Population growth rate by country, 1979
Red: shrinking, blue: growing. Values are UN estimates.
| # | Country / area | Population growth rate | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Sahara | +13.6% | +9.3% |
| 2 | Somalia | +13.5% | +2.6% |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | +11.4% | +19.3% |
| 4 | Djibouti | +7.7% | +6.6% |
| 5 | Qatar | +6.6% | +11.4% |
| 6 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | +5.9% | +7.7% |
| 7 | Kuwait | +5.8% | +8.3% |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | +5.8% | +4.1% |
| 9 | Libya | +5.8% | +3.3% |
| 10 | Botswana | +5.4% | +0.5% |
| 11 | Oman | +5.3% | +2.6% |
| 12 | Mayotte | +5.2% | +2.7% |
| 13 | Andorra | +4.5% | +7.5% |
| 14 | Bahrain | +4.5% | +1.2% |
| 15 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | +4.4% | +2.0% |
| 16 | Sudan | +4.0% | +3.4% |
| 17 | Cambodia | +3.9% | +2.1% |
| 18 | Cayman Islands | +3.9% | +1.9% |
| 19 | Côte d'Ivoire | +3.9% | +4.0% |
| 20 | French Guiana | +3.9% | +2.9% |
| 21 | Malawi | +3.8% | +2.5% |
| 22 | Mozambique | +3.8% | +2.2% |
| 23 | Pakistan | +3.7% | +2.9% |
| 24 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | +3.6% | +3.0% |
| 25 | Angola | +3.5% | +1.1% |
| 26 | Kenya | +3.5% | +3.9% |
| 27 | Solomon Islands | +3.5% | +2.5% |
| 28 | Jordan | +3.5% | +6.7% |
| 29 | Yemen | +3.4% | +2.8% |
| 30 | Gambia | +3.4% | +2.8% |
| 31 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | +3.4% | +2.9% |
| 32 | Syrian Arab Republic | +3.4% | +3.3% |
| 33 | Bhutan | +3.4% | +3.4% |
| 34 | Eswatini | +3.3% | +2.6% |
| 35 | United Republic of Tanzania | +3.3% | +3.4% |
| 36 | Marshall Islands | +3.2% | +6.7% |
| 37 | French Polynesia | +3.2% | +3.5% |
| 38 | Iraq | +3.1% | +3.5% |
| 39 | Ghana | +3.1% | +2.6% |
| 40 | Comoros | +3.1% | +2.9% |
| 41 | Nigeria | +3.1% | +2.2% |
| 42 | Brunei Darussalam | +3.1% | +4.0% |
| 43 | Honduras | +3.1% | +3.0% |
| 44 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | +3.1% | +3.0% |
| 45 | Rwanda | +3.1% | +3.1% |
| 46 | Algeria | +3.0% | +2.3% |
| 47 | Zambia | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| 48 | Niger | +3.0% | +2.7% |
| 49 | Madagascar | +3.0% | +2.8% |
| 50 | Liberia | +3.0% | +2.6% |
| 51 | United States Virgin Islands | +3.0% | +4.3% |
| 52 | Saint Martin (French part) | +2.9% | +3.0% |
| 53 | Turks and Caicos Islands | +2.9% | +0.1% |
| 54 | Tajikistan | +2.9% | +3.2% |
| 55 | Lesotho | +2.9% | +3.6% |
| 56 | Cameroon | +2.8% | +2.6% |
| 57 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | +2.8% | +1.4% |
| 58 | Saint Barthélemy | +2.8% | +0.1% |
| 59 | State of Palestine | +2.8% | -0.4% |
| 60 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| 61 | Mauritania | +2.8% | +3.0% |
| 62 | Ecuador | +2.7% | +3.0% |
| 63 | Eritrea | +2.7% | +2.5% |
| 64 | Costa Rica | +2.7% | +2.8% |
| 65 | Togo | +2.7% | +3.8% |
| 66 | Benin | +2.7% | +2.2% |
| 67 | Maldives | +2.7% | +3.0% |
| 68 | South Africa | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| 69 | Uzbekistan | +2.6% | +3.2% |
| 70 | Tuvalu | +2.6% | +0.8% |
| 71 | Nicaragua | +2.6% | +3.1% |
| 72 | Paraguay | +2.6% | +2.3% |
| 73 | Philippines | +2.6% | +2.8% |
