Population growth rate by country, 1991
Red: shrinking, blue: growing. Values are UN estimates.
| # | Country / area | Population growth rate | 1981 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | +36.1% | +4.9% |
| 2 | Andorra | +8.0% | +3.6% |
| 3 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | +6.8% | +8.3% |
| 4 | Liberia | +6.4% | +2.9% |
| 5 | Djibouti | +6.0% | +4.4% |
| 6 | Mayotte | +5.9% | +5.5% |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | +5.4% | +5.9% |
| 8 | Turks and Caicos Islands | +5.4% | +4.9% |
| 9 | Jordan | +5.3% | +4.2% |
| 10 | Chad | +5.0% | +2.2% |
| 11 | Ethiopia | +4.9% | +4.7% |
| 12 | Cayman Islands | +4.8% | +4.7% |
| 13 | Israel | +4.7% | +2.1% |
| 14 | Oman | +4.7% | +5.5% |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | +4.7% | +6.1% |
| 16 | Gambia | +4.2% | +3.5% |
| 17 | State of Palestine | +4.2% | +3.0% |
| 18 | Cambodia | +4.1% | +2.7% |
| 19 | Aruba | +4.0% | +0.5% |
| 20 | Eswatini | +4.0% | +3.3% |
| 21 | Côte d'Ivoire | +4.0% | +4.0% |
| 22 | Yemen | +3.8% | +3.5% |
| 23 | Guinea | +3.7% | +1.9% |
| 24 | Equatorial Guinea | +3.7% | +5.7% |
| 25 | Afghanistan | +3.6% | -13.9% |
| 26 | French Guiana | +3.6% | +3.8% |
| 27 | Anguilla | +3.5% | +0.4% |
| 28 | Saint Barthélemy | +3.4% | +1.5% |
| 29 | Papua New Guinea | +3.4% | +2.1% |
| 30 | Angola | +3.3% | +3.6% |
| 31 | Uganda | +3.3% | +2.2% |
| 32 | Qatar | +3.2% | +6.1% |
| 33 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | +3.2% | +2.9% |
| 34 | Namibia | +3.2% | +0.9% |
| 35 | Pakistan | +3.2% | +3.9% |
| 36 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | +3.2% | +0.1% |
| 37 | Kenya | +3.1% | +3.5% |
| 38 | Syrian Arab Republic | +3.1% | +3.3% |
| 39 | Niger | +3.1% | +3.0% |
| 40 | Bahrain | +3.1% | +3.6% |
| 41 | Benin | +3.1% | +2.9% |
| 42 | Western Sahara | +3.1% | +6.7% |
| 43 | Central African Republic | +3.1% | +1.1% |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | +3.0% | +3.5% |
| 45 | Madagascar | +3.0% | +3.0% |
| 46 | Maldives | +3.0% | +2.8% |
| 47 | China, Macao SAR | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| 48 | Cameroon | +2.9% | +3.3% |
| 49 | Congo | +2.9% | +2.2% |
| 50 | Singapore | +2.9% | +4.6% |
| 51 | Togo | +2.9% | +3.3% |
| 52 | Mauritania | +2.9% | +2.9% |
| 53 | Senegal | +2.8% | +2.6% |
| 54 | Brunei Darussalam | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| 55 | Honduras | +2.8% | +3.0% |
| 56 | Malawi | +2.8% | +3.9% |
| 57 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | +2.8% | +2.3% |
| 58 | Gabon | +2.7% | +2.7% |
| 59 | Tajikistan | +2.7% | +2.8% |
| 60 | New Caledonia | +2.7% | +1.1% |
| 61 | Botswana | +2.7% | +4.3% |
| 62 | Malaysia | +2.7% | +3.2% |
| 63 | Iraq | +2.6% | +2.8% |
| 64 | Guinea-Bissau | +2.6% | +1.6% |
| 65 | Guatemala | +2.6% | +2.5% |
| 66 | Nigeria | +2.6% | +3.0% |
| 67 | Nepal | +2.6% | +2.3% |
| 68 | Paraguay | +2.6% | +2.8% |
| 69 | British Virgin Islands | +2.6% | +3.9% |
| 70 | Timor-Leste | +2.6% | +1.3% |
| 71 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | +2.5% | +6.7% |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | +2.5% | +2.6% |
| 73 | Ghana | +2.5% | +2.8% |
| 74 | Costa Rica | +2.5% | +2.7% |
| 75 | Zimbabwe | +2.5% | +3.8% |
