Japan vs Spain

Japan vs Spain: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0.48% a year in Japan and 0.02% a year in Spain, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Spain, by 0.5 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Japan vs Spain: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0.48% a year in Japan and 0.02% a year in Spain, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Spain, by 0.5 percentage points.
JapanSpainUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Spain has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Japan.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Japan at -0.5% a year and Spain at -0.54% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearJapanSpainWorld
2023-0.480.020.87
2022-0.520.330.88
2021-0.570.060.8
2020-0.430.180.9
2019-0.20.851.03
2018-0.140.61.07
2017-0.10.361.13
2016-0.050.221.17
2015-0.13-0.011.18
2014-0.2-0.141.22
2013-0.17-0.461.23
2012-0.15-0.221.27
2011-0.110.311.26
2010-0.030.371.27
20090.020.511.28
20080.041.211.28
20070.061.921.28
20060.081.721.28
20050.051.611.27
20040.11.721.28
20030.131.681.29
20020.171.891.3
20010.190.561.33
20000.180.531.35
19990.180.481.35
19980.220.481.37
19970.230.471.39
19960.230.451.42
19950.250.471.45
19940.370.51.47
19930.350.541.52
19920.380.631.57
19910.410.481.63
19900.380.121.76
19890.350.171.78
19880.410.231.79
19870.460.291.84
19860.490.311.83
19850.390.381.8
19840.350.471.8
19830.380.491.78
19820.40.591.86
19810.430.651.82
19800.640.811.8
19790.780.831.79
19780.840.931.74
19770.8911.75
19760.971.061.78
19751.11.051.8
19741.231.391.88
19731.281.091.94
19721.221.141.97
19711.151.091.97
19701.160.942.06
19691.170.932.06
19681.191.032.09
19671.261.092
19660.841.082.04
19651.081.122.09
19640.961.22.16
19630.911.12.28
19620.881.082.11
19610.881.131.67
19600.810.81.58
19590.810.951.73
19580.8212
19570.740.892.07
19560.90.791.98
19551.080.822.01
19541.140.791.99
19531.250.781.9
19521.40.811.94
19511.50.541.75
19501.730.441.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearJapanSpainWorld
2024-0.51-0.69–-0.34-0.02-0.5–0.470.86
2025-0.54-0.77–-0.3-0.06-0.73–0.610.84
2026-0.56-0.83–-0.29-0.1-0.91–0.660.83
2027-0.58-0.88–-0.26-0.1-0.97–0.80.81
2028-0.59-0.9–-0.26-0.12-1.1–0.80.8
2029-0.6-0.93–-0.23-0.14-1.22–0.860.78
2030-0.61-0.97–-0.25-0.17-1.29–0.880.76
2031-0.62-1–-0.23-0.19-1.3–0.930.75
2032-0.63-1.03–-0.25-0.19-1.27–0.960.73
2033-0.63-1.03–-0.24-0.19-1.35–1.030.72
2034-0.64-1.06–-0.21-0.2-1.42–1.020.7
2035-0.65-1.11–-0.21-0.22-1.45–1.030.69
2036-0.65-1.1–-0.22-0.23-1.54–1.030.67
2037-0.65-1.12–-0.21-0.23-1.56–1.110.65
