Population growth rate by country, 1992
Red: shrinking, blue: growing. Values are UN estimates.
| # | Country / area | Population growth rate | 1982 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | +12.3% | -2.2% |
| 2 | Cambodia | +6.6% | +3.0% |
| 3 | Mayotte | +6.5% | +5.5% |
| 4 | Jordan | +5.3% | +4.4% |
| 5 | Kuwait | +5.2% | +4.8% |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | +5.1% | +5.8% |
| 7 | Turks and Caicos Islands | +5.1% | +4.7% |
| 8 | Liberia | +5.1% | +2.9% |
| 9 | Cayman Islands | +4.7% | +4.5% |
| 10 | Mauritania | +4.7% | +2.9% |
| 11 | Oman | +4.5% | +5.6% |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | +4.5% | +6.1% |
| 13 | Andorra | +4.2% | +4.8% |
| 14 | State of Palestine | +4.2% | +3.3% |
| 15 | Côte d'Ivoire | +4.0% | +4.0% |
| 16 | Gambia | +3.9% | +3.6% |
| 17 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | +3.9% | +0.0% |
| 18 | Yemen | +3.8% | +3.6% |
| 19 | Equatorial Guinea | +3.7% | +6.4% |
| 20 | Eswatini | +3.6% | +3.3% |
| 21 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| 22 | Papua New Guinea | +3.6% | +2.1% |
| 23 | French Guiana | +3.6% | +5.6% |
| 24 | Uganda | +3.5% | +2.4% |
| 25 | Ethiopia | +3.5% | +3.1% |
| 26 | Chad | +3.5% | +7.1% |
| 27 | Iraq | +3.4% | +2.8% |
| 28 | Guinea-Bissau | +3.3% | +1.6% |
| 29 | Saint Barthélemy | +3.3% | +9.4% |
| 30 | Burundi | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| 31 | Angola | +3.2% | +3.7% |
| 32 | Qatar | +3.2% | +5.8% |
| 33 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | +3.2% | +10.3% |
| 34 | Namibia | +3.2% | +2.6% |
| 35 | Central African Republic | +3.2% | +1.2% |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | +3.1% | +4.0% |
| 37 | Niger | +3.1% | +3.0% |
| 38 | Benin | +3.1% | +2.9% |
| 39 | Kenya | +3.0% | +3.6% |
| 40 | Syrian Arab Republic | +3.0% | +3.3% |
| 41 | Solomon Islands | +3.0% | +3.4% |
| 42 | Nepal | +3.0% | +2.3% |
| 43 | Madagascar | +3.0% | +3.0% |
| 44 | Malawi | +3.0% | +4.0% |
| 45 | Aruba | +2.9% | +0.7% |
| 46 | Cameroon | +2.9% | +1.5% |
| 47 | Botswana | +2.9% | +3.6% |
| 48 | Western Sahara | +2.9% | +5.0% |
| 49 | Anguilla | +2.8% | +0.3% |
| 50 | Congo | +2.8% | +2.1% |
| 51 | Singapore | +2.8% | +2.8% |
| 52 | Senegal | +2.8% | +2.7% |
| 53 | Togo | +2.8% | +3.4% |
| 54 | Bahrain | +2.8% | +3.5% |
| 55 | Honduras | +2.8% | +3.0% |
| 56 | Maldives | +2.8% | +2.8% |
| 57 | Gabon | +2.7% | +2.7% |
| 58 | Guinea | +2.7% | +2.1% |
| 59 | Guatemala | +2.7% | +2.1% |
| 60 | Nigeria | +2.7% | +3.0% |
| 61 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | +2.7% | +2.5% |
| 62 | Timor-Leste | +2.7% | +1.3% |
| 63 | Israel | +2.6% | +2.1% |
| 64 | New Caledonia | +2.6% | +1.0% |
| 65 | Pakistan | +2.6% | +3.6% |
| 66 | Paraguay | +2.6% | +2.8% |
| 67 | Philippines | +2.6% | +2.9% |
| 68 | Brunei Darussalam | +2.6% | +3.2% |
| 69 | Malaysia | +2.6% | +3.2% |
| 70 | Algeria | +2.5% | +3.4% |
| 71 | Ghana | +2.5% | +3.0% |
| 72 | Costa Rica | +2.5% | +2.7% |
| 73 | United Republic of Tanzania | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| 74 | Vanuatu | +2.5% | +2.4% |
| 75 | Burkina Faso | +2.5% | +2.8% |
| 76 | China, Macao SAR | +2.5% | +3.5% |
