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Population growth rate by country, 1959

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

1959
#Country / areaPopulation growth rate1949
1Kuwait+10.8%—
2Andorra+8.2%—
3Western Sahara+7.9%—
4Sint Maarten (Dutch part)+6.3%—
5Brunei Darussalam+5.8%—
6Jordan+5.8%—
7Qatar+5.7%—
8United Arab Emirates+5.0%—
9Bahamas+4.7%—
10Greenland+4.4%—
11China, Hong Kong SAR+4.3%—
12Bahrain+4.0%—
13Philippines+4.0%—
14Libya+4.0%—
15French Guiana+4.0%—
16Costa Rica+3.8%—
17China, Taiwan Province of China+3.8%—
18Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)+3.7%—
19Saudi Arabia+3.6%—
20Nauru+3.6%—
21Marshall Islands+3.6%—
22Kenya+3.5%—
23Saint Martin (French part)+3.5%—
24Saint Vincent and the Grenadines+3.5%—
25Réunion+3.5%—
26Albania+3.4%—
27Armenia+3.4%—
28Kazakhstan+3.4%—
29Uzbekistan+3.3%—
30Ghana+3.3%—
31Guyana+3.3%—
32Côte d'Ivoire+3.3%—
33Singapore+3.3%—
34Suriname+3.3%—
35Republic of Korea+3.3%—
36Djibouti+3.2%—
37Tajikistan+3.2%—
38Dominican Republic+3.2%—
39New Caledonia+3.2%—
40Israel+3.1%—
41Zambia+3.1%—
42Zimbabwe+3.1%—
43Sudan+3.1%—
44Turkmenistan+3.1%—
45Brazil+3.1%—
46Micronesia (Fed. States of)+3.1%—
47Mongolia+3.1%—
48Rwanda+3.1%—
49Azerbaijan+3.0%—
50Colombia+3.0%—
51Syrian Arab Republic+3.0%—
52Türkiye+3.0%—
53Nicaragua+3.0%—
54Fiji+3.0%—
55Viet Nam+3.0%—
56Mexico+3.0%—
57Lesotho+3.0%—
58Iran (Islamic Republic of)+2.9%—
59Uganda+2.9%—
60Kyrgyzstan+2.9%—
61Guatemala+2.9%—
62Solomon Islands+2.9%—
63Thailand+2.9%—
64Niger+2.9%—
65Panama+2.9%—
66Peru+2.9%—
67Lebanon+2.9%—
68Ecuador+2.8%—
69Senegal+2.8%—
70United Republic of Tanzania+2.8%—
71Tokelau+2.8%—
72Tonga+2.8%—
73Vanuatu+2.8%—
74Bhutan+2.8%—
75Honduras+2.8%—
76Morocco+2.8%—
77Indonesia+2.7%—
78Gambia+2.7%—
79Curaçao+2.7%—
80Guadeloupe+2.7%—
81Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)+2.7%—
82Dominica+2.7%—
83Pakistan+2.7%—
84Papua New Guinea+2.7%—
85Bangladesh+2.7%—
86Mayotte+2.7%—
87Mauritius+2.7%—
88Northern Mariana Islands+2.7%—
89El Salvador+2.6%—
90Samoa+2.6%—
91Somalia+2.6%—
92Palau+2.6%—
93Belize+2.6%—
94Madagascar+2.6%—
95South Africa+2.6%—
96Aruba+2.5%—
97Egypt+2.5%—
98Congo+2.5%—
99Trinidad and Tobago+2.5%—
100Malaysia+2.5%—
101Mauritania+2.5%—
102India+2.4%—
103Kiribati+2.4%—
104Democratic Republic of the Congo+2.4%—
105Sri Lanka+2.4%—
106Liberia+2.4%—
107Eswatini+2.3%—
108Ethiopia+2.3%—
109Eritrea+2.3%—
110San Marino+2.3%—
111Paraguay+2.3%—
112Malawi+2.3%—
113Maldives+2.3%—
114Republic of Moldova+2.3%—
115Dem. People's Republic of Korea+2.3%—
116Iceland+2.2%—
