Population growth rate by country, 1988
Red: shrinking, blue: growing. Values are UN estimates.
| # | Country / area | Population growth rate | 1978 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Martin (French part) | +11.3% | +3.1% |
| 2 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | +7.3% | +6.2% |
| 3 | Northern Mariana Islands | +7.3% | +2.1% |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | +6.4% | +12.5% |
| 5 | Mayotte | +6.4% | +4.1% |
| 6 | Djibouti | +6.3% | +9.2% |
| 7 | Oman | +5.5% | +5.2% |
| 8 | French Guiana | +5.5% | +3.9% |
| 9 | Eswatini | +5.3% | +3.3% |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | +5.1% | +5.8% |
| 11 | Malawi | +4.9% | +3.6% |
| 12 | Saint Barthélemy | +4.7% | +3.3% |
| 13 | Jordan | +4.7% | +3.2% |
| 14 | Andorra | +4.2% | +4.9% |
| 15 | Gambia | +4.1% | +3.3% |
| 16 | Ethiopia | +4.0% | +2.2% |
| 17 | Yemen | +3.9% | +3.2% |
| 18 | State of Palestine | +3.9% | +2.7% |
| 19 | Equatorial Guinea | +3.9% | +0.4% |
| 20 | Anguilla | +3.8% | +0.2% |
| 21 | Kuwait | +3.8% | +6.2% |
| 22 | Côte d'Ivoire | +3.8% | +3.8% |
| 23 | Turks and Caicos Islands | +3.8% | +3.3% |
| 24 | Namibia | +3.8% | +0.7% |
| 25 | China, Macao SAR | +3.8% | +2.1% |
| 26 | Cayman Islands | +3.6% | +3.8% |
| 27 | Bahrain | +3.6% | +4.7% |
| 28 | American Samoa | +3.6% | +1.8% |
| 29 | Qatar | +3.5% | +6.9% |
| 30 | Kenya | +3.5% | +3.4% |
| 31 | Tajikistan | +3.5% | +3.1% |
| 32 | Chad | +3.5% | +1.8% |
| 33 | Angola | +3.4% | +3.5% |
| 34 | Cambodia | +3.4% | -8.5% |
| 35 | Syrian Arab Republic | +3.4% | +3.4% |
| 36 | Marshall Islands | +3.4% | +3.2% |
| 37 | British Virgin Islands | +3.4% | +0.8% |
| 38 | Pakistan | +3.3% | +3.2% |
| 39 | Maldives | +3.3% | +2.6% |
| 40 | Western Sahara | +3.3% | +15.4% |
| 41 | Uganda | +3.2% | +2.7% |
| 42 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | +3.2% | +3.7% |
| 43 | Solomon Islands | +3.2% | +3.5% |
| 44 | Benin | +3.1% | +2.6% |
| 45 | Malaysia | +3.1% | +2.4% |
| 46 | Rwanda | +3.1% | +3.0% |
| 47 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | +3.0% | +3.3% |
| 48 | Zimbabwe | +3.0% | +0.8% |
| 49 | Togo | +3.0% | +2.5% |
| 50 | Turkmenistan | +3.0% | +2.5% |
| 51 | Niger | +3.0% | +2.9% |
| 52 | Bhutan | +3.0% | +3.4% |
| 53 | Brunei Darussalam | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| 54 | South Africa | +3.0% | +2.7% |
| 55 | Cameroon | +2.9% | +2.9% |
| 56 | Congo | +2.9% | +2.3% |
| 57 | Senegal | +2.9% | +2.4% |
| 58 | Madagascar | +2.9% | +3.0% |
| 59 | Mauritania | +2.9% | +2.8% |
| 60 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | +2.9% | +1.7% |
| 61 | Liberia | +2.9% | +2.9% |
| 62 | Egypt | +2.8% | +2.5% |
| 63 | Gabon | +2.8% | +2.5% |
| 64 | Guatemala | +2.8% | +2.5% |
| 65 | Singapore | +2.8% | +1.2% |
| 66 | Paraguay | +2.8% | +2.5% |
| 67 | Botswana | +2.8% | +6.7% |
| 68 | Honduras | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| 69 | Algeria | +2.7% | +2.9% |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | +2.7% | +2.7% |
| 71 | Comoros | +2.7% | +3.2% |
| 72 | Zambia | +2.7% | +3.0% |
| 73 | Sierra Leone | +2.7% | +1.9% |
| 74 | United Republic of Tanzania | +2.7% | +3.5% |
