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Population Growth Rate by Country in 1978

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In the year 1978, the world experienced a population growth rate of 1.736% and global population grew with total of 74,476,762 people.

The country with the highest annual population growth rate was 🇪🇭Western Sahara with a rate of 14.924%. Closely followed by 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates with a population growth rate of 12.567%, and 🇸🇴Somalia with 11.144% population growth.

The country with the lowest annual population growth rate was 🇱🇧Lebanon with -19.573%. Followed by 🇳🇺Niue with a population growth rate of -2.378%, and 🇸🇷Suriname with -1.094% population decline.

The geographic region with the highest population growth rate was Africa with a rate of 2.959%. Closely followed by Latin America and the Caribbean with a population growth rate of 2.308%, and Asia with a 1.846% population growth.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Middle Africa had the highest population growth rate of 3.117%. Closely followed by Eastern Africa with a population growth rate of 3.074%, and Northern Africa with a 2.921% 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 2.929%. While the lowest population growth rate was recorded by High-income countries with a rate of only 0.814%.

Similar Population Metrics for 1978

Countries with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1978

Rank Country Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 🇪🇭Western Sahara 14.924% 13,527
2 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 12.567% 101,061
3 🇸🇴Somalia 11.144% 531,884
4 🇩🇯Djibouti 9.202% 25,602
5 🇶🇦Qatar 6.809% 16,581
6 🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 6.306% 684
7 🇰🇼Kuwait 6.262% 83,198
8 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau 6.068% 48,189
9 🇴🇲Oman 5.344% 48,762
10 🇱🇾Libya 5.141% 137,547
11 🇧🇼Botswana 5.105% 43,354
12 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 5.033% 463,452
13 🇦🇩Andorra 4.928% 1,605
14 🇧🇭Bahrain 4.744% 15,696
15 🇾🇹Mayotte 4.38% 2,075
16 🇹🇻Tuvalu 4.318% 315
17 🇸🇩Sudan 4.265% 652,653
18 🇬🇫French Guiana 4.128% 2,544
19 🇰🇾Cayman Islands 3.893% 613
20 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire 3.756% 289,209
21 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.641% 910,707
22 🇲🇼Malawi 3.621% 210,343
23 🇲🇿Mozambique 3.605% 387,141
24 🇼🇫Wallis and Futuna Islands 3.524% 371
25 🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania 3.458% 625,231
26 🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic 3.454% 287,000
27 🇰🇪Kenya 3.441% 519,176
28 🇸🇧Solomon Islands 3.414% 7,448
29 🇦🇴Angola 3.411% 265,064
30 🇻🇮United States Virgin Islands 3.383% 3,083
31 🇲🇭Marshall Islands 3.346% 1,000
32 🇧🇹Bhutan 3.315% 12,895
33 🇸🇿Eswatini 3.312% 18,555
34 🇮🇶Iraq 3.301% 423,149
35 🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands 3.263% 232
36 🇰🇲Comoros 3.256% 10,025
37 🇧🇱Saint Barthélemy 3.255% 92
38 🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam 3.222% 5,676
39 🇵🇰Pakistan 3.207% 2,398,561
40 🇬🇲Gambia 3.199% 21,524
41 🇾🇪Yemen 3.179% 273,869
42 🇮🇷Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3.177% 1,143,584
