Population growth rate by country, 1960
Red: shrinking, blue: growing. Values are UN estimates.
| # | Country / area | Population growth rate | 1950 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | +10.6% | +2.9% |
| 2 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | +8.4% | +7.2% |
| 3 | Andorra | +8.0% | +1.6% |
| 4 | Qatar | +7.8% | +3.2% |
| 5 | Western Sahara | +7.7% | +9.1% |
| 6 | United States Virgin Islands | +6.3% | +3.1% |
| 7 | Jordan | +5.3% | +7.0% |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | +5.0% | +6.6% |
| 9 | Bahamas | +4.8% | +1.0% |
| 10 | Brunei Darussalam | +4.7% | +6.0% |
| 11 | Greenland | +4.4% | +2.2% |
| 12 | Bahrain | +4.1% | +2.9% |
| 13 | Libya | +4.1% | +1.1% |
| 14 | French Guiana | +4.1% | +1.3% |
| 15 | Costa Rica | +3.8% | +3.3% |
| 16 | Kenya | +3.7% | +2.0% |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | +3.7% | +3.5% |
| 18 | Djibouti | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| 19 | China, Taiwan Province of China | +3.7% | +3.4% |
| 20 | China, Hong Kong SAR | +3.7% | +4.5% |
| 21 | Côte d'Ivoire | +3.6% | +2.7% |
| 22 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | +3.6% | +4.4% |
| 23 | Réunion | +3.6% | +3.8% |
| 24 | Uzbekistan | +3.5% | +2.3% |
| 25 | Marshall Islands | +3.5% | +1.1% |
| 26 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | +3.5% | +2.8% |
| 27 | Albania | +3.4% | +2.1% |
| 28 | Armenia | +3.4% | +2.4% |
| 29 | Tokelau | +3.4% | -2.8% |
| 30 | Ghana | +3.3% | +2.8% |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | +3.3% | +3.4% |
| 32 | Suriname | +3.3% | +2.1% |
| 33 | New Caledonia | +3.3% | +1.4% |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | +3.2% | +2.1% |
| 35 | Singapore | +3.2% | +5.2% |
| 36 | Sudan | +3.2% | +3.0% |
| 37 | Tajikistan | +3.2% | +4.0% |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | +3.2% | +2.9% |
| 39 | Nauru | +3.2% | +3.0% |
| 40 | Philippines | +3.2% | +3.7% |
| 41 | Mongolia | +3.2% | +1.6% |
| 42 | Azerbaijan | +3.1% | +1.7% |
| 43 | Colombia | +3.1% | +2.6% |
| 44 | Saint Martin (French part) | +3.1% | +4.5% |
| 45 | Zambia | +3.1% | +3.1% |
| 46 | Syrian Arab Republic | +3.1% | +1.9% |
| 47 | Zimbabwe | +3.1% | +3.2% |
| 48 | Turkmenistan | +3.1% | +1.9% |
| 49 | Republic of Korea | +3.1% | +0.0% |
| 50 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | +3.0% | +2.5% |
| 51 | Guatemala | +3.0% | +2.5% |
| 52 | Nicaragua | +3.0% | +2.8% |
| 53 | Fiji | +3.0% | +2.0% |
| 54 | Brazil | +3.0% | +3.0% |
| 55 | Mexico | +3.0% | +2.6% |
| 56 | Lesotho | +3.0% | +1.8% |
| 57 | Israel | +2.9% | +4.8% |
| 58 | Uganda | +2.9% | +2.8% |
| 59 | Thailand | +2.9% | +2.6% |
| 60 | Niger | +2.9% | +3.3% |
| 61 | Panama | +2.9% | +2.4% |
| 62 | Viet Nam | +2.9% | +2.1% |
| 63 | Peru | +2.9% | +2.8% |
| 64 | Rwanda | +2.9% | +3.6% |
| 65 | Lebanon | +2.9% | +2.8% |
| 66 | Northern Mariana Islands | +2.9% | +2.1% |
| 67 | Indonesia | +2.8% | +2.1% |
| 68 | Ecuador | +2.8% | +2.5% |
| 69 | El Salvador | +2.8% | +2.4% |
| 70 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | +2.8% | +2.0% |
| 71 | Senegal | +2.8% | +2.5% |
| 72 | United Republic of Tanzania | +2.8% | +2.4% |
| 73 | Türkiye | +2.8% | +2.9% |
