Population growth rate by country, 1985
Red: shrinking, blue: growing. Values are UN estimates.
| # | Country / area | Population growth rate | 1975 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Martin (French part) | +15.1% | +3.7% |
| 2 | Northern Mariana Islands | +8.9% | +2.6% |
| 3 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | +8.4% | +6.7% |
| 4 | Oman | +6.7% | +4.3% |
| 5 | Saint Barthélemy | +6.7% | +2.5% |
| 6 | French Guiana | +5.8% | +4.1% |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | +5.6% | +5.3% |
| 8 | Mayotte | +5.5% | +3.3% |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | +5.3% | +10.0% |
| 10 | Djibouti | +5.2% | +9.1% |
| 11 | Equatorial Guinea | +5.2% | -2.4% |
| 12 | Qatar | +4.9% | +8.2% |
| 13 | Jordan | +4.6% | +3.1% |
| 14 | Turks and Caicos Islands | +4.4% | +3.0% |
| 15 | Kuwait | +4.1% | +6.4% |
| 16 | Cayman Islands | +4.1% | +4.9% |
| 17 | Eswatini | +4.0% | +3.0% |
| 18 | Gambia | +4.0% | +3.0% |
| 19 | Somalia | +4.0% | +2.5% |
| 20 | Marshall Islands | +4.0% | +3.3% |
| 21 | Yemen | +3.9% | +3.0% |
| 22 | Côte d'Ivoire | +3.9% | +4.6% |
| 23 | Malawi | +3.8% | +2.9% |
| 24 | China, Macao SAR | +3.8% | +1.4% |
| 25 | Angola | +3.7% | +3.4% |
| 26 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| 27 | Western Sahara | +3.7% | -26.4% |
| 28 | American Samoa | +3.7% | +2.0% |
| 29 | Anguilla | +3.6% | +0.3% |
| 30 | Cambodia | +3.6% | -6.6% |
| 31 | Kenya | +3.6% | +3.3% |
| 32 | Bahrain | +3.6% | +5.1% |
| 33 | Syrian Arab Republic | +3.5% | +3.4% |
| 34 | United Republic of Tanzania | +3.5% | +3.6% |
| 35 | Botswana | +3.5% | +5.1% |
| 36 | Maldives | +3.5% | +3.0% |
| 37 | Algeria | +3.4% | +4.6% |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | +3.4% | +3.1% |
| 39 | Pakistan | +3.4% | +3.0% |
| 40 | Brunei Darussalam | +3.4% | +3.5% |
| 41 | Rwanda | +3.4% | +3.0% |
| 42 | British Virgin Islands | +3.4% | +1.1% |
| 43 | Andorra | +3.3% | +6.0% |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | +3.3% | +2.9% |
| 45 | Malaysia | +3.3% | +2.4% |
| 46 | South Africa | +3.3% | +2.8% |
| 47 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | +3.2% | +2.6% |
| 48 | Tajikistan | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| 49 | Togo | +3.1% | +2.4% |
| 50 | Bhutan | +3.1% | +3.4% |
| 51 | Libya | +3.1% | +5.6% |
| 52 | Egypt | +3.0% | +2.4% |
| 53 | Cameroon | +3.0% | +2.8% |
| 54 | Zambia | +3.0% | +3.0% |
| 55 | Turkmenistan | +3.0% | +2.5% |
| 56 | Namibia | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| 57 | Niger | +3.0% | +2.7% |
| 58 | Benin | +3.0% | +2.5% |
| 59 | Liberia | +3.0% | +2.7% |
| 60 | Ethiopia | +2.9% | +2.4% |
| 61 | Congo | +2.9% | +2.5% |
| 62 | Burkina Faso | +2.9% | +2.1% |
| 63 | Honduras | +2.9% | +3.1% |
| 64 | Madagascar | +2.9% | +3.0% |
| 65 | Mauritania | +2.9% | +2.9% |
| 66 | Uganda | +2.8% | +2.6% |
| 67 | Uzbekistan | +2.8% | +2.9% |
| 68 | Gabon | +2.8% | +2.3% |
| 69 | Guatemala | +2.8% | +2.4% |
| 70 | Comoros | +2.8% | +3.4% |
| 71 | Senegal | +2.8% | +2.7% |
| 72 | Nigeria | +2.8% | +2.8% |
| 73 | Paraguay | +2.8% | +2.5% |
| 74 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | +2.8% | +2.3% |
