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Population growth rate by country, 1958

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

1958
#Country / areaPopulation growth rate1948
1Kuwait+11.4%—
2Andorra+8.5%—
3Western Sahara+8.1%—
4Sint Maarten (Dutch part)+6.3%—
5Brunei Darussalam+6.2%—
6Jordan+6.2%—
7United Arab Emirates+5.1%—
8Qatar+4.6%—
9China, Hong Kong SAR+4.6%—
10Bahamas+4.4%—
11Greenland+4.2%—
12Philippines+4.0%—
13French Guiana+4.0%—
14Bahrain+3.9%—
15China, Taiwan Province of China+3.9%—
16Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)+3.8%—
17Libya+3.8%—
18Costa Rica+3.7%—
19Saudi Arabia+3.6%—
20Nauru+3.6%—
21Singapore+3.5%—
22Saint Vincent and the Grenadines+3.5%—
23Réunion+3.5%—
24Armenia+3.4%—
25Saint Martin (French part)+3.4%—
26Republic of Korea+3.4%—
27Israel+3.3%—
28Guyana+3.3%—
29Kazakhstan+3.3%—
30Kenya+3.3%—
31Dominican Republic+3.3%—
32Rwanda+3.3%—
33Ghana+3.2%—
34Côte d'Ivoire+3.2%—
35Djibouti+3.2%—
36Suriname+3.2%—
37Albania+3.1%—
38Zambia+3.1%—
39Zimbabwe+3.1%—
40Tajikistan+3.1%—
41Turkmenistan+3.1%—
42Türkiye+3.1%—
43New Caledonia+3.1%—
44Brazil+3.1%—
45Uzbekistan+3.0%—
46Sudan+3.0%—
47Nicaragua+3.0%—
48Fiji+3.0%—
49Viet Nam+3.0%—
50Micronesia (Fed. States of)+3.0%—
51Mexico+3.0%—
52Azerbaijan+2.9%—
53Uganda+2.9%—
54Colombia+2.9%—
55Syrian Arab Republic+2.9%—
56Niger+2.9%—
57Peru+2.9%—
58Mongolia+2.9%—
59Lesotho+2.9%—
60Senegal+2.8%—
61Solomon Islands+2.8%—
62Tokelau+2.8%—
63Tonga+2.8%—
64Panama+2.8%—
65Papua New Guinea+2.8%—
66Bhutan+2.8%—
67Honduras+2.8%—
68Lebanon+2.8%—
69Dem. People's Republic of Korea+2.8%—
70Iran (Islamic Republic of)+2.7%—
71Indonesia+2.7%—
72Ecuador+2.7%—
73Curaçao+2.7%—
74Guatemala+2.7%—
75Guadeloupe+2.7%—
76Thailand+2.7%—
77United Republic of Tanzania+2.7%—
78Trinidad and Tobago+2.7%—
79Pakistan+2.7%—
80Vanuatu+2.7%—
81Belize+2.7%—
82Mauritius+2.7%—
83Morocco+2.7%—
84Gambia+2.6%—
85Kyrgyzstan+2.6%—
86Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)+2.6%—
87Samoa+2.6%—
88Dominica+2.6%—
89Madagascar+2.6%—
90Mayotte+2.6%—
91Aruba+2.5%—
92El Salvador+2.5%—
93Canada+2.5%—
94Congo+2.5%—
95Somalia+2.5%—
96Malaysia+2.5%—
97Northern Mariana Islands+2.5%—
98India+2.4%—
99Grenada+2.4%—
100Bangladesh+2.4%—
101Mauritania+2.4%—
102South Africa+2.4%—
103Egypt+2.3%—
104Eswatini+2.3%—
105Kiribati+2.3%—
106San Marino+2.3%—
107Sri Lanka+2.3%—
108New Zealand+2.3%—
109Paraguay+2.3%—
110Malawi+2.3%—
111Maldives+2.3%—
112Lao People's Democratic Republic+2.3%—
113Algeria+2.2%—
114Liberia+2.2%—
115French Polynesia+2.2%—
116Australia+2.1%—
