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Population Growth Rate by Country in 1998

-5 year -1 year 1998 +1 year +5 year

In the year 1998, the world experienced a population growth rate of 1.365% and global population grew with total of 82,004,051 people.

The country with the highest annual population growth rate was 🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands with a rate of 7.601%. Closely followed by 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates with a population growth rate of 7.387%, and 🇱🇷Liberia with 6.419% population growth.

The country with the lowest annual population growth rate was 🇽🇰Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) with -12.688%. Followed by 🇲🇸Montserrat with a population growth rate of -10.499%, and 🇨🇰Cook Islands with -3.314% population decline.

The geographic region with the highest population growth rate was Africa with a rate of 2.531%. Closely followed by Latin America and the Caribbean with a population growth rate of 1.562%, and Oceania with a 1.497% population growth.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Middle Africa had the highest population growth rate of 3.284%. Closely followed by Melanesia with a population growth rate of 3.079%, and Western Africa with a 2.743% population growth.

If we devide the global population into income groups we can see that Low-income countries has the highest population growth rate of 2.854%. While the lowest population growth rate was recorded by High-income countries with a rate of only 0.506%.

Similar Population Metrics for 1998

Countries with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1998

Rank Country Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands 7.601% 4,660
2 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 7.387% 224,509
3 🇱🇷Liberia 6.419% 171,345
4 🇶🇦Qatar 5.459% 31,684
5 🇪🇭Western Sahara 5.12% 12,609
6 🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands 4.294% 739
7 🇾🇹Mayotte 4.289% 6,174
8 🇸🇴Somalia 4.172% 340,208
9 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea 3.924% 25,168
10 🇦🇫Afghanistan 3.796% 727,231
11 🇩🇯Djibouti 3.744% 26,184
12 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire 3.716% 619,131
13 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 3.682% 549,397
14 🇰🇾Cayman Islands 3.681% 1,359
15 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.533% 1,670,678
16 🇧🇿Belize 3.505% 7,892
17 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 3.48% 179,769
18 🇳🇪Niger 3.443% 369,823
19 🇹🇩Chad 3.43% 272,280
20 🇺🇬Uganda 3.32% 747,461
21 🇦🇴Angola 3.294% 499,250
22 🇲🇬Madagascar 3.275% 507,187
23 🇦🇼Aruba 3.209% 2,688
24 🇮🇶Iraq 3.202% 732,593
25 🇬🇫French Guiana 3.194% 4,738
26 🇵🇸State of Palestine 3.132% 92,776
27 🇪🇹Ethiopia 3.128% 1,981,994
28 🇾🇪Yemen 3.125% 576,381
29 🇧🇯Benin 3.099% 210,391
30 🇰🇼Kuwait 3.048% 56,204
31 🇧🇫Burkina Faso 2.917% 327,826
32 🇹🇬Togo 2.834% 137,759
33 🇨🇬Congo 2.81% 82,957
34 🇬🇲Gambia 2.8% 38,548
35 🇰🇪Kenya 2.789% 805,503
36 🇸🇧Solomon Islands 2.779% 11,644
37 🇵🇰Pakistan 2.725% 3,992,611
38 🇨🇫Central African Republic 2.724% 98,845
39 🇦🇮Anguilla 2.724% 287
40 🇧🇮Burundi 2.713% 167,854
41 🇵🇭Philippines 2.703% 2,048,646
42 🇹🇱Timor-Leste 2.695% 25,395
43 🇲🇱Mali 2.69% 293,700
44 🇨🇲Cameroon 2.658% 375,995
