Population growth rate by country, 1981
Red: shrinking, blue: growing. Values are UN estimates.
| # | Country / area | Population growth rate | 1971 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Mariana Islands | +12.6% | +12.1% |
| 2 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | +8.3% | +6.9% |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | +6.7% | +2.9% |
| 4 | Western Sahara | +6.7% | -0.6% |
| 5 | Qatar | +6.1% | +11.5% |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | +6.1% | +4.6% |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | +5.9% | +14.7% |
| 8 | Equatorial Guinea | +5.7% | -1.9% |
| 9 | Oman | +5.5% | +2.8% |
| 10 | Mayotte | +5.5% | +3.0% |
| 11 | Libya | +5.5% | +3.3% |
| 12 | Kuwait | +4.9% | +6.3% |
| 13 | Turks and Caicos Islands | +4.9% | +2.6% |
| 14 | Ethiopia | +4.7% | +2.7% |
| 15 | Cayman Islands | +4.7% | +5.9% |
| 16 | Singapore | +4.6% | +1.7% |
| 17 | Djibouti | +4.4% | +6.9% |
| 18 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | +4.3% | +1.6% |
| 19 | Botswana | +4.3% | +2.8% |
| 20 | Marshall Islands | +4.2% | +2.8% |
| 21 | Jordan | +4.2% | +4.5% |
| 22 | Côte d'Ivoire | +4.0% | +4.4% |
| 23 | Pakistan | +3.9% | +2.6% |
| 24 | Malawi | +3.9% | +2.5% |
| 25 | British Virgin Islands | +3.9% | +1.5% |
| 26 | American Samoa | +3.9% | +1.7% |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | +3.8% | +3.0% |
| 28 | Sudan | +3.8% | +3.4% |
| 29 | French Guiana | +3.8% | +3.1% |
| 30 | Angola | +3.6% | +2.7% |
| 31 | Andorra | +3.6% | +6.9% |
| 32 | Bahrain | +3.6% | +4.3% |
| 33 | Yemen | +3.5% | +2.7% |
| 34 | Gambia | +3.5% | +2.9% |
| 35 | Kenya | +3.5% | +3.5% |
| 36 | Solomon Islands | +3.5% | +2.3% |
| 37 | South Africa | +3.4% | +2.9% |
| 38 | Algeria | +3.3% | +2.3% |
| 39 | Eswatini | +3.3% | +2.7% |
| 40 | Cameroon | +3.3% | +2.7% |
| 41 | Syrian Arab Republic | +3.3% | +3.4% |
| 42 | Togo | +3.3% | +3.0% |
| 43 | Bhutan | +3.3% | +3.4% |
| 44 | Malaysia | +3.2% | +2.4% |
| 45 | Rwanda | +3.2% | +2.9% |
| 46 | Zambia | +3.1% | +2.8% |
| 47 | Brunei Darussalam | +3.1% | +2.5% |
| 48 | China, Macao SAR | +3.1% | +2.0% |
| 49 | French Polynesia | +3.1% | +3.3% |
| 50 | United Republic of Tanzania | +3.0% | +3.5% |
| 51 | Nigeria | +3.0% | +2.3% |
| 52 | Niger | +3.0% | +2.6% |
| 53 | State of Palestine | +3.0% | +2.2% |
| 54 | Honduras | +3.0% | +3.0% |
| 55 | Madagascar | +3.0% | +2.9% |
| 56 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | +3.0% | +2.6% |
| 57 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | +2.9% | +2.6% |
| 58 | Benin | +2.9% | +2.3% |
| 59 | Mauritania | +2.9% | +3.0% |
| 60 | Liberia | +2.9% | +2.5% |
| 61 | Lesotho | +2.9% | +3.5% |
| 62 | Iraq | +2.8% | +3.4% |
| 63 | Ghana | +2.8% | +2.8% |
| 64 | Comoros | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| 65 | Tajikistan | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| 66 | Nicaragua | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| 67 | Paraguay | +2.8% | +2.3% |
| 68 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | +2.8% | +3.0% |
| 69 | Maldives | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| 70 | Egypt | +2.7% | +2.3% |
| 71 | Eritrea | +2.7% | +2.6% |
| 72 | Gabon | +2.7% | +2.0% |