| 75 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | +2.8% | +2.1% |
| 76 | Lesotho | +2.8% | +3.5% |
| 77 | Costa Rica | +2.7% | +2.6% |
| 78 | Palau | +2.6% | -0.3% |
| 79 | Philippines | +2.6% | +2.4% |
| 80 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | +2.6% | +2.9% |
| 81 | Ecuador | +2.5% | +2.8% |
| 82 | Tunisia | +2.5% | +2.7% |
| 83 | Vanuatu | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| 84 | Mongolia | +2.5% | +2.9% |
| 85 | French Polynesia | +2.5% | +3.0% |
| 86 | Guinea | +2.4% | +1.6% |
| 87 | Nicaragua | +2.4% | +3.0% |
| 88 | Bangladesh | +2.4% | +2.6% |
| 89 | Fiji | +2.4% | +1.5% |
| 90 | Peru | +2.4% | +2.5% |
| 91 | India | +2.3% | +2.4% |
| 92 | Guam | +2.3% | +2.1% |
| 93 | Chad | +2.3% | +2.1% |
| 94 | Tuvalu | +2.3% | +4.8% |
| 95 | Nepal | +2.3% | +2.2% |
| 96 | Panama | +2.3% | +2.6% |
| 97 | Viet Nam | +2.3% | +2.5% |
| 98 | Belize | +2.3% | +2.0% |
| 99 | Morocco | +2.3% | +2.5% |
| 100 | Ghana | +2.2% | +2.9% |
| 101 | Kiribati | +2.2% | -0.5% |
| 102 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | +2.2% | +2.6% |
| 103 | Sao Tome and Principe | +2.2% | +2.5% |
| 104 | Sierra Leone | +2.2% | +1.8% |
| 105 | Dominican Republic | +2.2% | +2.6% |
| 106 | Türkiye | +2.2% | +2.0% |
| 107 | State of Palestine | +2.2% | +2.9% |
| 108 | Indonesia | +2.1% | +2.5% |
| 109 | Colombia | +2.1% | +2.2% |
| 110 | Nauru | +2.1% | +1.1% |
| 111 | Papua New Guinea | +2.1% | +2.2% |
| 112 | Brazil | +2.1% | +2.4% |
| 113 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | +2.1% | +2.3% |
| 114 | Albania | +2.0% | +2.3% |
| 115 | Eritrea | +2.0% | +2.3% |
| 116 | El Salvador | +2.0% | +2.2% |
| 117 | Guadeloupe | +2.0% | +0.9% |
| 118 | Haiti | +2.0% | +1.9% |
| 119 | Mexico | +2.0% | +2.8% |
| 120 | Lebanon | +2.0% | +2.1% |
| 121 | Tokelau | +1.9% | -0.1% |
| 122 | Mali | +1.9% | +1.8% |
| 123 | Myanmar | +1.9% | +1.9% |
| 124 | Mozambique | +1.9% | +3.3% |
| 125 | Sudan | +1.8% | +3.7% |
| 126 | Thailand | +1.8% | +2.4% |
| 127 | Burundi | +1.8% | +2.1% |
| 128 | Réunion | +1.8% | +1.7% |
| 129 | South Sudan | +1.8% | +2.6% |
| 130 | Iraq | +1.7% | +3.3% |
| 131 | Bahamas | +1.7% | +2.2% |
| 132 | Argentina | +1.6% | +1.6% |
| 133 | Israel | +1.6% | +2.4% |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau | +1.6% | +6.3% |
| 135 | Cyprus | +1.6% | +0.0% |
| 136 | Kyrgyzstan | +1.6% | +2.0% |
| 137 | Saint Lucia | +1.6% | +1.5% |
| 138 | New Caledonia | +1.6% | +4.4% |
| 139 | China | +1.6% | +1.6% |
| 140 | Chile | +1.5% | +1.6% |
| 141 | Timor-Leste | +1.5% | +1.4% |
| 142 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | +1.5% | +1.7% |
| 143 | Azerbaijan | +1.4% | +1.7% |
| 144 | Australia | +1.4% | +1.1% |
| 145 | Cabo Verde | +1.4% | +1.2% |
| 146 | Suriname | +1.4% | -0.7% |
| 147 | Trinidad and Tobago | +1.4% | +1.2% |
| 148 | Liechtenstein | +1.4% | +1.7% |
| 149 | China, Hong Kong SAR | +1.4% | +2.4% |
| 150 | Martinique | +1.3% | +0.5% |
| 151 | Mauritius | +1.3% | +1.3% |
| 152 | Monaco | +1.3% | +1.5% |
| 153 | Republic of Korea | +1.3% | +1.5% |
| 154 | China, Taiwan Province of China | +1.3% | +1.6% |
| 155 | Central African Republic | +1.3% | +1.9% |
| 156 | Kazakhstan | +1.2% | +1.8% |
| 157 | Armenia | +1.1% | +2.1% |
