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Population Growth Rate by Country in 1960

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In the year 1960, the world experienced a population growth rate of 1.566% and global population grew with total of 47,288,444 people.

The country with the highest annual population growth rate was 🇰🇼Kuwait with a rate of 10.553%. Closely followed by 🇪🇭Western Sahara with a population growth rate of 9.233%, and 🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part) with 8.092% population growth.

The country with the lowest annual population growth rate was 🇼🇫Wallis and Futuna Islands with -2.711%. Followed by 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR with a population growth rate of -2.228%, and 🇮🇲Isle of Man with -1.611% population decline.

The geographic region with the highest population growth rate was Latin America and the Caribbean with a rate of 2.768%. Closely followed by Africa with a population growth rate of 2.381%, and Oceania with a 2.267% population growth.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Central Asia had the highest population growth rate of 3.47%. Closely followed by Central America with a population growth rate of 3.072%, and South-Eastern Asia with a 2.77% 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 3.592%. While the lowest population growth rate was recorded by Upper-middle-income countries with a rate of only 0.931%.

Similar Population Metrics for 1960

Countries with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1960

Rank Country Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 🇰🇼Kuwait 10.553% 32,200
2 🇪🇭Western Sahara 9.233% 3,047
3 🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 8.092% 214
4 🇦🇩Andorra 8.064% 761
5 🇶🇦Qatar 7.878% 2,865
6 🇻🇮United States Virgin Islands 5.64% 1,853
7 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 5.525% 7,370
8 🇯🇴Jordan 5.281% 44,770
9 🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam 4.957% 4,230
10 🇧🇸Bahamas 4.792% 5,486
11 🇬🇱Greenland 4.315% 1,386
12 🇬🇫French Guiana 4.222% 1,314
13 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR 4.171% 129,882
14 🇮🇱Israel 4.161% 79,144
15 🇧🇭Bahrain 3.857% 6,197
16 🇷🇪Réunion 3.821% 13,984
17 🇰🇪Kenya 3.681% 285,295
18 🇩🇯Djibouti 3.668% 3,152
19 🇳🇷Nauru 3.667% 168
20 🇨🇷Costa Rica 3.653% 49,178
21 🇸🇬Singapore 3.641% 58,281
22 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire 3.62% 134,234
23 🇺🇿Uzbekistan 3.597% 301,085
24 🇻🇪Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3.596% 293,252
25 🇫🇲Micronesia (Fed. States of) 3.595% 1,545
26 🇦🇲Armenia 3.506% 66,744
27 🇸🇷Suriname 3.488% 9,360
28 🇹🇯Tajikistan 3.485% 74,299
29 🇱🇾Libya 3.472% 49,544
30 🇹🇲Turkmenistan 3.462% 55,463
31 🇹🇼China, Taiwan Province of China 3.453% 379,207
32 🇲🇳Mongolia 3.432% 33,560
33 🇰🇿Kazakhstan 3.425% 319,194
34 🇳🇨New Caledonia 3.351% 2,722
35 🇦🇱Albania 3.335% 57,064
36 🇩🇴Dominican Republic 3.31% 109,148
37 🇦🇿Azerbaijan 3.284% 135,651
38 🇬🇭Ghana 3.255% 224,938
39 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 3.217% 133,989
40 🇲🇭Marshall Islands 3.181% 489
41 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan 3.173% 70,325
42 🇫🇯Fiji 3.146% 12,640
43 🇿🇲Zambia 3.143% 98,027
44 🇼🇸Samoa 3.119% 3,535
