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Population Growth Rate by Country in 1951

-1 year 1951 +1 year +5 year

In the year 1951, the world experienced a population growth rate of 1.747% and global population grew with total of 44,330,684 people.

The country with the highest annual population growth rate was 🇪🇭Western Sahara with a rate of 9.229%. Closely followed by 🇯🇴Jordan with a population growth rate of 7.213%, and 🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part) with 6.57% population growth.

The country with the lowest annual population growth rate was 🇦🇩Andorra with -7.755%. Followed by 🇰🇵Dem. People's Republic of Korea with a population growth rate of -4.823%, and 🇹🇰Tokelau with -1.024% population decline.

The geographic region with the highest population growth rate was Latin America and the Caribbean with a rate of 2.604%. Closely followed by Oceania with a population growth rate of 2.484%, and Africa with a 2.102% population growth.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Central Asia had the highest population growth rate of 2.787%. Closely followed by South America with a population growth rate of 2.689%, and Central America with a 2.654% 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 4.28%. While the lowest population growth rate was recorded by High-income countries with a rate of only 1.114%.

Similar Population Metrics for 1951

Countries with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1951

Rank Country Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 🇪🇭Western Sahara 9.229% 1,310
2 🇯🇴Jordan 7.213% 33,970
3 🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 6.57% 102
4 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 6.449% 5,128
5 🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam 5.682% 2,908
6 🇸🇬Singapore 5.274% 56,315
7 🇮🇱Israel 4.631% 62,597
8 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR 4.509% 93,299
9 🇼🇫Wallis and Futuna Islands 4.458% 393
10 🇻🇪Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4.3% 246,458
11 🇲🇫Saint Martin (French part) 3.984% 124
12 🇵🇭Philippines 3.778% 739,192
13 🇦🇮Anguilla 3.704% 193
14 🇹🇯Tajikistan 3.681% 58,457
15 🇷🇪Réunion 3.567% 9,219
16 🇷🇼Rwanda 3.563% 79,672
17 🇹🇼China, Taiwan Province of China 3.515% 276,356
18 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 3.492% 61,583
19 🇨🇷Costa Rica 3.396% 32,540
20 🇰🇿Kazakhstan 3.369% 236,539
21 🇳🇪Niger 3.243% 87,046
22 🇶🇦Qatar 3.196% 801
23 🇧🇿Belize 3.179% 2,261
24 🇿🇼Zimbabwe 3.157% 90,953
25 🇩🇯Djibouti 3.137% 2,017
26 🇿🇲Zambia 3.043% 72,829
27 🇧🇷Brazil 2.989% 1,644,253
28 🇸🇩Sudan 2.977% 189,786
29 🇧🇭Bahrain 2.973% 3,590
30 🇩🇴Dominican Republic 2.953% 72,351
31 🇲🇺Mauritius 2.948% 15,953
32 🇬🇭Ghana 2.943% 153,888
33 🇳🇷Nauru 2.934% 103
34 🇹🇷Türkiye 2.929% 633,877
35 🇰🇼Kuwait 2.9% 4,595
36 🇸🇷Suriname 2.892% 5,798
37 🇳🇮Nicaragua 2.815% 38,556
38 🇱🇧Lebanon 2.8% 38,847
39 🇸🇴Somalia 2.793% 63,573
40 🇵🇪Peru 2.787% 219,956
41 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.786% 1,765
42 🇺🇬Uganda 2.751% 162,603
43 🇨🇦Canada 2.747% 386,791
44 🇩🇿Algeria 2.714% 251,607
45 🇭🇳Honduras 2.712% 43,437
46 🇦🇺Australia 2.709% 228,020
47 🇫🇲Micronesia (Fed. States of) 2.709% 894
48 🇧🇹Bhutan 2.705% 4,722