117Cambodia+2.1%—
118Comoros+2.1%—
119Democratic Republic of the Congo+2.1%—
120Chile+2.1%—
121Bosnia and Herzegovina+2.1%—
122Botswana+2.1%—
123Myanmar+2.1%—
124Iceland+2.0%—
125Antigua and Barbuda+2.0%—
126Yemen+2.0%—
127Cuba+2.0%—
128Chad+2.0%—
129Bolivia (Plurinational State of)+2.0%—
130Marshall Islands+2.0%—
131Martinique+2.0%—
132Liechtenstein+2.0%—
133Cameroon+1.9%—
134Cyprus+1.9%—
135Nigeria+1.9%—
136Burundi+1.9%—
137Republic of Moldova+1.9%—
138China+1.9%—
139Cook Islands+1.8%—
140Togo+1.8%—
141Haiti+1.8%—
142Palau+1.8%—
143Poland+1.8%—
144Central African Republic+1.8%—
145United States Virgin Islands+1.8%—
146Argentina+1.7%—
147Oman+1.7%—
148Guinea+1.7%—
149Georgia+1.7%—
150Nepal+1.7%—
151Belarus+1.7%—
152Equatorial Guinea+1.7%—
153United States of America+1.6%—
154Angola+1.6%—
155Iraq+1.6%—
156Ukraine+1.6%—
157Eritrea+1.6%—
158Netherlands+1.6%—
159Guam+1.6%—
160Cayman Islands+1.6%—
161Saint Pierre and Miquelon+1.6%—
162Slovakia+1.6%—
163Namibia+1.6%—
164Russian Federation+1.6%—
165British Virgin Islands+1.6%—
166Afghanistan+1.5%—
167Ethiopia+1.5%—
168Cabo Verde+1.5%—
169Seychelles+1.5%—
170Saint Kitts and Nevis+1.5%—
171State of Palestine+1.5%—
172Uruguay+1.4%—
173Faroe Islands+1.4%—
174Benin+1.4%—
175Lithuania+1.4%—
176Timor-Leste+1.4%—
177South Sudan+1.4%—
178Sierra Leone+1.3%—
179Switzerland+1.3%—
180Turks and Caicos Islands+1.3%—
181Burkina Faso+1.3%—
182Mali+1.3%—
183Mozambique+1.3%—
184Monaco+1.3%—
185Montenegro+1.3%—
186Jamaica+1.2%—
187Tuvalu+1.2%—
188Latvia+1.2%—
189North Macedonia+1.2%—
190Estonia+1.1%—
191Saint Barthélemy+1.1%—
192Sao Tome and Principe+1.1%—
193Serbia+1.1%—
194Gabon+1.0%—
195Greece+1.0%—
196Jersey+1.0%—
197Spain+1.0%—
198Tunisia+1.0%—
199Niue+1.0%—
200Bermuda+1.0%—
201Falkland Islands (Malvinas)+1.0%—
202France+1.0%—
203Bulgaria+1.0%—
204Slovenia+0.9%—
205Germany+0.8%—
206Norway+0.8%—
207Finland+0.8%—
208Romania+0.8%—
209Japan+0.8%—
210Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba+0.7%—
211Denmark+0.7%—
212United Kingdom+0.6%—
213Italy+0.6%—
214Croatia+0.6%—
215Sweden+0.6%—
216Barbados+0.6%—
217Hungary+0.6%—
218Belgium+0.6%—
219Portugal+0.6%—
220Luxembourg+0.6%—
221Guinea-Bissau+0.5%—
222Czechia+0.5%—
223Malta+0.4%—
224Austria+0.3%—
225Guernsey+0.3%—
226Saint Helena+0.3%—
227Puerto Rico+0.3%—
228Holy See+0.1%—
229Gibraltar+0.0%—
230Anguilla-0.2%—
231American Samoa-0.2%—
232Saint Lucia-0.4%—
233Ireland-0.6%—
234Montserrat-0.8%—
235Isle of Man-1.6%—
236Wallis and Futuna Islands-2.4%—
237China, Macao SAR-2.6%—

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