1997 Rate of Natural Increase

The population rate of natural increase (birth rate minus death rate) for all world countries for the year 1997.

1997 Top 10 Countries Rate of Natural Increase (RNI)
RankCountryRNI
1Gaza Strip3.62
2Liberia3.56
3Angola3.38
4Niger3.35
5Uganda3.34
6Mali3.28
7The Gambia3.27
8Sao Tome and Principe3.26
9Eritrea3.24
10Iraq3.23

Please see also 2020, 1996, and 1998.

1997 Countries Rate of Natural Increase (RNI)
RankCountryRNI
11Marshall Islands3.23
12Afghanistan3.22
13Benin3.21
14Yemen3.19
15Solomon Islands3.17
16Burkina Faso3.16
17Chad3.15
18West Bank3.14
19Senegal3.02
20Madagascar3.02
21Honduras3.0
22Timor-Leste2.99
23Guatemala2.98
24Malawi2.96
25Burundi2.94
26Ethiopia2.91
27Belize2.9
28Rwanda2.87
29Equatorial Guinea2.84
30Togo2.84
31Syria2.82
32Comoros2.8
33Mozambique2.8
34Tanzania2.79
35Jordan2.77
36Somalia2.76
37Mauritania2.75
38Congo (Kinshasa)2.75
39Djibouti2.71
40Western Sahara2.71
41Cameroon2.7
42Pakistan2.69
43Nigeria2.67
44Nauru2.67
45Papua New Guinea2.66
46Tonga2.66
47Cote d'Ivoire2.64
48Kiribati2.64
49Zambia2.62
50Guinea-Bissau2.61
51Samoa2.57
52Nepal2.57
53Nicaragua2.53
54Oman2.51
55Saudi Arabia2.51
56Gabon2.5
57Ghana2.49
58Guinea2.47
59Congo (Brazzaville)2.46
60Federated States of Micronesia2.43
61Paraguay2.43
62Bangladesh2.4
63Haiti2.39
64Kenya2.38
65Philippines2.38
66Cabo Verde2.34
67Laos2.33
68Namibia2.31
69Swaziland2.29
70Turks and Caicos Islands2.27
71Bolivia2.27
72Central African Republic2.26
73Tajikistan2.2
74Libya2.19
75El Salvador2.19
76Ecuador2.17
77Maldives2.15
78Kuwait2.14
79Brunei2.1
80Sierra Leone2.1
81Panama2.1
82Suriname2.09
83Egypt2.08
84Cambodia2.07
85Venezuela2.05
86Cook Islands2.04
87Dominican Republic2.04
88Mexico2.03
89Malaysia1.99
90Bahrain1.99
91Lesotho1.98
92Morocco1.95
93Uzbekistan1.94
94Botswana1.91
95Peru1.9
96Fiji1.86
97Turkmenistan1.83
98Bhutan1.82
99Guyana1.81
100India1.81
101Colombia1.8
102Jamaica1.77
103Zimbabwe1.75
104New Caledonia1.74
105Indonesia1.74
106Costa Rica1.73
107Algeria1.71
108Qatar1.7
109French Polynesia1.66
110Saint Lucia1.65
111Antigua and Barbuda1.64
112Tuvalu1.62
113Turkey1.62
114Burma1.57
115Israel1.55
116Mongolia1.55
117Saint Martin1.53
118Brazil1.51
119Wallis and Futuna1.51
120United Arab Emirates1.5
121Kyrgyzstan1.5
122Grenada1.49
123Vietnam1.47
124Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.46
125South Africa1.45
126Kosovo1.45
127Sint Maarten1.44
128Albania1.35
129Iran1.35
130Lebanon1.33
131Chile1.33
132Tunisia1.32
133The Bahamas1.31
134Argentina1.23
135Curacao1.22
136British Virgin Islands1.21
137Sri Lanka1.21
138Azerbaijan1.16
139Seychelles1.14
140Saint Kitts and Nevis1.09
141Cayman Islands1.09
142Anguilla1.08
143Greenland1.08
144Saint Barthelemy1.07
145Dominica1.06
146Thailand1.06
147Mauritius1.03
148Aruba0.94
149Palau0.94
150South Korea0.94
151Taiwan0.92
152Macau0.9
153Uruguay0.87
154Singapore0.85
155Iceland0.85
156Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha0.82
157Armenia0.81
158China0.81
159New Zealand0.81
160Trinidad and Tobago0.71
161Cyprus0.68
162Cuba0.68
163Bermuda0.67
164Andorra0.67
165Australia0.67
166Faroe Islands0.65
167Macedonia0.65
168North Korea0.64
169Kazakhstan0.62
170Gibraltar0.61
171Ireland0.58
172Bosnia and Herzegovina0.57
173Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.53
174Montenegro0.53
175Liechtenstein0.52
176Barbados0.5
177Malta0.49
178Georgia0.47
179San Marino0.42
180Hong Kong0.41
181France0.38
182Luxembourg0.37
183Canada0.37
184Netherlands0.36
185Jersey0.35
186Norway0.34
187Switzerland0.25
188Japan0.23
189Finland0.2
190United Kingdom0.17
191Denmark0.15
192Slovakia0.13
193Guernsey0.12
194Belgium0.12
195Montserrat0.08
196Poland0.08
197Portugal0.08
198Moldova0.07
199Austria0.06
200Croatia0.05
201Spain0.05
202Greece0.02
203Monaco-0.02
204Sweden-0.03
205Slovenia-0.04
206Italy-0.04
207Germany-0.06
208Lithuania-0.1
209Isle of Man-0.1
210Romania-0.19
211Czechia-0.21
212Serbia-0.24
213Hungary-0.38
214Estonia-0.42
215Belarus-0.47
216Russia-0.51
217Latvia-0.61
218Ukraine-0.62
219Bulgaria-0.72

Data is from US Census - International Database.

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