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Population growth rate by country, 1956

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

1956
#Country / areaPopulation growth rate1946
1Kuwait+10.5%—
2Andorra+9.2%—
3Western Sahara+8.4%—
4Jordan+6.6%—
5Brunei Darussalam+6.5%—
6Sint Maarten (Dutch part)+6.2%—
7United Arab Emirates+5.4%—
8Singapore+5.2%—
9China, Hong Kong SAR+4.6%—
10Philippines+4.1%—
11China, Taiwan Province of China+4.0%—
12French Guiana+4.0%—
13Bahamas+3.9%—
14Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)+3.9%—
15Greenland+3.8%—
16Israel+3.7%—
17Nauru+3.7%—
18Costa Rica+3.6%—
19Saudi Arabia+3.6%—
20Réunion+3.6%—
21Qatar+3.5%—
22Saint Martin (French part)+3.5%—
23Bahrain+3.5%—
24Saint Vincent and the Grenadines+3.4%—
25Libya+3.4%—
26Rwanda+3.4%—
27Republic of Korea+3.4%—
28Ghana+3.3%—
29Guyana+3.3%—
30Kazakhstan+3.3%—
31Dominican Republic+3.3%—
32Türkiye+3.3%—
33French Polynesia+3.3%—
34Armenia+3.2%—
35Djibouti+3.2%—
36Tonga+3.2%—
37Kenya+3.1%—
38Zambia+3.1%—
39Zimbabwe+3.1%—
40Suriname+3.1%—
41Brazil+3.1%—
42Côte d'Ivoire+3.0%—
43Sudan+3.0%—
44Tajikistan+3.0%—
45Nicaragua+3.0%—
46Micronesia (Fed. States of)+3.0%—
47Uganda+2.9%—
48Canada+2.9%—
49Colombia+2.9%—
50Niger+2.9%—
51Fiji+2.9%—
52Mexico+2.9%—
53Lebanon+2.9%—
54Uzbekistan+2.8%—
55Guatemala+2.8%—
56Senegal+2.8%—
57Thailand+2.8%—
58Turkmenistan+2.8%—
59Papua New Guinea+2.8%—
60Bhutan+2.8%—
61Peru+2.8%—
62Honduras+2.8%—
63Malaysia+2.8%—
64Mongolia+2.8%—
65Albania+2.7%—
66Iran (Islamic Republic of)+2.7%—
67Ecuador+2.7%—
68Curaçao+2.7%—
69Grenada+2.7%—
70Syrian Arab Republic+2.7%—
71Trinidad and Tobago+2.7%—
72Panama+2.7%—
73Viet Nam+2.7%—
74Belize+2.7%—
75Morocco+2.7%—
76Azerbaijan+2.6%—
77Aruba+2.6%—
78Indonesia+2.6%—
79Gambia+2.6%—
80Guadeloupe+2.6%—
81Somalia+2.6%—
82United Republic of Tanzania+2.6%—
83Madagascar+2.6%—
84Egypt+2.5%—
85El Salvador+2.5%—
86Solomon Islands+2.5%—
87Pakistan+2.5%—
88Mayotte+2.5%—
89Mauritius+2.5%—
90India+2.4%—
91Eswatini+2.4%—
92Kyrgyzstan+2.4%—
93Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)+2.4%—
94Congo+2.4%—
95San Marino+2.4%—
96New Caledonia+2.4%—
97Bangladesh+2.4%—
98Lesotho+2.4%—
99South Africa+2.4%—
100Iraq+2.3%—
101Australia+2.3%—
102Kiribati+2.3%—
103Samoa+2.3%—
104Vanuatu+2.3%—
105Mauritania+2.3%—
106Lao People's Democratic Republic+2.3%—
107Liberia+2.3%—
108Algeria+2.2%—
109Cambodia+2.2%—
110Democratic Republic of the Congo+2.2%—
111Paraguay+2.2%—
112Ethiopia+2.1%—
113Sri Lanka+2.1%—
114Turks and Caicos Islands+2.1%—
115Chile+2.1%—
116Dominica+2.1%—
117New Zealand+2.1%—
