Population Growth Rate by Country in 1950

In the year 1950, the world experienced a population growth rate of 1.732% and global population grew with total of 43,294,850 people.

The country with the highest annual population growth rate was ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara with a rate of 9.427%. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) with a population growth rate of 8.301%, and ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan with 6.822% population growth.

The country with the lowest annual population growth rate was ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea with -5.249%. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar with a population growth rate of -3.584%, and ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau with -1.939% population decline.

The geographic region with the highest population growth rate was Oceania with a rate of 2.73%. Closely followed by Latin America and the Caribbean with a population growth rate of 2.612%, and Africa with a 2.135% population growth.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Australia/New Zealand had the highest population growth rate of 2.918%. Closely followed by Central Asia with a population growth rate of 2.899%, and South America with a 2.675% population growth.

If we devide the global population into income groups we can see that No income group available has the highest population growth rate of 4.372%. While the lowest population growth rate was recorded by High-income countries with a rate of only 1.104%.

Countries with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1950

Rank Country Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 9.427% 1,223
2 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) 8.301% 121
3 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 6.822% 29,896
4 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 6.822% 5,087
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 6.155% 1,214
6 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 5.842% 2,819
7 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 5.064% 254
8 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 4.714% 93,341
9 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 4.417% 815,644
10 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4.393% 241,062
11 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao 4.229% 4,231
12 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 4.13% 123
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 4.08% 52,380
14 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 4.059% 309,376
15 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 3.964% 39,903
16 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 3.83% 9,546
17 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 3.753% 57,266
18 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 3.538% 90,887
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 3.477% 1,349
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan 3.451% 229,688
21 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 3.363% 72,440
22 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 3.338% 67
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 3.316% 631
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 3.255% 6,406
25 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 3.22% 89,860
26 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 3.199% 777
27 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 3.198% 30,333
28 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 3.149% 149
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 3.147% 44,294
30 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 3.137% 256,535
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 3.122% 1,946
32 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 3.048% 825
33 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 3.017% 71,846
34 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 3.013% 93,085
35 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 2.994% 185,337
36 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 2.978% 1,606,919
37 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.959% 1,821
38 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 2.947% 39,210
39 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 2.924% 1,887
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania 2.891% 36,215
41 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 2.864% 63,369
42 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 2.862% 15,038
43 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 2.844% 1,417
44 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 2.84% 906
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 2.824% 65,459
46 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 2.821% 38,071
47 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 2.818% 254,148
48 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 2.807% 215,563
49 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 2.806% 76,789
50 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 2.801% 43,637
51 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 2.781% 1,922
52 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 2.779% 21,323
53 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia 2.738% 37,919
54 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 2.736% 157,346
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 2.721% 34,044
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 2.696% 136,895
57 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 2.694% 3,156
58 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 2.685% 83,214
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 2.673% 239,139
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 2.671% 737,146
61 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 2.646% 93,096
62 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 2.632% 309,808
63 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands 2.629% 386
64 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 2.597% 198,166
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 2.569% 3,949
66 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 2.563% 63,964
67 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 2.547% 159,099
68 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 2.534% 6,883
69 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 2.524% 5,314
70 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 2.505% 16,248
71 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 2.501% 524,720
72 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 2.483% 7,617
73 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova 2.473% 58,606
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 2.434% 41,001
75 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 2.434% 20,958
76 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 2.422% 95,742
77 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 2.394% 488,628
78 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 2.378% 9,934
79 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 2.368% 103,739
80 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 2.365% 141,256
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 2.315% 1,094
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 2.312% 5,363
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 2.293% 3,710
84 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 2.289% 4,480
85 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 2.283% 49,825
86 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 2.282% 384,176
87 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 2.262% 3,226
88 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 2.257% 33,965
89 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 2.249% 9,299
90 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 2.224% 558,426
91 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 2.2% 49,581
92 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 2.194% 7,833,647
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 2.19% 14,424
94 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 2.183% 386,553
95 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 2.175% 298,956
96 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 2.161% 124,752
97 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 2.154% 6,287
98 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 2.152% 180,755
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 2.144% 974
100 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 2.13% 17,786
101 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 2.123% 1,867
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 2.116% 119,701
103 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 2.113% 74,876
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 2.105% 275
105 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 2.092% 442,477
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 2.087% 272,258
107 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 2.074% 36,317
108 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 2.06% 31,787
109 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 2.05% 121,485
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 2.026% 1,409,340
111 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 2.025% 416
112 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 2.025% 63,968
113 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 2.022% 90,544
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 2.021% 765
115 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 1.98% 243,391
116 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 1.98% 37,840
117 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 1.975% 784,675
118 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 1.975% 336,119
119 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 1.945% 166
120 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 1.903% 707,510
121 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 1.899% 47,720
122 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 1.882% 113
123 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 1.877% 3,311
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 1.842% 16,872
125 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 1.841% 66,392
126 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 1.804% 21,906
127 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 1.804% 119,501
128 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 1.801% 1,098
129 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland 1.797% 445,280
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 1.795% 247
131 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 1.79% 317,387
132 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 1.773% 140,892
133 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 1.761% 9,578,456
134 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 1.733% 1,291
135 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 1.731% 10,030
136 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 1.72% 887
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 1.682% 3,808
138 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 1.673% 49,362
139 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 1.668% 1,755
140 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 1.658% 53,852
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 1.652% 1,393,571
142 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 1.644% 49,044
143 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 1.644% 1,050
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro 1.643% 6,607
145 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 1.643% 213
146 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 1.639% 44,127
147 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 1.599% 2,371,366
148 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 1.592% 22,263
149 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 1.572% 54,463
150 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue 1.561% 70
151 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation 1.52% 1,558,972
152 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 1.519% 65,538
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 1.515% 11,836
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 1.508% 920
155 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.473% 45,519
156 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 1.467% 109
157 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 1.449% 68,303
158 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 1.442% 7,122
159 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 1.428% 11,744
160 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 1.427% 7,755
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 1.411% 83,552
162 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 1.403% 20,152
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland 1.397% 323
164 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 1.395% 65,504
165 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 1.371% 6,269
166 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania 1.354% 222,031
167 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 1.318% 133,014
168 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia 1.315% 14,493
169 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 1.289% 32,124
170 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine 1.286% 479,856
171 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 1.285% 25,704
172 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 1.284% 1,048
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 1.278% 299
174 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 1.274% 97,682
175 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 1.259% 474,527
176 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 1.256% 3,873
177 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena 1.244% 65
178 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia 1.237% 74,436
179 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 1.197% 2,215
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 1.174% 87,800
181 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia 1.171% 22,522
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 1.171% 1,014
183 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 1.171% 435
184 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 1.168% 6,012
185 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia 1.11% 39,026
186 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 1.104% 46,529
187 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 1.081% 43,317
188 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 1.046% 49,101
189 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria 1.031% 73,774
190 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 1.004% 22
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 0.994% 565
192 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary 0.97% 90,596
193 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia 0.966% 37,322
194 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 0.963% 10,889
195 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia 0.937% 13,546
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 0.935% 433,618
197 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 0.928% 20,692
198 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 0.918% 20,499
199 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania 0.917% 23,514
200 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 0.912% 381,517
201 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia 0.906% 80,758
202 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 0.891% 282
203 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 0.863% 8,151
204 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 0.834% 42
205 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 0.811% 56,918
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 0.807% 57
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe 0.781% 1,681
208 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 0.758% 32,336
209 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 0.751% 3,117
210 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 0.727% 61,191
211 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 0.708% 16,030
212 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See 0.682% 6
213 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 0.605% 2,860
214 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 0.581% 258
215 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon 0.581% 26
216 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 0.539% 15,655
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 0.533% 1,582
218 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 0.496% 248,045
219 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 0.469% 40,399
220 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 0.386% 108,262
221 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 0.357% 136
222 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica 0.313% 157
223 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 0.299% 22
224 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.014% 1
225 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 0.005% 4
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria -0.039% -2,739
227 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway -0.044% -1,452
228 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru -0.06% -2
229 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat -0.062% -8
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands -0.289% -20
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany -0.321% -227,574
232 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus -0.504% -39,837
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man -0.52% -285
234 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea -0.56% -112,578
235 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau -1.939% -31
236 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar -3.584% -767
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea -5.249% -582,729

Regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1950

Rank Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Oceania 2.73% 343,299
2 Latin America and the Caribbean 2.612% 4,396,926
3 Africa 2.135% 4,857,894
4 Asia 1.899% 26,190,746
5 Northern America 1.648% 2,671,106
6 Europe 0.88% 4,834,879

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1950

Rank Sub-Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Australia/New Zealand 2.918% 294,375
2 Central Asia 2.899% 504,276
3 South America 2.675% 3,036,786
4 Central America 2.673% 1,006,245
5 Polynesia 2.562% 6,542
6 Northern Africa 2.397% 1,199,605
7 South-Eastern Asia 2.38% 3,921,260
8 Eastern Africa 2.296% 1,510,842
9 Western Asia 2.29% 1,176,457
10 Southern Asia 2.081% 9,891,074
11 Caribbean 2.062% 353,895
12 Southern Africa 2.054% 304,482
13 Western Africa 1.922% 1,350,068
14 Melanesia 1.899% 39,352
15 Micronesia 1.874% 3,030
16 Middle Africa 1.851% 492,897
17 Eastern Asia 1.596% 10,697,679
18 Eastern Europe 1.373% 3,024,499
19 Southern Europe 0.897% 974,225
20 Northern Europe 0.593% 459,394
21 Western Europe 0.263% 376,761

Income Groups with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1950

Rank Income Group Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 No income group available 4.372% 243,216
2 Lower-middle-income countries 2.123% 16,741,540
3 Middle-income countries 2.008% 33,916,001
4 Upper-middle-income countries 1.908% 17,174,461
5 Low-income countries 1.315% 1,544,298
6 High-income countries 1.104% 7,591,335

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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