Population Growth Rate by Country in 1999

In the year 1999, the world experienced a population growth rate of 1.325% and global population grew with total of 80,367,140 people.

The country with the highest annual population growth rate was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands with a rate of 10.15%. Closely followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates with a population growth rate of 5.719%, and ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar with 5.3% population growth.

The country with the lowest annual population growth rate was ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat with -10.9%. Followed by ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) with a population growth rate of -7.626%, and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands with -3.582% population decline.

The geographic region with the highest population growth rate was Africa with a rate of 2.446%. Closely followed by Oceania with a population growth rate of 1.491%, and Latin America and the Caribbean with a 1.489% population growth.

When devided into sub-subregions we can see that Melanesia had the highest population growth rate of 3.08%. Closely followed by Middle Africa with a population growth rate of 2.936%, and Eastern Africa with a 2.774% 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 2.771%. While the lowest population growth rate was recorded by High-income countries with a rate of only 0.613%.

Countries with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1999

Rank Country Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ตNorthern Mariana Islands 10.15% 7,731
2 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates 5.719% 177,110
3 ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar 5.3% 32,500
4 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญWestern Sahara 4.98% 12,810
5 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia 4.69% 130,822
6 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan 4.355% 254,722
7 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡นMayotte 4.279% 6,530
8 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan 4.227% 814,131
9 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡จTurks and Caicos Islands 4.171% 750
10 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถEquatorial Guinea 3.948% 25,859
11 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia 3.86% 323,632
12 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad 3.555% 283,704
13 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Guiana 3.515% 5,558
14 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡พCayman Islands 3.494% 1,338
15 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌPapua New Guinea 3.487% 185,522
16 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger 3.395% 381,231
17 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฟBelize 3.346% 7,787
18 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq 3.312% 788,982
19 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola 3.229% 512,429
20 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti 3.217% 23,138
21 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda 3.157% 734,893
22 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธState of Palestine 3.088% 93,994
23 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait 3.076% 57,740
24 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar 3.074% 483,579
25 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin 3.059% 207,662
26 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia 3.018% 1,963,761
27 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso 2.946% 339,788
28 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎAnguilla 2.92% 313
29 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia 2.913% 40,676
30 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo 2.906% 141,445
31 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ผAruba 2.89% 2,510
32 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya 2.886% 864,770
33 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡นBhutan 2.857% 16,312
34 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of the Congo 2.856% 1,348,793
35 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali 2.853% 311,422
36 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan 2.843% 4,256,056
37 ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen 2.831% 512,859
38 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟUnited Republic of Tanzania 2.82% 944,699
39 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain 2.819% 19,509
40 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania 2.814% 73,741
41 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎCรดte d'Ivoire 2.806% 458,598
42 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic 2.794% 102,130
43 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณHonduras 2.752% 178,256
44 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฑSaint Barthรฉlemy 2.698% 186
45 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia 2.682% 258,069
46 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒCameroon 2.651% 389,706
47 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฌBritish Virgin Islands 2.635% 516
48 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ผPalau 2.627% 509
49 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands 2.622% 10,991
50 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan 2.582% 661,790
51 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌCongo 2.577% 77,738
52 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria 2.573% 3,079,839
53 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia 2.558% 537,482
54 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyrian Arab Republic 2.536% 403,263
55 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆGabon 2.531% 31,401
56 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia 2.49% 557,051
57 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana 2.457% 471,209
58 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore 2.442% 96,841
59 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique 2.424% 420,249
60 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡นGuatemala 2.422% 277,645
61 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆNamibia 2.366% 42,075
62 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡บVanuatu 2.366% 4,434
63 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal 2.344% 222,143
64 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines 2.287% 1,743,455
65 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi 2.275% 249,693
66 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฐFalkland Islands (Malvinas) 2.253% 68
67 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea 2.164% 176,906
68 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan 2.129% 105,417
69 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผBotswana 2.105% 35,608
70 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณBrunei Darussalam 2.105% 6,885
71 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt 2.088% 1,459,290
72 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปCabo Verde 2.072% 9,318
73 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi 2.054% 126,930
74 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael 2.054% 123,096
75 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ทCosta Rica 2.03% 79,206
76 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จNew Caledonia 2.016% 4,376
77 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พParaguay 2.007% 100,872
78 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆPanama 1.981% 58,306
79 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh 1.926% 2,441,490
80 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.923% 460,951
81 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau 1.903% 22,962
82 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros 1.888% 9,941
83 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia 1.868% 222,253
84 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ทSuriname 1.833% 8,624
85 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia 1.828% 19,023,383
86 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti 1.823% 149,658
87 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ดBolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.822% 153,789
88 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พCyprus 1.804% 16,802
89 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea 1.785% 42,059
90 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal 1.782% 430,288
91 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao People's Democratic Republic 1.719% 91,771
92 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จEcuador 1.715% 212,886
93 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerican Samoa 1.709% 984
94 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati 1.705% 1,488
95 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡งLebanon 1.692% 71,888
96 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซFrench Polynesia 1.645% 4,059
97 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia 1.642% 633,712
98 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌAntigua and Barbuda 1.631% 1,204
99 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico 1.614% 1,554,624
100 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru 1.6% 420,007
101 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran (Islamic Republic of) 1.567% 1,010,167
102 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ดChina, Macao SAR 1.551% 6,598
103 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จSeychelles 1.543% 1,216
104 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ดDominican Republic 1.537% 129,292
105 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒTurkmenistan 1.531% 68,921
106 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พLibya 1.518% 76,784
107 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎNicaragua 1.491% 75,288
108 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives 1.481% 4,118
109 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บLuxembourg 1.481% 6,357
110 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia 1.467% 3,094,387