| 76 | United Republic of Tanzania | +2.5% | +3.0% |
| 77 | Turkmenistan | +2.5% | +2.6% |
| 78 | Vanuatu | +2.5% | +2.3% |
| 79 | American Samoa | +2.5% | +3.9% |
| 80 | Algeria | +2.4% | +3.3% |
| 81 | Zambia | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| 82 | Palau | +2.4% | +2.3% |
| 83 | Burkina Faso | +2.4% | +2.7% |
| 84 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | +2.4% | +2.8% |
| 85 | Egypt | +2.3% | +2.7% |
| 86 | Cabo Verde | +2.3% | +1.5% |
| 87 | Comoros | +2.3% | +2.8% |
| 88 | Nicaragua | +2.3% | +2.8% |
| 89 | Nauru | +2.2% | +2.6% |
| 90 | Mozambique | +2.2% | +2.3% |
| 91 | Lebanon | +2.2% | +2.1% |
| 92 | India | +2.1% | +2.3% |
| 93 | Ecuador | +2.1% | +2.6% |
| 94 | Tunisia | +2.1% | +2.3% |
| 95 | Panama | +2.1% | +2.4% |
| 96 | Philippines | +2.1% | +2.6% |
| 97 | Viet Nam | +2.1% | +2.3% |
| 98 | Belize | +2.1% | +2.5% |
| 99 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | +2.1% | +2.2% |
| 100 | Libya | +2.1% | +5.5% |
| 101 | China, Hong Kong SAR | +2.1% | +1.8% |
| 102 | South Sudan | +2.1% | +2.5% |
| 103 | Sudan | +2.0% | +3.8% |
| 104 | Dominican Republic | +2.0% | +2.4% |
| 105 | Haiti | +2.0% | +1.9% |
| 106 | Burundi | +2.0% | +1.9% |
| 107 | Peru | +2.0% | +2.5% |
| 108 | Mali | +2.0% | +2.1% |
| 109 | Colombia | +1.9% | +2.3% |
| 110 | Sao Tome and Principe | +1.9% | +1.9% |
| 111 | Bangladesh | +1.9% | +2.7% |
| 112 | Marshall Islands | +1.9% | +4.2% |
| 113 | Mexico | +1.9% | +2.2% |
| 114 | South Africa | +1.9% | +3.4% |
| 115 | French Polynesia | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| 116 | Indonesia | +1.8% | +2.3% |
| 117 | Kiribati | +1.8% | +1.6% |
| 118 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | +1.8% | +2.3% |
| 119 | New Zealand | +1.8% | +0.6% |
| 120 | Martinique | +1.8% | +0.3% |
| 121 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | +1.8% | +3.0% |
| 122 | Rwanda | +1.8% | +3.2% |
| 123 | Réunion | +1.8% | +1.5% |
| 124 | Northern Mariana Islands | +1.8% | +12.6% |
| 125 | Armenia | +1.7% | +0.9% |
| 126 | Guam | +1.7% | +2.5% |
| 127 | Türkiye | +1.7% | +1.9% |
| 128 | Bahamas | +1.7% | +1.7% |
| 129 | Brazil | +1.7% | +2.3% |
| 130 | Mongolia | +1.7% | +2.4% |
| 131 | Lesotho | +1.7% | +2.9% |
| 132 | El Salvador | +1.6% | +0.4% |
| 133 | Kyrgyzstan | +1.6% | +2.0% |
| 134 | Thailand | +1.6% | +2.0% |
| 135 | Chile | +1.6% | +1.5% |
| 136 | Morocco | +1.6% | +2.6% |
| 137 | Iceland | +1.5% | +1.2% |
| 138 | Saint Lucia | +1.5% | +1.6% |
| 139 | Tuvalu | +1.5% | +1.9% |
| 140 | Liechtenstein | +1.5% | +1.5% |
| 141 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | +1.5% | +1.5% |
| 142 | Argentina | +1.4% | +1.6% |
| 143 | Antigua and Barbuda | +1.4% | +0.2% |
| 144 | Myanmar | +1.4% | +1.9% |
| 145 | Cyprus | +1.3% | +0.9% |
| 146 | San Marino | +1.3% | +1.1% |
| 147 | Switzerland | +1.3% | +0.6% |
| 148 | Sri Lanka | +1.3% | +1.6% |
| 149 | Mauritius | +1.3% | +1.5% |
| 150 | Luxembourg | +1.3% | +0.2% |
| 151 | Azerbaijan | +1.2% | +1.6% |
| 152 | United States of America | +1.2% | +1.0% |
| 153 | Australia | +1.2% | +1.7% |
| 154 | Canada | +1.2% | +1.2% |
| 155 | China | +1.2% | +1.5% |
| 156 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | +1.1% | +4.3% |
