Population growth rate by country, 1972
Red: shrinking, blue: growing. Values are UN estimates.
| # | Country / area | Population growth rate | 1962 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | +13.2% | +4.9% |
| 2 | Northern Mariana Islands | +10.9% | +3.3% |
| 3 | Qatar | +10.4% | +12.0% |
| 4 | Djibouti | +7.0% | +4.5% |
| 5 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | +6.9% | +9.4% |
| 6 | Andorra | +6.7% | +7.4% |
| 7 | Kuwait | +6.1% | +10.7% |
| 8 | Cayman Islands | +5.8% | +2.1% |
| 9 | United States Virgin Islands | +5.5% | +7.9% |
| 10 | Bahrain | +5.3% | +3.9% |
| 11 | China, Macao SAR | +5.2% | +2.5% |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | +4.9% | +3.7% |
| 13 | New Caledonia | +4.6% | +3.3% |
| 14 | Côte d'Ivoire | +4.5% | +3.8% |
| 15 | Botswana | +4.3% | +2.3% |
| 16 | Jordan | +3.8% | +4.5% |
| 17 | United Republic of Tanzania | +3.6% | +2.9% |
| 18 | Brunei Darussalam | +3.6% | +4.4% |
| 19 | Iraq | +3.5% | +3.4% |
| 20 | Kenya | +3.5% | +3.9% |
| 21 | Palau | +3.5% | +2.4% |
| 22 | Lesotho | +3.5% | +3.0% |
| 23 | Angola | +3.4% | +1.0% |
| 24 | Syrian Arab Republic | +3.4% | +3.0% |
| 25 | Sudan | +3.4% | +3.3% |
| 26 | Bhutan | +3.4% | +3.1% |
| 27 | Libya | +3.4% | +4.2% |
| 28 | Comoros | +3.3% | +1.7% |
| 29 | French Polynesia | +3.3% | +2.2% |
| 30 | Congo | +3.1% | +2.6% |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | +3.1% | +3.1% |
| 32 | Tajikistan | +3.1% | +3.3% |
| 33 | State of Palestine | +3.1% | +1.7% |
| 34 | Mayotte | +3.1% | +2.9% |
| 35 | French Guiana | +3.1% | +4.4% |
| 36 | Israel | +3.0% | +4.5% |
| 37 | Senegal | +3.0% | +2.8% |
| 38 | Namibia | +3.0% | +2.1% |
| 39 | Vanuatu | +3.0% | +2.9% |
| 40 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | +3.0% | +3.5% |
| 41 | Honduras | +3.0% | +2.8% |
| 42 | Madagascar | +3.0% | +2.6% |
| 43 | Mexico | +3.0% | +3.2% |
| 44 | Mauritania | +3.0% | +2.7% |
| 45 | Maldives | +3.0% | +2.5% |
| 46 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | +2.9% | +3.0% |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | +2.9% | +3.9% |
| 48 | Ecuador | +2.9% | +2.9% |
| 49 | Oman | +2.9% | +1.9% |
| 50 | Ghana | +2.9% | +2.4% |
| 51 | Gambia | +2.9% | +2.7% |
| 52 | Zambia | +2.9% | +3.1% |
| 53 | Turks and Caicos Islands | +2.9% | +0.2% |
| 54 | Pakistan | +2.9% | +2.6% |
| 55 | Mozambique | +2.9% | +2.0% |
| 56 | Rwanda | +2.9% | +2.4% |
| 57 | South Africa | +2.9% | +3.0% |
| 58 | Yemen | +2.8% | +2.2% |
| 59 | Eswatini | +2.8% | +2.3% |
| 60 | Saint Martin (French part) | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| 62 | Mongolia | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| 63 | Cameroon | +2.7% | +2.2% |
| 64 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | +2.7% | +2.6% |
| 65 | Thailand | +2.7% | +3.0% |
| 66 | Togo | +2.7% | +1.8% |
| 67 | Nicaragua | +2.7% | +3.0% |
| 68 | Niger | +2.7% | +2.9% |
| 69 | Panama | +2.7% | +3.0% |
| 70 | Bangladesh | +2.7% | +2.9% |
| 71 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | +2.7% | +3.5% |
| 72 | Indonesia | +2.6% | +2.8% |
| 73 | Ethiopia | +2.6% | +2.5% |
| 74 | Guatemala | +2.6% | +3.0% |
| 75 | Costa Rica | +2.6% | +3.6% |
| 76 | Somalia | +2.6% | +2.6% |
