1997 Rate of Natural Increase

Country population rate of natural increase (RNI) and rank for world countries for the year 1997

Rank
Country
Rate Natural Increase
Population
1Gaza Strip3.6211,018,271
2Liberia3.5562,317,085
3Uganda3.46921,017,415
4Niger3.4589,717,046
5The Gambia3.4081,235,060
6Angola3.3814,282,750
7Malawi3.3519,982,077
8Mali3.28310,036,744
9Congo Kinshasa3.26348,564,598
10Sao Tome and Principe3.261132,090
11Eritrea3.2363,613,539
12Marshall Islands3.23250,829
13Afghanistan3.21720,769,357
14Benin3.26,054,686
15Yemen3.19115,741,184
16Burkina Faso3.16310,530,454
17Chad3.1497,349,130
18Solomon Islands3.138396,997
19West Bank3.1371,814,219
20Burundi3.0275,819,653
21Iraq3.0220,868,745
22Senegal3.0178,806,978
23Madagascar3.01414,353,882
24Timor-Leste2.987924,395
25Guatemala2.97910,488,913
26Togo2.954,424,324
27Papua New Guinea2.9214,974,112
28Cameroon2.9214,571,701
29Belize2.902238,928
30Rwanda2.8687,563,089
31Tanzania2.84530,608,253
32Comoros2.826506,252
33Equatorial Guinea2.822474,676
34Jordan2.7734,458,246
35Somalia2.7636,751,082
36Mauritania2.7542,315,223
37Zambia2.7549,326,306
38Kenya2.74428,481,047
39Djibouti2.715590,081
40Nigeria2.67115,773,046
41Nauru2.6669,866
42Tonga2.65498,005
43Pakistan2.652137,158,062
44Kiribati2.65179,851
45Côte d'Ivoire2.64215,499,730
46Ethiopia2.61458,297,071
47Guinea-Bissau2.611,144,904
48Samoa2.572171,806
49Nepal2.56622,241,375
50Nicaragua2.534,591,033
51Oman2.5122,259,698
52Saudi Arabia2.51119,810,208
53Gabon2.4951,104,453
54Guinea2.4727,295,772
55Congo Brazzaville2.4562,695,526
56Federated States of Micronesia2.429106,879
57Paraguay2.4225,080,750
58Sierra Leone2.4224,047,542
59Philippines2.4271,696,254
60Ghana2.4117,747,204
61Bangladesh2.403121,880,765
62Mozambique2.39717,421,861
63Haiti2.3927,791,775
64Cabo Verde2.338404,001
65Laos2.3255,054,901
66Central African Republic2.3143,667,155
67Namibia2.3091,743,310
68Eswatini2.2871,031,563
69Turks and Caicos Islands2.26716,542
70Bolivia2.2517,677,668
71Tajikistan2.1975,864,691
72Ecuador2.16511,792,472
73Maldives2.146275,713
74Guyana2.144755,938
75El Salvador2.145,620,865
76Kuwait2.1371,801,707
77Brunei2.105303,092
78Panama2.092,756,814
79Egypt2.08361,647,326
80Cambodia2.07311,826,621
81Suriname2.069445,279
82Malaysia2.04721,601,986
83Cook Islands2.04317,815
84Venezuela2.0422,946,096
85Dominican Republic2.0377,862,023
86Mexico2.03295,658,972
87Bahrain1.986610,845
88Bhutan1.945618,427
89Uzbekistan1.94223,952,217
90Botswana1.9091,545,888
91Lesotho1.8971,853,740
92India1.869994,708,132
93Fiji1.855785,590
94Peru1.8524,600,659
95Turkmenistan1.8354,200,595
96Colombia1.79539,155,201
97Jamaica1.7682,714,838
98Zimbabwe1.75311,556,063
99New Caledonia1.742199,383
100Indonesia1.735204,258,114
101Costa Rica1.7273,625,320
102Algeria1.71129,318,183
103Qatar1.699547,595
104Morocco1.6727,477,506
105French Polynesia1.658223,394
106Saint Lucia1.651149,717
107Antigua and Barbuda1.6471,454
108Turkey1.62563,171,756
109Tuvalu1.6239,917
110Burma1.56944,766,116