45 🇲🇽Mexico 3.108% 1,127,084
46 🇨🇴Colombia 3.102% 486,573
47 🇿🇼Zimbabwe 3.092% 117,676
48 🇱🇸Lesotho 3.074% 22,678
49 🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic 3.07% 141,557
50 🇵🇭Philippines 3.068% 873,801
51 🇧🇷Brazil 3.054% 2,231,718
52 🇰🇷Republic of Korea 3.017% 778,982
53 🇲🇾Malaysia 3.017% 236,311
54 🇳🇮Nicaragua 3.013% 53,924
55 🇹🇰Tokelau 3.009% 54
56 🇻🇳Viet Nam 2.987% 977,244
57 🇳🇪Niger 2.954% 103,298
58 🇸🇩Sudan 2.951% 245,731
59 🇵🇪Peru 2.947% 299,721
60 🇬🇾Guyana 2.938% 16,805
61 🇹🇭Thailand 2.931% 779,448
62 🇵🇦Panama 2.931% 33,028
63 🇬🇹Guatemala 2.92% 119,678
64 🇭🇳Honduras 2.92% 60,699
65 🇱🇧Lebanon 2.901% 52,166
66 🇹🇴Tonga 2.894% 1,951
67 🇲🇫Saint Martin (French part) 2.878% 119
68 🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands 2.873% 250
69 🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania 2.859% 287,099
70 🇧🇩Bangladesh 2.851% 1,436,494
71 🇺🇬Uganda 2.841% 216,414
72 🇸🇳Senegal 2.827% 92,536
73 🇪🇨Ecuador 2.823% 130,383
74 🇻🇺Vanuatu 2.814% 1,818
75 🇷🇼Rwanda 2.809% 83,313
76 🇸🇻El Salvador 2.775% 77,123
77 🇬🇲Gambia 2.746% 10,973
78 🇦🇼Aruba 2.74% 1,496
79 🇾🇹Mayotte 2.725% 713
80 🇬🇵Guadeloupe 2.72% 7,534
81 🇮🇷Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.711% 579,741
82 🇮🇩Indonesia 2.701% 2,387,338
83 🇲🇷Mauritania 2.695% 22,594
84 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 2.682% 53,256
85 🇲🇦Morocco 2.661% 313,157
86 🇿🇦South Africa 2.658% 439,130
87 🇲🇩Republic of Moldova 2.64% 82,718
88 🇹🇷Türkiye 2.63% 723,564
89 🇪🇬Egypt 2.594% 701,151
90 🇲🇬Madagascar 2.583% 131,017
91 🇧🇿Belize 2.582% 2,360
92 🇸🇴Somalia 2.574% 73,884
93 🇨🇬Congo 2.574% 27,175
94 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.554% 390,097
95 🇧🇹Bhutan 2.544% 5,629
96 🇵🇰Pakistan 2.485% 1,141,760
97 🇲🇻Maldives 2.471% 2,265
98 🇸🇧Solomon Islands 2.457% 3,278
99 🇲🇺Mauritius 2.45% 16,578
100 🇰🇮Kiribati 2.436% 1,147
101 🇪🇹Ethiopia 2.42% 525,989
102 🇱🇰Sri Lanka 2.42% 236,755
103 🇱🇷Liberia 2.411% 27,410
104 🇵🇾Paraguay 2.401% 45,492
105 🇵🇫French Polynesia 2.4% 2,036
106 🇽🇰Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 2.395% 23,714
107 🇲🇼Malawi 2.356% 85,298
108 🇰🇵Dem. People's Republic of Korea 2.329% 271,466
109 🇮🇳India 2.299% 10,253,581
110 🇪🇷Eritrea 2.29% 22,755
111 🇸🇿Eswatini 2.271% 7,836
112 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago 2.268% 19,207
113 🇮🇶Iraq 2.267% 160,576
114 🇱🇦Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.257% 47,905
115 🇦🇸American Samoa 2.255% 453
116 🇨🇰Cook Islands 2.252% 397
117 🇰🇭Cambodia 2.215% 122,758
118 🇧🇼Botswana 2.2% 11,281
119 🇦🇺Australia 2.195% 225,783
120 🇲🇲Myanmar 2.192% 476,058
121 🇸🇲San Marino 2.128% 331
122 🇨🇦Canada 2.104% 376,818
123 🇨🇱Chile 2.099% 170,877
124 🇨🇺Cuba 2.059% 149,645
125 🇧🇴Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.055% 76,198
126 🇬🇺Guam 2.033% 1,471
127 🇱🇮Liechtenstein 2.028% 334
128 🇩🇲Dominica 2.018% 1,198
129 🇩🇿Algeria 2.016% 229,672
130 🇳🇬Nigeria 2.014% 905,031
131 🇨🇾Cyprus 2.006% 11,747
132 🇲🇶Martinique 2.001% 5,805
133 🇸🇨Seychelles 1.976% 853
134 🇧🇮Burundi 1.958% 53,789
135 🇮🇸Iceland 1.957% 3,435
136 🇳🇿New Zealand 1.957% 46,604
137 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.928% 62,899
138 🇹🇩Chad 1.919% 58,127
139 🇳🇵Nepal 1.892% 192,344
140 🇰🇲Comoros 1.888% 3,679
