Japan vs Russia

Japan vs Russia: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0.48% a year in Japan and -0.32% a year in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Russia, by 0.16 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Japan vs Russia: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0.48% a year in Japan and -0.32% a year in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Russia, by 0.16 percentage points.
JapanRussiaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Russia has been higher since 2009, when it overtook Japan.
  • In 2023, Japan ranked 205 and Russia ranked 195 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Japan at -0.5% a year and Russia at -0.08% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearJapanRussiaWorld
2023-0.48-0.320.87
2022-0.520.130.88
2021-0.57-0.480.8
2020-0.43-0.250.9
2019-0.20.031.03
2018-0.140.111.07
2017-0.10.221.13
2016-0.050.341.17
2015-0.130.311.18
2014-0.20.221.22
2013-0.170.231.23
2012-0.150.211.27
2011-0.110.141.26
2010-0.030.021.27
20090.020.081.28
20080.0401.28
20070.06-0.071.28
20060.08-0.271.28
20050.05-0.421.27
20040.1-0.391.28
20030.13-0.461.29
20020.170.261.3
20010.19-0.51.33
20000.18-0.321.35
19990.18-0.391.35
19980.22-0.141.37
19970.23-0.161.39
19960.23-0.161.42
19950.25-0.121.45
19940.370.251.47
19930.35-0.161.52
19920.38-0.891.57
19910.410.181.63
19900.380.451.76
19890.350.491.78
19880.410.761.79
19870.460.91.84
19860.490.941.83
19850.390.781.8
19840.350.771.8
19830.380.831.78
19820.40.711.86
19810.430.571.82
19800.640.551.8
19790.780.551.79
19780.840.671.74
19770.890.71.75
19760.970.721.78
19751.10.691.8
19741.230.621.88
19731.280.561.94
19721.220.581.97
19711.150.551.97
19701.160.42.06
19691.170.532.06
19681.190.552.09
19671.260.582
19660.840.692.04
19651.080.732.09
19640.960.872.16
19630.911.022.28
19620.881.142.11
19610.881.331.67
19600.811.441.58
19590.811.311.73
19580.821.592
19570.741.622.07
19560.91.581.98
19551.081.542.01
19541.141.541.99
19531.251.431.9
19521.41.421.94
19511.51.391.75
19501.731.41.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearJapanRussiaWorld
2024-0.51-0.69–-0.34-0.53-1.02–0.190.86
2025-0.54-0.77–-0.3-0.61-1.13–0.240.84
2026-0.56-0.83–-0.29-0.23-0.77–0.260.83
2027-0.58-0.88–-0.26-0.26-0.78–0.250.81
2028-0.59-0.9–-0.26-0.27-0.79–0.270.8
2029-0.6-0.93–-0.23-0.28-0.84–0.310.78
2030-0.61-0.97–-0.25-0.28-0.84–0.260.76
2031-0.62-1–-0.23-0.3-0.9–0.270.75
2032-0.63-1.03–-0.25-0.29-0.86–0.310.73
2033-0.63-1.03–-0.24-0.28-0.85–0.310.72
2034-0.64-1.06–-0.21-0.27-0.86–0.320.7
2035-0.65-1.11–-0.21-0.26-0.85–0.310.69
2036-0.65-1.1–-0.22-0.25-0.87–0.360.67
