Population growth rate by country, 1978
Red: shrinking, blue: growing. Values are UN estimates.
| # | Country / area | Population growth rate | 1968 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Sahara | +15.4% | +9.9% |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | +12.5% | +17.3% |
| 3 | Somalia | +11.1% | +2.6% |
| 4 | Djibouti | +9.2% | +5.2% |
| 5 | Qatar | +6.9% | +11.8% |
| 6 | Botswana | +6.7% | +0.5% |
| 7 | Guinea-Bissau | +6.4% | +1.7% |
| 8 | Kuwait | +6.2% | +9.0% |
| 9 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | +6.2% | +7.9% |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | +5.8% | +4.0% |
| 11 | Libya | +5.8% | +3.0% |
| 12 | Oman | +5.2% | +2.5% |
| 13 | Andorra | +4.9% | +7.9% |
| 14 | Bahrain | +4.7% | +1.7% |
| 15 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | +4.4% | +1.5% |
| 16 | Sudan | +4.3% | +3.4% |
| 17 | Mayotte | +4.1% | +2.7% |
| 18 | French Guiana | +3.9% | +2.7% |
| 19 | Cayman Islands | +3.8% | +1.9% |
| 20 | Côte d'Ivoire | +3.8% | +3.9% |
| 21 | Tuvalu | +3.8% | -0.5% |
| 22 | Mozambique | +3.8% | +2.2% |
| 23 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | +3.7% | +2.9% |
| 24 | Malawi | +3.6% | +2.5% |
| 25 | Angola | +3.5% | +1.1% |
| 26 | Solomon Islands | +3.5% | +2.5% |
| 27 | United Republic of Tanzania | +3.5% | +3.4% |
| 28 | Armenia | +3.4% | +2.5% |
| 29 | Kenya | +3.4% | +3.9% |
| 30 | Syrian Arab Republic | +3.4% | +3.2% |
| 31 | Bhutan | +3.4% | +3.4% |
| 32 | Iraq | +3.3% | +3.4% |
| 33 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | +3.3% | +3.0% |
| 34 | Eswatini | +3.3% | +2.5% |
| 35 | Gambia | +3.3% | +2.8% |
| 36 | Saint Barthélemy | +3.3% | +0.5% |
| 37 | Turks and Caicos Islands | +3.3% | -0.2% |
| 38 | Yemen | +3.2% | +2.7% |
| 39 | Comoros | +3.2% | +2.9% |
| 40 | Pakistan | +3.2% | +2.9% |
| 41 | Marshall Islands | +3.2% | +7.3% |
| 42 | Jordan | +3.2% | +7.5% |
| 43 | French Polynesia | +3.2% | +3.5% |
| 44 | Saint Martin (French part) | +3.1% | +3.0% |
| 45 | Tajikistan | +3.1% | +3.3% |
| 46 | Nigeria | +3.1% | +2.2% |
| 47 | Vanuatu | +3.1% | +3.0% |
| 48 | Brunei Darussalam | +3.1% | +4.1% |
| 49 | Honduras | +3.1% | +2.9% |
| 50 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | +3.1% | +3.0% |
| 51 | United States Virgin Islands | +3.1% | +4.9% |
| 52 | Ghana | +3.0% | +2.4% |
| 53 | Zambia | +3.0% | +3.2% |
| 54 | Burundi | +3.0% | +2.5% |
| 55 | Madagascar | +3.0% | +2.8% |
| 56 | Rwanda | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| 57 | Algeria | +2.9% | +2.3% |
| 58 | Cameroon | +2.9% | +2.5% |
| 59 | Niger | +2.9% | +2.8% |
| 60 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | +2.9% | +3.2% |
| 61 | Liberia | +2.9% | +2.5% |
| 62 | Lesotho | +2.9% | +3.6% |
| 63 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | +2.8% | +1.4% |
| 64 | Nicaragua | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| 65 | Mauritania | +2.8% | +3.0% |
| 66 | Uganda | +2.7% | +3.2% |
| 67 | Uzbekistan | +2.7% | +3.4% |
| 68 | Ecuador | +2.7% | +3.0% |
| 69 | Costa Rica | +2.7% | +2.8% |
| 70 | Sao Tome and Principe | +2.7% | +1.7% |
| 71 | State of Palestine | +2.7% | -1.2% |
| 72 | Philippines | +2.7% | +2.9% |