| 75 | Nigeria | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| 76 | Burkina Faso | +2.7% | +2.5% |
| 77 | Afghanistan | +2.6% | +1.9% |
| 78 | Eritrea | +2.6% | +2.6% |
| 79 | Guinea | +2.6% | +1.6% |
| 80 | Sao Tome and Principe | +2.6% | +2.7% |
| 81 | Vanuatu | +2.6% | +3.1% |
| 82 | Philippines | +2.6% | +2.7% |
| 83 | Mongolia | +2.6% | +2.6% |
| 84 | Ghana | +2.5% | +3.0% |
| 85 | Costa Rica | +2.5% | +2.7% |
| 86 | Nauru | +2.5% | +2.1% |
| 87 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | +2.5% | +2.9% |
| 88 | Libya | +2.5% | +5.8% |
| 89 | Kiribati | +2.4% | -0.6% |
| 90 | French Polynesia | +2.4% | +3.2% |
| 91 | Iraq | +2.3% | +3.3% |
| 92 | Ecuador | +2.3% | +2.7% |
| 93 | Tunisia | +2.3% | +2.3% |
| 94 | Nicaragua | +2.3% | +2.8% |
| 95 | Peru | +2.3% | +2.5% |
| 96 | India | +2.2% | +2.2% |
| 97 | Guam | +2.2% | +2.0% |
| 98 | Panama | +2.2% | +2.4% |
| 99 | Papua New Guinea | +2.2% | +2.1% |
| 100 | Belize | +2.2% | +2.0% |
| 101 | Albania | +2.1% | +2.3% |
| 102 | Sudan | +2.1% | +4.3% |
| 103 | Dominican Republic | +2.1% | +2.5% |
| 104 | Nepal | +2.1% | +2.3% |
| 105 | Palau | +2.1% | -0.8% |
| 106 | Bangladesh | +2.1% | +2.4% |
| 107 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | +2.1% | +2.3% |
| 108 | Lesotho | +2.1% | +2.9% |
| 109 | El Salvador | +2.0% | +2.1% |
| 110 | Colombia | +2.0% | +2.2% |
| 111 | Türkiye | +2.0% | +2.0% |
| 112 | Haiti | +2.0% | +1.9% |
| 113 | Viet Nam | +2.0% | +2.5% |
| 114 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | +2.0% | +3.1% |
| 115 | Mexico | +2.0% | +2.6% |
| 116 | Lebanon | +2.0% | +2.1% |
| 117 | Central African Republic | +2.0% | +1.1% |
| 118 | Indonesia | +1.9% | +2.4% |
| 119 | Guadeloupe | +1.9% | +0.4% |
| 120 | Brazil | +1.9% | +2.4% |
| 121 | Morocco | +1.9% | +2.5% |
| 122 | Iceland | +1.8% | +0.9% |
| 123 | Azerbaijan | +1.8% | +2.1% |
| 124 | Burundi | +1.8% | +3.0% |
| 125 | Mali | +1.8% | +1.9% |
| 126 | Australia | +1.7% | +1.1% |
| 127 | Suriname | +1.7% | -1.0% |
| 128 | Thailand | +1.7% | +2.1% |
| 129 | Tuvalu | +1.7% | +3.8% |
| 130 | New Caledonia | +1.7% | +1.2% |
| 131 | Bahamas | +1.7% | +2.0% |
| 132 | Timor-Leste | +1.7% | +1.6% |
| 133 | Argentina | +1.6% | +1.6% |
| 134 | Israel | +1.6% | +2.3% |
| 135 | Canada | +1.6% | +1.0% |
| 136 | Guinea-Bissau | +1.6% | +6.4% |
| 137 | Kyrgyzstan | +1.6% | +2.0% |
| 138 | Chile | +1.6% | +1.5% |
| 139 | Isle of Man | +1.6% | +1.4% |
| 140 | Myanmar | +1.6% | +1.9% |
| 141 | Lithuania | +1.6% | +0.8% |
| 142 | Réunion | +1.6% | +1.6% |
| 143 | China | +1.6% | +1.3% |
| 144 | Kazakhstan | +1.5% | +2.4% |
| 145 | Cyprus | +1.5% | +0.8% |
| 146 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | +1.5% | +2.8% |
| 147 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | +1.5% | +1.4% |
| 148 | Cabo Verde | +1.4% | +1.1% |
| 149 | Liechtenstein | +1.4% | +1.5% |
| 150 | Republic of Korea | +1.4% | +1.1% |
| 151 | San Marino | +1.3% | +1.5% |
| 152 | Seychelles | +1.3% | +0.9% |
| 153 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | +1.3% | -0.6% |
| 154 | Martinique | +1.3% | +0.2% |
| 155 | Saint Lucia | +1.2% | +1.5% |
| 156 | Mauritius | +1.2% | +1.5% |
