Canada vs Japan

Canada vs Japan: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 1.22% a year in Canada and -0.48% a year in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Canada, by 1.7 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Canada vs Japan: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 1.22% a year in Canada and -0.48% a year in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Canada, by 1.7 percentage points.
CanadaJapanUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Canada has been higher since 1973, when it overtook Japan.
  • In 2023, Canada ranked 95 and Japan ranked 205 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Canada at 0.33% a year and Japan at -0.5% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearCanadaJapanWorld
20231.22-0.480.87
20221.23-0.520.88
20210.67-0.570.8
20200.8-0.430.9
20191.25-0.21.03
20181.35-0.141.07
20171.27-0.11.13
20161.22-0.051.17
20150.95-0.131.18
20140.89-0.21.22
20131.04-0.171.23
20121.08-0.151.27
20111.04-0.111.26
20101.05-0.031.27
20091.130.021.28
20081.110.041.28
20071.030.061.28
20060.990.081.28
20050.970.051.27
20040.940.11.28
20030.910.131.29
20020.990.171.3
20011.070.191.33
20001.010.181.35
19990.90.181.35
19980.870.221.37
19970.920.231.39
19961.030.231.42
19951.050.251.45
19941.080.371.47
19931.110.351.52
19921.20.381.57
19911.220.411.63
19901.410.381.76
19891.660.351.78
19881.560.411.79
19871.330.461.84
19861.170.491.83
19851.010.391.8
19840.990.351.8
19831.030.381.78
19821.130.41.86
19811.240.431.82
19801.280.641.8
19791.150.781.79
197810.841.74
19771.090.891.75
19761.240.971.78
19751.391.11.8
19741.431.231.88
19731.321.281.94
19721.21.221.97
19711.851.151.97
19702.371.162.06
19691.421.172.06
19681.491.192.09
19671.671.262
19661.840.842.04
19651.871.082.09
19641.860.962.16
19631.870.912.28
19621.860.882.11
19611.940.881.67
19602.090.811.58
19592.240.811.73
19582.520.822
19572.980.742.07
19562.90.91.98
19552.511.082.01
19542.771.141.99
19532.811.251.9
19522.851.41.94
19512.751.51.75
19502.161.731.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearCanadaJapanWorld
20241.030.58–1.54-0.51-0.69–-0.340.86
20250.90.39–1.53-0.54-0.77–-0.30.84
20260.790.2–1.51-0.56-0.83–-0.290.83
20270.750.11–1.5-0.58-0.88–-0.260.81
20280.730.07–1.52-0.59-0.9–-0.260.8
20290.68-0.01–1.53-0.6-0.93–-0.230.78
20300.66-0.08–1.57-0.61-0.97–-0.250.76
20310.64-0.12–1.56-0.62-1–-0.230.75
20320.61-0.2–1.49-0.63-1.03–-0.250.73
20330.56-0.29–1.53-0.63-1.03–-0.240.72
20340.56-0.33–1.53-0.64-1.06–-0.210.7
20350.51-0.43–1.46-0.65-1.11–-0.210.69
20360.51-0.5–1.47-0.65-1.1–-0.220.67
20370.5-0.53–1.48-0.65-1.12–-0.210.65
20380.48-0.52–1.43-0.65-1.11–-0.180.64
20390.45-0.58–1.5-0.65-1.12–-0.180.62
20400.43-0.59–1.46-0.66-1.14–-0.160.61
20410.42-0.63–1.44-0.66-1.15–-0.160.59
20420.41-0.68–1.51-0.65-1.14–-0.140.57
20430.4-0.69–1.51-0.65-1.14–-0.130.56
20440.39-0.72–1.46-0.65-1.15–-0.140.54
20450.39-0.71–1.45-0.65-1.17–-0.130.52
20460.35-0.79–1.37-0.65-1.18–-0.130.5
20470.34-0.84–1.38-0.64-1.22–-0.120.48
20480.34-0.9–1.39-0.64-1.19–-0.10.46
20490.31-0.99–1.41-0.64-1.22–-0.10.44
20500.33-0.94–1.39-0.64-1.2–-0.120.42
20510.33-1.05–1.37-0.64-1.23–-0.120.4
20520.34-0.97–1.38-0.65-1.26–-0.130.38
20530.31-1.04–1.38-0.66-1.29–-0.110.36
20540.31-1.05–1.34-0.68-1.28–-0.10.34
20550.31-1.09–1.42-0.68-1.34–-0.120.33
20560.32-1.13–1.42-0.7-1.37–-0.10.31
20570.33-1.15–1.47-0.72-1.42–-0.110.3
20580.36-1.11–1.46-0.73-1.44–-0.10.28
20590.35-1.12–1.46-0.75-1.45–-0.140.27
20600.34-1.14–1.43-0.76-1.5–-0.130.25
20610.36-1.13–1.41-0.77-1.5–-0.110.24
20620.37-1.16–1.48-0.78-1.55–-0.130.23
20630.37-1.19–1.46-0.79-1.57–-0.110.22
20640.36-1.25–1.49-0.8-1.58–-0.120.21
20650.36-1.21–1.45-0.81-1.63–-0.130.2
20660.36-1.26–1.51-0.81-1.65–-0.140.19
20670.38-1.33–1.51-0.8-1.62–-0.120.18
20680.35-1.38–1.47-0.81-1.61–-0.070.17
20690.34-1.34–1.4-0.8-1.63–-0.040.16
20700.34-1.41–1.45-0.79-1.67–-0.040.15
20710.34-1.42–1.4-0.76-1.64–-0.020.14
20720.33-1.44–1.47-0.75-1.62–-00.13
20730.31-1.56–1.48-0.73-1.61–0.020.12
20740.32-1.56–1.5-0.7-1.6–0.070.1
20750.33-1.58–1.5-0.67-1.6–0.10.09
20760.33-1.64–1.51-0.64-1.56–0.150.08
20770.3-1.65–1.5-0.62-1.52–0.180.07
20780.32-1.76–1.52-0.6-1.54–0.190.06
20790.3-1.8–1.47-0.57-1.55–0.20.05
20800.3-1.9–1.44-0.56-1.5–0.230.04
20810.32-1.84–1.49-0.53-1.48–0.260.03
20820.29-2.01–1.47-0.52-1.49–0.280.02
20830.31-1.94–1.46-0.51-1.48–0.270.01
20840.29-1.99–1.45-0.5-1.5–0.27-0
20850.28-2.06–1.47-0.49-1.51–0.29-0.01
20860.29-2.22–1.47-0.48-1.53–0.29-0.02
20870.28-2.2–1.45-0.47-1.54–0.29-0.03
20880.33-2.08–1.53-0.47-1.54–0.3-0.04
20890.28-2.18–1.44-0.47-1.54–0.32-0.05
20900.27-2.31–1.45-0.47-1.55–0.31-0.05
20910.3-2.21–1.54-0.47-1.57–0.34-0.06
20920.29-2.25–1.53-0.48-1.61–0.33-0.07
20930.3-2.29–1.61-0.48-1.62–0.35-0.07
20940.3-2.27–1.6-0.47-1.67–0.36-0.08
20950.31-2.28–1.55-0.48-1.7–0.38-0.09
20960.31-2.42–1.62-0.49-1.71–0.4-0.1
20970.35-2.24–1.68-0.48-1.74–0.42-0.11
20980.34-2.35–1.68-0.49-1.72–0.42-0.11
20990.33-2.37–1.65-0.5-1.77–0.39-0.12
21000.33-2.31–1.64-0.5-1.76–0.41-0.13

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Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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