| 73 | South Africa | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| 74 | Eritrea | +2.6% | +2.5% |
| 75 | Benin | +2.6% | +2.1% |
| 76 | Mexico | +2.6% | +3.3% |
| 77 | Maldives | +2.6% | +2.9% |
| 78 | Mongolia | +2.6% | +2.6% |
| 79 | Egypt | +2.5% | +2.5% |
| 80 | Gabon | +2.5% | +1.6% |
| 81 | Guatemala | +2.5% | +2.7% |
| 82 | Togo | +2.5% | +4.1% |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | +2.5% | +2.9% |
| 84 | Turkmenistan | +2.5% | +2.7% |
| 85 | Paraguay | +2.5% | +2.3% |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | +2.5% | +1.7% |
| 87 | Viet Nam | +2.5% | +2.1% |
| 88 | Peru | +2.5% | +2.8% |
| 89 | Morocco | +2.5% | +2.7% |
| 90 | South Sudan | +2.5% | +1.4% |
| 91 | Indonesia | +2.4% | +2.8% |
| 92 | Kazakhstan | +2.4% | +2.5% |
| 93 | Senegal | +2.4% | +3.0% |
| 94 | Panama | +2.4% | +2.9% |
| 95 | Bangladesh | +2.4% | +2.9% |
| 96 | Fiji | +2.4% | +2.1% |
| 97 | Brazil | +2.4% | +2.5% |
| 98 | Malaysia | +2.4% | +2.3% |
| 99 | Albania | +2.3% | +2.9% |
| 100 | Israel | +2.3% | +4.1% |
| 101 | Congo | +2.3% | +3.0% |
| 102 | Tunisia | +2.3% | +2.5% |
| 103 | Nepal | +2.3% | +2.2% |
| 104 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | +2.3% | +2.2% |
| 105 | India | +2.2% | +2.1% |
| 106 | Ethiopia | +2.2% | +2.8% |
| 107 | Colombia | +2.2% | +2.7% |
| 108 | China, Hong Kong SAR | +2.2% | +10.4% |
| 109 | Azerbaijan | +2.1% | +2.1% |
| 110 | El Salvador | +2.1% | +2.8% |
| 111 | Thailand | +2.1% | +2.9% |
| 112 | Nauru | +2.1% | +4.8% |
| 113 | Papua New Guinea | +2.1% | +2.3% |
| 114 | Lebanon | +2.1% | +2.8% |
| 115 | China, Taiwan Province of China | +2.1% | +2.2% |
| 116 | China, Macao SAR | +2.1% | -1.0% |
| 117 | Northern Mariana Islands | +2.1% | -4.6% |
| 118 | Kyrgyzstan | +2.0% | +2.9% |
| 119 | Guam | +2.0% | +2.2% |
| 120 | Türkiye | +2.0% | +2.5% |
| 121 | Bahamas | +2.0% | +4.7% |
| 122 | Belize | +2.0% | +3.0% |
| 123 | Afghanistan | +1.9% | +2.4% |
| 124 | Sierra Leone | +1.9% | +1.9% |
| 125 | Sri Lanka | +1.9% | +2.4% |
| 126 | Haiti | +1.9% | +1.9% |
| 127 | Mali | +1.9% | +1.5% |
| 128 | Myanmar | +1.9% | +2.3% |
| 129 | Chad | +1.8% | +2.0% |
| 130 | American Samoa | +1.8% | +3.0% |
| 131 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | +1.7% | +2.3% |
| 132 | Ireland | +1.6% | +0.6% |
| 133 | Argentina | +1.6% | +1.5% |
| 134 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | +1.6% | +2.6% |
| 135 | Guinea | +1.6% | +1.9% |
| 136 | Puerto Rico | +1.6% | +1.3% |
| 137 | Réunion | +1.6% | +2.2% |
| 138 | Timor-Leste | +1.6% | +1.8% |
| 139 | San Marino | +1.5% | +1.0% |
| 140 | Saint Lucia | +1.5% | +1.2% |
| 141 | Chile | +1.5% | +1.7% |
| 142 | Mauritius | +1.5% | +1.8% |
| 143 | Liechtenstein | +1.5% | +2.7% |
| 144 | Greece | +1.4% | +0.9% |
| 145 | Isle of Man | +1.4% | +2.2% |
| 146 | North Macedonia | +1.4% | +1.7% |
| 147 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | +1.4% | +2.8% |
| 148 | Trinidad and Tobago | +1.3% | +1.3% |
| 149 | Faroe Islands | +1.3% | +0.9% |
| 150 | China | +1.3% | +2.8% |
| 151 | Singapore | +1.2% | +2.1% |
| 152 | New Caledonia | +1.2% | +2.9% |
| 153 | Monaco | +1.2% | +1.6% |
| 154 | Australia | +1.1% | +1.9% |
| 155 | Cabo Verde | +1.1% | +3.3% |
