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Population Growth Rate by Country in 1954

-1 year 1954 +1 year +5 year

In the year 1954, the world experienced a population growth rate of 1.993% and global population grew with total of 53,525,382 people.

The country with the highest annual population growth rate was 🇦🇩Andorra with a rate of 9.79%. Closely followed by 🇪🇭Western Sahara with a population growth rate of 8.709%, and 🇯🇴Jordan with 6.992% population growth.

The country with the lowest annual population growth rate was 🇮🇲Isle of Man with -1.205%. Followed by 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR with a population growth rate of -1.07%, and 🇲🇸Montserrat with -0.589% population decline.

The geographic region with the highest population growth rate was Latin America and the Caribbean with a rate of 2.669%. Closely followed by Asia with a population growth rate of 2.299%, and Oceania with a 2.209% population growth.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Central America had the highest population growth rate of 2.824%. Closely followed by Central Asia with a population growth rate of 2.816%, and South America with a 2.729% 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 3.994%. While the lowest population growth rate was recorded by High-income countries with a rate of only 1.219%.

Similar Population Metrics for 1954

Countries with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1954

Rank Country Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 🇦🇩Andorra 9.79% 548
2 🇪🇭Western Sahara 8.709% 1,613
3 🇯🇴Jordan 6.992% 40,803
4 🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam 6.256% 3,828
5 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 5.807% 5,553
6 🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 5.398% 99
7 🇸🇬Singapore 5.308% 66,454
8 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR 4.512% 106,850
9 🇧🇶Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 4.247% 316
10 🇷🇪Réunion 4.014% 11,604
11 🇻🇪Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4.011% 260,411
12 🇮🇱Israel 3.995% 61,433
13 🇵🇭Philippines 3.979% 874,661
14 🇹🇼China, Taiwan Province of China 3.697% 324,077
15 🇨🇷Costa Rica 3.574% 38,031
16 🇲🇫Saint Martin (French part) 3.565% 124
17 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 3.563% 69,841
18 🇷🇼Rwanda 3.429% 85,112
19 🇧🇭Bahrain 3.27% 4,334
20 🇶🇦Qatar 3.241% 895
21 🇩🇴Dominican Republic 3.217% 86,488
22 🇰🇷Republic of Korea 3.215% 688,512
23 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.215% 2,228
24 🇩🇯Djibouti 3.191% 2,256
25 🇰🇿Kazakhstan 3.19% 246,981
26 🇬🇾Guyana 3.188% 14,949
27 🇬🇭Ghana 3.156% 180,828
28 🇧🇸Bahamas 3.14% 2,852
29 🇹🇯Tajikistan 3.099% 54,405
30 🇿🇼Zimbabwe 3.097% 97,976
31 🇿🇲Zambia 3.05% 79,974
32 🇵🇫French Polynesia 3.047% 2,180
33 🇹🇴Tonga 3.046% 1,691
34 🇧🇷Brazil 3.043% 1,832,750
35 🇰🇼Kuwait 3.038% 5,263
36 🇸🇩Sudan 2.987% 208,183
37 🇳🇪Niger 2.986% 88,001
38 🇸🇷Suriname 2.928% 6,401
39 🇳🇮Nicaragua 2.891% 43,140
40 🇹🇷Türkiye 2.863% 676,756
41 🇦🇲Armenia 2.86% 43,933
42 🇱🇧Lebanon 2.856% 43,127
43 🇲🇽Mexico 2.85% 876,472
44 🇺🇬Uganda 2.835% 182,244
45 🇫🇲Micronesia (Fed. States of) 2.834% 1,018
46 🇬🇱Greenland 2.82% 719