111 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒSan Marino 1.466% 387
112 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTรผrkiye 1.454% 918,818
113 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธBahamas 1.433% 4,591
114 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria 1.415% 429,501
115 ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman 1.396% 32,274
116 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil 1.391% 2,412,750
117 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe 1.384% 1,962
118 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐChina, Hong Kong SAR 1.376% 91,413
119 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎLiechtenstein 1.361% 444
120 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณSaint Kitts and Nevis 1.354% 607
121 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco 1.345% 378,881
122 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan 1.342% 330,096
123 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ชRรฉunion 1.341% 10,396
124 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฌKyrgyzstan 1.332% 64,977
125 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บGuam 1.302% 2,062
126 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผZimbabwe 1.276% 149,519
127 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟEswatini 1.247% 12,704
128 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man 1.242% 927
129 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste 1.212% 10,500
130 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธIceland 1.203% 3,340
131 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณViet Nam 1.195% 933,821
132 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda 1.192% 95,438
133 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland 1.184% 44,037
134 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America 1.171% 3,270,091
135 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile 1.16% 176,117
136 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina 1.151% 421,938
137 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar 1.132% 509,908
138 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฏFiji 1.131% 9,313
139 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ถBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 1.123% 155
140 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณTunisia 1.092% 106,888
141 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia 1.09% 204,843
142 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand 1.053% 657,367
143 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟAzerbaijan 1.048% 84,929
144 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa 1.045% 484,281
145 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ญMarshall Islands 1.009% 543
146 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธSamoa 0.994% 1,812
147 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia 0.978% 23,747
148 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฐTokelau 0.97% 16
149 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บMauritius 0.921% 11,104
150 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆBosnia and Herzegovina 0.9% 37,390
151 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จSaint Lucia 0.9% 1,425
152 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada 0.854% 259,659
153 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡นMalta 0.851% 3,369
154 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซSaint Martin (French part) 0.828% 241
155 ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ซWallis and Futuna Islands 0.815% 119
156 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎUnited States Virgin Islands 0.812% 876
157 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway 0.743% 33,149
158 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตDem. People's Republic of Korea 0.742% 172,247
159 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒJamaica 0.706% 18,339
160 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ดFaroe Islands 0.692% 313
161 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉAndorra 0.685% 450
162 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina 0.665% 8,353,838
163 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐNorth Macedonia 0.664% 13,441
164 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทPuerto Rico 0.642% 24,479
165 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผChina, Taiwan Province of China 0.636% 140,354
166 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฒBermuda 0.628% 383
167 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ปEl Salvador 0.62% 36,710
168 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ดTonga 0.616% 628
169 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka 0.61% 113,891
170 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฉGrenada 0.572% 611
171 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland 0.57% 40,679
172 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal 0.559% 57,238
173 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทRepublic of Korea 0.557% 259,269
174 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands 0.549% 86,883
175 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand 0.515% 19,725
176 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance 0.489% 285,456
177 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พUruguay 0.479% 15,694
178 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏTajikistan 0.461% 28,539
179 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone 0.455% 20,357
180 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece 0.453% 49,783
181 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain 0.451% 182,970
182 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จMonaco 0.435% 141
183 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ชJersey 0.423% 363
184 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark 0.381% 20,280
185 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium 0.365% 37,335
186 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฌGuernsey 0.345% 203
187 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom 0.34% 199,159
188 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡นTrinidad and Tobago 0.338% 4,485
189 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCuba 0.33% 36,479
190 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho 0.322% 6,412
191 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria 0.246% 19,641
192 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡งBarbados 0.237% 627
193 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ถMartinique 0.233% 1,012
194 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland 0.226% 11,668
195 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden 0.224% 19,834
196 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎGibraltar 0.213% 59
197 ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan 0.174% 219,778
198 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡พGuyana 0.157% 1,192
199 ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu 0.073% 7
200 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakia 0.06% 3,215
201 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒMicronesia (Fed. States of) 0.022% 24
202 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly 0.02% 11,330
203 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany 0.011% 9,266
204 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ทNauru 0.0% 0
205 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland -0.073% -28,144
206 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ชMontenegro -0.077% -486
207 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑGreenland -0.102% -57
208 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎSlovenia -0.109% -2,156
209 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzechia -0.15% -15,330
210 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จSaint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.161% -183
211 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ตGuadeloupe -0.205% -871
212 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation -0.28% -413,245
213 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHungary -0.328% -33,566
214 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ชEstonia -0.333% -4,679
215 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSerbia -0.344% -27,363
216 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฒSaint Pierre and Miquelon -0.381% -24
217 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฒDominica -0.447% -307
218 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus -0.521% -53,718
219 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan -0.522% -79,700
220 ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania -0.544% -119,853
221 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝSint Maarten (Dutch part) -0.752% -231
222 ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆHoly See -0.765% -5
223 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑAlbania -0.782% -25,094
224 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌBulgaria -0.794% -64,828
225 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine -0.868% -428,046
226 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuania -0.895% -32,518
227 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ญSaint Helena -1.083% -66
228 ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒArmenia -1.144% -36,675
229 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทCroatia -1.212% -55,812
230 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉRepublic of Moldova -1.268% -54,583
231 ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ปLatvia -1.434% -34,793
232 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผCuraรงao -1.44% -2,063
233 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia -2.891% -127,045
234 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บNiue -3.175% -68
235 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฐCook Islands -3.582% -591
236 ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244) -7.626% -143,952
237 ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ธMontserrat -10.9% -628

Regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1999

Rank Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Africa 2.446% 19,543,137
2 Oceania 1.491% 458,528
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 1.489% 7,667,391
4 Asia 1.344% 49,527,096
5 Northern America 1.14% 3,530,052
6 Europe -0.049% -359,064

Sub-regions with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1999

Rank Sub-Region Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Melanesia 3.08% 214,636
2 Middle Africa 2.936% 2,773,722
3 Eastern Africa 2.774% 6,974,338
4 Western Africa 2.634% 6,088,053
5 Micronesia 2.39% 12,357
6 Western Asia 2.056% 3,812,943
7 Southern Asia 1.946% 28,109,836
8 Northern Africa 1.848% 3,125,944
9 Central America 1.714% 2,267,822
10 South-Eastern Asia 1.531% 7,924,239
11 South America 1.458% 5,024,158
12 Southern Africa 1.1% 581,080
13 Polynesia 1.1% 6,967
14 Australia/New Zealand 0.992% 224,568
15 Caribbean 0.989% 375,411
16 Central Asia 0.745% 412,834
17 Eastern Asia 0.625% 9,267,244
18 Northern Europe 0.277% 261,283
19 Western Europe 0.268% 486,202
20 Southern Europe 0.07% 101,549
21 Eastern Europe -0.395% -1,208,098

Income Groups with the Highest Population Growth Rate in 1999

Rank Income Group Growth Rate Population Change +/-
1 Low-income countries 2.771% 10,817,551
2 No income group available 1.947% 473,074
3 Lower-middle-income countries 1.854% 44,770,938
4 Middle-income countries 1.368% 62,370,516
5 Upper-middle-income countries 0.82% 17,599,578
6 High-income countries 0.613% 6,705,999

Data Information

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Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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