49 🇬🇾Guyana 2.693% 11,553
50 🇬🇵Guadeloupe 2.689% 5,904
51 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire 2.671% 75,041
52 🇲🇽Mexico 2.657% 752,329
53 🇨🇴Colombia 2.644% 319,350
54 🇹🇴Tonga 2.642% 1,346
55 🇹🇭Thailand 2.63% 551,405
56 🇦🇼Aruba 2.627% 1,152
57 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago 2.606% 17,348
58 🇬🇹Guatemala 2.596% 82,466
59 🇲🇾Malaysia 2.593% 162,276
60 🇨🇼Curaçao 2.593% 2,707
61 🇪🇨Ecuador 2.574% 92,865
62 🇼🇸Samoa 2.574% 2,330
63 🇯🇲Jamaica 2.54% 36,763
64 🇬🇲Gambia 2.539% 7,985
65 🇲🇬Madagascar 2.518% 102,155
66 🇲🇦Morocco 2.512% 230,057
67 🇸🇳Senegal 2.511% 65,765
68 🇦🇲Armenia 2.51% 35,573
69 🇸🇿Eswatini 2.509% 6,991
70 🇵🇦Panama 2.472% 21,799
71 🇵🇫French Polynesia 2.466% 1,625
72 🇮🇷Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.46% 416,195
73 🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania 2.457% 191,962
74 🇦🇱Albania 2.372% 30,275
75 🇧🇼Botswana 2.357% 9,984
76 🇱🇦Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.355% 40,631
77 🇸🇻El Salvador 2.307% 51,577
78 🇺🇿Uzbekistan 2.293% 146,396
79 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.283% 1,103
80 🇰🇪Kenya 2.27% 133,761
81 🇰🇭Cambodia 2.265% 101,356
82 🇲🇶Martinique 2.232% 5,300
83 🇵🇾Paraguay 2.221% 34,162
84 🇮🇶Iraq 2.219% 128,098
85 🇹🇻Tuvalu 2.213% 109
86 🇪🇬Egypt 2.207% 476,821
87 🇮🇳India 2.207% 7,809,363
88 🇸🇧Solomon Islands 2.195% 2,435
89 🇫🇯Fiji 2.194% 6,935
90 🇨🇬Congo 2.191% 18,702
91 🇳🇿New Zealand 2.19% 42,735
92 🇮🇩Indonesia 2.188% 1,537,943
93 🇧🇮Burundi 2.185% 50,384
94 🇨🇰Cook Islands 2.112% 318
95 🇿🇦South Africa 2.1% 279,506
96 🇵🇰Pakistan 2.093% 765,770
97 🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic 2.085% 76,816
98 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda 2.072% 962
99 🇳🇵Nepal 2.054% 176,054
100 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan 2.049% 36,618
101 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.043% 256,238
102 🇰🇮Kiribati 2.04% 788
103 🇲🇷Mauritania 2.026% 13,593
104 🇹🇳Tunisia 2.022% 74,442
105 🇧🇩Bangladesh 2.021% 849,431
106 🇵🇼Palau 2.0% 153
107 🇹🇲Turkmenistan 1.993% 25,791
108 🇽🇰Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 1.991% 15,816
109 🇾🇹Mayotte 1.979% 414
110 🇦🇷Argentina 1.96% 340,152
111 🇨🇺Cuba 1.956% 118,163
112 🇨🇱Chile 1.956% 132,157
113 🇰🇲Comoros 1.953% 3,232
114 🇲🇪Montenegro 1.953% 8,007
115 🇱🇷Liberia 1.929% 18,065
116 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 1.908% 30,050
117 🇱🇸Lesotho 1.905% 11,244
118 🇳🇬Nigeria 1.896% 720,432
119 🇱🇰Sri Lanka 1.894% 150,722
120 🇲🇲Myanmar 1.874% 338,618
121 🇪🇹Ethiopia 1.834% 329,825
122 🇸🇰Slovakia 1.831% 64,536
123 🇲🇼Malawi 1.821% 54,687
124 🇻🇳Viet Nam 1.8% 460,845
125 🇦🇿Azerbaijan 1.794% 57,180
126 🇵🇱Poland 1.792% 451,932
127 🇲🇩Republic of Moldova 1.773% 45,606
128 🇹🇬Togo 1.768% 25,184
129 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea 1.761% 4,059
130 🇹🇩Chad 1.758% 45,183
131 🇨🇳China 1.755% 9,719,074
132 🇬🇱Greenland 1.737% 411
133 🇻🇮United States Virgin Islands 1.734% 481
134 🇲🇻Maldives 1.733% 1,312
135 🇲🇰North Macedonia 1.71% 21,732
136 🇧🇱Saint Barthélemy 1.655% 34
137 🇱🇮Liechtenstein 1.622% 227
138 🇬🇳Guinea 1.606% 49,166
139 🇨🇫Central African Republic 1.595% 23,301
140 🇲🇳Mongolia 1.584% 12,581
141 🇧🇸Bahamas 1.574% 1,331