141 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda 1.885% 1,043
142 🇭🇹Haiti 1.883% 73,439
143 🇦🇫Afghanistan 1.872% 161,436
144 🇵🇼Palau 1.842% 174
145 🇾🇪Yemen 1.831% 101,499
146 🇬🇪Georgia 1.816% 73,560
147 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.816% 1,528
148 🇳🇦Namibia 1.811% 10,690
149 🇨🇫Central African Republic 1.782% 29,925
150 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea 1.777% 4,750
151 🇨🇻Cabo Verde 1.771% 3,717
152 🇴🇲Oman 1.768% 9,486
153 🇲🇿Mozambique 1.762% 119,610
154 🇬🇳Guinea 1.73% 60,855
155 🇬🇩Grenada 1.721% 1,614
156 🇸🇱Sierra Leone 1.677% 38,586
157 🇹🇬Togo 1.652% 27,274
158 🇰🇾Cayman Islands 1.652% 140
159 🇺🇸United States of America 1.649% 2,904,751
160 🇵🇸State of Palestine 1.639% 17,596
161 🇦🇴Angola 1.63% 87,341
162 🇦🇷Argentina 1.594% 324,273
163 🇧🇲Bermuda 1.59% 668
164 🇨🇲Cameroon 1.554% 79,531
165 🇹🇱Timor-Leste 1.509% 7,072
166 🇵🇷Puerto Rico 1.498% 35,437
167 🇸🇰Slovakia 1.483% 61,161
168 🇧🇯Benin 1.477% 37,098
169 🇧🇶Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 1.446% 111
170 🇵🇱Poland 1.443% 425,840
171 🇷🇺Russian Federation 1.44% 1,723,764
172 🇧🇫Burkina Faso 1.434% 68,606
173 🇺🇦Ukraine 1.424% 608,979
174 🇧🇱Saint Barthélemy 1.413% 31
175 🇱🇹Lithuania 1.406% 40,427
176 🇸🇸South Sudan 1.386% 40,297
177 🇲🇱Mali 1.361% 72,781
178 🇯🇲Jamaica 1.356% 22,277
179 🇫🇴Faroe Islands 1.353% 462
180 🇱🇨Saint Lucia 1.352% 1,239
181 🇲🇪Montenegro 1.318% 6,235
182 🇱🇻Latvia 1.314% 28,304
183 🇳🇱Netherlands 1.305% 149,947
184 🇨🇼Curaçao 1.287% 1,689
185 🇺🇾Uruguay 1.287% 32,549
186 🇧🇾Belarus 1.256% 105,341
187 🇪🇪Estonia 1.235% 15,048
188 🇨🇭Switzerland 1.209% 64,441
189 🇲🇰North Macedonia 1.154% 16,875
190 🇬🇦Gabon 1.126% 5,778
191 🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 1.104% 25
192 🇬🇬Guernsey 1.034% 483
193 🇫🇷France 1.001% 456,888
194 🇧🇬Bulgaria 0.987% 77,861
195 🇹🇳Tunisia 0.941% 39,489
196 🇯🇪Jersey 0.935% 584
197 🇯🇵Japan 0.933% 881,716
198 🇷🇴Romania 0.909% 167,833
199 🇸🇮Slovenia 0.893% 14,282
200 🇷🇸Serbia 0.856% 56,315
201 🇪🇸Spain 0.791% 240,495
202 🇭🇷Croatia 0.765% 32,253
203 🇳🇴Norway 0.749% 26,826
204 🇫🇮Finland 0.746% 33,064
205 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe 0.698% 475
206 🇩🇪Germany 0.674% 492,614
207 🇩🇰Denmark 0.672% 30,790
208 🇻🇬British Virgin Islands 0.662% 52
209 🇲🇨Monaco 0.629% 137
210 🇹🇻Tuvalu 0.629% 34
211 🇬🇧United Kingdom 0.612% 321,576
212 🇧🇪Belgium 0.589% 53,667
213 🇮🇹Italy 0.556% 275,326
214 🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands 0.553% 31
215 🇸🇪Sweden 0.546% 40,926
216 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau 0.496% 2,869
217 🇦🇹Austria 0.488% 34,374
218 🇦🇮Anguilla 0.487% 28
219 🇵🇲Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.487% 24
220 🇧🇧Barbados 0.48% 1,117
221 🇬🇷Greece 0.465% 39,519
222 🇳🇺Niue 0.451% 22
223 🇱🇺Luxembourg 0.437% 1,374
224 🇭🇺Hungary 0.434% 43,363
225 🇸🇭Saint Helena 0.41% 22
226 🇨🇿Czechia 0.367% 34,971
227 🇵🇹Portugal 0.22% 19,569
228 🇬🇮Gibraltar 0.151% 33
229 🇲🇹Malta 0.11% 371
230 🇨🇳China -0.037% -241,320
231 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis -0.155% -88
232 🇮🇪Ireland -0.368% -10,344
233 🇻🇦Holy See -0.436% -4
234 🇲🇸Montserrat -1.124% -136
235 🇮🇲Isle of Man -1.611% -786
236 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR -2.228% -3,944
237 🇼🇫Wallis and Futuna Islands -2.711% -238

Regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1960

Rank Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Latin America and the Caribbean 2.768% 6,082,871
2 Africa 2.381% 6,768,849
3 Oceania 2.267% 359,589
4 Northern America 1.691% 3,283,647
5 Asia 1.461% 24,831,047
6 Europe 0.985% 5,962,441

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1960

Rank Sub-Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Central Asia 3.47% 820,366
2 Central America 3.072% 1,523,074
3 South-Eastern Asia 2.77% 5,970,446
4 Melanesia 2.764% 73,714
5 South America 2.76% 4,118,540
6 Western Asia 2.713% 1,800,681
7 Southern Africa 2.628% 491,615
8 Micronesia 2.615% 5,244
9 Eastern Africa 2.612% 2,179,422
10 Polynesia 2.543% 8,244
11 Northern Africa 2.465% 1,581,791
12 Southern Asia 2.364% 14,010,005
13 Australia/New Zealand 2.15% 272,387
14 Western Africa 2.141% 1,832,822
15 Middle Africa 2.111% 683,199
16 Caribbean 2.106% 441,257
17 Eastern Europe 1.314% 3,331,831
18 Western Europe 0.825% 1,253,777
19 Southern Europe 0.717% 846,038
20 Northern Europe 0.647% 530,795
21 Eastern Asia 0.278% 2,229,549

Income Groups with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1960

Rank Income Group Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 No income group available 3.592% 296,580
2 Lower-middle-income countries 2.416% 23,928,006
3 Low-income countries 2.291% 3,262,883
4 Middle-income countries 1.634% 34,179,784
5 High-income countries 1.229% 9,549,197
6 Upper-middle-income countries 0.931% 10,251,778

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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