Italy vs Japan

Italy vs Japan: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0.22% a year in Italy and -0.48% a year in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Italy, by 0.27 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Italy vs Japan: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0.22% a year in Italy and -0.48% a year in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Italy, by 0.27 percentage points.
ItalyJapanUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Italy has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Japan.
  • In 2023, Italy ranked 187 and Japan ranked 205 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Italy at -0.68% 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

YearItalyJapanWorld
2023-0.22-0.480.87
2022-0.19-0.520.88
2021-0.18-0.570.8
2020-0.43-0.430.9
2019-0.3-0.21.03
2018-0.19-0.141.07
2017-0.18-0.11.13
2016-0.11-0.051.17
2015-0.21-0.131.18
2014-0.08-0.21.22
20130.12-0.171.23
20120.29-0.151.27
20110.25-0.111.26
20100.42-0.031.27
20090.450.021.28
20080.70.041.28
20070.830.061.28
20060.380.081.28
20050.430.051.27
20040.750.11.28
20030.760.131.29
20020.350.171.3
20010.050.191.33
20000.070.181.35
19990.040.181.35
19980.050.221.37
19970.040.231.39
19960.050.231.42
1995-0.890.251.45
19940.830.371.47
19930.040.351.52
19920.130.381.57
19910.050.411.63
19900.110.381.76
19890.090.351.78
19880.080.411.79
19870.050.461.84
19860.010.491.83
19850.060.391.8
19840.10.351.8
19830.060.381.78
19820.110.41.86
19810.150.431.82
19800.680.641.8
19790.310.781.79
19780.380.841.74
19770.430.891.75
19760.490.971.78
19750.571.11.8
19740.691.231.88
19730.671.281.94
19720.741.221.97
19710.591.151.97
19700.591.162.06
19690.651.172.06
19680.671.192.09
19670.761.262
19660.850.842.04
19650.841.082.09
19640.960.962.16
19630.810.912.28
19620.780.882.11
19610.640.881.67
19600.570.811.58
19590.620.811.73
19580.570.822
19570.540.742.07
19560.510.91.98
19550.611.082.01
19540.631.141.99
19531.141.251.9
19520.521.41.94
19510.621.51.75
19500.931.731.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearItalyJapanWorld
2024-0.31-0.86–0.19-0.51-0.69–-0.340.86
2025-0.35-0.97–0.24-0.54-0.77–-0.30.84
2026-0.39-1.03–0.22-0.56-0.83–-0.290.83
2027-0.41-1.03–0.23-0.58-0.88–-0.260.81
2028-0.42-1.09–0.21-0.59-0.9–-0.260.8
2029-0.42-1.09–0.24-0.6-0.93–-0.230.78
2030-0.45-1.17–0.18-0.61-0.97–-0.250.76
2031-0.47-1.16–0.17-0.62-1–-0.230.75
2032-0.45-1.15–0.22-0.63-1.03–-0.250.73
2033-0.46-1.18–0.22-0.63-1.03–-0.240.72
2034-0.47-1.18–0.21-0.64-1.06–-0.210.7
2035-0.48-1.18–0.26-0.65-1.11–-0.210.69
2036-0.48-1.16–0.25-0.65-1.1–-0.220.67
2037-0.5-1.23–0.19-0.65-1.12–-0.210.65
