Country population rate of natural increase (RNI) and rank for world countries for the year 1974
| Rank | Country | Rate of Natural Increase | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicaragua | 3.389 | 2,319,604 |
| 2 | Bhutan | 3.035 | 366,527 |
| 3 | Paraguay | 2.906 | 2,772,292 |
| 4 | Nigeria | 2.877 | 62,656,849 |
| 5 | Congo Brazzaville | 2.824 | 1,414,408 |
| 6 | Ghana | 2.806 | 9,759,602 |
| 7 | Angola | 2.773 | 6,877,028 |
| 8 | Congo Kinshasa | 2.746 | 24,333,992 |
| 9 | Djibouti | 2.58 | 215,389 |
| 10 | Uganda | 2.565 | 10,552,377 |
| 11 | Lebanon | 2.52 | 2,645,305 |
| 12 | Colombia | 2.491 | 23,647,158 |
| 13 | Brazil | 2.409 | 104,996,346 |
| 14 | Liberia | 2.301 | 1,576,895 |
| 15 | Haiti | 2.271 | 4,866,467 |
| 16 | Nepal | 2.127 | 12,883,597 |
| 17 | Guinea | 2.058 | 3,864,444 |
| 18 | Burma | 2.039 | 29,770,683 |
| 19 | Sierra Leone | 1.892 | 2,973,542 |
| 20 | Cambodia | 1.512 | 7,669,791 |
Data from US Census International Database