| 77 | Peru | +2.6% | +2.9% |
| 78 | Malawi | +2.6% | +2.4% |
| 79 | Liberia | +2.6% | +2.5% |
| 80 | China, Hong Kong SAR | +2.6% | -7.8% |
| 81 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | +2.6% | +2.3% |
| 82 | Afghanistan | +2.5% | +2.1% |
| 83 | Eritrea | +2.5% | +2.4% |
| 84 | Seychelles | +2.5% | +2.2% |
| 85 | Solomon Islands | +2.5% | +2.3% |
| 86 | Tunisia | +2.5% | +1.3% |
| 87 | Turkmenistan | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| 88 | Nigeria | +2.5% | +2.1% |
| 89 | Bahamas | +2.5% | +5.0% |
| 90 | Marshall Islands | +2.5% | +3.5% |
| 91 | Morocco | +2.5% | +2.7% |
| 92 | Lebanon | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| 93 | Albania | +2.4% | +2.6% |
| 94 | El Salvador | +2.4% | +2.6% |
| 95 | Chad | +2.4% | +2.0% |
| 96 | Türkiye | +2.4% | +2.7% |
| 97 | Papua New Guinea | +2.4% | +2.3% |
| 98 | Paraguay | +2.4% | +2.4% |
| 99 | Brazil | +2.4% | +3.0% |
| 100 | Malaysia | +2.4% | +2.6% |
| 101 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | +2.4% | +2.3% |
| 102 | Algeria | +2.3% | +1.4% |
| 103 | India | +2.3% | +2.3% |
| 104 | Uganda | +2.3% | +2.9% |
| 105 | Egypt | +2.3% | +2.6% |
| 106 | Kyrgyzstan | +2.3% | +3.4% |
| 107 | Guam | +2.3% | +2.6% |
| 108 | Colombia | +2.3% | +3.1% |
| 109 | Philippines | +2.3% | +3.2% |
| 110 | Benin | +2.3% | +1.8% |
| 111 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | +2.2% | +2.4% |
| 112 | Nepal | +2.2% | +2.0% |
| 113 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | +2.2% | +2.1% |
| 114 | Myanmar | +2.2% | +2.2% |
| 115 | China | +2.2% | +2.5% |
| 116 | Kazakhstan | +2.1% | +3.2% |
| 117 | Sao Tome and Principe | +2.1% | +1.0% |
| 118 | Viet Nam | +2.1% | +2.8% |
| 119 | China, Taiwan Province of China | +2.1% | +3.5% |
| 120 | South Sudan | +2.1% | +1.6% |
| 121 | Armenia | +2.0% | +3.2% |
| 122 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | +2.0% | +1.8% |
| 123 | Gabon | +2.0% | +1.3% |
| 124 | Sri Lanka | +2.0% | +2.4% |
| 125 | Republic of Korea | +2.0% | +2.3% |
| 126 | Kiribati | +1.9% | +2.5% |
| 127 | San Marino | +1.9% | +2.4% |
| 128 | Sierra Leone | +1.9% | +1.7% |
| 129 | New Zealand | +1.9% | +2.2% |
| 130 | Haiti | +1.9% | +1.8% |
| 131 | Central African Republic | +1.9% | +1.9% |
| 132 | Azerbaijan | +1.8% | +3.1% |
| 133 | Burkina Faso | +1.8% | +1.5% |
| 134 | Liechtenstein | +1.8% | +2.4% |
| 135 | Timor-Leste | +1.8% | +1.6% |
| 136 | Iceland | +1.7% | +1.8% |
| 137 | Guinea | +1.7% | +1.8% |
| 138 | Singapore | +1.7% | +2.9% |
| 139 | Puerto Rico | +1.7% | +1.6% |
| 140 | Mali | +1.7% | +1.5% |
| 141 | Réunion | +1.7% | +2.9% |
| 142 | Argentina | +1.6% | +1.6% |
| 143 | Australia | +1.6% | +1.9% |
| 144 | Greenland | +1.6% | +3.6% |
| 145 | Jersey | +1.6% | +1.0% |
| 146 | Chile | +1.6% | +2.0% |
| 147 | Tonga | +1.6% | +2.8% |
| 148 | Fiji | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| 149 | American Samoa | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| 150 | Ireland | +1.5% | +0.4% |
| 151 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | +1.5% | +0.4% |
| 152 | Cuba | +1.5% | +2.1% |
| 153 | Jamaica | +1.5% | +1.4% |
| 154 | Isle of Man | +1.5% | +0.9% |
| 155 | North Macedonia | +1.5% | +0.8% |
