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Population Growth Rate by Country in 1956

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In the year 1956, the world experienced a population growth rate of 1.964% and global population grew with total of 55,020,104 people.

The country with the highest annual population growth rate was 🇰🇼Kuwait with a rate of 10.382%. Closely followed by 🇪🇭Western Sahara with a population growth rate of 9.435%, and 🇦🇩Andorra with 9.104% population growth.

The country with the lowest annual population growth rate was 🇲🇸Montserrat with -1.871%. Followed by 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR with a population growth rate of -1.712%, and 🇮🇲Isle of Man with -1.268% population decline.

The geographic region with the highest population growth rate was Latin America and the Caribbean with a rate of 2.686%. Closely followed by Oceania with a population growth rate of 2.368%, and Africa with a 2.259% population growth.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Central Asia had the highest population growth rate of 3.101%. Closely followed by Central America with a population growth rate of 2.786%, and South-Eastern Asia with a 2.782% 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 3.839%. While the lowest population growth rate was recorded by High-income countries with a rate of only 1.229%.

Similar Population Metrics for 1956

Countries with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1956

Rank Country Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 🇰🇼Kuwait 10.382% 21,163
2 🇪🇭Western Sahara 9.435% 2,143
3 🇦🇩Andorra 9.104% 610
4 🇯🇴Jordan 6.61% 43,944
5 🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam 5.965% 4,067
6 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 5.398% 5,805
7 🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 5.225% 109
8 🇸🇬Singapore 5.034% 67,067
9 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR 4.576% 119,251
10 🇵🇭Philippines 4.469% 1,075,857
11 🇧🇸Bahamas 3.956% 3,797
12 🇬🇫French Guiana 3.935% 1,041
13 🇬🇱Greenland 3.922% 1,067
14 🇷🇪Réunion 3.912% 12,263
15 🇻🇪Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3.858% 270,771
16 🇮🇱Israel 3.83% 62,258
17 🇳🇷Nauru 3.81% 151
18 🇶🇦Qatar 3.693% 1,097
19 🇨🇷Costa Rica 3.561% 41,470
20 🇹🇼China, Taiwan Province of China 3.553% 339,865
21 🇦🇼Aruba 3.412% 1,641
22 🇬🇾Guyana 3.401% 16,997
23 🇰🇿Kazakhstan 3.367% 273,486
24 🇩🇴Dominican Republic 3.34% 96,363
25 🇦🇲Armenia 3.332% 55,221
26 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.286% 2,437
27 🇹🇴Tonga 3.283% 1,968
28 🇩🇯Djibouti 3.23% 2,434
29 🇧🇭Bahrain 3.23% 4,495
30 🇸🇷Suriname 3.23% 7,574
31 🇬🇭Ghana 3.205% 194,741
32 🇷🇼Rwanda 3.201% 83,877
33 🇹🇯Tajikistan 3.201% 59,662
34 🇦🇱Albania 3.19% 47,872
35 🇲🇫Saint Martin (French part) 3.179% 116
36 🇵🇼Palau 3.171% 270
37 🇰🇪Kenya 3.165% 214,040
38 🇵🇫French Polynesia 3.155% 2,424
39 🇰🇷Republic of Korea 3.12% 710,191
40 🇿🇼Zimbabwe 3.074% 103,434
41 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire 3.07% 99,785
42 🇹🇷Türkiye 3.069% 751,131
43 🇫🇯Fiji 3.064% 10,850
44 🇧🇷Brazil 3.063% 1,980,059
45 🇹🇲Turkmenistan 3.035% 42,617
46 🇸🇩Sudan 3.012% 223,317
47 🇿🇲Zambia 3.001% 82,766
48 🇺🇿Uzbekistan 3.0% 220,647
