Population growth rate by country, 1970
Red: shrinking, blue: growing. Values are UN estimates.
| # | Country / area | Population growth rate | 1960 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Sahara | +20.2% | +7.7% |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | +16.7% | +5.0% |
| 3 | Qatar | +12.8% | +7.8% |
| 4 | China, Hong Kong SAR | +9.3% | +3.7% |
| 5 | Northern Mariana Islands | +8.3% | +2.9% |
| 6 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | +7.4% | +8.4% |
| 7 | Andorra | +7.2% | +8.0% |
| 8 | Kuwait | +7.1% | +10.6% |
| 9 | Djibouti | +6.4% | +3.7% |
| 10 | United States Virgin Islands | +6.3% | +6.3% |
| 11 | Jordan | +5.5% | +5.3% |
| 12 | Cayman Islands | +4.8% | +2.0% |
| 13 | New Caledonia | +4.6% | +3.3% |
| 14 | Marshall Islands | +4.6% | +3.5% |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | +4.3% | +3.7% |
| 16 | Côte d'Ivoire | +4.2% | +3.6% |
| 17 | Israel | +3.9% | +2.9% |
| 18 | Kenya | +3.8% | +3.7% |
| 19 | Lesotho | +3.6% | +3.0% |
| 20 | Iraq | +3.5% | +2.2% |
| 21 | Sudan | +3.5% | +3.2% |
| 22 | United Republic of Tanzania | +3.5% | +2.8% |
| 23 | French Polynesia | +3.5% | +2.1% |
| 24 | Togo | +3.4% | +1.8% |
| 25 | Bahamas | +3.4% | +4.8% |
| 26 | Bhutan | +3.4% | +2.8% |
| 27 | Libya | +3.4% | +4.1% |
| 28 | Syrian Arab Republic | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| 29 | Suriname | +3.3% | +3.3% |
| 30 | Australia | +3.2% | +2.2% |
| 31 | Tajikistan | +3.1% | +3.2% |
| 32 | Nicaragua | +3.1% | +3.0% |
| 33 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | +3.1% | +3.6% |
| 34 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | +3.1% | +3.5% |
| 35 | Mexico | +3.1% | +3.0% |
| 36 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | +3.0% | +3.0% |
| 37 | Uganda | +3.0% | +2.9% |
| 38 | Uzbekistan | +3.0% | +3.5% |
| 39 | Ecuador | +3.0% | +2.8% |
| 40 | Comoros | +3.0% | +1.8% |
| 41 | Congo | +3.0% | +2.6% |
| 42 | Saint Martin (French part) | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| 43 | Zimbabwe | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| 44 | Senegal | +3.0% | +2.8% |
| 45 | Vanuatu | +3.0% | +2.8% |
| 46 | Palau | +3.0% | +2.3% |
| 47 | Honduras | +3.0% | +2.8% |
| 48 | Mauritania | +3.0% | +2.6% |
| 49 | Maldives | +3.0% | +2.4% |
| 50 | Rwanda | +3.0% | +2.9% |
| 51 | South Africa | +3.0% | +2.7% |
| 52 | French Guiana | +3.0% | +4.1% |
| 53 | Greenland | +2.9% | +4.4% |
| 54 | Namibia | +2.9% | +1.9% |
| 55 | Pakistan | +2.9% | +2.7% |
| 56 | Madagascar | +2.9% | +2.6% |
| 57 | Ethiopia | +2.8% | +2.4% |
| 58 | Ghana | +2.8% | +3.3% |
| 59 | Cabo Verde | +2.8% | +1.8% |
| 60 | Gambia | +2.8% | +2.7% |
| 61 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | +2.8% | +2.6% |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | +2.8% | +3.2% |
| 63 | Panama | +2.8% | +2.9% |
| 64 | Mayotte | +2.8% | +2.8% |
| 65 | Indonesia | +2.7% | +2.8% |
| 66 | Oman | +2.7% | +1.7% |
| 67 | Costa Rica | +2.7% | +3.8% |
| 68 | Zambia | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| 69 | Thailand | +2.7% | +2.9% |
| 70 | Niger | +2.7% | +2.9% |
| 71 | China, Macao SAR | +2.7% | -2.6% |
| 72 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | +2.7% | +2.4% |
| 73 | Yemen | +2.6% | +2.2% |