| 156 | Samoa | +1.4% | +2.7% |
| 157 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | +1.4% | +1.1% |
| 158 | Saint Lucia | +1.4% | +1.1% |
| 159 | Belize | +1.4% | +2.6% |
| 160 | Portugal | +1.4% | +0.1% |
| 161 | Mauritius | +1.4% | +2.0% |
| 162 | Trinidad and Tobago | +1.3% | +1.9% |
| 163 | Guyana | +1.2% | +2.2% |
| 164 | Canada | +1.2% | +1.9% |
| 165 | Saint Helena | +1.2% | +0.4% |
| 166 | Faroe Islands | +1.2% | +1.2% |
| 167 | Romania | +1.2% | +0.4% |
| 168 | Luxembourg | +1.2% | +1.0% |
| 169 | British Virgin Islands | +1.2% | +0.5% |
| 170 | Japan | +1.2% | +0.9% |
| 171 | United States of America | +1.1% | +1.7% |
| 172 | Cambodia | +1.1% | +2.3% |
| 173 | Cyprus | +1.1% | +1.0% |
| 174 | Spain | +1.1% | +1.1% |
| 175 | Guinea-Bissau | +1.0% | +1.1% |
| 176 | Gibraltar | +1.0% | +2.5% |
| 177 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | +1.0% | +1.6% |
| 178 | Monaco | +1.0% | +1.3% |
| 179 | Republic of Moldova | +1.0% | +2.0% |
| 180 | Montenegro | +1.0% | +1.3% |
| 181 | Lithuania | +1.0% | +1.3% |
| 182 | Estonia | +0.9% | +1.1% |
| 183 | Netherlands | +0.9% | +1.4% |
| 184 | Saint Barthélemy | +0.9% | +1.4% |
| 185 | Switzerland | +0.9% | +2.4% |
| 186 | Slovakia | +0.9% | +0.9% |
| 187 | Slovenia | +0.9% | +0.9% |
| 188 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | +0.9% | +1.5% |
| 189 | Poland | +0.9% | +1.1% |
| 190 | Ukraine | +0.8% | +1.2% |
| 191 | Cabo Verde | +0.8% | +3.3% |
| 192 | Dominica | +0.8% | +1.2% |
| 193 | Norway | +0.8% | +0.8% |
| 194 | France | +0.8% | +0.9% |
| 195 | Latvia | +0.8% | +1.1% |
| 196 | Aruba | +0.7% | +1.3% |
| 197 | Anguilla | +0.7% | +0.9% |
| 198 | Italy | +0.7% | +0.8% |
| 199 | Greece | +0.7% | +0.2% |
| 200 | Georgia | +0.7% | +1.8% |
| 201 | Serbia | +0.7% | +1.0% |
| 202 | Nauru | +0.7% | +4.6% |
| 203 | Belarus | +0.7% | +1.2% |
| 204 | Austria | +0.6% | +0.6% |
| 205 | Curaçao | +0.6% | +1.5% |
| 206 | Denmark | +0.6% | +0.8% |
| 207 | Finland | +0.6% | +0.7% |
| 208 | Russian Federation | +0.6% | +1.1% |
| 209 | Uruguay | +0.5% | +1.2% |
| 210 | Croatia | +0.4% | +0.8% |
| 211 | Czechia | +0.4% | +0.2% |
| 212 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| 213 | Bulgaria | +0.4% | +0.8% |
| 214 | Malta | +0.4% | -0.2% |
| 215 | United Kingdom | +0.3% | +0.8% |
| 216 | Germany | +0.3% | +1.0% |
| 217 | Bermuda | +0.3% | +2.5% |
| 218 | Barbados | +0.3% | +1.0% |
| 219 | Hungary | +0.3% | +0.2% |
| 220 | Belgium | +0.3% | +0.6% |
| 221 | Sweden | +0.2% | +0.5% |
| 222 | Guadeloupe | +0.1% | +1.6% |
| 223 | Tokelau | +0.1% | +0.7% |
| 224 | Martinique | +0.1% | +1.6% |
| 225 | Montserrat | +0.1% | -0.7% |
| 226 | Guernsey | +0.0% | +1.2% |
| 227 | Grenada | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| 228 | Tuvalu | -0.1% | +0.9% |
| 229 | Holy See | -0.1% | +0.0% |
| 230 | Suriname | -0.3% | +4.7% |
| 231 | Antigua and Barbuda | -0.4% | +1.4% |
| 232 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -0.4% | -1.8% |
| 233 | Western Sahara | -0.7% | +7.3% |
| 234 | Equatorial Guinea | -2.3% | +2.0% |
| 235 | Burundi | -2.4% | +2.0% |
| 236 | Cook Islands | -2.7% | +0.7% |
| 237 | Niue | -3.9% | +2.2% |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.