47 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire 2.809% 85,617
48 🇭🇳Honduras 2.799% 48,687
49 🇧🇿Belize 2.784% 2,162
50 🇵🇪Peru 2.78% 238,480
51 🇨🇴Colombia 2.778% 363,942
52 🇦🇱Albania 2.774% 38,306
53 🇨🇦Canada 2.77% 424,281
54 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago 2.744% 19,790
55 🇧🇹Bhutan 2.731% 5,174
56 🇰🇪Kenya 2.725% 172,986
57 🇹🇭Thailand 2.721% 617,937
58 🇲🇾Malaysia 2.706% 183,258
59 🇻🇳Viet Nam 2.692% 738,247
60 🇬🇹Guatemala 2.686% 92,373
61 🇨🇼Curaçao 2.684% 3,033
62 🇬🇵Guadeloupe 2.682% 6,393
63 🇸🇳Senegal 2.665% 75,459
64 🇵🇦Panama 2.664% 25,391
65 🇦🇼Aruba 2.64% 1,254
66 🇪🇨Ecuador 2.638% 102,916
67 🇲🇶Martinique 2.632% 6,714
68 🇫🇯Fiji 2.621% 8,905
69 🇲🇦Morocco 2.62% 259,238
70 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 2.619% 44,351
71 🇵🇼Palau 2.619% 215
72 🇸🇴Somalia 2.61% 64,405
73 🇬🇲Gambia 2.605% 8,853
74 🇺🇿Uzbekistan 2.574% 176,836
75 🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania 2.558% 215,521
76 🇲🇬Madagascar 2.542% 111,285
77 🇮🇶Iraq 2.534% 157,610
78 🇮🇷Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.518% 458,930
79 🇸🇧Solomon Islands 2.505% 2,983
80 🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic 2.504% 98,849
81 🇪🇬Egypt 2.497% 579,674
82 🇹🇲Turkmenistan 2.475% 34,212
83 🇮🇩Indonesia 2.459% 1,853,344
84 🇦🇮Anguilla 2.445% 138
85 🇸🇿Eswatini 2.41% 7,229
86 🇸🇻El Salvador 2.392% 57,350
87 🇵🇰Pakistan 2.386% 933,935
88 🇽🇰Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 2.378% 20,164
89 🇮🇳India 2.352% 8,906,116
90 🇲🇺Mauritius 2.338% 13,686
91 🇩🇿Algeria 2.314% 231,674
92 🇱🇦Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.303% 42,608
93 🇳🇷Nauru 2.302% 87
94 🇾🇹Mayotte 2.292% 511
95 🇨🇬Congo 2.292% 20,926
96 🇮🇸Iceland 2.286% 3,526
97 🇿🇦South Africa 2.257% 320,544
98 🇨🇳China 2.252% 13,289,347
99 🇵🇾Paraguay 2.251% 37,032
100 🇦🇿Azerbaijan 2.231% 75,522
101 🇱🇾Libya 2.229% 26,935
102 🇧🇩Bangladesh 2.224% 995,031
103 🇱🇸Lesotho 2.214% 13,898
104 🇼🇸Samoa 2.195% 2,126
105 🇰🇭Cambodia 2.194% 104,967
106 🇧🇼Botswana 2.19% 9,941
107 🇲🇷Mauritania 2.189% 15,643
108 🇳🇿New Zealand 2.154% 45,122
109 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan 2.148% 40,864
110 🇰🇮Kiribati 2.144% 882
111 🇦🇺Australia 2.134% 192,020
112 🇹🇳Tunisia 2.132% 83,552
113 🇱🇷Liberia 2.117% 21,058
114 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.117% 61,194
115 🇻🇺Vanuatu 2.111% 1,170
116 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.108% 281,294
117 🇨🇱Chile 2.082% 149,492
118 🇬🇩Grenada 2.074% 1,696
119 🇱🇰Sri Lanka 2.062% 174,147
120 🇧🇮Burundi 2.028% 49,767
121 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda 2.021% 998
122 🇲🇲Myanmar 2.017% 386,292
123 🇨🇺Cuba 2.009% 128,836
124 🇲🇼Malawi 1.986% 63,172
125 🇰🇲Comoros 1.977% 3,483
126 🇪🇹Ethiopia 1.963% 373,706
127 🇲🇩Republic of Moldova 1.951% 53,089
128 🇲🇻Maldives 1.934% 1,547
129 🇳🇵Nepal 1.876% 170,455
130 🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands 1.87% 94
131 🇳🇬Nigeria 1.866% 749,587
132 🇹🇩Chad 1.85% 50,181
133 🇦🇷Argentina 1.848% 339,643
134 🇸🇰Slovakia 1.821% 67,899
135 🇪🇷Eritrea 1.812% 15,767
136 🇻🇮United States Virgin Islands 1.811% 528
137 🇰🇾Cayman Islands 1.8% 136
138 🇹🇬Togo 1.794% 26,953
139 🇧🇴Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.774% 58,496