| 74 | Eswatini | +2.6% | +2.3% |
| 75 | Eritrea | +2.6% | +2.3% |
| 76 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | +2.6% | +1.6% |
| 77 | Cameroon | +2.6% | +1.5% |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | +2.6% | +3.2% |
| 79 | Guatemala | +2.6% | +3.0% |
| 80 | Somalia | +2.6% | +2.6% |
| 81 | Turkmenistan | +2.6% | +3.1% |
| 82 | Morocco | +2.6% | +2.6% |
| 83 | Mongolia | +2.6% | +3.2% |
| 84 | Liberia | +2.6% | +2.4% |
| 85 | China | +2.6% | +0.0% |
| 86 | Afghanistan | +2.5% | +1.9% |
| 87 | Albania | +2.5% | +3.4% |
| 88 | Colombia | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| 89 | Tunisia | +2.5% | +1.1% |
| 90 | Brazil | +2.5% | +3.0% |
| 91 | Malawi | +2.5% | +2.4% |
| 92 | El Salvador | +2.4% | +2.8% |
| 93 | Canada | +2.4% | +2.1% |
| 94 | Papua New Guinea | +2.4% | +2.7% |
| 95 | Bangladesh | +2.4% | +2.8% |
| 96 | Philippines | +2.4% | +3.2% |
| 97 | Burundi | +2.4% | +2.0% |
| 98 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | +2.4% | +2.2% |
| 99 | Liechtenstein | +2.4% | +2.0% |
| 100 | Lebanon | +2.4% | +2.9% |
| 101 | Algeria | +2.3% | +2.1% |
| 102 | India | +2.3% | +2.4% |
| 103 | Egypt | +2.3% | +2.5% |
| 104 | Guam | +2.3% | +2.5% |
| 105 | Türkiye | +2.3% | +2.8% |
| 106 | Nigeria | +2.3% | +2.0% |
| 107 | Malaysia | +2.3% | +2.6% |
| 108 | Isle of Man | +2.3% | -1.8% |
| 109 | Myanmar | +2.3% | +2.2% |
| 110 | Mozambique | +2.3% | +1.7% |
| 111 | Sao Tome and Principe | +2.2% | +1.0% |
| 112 | Sri Lanka | +2.2% | +2.4% |
| 113 | Solomon Islands | +2.2% | +2.3% |
| 114 | Nepal | +2.2% | +1.9% |
| 115 | Paraguay | +2.2% | +2.3% |
| 116 | Viet Nam | +2.2% | +2.9% |
| 117 | Benin | +2.2% | +1.6% |
| 118 | Peru | +2.2% | +2.9% |
| 119 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | +2.2% | +2.0% |
| 120 | Kazakhstan | +2.1% | +3.3% |
| 121 | Gabon | +2.1% | +1.1% |
| 122 | Seychelles | +2.1% | +1.9% |
| 123 | Chad | +2.1% | +2.0% |
| 124 | Republic of Korea | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| 125 | Central African Republic | +2.1% | +1.9% |
| 126 | Armenia | +2.0% | +3.4% |
| 127 | Angola | +2.0% | +1.7% |
| 128 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | +2.0% | -3.5% |
| 129 | Kiribati | +2.0% | +2.4% |
| 130 | Cook Islands | +2.0% | +2.2% |
| 131 | American Samoa | +2.0% | +2.3% |
| 132 | Azerbaijan | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| 133 | Sierra Leone | +1.9% | +1.5% |
| 134 | Gibraltar | +1.9% | -0.1% |
| 135 | Haiti | +1.9% | +1.8% |
| 136 | Fiji | +1.9% | +3.0% |
| 137 | China, Taiwan Province of China | +1.9% | +3.7% |
| 138 | Guinea | +1.8% | +1.7% |
| 139 | Cuba | +1.8% | +2.0% |
| 140 | Singapore | +1.8% | +3.2% |
| 141 | Tonga | +1.8% | +2.8% |
| 142 | Burkina Faso | +1.8% | +1.4% |
| 143 | Belize | +1.8% | +2.5% |
| 144 | Réunion | +1.8% | +3.6% |
| 145 | Timor-Leste | +1.8% | +1.5% |
| 146 | Chile | +1.7% | +2.1% |
| 147 | Mauritius | +1.7% | +1.9% |
| 148 | British Virgin Islands | +1.7% | +1.7% |
| 149 | North Macedonia | +1.7% | +1.3% |
| 150 | Argentina | +1.6% | +1.6% |
| 151 | Brunei Darussalam | +1.6% | +4.7% |
| 152 | Mali | +1.6% | +1.4% |
| 153 | Guernsey | +1.5% | +0.4% |
| 154 | Guyana | +1.5% | +2.5% |
| 155 | Guinea-Bissau | +1.5% | +0.5% |