| 157 | Austria | +1.1% | +0.4% |
| 158 | Guadeloupe | +1.1% | +0.6% |
| 159 | Cook Islands | +1.1% | -0.5% |
| 160 | Saint Martin (French part) | +1.1% | +2.4% |
| 161 | Seychelles | +1.1% | +1.0% |
| 162 | Bhutan | +1.1% | +3.3% |
| 163 | United States Virgin Islands | +1.1% | +0.9% |
| 164 | China, Taiwan Province of China | +1.0% | +1.7% |
| 165 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | +0.9% | +1.1% |
| 166 | Jamaica | +0.9% | +1.4% |
| 167 | Puerto Rico | +0.9% | +1.3% |
| 168 | Malta | +0.9% | +0.5% |
| 169 | Isle of Man | +0.9% | +0.3% |
| 170 | Monaco | +0.9% | +0.5% |
| 171 | Ireland | +0.8% | +0.8% |
| 172 | Netherlands | +0.8% | +0.6% |
| 173 | Grenada | +0.8% | +0.1% |
| 174 | Trinidad and Tobago | +0.8% | +1.1% |
| 175 | Fiji | +0.8% | +2.4% |
| 176 | Kazakhstan | +0.7% | +1.1% |
| 177 | Cuba | +0.7% | +0.5% |
| 178 | Germany | +0.7% | +0.0% |
| 179 | Bermuda | +0.7% | +0.7% |
| 180 | Uruguay | +0.6% | +0.4% |
| 181 | Sweden | +0.6% | +0.1% |
| 182 | Suriname | +0.6% | +0.1% |
| 183 | Norway | +0.6% | +0.4% |
| 184 | Finland | +0.6% | +0.5% |
| 185 | Greece | +0.5% | +0.9% |
| 186 | Jersey | +0.5% | +0.9% |
| 187 | Spain | +0.5% | +0.7% |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | +0.5% | -0.4% |
| 189 | Tokelau | +0.5% | +0.1% |
| 190 | France | +0.5% | +0.6% |
| 191 | Belgium | +0.5% | +0.1% |
| 192 | Republic of Korea | +0.5% | +1.7% |
| 193 | Guernsey | +0.4% | +0.5% |
| 194 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | +0.4% | -0.9% |
| 195 | Slovakia | +0.4% | +0.8% |
| 196 | Barbados | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| 197 | Montenegro | +0.4% | +0.7% |
| 198 | Japan | +0.4% | +0.4% |
| 199 | United Kingdom | +0.3% | +0.0% |
| 200 | Samoa | +0.3% | +0.8% |
| 201 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | +0.3% | +0.9% |
| 202 | Denmark | +0.3% | -0.1% |
| 203 | Ukraine | +0.2% | +0.5% |
| 204 | Tonga | +0.2% | +0.1% |
| 205 | Poland | +0.2% | +0.9% |
| 206 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | +0.2% | +0.9% |
| 207 | Russian Federation | +0.2% | +0.6% |
| 208 | Albania | +0.1% | +2.0% |
| 209 | Italy | +0.1% | +0.1% |
| 210 | Guyana | +0.1% | +0.1% |
| 211 | Greenland | +0.1% | +1.2% |
| 212 | Czechia | +0.1% | +0.1% |
| 213 | Belarus | +0.1% | +0.8% |
| 214 | Republic of Moldova | +0.1% | +1.0% |
| 215 | Lithuania | +0.1% | +0.7% |
| 216 | Holy See | +0.0% | -0.3% |
| 217 | Hungary | +0.0% | -0.2% |
| 218 | Romania | +0.0% | +0.5% |
| 219 | Slovenia | -0.1% | +0.3% |
| 220 | Serbia | -0.1% | +0.3% |
| 221 | Dominica | -0.1% | -0.3% |
| 222 | Curaçao | -0.2% | +0.1% |
| 223 | Portugal | -0.2% | +0.5% |
| 224 | Latvia | -0.5% | +0.4% |
| 225 | Estonia | -0.6% | +0.6% |
| 226 | Croatia | -0.7% | +0.5% |
| 227 | Saint Helena | -0.8% | +0.9% |
| 228 | Gibraltar | -0.9% | +0.2% |
| 229 | North Macedonia | -1.1% | +1.3% |
| 230 | Georgia | -1.4% | +0.8% |
| 231 | Niue | -1.4% | -4.5% |
| 232 | Bulgaria | -1.5% | +0.3% |
| 233 | Faroe Islands | -1.6% | +1.3% |
| 234 | Sierra Leone | -3.1% | +2.0% |
| 235 | Montserrat | -3.5% | -0.7% |
| 236 | Somalia | -7.6% | -2.5% |
| 237 | Eritrea | -14.1% | +2.7% |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.