111Mongolia1.5472,372,034
112Israel1.5455,640,240
113Saint Martin1.5331,302
114Vietnam1.51576,214,807
115The Bahamas1.51274,518
116Brazil1.51168,286,349
117Wallis and Futuna1.50914,251
118United Arab Emirates1.5052,704,660
119Kyrgyzstan1.5044,750,455
120Grenada1.49199,568
121Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.455108,607
122South Africa1.4543,199,225
123Kosovo1.4492,086,410
124Sint Maarten1.43731,594
125Albania1.3523,225,413
126Iran1.34664,228,293
127Lebanon1.3343,735,317
128Chile1.32614,591,015
129Tunisia1.3199,239,267
130Singapore1.2313,854,156
131Argentina1.22736,102,182
132British Virgin Islands1.22520,412
133Curaçao1.215139,081
134Sri Lanka1.20618,367,446
135Azerbaijan1.1628,223,513
136Seychelles1.14276,405
137Thailand1.09759,911,064
138Saint Kitts and Nevis1.09444,063
139Anguilla1.08310,439
140Cayman Islands1.07834,860
141Greenland1.07656,508
142Dominica1.07270,289
143Saint Barthelemy1.0696,553
144Mauritius1.0341,148,349
145Aruba0.94586,206
146Palau0.9418,298
147South Korea0.9445,807,825
148Taiwan0.92321,638,532
149Macau0.897416,985
150Uruguay0.8663,180,924
151Iceland0.851271,190
152China0.8411,244,536,233
153Armenia0.8123,112,663
154Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha0.8077,063
155New Zealand0.8063,738,420
156Trinidad and Tobago0.761,253,034
157Bermuda0.68561,522
158Cyprus0.681879,853
159Cuba0.67811,013,907
160Australia0.67318,197,799
161Andorra0.66764,053
162Faroe Islands0.65344,048
163North Macedonia0.6481,984,861
164North Korea0.63622,443,282
165Gibraltar0.61726,745
166Kazakhstan0.61616,052,382
167Ireland0.5763,681,226
168Bosnia and Herzegovina0.5723,590,694
169Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.5456,420
170Barbados0.54270,749
171Montenegro0.528623,786
172Liechtenstein0.52431,325
173Malta0.487385,162
174Georgia0.4734,916,657
175San Marino0.42325,735
176Hong Kong0.4056,492,649
177France0.37560,362,851
178Luxembourg0.374420,928
179Canada0.3730,305,602
180Netherlands0.36415,622,141
181Jersey0.34985,854
182Norway0.3454,405,673
183Switzerland0.2467,202,164
184Japan0.231125,924,562
185Finland0.25,134,406
186United Kingdom0.16558,494,072
187Denmark0.1465,283,663
188Slovakia0.135,383,010
189Guernsey0.11861,173
190Belgium0.11810,199,787
191Montserrat0.0845,950
192Poland0.08338,654,956
193Portugal0.07810,156,414
194Moldova0.0714,304,362
195Austria0.0578,069,875
196Croatia0.0514,424,536
197Spain0.04939,907,236
198Greece0.02110,752,345
199Monaco-0.01631,315
200Sweden-0.0318,897,619
201Slovenia-0.0382,011,611
202Italy-0.03957,492,894
203Germany-0.05982,011,073
204Lithuania-0.0953,495,368
205Isle of Man-0.10173,580
206Romania-0.18822,557,739
207Czechia-0.21510,300,708
208Serbia-0.2397,693,801
209Hungary-0.38210,229,552
210Estonia-0.4241,413,351
211Belarus-0.46510,128,530
212Russia-0.504149,339,752
213Latvia-0.6062,428,216
214Ukraine-0.61750,371,404
215Bulgaria-0.7168,121,168
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Data from US Census International Database