| 156 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | +1.5% | +2.8% |
| 157 | Samoa | +1.5% | +2.6% |
| 158 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | +1.5% | +0.1% |
| 159 | Saint Helena | +1.5% | +0.5% |
| 160 | New Zealand | +1.5% | +1.9% |
| 161 | Puerto Rico | +1.5% | +1.4% |
| 162 | Monaco | +1.5% | +0.6% |
| 163 | Romania | +1.5% | +0.7% |
| 164 | Bermuda | +1.4% | +1.6% |
| 165 | United States of America | +1.3% | +1.7% |
| 166 | Jamaica | +1.3% | +1.4% |
| 167 | Saint Lucia | +1.3% | +0.9% |
| 168 | South Sudan | +1.3% | +1.5% |
| 169 | Netherlands | +1.2% | +1.2% |
| 170 | Japan | +1.2% | +0.8% |
| 171 | Dominica | +1.1% | +1.6% |
| 172 | Lithuania | +1.1% | +1.6% |
| 173 | Anguilla | +1.0% | +0.6% |
| 174 | Cyprus | +1.0% | +2.1% |
| 175 | Sweden | +1.0% | +0.4% |
| 176 | Trinidad and Tobago | +1.0% | +2.3% |
| 177 | Faroe Islands | +1.0% | +1.4% |
| 178 | France | +1.0% | +1.0% |
| 179 | Montenegro | +1.0% | +1.4% |
| 180 | Estonia | +0.9% | +1.2% |
| 181 | Curaçao | +0.9% | +1.5% |
| 182 | Georgia | +0.9% | +1.8% |
| 183 | Spain | +0.9% | +0.8% |
| 184 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | +0.9% | +1.9% |
| 185 | Denmark | +0.9% | +0.6% |
| 186 | Bahrain | +0.9% | +4.1% |
| 187 | State of Palestine | +0.9% | +1.6% |
| 188 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | +0.9% | +2.1% |
| 189 | Republic of Moldova | +0.9% | +2.2% |
| 190 | Ireland | +0.8% | -0.3% |
| 191 | Nauru | +0.8% | +3.2% |
| 192 | Latvia | +0.8% | +1.2% |
| 193 | San Marino | +0.7% | +2.4% |
| 194 | Jersey | +0.7% | +1.0% |
| 195 | Slovakia | +0.7% | +1.5% |
| 196 | Serbia | +0.7% | +1.0% |
| 197 | Norway | +0.7% | +0.8% |
| 198 | Belarus | +0.7% | +1.4% |
| 199 | Antigua and Barbuda | +0.6% | +1.9% |
| 200 | Italy | +0.6% | +0.6% |
| 201 | Uruguay | +0.6% | +1.3% |
| 202 | Slovenia | +0.6% | +0.8% |
| 203 | Bulgaria | +0.6% | +1.0% |
| 204 | Poland | +0.6% | +1.4% |
| 205 | Botswana | +0.6% | +2.2% |
| 206 | Ukraine | +0.5% | +1.4% |
| 207 | Saint Barthélemy | +0.5% | +1.4% |
| 208 | Iceland | +0.4% | +1.9% |
| 209 | United Kingdom | +0.4% | +0.6% |
| 210 | Guadeloupe | +0.4% | +2.7% |
| 211 | Croatia | +0.4% | +0.4% |
| 212 | Switzerland | +0.4% | +1.2% |
| 213 | Turks and Caicos Islands | +0.4% | +0.5% |
| 214 | Tuvalu | +0.4% | +0.9% |
| 215 | Belgium | +0.4% | +0.6% |
| 216 | Malta | +0.4% | +0.1% |
| 217 | Russian Federation | +0.4% | +1.4% |
| 218 | Austria | +0.3% | +0.5% |
| 219 | Hungary | +0.3% | +0.4% |
| 220 | Luxembourg | +0.3% | +0.5% |
| 221 | Greece | +0.2% | +1.1% |
| 222 | Grenada | +0.2% | +1.5% |
| 223 | Czechia | +0.1% | +0.4% |
| 224 | Martinique | +0.1% | +2.1% |
| 225 | Montserrat | +0.0% | -0.6% |
| 226 | Aruba | -0.2% | +1.0% |
| 227 | Barbados | -0.2% | +1.1% |
| 228 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | -0.2% | +1.1% |
| 229 | Germany | -0.3% | +0.8% |
| 230 | Finland | -0.3% | +0.8% |
| 231 | Niue | -0.9% | +0.1% |
| 232 | Holy See | -0.9% | -0.4% |
| 233 | Cambodia | -1.1% | +2.2% |
| 234 | Portugal | -1.2% | +0.3% |
| 235 | Equatorial Guinea | -1.2% | +1.8% |
| 236 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -1.4% | -0.3% |
| 237 | Tokelau | -3.4% | +3.4% |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.