117Canada+2.2%—
118Cambodia+2.2%—
119Botswana+2.2%—
120Myanmar+2.2%—
121Lao People's Democratic Republic+2.2%—
122Algeria+2.1%—
123Yemen+2.1%—
124Iraq+2.1%—
125Australia+2.1%—
126Chile+2.1%—
127Bosnia and Herzegovina+2.1%—
128French Polynesia+2.1%—
129Antigua and Barbuda+2.0%—
130Cameroon+2.0%—
131Cyprus+2.0%—
132Cuba+2.0%—
133Cook Islands+2.0%—
134Grenada+2.0%—
135Chad+2.0%—
136Nigeria+2.0%—
137New Zealand+2.0%—
138Burundi+2.0%—
139Bolivia (Plurinational State of)+2.0%—
140Martinique+2.0%—
141Latvia+2.0%—
142Turks and Caicos Islands+1.9%—
143Liechtenstein+1.9%—
144Afghanistan+1.8%—
145United States of America+1.8%—
146Oman+1.8%—
147Cayman Islands+1.8%—
148Georgia+1.8%—
149Togo+1.8%—
150Nepal+1.8%—
151Haiti+1.8%—
152Lithuania+1.8%—
153British Virgin Islands+1.8%—
154Equatorial Guinea+1.8%—
155Central African Republic+1.8%—
156United States Virgin Islands+1.8%—
157Argentina+1.7%—
158Angola+1.7%—
159Cabo Verde+1.7%—
160Guinea+1.7%—
161Guam+1.7%—
162Comoros+1.7%—
163Namibia+1.7%—
164Belarus+1.7%—
165Seychelles+1.6%—
166State of Palestine+1.6%—
167Poland+1.6%—
168Saint Kitts and Nevis+1.5%—
169Benin+1.5%—
170Ukraine+1.4%—
171Sierra Leone+1.4%—
172Slovakia+1.4%—
173Faroe Islands+1.4%—
174Burkina Faso+1.4%—
175Mali+1.4%—
176Mozambique+1.4%—
177Timor-Leste+1.4%—
178South Sudan+1.4%—
179Uruguay+1.3%—
180Jamaica+1.3%—
181Switzerland+1.3%—
182Montenegro+1.3%—
183Russian Federation+1.3%—
184Netherlands+1.2%—
185North Macedonia+1.2%—
186Sao Tome and Principe+1.1%—
187Tunisia+1.1%—
188Bermuda+1.1%—
189Gabon+1.0%—
190Greece+1.0%—
191Saint Pierre and Miquelon+1.0%—
192Jersey+1.0%—
193Serbia+1.0%—
194France+1.0%—
195Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba+0.9%—
196Saint Barthélemy+0.9%—
197Spain+0.9%—
198Falkland Islands (Malvinas)+0.9%—
199Monaco+0.9%—
200Slovenia+0.8%—
201Tuvalu+0.8%—
202Niue+0.8%—
203Norway+0.8%—
204Finland+0.8%—
205Bulgaria+0.8%—
206Japan+0.8%—
207Denmark+0.7%—
208Germany+0.7%—
209Barbados+0.7%—
210Belgium+0.7%—
211Romania+0.7%—
212Luxembourg+0.7%—
213China+0.7%—
214United Kingdom+0.6%—
215Italy+0.6%—
216Estonia+0.5%—
217Austria+0.5%—
218Guinea-Bissau+0.5%—
219Croatia+0.5%—
220Sweden+0.5%—
221Hungary+0.5%—
222Portugal+0.5%—
223Guernsey+0.4%—
224Puerto Rico+0.4%—
225Saint Helena+0.3%—
226Czechia+0.3%—
227Malta+0.2%—
228Holy See+0.0%—
229American Samoa+0.0%—
230Gibraltar-0.1%—
231Anguilla-0.4%—
232Saint Lucia-0.4%—
233Ireland-0.5%—
234Montserrat-0.7%—
235Isle of Man-1.7%—
236Wallis and Futuna Islands-2.8%—
237China, Macao SAR-3.2%—

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