49 🇳🇮Nicaragua 2.994% 47,484
50 🇫🇲Micronesia (Fed. States of) 2.994% 1,136
51 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 2.981% 110,000
52 🇲🇩Republic of Moldova 2.959% 82,718
53 🇳🇪Niger 2.955% 91,884
54 🇨🇴Colombia 2.926% 406,964
55 🇨🇦Canada 2.909% 470,285
56 🇭🇳Honduras 2.904% 53,708
57 🇱🇧Lebanon 2.903% 46,500
58 🇦🇿Azerbaijan 2.847% 103,896
59 🇺🇬Uganda 2.825% 191,815
60 🇵🇪Peru 2.817% 255,649
61 🇲🇾Malaysia 2.811% 196,145
62 🇲🇦Morocco 2.801% 294,964
63 🇬🇹Guatemala 2.79% 102,107
64 🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania 2.776% 249,020
65 🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic 2.774% 113,693
66 🇱🇾Libya 2.772% 34,900
67 🇨🇼Curaçao 2.77% 3,264
68 🇲🇽Mexico 2.767% 894,548
69 🇸🇳Senegal 2.766% 80,946
70 🇲🇳Mongolia 2.752% 23,782
71 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago 2.734% 20,878
72 🇪🇨Ecuador 2.731% 112,867
73 🇻🇳Viet Nam 2.723% 790,713
74 🇵🇦Panama 2.712% 27,303
75 🇹🇭Thailand 2.708% 644,596
76 🇧🇿Belize 2.708% 2,226
77 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 2.707% 48,236
78 🇬🇲Gambia 2.645% 9,487
79 🇬🇵Guadeloupe 2.604% 6,482
80 🇸🇴Somalia 2.547% 66,092
81 🇳🇨New Caledonia 2.528% 1,810
82 🇪🇬Egypt 2.527% 617,841
83 🇲🇬Madagascar 2.514% 115,139
84 🇾🇹Mayotte 2.5% 588
85 🇸🇧Solomon Islands 2.496% 3,002
86 🇮🇩Indonesia 2.483% 1,977,518
87 🇸🇻El Salvador 2.469% 61,943
88 🇧🇩Bangladesh 2.465% 1,119,081
89 🇲🇺Mauritius 2.463% 15,064
90 🇼🇸Samoa 2.463% 2,470
91 🇲🇷Mauritania 2.45% 18,539
92 🇬🇩Grenada 2.441% 2,065
93 🇿🇦South Africa 2.43% 363,243
94 🇽🇰Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 2.43% 21,856
95 🇰🇭Cambodia 2.425% 122,491
96 🇮🇷Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.42% 467,869
97 🇨🇬Congo 2.389% 22,833
98 🇱🇸Lesotho 2.361% 15,498
99 🇸🇿Eswatini 2.36% 7,419
100 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan 2.34% 46,573
101 🇧🇹Bhutan 2.333% 4,680
102 🇦🇺Australia 2.331% 219,784
103 🇸🇲San Marino 2.325% 331
104 🇮🇶Iraq 2.322% 152,142
105 🇻🇺Vanuatu 2.315% 1,344
106 🇱🇦Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.305% 44,658
107 🇵🇾Paraguay 2.304% 39,737
108 🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands 2.27% 119
109 🇩🇲Dominica 2.263% 1,198
110 🇱🇷Liberia 2.262% 23,448
111 🇮🇳India 2.255% 9,191,188
112 🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands 2.24% 175
113 🇰🇮Kiribati 2.208% 948
114 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.203% 307,054
115 🇩🇿Algeria 2.2% 230,362
116 🇨🇱Chile 2.16% 161,569
117 🇲🇻Maldives 2.155% 1,801
118 🇪🇹Ethiopia 2.141% 430,929
119 🇳🇿New Zealand 2.132% 46,616
120 🇵🇰Pakistan 2.13% 891,947
121 🇲🇼Malawi 2.129% 70,441
122 🇲🇲Myanmar 2.113% 421,165
123 🇱🇰Sri Lanka 2.074% 185,243
124 🇨🇺Cuba 2.047% 137,057
125 🇧🇼Botswana 2.04% 9,617
126 🇨🇳China 2.014% 12,413,803
127 🇲🇶Martinique 2.013% 5,383
128 🇮🇸Iceland 2.001% 3,223
129 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.99% 60,072
130 🇪🇷Eritrea 1.96% 17,881
131 🇧🇮Burundi 1.939% 49,332
132 🇲🇨Monaco 1.929% 399
133 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda 1.924% 986
134 🇰🇵Dem. People's Republic of Korea 1.917% 202,268
135 🇭🇹Haiti 1.915% 69,219
136 🇧🇴Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.907% 65,259
137 🇳🇬Nigeria 1.89% 786,554
138 🇹🇩Chad 1.866% 52,393