45 🇳🇬Nigeria 2.628% 3,149,513
46 🇿🇲Zambia 2.624% 248,781
47 🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic 2.575% 407,422
48 🇲🇷Mauritania 2.568% 63,545
49 🇬🇹Guatemala 2.568% 286,078
50 🇬🇦Gabon 2.538% 30,749
51 🇳🇦Namibia 2.521% 43,673
52 🇭🇳Honduras 2.518% 156,991
53 🇹🇿United Republic of Tanzania 2.516% 815,606
54 🇻🇬British Virgin Islands 2.516% 484
55 🇸🇩Sudan 2.512% 664,488
56 🇧🇱Saint Barthélemy 2.5% 168
57 🇮🇱Israel 2.455% 142,148
58 🇲🇾Malaysia 2.447% 535,951
59 🇬🇭Ghana 2.428% 453,741
60 🇧🇭Bahrain 2.397% 15,328
61 🇸🇳Senegal 2.338% 222,214
62 🇬🇳Guinea 2.332% 188,482
63 🇲🇿Mozambique 2.304% 399,483
64 🇪🇬Egypt 2.286% 1,598,608
65 🇲🇼Malawi 2.279% 245,908
66 🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam 2.248% 7,021
67 🇯🇴Jordan 2.201% 113,659
68 🇫🇰Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 2.185% 65
69 🇧🇼Botswana 2.182% 35,069
70 🇵🇼Palau 2.154% 399
71 🇵🇾Paraguay 2.14% 104,847
72 🇨🇷Costa Rica 2.124% 80,341
73 🇸🇬Singapore 2.089% 81,483
74 🇳🇨New Caledonia 2.087% 4,467
75 🇧🇹Bhutan 2.073% 11,802
76 🇻🇺Vanuatu 2.069% 3,690
77 🇸🇷Suriname 2.057% 9,407
78 🇿🇼Zimbabwe 2.003% 232,260
79 🇵🇦Panama 1.989% 57,556
80 🇻🇪Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.983% 468,093
81 🇮🇳India 1.921% 19,567,992
82 🇳🇵Nepal 1.919% 454,382
83 🇧🇩Bangladesh 1.893% 2,454,087
84 🇱🇰Sri Lanka 1.892% 351,772
85 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau 1.873% 22,235
86 🇭🇹Haiti 1.852% 148,202
87 🇨🇾Cyprus 1.84% 16,824
88 🇪🇨Ecuador 1.807% 221,379
89 🇵🇪Peru 1.807% 465,039
90 🇰🇭Cambodia 1.802% 217,287
91 🇱🇦Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.799% 94,420
92 🇨🇴Colombia 1.798% 679,548
93 🇲🇴China, Macao SAR 1.794% 7,586
94 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda 1.777% 1,287
95 🇲🇻Maldives 1.771% 4,831
96 🇧🇴Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.754% 145,836
97 🇱🇧Lebanon 1.745% 72,954
98 🇰🇮Kiribati 1.738% 1,489
99 🇰🇲Comoros 1.723% 8,899
100 🇦🇸American Samoa 1.715% 949
101 🇹🇲Turkmenistan 1.68% 74,105
102 🇲🇽Mexico 1.622% 1,550,220
103 🇩🇴Dominican Republic 1.615% 134,179
104 🇸🇨Seychelles 1.609% 1,299
105 🇵🇫French Polynesia 1.595% 3,714
106 🇨🇻Cabo Verde 1.559% 6,855
107 🇮🇩Indonesia 1.548% 3,247,553
108 🇭🇰China, Hong Kong SAR 1.532% 99,875
109 🇷🇪Réunion 1.502% 11,176
110 🇧🇷Brazil 1.5% 2,536,518
111 🇲🇦Morocco 1.493% 412,320
112 🇺🇿Uzbekistan 1.486% 358,666
113 🇱🇾Libya 1.481% 76,143
114 🇮🇷Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.451% 935,846
115 🇳🇮Nicaragua 1.446% 70,607
116 🇻🇳Viet Nam 1.415% 1,065,109
117 🇴🇲Oman 1.396% 31,024
118 🇧🇸Bahamas 1.389% 4,380
119 🇩🇿Algeria 1.371% 411,916
120 🇹🇷Türkiye 1.367% 871,540
121 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.316% 579
122 🇱🇨Saint Lucia 1.308% 2,023
123 🇹🇭Thailand 1.302% 800,835
124 🇨🇱Chile 1.301% 196,796
125 🇬🇺Guam 1.287% 2,009
126 🇮🇲Isle of Man 1.282% 947
127 🇱🇮Liechtenstein 1.278% 413
128 🇸🇲San Marino 1.271% 332
129 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe 1.249% 1,758
130 🇲🇶Martinique 1.239% 5,227
131 🇱🇺Luxembourg 1.231% 5,221
132 🇹🇳Tunisia 1.229% 117,224
133 🇲🇲Myanmar 1.229% 543,837
134 🇮🇸Iceland 1.212% 3,323
135 🇫🇯Fiji 1.192% 9,803
136 🇿🇦South Africa 1.178% 544,289
137 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan 1.16% 56,925
138 🇦🇷Argentina 1.154% 419,850
139 🇸🇿Eswatini 1.104% 11,259