| 73 | Cambodia | +2.7% | +0.5% |
| 74 | Costa Rica | +2.7% | +2.6% |
| 75 | Bangladesh | +2.7% | +1.1% |
| 76 | Burkina Faso | +2.7% | +1.7% |
| 77 | Uzbekistan | +2.6% | +2.9% |
| 78 | Ecuador | +2.6% | +3.0% |
| 79 | Senegal | +2.6% | +3.0% |
| 80 | Turkmenistan | +2.6% | +2.6% |
| 81 | Nauru | +2.6% | +0.8% |
| 82 | Philippines | +2.6% | +2.3% |
| 83 | Morocco | +2.6% | +2.5% |
| 84 | Guatemala | +2.5% | +2.6% |
| 85 | Guam | +2.5% | +2.4% |
| 86 | Belize | +2.5% | +1.6% |
| 87 | Peru | +2.5% | +2.7% |
| 88 | South Sudan | +2.5% | +2.1% |
| 89 | Saint Martin (French part) | +2.4% | +2.9% |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | +2.4% | +2.8% |
| 91 | Panama | +2.4% | +2.8% |
| 92 | Fiji | +2.4% | +1.8% |
| 93 | Mongolia | +2.4% | +2.7% |
| 94 | India | +2.3% | +2.1% |
| 95 | Indonesia | +2.3% | +2.7% |
| 96 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | +2.3% | +2.3% |
| 97 | Colombia | +2.3% | +2.3% |
| 98 | Tunisia | +2.3% | +2.5% |
| 99 | Nepal | +2.3% | +2.1% |
| 100 | Vanuatu | +2.3% | +3.0% |
| 101 | Palau | +2.3% | +3.8% |
| 102 | Brazil | +2.3% | +2.4% |
| 103 | Viet Nam | +2.3% | +2.5% |
| 104 | Mozambique | +2.3% | +2.6% |
| 105 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | +2.3% | +2.4% |
| 106 | Uganda | +2.2% | +2.7% |
| 107 | Congo | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| 108 | Chad | +2.2% | +2.1% |
| 109 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | +2.2% | +2.3% |
| 110 | Mexico | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| 111 | Israel | +2.1% | +3.8% |
| 112 | Papua New Guinea | +2.1% | +2.4% |
| 113 | Mali | +2.1% | +1.6% |
| 114 | Lebanon | +2.1% | +2.6% |
| 115 | Albania | +2.0% | +2.4% |
| 116 | Kyrgyzstan | +2.0% | +2.4% |
| 117 | Sierra Leone | +2.0% | +1.8% |
| 118 | Thailand | +2.0% | +2.6% |
| 119 | Guinea | +1.9% | +1.8% |
| 120 | Sao Tome and Principe | +1.9% | +2.2% |
| 121 | Tuvalu | +1.9% | +0.4% |
| 122 | Türkiye | +1.9% | +2.5% |
| 123 | Haiti | +1.9% | +1.9% |
| 124 | Burundi | +1.9% | +2.4% |
| 125 | Myanmar | +1.9% | +2.2% |
| 126 | China, Hong Kong SAR | +1.8% | +3.8% |
| 127 | Australia | +1.7% | +3.0% |
| 128 | Bahamas | +1.7% | +2.9% |
| 129 | Republic of Korea | +1.7% | +2.1% |
| 130 | China, Taiwan Province of China | +1.7% | +2.2% |
| 131 | Azerbaijan | +1.6% | +1.9% |
| 132 | Argentina | +1.6% | +1.6% |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau | +1.6% | -0.9% |
| 134 | Kiribati | +1.6% | +1.9% |
| 135 | Sri Lanka | +1.6% | +2.1% |
| 136 | Saint Lucia | +1.6% | +1.4% |
| 137 | Cabo Verde | +1.5% | +1.5% |
| 138 | Saint Barthélemy | +1.5% | +1.3% |
| 139 | Chile | +1.5% | +1.6% |
| 140 | Mauritius | +1.5% | +1.6% |
| 141 | Liechtenstein | +1.5% | +1.9% |
| 142 | Réunion | +1.5% | +1.8% |
| 143 | China | +1.5% | +2.4% |
| 144 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | +1.5% | +2.5% |
| 145 | Jamaica | +1.4% | +1.4% |
| 146 | Puerto Rico | +1.3% | +1.7% |
| 147 | Faroe Islands | +1.3% | +1.2% |
| 148 | Timor-Leste | +1.3% | +1.8% |
| 149 | North Macedonia | +1.3% | +1.5% |
| 150 | Iceland | +1.2% | +1.2% |
| 151 | Canada | +1.2% | +1.9% |
| 152 | Greenland | +1.2% | +1.6% |
| 153 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | +1.1% | +2.5% |
| 154 | Kazakhstan | +1.1% | +2.1% |
