Germany vs Japan

Germany vs Japan: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 0.35% a year in Germany and -0.48% a year in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Germany, by 0.83 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Germany vs Japan: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 0.35% a year in Germany and -0.48% a year in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Germany, by 0.83 percentage points.
GermanyJapanUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Germany has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Japan.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Germany at -0.05% 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

YearGermanyJapanWorld
20230.35-0.480.87
20220.75-0.520.88
20210.18-0.570.8
2020-0.02-0.430.9
20190.18-0.21.03
20180.28-0.141.07
20170.36-0.11.13
20160.47-0.051.17
20151.19-0.131.18
20140.52-0.21.22
20130.3-0.171.23
20120.01-0.151.27
20110.14-0.111.26
2010-0.07-0.031.27
2009-0.190.021.28
2008-0.240.041.28
2007-0.220.061.28
2006-0.770.081.28
2005-0.070.051.27
2004-0.040.11.28
2003-0.010.131.29
20020.110.171.3
20010.210.191.33
20000.120.181.35
19990.170.181.35
1998-0.990.221.37
19970.060.231.39
19960.240.231.42
19950.350.251.45
19940.250.371.47
19930.450.351.52
19920.910.381.57
19910.660.411.63
19900.830.381.76
19890.930.351.78
19880.640.411.79
19870.180.461.84
19860.170.491.83
1985-0.020.391.8
1984-0.330.351.8
1983-0.250.381.78
1982-0.180.41.86
19810.040.431.82
19800.290.641.8
19790.130.781.79
1978-0.050.841.74
1977-0.130.891.75
1976-0.330.971.78
1975-0.531.11.8
1974-0.221.231.88
19730.291.281.94
19720.331.221.97
19710.621.151.97
1970-0.261.162.06
19690.931.172.06
19680.671.192.09
19670.241.262
19660.70.842.04
19650.991.082.09
19640.740.962.16
19630.90.912.28
19620.980.882.11
19610.70.881.67
19600.850.811.58
19590.730.811.73
19580.790.822
19570.910.742.07
19560.430.91.98
19550.361.082.01
19540.291.141.99
19530.191.251.9
19520.121.41.94
19510.011.51.75
1950-0.21.731.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearGermanyJapanWorld
2024-0.34-1.01–0.3-0.51-0.69–-0.340.86
2025-0.79-1.59–0.73-0.54-0.77–-0.30.84
2026-0.23-1.05–0.57-0.56-0.83–-0.290.83
2027-0.25-1.11–0.59-0.58-0.88–-0.260.81
2028-0.26-1.09–0.57-0.59-0.9–-0.260.8
2029-0.28-1.13–0.56-0.6-0.93–-0.230.78
2030-0.27-1.12–0.6-0.61-0.97–-0.250.76
2031-0.29-1.15–0.53-0.62-1–-0.230.75
2032-0.27-1.16–0.63-0.63-1.03–-0.250.73
2033-0.28-1.15–0.61-0.63-1.03–-0.240.72
2034-0.25-1.21–0.63-0.64-1.06–-0.210.7
2035-0.27-1.18–0.59-0.65-1.11–-0.210.69
2036-0.29-1.17–0.61-0.65-1.1–-0.220.67