142 🇧🇴Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.558% 48,886
143 🇧🇲Bermuda 1.556% 588
144 🇪🇷Eritrea 1.544% 12,773
145 🇧🇧Barbados 1.544% 3,295
146 🇮🇸Iceland 1.543% 2,244
147 🇻🇺Vanuatu 1.532% 802
148 🇨🇲Cameroon 1.53% 67,258
149 🇾🇪Yemen 1.523% 71,335
150 🇭🇹Haiti 1.52% 50,384
151 🇸🇸South Sudan 1.508% 38,138
152 🇯🇵Japan 1.502% 1,319,828
153 🇳🇨New Caledonia 1.492% 966
154 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.485% 40,535
155 🇨🇾Cyprus 1.478% 7,406
156 🇲🇹Malta 1.477% 4,438
157 🇲🇱Mali 1.47% 70,084
158 🇺🇸United States of America 1.461% 2,286,672
159 🇰🇾Cayman Islands 1.444% 103
160 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe 1.426% 881
161 🇷🇺Russian Federation 1.386% 1,452,809
162 🇲🇨Monaco 1.361% 277
163 🇦🇫Afghanistan 1.36% 107,146
164 🇷🇴Romania 1.359% 225,996
165 🇱🇾Libya 1.344% 15,396
166 🇺🇦Ukraine 1.317% 498,083
167 🇨🇭Switzerland 1.301% 61,780
168 🇬🇫French Guiana 1.291% 306
169 🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands 1.286% 93
170 🇴🇲Oman 1.281% 5,927
171 🇯🇪Jersey 1.272% 738
172 🇬🇪Georgia 1.268% 44,914
173 🇳🇱Netherlands 1.248% 128,138
174 🇪🇪Estonia 1.245% 13,892
175 🇸🇲San Marino 1.242% 163
176 🇨🇻Cabo Verde 1.223% 2,289
177 🇲🇿Mozambique 1.209% 72,289
178 🇸🇱Sierra Leone 1.183% 23,935
179 🇧🇫Burkina Faso 1.154% 49,144
180 🇳🇦Namibia 1.144% 5,954
181 🇸🇮Slovenia 1.131% 16,544
182 🇰🇷Republic of Korea 1.122% 222,872
183 🇭🇷Croatia 1.115% 43,632
184 🇬🇩Grenada 1.102% 859
185 🇱🇹Lithuania 1.095% 26,936
186 🇺🇾Uruguay 1.04% 23,456
187 🇫🇷France 1.035% 438,040
188 🇦🇴Angola 1.008% 46,405
189 🇬🇬Guernsey 0.96% 440
190 🇷🇸Serbia 0.959% 58,209
191 🇧🇾Belarus 0.955% 68,652
192 🇱🇨Saint Lucia 0.955% 897
193 🇳🇴Norway 0.945% 31,159
194 🇹🇱Timor-Leste 0.942% 3,939
195 🇵🇸State of Palestine 0.93% 8,860
196 🇬🇺Guam 0.904% 554
197 🇨🇿Czechia 0.891% 80,144
198 🇫🇮Finland 0.863% 34,918
199 🇭🇺Hungary 0.845% 79,657
200 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau 0.805% 4,428
201 🇬🇷Greece 0.803% 61,941
202 🇱🇻Latvia 0.8% 15,478
203 🇧🇶Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.797% 56
204 🇸🇨Seychelles 0.791% 306
205 🇵🇷Puerto Rico 0.779% 17,500
206 🇧🇯Benin 0.773% 17,530
207 🇸🇪Sweden 0.732% 51,801
208 🇲🇭Marshall Islands 0.725% 95
209 🇮🇪Ireland 0.703% 20,656
210 🇸🇭Saint Helena 0.701% 37
211 🇩🇰Denmark 0.697% 29,952
212 🇧🇬Bulgaria 0.678% 49,567
213 🇻🇦Holy See 0.677% 6
214 🇵🇲Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.662% 30
215 🇩🇲Dominica 0.63% 318
216 🇮🇹Italy 0.615% 287,362
217 🇬🇦Gabon 0.601% 2,858
218 🇦🇸American Samoa 0.592% 115
219 🇫🇴Faroe Islands 0.558% 178
220 🇱🇺Luxembourg 0.546% 1,628
221 🇪🇸Spain 0.541% 152,653
222 🇵🇹Portugal 0.538% 45,600
223 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR 0.44% 881
224 🇧🇪Belgium 0.416% 36,040
225 🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.272% 6
226 🇬🇧United Kingdom 0.142% 71,647
227 🇩🇪Germany 0.012% 8,041
228 🇻🇬British Virgin Islands -0.081% -6
229 🇳🇺Niue -0.088% -4
230 🇦🇹Austria -0.133% -9,213
231 🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands -0.396% -20
232 🇮🇲Isle of Man -0.563% -310
233 🇬🇮Gibraltar -0.596% -128
234 🇲🇸Montserrat -0.755% -97
235 🇹🇰Tokelau -1.024% -16
236 🇰🇵Dem. People's Republic of Korea -4.823% -510,319
237 🇦🇩Andorra -7.755% -451

Regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1951

Rank Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Latin America and the Caribbean 2.604% 4,483,395
2 Oceania 2.484% 320,839
3 Africa 2.102% 4,888,341
4 Americas 2.088% 7,157,887
5 Asia 1.95% 27,195,613
6 Northern America 1.567% 2,674,492
7 Europe 0.861% 4,768,004

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1951

Rank Sub-Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Central Asia 2.787% 503,801
2 South America 2.689% 3,119,358
3 Central America 2.654% 1,024,964
4 Australia/New Zealand 2.611% 270,755
5 Western Asia 2.502% 1,281,097
6 Northern Africa 2.418% 1,239,419
7 Polynesia 2.375% 6,216
8 South-Eastern Asia 2.371% 3,995,428
9 Eastern Africa 2.213% 1,486,745
10 Southern Asia 2.169% 10,280,715
11 Southern Africa 2.074% 313,679
12 Melanesia 1.944% 41,188
13 Caribbean 1.934% 339,072
14 Western Africa 1.927% 1,383,612
15 Middle Africa 1.71% 464,886
16 Eastern Asia 1.63% 11,134,572
17 Micronesia 1.63% 2,680
18 Eastern Europe 1.35% 3,016,982
19 Southern Europe 0.719% 786,335
20 Western Europe 0.465% 664,958
21 Northern Europe 0.385% 299,729

Income Groups with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1951

Rank Income Group Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 No income group available 4.28% 248,660
2 Lower-middle-income countries 2.159% 15,677,218
3 Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries 2.047% 17,188,674
4 Middle-income countries 2.025% 34,762,443
5 Low-and-middle-income countries 1.982% 36,273,899
6 Upper-middle-income countries 1.927% 19,085,225
7 High-and-upper-middle-income countries 1.59% 26,887,446
8 Low-income countries 1.328% 1,511,456
9 High-income countries 1.114% 7,802,221

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.

Data Published: 2024-07-11

Data Sources

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

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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