139 🇱🇮Liechtenstein 1.848% 281
140 🇸🇰Slovakia 1.844% 71,319
141 🇳🇵Nepal 1.843% 174,289
142 🇨🇲Cameroon 1.811% 86,113
143 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.798% 958
144 🇺🇸United States of America 1.772% 2,907,283
145 🇦🇷Argentina 1.756% 334,237
146 🇵🇱Poland 1.751% 482,842
147 🇻🇮United States Virgin Islands 1.738% 518
148 🇬🇺Guam 1.733% 1,163
149 🇸🇸South Sudan 1.731% 47,489
150 🇨🇾Cyprus 1.72% 9,345
151 🇨🇰Cook Islands 1.688% 277
152 🇹🇬Togo 1.676% 25,886
153 🇷🇺Russian Federation 1.652% 1,863,652
154 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea 1.65% 4,124
155 🇬🇳Guinea 1.646% 54,105
156 🇦🇴Angola 1.642% 82,475
157 🇾🇪Yemen 1.638% 84,754
158 🇴🇲Oman 1.637% 8,194
159 🇰🇲Comoros 1.619% 2,929
160 🇨🇫Central African Republic 1.594% 25,040
161 🇦🇫Afghanistan 1.476% 119,396
162 🇬🇪Georgia 1.473% 55,862
163 🇹🇳Tunisia 1.444% 58,423
164 🇸🇱Sierra Leone 1.438% 31,149
165 🇸🇨Seychelles 1.421% 573
166 🇺🇦Ukraine 1.409% 569,108
167 🇲🇪Montenegro 1.403% 6,281
168 🇧🇲Bermuda 1.385% 549
169 🇲🇹Malta 1.381% 4,541
170 🇵🇸State of Palestine 1.372% 13,868
171 🇲🇿Mozambique 1.36% 87,123
172 🇳🇦Namibia 1.348% 7,478
173 🇹🇰Tokelau 1.337% 22
174 🇺🇾Uruguay 1.332% 31,943
175 🇧🇫Burkina Faso 1.305% 59,140
176 🇹🇱Timor-Leste 1.303% 5,772
177 🇲🇱Mali 1.285% 65,289
178 🇷🇴Romania 1.278% 225,759
179 🇳🇱Netherlands 1.262% 137,600
180 🇨🇭Switzerland 1.257% 63,677
181 🇲🇰North Macedonia 1.199% 16,730
182 🇱🇹Lithuania 1.155% 31,529
183 🇨🇻Cabo Verde 1.114% 2,199
184 🇧🇯Benin 1.113% 26,545
185 🇫🇴Faroe Islands 1.107% 358
186 🇫🇮Finland 1.082% 46,323
187 🇱🇻Latvia 1.069% 21,955
188 🇸🇮Slovenia 1.058% 16,277
189 🇯🇲Jamaica 1.035% 16,251
190 🇬🇷Greece 1.013% 83,430
191 🇧🇬Bulgaria 1.001% 76,041
192 🇯🇵Japan 0.965% 878,336
193 🇪🇪Estonia 0.936% 11,047
194 🇲🇭Marshall Islands 0.915% 130
195 🇰🇾Cayman Islands 0.89% 73
196 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe 0.874% 576
197 🇳🇴Norway 0.859% 29,720
198 🇹🇻Tuvalu 0.858% 45
199 🇬🇦Gabon 0.853% 4,212
200 🇭🇷Croatia 0.852% 34,799
201 🇯🇪Jersey 0.846% 510
202 🇧🇾Belarus 0.83% 66,702
203 🇫🇷France 0.823% 361,624
204 🇷🇸Serbia 0.797% 51,004
205 🇪🇸Spain 0.79% 231,828
206 🇬🇬Guernsey 0.738% 333
207 🇩🇰Denmark 0.737% 32,867
208 🇨🇿Czechia 0.714% 66,859
209 🇳🇺Niue 0.68% 32
210 🇸🇪Sweden 0.65% 47,529
211 🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.547% 12
212 🇱🇨Saint Lucia 0.541% 481
213 🇧🇪Belgium 0.54% 47,968
214 🇮🇹Italy 0.518% 250,873
215 🇱🇺Luxembourg 0.512% 1,573
216 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau 0.507% 2,871
217 🇬🇧United Kingdom 0.477% 245,247
218 🇦🇸American Samoa 0.442% 88
219 🇵🇷Puerto Rico 0.439% 10,196
220 🇵🇹Portugal 0.399% 34,726
221 🇩🇪Germany 0.385% 275,122
222 🇬🇮Gibraltar 0.379% 82
223 🇻🇬British Virgin Islands 0.371% 28
224 🇧🇧Barbados 0.364% 832
225 🇵🇲Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.358% 17
226 🇻🇦Holy See 0.328% 3
227 🇦🇮Anguilla 0.19% 11
228 🇦🇹Austria 0.091% 6,305
229 🇧🇶Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba -0.04% -3
230 🇸🇭Saint Helena -0.075% -4
231 🇧🇱Saint Barthélemy -0.47% -10
232 🇮🇪Ireland -0.546% -15,655
233 🇭🇺Hungary -0.555% -54,696
234 🇼🇫Wallis and Futuna Islands -1.263% -120
235 🇮🇲Isle of Man -1.268% -655
236 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR -1.712% -3,299
237 🇲🇸Montserrat -1.871% -247

Regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1956

Rank Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Latin America and the Caribbean 2.686% 5,295,671
2 Oceania 2.368% 342,821
3 Africa 2.259% 5,865,818
4 Asia 2.2% 34,476,093
5 Northern America 1.874% 3,379,201
6 Europe 0.973% 5,660,500

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1956

Rank Sub-Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Central Asia 3.101% 642,985
2 Central America 2.786% 1,230,789
3 South-Eastern Asia 2.782% 5,350,049
4 Western Asia 2.761% 1,643,368
5 South America 2.758% 3,684,679
6 Melanesia 2.734% 65,242
7 Northern Africa 2.512% 1,461,950
8 Polynesia 2.447% 7,206
9 Eastern Africa 2.434% 1,843,229
10 Southern Africa 2.38% 403,255
11 Australia/New Zealand 2.293% 266,400
12 Southern Asia 2.247% 12,155,494
13 Micronesia 2.177% 3,973
14 Western Africa 1.993% 1,572,564
15 Caribbean 1.965% 380,203
16 Middle Africa 1.959% 584,820
17 Eastern Asia 1.948% 14,684,197
18 Eastern Europe 1.438% 3,450,304
19 Southern Europe 0.753% 861,316
20 Western Europe 0.606% 894,549
21 Northern Europe 0.567% 454,331

Income Groups with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1956

Rank Income Group Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 No income group available 3.839% 272,897
2 Lower-middle-income countries 2.331% 21,005,030
3 Middle-income countries 2.231% 42,934,879
4 Upper-middle-income countries 2.143% 21,929,849
5 Low-income countries 2.092% 2,734,058
6 High-income countries 1.229% 9,078,270

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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