2038-0.65-1.11–-0.18-0.24-1.61–1.160.64
2039-0.65-1.12–-0.18-0.26-1.67–1.10.62
2040-0.66-1.14–-0.16-0.27-1.74–1.190.61
2041-0.66-1.15–-0.16-0.28-1.74–1.140.59
2042-0.65-1.14–-0.14-0.3-1.85–1.170.57
2043-0.65-1.14–-0.13-0.3-1.83–1.240.56
2044-0.65-1.15–-0.14-0.34-1.94–1.130.54
2045-0.65-1.17–-0.13-0.37-2.03–1.10.52
2046-0.65-1.18–-0.13-0.38-2.01–1.240.5
2047-0.64-1.22–-0.12-0.41-2.04–1.150.48
2048-0.64-1.19–-0.1-0.42-2.17–1.190.46
2049-0.64-1.22–-0.1-0.47-2.21–1.140.44
2050-0.64-1.2–-0.12-0.47-2.27–1.20.42
2051-0.64-1.23–-0.12-0.49-2.41–1.20.4
2052-0.65-1.26–-0.13-0.55-2.51–1.150.38
2053-0.66-1.29–-0.11-0.59-2.57–1.160.36
2054-0.68-1.28–-0.1-0.6-2.59–1.170.34
2055-0.68-1.34–-0.12-0.62-2.61–1.240.33
2056-0.7-1.37–-0.1-0.69-2.8–1.060.31
2057-0.72-1.42–-0.11-0.69-2.8–1.190.3
2058-0.73-1.44–-0.1-0.69-2.8–1.260.28
2059-0.75-1.45–-0.14-0.73-2.94–1.20.27
2060-0.76-1.5–-0.13-0.74-2.9–1.250.25
2061-0.77-1.5–-0.11-0.78-2.94–1.280.24
2062-0.78-1.55–-0.13-0.79-3.08–1.20.23
2063-0.79-1.57–-0.11-0.79-3.08–1.320.22
2064-0.8-1.58–-0.12-0.8-3.09–1.380.21
2065-0.81-1.63–-0.13-0.79-3.13–1.360.2
2066-0.81-1.65–-0.14-0.79-3.21–1.30.19
2067-0.8-1.62–-0.12-0.78-3.17–1.360.18
2068-0.81-1.61–-0.07-0.79-3.31–1.410.17
2069-0.8-1.63–-0.04-0.77-3.38–1.430.16
2070-0.79-1.67–-0.04-0.77-3.44–1.360.15
2071-0.76-1.64–-0.02-0.74-3.46–1.430.14
2072-0.75-1.62–-0-0.75-3.54–1.40.13
2073-0.73-1.61–0.02-0.72-3.56–1.430.12
2074-0.7-1.6–0.07-0.7-3.66–1.40.1
2075-0.67-1.6–0.1-0.67-3.71–1.540.09
2076-0.64-1.56–0.15-0.65-3.61–1.450.08
2077-0.62-1.52–0.18-0.61-3.64–1.410.07
2078-0.6-1.54–0.19-0.58-3.66–1.630.06
2079-0.57-1.55–0.2-0.57-3.58–1.520.05
2080-0.56-1.5–0.23-0.55-3.6–1.420.04
2081-0.53-1.48–0.26-0.53-3.55–1.610.03
2082-0.52-1.49–0.28-0.51-3.53–1.640.02
2083-0.51-1.48–0.27-0.51-3.45–1.610.01
2084-0.5-1.5–0.27-0.49-3.43–1.71-0
2085-0.49-1.51–0.29-0.48-3.45–1.7-0.01
2086-0.48-1.53–0.29-0.46-3.59–1.66-0.02
2087-0.47-1.54–0.29-0.46-3.56–1.71-0.03
2088-0.47-1.54–0.3-0.47-3.62–1.65-0.04
2089-0.47-1.54–0.32-0.48-3.69–1.73-0.05
2090-0.47-1.55–0.31-0.48-3.73–1.63-0.05
2091-0.47-1.57–0.34-0.46-3.87–1.72-0.06
2092-0.48-1.61–0.33-0.46-3.85–1.69-0.07
2093-0.48-1.62–0.35-0.46-3.84–1.69-0.07
2094-0.47-1.67–0.36-0.47-3.86–1.85-0.08
2095-0.48-1.7–0.38-0.48-3.91–1.75-0.09
2096-0.49-1.71–0.4-0.48-3.93–1.79-0.1
2097-0.48-1.74–0.42-0.5-4.02–1.82-0.11
2098-0.49-1.72–0.42-0.51-4.05–1.83-0.11
2099-0.5-1.77–0.39-0.52-4.27–1.83-0.12
2100-0.5-1.76–0.41-0.54-4.31–1.87-0.13

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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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