| 158 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | +1.1% | -1.3% |
| 159 | Jersey | +1.1% | +1.2% |
| 160 | Sri Lanka | +1.1% | +1.8% |
| 161 | Seychelles | +1.1% | +2.5% |
| 162 | Republic of Moldova | +1.1% | +1.1% |
| 163 | United States of America | +1.0% | +0.9% |
| 164 | Canada | +1.0% | +1.4% |
| 165 | Greenland | +1.0% | +1.0% |
| 166 | Jamaica | +1.0% | +1.4% |
| 167 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | +0.9% | +1.6% |
| 168 | Guernsey | +0.9% | -0.2% |
| 169 | San Marino | +0.9% | +0.0% |
| 170 | Puerto Rico | +0.9% | +1.6% |
| 171 | Faroe Islands | +0.9% | +1.1% |
| 172 | Cuba | +0.8% | +1.0% |
| 173 | Georgia | +0.8% | +0.7% |
| 174 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | +0.8% | +1.0% |
| 175 | Lithuania | +0.8% | +0.9% |
| 176 | Russian Federation | +0.8% | +0.7% |
| 177 | Iceland | +0.7% | +1.2% |
| 178 | Grenada | +0.7% | -0.4% |
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | +0.7% | +0.8% |
| 180 | Bermuda | +0.7% | +0.1% |
| 181 | Poland | +0.7% | +0.9% |
| 182 | Latvia | +0.7% | +0.7% |
| 183 | Estonia | +0.6% | +0.8% |
| 184 | Netherlands | +0.6% | +1.0% |
| 185 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | +0.6% | +0.6% |
| 186 | Slovakia | +0.6% | +1.0% |
| 187 | Belarus | +0.6% | +0.6% |
| 188 | Malta | +0.6% | +0.6% |
| 189 | United States Virgin Islands | +0.6% | +3.8% |
| 190 | Uruguay | +0.5% | +0.7% |
| 191 | Greece | +0.5% | +1.4% |
| 192 | Switzerland | +0.5% | -0.6% |
| 193 | Slovenia | +0.5% | +0.9% |
| 194 | France | +0.5% | +0.4% |
| 195 | Montenegro | +0.5% | +1.0% |
| 196 | North Macedonia | +0.5% | +1.6% |
| 197 | Ireland | +0.4% | +1.5% |
| 198 | Ukraine | +0.4% | +0.6% |
| 199 | Croatia | +0.4% | +0.4% |
| 200 | Spain | +0.4% | +1.1% |
| 201 | Japan | +0.4% | +1.1% |
| 202 | United Kingdom | +0.3% | +0.0% |
| 203 | Saint Helena | +0.3% | +0.9% |
| 204 | New Zealand | +0.3% | +1.4% |
| 205 | Norway | +0.3% | +0.5% |
| 206 | Barbados | +0.3% | +0.1% |
| 207 | Finland | +0.3% | +0.4% |
| 208 | Romania | +0.3% | +1.1% |
| 209 | Luxembourg | +0.3% | +0.7% |
| 210 | Afghanistan | +0.2% | +2.3% |
| 211 | Sweden | +0.2% | +0.4% |
| 212 | Portugal | +0.2% | +1.4% |
| 213 | Aruba | +0.1% | +1.1% |
| 214 | Italy | +0.1% | +0.6% |
| 215 | Austria | +0.1% | -0.3% |
| 216 | Samoa | +0.1% | +2.6% |
| 217 | Serbia | +0.1% | +0.7% |
| 218 | Denmark | +0.1% | +0.2% |
| 219 | Belgium | +0.1% | +0.1% |
| 220 | Singapore | +0.0% | +1.4% |
| 221 | Czechia | +0.0% | +0.7% |
| 222 | Germany | +0.0% | -0.5% |
| 223 | Tonga | +0.0% | +2.5% |
| 224 | Curaçao | -0.1% | +0.3% |
| 225 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | -0.1% | +0.2% |
| 226 | Bulgaria | -0.1% | +0.2% |
| 227 | Isle of Man | -0.2% | +1.3% |
| 228 | Hungary | -0.3% | +0.6% |
| 229 | Guyana | -0.4% | +0.9% |
| 230 | Dominica | -0.4% | +0.7% |
| 231 | Antigua and Barbuda | -0.5% | -0.3% |
| 232 | Gibraltar | -0.5% | +0.7% |
| 233 | Montserrat | -0.5% | +0.1% |
| 234 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -0.6% | -0.3% |
| 235 | Holy See | -0.7% | +0.0% |
| 236 | Cook Islands | -1.4% | -3.6% |
| 237 | Niue | -5.9% | -6.0% |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.