| 74 | Burkina Faso | +2.6% | +1.7% |
| 75 | Morocco | +2.6% | +2.6% |
| 76 | Egypt | +2.5% | +2.4% |
| 77 | Gabon | +2.5% | +2.2% |
| 78 | Guatemala | +2.5% | +2.6% |
| 79 | Sao Tome and Principe | +2.5% | +1.8% |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | +2.5% | +2.8% |
| 81 | Turkmenistan | +2.5% | +2.6% |
| 82 | Nauru | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| 83 | Namibia | +2.5% | +2.9% |
| 84 | Peru | +2.5% | +2.8% |
| 85 | Mexico | +2.5% | +3.2% |
| 86 | South Sudan | +2.5% | +1.3% |
| 87 | India | +2.4% | +2.1% |
| 88 | Indonesia | +2.4% | +2.8% |
| 89 | Senegal | +2.4% | +3.0% |
| 90 | Chad | +2.4% | +2.0% |
| 91 | Panama | +2.4% | +2.8% |
| 92 | Vanuatu | +2.4% | +3.0% |
| 93 | Bangladesh | +2.4% | +2.8% |
| 94 | Fiji | +2.4% | +2.0% |
| 95 | Brazil | +2.4% | +2.5% |
| 96 | Malaysia | +2.4% | +2.3% |
| 97 | Mongolia | +2.4% | +2.5% |
| 98 | Congo | +2.3% | +3.0% |
| 99 | Zimbabwe | +2.3% | +3.2% |
| 100 | Tunisia | +2.3% | +2.5% |
| 101 | Nepal | +2.3% | +2.2% |
| 102 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | +2.3% | +2.2% |
| 103 | Israel | +2.2% | +4.0% |
| 104 | Uganda | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| 105 | Colombia | +2.2% | +2.6% |
| 106 | Belize | +2.2% | +2.7% |
| 107 | Northern Mariana Islands | +2.2% | -4.8% |
| 108 | Guam | +2.1% | +2.1% |
| 109 | Thailand | +2.1% | +2.8% |
| 110 | Papua New Guinea | +2.1% | +2.4% |
| 111 | China, Taiwan Province of China | +2.1% | +2.1% |
| 112 | China, Macao SAR | +2.1% | -1.1% |
| 113 | China, Hong Kong SAR | +2.1% | +10.0% |
| 114 | Albania | +2.0% | +2.6% |
| 115 | Kyrgyzstan | +2.0% | +2.8% |
| 116 | Sierra Leone | +2.0% | +1.9% |
| 117 | Burundi | +2.0% | +1.9% |
| 118 | Mali | +2.0% | +1.6% |
| 119 | Lebanon | +2.0% | +2.6% |
| 120 | Equatorial Guinea | +2.0% | +0.1% |
| 121 | Sri Lanka | +1.9% | +2.3% |
| 122 | Türkiye | +1.9% | +2.4% |
| 123 | Haiti | +1.9% | +1.9% |
| 124 | Bahamas | +1.9% | +4.4% |
| 125 | Viet Nam | +1.9% | +2.2% |
| 126 | Myanmar | +1.9% | +2.3% |
| 127 | El Salvador | +1.8% | +2.7% |
| 128 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | +1.8% | +2.4% |
| 129 | Guinea | +1.7% | +1.9% |
| 130 | Azerbaijan | +1.6% | +2.0% |
| 131 | Argentina | +1.6% | +1.5% |
| 132 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | +1.6% | +2.7% |
| 133 | Kiribati | +1.6% | +2.0% |
| 134 | Puerto Rico | +1.6% | +1.1% |
| 135 | Mauritius | +1.6% | +1.8% |
| 136 | Timor-Leste | +1.6% | +1.8% |
| 137 | American Samoa | +1.6% | +2.9% |
| 138 | Greece | +1.5% | -0.2% |
| 139 | Chile | +1.5% | +1.7% |
| 140 | Liechtenstein | +1.5% | +2.6% |
| 141 | Réunion | +1.5% | +2.0% |
| 142 | Saint Lucia | +1.4% | +1.2% |
| 143 | China | +1.4% | +2.6% |
| 144 | North Macedonia | +1.4% | +1.7% |
| 145 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | +1.4% | +2.7% |
| 146 | San Marino | +1.3% | +0.8% |
| 147 | Trinidad and Tobago | +1.3% | +1.1% |
| 148 | Faroe Islands | +1.3% | +0.9% |
| 149 | Isle of Man | +1.3% | +2.2% |
| 150 | Ireland | +1.2% | +0.7% |
| 151 | Australia | +1.2% | +2.1% |
| 152 | Kazakhstan | +1.2% | +2.1% |
| 153 | Jamaica | +1.2% | +1.2% |
| 154 | New Caledonia | +1.2% | +3.7% |
| 155 | Iceland | +1.1% | +0.7% |