| 155 | San Marino | +1.1% | +2.0% |
| 156 | Trinidad and Tobago | +1.1% | +1.2% |
| 157 | New Caledonia | +1.1% | +4.6% |
| 158 | Central African Republic | +1.1% | +2.0% |
| 159 | United States of America | +1.0% | +1.2% |
| 160 | Seychelles | +1.0% | +2.4% |
| 161 | Republic of Moldova | +1.0% | +0.9% |
| 162 | Armenia | +0.9% | +2.0% |
| 163 | Cyprus | +0.9% | +1.0% |
| 164 | Greece | +0.9% | +0.7% |
| 165 | Jersey | +0.9% | +1.5% |
| 166 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | +0.9% | +0.9% |
| 167 | Saint Helena | +0.9% | +1.3% |
| 168 | Namibia | +0.9% | +3.0% |
| 169 | Poland | +0.9% | +0.8% |
| 170 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | +0.9% | +1.0% |
| 171 | United States Virgin Islands | +0.9% | +6.0% |
| 172 | Ireland | +0.8% | +1.4% |
| 173 | Samoa | +0.8% | +1.4% |
| 174 | Georgia | +0.8% | +0.7% |
| 175 | Slovakia | +0.8% | +0.8% |
| 176 | Belarus | +0.8% | +0.7% |
| 177 | Spain | +0.7% | +1.1% |
| 178 | Bermuda | +0.7% | +0.4% |
| 179 | Montenegro | +0.7% | +1.0% |
| 180 | Lithuania | +0.7% | +1.1% |
| 181 | Estonia | +0.6% | +0.9% |
| 182 | Netherlands | +0.6% | +1.1% |
| 183 | Guadeloupe | +0.6% | +0.2% |
| 184 | Switzerland | +0.6% | +0.7% |
| 185 | New Zealand | +0.6% | +1.7% |
| 186 | France | +0.6% | +0.9% |
| 187 | Russian Federation | +0.6% | +0.6% |
| 188 | Aruba | +0.5% | -0.3% |
| 189 | Ukraine | +0.5% | +0.8% |
| 190 | Guernsey | +0.5% | +0.5% |
| 191 | Cuba | +0.5% | +1.7% |
| 192 | Croatia | +0.5% | +0.4% |
| 193 | Finland | +0.5% | +0.6% |
| 194 | Portugal | +0.5% | +1.5% |
| 195 | Malta | +0.5% | +0.4% |
| 196 | Monaco | +0.5% | +1.3% |
| 197 | Romania | +0.5% | +1.3% |
| 198 | Anguilla | +0.4% | +0.8% |
| 199 | Uruguay | +0.4% | +0.6% |
| 200 | El Salvador | +0.4% | +2.4% |
| 201 | Austria | +0.4% | +0.6% |
| 202 | Norway | +0.4% | +0.8% |
| 203 | Latvia | +0.4% | +0.8% |
| 204 | Japan | +0.4% | +1.1% |
| 205 | Slovenia | +0.3% | +0.8% |
| 206 | Serbia | +0.3% | +0.7% |
| 207 | Barbados | +0.3% | +0.1% |
| 208 | Bulgaria | +0.3% | +0.5% |
| 209 | Martinique | +0.3% | +0.1% |
| 210 | Isle of Man | +0.3% | +1.8% |
| 211 | Antigua and Barbuda | +0.2% | +0.0% |
| 212 | Gibraltar | +0.2% | +1.0% |
| 213 | Luxembourg | +0.2% | +1.2% |
| 214 | Italy | +0.1% | +0.6% |
| 215 | Guyana | +0.1% | +1.3% |
| 216 | Curaçao | +0.1% | +0.8% |
| 217 | Grenada | +0.1% | +0.2% |
| 218 | Sweden | +0.1% | +0.4% |
| 219 | Suriname | +0.1% | +3.1% |
| 220 | Czechia | +0.1% | +0.3% |
| 221 | Tokelau | +0.1% | -3.1% |
| 222 | Tonga | +0.1% | +1.7% |
| 223 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | +0.1% | +0.0% |
| 224 | Belgium | +0.1% | +0.3% |
| 225 | United Kingdom | +0.0% | +0.4% |
| 226 | Germany | +0.0% | +0.6% |
| 227 | Denmark | -0.1% | +0.5% |
| 228 | Hungary | -0.2% | +0.3% |
| 229 | Dominica | -0.3% | +0.8% |
| 230 | Holy See | -0.3% | -0.5% |
| 231 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -0.4% | -0.4% |
| 232 | Cook Islands | -0.5% | +1.7% |
| 233 | Montserrat | -0.7% | +0.1% |
| 234 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -0.9% | +1.6% |
| 235 | Somalia | -2.5% | +2.6% |
| 236 | Niue | -4.5% | -1.9% |
| 237 | Afghanistan | -13.9% | +2.4% |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.