu+2.2%—
111Paraguay+2.2%—
112Liberia+2.2%—
113Iraq+2.1%—
114Democratic Republic of the Congo+2.1%—
115Sri Lanka+2.1%—
116Chile+2.1%—
117Bosnia and Herzegovina+2.1%—
118Botswana+2.1%—
119Malawi+2.1%—
120Antigua and Barbuda+2.0%—
121Ethiopia+2.0%—
122Cuba+2.0%—
123New Zealand+2.0%—
124Burundi+2.0%—
125Myanmar+2.0%—
126Maldives+2.0%—
127Republic of Moldova+2.0%—
128Eritrea+1.9%—
129Cayman Islands+1.9%—
130Comoros+1.9%—
131Slovakia+1.9%—
132Chad+1.9%—
133Nigeria+1.9%—
134Martinique+1.9%—
135Argentina+1.8%—
136Yemen+1.8%—
137Cameroon+1.8%—
138Cook Islands+1.8%—
139Togo+1.8%—
140Dominica+1.8%—
141New Caledonia+1.8%—
142Nepal+1.8%—
143Poland+1.8%—
144Bolivia (Plurinational State of)+1.8%—
145Mongolia+1.8%—
146Liechtenstein+1.8%—
147South Sudan+1.8%—
148Dem. People's Republic of Korea+1.8%—
149Cyprus+1.7%—
150Haiti+1.7%—
151Equatorial Guinea+1.7%—
152Central African Republic+1.7%—
153United States of America+1.6%—
154Guinea+1.6%—
155Saint Kitts and Nevis+1.6%—
156Belarus+1.6%—
157United States Virgin Islands+1.6%—
158Afghanistan+1.5%—
159Oman+1.5%—
160Russian Federation+1.5%—
161Angola+1.4%—
162Ukraine+1.4%—
163Georgia+1.4%—
164Mali+1.4%—
165Malta+1.4%—
166Montenegro+1.4%—
167Uruguay+1.3%—
168Netherlands+1.3%—
169Guam+1.3%—
170Saint Pierre and Miquelon+1.3%—
171San Marino+1.3%—
172Sierra Leone+1.3%—
173Switzerland+1.3%—
174Namibia+1.3%—
175Bermuda+1.3%—
176State of Palestine+1.3%—
177Burkina Faso+1.3%—
178Mozambique+1.3%—
179Jamaica+1.2%—
180Serbia+1.2%—
181Hungary+1.2%—
182Lithuania+1.2%—
183Romania+1.2%—
184Timor-Leste+1.2%—
185Cabo Verde+1.1%—
186Slovenia+1.1%—
187Seychelles+1.1%—
188Tuvalu+1.1%—
189Finland+1.1%—
190Benin+1.1%—
191Japan+1.1%—
192North Macedonia+1.1%—
193Anguilla+1.0%—
194Estonia+1.0%—
195Greece+1.0%—
196Jersey+1.0%—
197Norway+1.0%—
198France+1.0%—
199Sao Tome and Principe+0.9%—
200Latvia+0.9%—
201Gabon+0.8%—
202Croatia+0.8%—
203Sweden+0.8%—
204Spain+0.8%—
205Czechia+0.8%—
206Niue+0.8%—
207Bulgaria+0.8%—
208Denmark+0.7%—
209Holy See+0.7%—
210Marshall Islands+0.7%—
211Italy+0.6%—
212Barbados+0.6%—
213Portugal+0.6%—
214Luxembourg+0.6%—
215Guinea-Bissau+0.5%—
216Puerto Rico+0.5%—
217Belgium+0.5%—
218American Samoa+0.5%—
219United Kingdom+0.4%—
220Germany+0.4%—
221British Virgin Islands+0.4%—
222Gibraltar+0.3%—
223Guernsey+0.2%—
224Falkland Islands (Malvinas)+0.2%—
225Austria+0.1%—
226Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba+0.1%—
227Saint Barthélemy+0.1%—
228Faroe Islands+0.1%—
229Tokelau+0.0%—
230Saint Helena-0.4%—
231Saint Lucia-0.4%—
232Monaco-0.5%—
233Ireland-0.6%—
234Montserrat-0.7%—
235Wallis and Futuna Islands-1.1%—
236Isle of Man-1.3%—
237China, Macao SAR-1.4%—

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