140 🇵🇱Poland 1.759% 467,648
141 🇸🇸South Sudan 1.758% 46,709
142 🇬🇫French Guiana 1.755% 434
143 🇨🇲Cameroon 1.752% 80,887
144 🇾🇪Yemen 1.751% 86,155
145 🇳🇨New Caledonia 1.734% 1,178
146 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea 1.733% 4,210
147 🇨🇰Cook Islands 1.731% 275
148 🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands 1.73% 131
149 🇲🇳Mongolia 1.686% 14,061
150 🇱🇮Liechtenstein 1.652% 243
151 🇨🇫Central African Republic 1.644% 25,215
152 🇬🇳Guinea 1.638% 52,643
153 🇨🇾Cyprus 1.63% 8,557
154 🇭🇹Haiti 1.626% 56,522
155 🇺🇸United States of America 1.544% 2,526,925
156 🇷🇺Russian Federation 1.538% 1,683,165
157 🇩🇲Dominica 1.507% 785
158 🇵🇲Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.489% 70
159 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.463% 751
160 🇲🇪Montenegro 1.444% 6,272
161 🇹🇻Tuvalu 1.442% 76
162 🇧🇾Belarus 1.425% 106,144
163 🇴🇲Oman 1.414% 6,815
164 🇯🇲Jamaica 1.41% 21,621
165 🇲🇹Malta 1.401% 4,397
166 🇦🇫Afghanistan 1.394% 114,417
167 🇲🇱Mali 1.379% 68,586
168 🇸🇲San Marino 1.359% 185
169 🇺🇦Ukraine 1.345% 528,981
170 🇬🇪Georgia 1.339% 49,302
171 🇦🇴Angola 1.326% 63,220
172 🇰🇵Dem. People's Republic of Korea 1.305% 133,703
173 🇧🇲Bermuda 1.304% 513
174 🇷🇸Serbia 1.291% 80,918
175 🇨🇭Switzerland 1.283% 63,385
176 🇳🇦Namibia 1.28% 6,912
177 🇺🇾Uruguay 1.27% 29,682
178 🇭🇺Hungary 1.246% 120,951
179 🇲🇰North Macedonia 1.227% 16,447
180 🇲🇿Mozambique 1.225% 75,921
181 🇧🇫Burkina Faso 1.223% 53,976
182 🇳🇱Netherlands 1.218% 129,316
183 🇷🇴Romania 1.213% 209,527
184 🇵🇸State of Palestine 1.207% 11,875
185 🇸🇱Sierra Leone 1.203% 25,201
186 🇬🇺Guam 1.203% 761
187 🇹🇱Timor-Leste 1.179% 5,090
188 🇱🇹Lithuania 1.178% 29,980
189 🇸🇮Slovenia 1.164% 17,634
190 🇫🇮Finland 1.16% 48,586
191 🇯🇵Japan 1.137% 1,039,454
192 🇪🇪Estonia 1.062% 12,262
193 🇯🇪Jersey 1.052% 631
194 🇫🇷France 1.049% 458,006
195 🇧🇯Benin 1.018% 23,712
196 🇨🇻Cabo Verde 1.011% 1,957
197 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe 0.991% 634
198 🇸🇨Seychelles 0.99% 393
199 🇳🇴Norway 0.97% 32,940
200 🇧🇧Barbados 0.953% 2,112
201 🇱🇻Latvia 0.914% 18,107
202 🇻🇬British Virgin Islands 0.913% 68
203 🇬🇷Greece 0.899% 71,140
204 🇹🇰Tokelau 0.883% 14
205 🇭🇷Croatia 0.85% 34,424
206 🇩🇰Denmark 0.791% 34,851
207 🇪🇸Spain 0.785% 226,661
208 🇧🇬Bulgaria 0.779% 58,219
209 🇻🇦Holy See 0.774% 7
210 🇧🇱Saint Barthélemy 0.756% 16
211 🇬🇦Gabon 0.725% 3,515
212 🇨🇿Czechia 0.718% 66,184
213 🇳🇺Niue 0.675% 31
214 🇲🇭Marshall Islands 0.65% 87
215 🇮🇹Italy 0.632% 302,488
216 🇱🇺Luxembourg 0.621% 1,886
217 🇸🇪Sweden 0.587% 42,337
218 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau 0.571% 3,201
219 🇵🇷Puerto Rico 0.557% 12,756
220 🇧🇪Belgium 0.55% 48,336
221 🇦🇸American Samoa 0.511% 101
222 🇬🇮Gibraltar 0.502% 109
223 🇵🇹Portugal 0.495% 42,634
224 🇬🇧United Kingdom 0.447% 228,013
225 🇩🇪Germany 0.292% 204,441
226 🇬🇬Guernsey 0.212% 98
227 🇦🇹Austria 0.126% 8,711
228 🇫🇴Faroe Islands 0.125% 40
229 🇸🇭Saint Helena -0.038% -2
230 🇱🇨Saint Lucia -0.279% -263
231 🇲🇨Monaco -0.31% -64
232 🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) -0.412% -9
233 🇮🇪Ireland -0.498% -14,509
234 🇼🇫Wallis and Futuna Islands -0.545% -53
235 🇲🇸Montserrat -0.589% -74
236 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR -1.07% -2,117
237 🇮🇲Isle of Man -1.205% -644

Regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1954

Rank Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Latin America and the Caribbean 2.669% 4,974,237
2 Asia 2.299% 34,230,247
3 Oceania 2.209% 305,351
4 Africa 2.188% 5,427,226
5 Americas 2.17% 7,926,745
6 Northern America 1.649% 2,952,508
7 Europe 0.989% 5,635,813

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1954

Rank Sub-Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Central America 2.824% 1,183,606
2 Central Asia 2.816% 553,298
3 South America 2.729% 3,434,619
4 South-Eastern Asia 2.683% 4,876,686
5 Western Asia 2.614% 1,446,623
6 Melanesia 2.575% 58,587
7 Northern Africa 2.518% 1,390,869
8 Southern Asia 2.32% 11,759,752
9 Eastern Africa 2.318% 1,666,478
10 Polynesia 2.294% 6,441
11 Southern Africa 2.223% 358,524
12 Eastern Asia 2.15% 15,593,888
13 Australia/New Zealand 2.138% 237,142
14 Western Africa 1.947% 1,481,273
15 Caribbean 1.917% 356,012
16 Middle Africa 1.848% 530,082
17 Micronesia 1.836% 3,181
18 Eastern Europe 1.443% 3,361,807
19 Southern Europe 0.822% 923,528
20 Western Europe 0.629% 914,260
21 Northern Europe 0.551% 436,218

Income Groups with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1954

Rank Income Group Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 No income group available 3.994% 262,667
2 Lower-middle-income countries 2.325% 18,052,679
3 Middle-income countries 2.294% 42,043,882
4 Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries 2.278% 20,414,593
5 Low-and-middle-income countries 2.274% 44,405,796
6 Upper-middle-income countries 2.27% 23,991,203
7 Low-income countries 1.971% 2,361,914
8 High-and-upper-middle-income countries 1.842% 32,841,729
9 High-income countries 1.219% 8,850,526

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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