118Bosnia and Herzegovina+2.1%—
119Botswana+2.1%—
120Malawi+2.1%—
121Myanmar+2.1%—
122Maldives+2.1%—
123Iceland+2.0%—
124Antigua and Barbuda+2.0%—
125Eritrea+2.0%—
126Cuba+2.0%—
127Burundi+2.0%—
128Martinique+2.0%—
129Republic of Moldova+2.0%—
130China+2.0%—
131Yemen+1.9%—
132Cameroon+1.9%—
133Cayman Islands+1.9%—
134Chad+1.9%—
135Nigeria+1.9%—
136Bolivia (Plurinational State of)+1.9%—
137Monaco+1.9%—
138Dem. People's Republic of Korea+1.9%—
139Argentina+1.8%—
140Comoros+1.8%—
141Slovakia+1.8%—
142Togo+1.8%—
143Nepal+1.8%—
144Palau+1.8%—
145Liechtenstein+1.8%—
146South Sudan+1.8%—
147Northern Mariana Islands+1.8%—
148Guinea+1.7%—
149Cyprus+1.7%—
150Haiti+1.7%—
151Poland+1.7%—
152Equatorial Guinea+1.7%—
153Central African Republic+1.7%—
154Afghanistan+1.6%—
155United States of America+1.6%—
156Saint Kitts and Nevis+1.6%—
157Tunisia+1.6%—
158Belarus+1.6%—
159Russian Federation+1.6%—
160United States Virgin Islands+1.6%—
161Angola+1.5%—
162Oman+1.5%—
163Cook Islands+1.5%—
164Georgia+1.5%—
165Ukraine+1.4%—
166Guam+1.4%—
167Seychelles+1.4%—
168Tokelau+1.4%—
169Namibia+1.4%—
170State of Palestine+1.4%—
171Mali+1.4%—
172Montenegro+1.4%—
173Uruguay+1.3%—
174Sierra Leone+1.3%—
175Switzerland+1.3%—
176Burkina Faso+1.3%—
177Malta+1.3%—
178Mozambique+1.3%—
179Lithuania+1.3%—
180Romania+1.3%—
181Timor-Leste+1.3%—
182Netherlands+1.2%—
183Cabo Verde+1.2%—
184Serbia+1.2%—
185Bermuda+1.2%—
186Faroe Islands+1.2%—
187Benin+1.2%—
188Jamaica+1.1%—
189Finland+1.1%—
190North Macedonia+1.1%—
191Sao Tome and Principe+1.0%—
192Slovenia+1.0%—
193Niue+1.0%—
194France+1.0%—
195Latvia+1.0%—
196Estonia+0.9%—
197Greece+0.9%—
198Jersey+0.9%—
199Tuvalu+0.9%—
200Norway+0.9%—
201Japan+0.9%—
202Gabon+0.8%—
203Spain+0.8%—
204Croatia+0.7%—
205Saint Pierre and Miquelon+0.7%—
206Sweden+0.7%—
207Czechia+0.7%—
208Bulgaria+0.7%—
209British Virgin Islands+0.7%—
210Denmark+0.6%—
211Marshall Islands+0.6%—
212United Kingdom+0.5%—
213Italy+0.5%—
214Guinea-Bissau+0.5%—
215Barbados+0.5%—
216Puerto Rico+0.5%—
217Belgium+0.5%—
218Luxembourg+0.5%—
219Anguilla+0.4%—
220Germany+0.4%—
221Holy See+0.4%—
222Portugal+0.4%—
223Guernsey+0.3%—
224Gibraltar+0.3%—
225American Samoa+0.3%—
226Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba+0.2%—
227Falkland Islands (Malvinas)+0.2%—
228Austria+0.1%—
229Saint Helena-0.1%—
230Saint Barthélemy-0.4%—
231Saint Lucia-0.4%—
232Ireland-0.5%—
233Hungary-0.6%—
234Montserrat-0.8%—
235Isle of Man-1.4%—
236Wallis and Futuna Islands-1.5%—
237China, Macao SAR-2.0%—

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