| 77 | China, Hong Kong SAR | +2.5% | +1.7% |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | +2.4% | +2.6% |
| 79 | Egypt | +2.4% | +2.8% |
| 80 | Zambia | +2.4% | +3.3% |
| 81 | Palau | +2.4% | +2.4% |
| 82 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | +2.3% | +2.7% |
| 83 | Rwanda | +2.3% | +3.3% |
| 84 | British Virgin Islands | +2.3% | +3.7% |
| 85 | American Samoa | +2.3% | +3.9% |
| 86 | Cabo Verde | +2.2% | +1.5% |
| 87 | Nicaragua | +2.2% | +2.7% |
| 88 | India | +2.1% | +2.3% |
| 89 | Ecuador | +2.1% | +2.6% |
| 90 | Tunisia | +2.1% | +2.1% |
| 91 | Turkmenistan | +2.1% | +2.7% |
| 92 | Panama | +2.1% | +2.4% |
| 93 | Belize | +2.1% | +2.5% |
| 94 | Peru | +2.1% | +2.5% |
| 95 | Mali | +2.1% | +2.2% |
| 96 | Micronesia (Fed. States of) | +2.1% | +3.0% |
| 97 | Colombia | +2.0% | +2.3% |
| 98 | Sudan | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | +2.0% | +2.3% |
| 100 | Haiti | +2.0% | +1.9% |
| 101 | Viet Nam | +2.0% | +2.4% |
| 102 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | +2.0% | +2.2% |
| 103 | Libya | +2.0% | +0.2% |
| 104 | Lebanon | +2.0% | +0.9% |
| 105 | Comoros | +1.9% | +2.8% |
| 106 | Sao Tome and Principe | +1.9% | +1.8% |
| 107 | Sri Lanka | +1.9% | +0.9% |
| 108 | Bahamas | +1.9% | +1.7% |
| 109 | Bangladesh | +1.9% | +2.8% |
| 110 | Mexico | +1.9% | +2.2% |
| 111 | Antigua and Barbuda | +1.8% | +0.2% |
| 112 | Réunion | +1.8% | +1.6% |
| 113 | French Polynesia | +1.8% | +3.1% |
| 114 | Indonesia | +1.7% | +2.3% |
| 115 | Türkiye | +1.7% | +2.4% |
| 116 | Brazil | +1.7% | +2.3% |
| 117 | Martinique | +1.7% | +0.9% |
| 118 | Mozambique | +1.7% | +2.1% |
| 119 | Morocco | +1.7% | +2.6% |
| 120 | South Africa | +1.7% | +3.5% |
| 121 | Northern Mariana Islands | +1.7% | +11.4% |
| 122 | Eritrea | +1.6% | +2.7% |
| 123 | El Salvador | +1.6% | +1.8% |
| 124 | Kiribati | +1.6% | +1.6% |
| 125 | Guam | +1.6% | +2.4% |
| 126 | Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) | +1.6% | +2.1% |
| 127 | Thailand | +1.6% | +1.9% |
| 128 | Chile | +1.6% | +1.5% |
| 129 | Marshall Islands | +1.6% | +4.2% |
| 130 | Mongolia | +1.6% | +2.4% |
| 131 | Lesotho | +1.6% | +2.9% |
| 132 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | +1.5% | +3.9% |
| 133 | Cyprus | +1.5% | +1.3% |
| 134 | Saint Lucia | +1.5% | +1.6% |
| 135 | Liechtenstein | +1.5% | +1.5% |
| 136 | Dem. People's Republic of Korea | +1.5% | +1.5% |
| 137 | Argentina | +1.4% | +1.6% |
| 138 | Kyrgyzstan | +1.4% | +2.1% |
| 139 | San Marino | +1.4% | +0.8% |
| 140 | Myanmar | +1.4% | +1.8% |
| 141 | Azerbaijan | +1.3% | +1.7% |
| 142 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | +1.3% | -0.4% |
| 143 | Mauritius | +1.3% | +1.4% |
| 144 | Luxembourg | +1.3% | +0.1% |
| 145 | United States of America | +1.2% | +1.0% |
| 146 | Canada | +1.2% | +1.1% |
| 147 | Tajikistan | +1.2% | +2.9% |
| 148 | Nauru | +1.2% | +2.5% |
| 149 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | +1.1% | +4.5% |
| 150 | Austria | +1.1% | -0.3% |
| 151 | Guadeloupe | +1.1% | +1.4% |
| 152 | New Zealand | +1.1% | +1.0% |
| 153 | China | +1.1% | +1.6% |
| 154 | Iceland | +1.0% | +1.4% |
| 155 | Australia | +1.0% | +1.6% |