2037-0.27-1.16–0.65-0.65-1.12–-0.210.65
2038-0.28-1.19–0.67-0.65-1.11–-0.180.64
2039-0.27-1.18–0.64-0.65-1.12–-0.180.62
2040-0.27-1.18–0.66-0.66-1.14–-0.160.61
2041-0.25-1.2–0.67-0.66-1.15–-0.160.59
2042-0.25-1.22–0.71-0.65-1.14–-0.140.57
2043-0.27-1.24–0.69-0.65-1.14–-0.130.56
2044-0.29-1.26–0.68-0.65-1.15–-0.140.54
2045-0.29-1.27–0.67-0.65-1.17–-0.130.52
2046-0.29-1.27–0.69-0.65-1.18–-0.130.5
2047-0.3-1.33–0.68-0.64-1.22–-0.120.48
2048-0.32-1.35–0.68-0.64-1.19–-0.10.46
2049-0.32-1.36–0.66-0.64-1.22–-0.10.44
2050-0.31-1.33–0.67-0.64-1.2–-0.120.42
2051-0.32-1.29–0.67-0.64-1.23–-0.120.4
2052-0.32-1.26–0.7-0.65-1.26–-0.130.38
2053-0.35-1.32–0.7-0.66-1.29–-0.110.36
2054-0.37-1.37–0.63-0.68-1.28–-0.10.34
2055-0.38-1.38–0.62-0.68-1.34–-0.120.33
2056-0.36-1.53–0.61-0.7-1.37–-0.10.31
2057-0.37-1.44–0.62-0.72-1.42–-0.110.3
2058-0.37-1.43–0.67-0.73-1.44–-0.10.28
2059-0.34-1.39–0.66-0.75-1.45–-0.140.27
2060-0.34-1.4–0.63-0.76-1.5–-0.130.25
2061-0.31-1.38–0.73-0.77-1.5–-0.110.24
2062-0.31-1.4–0.75-0.78-1.55–-0.130.23
2063-0.28-1.36–0.7-0.79-1.57–-0.110.22
2064-0.27-1.29–0.73-0.8-1.58–-0.120.21
2065-0.26-1.31–0.77-0.81-1.63–-0.130.2
2066-0.26-1.38–0.77-0.81-1.65–-0.140.19
2067-0.25-1.36–0.79-0.8-1.62–-0.120.18
2068-0.23-1.4–0.75-0.81-1.61–-0.070.17
2069-0.23-1.36–0.83-0.8-1.63–-0.040.16
2070-0.2-1.39–0.92-0.79-1.67–-0.040.15
2071-0.22-1.39–0.84-0.76-1.64–-0.020.14
2072-0.21-1.39–0.81-0.75-1.62–-00.13
2073-0.22-1.4–0.79-0.73-1.61–0.020.12
2074-0.22-1.36–0.79-0.7-1.6–0.070.1
2075-0.19-1.43–0.85-0.67-1.6–0.10.09
2076-0.22-1.5–0.86-0.64-1.56–0.150.08
2077-0.22-1.5–0.88-0.62-1.52–0.180.07
2078-0.2-1.4–0.83-0.6-1.54–0.190.06
2079-0.19-1.35–0.87-0.57-1.55–0.20.05
2080-0.18-1.33–0.93-0.56-1.5–0.230.04
2081-0.16-1.4–0.91-0.53-1.48–0.260.03
2082-0.15-1.34–0.91-0.52-1.49–0.280.02
2083-0.15-1.35–0.91-0.51-1.48–0.270.01
2084-0.14-1.37–0.95-0.5-1.5–0.27-0
2085-0.14-1.34–0.94-0.49-1.51–0.29-0.01
2086-0.14-1.37–0.96-0.48-1.53–0.29-0.02
2087-0.12-1.43–0.95-0.47-1.54–0.29-0.03
2088-0.08-1.4–0.97-0.47-1.54–0.3-0.04
2089-0.08-1.34–1.04-0.47-1.54–0.32-0.05
2090-0.09-1.4–0.95-0.47-1.55–0.31-0.05
2091-0.07-1.37–0.93-0.47-1.57–0.34-0.06
2092-0.04-1.34–1.02-0.48-1.61–0.33-0.07
2093-0.03-1.3–1.1-0.48-1.62–0.35-0.07
2094-0.03-1.32–1.03-0.47-1.67–0.36-0.08
2095-0.03-1.35–1.04-0.48-1.7–0.38-0.09
2096-0.04-1.34–1.07-0.49-1.71–0.4-0.1
2097-0.06-1.41–1.07-0.48-1.74–0.42-0.11
2098-0.02-1.28–1.09-0.49-1.72–0.42-0.11
2099-0.04-1.35–1.04-0.5-1.77–0.39-0.12
2100-0.05-1.38–1.11-0.5-1.76–0.41-0.13

Each country on its own

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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