43 🇯🇴Jordan 3.142% 65,004
44 🇭🇳Honduras 3.121% 110,792
45 🇬🇭Ghana 3.092% 345,103
46 🇵🇫French Polynesia 3.083% 4,739
47 🇹🇯Tajikistan 3.034% 115,826
48 🇳🇬Nigeria 3.029% 2,078,817
49 🇻🇺Vanuatu 2.99% 3,354
50 🇲🇫Saint Martin (French part) 2.977% 219
51 🇿🇲Zambia 2.968% 160,003
52 🇱🇷Liberia 2.951% 53,735
53 🇳🇪Niger 2.949% 171,332
54 🇲🇬Madagascar 2.946% 248,675
55 🇩🇿Algeria 2.934% 517,316
56 🇧🇮Burundi 2.918% 117,877
57 🇫🇲Micronesia (Fed. States of) 2.918% 2,100
58 🇲🇽Mexico 2.906% 1,863,395
59 🇲🇷Mauritania 2.894% 41,146
60 🇷🇼Rwanda 2.875% 141,483
61 🇨🇲Cameroon 2.874% 230,306
62 🇻🇪Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.865% 411,783
63 🇳🇮Nicaragua 2.815% 88,067
64 🇱🇸Lesotho 2.79% 37,141
65 🇵🇭Philippines 2.752% 1,262,874
66 🇺🇿Uzbekistan 2.751% 416,904
67 🇵🇸State of Palestine 2.723% 37,410
68 🇨🇷Costa Rica 2.706% 61,852
69 🇪🇨Ecuador 2.695% 207,874
70 🇲🇻Maldives 2.691% 4,198
71 🇲🇳Mongolia 2.685% 43,386
72 🇿🇦South Africa 2.675% 747,502
73 🇪🇷Eritrea 2.671% 41,962
74 🇺🇬Uganda 2.653% 336,937
75 🇲🇾Malaysia 2.614% 327,876
76 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe 2.611% 2,419
77 🇹🇳Tunisia 2.576% 161,137
78 🇲🇦Morocco 2.566% 479,269
79 🇧🇯Benin 2.547% 92,614
80 🇧🇫Burkina Faso 2.537% 166,841
81 🇻🇳Viet Nam 2.517% 1,276,292
82 🇵🇪Peru 2.504% 416,531
83 🇵🇾Paraguay 2.496% 72,974
84 🇹🇲Turkmenistan 2.483% 67,692
85 🇬🇦Gabon 2.481% 17,668
86 🇪🇬Egypt 2.464% 1,024,560
87 🇬🇹Guatemala 2.45% 162,880
88 🇫🇯Fiji 2.435% 14,941
89 🇦🇲Armenia 2.424% 73,647
90 🇮🇩Indonesia 2.42% 3,418,474
91 🇸🇸South Sudan 2.401% 95,926
92 🇹🇬Togo 2.379% 64,084
93 🇩🇴Dominican Republic 2.379% 130,747
94 🇵🇦Panama 2.369% 44,229
95 🇧🇷Brazil 2.361% 2,753,964
96 🇨🇬Congo 2.351% 41,078
97 🇸🇳Senegal 2.349% 127,600
98 🇽🇰Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) 2.341% 35,491
99 🇧🇩Bangladesh 2.335% 1,868,040
100 🇳🇵Nepal 2.312% 344,244
101 🇨🇴Colombia 2.266% 566,496
102 🇧🇴Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.25% 123,435
103 🇮🇳India 2.208% 14,708,707
104 🇹🇭Thailand 2.173% 951,837
105 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR 2.158% 102,910
106 🇹🇷Türkiye 2.137% 903,682
107 🇪🇹Ethiopia 2.12% 726,343
108 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 2.087% 62,171
109 🇧🇸Bahamas 2.067% 4,445
110 🇸🇻El Salvador 2.031% 88,260
111 🇦🇱Albania 2.013% 57,019
112 🇧🇿Belize 1.993% 2,769
113 🇲🇱Mali 1.989% 140,672
114 🇸🇱Sierra Leone 1.975% 63,896
115 🇦🇸American Samoa 1.973% 620
116 🇲🇲Myanmar 1.97% 634,034
117 🇭🇹Haiti 1.958% 106,294
118 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan 1.947% 69,120
119 🇬🇺Guam 1.912% 2,021
120 🇮🇱Israel 1.848% 66,676
121 🇱🇰Sri Lanka 1.824% 262,893
122 🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands 1.803% 292
123 🇦🇫Afghanistan 1.801% 233,041
124 🇹🇼China, Taiwan Province of China 1.782% 311,588
125 🇹🇩Chad 1.753% 75,631
126 🇱🇨Saint Lucia 1.743% 2,045
127 🇧🇶Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 1.69% 189
128 🇱🇮Liechtenstein 1.677% 406
129 🇱🇦Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.653% 52,543
130 🇦🇷Argentina 1.604% 435,460
131 🇬🇳Guinea 1.594% 76,612
132 🇮🇪Ireland 1.567% 51,784
133 🇵🇷Puerto Rico 1.543% 48,089
134 🇸🇲San Marino 1.529% 318
135 🇨🇱Chile 1.509% 168,093
136 🇲🇺Mauritius 1.487% 13,768
137 🇰🇿Kazakhstan 1.486% 204,389
138 🇦🇿Azerbaijan 1.485% 92,174