140 🇦🇺Australia 1.086% 203,032
141 🇪🇷Eritrea 1.072% 23,377
142 🇧🇶Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 1.062% 148
143 🇮🇪Ireland 1.049% 38,943
144 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.047% 42,821
145 🇦🇿Azerbaijan 1.003% 80,460
146 🇹🇰Tokelau 0.999% 18
147 🇺🇸United States of America 0.984% 2,716,141
148 🇲🇳Mongolia 0.939% 22,656
149 🇸🇸South Sudan 0.928% 52,129
150 🇲🇭Marshall Islands 0.885% 440
151 🇨🇦Canada 0.873% 264,853
152 🇲🇺Mauritius 0.852% 10,181
153 🇷🇼Rwanda 0.843% 68,097
154 🇦🇩Andorra 0.84% 549
155 🇼🇫Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.833% 121
156 🇰🇵Dem. People's Republic of Korea 0.832% 193,887
157 🇯🇲Jamaica 0.818% 21,012
158 🇲🇹Malta 0.799% 3,147
159 🇧🇲Bermuda 0.777% 471
160 🇨🇳China 0.764% 9,558,537
161 🇫🇴Faroe Islands 0.748% 336
162 🇼🇸Samoa 0.736% 1,317
163 🇳🇱Netherlands 0.735% 116,314
164 🇳🇿New Zealand 0.72% 27,440
165 🇬🇩Grenada 0.681% 722
166 🇹🇼China, Taiwan Province of China 0.68% 149,890
167 🇹🇴Tonga 0.67% 679
168 🇵🇷Puerto Rico 0.65% 24,510
169 🇸🇱Sierra Leone 0.632% 27,152
170 🇳🇴Norway 0.626% 27,736
171 🇰🇷Republic of Korea 0.609% 281,561
172 🇲🇨Monaco 0.592% 191
173 🇸🇻El Salvador 0.591% 34,774
174 🇲🇰North Macedonia 0.571% 11,634
175 🇹🇯Tajikistan 0.549% 33,888
176 🇯🇪Jersey 0.512% 446
177 🇬🇵Guadeloupe 0.507% 2,131
178 🇵🇹Portugal 0.498% 50,599
179 🇬🇷Greece 0.488% 52,128
180 🇪🇸Spain 0.483% 196,109
181 🇹🇻Tuvalu 0.466% 44
182 🇺🇾Uruguay 0.465% 15,067
183 🇬🇬Guernsey 0.393% 235
184 🇫🇷France 0.393% 230,872
185 🇱🇸Lesotho 0.38% 7,592
186 🇨🇭Switzerland 0.38% 27,028
187 🇬🇧United Kingdom 0.355% 207,973
188 🇩🇰Denmark 0.351% 18,644
189 🇨🇺Cuba 0.339% 37,435
190 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago 0.324% 4,239
191 🇫🇲Micronesia (Fed. States of) 0.268% 299
192 🇫🇮Finland 0.239% 12,320
193 🇻🇮United States Virgin Islands 0.236% 256
194 🇯🇵Japan 0.22% 278,186
195 🇧🇪Belgium 0.211% 21,511
196 🇬🇮Gibraltar 0.181% 50
197 🇬🇾Guyana 0.149% 1,139
198 🇦🇹Austria 0.142% 11,313
199 🇸🇪Sweden 0.077% 6,853
200 🇸🇰Slovakia 0.068% 3,646
201 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.064% 72
202 🇲🇪Montenegro 0.06% 379
203 🇮🇹Italy 0.047% 27,069
204 🇬🇱Greenland 0.041% 23
205 🇧🇧Barbados 0.011% 28
206 🇻🇦Holy See 0.0% 0
207 🇵🇱Poland -0.072% -27,485
208 🇳🇷Nauru -0.118% -12
209 🇨🇿Czechia -0.129% -13,221
210 🇷🇺Russian Federation -0.14% -206,420
211 🇭🇺Hungary -0.287% -29,377
212 🇩🇲Dominica -0.308% -213
213 🇸🇮Slovenia -0.331% -6,547
214 🇷🇸Serbia -0.336% -26,118
215 🇧🇾Belarus -0.349% -35,153
216 🇷🇴Romania -0.532% -118,449
217 🇦🇱Albania -0.656% -21,055
218 🇸🇽Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -0.712% -222
219 🇱🇹Lithuania -0.724% -25,691
220 🇪🇪Estonia -0.749% -10,575
221 🇺🇦Ukraine -0.792% -399,018
222 🇲🇩Republic of Moldova -0.899% -38,823
223 🇱🇻Latvia -0.899% -21,662
224 🇲🇫Saint Martin (French part) -0.914% -266
225 🇧🇬Bulgaria -0.943% -76,781
226 🇩🇪Germany -0.985% -807,498
227 🇨🇼Curaçao -1.021% -1,520
228 🇸🇭Saint Helena -1.055% -65
229 🇵🇲Saint Pierre and Miquelon -1.225% -78
230 🇦🇲Armenia -1.272% -40,818
231 🇭🇷Croatia -1.341% -59,597
232 🇬🇪Georgia -2.565% -117,374
233 🇰🇿Kazakhstan -2.571% -402,329
234 🇳🇺Niue -2.673% -58
235 🇨🇰Cook Islands -3.314% -566
236 🇲🇸Montserrat -10.499% -661
237 🇽🇰Kosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -12.688% -263,434

Regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1998

Rank Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Africa 2.531% 19,994,826
2 Latin America and the Caribbean 1.562% 7,902,054
3 Oceania 1.497% 455,348
4 Asia 1.419% 51,738,235
5 Americas 1.339% 10,883,464
6 Northern America 0.973% 2,981,410
7 Europe -0.147% -1,067,822

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1998

Rank Sub-Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Middle Africa 3.284% 3,057,680
2 Melanesia 3.079% 209,373
3 Western Africa 2.743% 6,302,195
4 Eastern Africa 2.729% 6,699,761
5 Western Asia 2.155% 3,856,711
6 Southern Asia 2.005% 28,500,554
7 Northern Africa 1.949% 3,293,308
8 Micronesia 1.883% 9,285
9 Central America 1.718% 2,244,459
10 South-Eastern Asia 1.696% 8,667,537
11 South America 1.559% 5,268,322
12 Southern Africa 1.221% 641,882
13 Caribbean 1.038% 389,273
14 Australia/New Zealand 1.024% 230,472
15 Polynesia 1.013% 6,218
16 Eastern Asia 0.716% 10,592,178
17 Northern Europe 0.276% 259,827
18 Central Asia 0.219% 121,255
19 Southern Europe 0.006% 8,066
20 Western Europe -0.216% -394,635
21 Eastern Europe -0.306% -941,081

Income Groups with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1998

Rank Income Group Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Low-income countries 2.854% 10,533,298
2 Low-and-Lower-middle-income countries 2.108% 53,846,042
3 No income group available 2.006% 479,991
4 Lower-middle-income countries 1.982% 43,312,744
5 Low-and-middle-income countries 1.552% 76,039,512
6 Middle-income countries 1.446% 65,506,214
7 Upper-middle-income countries 0.947% 22,193,470
8 High-and-upper-middle-income countries 0.807% 27,675,887
9 High-income countries 0.506% 5,482,417

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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