Country population rate of natural increase (RNI) and rank for world countries for the year 1983
| Rank | Country | Rate of Natural Increase | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 3.785 | 7,926,088 |
| 2 | Kenya | 3.783 | 18,345,623 |
| 3 | Togo | 3.537 | 2,883,500 |
| 4 | Eswatini | 3.457 | 672,529 |
| 5 | Belize | 3.447 | 159,169 |
| 6 | Rwanda | 3.355 | 5,674,439 |
| 7 | Solomon Islands | 3.334 | 255,251 |
| 8 | Nicaragua | 3.311 | 3,043,908 |
| 9 | Senegal | 3.27 | 6,055,422 |
| 10 | Angola | 3.266 | 8,852,515 |
| 11 | Ghana | 3.231 | 11,999,096 |
| 12 | Uganda | 3.225 | 13,075,172 |
| 13 | Cambodia | 3.214 | 7,596,733 |
| 14 | Malawi | 3.173 | 6,618,137 |
| 15 | Zambia | 3.154 | 6,144,224 |
| 16 | Botswana | 3.147 | 1,006,371 |
| 17 | Cabo Verde | 3.129 | 308,196 |
| 18 | Cameroon | 3.111 | 9,493,801 |
| 19 | Congo Kinshasa | 3.061 | 31,445,744 |
| 20 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.048 | 9,081,614 |
| 21 | Guatemala | 3.033 | 7,143,304 |
| 22 | Benin | 3.022 | 3,855,526 |
| 23 | Mali | 3.003 | 7,301,933 |
| 24.5 | Namibia | 3 | 1,131,954 |
| 24.5 | The Gambia | 3 | 710,862 |
| 26 | Burundi | 2.992 | 4,658,600 |
| 27 | Somalia | 2.969 | 6,010,345 |
| 28 | Comoros | 2.961 | 364,615 |
| 29 | Bhutan | 2.947 | 514,428 |
| 30 | Niger | 2.909 | 6,542,629 |
| 31 | Djibouti | 2.873 | 367,760 |
| 32 | Madagascar | 2.867 | 9,451,078 |
| 33 | Paraguay | 2.861 | 3,431,924 |
| 34 | Liberia | 2.828 | 2,032,607 |
| 35 | Tanzania | 2.825 | 20,309,790 |
| 36.5 | Congo Brazzaville | 2.788 | 1,821,671 |
| 36.5 | Papua New Guinea | 2.788 | 3,270,979 |
| 38 | Samoa | 2.782 | 160,658 |
| 39 | Nigeria | 2.76 | 81,559,680 |
| 40 | Suriname | 2.754 | 378,799 |
| 41 | Pakistan | 2.749 | 96,597,502 |
| 42 | Philippines | 2.739 | 51,948,511 |
| 43 | Eritrea | 2.704 | 2,785,812 |
| 44 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.666 | 100,133 |
| 45 | Morocco | 2.641 | 20,888,550 |
| 46 | Bangladesh | 2.621 | 90,163,247 |
| 47 | Central African Republic | 2.616 | 2,538,936 |
| 48 | Lesotho | 2.602 | 1,480,429 |
| 49 | Malaysia | 2.58 | 14,765,446 |
| 50 | Saint Lucia | 2.572 | 127,291 |
| 51 | Mozambique | 2.559 | 13,076,445 |
| 52 | Mexico | 2.542 | 73,257,049 |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 2.538 | 6,101,655 |
| 54 | French Polynesia | 2.453 | 165,319 |
| 55 | Brunei | 2.442 | 204,951 |
| 56 | Bahrain | 2.439 | 392,638 |
| 57 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.431 | 299,577 |
| 58 | Nepal | 2.413 | 15,664,172 |
| 59 | Mauritania | 2.39 | 1,647,586 |
| 60 | Turkey | 2.377 | 48,651,590 |
| 61 | Haiti | 2.329 | 5,827,392 |
| 62 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.319 | 845,311 |
| 63 | Kosovo | 2.314 | 1,614,072 |
| 64 | Tuvalu | 2.301 | 7,823 |
| 65 | Colombia | 2.284 | 29,050,628 |
| 66 | Brazil | 2.265 | 130,424,617 |
| 67 | Afghanistan | 2.259 | 12,439,282 |
| 68 | Peru | 2.256 | 19,382,356 |
| 69 | Panama | 2.249 | 2,085,486 |
| 70 | Grenada | 2.246 | 92,526 |
| 71 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.232 | 1,133,034 |
| 72 | Guinea | 2.202 | 4,555,484 |
| 73 | Lebanon | 2.177 | 3,064,601 |
| 74 | Burma | 2.159 | 35,325,994 |
| 75 | Sierra Leone | 2.149 | 3,611,991 |
| 76 | Jamaica | 2.036 | 2,317,966 |
| 77 | New Caledonia | 2.023 | 146,584 |
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 2.003 | 15,637,137 |
| 79 | Indonesia | 1.999 | 159,782,359 |
| 80 | Guyana | 1.992 | 759,003 |
| 81 | Saint Martin | 1.991 | 10,547 |
| 82 | Dominica | 1.857 | 74,286 |
| 83 | Seychelles | 1.846 | 65,846 |
| 84 | Chile | 1.741 | 11,567,646 |
| 85 | The Bahamas | 1.694 | 220,865 |
| 86 | Israel | 1.689 | 3,907,195 |
| 87 | Mauritius | 1.451 | 1,002,175 |
| 88 | Argentina | 1.447 | 29,793,552 |
| 89 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.422 | 43,229 |
| 90 | Aruba | 1.288 | 62,019 |
| 91 | Saint Barthelemy | 1.258 | 3,418 |
| 92 | Cyprus | 1.194 | 656,496 |
| 93 | Cuba | 1.065 | 9,886,958 |
| 94 | Barbados | 1.06 | 254,920 |
| 95 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.922 | 6,073 |
| 96 | Gibraltar | 0.914 | 28,346 |
| 97 | Serbia | 0.319 | 7,670,692 |
Data from US Census International Database