2037-0.65-1.12–-0.21-0.25-0.88–0.410.65
2038-0.65-1.11–-0.18-0.23-0.86–0.410.64
2039-0.65-1.12–-0.18-0.22-0.88–0.420.62
2040-0.66-1.14–-0.16-0.19-0.87–0.450.61
2041-0.66-1.15–-0.16-0.18-0.85–0.450.59
2042-0.65-1.14–-0.14-0.16-0.84–0.470.57
2043-0.65-1.14–-0.13-0.16-0.83–0.510.56
2044-0.65-1.15–-0.14-0.15-0.78–0.50.54
2045-0.65-1.17–-0.13-0.14-0.8–0.50.52
2046-0.65-1.18–-0.13-0.13-0.82–0.550.5
2047-0.64-1.22–-0.12-0.14-0.79–0.50.48
2048-0.64-1.19–-0.1-0.15-0.83–0.490.46
2049-0.64-1.22–-0.1-0.17-0.86–0.520.44
2050-0.64-1.2–-0.12-0.18-0.9–0.430.42
2051-0.64-1.23–-0.12-0.2-0.88–0.430.4
2052-0.65-1.26–-0.13-0.2-0.92–0.430.38
2053-0.66-1.29–-0.11-0.24-0.99–0.40.36
2054-0.68-1.28–-0.1-0.24-0.95–0.420.34
2055-0.68-1.34–-0.12-0.26-0.98–0.390.33
2056-0.7-1.37–-0.1-0.26-1.03–0.350.31
2057-0.72-1.42–-0.11-0.26-0.99–0.420.3
2058-0.73-1.44–-0.1-0.28-1.02–0.390.28
2059-0.75-1.45–-0.14-0.27-0.98–0.40.27
2060-0.76-1.5–-0.13-0.25-0.99–0.430.25
2061-0.77-1.5–-0.11-0.27-1.02–0.40.24
2062-0.78-1.55–-0.13-0.25-1.01–0.430.23
2063-0.79-1.57–-0.11-0.27-1.05–0.410.22
2064-0.8-1.58–-0.12-0.26-1.04–0.440.21
2065-0.81-1.63–-0.13-0.25-1–0.420.2
2066-0.81-1.65–-0.14-0.24-1.04–0.460.19
2067-0.8-1.62–-0.12-0.22-1.02–0.50.18
2068-0.81-1.61–-0.07-0.22-1.08–0.480.17
2069-0.8-1.63–-0.04-0.22-1.03–0.520.16
2070-0.79-1.67–-0.04-0.21-1.04–0.530.15
2071-0.76-1.64–-0.02-0.22-0.99–0.540.14
2072-0.75-1.62–-0-0.18-1.03–0.540.13
2073-0.73-1.61–0.02-0.17-0.99–0.570.12
2074-0.7-1.6–0.07-0.16-0.97–0.590.1
2075-0.67-1.6–0.1-0.14-1–0.590.09
2076-0.64-1.56–0.15-0.12-1–0.630.08
2077-0.62-1.52–0.18-0.12-1.02–0.590.07
2078-0.6-1.54–0.19-0.11-0.96–0.660.06
2079-0.57-1.55–0.2-0.1-0.95–0.650.05
2080-0.56-1.5–0.23-0.08-0.91–0.710.04
2081-0.53-1.48–0.26-0.07-0.95–0.680.03
2082-0.52-1.49–0.28-0.07-0.95–0.720.02
2083-0.51-1.48–0.27-0.06-0.93–0.660.01
2084-0.5-1.5–0.27-0.06-0.94–0.68-0
2085-0.49-1.51–0.29-0.06-0.95–0.69-0.01
2086-0.48-1.53–0.29-0.05-0.95–0.73-0.02
2087-0.47-1.54–0.29-0.04-0.92–0.75-0.03
2088-0.47-1.54–0.3-0.04-1–0.73-0.04
2089-0.47-1.54–0.32-0.04-0.97–0.73-0.05
2090-0.47-1.55–0.31-0.04-0.96–0.72-0.05
2091-0.47-1.57–0.34-0.04-0.92–0.75-0.06
2092-0.48-1.61–0.33-0.06-0.91–0.72-0.07
2093-0.48-1.62–0.35-0.04-0.94–0.75-0.07
2094-0.47-1.67–0.36-0.04-0.99–0.76-0.08
2095-0.48-1.7–0.38-0.05-1.02–0.76-0.09
2096-0.49-1.71–0.4-0.07-1.02–0.77-0.1
2097-0.48-1.74–0.42-0.06-1.06–0.73-0.11
2098-0.49-1.72–0.42-0.08-1.04–0.68-0.11
2099-0.5-1.77–0.39-0.08-1.06–0.69-0.12
2100-0.5-1.76–0.41-0.08-1.06–0.7-0.13

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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