| 157 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | +1.1% | +4.4% |
| 158 | Guernsey | +1.1% | -0.1% |
| 159 | Fiji | +1.1% | +2.4% |
| 160 | Faroe Islands | +1.1% | +1.3% |
| 161 | Monaco | +1.1% | +1.2% |
| 162 | Republic of Moldova | +1.1% | +1.1% |
| 163 | Cuba | +1.0% | +0.6% |
| 164 | Cook Islands | +1.0% | -0.4% |
| 165 | Greenland | +1.0% | +0.0% |
| 166 | Sri Lanka | +1.0% | +1.9% |
| 167 | Trinidad and Tobago | +1.0% | +1.3% |
| 168 | Luxembourg | +1.0% | +0.8% |
| 169 | China, Taiwan Province of China | +1.0% | +2.1% |
| 170 | United States of America | +0.9% | +0.9% |
| 171 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | +0.9% | +1.6% |
| 172 | Malta | +0.9% | +0.6% |
| 173 | Latvia | +0.9% | +0.4% |
| 174 | Estonia | +0.8% | +0.8% |
| 175 | Grenada | +0.8% | -0.8% |
| 176 | Jersey | +0.8% | +0.4% |
| 177 | Switzerland | +0.8% | +0.1% |
| 178 | Bermuda | +0.8% | +0.2% |
| 179 | Puerto Rico | +0.8% | +1.6% |
| 180 | Russian Federation | +0.8% | +0.7% |
| 181 | Netherlands | +0.7% | +0.6% |
| 182 | Jamaica | +0.7% | +1.1% |
| 183 | Georgia | +0.7% | +0.8% |
| 184 | Armenia | +0.6% | +3.4% |
| 185 | Uruguay | +0.6% | +0.5% |
| 186 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | +0.6% | +0.7% |
| 187 | Germany | +0.6% | -0.1% |
| 188 | France | +0.6% | +0.4% |
| 189 | Montenegro | +0.6% | +0.9% |
| 190 | Ukraine | +0.5% | +0.4% |
| 191 | Sweden | +0.5% | +0.2% |
| 192 | Tonga | +0.5% | +0.4% |
| 193 | Norway | +0.5% | +0.4% |
| 194 | Belarus | +0.5% | +0.5% |
| 195 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | +0.5% | +0.9% |
| 196 | Mozambique | +0.5% | +3.8% |
| 197 | China, Hong Kong SAR | +0.5% | +2.2% |
| 198 | North Macedonia | +0.5% | +1.4% |
| 199 | Greece | +0.4% | +1.4% |
| 200 | Slovakia | +0.4% | +1.0% |
| 201 | New Zealand | +0.4% | -0.1% |
| 202 | Japan | +0.4% | +0.8% |
| 203 | United Kingdom | +0.3% | +0.0% |
| 204 | Austria | +0.3% | -0.2% |
| 205 | Croatia | +0.3% | +0.4% |
| 206 | Samoa | +0.3% | +1.0% |
| 207 | Finland | +0.3% | +0.2% |
| 208 | Poland | +0.3% | +0.8% |
| 209 | Romania | +0.3% | +0.7% |
| 210 | Spain | +0.2% | +0.9% |
| 211 | Belgium | +0.2% | +0.2% |
| 212 | Italy | +0.1% | +0.4% |
| 213 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | +0.1% | +0.5% |
| 214 | Slovenia | +0.1% | +0.9% |
| 215 | Barbados | +0.1% | -0.1% |
| 216 | Bulgaria | +0.1% | -0.2% |
| 217 | United States Virgin Islands | +0.1% | +3.1% |
| 218 | Serbia | +0.0% | +0.6% |
| 219 | Czechia | +0.0% | +0.5% |
| 220 | Denmark | +0.0% | +0.3% |
| 221 | Portugal | +0.0% | +1.1% |
| 222 | Curaçao | -0.1% | +0.2% |
| 223 | Aruba | -0.2% | +0.3% |
| 224 | Saint Helena | -0.3% | +0.9% |
| 225 | Holy See | -0.3% | +0.1% |
| 226 | Hungary | -0.3% | +0.3% |
| 227 | Antigua and Barbuda | -0.5% | +0.3% |
| 228 | Tokelau | -0.5% | +0.5% |
| 229 | Montserrat | -0.5% | -0.1% |
| 230 | Ireland | -0.6% | +1.6% |
| 231 | Guyana | -0.6% | +0.7% |
| 232 | Dominica | -0.6% | +0.4% |
| 233 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -0.7% | -0.4% |
| 234 | Niue | -0.9% | -2.6% |
| 235 | Gibraltar | -1.0% | +0.5% |
| 236 | Somalia | -2.8% | +11.1% |
| 237 | South Sudan | -4.6% | +2.5% |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.