| 156 | Jamaica | +1.0% | +1.4% |
| 157 | Seychelles | +1.0% | +1.0% |
| 158 | Tuvalu | +1.0% | +1.7% |
| 159 | United States Virgin Islands | +1.0% | +0.9% |
| 160 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | +0.9% | +0.9% |
| 161 | Samoa | +0.9% | +0.2% |
| 162 | Switzerland | +0.9% | +0.6% |
| 163 | Germany | +0.9% | -0.2% |
| 164 | Puerto Rico | +0.9% | +1.2% |
| 165 | Malta | +0.9% | +0.6% |
| 166 | China, Taiwan Province of China | +0.9% | +1.6% |
| 167 | South Sudan | +0.9% | +2.5% |
| 168 | Netherlands | +0.8% | +0.4% |
| 169 | Cook Islands | +0.8% | -1.0% |
| 170 | Grenada | +0.8% | +0.6% |
| 171 | Saint Martin (French part) | +0.8% | +18.9% |
| 172 | Gibraltar | +0.8% | +0.0% |
| 173 | Monaco | +0.8% | +1.4% |
| 174 | Suriname | +0.7% | +0.4% |
| 175 | Trinidad and Tobago | +0.7% | +1.1% |
| 176 | Bermuda | +0.7% | +0.7% |
| 177 | Fiji | +0.7% | +2.4% |
| 178 | Ireland | +0.6% | +0.7% |
| 179 | Cuba | +0.6% | +0.8% |
| 180 | Sweden | +0.6% | +0.1% |
| 181 | Spain | +0.6% | +0.6% |
| 182 | Norway | +0.6% | +0.4% |
| 183 | Isle of Man | +0.6% | +0.0% |
| 184 | Uruguay | +0.5% | +0.4% |
| 185 | Greece | +0.5% | +0.8% |
| 186 | Finland | +0.5% | +0.6% |
| 187 | France | +0.5% | +0.6% |
| 188 | Belgium | +0.5% | +0.1% |
| 189 | Republic of Korea | +0.5% | +1.7% |
| 190 | Ukraine | +0.4% | +0.4% |
| 191 | Guyana | +0.4% | +0.0% |
| 192 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | +0.4% | +0.7% |
| 193 | Slovakia | +0.4% | +0.7% |
| 194 | Denmark | +0.4% | -0.1% |
| 195 | Belarus | +0.4% | +0.7% |
| 196 | Japan | +0.4% | +0.4% |
| 197 | United Kingdom | +0.3% | +0.0% |
| 198 | Jersey | +0.3% | +1.1% |
| 199 | Barbados | +0.3% | +0.3% |
| 200 | Montenegro | +0.3% | +0.6% |
| 201 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | +0.2% | +0.8% |
| 202 | Dominica | +0.2% | -0.5% |
| 203 | Poland | +0.2% | +0.9% |
| 204 | Italy | +0.1% | +0.1% |
| 205 | Czechia | +0.1% | +0.1% |
| 206 | Tonga | +0.1% | +0.0% |
| 207 | Portugal | +0.1% | +0.5% |
| 208 | Guernsey | +0.0% | +0.7% |
| 209 | Greenland | +0.0% | +1.2% |
| 210 | Tokelau | +0.0% | +0.2% |
| 211 | Albania | -0.1% | +2.0% |
| 212 | Kazakhstan | -0.1% | +1.1% |
| 213 | Serbia | -0.1% | +0.2% |
| 214 | Hungary | -0.1% | -0.3% |
| 215 | Republic of Moldova | -0.1% | +1.0% |
| 216 | Curaçao | -0.3% | +0.0% |
| 217 | Slovenia | -0.3% | +0.0% |
| 218 | Holy See | -0.3% | -0.3% |
| 219 | Lithuania | -0.3% | +0.8% |
| 220 | Romania | -0.3% | +0.4% |
| 221 | Sierra Leone | -0.6% | +2.1% |
| 222 | Saint Helena | -0.7% | +1.1% |
| 223 | Russian Federation | -0.9% | +0.7% |
| 224 | Croatia | -1.1% | +0.5% |
| 225 | North Macedonia | -1.2% | +0.7% |
| 226 | Bulgaria | -1.6% | +0.3% |
| 227 | Niue | -1.7% | -4.1% |
| 228 | Georgia | -1.8% | +0.8% |
| 229 | Faroe Islands | -1.8% | +1.2% |
| 230 | Somalia | -1.9% | +3.1% |
| 231 | Latvia | -2.1% | +0.6% |
| 232 | Estonia | -2.6% | +0.7% |
| 233 | Armenia | -4.1% | +0.9% |
| 234 | Montserrat | -5.3% | -0.6% |
| 235 | Djibouti | -7.7% | +3.5% |
| 236 | Bhutan | -8.7% | +3.2% |
| 237 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -10.8% | +0.9% |
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Includes small territories.