| 74 | Tonga | +2.8% | +2.5% |
| 75 | Vanuatu | +2.8% | +1.6% |
| 76 | Bangladesh | +2.8% | +1.9% |
| 77 | Bhutan | +2.8% | +2.7% |
| 78 | Honduras | +2.8% | +2.7% |
| 79 | Mayotte | +2.8% | +1.9% |
| 80 | Gambia | +2.7% | +2.5% |
| 81 | Guadeloupe | +2.7% | +1.0% |
| 82 | Pakistan | +2.7% | +1.9% |
| 83 | Papua New Guinea | +2.7% | +2.1% |
| 84 | South Africa | +2.7% | +2.0% |
| 85 | Congo | +2.6% | +2.2% |
| 86 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | +2.6% | +2.0% |
| 87 | Samoa | +2.6% | +2.4% |
| 88 | Somalia | +2.6% | +2.9% |
| 89 | Madagascar | +2.6% | +2.5% |
| 90 | Malaysia | +2.6% | +2.6% |
| 91 | Mauritania | +2.6% | +1.9% |
| 92 | Morocco | +2.6% | +2.4% |
| 93 | Egypt | +2.5% | +2.1% |
| 94 | Guyana | +2.5% | +2.5% |
| 95 | Guam | +2.5% | +0.8% |
| 96 | Belize | +2.5% | +2.7% |
| 97 | India | +2.4% | +2.1% |
| 98 | Ethiopia | +2.4% | +1.7% |
| 99 | Kiribati | +2.4% | +2.0% |
| 100 | San Marino | +2.4% | +1.4% |
| 101 | Sri Lanka | +2.4% | +1.8% |
| 102 | Malawi | +2.4% | +1.7% |
| 103 | Maldives | +2.4% | +1.6% |
| 104 | Liberia | +2.4% | +1.8% |
| 105 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | +2.4% | -5.0% |
| 106 | Eswatini | +2.3% | +2.5% |
| 107 | Eritrea | +2.3% | +1.4% |
| 108 | Solomon Islands | +2.3% | +2.0% |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | +2.3% | +2.5% |
| 110 | Palau | +2.3% | +2.7% |
| 111 | Paraguay | +2.3% | +2.2% |
| 112 | American Samoa | +2.3% | +3.4% |
| 113 | Yemen | +2.2% | +1.4% |
| 114 | Iraq | +2.2% | +2.0% |
| 115 | Australia | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| 116 | Cambodia | +2.2% | +2.3% |
| 117 | Cook Islands | +2.2% | +2.8% |
| 118 | Botswana | +2.2% | +2.4% |
| 119 | Myanmar | +2.2% | +1.9% |
| 120 | Republic of Moldova | +2.2% | +1.7% |
| 121 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | +2.2% | +2.4% |
| 122 | Algeria | +2.1% | +2.8% |
| 123 | Canada | +2.1% | +2.2% |
| 124 | Cyprus | +2.1% | +1.4% |
| 125 | Chile | +2.1% | +1.9% |
| 126 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | +2.1% | +1.4% |
| 127 | Martinique | +2.1% | +2.4% |
| 128 | French Polynesia | +2.1% | +2.3% |
| 129 | Cuba | +2.0% | +2.0% |
| 130 | Cayman Islands | +2.0% | +2.3% |
| 131 | Chad | +2.0% | +1.8% |
| 132 | Nigeria | +2.0% | +1.9% |
| 133 | Burundi | +2.0% | +2.3% |
| 134 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | +2.0% | +1.5% |
| 135 | Liechtenstein | +2.0% | +1.8% |
| 136 | Iceland | +1.9% | +2.3% |
| 137 | Afghanistan | +1.9% | +1.3% |
| 138 | Antigua and Barbuda | +1.9% | +2.2% |
| 139 | Seychelles | +1.9% | +1.3% |
| 140 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | +1.9% | +2.6% |
| 141 | Namibia | +1.9% | +1.1% |
| 142 | New Zealand | +1.9% | +1.9% |
| 143 | Nepal | +1.9% | +2.1% |
| 144 | Mauritius | +1.9% | +2.9% |
| 145 | Central African Republic | +1.9% | +1.6% |
| 146 | Cabo Verde | +1.8% | +1.2% |
| 147 | Comoros | +1.8% | +2.4% |
| 148 | Georgia | +1.8% | +1.2% |
| 149 | Togo | +1.8% | +1.7% |
| 150 | Haiti | +1.8% | +1.5% |
| 151 | Equatorial Guinea | +1.8% | +1.8% |
| 152 | United States of America | +1.7% | +1.5% |
| 153 | Angola | +1.7% | +1.2% |
| 154 | Oman | +1.7% | +1.2% |
| 155 | Guinea | +1.7% | +1.6% |
