2002 Rate of Natural Increase

Country population rate of natural increase (RNI) and rank for world countries for the year 2002

Rank
Country
Rate Natural Increase
Population
1Niger3.79911,538,649
2Gaza Strip3.7591,198,617
3Uganda3.65824,774,685
4Chad3.5948,713,903
5Timor-Leste3.539912,063
6The Gambia3.4081,394,302
7Sao Tome and Principe3.397147,127
8Mali3.39411,437,860
9Angola3.39116,685,260
10Malawi3.36211,612,362
11Burundi3.2286,669,522
12Burkina Faso3.22112,406,620
13Benin3.1587,130,279
14Eritrea3.1334,147,258
15Yemen3.12918,309,568
16Congo Kinshasa3.12956,319,530
17Senegal3.0539,976,692
18Comoros3.043575,855
19Iraq2.98824,309,560
20Liberia2.9862,978,030
21Togo2.9845,023,375
22Equatorial Guinea2.965636,955
23Tanzania2.94435,534,018
24Kenya2.92832,756,495
25Marshall Islands2.92855,146
26Somalia2.9148,017,560
27Solomon Islands2.907456,256
28Madagascar2.86116,607,515
29Zambia2.85810,808,931
30Cameroon2.83816,733,803
31Nigeria2.837132,764,563
32Vanuatu2.799201,709
33West Bank2.7922,035,458
34Guinea-Bissau2.7681,260,360
35Rwanda2.7388,329,232
36Belize2.728265,446
37Papua New Guinea2.6985,725,378
38Ethiopia2.69766,205,065
39Honduras2.6696,698,324
40Jordan2.6555,012,128
41Guinea2.6497,905,703
42Mauritania2.6482,631,652
43Côte d'Ivoire2.61717,528,681
44Pakistan2.614157,385,803
45Guatemala2.60811,795,111
46Mozambique2.51719,249,717
47Tonga2.516101,406
48Sierra Leone2.4364,726,939
49Congo Brazzaville2.4093,117,397
50Samoa2.397179,429
51Djibouti2.372713,372
52Ghana2.35620,032,559
53Philippines2.31880,114,579
54American Samoa2.31757,556
55Laos2.2835,578,027
56Bolivia2.2478,529,375
57Gabon2.2271,254,964
58Central African Republic2.2074,094,569
59Nepal2.1924,272,768
60Federated States of Micronesia2.188108,018
61Namibia2.1811,964,708
62Guyana2.178789,098
63Saudi Arabia2.14322,342,525
64Egypt2.12868,364,247
65Haiti2.1228,580,463
66Nicaragua2.15,028,418
67Afghanistan2.09423,599,230
68Oman2.0712,540,520
69Bangladesh1.992132,887,746
70Nauru1.9889,909
71Tajikistan1.9876,452,017
72Turks and Caicos Islands1.98121,406
73Kiribati1.97288,467
74Eswatini1.9341,027,995
75Cabo Verde1.91446,699
76Ecuador1.89212,827,209
77Kuwait1.882,083,269
78Venezuela1.86625,074,549
79Brunei1.862339,971
80Dominican Republic1.8378,481,746
81Paraguay1.8285,625,172
82Cambodia1.82512,838,582
83Mexico1.789102,470,489
84Northern Mariana Islands1.78969,035
85Peru1.77626,624,871
86Suriname1.738476,840
87El Salvador1.7095,868,695
88Panama1.6933,030,107
89India1.6671,085,753,922
90Bhutan1.655676,814
91Bahrain1.65714,832
92Guam1.629157,352
93Fiji1.603816,577
94Zimbabwe1.59312,223,067
95Morocco1.59129,188,575
96Israel1.5586,349,993
97Indonesia1.548220,276,026
98Malaysia1.5424,545,674
99Uzbekistan1.53925,696,312
100Lesotho1.5391,909,234
101Qatar1.537703,382
102Colombia1.52741,079,210
103Algeria1.51831,523,711
104Turkey1.50667,807,656
105French Polynesia1.489244,184
106Jamaica1.4822,849,475
107Turkmenistan1.4714,502,650
108Cook Islands1.4715,105
109United Arab Emirates1.4653,555,027
110Maldives1.416311,847
111Vietnam1.4181,617,017
112New Caledonia1.4219,442
113Botswana1.3941,719,736