2038-0.5-1.24–0.2-0.65-1.11–-0.180.64
2039-0.52-1.25–0.2-0.65-1.12–-0.180.62
2040-0.52-1.25–0.24-0.66-1.14–-0.160.61
2041-0.53-1.24–0.17-0.66-1.15–-0.160.59
2042-0.55-1.37–0.18-0.65-1.14–-0.140.57
2043-0.59-1.35–0.17-0.65-1.14–-0.130.56
2044-0.59-1.39–0.2-0.65-1.15–-0.140.54
2045-0.62-1.34–0.13-0.65-1.17–-0.130.52
2046-0.63-1.41–0.17-0.65-1.18–-0.130.5
2047-0.67-1.48–0.08-0.64-1.22–-0.120.48
2048-0.68-1.46–0.1-0.64-1.19–-0.10.46
2049-0.72-1.47–0.09-0.64-1.22–-0.10.44
2050-0.75-1.52–0.07-0.64-1.2–-0.120.42
2051-0.76-1.59–0.05-0.64-1.23–-0.120.4
2052-0.79-1.63–0.04-0.65-1.26–-0.130.38
2053-0.83-1.66–0.03-0.66-1.29–-0.110.36
2054-0.84-1.7–-0.04-0.68-1.28–-0.10.34
2055-0.87-1.72–-0.03-0.68-1.34–-0.120.33
2056-0.91-1.78–-0.09-0.7-1.37–-0.10.31
2057-0.92-1.75–-0.04-0.72-1.42–-0.110.3
2058-0.94-1.81–-0.1-0.73-1.44–-0.10.28
2059-0.96-1.77–-0.15-0.75-1.45–-0.140.27
2060-0.96-1.85–-0.15-0.76-1.5–-0.130.25
2061-0.97-1.82–-0.1-0.77-1.5–-0.110.24
2062-0.98-1.87–-0.11-0.78-1.55–-0.130.23
2063-0.95-1.95–-0.07-0.79-1.57–-0.110.22
2064-0.95-1.88–-0.03-0.8-1.58–-0.120.21
2065-0.95-1.86–0.02-0.81-1.63–-0.130.2
2066-0.92-1.8–0.02-0.81-1.65–-0.140.19
2067-0.9-1.82–0.02-0.8-1.62–-0.120.18
2068-0.9-1.82–-0.01-0.81-1.61–-0.070.17
2069-0.88-1.81–0.09-0.8-1.63–-0.040.16
2070-0.87-1.8–0.06-0.79-1.67–-0.040.15
2071-0.83-1.76–0.09-0.76-1.64–-0.020.14
2072-0.82-1.82–0.08-0.75-1.62–-00.13
2073-0.79-1.78–0.12-0.73-1.61–0.020.12
2074-0.78-1.77–0.15-0.7-1.6–0.070.1
2075-0.74-1.78–0.22-0.67-1.6–0.10.09
2076-0.71-1.75–0.24-0.64-1.56–0.150.08
2077-0.69-1.69–0.3-0.62-1.52–0.180.07
2078-0.68-1.73–0.22-0.6-1.54–0.190.06
2079-0.68-1.7–0.27-0.57-1.55–0.20.05
2080-0.66-1.72–0.28-0.56-1.5–0.230.04
2081-0.65-1.69–0.28-0.53-1.48–0.260.03
2082-0.65-1.73–0.28-0.52-1.49–0.280.02
2083-0.63-1.71–0.32-0.51-1.48–0.270.01
2084-0.64-1.67–0.33-0.5-1.5–0.27-0
2085-0.63-1.69–0.36-0.49-1.51–0.29-0.01
2086-0.62-1.71–0.4-0.48-1.53–0.29-0.02
2087-0.63-1.76–0.35-0.47-1.54–0.29-0.03
2088-0.63-1.79–0.37-0.47-1.54–0.3-0.04
2089-0.64-1.76–0.34-0.47-1.54–0.32-0.05
2090-0.64-1.83–0.37-0.47-1.55–0.31-0.05
2091-0.63-1.8–0.34-0.47-1.57–0.34-0.06
2092-0.65-1.84–0.33-0.48-1.61–0.33-0.07
2093-0.63-1.8–0.35-0.48-1.62–0.35-0.07
2094-0.64-1.81–0.37-0.47-1.67–0.36-0.08
2095-0.65-1.81–0.34-0.48-1.7–0.38-0.09
2096-0.66-1.89–0.38-0.49-1.71–0.4-0.1
2097-0.67-1.93–0.33-0.48-1.74–0.42-0.11
2098-0.65-1.98–0.37-0.49-1.72–0.42-0.11
2099-0.67-1.9–0.41-0.5-1.77–0.39-0.12
2100-0.68-1.95–0.35-0.5-1.76–0.41-0.13

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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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