| 156 | Mozambique | +1.7% | +1.1% |
| 157 | British Virgin Islands | +1.7% | +0.7% |
| 158 | Argentina | +1.6% | +2.0% |
| 159 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | +1.6% | +0.2% |
| 160 | Dominica | +1.6% | +0.3% |
| 161 | Bermuda | +1.6% | +1.6% |
| 162 | State of Palestine | +1.6% | +0.8% |
| 163 | Benin | +1.6% | +0.7% |
| 164 | Lithuania | +1.6% | +1.0% |
| 165 | Cameroon | +1.5% | +1.5% |
| 166 | Curaçao | +1.5% | +2.5% |
| 167 | Grenada | +1.5% | +0.6% |
| 168 | Sierra Leone | +1.5% | +1.2% |
| 169 | Slovakia | +1.5% | +1.6% |
| 170 | Timor-Leste | +1.5% | +0.7% |
| 171 | South Sudan | +1.5% | +1.4% |
| 172 | Ukraine | +1.4% | +1.3% |
| 173 | Saint Barthélemy | +1.4% | +3.2% |
| 174 | Jamaica | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| 175 | Puerto Rico | +1.4% | +0.9% |
| 176 | Faroe Islands | +1.4% | +0.9% |
| 177 | Burkina Faso | +1.4% | +1.1% |
| 178 | Belarus | +1.4% | +0.8% |
| 179 | Poland | +1.4% | +1.8% |
| 180 | Mali | +1.4% | +1.5% |
| 181 | Montenegro | +1.4% | +1.8% |
| 182 | Russian Federation | +1.4% | +1.4% |
| 183 | Uruguay | +1.3% | +0.9% |
| 184 | North Macedonia | +1.3% | +1.8% |
| 185 | Estonia | +1.2% | +1.3% |
| 186 | Netherlands | +1.2% | +1.7% |
| 187 | Switzerland | +1.2% | +1.1% |
| 188 | Latvia | +1.2% | +0.8% |
| 189 | Gabon | +1.1% | +0.6% |
| 190 | Greece | +1.1% | +0.8% |
| 191 | Tunisia | +1.1% | +2.0% |
| 192 | Barbados | +1.1% | +1.8% |
| 193 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | +1.1% | +0.9% |
| 194 | Aruba | +1.0% | +2.5% |
| 195 | Sao Tome and Principe | +1.0% | +1.5% |
| 196 | Jersey | +1.0% | +1.9% |
| 197 | Serbia | +1.0% | +1.0% |
| 198 | France | +1.0% | +1.1% |
| 199 | Bulgaria | +1.0% | +1.1% |
| 200 | Saint Lucia | +0.9% | +1.1% |
| 201 | Tuvalu | +0.9% | +4.5% |
| 202 | Spain | +0.8% | +0.4% |
| 203 | Slovenia | +0.8% | +1.1% |
| 204 | Germany | +0.8% | -0.2% |
| 205 | Norway | +0.8% | +0.9% |
| 206 | Finland | +0.8% | +1.1% |
| 207 | Japan | +0.8% | +1.7% |
| 208 | Romania | +0.7% | +1.4% |
| 209 | Anguilla | +0.6% | +4.5% |
| 210 | United Kingdom | +0.6% | +0.8% |
| 211 | Italy | +0.6% | +0.9% |
| 212 | Denmark | +0.6% | +0.8% |
| 213 | Belgium | +0.6% | +0.5% |
| 214 | Monaco | +0.6% | +5.5% |
| 215 | Austria | +0.5% | +0.0% |
| 216 | Guinea-Bissau | +0.5% | +1.4% |
| 217 | Saint Helena | +0.5% | +1.2% |
| 218 | Turks and Caicos Islands | +0.5% | +0.9% |
| 219 | Luxembourg | +0.5% | +0.5% |
| 220 | Guernsey | +0.4% | +2.9% |
| 221 | Croatia | +0.4% | +1.3% |
| 222 | Sweden | +0.4% | +0.9% |
| 223 | Czechia | +0.4% | +0.9% |
| 224 | Hungary | +0.4% | +1.0% |
| 225 | Portugal | +0.3% | +0.8% |
| 226 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | +0.1% | +1.3% |
| 227 | Niue | +0.1% | +2.1% |
| 228 | Malta | +0.1% | +2.4% |
| 229 | China | +0.0% | +1.8% |
| 230 | Gibraltar | -0.1% | -1.2% |
| 231 | Ireland | -0.3% | +0.9% |
| 232 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -0.3% | +2.2% |
| 233 | Holy See | -0.4% | +0.7% |
| 234 | Montserrat | -0.6% | -0.8% |
| 235 | Isle of Man | -1.8% | +0.5% |
| 236 | China, Macao SAR | -2.6% | +3.1% |
| 237 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | -3.5% | +2.0% |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.