114Saint Martin1.37427,440
115Kosovo1.3721,737,479
116Costa Rica1.3664,020,946
117Burma1.36247,739,006
118Brazil1.355180,994,541
119Sri Lanka1.33119,478,732
120Wallis and Futuna1.31214,857
121Kyrgyzstan1.3125,013,957
122Tuvalu1.30410,040
123Iran1.25167,780,924
124Mongolia1.2392,518,612
125The Bahamas1.218294,063
126Antigua and Barbuda1.17477,936
127Lebanon1.1653,955,051
128Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.133107,262
129South Africa1.10846,104,953
130Argentina1.10738,131,971
131Tunisia1.0949,742,979
132Saint Lucia1.068155,301
133Seychelles1.02881,125
134Chile1.01715,514,806
135Singapore0.9624,447,987
136Mauritius0.9551,210,667
137Albania0.9443,098,028
138U.S. Virgin Islands0.937108,509
139Saint Barthelemy0.9327,409
140Anguilla0.92412,113
141Cayman Islands0.89640,750
142Saint Kitts and Nevis0.89446,682
143Greenland0.88157,362
144Sint Maarten0.87230,636
145Grenada0.845102,833
146Dominica0.84171,660
147Thailand0.79562,322,676
148Azerbaijan0.7918,597,653
149Ireland0.7833,933,126
150Iceland0.775287,448
151Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha0.7097,339
152Bermuda0.66764,264
153Faroe Islands0.66747,348
154New Zealand0.6663,898,456
155North Korea0.65523,204,705
156British Virgin Islands0.64723,830
157Uruguay0.6273,241,597
158Andorra0.62765,986
159Curaçao0.61131,718
160Australia0.60719,317,473
161Barbados0.606277,849
162Cuba0.60111,210,068
163Kazakhstan0.59815,802,134
164Trinidad and Tobago0.5761,271,609
165Armenia0.5593,096,323
166China0.551,285,973,403
167Aruba0.53892,166
168Liechtenstein0.53233,821
169Taiwan0.52822,461,928
170South Korea0.52347,437,578
171Palau0.48419,816
172Montenegro0.479621,991
173Gibraltar0.46128,201
174Cyprus0.422946,814
175France0.41461,958,793
176Macau0.398438,977
177Netherlands0.37116,145,468
178Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.3636,349
179Luxembourg0.357448,481
180Canada0.33231,640,961
181San Marino0.32628,191
182North Macedonia0.3092,038,574
183Hong Kong0.2916,760,298
184Norway0.2414,539,603
185Malta0.226399,174
186Montserrat0.2084,810
187Japan0.149127,347,157
188Switzerland0.1447,348,653
189Bosnia and Herzegovina0.1423,826,638
190Spain0.12141,639,614
191Finland0.1185,192,708
192United Kingdom0.10259,601,520
193Denmark0.1015,373,211
194Jersey0.10187,970
195Georgia0.0894,774,895
196Portugal0.07410,490,325
197Belgium0.07210,326,359
198Isle of Man0.03477,190
199Austria0.0288,178,095
200Sweden0.0098,977,438
201Monaco0.00631,654
202Greece-0.00311,019,745
203Slovakia-0.0135,403,358
204Poland-0.01538,625,974
205Guernsey-0.01962,368
206Italy-0.0358,076,701
207Slovenia-0.0592,014,637
208Germany-0.14982,458,415
209Czechia-0.15110,235,949
210Moldova-0.1754,088,890
211Croatia-0.2354,442,298
212Romania-0.2721,930,795
213Serbia-0.3287,530,751
214Lithuania-0.3343,453,903
215Hungary-0.35710,112,777
216Estonia-0.3941,359,260
217Latvia-0.5352,330,425
218Belarus-0.5829,954,884
219Bulgaria-0.597,784,234
220Russia-0.619146,495,996
221Ukraine-0.74448,074,073
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Data from US Census International Database