| 156 | Cabo Verde | +1.1% | +3.3% |
| 157 | Canada | +1.1% | +1.4% |
| 158 | Singapore | +1.1% | +2.0% |
| 159 | Portugal | +1.1% | -0.8% |
| 160 | Republic of Korea | +1.1% | +2.1% |
| 161 | Central African Republic | +1.1% | +2.3% |
| 162 | United States of America | +1.0% | +1.1% |
| 163 | Armenia | +1.0% | +2.3% |
| 164 | Slovakia | +1.0% | +0.6% |
| 165 | Seychelles | +1.0% | +2.2% |
| 166 | Poland | +1.0% | +0.7% |
| 167 | Monaco | +1.0% | +1.8% |
| 168 | Montenegro | +1.0% | +1.0% |
| 169 | Samoa | +0.9% | +1.6% |
| 170 | Slovenia | +0.9% | +0.7% |
| 171 | Republic of Moldova | +0.9% | +1.5% |
| 172 | Ethiopia | +0.8% | +2.8% |
| 173 | Netherlands | +0.8% | +1.3% |
| 174 | Cyprus | +0.8% | +0.9% |
| 175 | Spain | +0.8% | +0.9% |
| 176 | Saint Helena | +0.8% | +1.3% |
| 177 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | +0.8% | +1.0% |
| 178 | Japan | +0.8% | +1.2% |
| 179 | Guyana | +0.7% | +2.0% |
| 180 | Guinea-Bissau | +0.7% | -0.6% |
| 181 | Georgia | +0.7% | +1.6% |
| 182 | Lithuania | +0.7% | +1.0% |
| 183 | Romania | +0.7% | +1.7% |
| 184 | British Virgin Islands | +0.7% | +6.6% |
| 185 | Estonia | +0.6% | +1.1% |
| 186 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | +0.6% | +1.0% |
| 187 | Belarus | +0.6% | +0.6% |
| 188 | Malta | +0.6% | +0.4% |
| 189 | Russian Federation | +0.6% | +0.5% |
| 190 | Antigua and Barbuda | +0.5% | +1.6% |
| 191 | Ukraine | +0.5% | +0.7% |
| 192 | Cuba | +0.5% | +1.8% |
| 193 | Serbia | +0.5% | +0.8% |
| 194 | France | +0.5% | +0.8% |
| 195 | Bulgaria | +0.5% | +0.7% |
| 196 | Uruguay | +0.4% | +0.6% |
| 197 | Croatia | +0.4% | +0.4% |
| 198 | Gibraltar | +0.4% | +2.0% |
| 199 | Jersey | +0.4% | +0.7% |
| 200 | Czechia | +0.4% | +0.1% |
| 201 | Holy See | +0.4% | -1.3% |
| 202 | Aruba | +0.3% | -0.1% |
| 203 | Italy | +0.3% | +0.7% |
| 204 | Guadeloupe | +0.3% | +0.5% |
| 205 | Switzerland | +0.3% | +1.1% |
| 206 | Dominica | +0.3% | +1.8% |
| 207 | Tonga | +0.3% | +1.8% |
| 208 | Norway | +0.3% | +0.8% |
| 209 | Hungary | +0.3% | +0.3% |
| 210 | Finland | +0.3% | -0.4% |
| 211 | Anguilla | +0.2% | +0.9% |
| 212 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | +0.2% | +1.6% |
| 213 | Sweden | +0.2% | +0.9% |
| 214 | Denmark | +0.2% | +0.6% |
| 215 | Belgium | +0.2% | +0.4% |
| 216 | Martinique | +0.2% | +0.3% |
| 217 | Latvia | +0.2% | +0.9% |
| 218 | Luxembourg | +0.2% | +0.3% |
| 219 | United Kingdom | +0.1% | +0.3% |
| 220 | Curaçao | +0.1% | +1.0% |
| 221 | Greenland | +0.1% | +3.0% |
| 222 | Germany | +0.1% | +0.9% |
| 223 | Bermuda | +0.1% | +1.8% |
| 224 | New Zealand | +0.0% | +1.2% |
| 225 | Austria | -0.1% | +0.4% |
| 226 | Tokelau | -0.1% | -3.0% |
| 227 | Barbados | -0.1% | +0.2% |
| 228 | Guernsey | -0.2% | +1.4% |
| 229 | Cook Islands | -0.4% | +2.0% |
| 230 | Montserrat | -0.4% | -0.7% |
| 231 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -0.5% | -3.6% |
| 232 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | -0.8% | +0.0% |
| 233 | Grenada | -0.9% | +0.2% |
| 234 | Palau | -0.9% | +0.7% |
| 235 | Suriname | -1.1% | +3.4% |
| 236 | Afghanistan | -1.2% | +2.4% |
| 237 | Niue | -3.0% | -1.1% |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.