139 🇲🇰North Macedonia 1.463% 27,097
140 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago 1.412% 15,478
141 🇰🇵Dem. People's Republic of Korea 1.387% 242,269
142 🇸🇬Singapore 1.384% 32,143
143 🇻🇬British Virgin Islands 1.361% 146
144 🇮🇲Isle of Man 1.328% 828
145 🇷🇪Réunion 1.322% 7,102
146 🇨🇳China 1.32% 12,603,201
147 🇫🇴Faroe Islands 1.28% 537
148 🇯🇲Jamaica 1.232% 25,636
149 🇸🇨Seychelles 1.2% 768
150 🇬🇷Greece 1.176% 106,816
151 🇳🇨New Caledonia 1.173% 1,704
152 🇹🇱Timor-Leste 1.166% 7,316
153 🇵🇹Portugal 1.154% 110,561
154 🇺🇸United States of America 1.154% 2,514,723
155 🇨🇾Cyprus 1.143% 7,590
156 🇲🇨Monaco 1.134% 301
157 🇦🇺Australia 1.125% 161,519
158 🇰🇷Republic of Korea 1.073% 400,568
159 🇲🇪Montenegro 1.032% 5,958
160 🇨🇫Central African Republic 1.018% 24,076
161 🇨🇦Canada 0.996% 238,605
162 🇸🇰Slovakia 0.979% 47,813
163 🇼🇸Samoa 0.96% 1,555
164 🇸🇭Saint Helena 0.954% 60
165 🇪🇸Spain 0.923% 340,252
166 🇸🇮Slovenia 0.914% 17,077
167 🇲🇩Republic of Moldova 0.901% 36,343
168 🇮🇸Iceland 0.891% 1,992
169 🇬🇾Guyana 0.884% 6,797
170 🇱🇹Lithuania 0.882% 30,510
171 🇲🇹Malta 0.869% 2,847
172 🇯🇵Japan 0.865% 1,001,310
173 🇿🇼Zimbabwe 0.84% 55,039
174 🇵🇱Poland 0.84% 292,923
175 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.83% 34,292
176 🇱🇺Luxembourg 0.816% 2,948
177 🇷🇸Serbia 0.78% 59,829
178 🇪🇪Estonia 0.769% 11,219
179 🇨🇻Cabo Verde 0.736% 2,293
180 🇷🇴Romania 0.721% 157,496
181 🇳🇦Namibia 0.715% 6,734
182 🇬🇪Georgia 0.71% 36,065
183 🇷🇺Russian Federation 0.685% 935,487
184 🇧🇾Belarus 0.662% 64,168
185 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.658% 699
186 🇳🇱Netherlands 0.657% 91,696
187 🇱🇻Latvia 0.619% 15,730
188 🇳🇷Nauru 0.61% 46
189 🇧🇧Barbados 0.544% 1,366
190 🇺🇾Uruguay 0.541% 15,815
191 🇨🇺Cuba 0.52% 50,637
192 🇵🇲Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.512% 31
193 🇬🇮Gibraltar 0.499% 142
194 🇨🇿Czechia 0.485% 49,477
195 🇬🇵Guadeloupe 0.457% 1,518
196 🇫🇷France 0.452% 240,604
197 🇭🇷Croatia 0.451% 20,913
198 🇦🇼Aruba 0.441% 272
199 🇯🇪Jersey 0.436% 325
200 🇩🇲Dominica 0.432% 313
201 🇮🇹Italy 0.379% 211,619
202 🇳🇴Norway 0.367% 14,891
203 🇺🇦Ukraine 0.337% 167,061
204 🇹🇴Tonga 0.334% 321
205 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda 0.331% 213
206 🇹🇰Tokelau 0.304% 5
207 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea 0.3% 813
208 🇭🇺Hungary 0.265% 28,272
209 🇦🇮Anguilla 0.26% 17
210 🇩🇰Denmark 0.252% 12,884
211 🇫🇮Finland 0.234% 11,142
212 🇲🇶Martinique 0.229% 760
213 🇧🇬Bulgaria 0.219% 19,661
214 🇨🇼Curaçao 0.211% 329
215 🇸🇪Sweden 0.17% 14,075
216 🇧🇪Belgium 0.124% 12,147
217 🇨🇭Switzerland 0.11% 6,885
218 🇧🇲Bermuda 0.045% 24
219 🇬🇧United Kingdom 0.009% 4,888
220 🇬🇱Greenland -0.016% -8
221 🇲🇸Montserrat -0.052% -6
222 🇳🇿New Zealand -0.056% -1,769
223 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR -0.177% -435
224 🇬🇬Guernsey -0.194% -103
225 🇩🇪Germany -0.213% -166,212
226 🇦🇹Austria -0.237% -17,948
227 🇻🇦Holy See -0.272% -2
228 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis -0.352% -153
229 🇨🇰Cook Islands -0.382% -68
230 🇬🇩Grenada -0.565% -541
231 🇵🇼Palau -0.63% -78
232 🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) -0.661% -15
233 🇰🇮Kiribati -0.696% -414
234 🇰🇭Cambodia -0.839% -50,037
235 🇸🇷Suriname -1.094% -4,179
236 🇳🇺Niue -2.378% -91
237 🇱🇧Lebanon -19.573% -621,092

Regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1978

Rank Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Africa 2.959% 13,448,144
2 Latin America and the Caribbean 2.308% 7,993,234
3 Asia 1.846% 46,847,843
4 Oceania 1.172% 262,101
5 Northern America 1.138% 2,753,375
6 Europe 0.462% 3,172,064

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1978

Rank Sub-Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Middle Africa 3.117% 1,567,762
2 Eastern Africa 3.074% 4,257,360
3 Northern Africa 2.921% 2,986,009
4 Western Africa 2.871% 3,783,727
5 Central America 2.814% 2,422,244
6 Southern Africa 2.698% 853,286
7 South-Eastern Asia 2.339% 7,919,028
8 Southern Asia 2.331% 20,976,163
9 Central Asia 2.241% 873,931
10 South America 2.239% 5,177,572
11 Melanesia 2.203% 89,618
12 Western Asia 2.156% 2,373,924
13 Micronesia 1.638% 4,967
14 Polynesia 1.603% 7,767
15 Caribbean 1.358% 393,418
16 Eastern Asia 1.279% 14,704,797
17 Australia/New Zealand 0.913% 159,750
18 Southern Europe 0.754% 1,031,834
19 Eastern Europe 0.617% 1,798,701
20 Northern Europe 0.19% 170,702
21 Western Europe 0.101% 170,827

Income Groups with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1978

Rank Income Group Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 No income group available 2.929% 425,770
2 Low-income countries 2.898% 6,504,705
3 Lower-middle-income countries 2.324% 35,150,797
4 Middle-income countries 1.925% 59,919,912
5 Upper-middle-income countries 1.547% 24,769,115
6 High-income countries 0.814% 7,626,375

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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