| 156 | Jamaica | +1.1% | +1.1% |
| 157 | Portugal | +1.1% | -0.5% |
| 158 | Republic of Moldova | +1.1% | +1.5% |
| 159 | Republic of Korea | +1.1% | +2.2% |
| 160 | Central African Republic | +1.1% | +2.3% |
| 161 | Canada | +1.0% | +1.5% |
| 162 | Samoa | +1.0% | +1.6% |
| 163 | Slovakia | +1.0% | +0.6% |
| 164 | Iceland | +0.9% | +1.2% |
| 165 | United States of America | +0.9% | +1.1% |
| 166 | Spain | +0.9% | +1.0% |
| 167 | Slovenia | +0.9% | +0.7% |
| 168 | Seychelles | +0.9% | +2.4% |
| 169 | Saint Helena | +0.9% | +1.3% |
| 170 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | +0.9% | +1.1% |
| 171 | Montenegro | +0.9% | +1.0% |
| 172 | Estonia | +0.8% | +1.1% |
| 173 | Cyprus | +0.8% | +0.9% |
| 174 | Georgia | +0.8% | +1.7% |
| 175 | Zimbabwe | +0.8% | +3.2% |
| 176 | Poland | +0.8% | +0.8% |
| 177 | Lithuania | +0.8% | +1.1% |
| 178 | Luxembourg | +0.8% | +0.4% |
| 179 | British Virgin Islands | +0.8% | +4.8% |
| 180 | Japan | +0.8% | +1.2% |
| 181 | Guyana | +0.7% | +2.1% |
| 182 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | +0.7% | +1.0% |
| 183 | Namibia | +0.7% | +2.8% |
| 184 | Romania | +0.7% | +1.8% |
| 185 | Russian Federation | +0.7% | +0.6% |
| 186 | Netherlands | +0.6% | +1.1% |
| 187 | Cuba | +0.6% | +1.8% |
| 188 | Serbia | +0.6% | +0.8% |
| 189 | Malta | +0.6% | +0.4% |
| 190 | Uruguay | +0.5% | +0.8% |
| 191 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | +0.5% | +1.3% |
| 192 | Gibraltar | +0.5% | +2.2% |
| 193 | Czechia | +0.5% | +0.1% |
| 194 | Tokelau | +0.5% | -2.6% |
| 195 | Belarus | +0.5% | +0.8% |
| 196 | Italy | +0.4% | +0.7% |
| 197 | Ukraine | +0.4% | +0.8% |
| 198 | Guadeloupe | +0.4% | +0.7% |
| 199 | Croatia | +0.4% | +0.5% |
| 200 | Jersey | +0.4% | +0.7% |
| 201 | Dominica | +0.4% | +1.8% |
| 202 | Tonga | +0.4% | +1.9% |
| 203 | Norway | +0.4% | +0.8% |
| 204 | France | +0.4% | +0.8% |
| 205 | Latvia | +0.4% | +0.9% |
| 206 | Equatorial Guinea | +0.4% | +2.2% |
| 207 | Aruba | +0.3% | +0.1% |
| 208 | Antigua and Barbuda | +0.3% | +1.6% |
| 209 | Denmark | +0.3% | +0.5% |
| 210 | Hungary | +0.3% | +0.4% |
| 211 | Anguilla | +0.2% | +0.8% |
| 212 | Curaçao | +0.2% | +1.1% |
| 213 | Sweden | +0.2% | +0.5% |
| 214 | Bermuda | +0.2% | +1.8% |
| 215 | Finland | +0.2% | +0.3% |
| 216 | Belgium | +0.2% | +0.4% |
| 217 | Martinique | +0.2% | +0.5% |
| 218 | Switzerland | +0.1% | +1.2% |
| 219 | Holy See | +0.1% | -2.9% |
| 220 | United Kingdom | +0.0% | +0.4% |
| 221 | Greenland | +0.0% | +3.2% |
| 222 | Guernsey | -0.1% | +1.4% |
| 223 | Germany | -0.1% | +0.7% |
| 224 | New Zealand | -0.1% | +0.9% |
| 225 | Barbados | -0.1% | +0.5% |
| 226 | Montserrat | -0.1% | -0.5% |
| 227 | Austria | -0.2% | +0.3% |
| 228 | Bulgaria | -0.2% | +0.8% |
| 229 | Cook Islands | -0.4% | +1.9% |
| 230 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -0.4% | -3.0% |
| 231 | Kiribati | -0.6% | +0.9% |
| 232 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | -0.6% | -0.3% |
| 233 | Grenada | -0.8% | +0.1% |
| 234 | Palau | -0.8% | +0.7% |
| 235 | Suriname | -1.0% | +3.4% |
| 236 | Niue | -2.6% | -0.8% |
| 237 | Cambodia | -8.5% | +2.1% |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.