Japan vs Sweden

Japan vs Sweden: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0.48% a year in Japan and 0.56% a year in Sweden, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sweden, by 1.04 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Japan vs Sweden: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0.48% a year in Japan and 0.56% a year in Sweden, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sweden, by 1.04 percentage points.
JapanSwedenUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Sweden has been higher since 2000, when it overtook Japan.
  • In 2023, Japan ranked 205 and Sweden ranked 136 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Japan at -0.5% a year and Sweden at -0.05% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearJapanSwedenWorld
2023-0.480.560.87
2022-0.520.660.88
2021-0.570.70.8
2020-0.430.50.9
2019-0.20.951.03
2018-0.141.081.07
2017-0.11.241.13
2016-0.051.451.17
2015-0.131.061.18
2014-0.21.061.22
2013-0.170.931.23
2012-0.150.771.27
2011-0.110.711.26
2010-0.030.81.27
20090.020.911.28
20080.040.81.28
20070.060.761.28
20060.080.721.28
20050.050.41.27
20040.10.41.28
20030.130.391.29
20020.170.361.3
20010.190.31.33
20000.180.241.35
19990.180.081.35
19980.220.081.37
19970.230.041.39
19960.230.081.42
19950.250.241.45
19940.370.811.47
19930.350.611.52
19920.380.551.57
19910.410.621.63
19900.380.741.76
19890.350.81.78
19880.410.531.79
19870.460.391.84
19860.490.281.83
19850.390.191.8
19840.350.141.8
19830.380.041.78
19820.40.051.86
19810.430.061.82
19800.640.181.8
19790.780.221.79
19780.840.211.74
19770.890.371.75
19760.970.341.78
19751.10.391.8
19741.230.41.88
19731.280.181.94
19721.220.181.97
19711.150.421.97
19701.160.962.06
19691.170.912.06
19681.190.492.09
19671.260.672
19660.840.892.04
19651.080.982.09
19640.960.882.16
19630.910.612.28
19620.880.522.11
19610.880.591.67
19600.810.361.58
19590.810.471.73
19580.820.582
19570.740.72.07
19560.90.71.98
19551.080.762.01
19541.140.591.99
19531.250.581.9
19521.40.731.94
19511.50.731.75
19501.730.871.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearJapanSwedenWorld
2024-0.51-0.69–-0.340.490.17–0.830.86
2025-0.54-0.77–-0.30.450.03–0.890.84
2026-0.56-0.83–-0.290.39-0.07–0.910.83
2027-0.58-0.88–-0.260.36-0.15–0.960.81
2028-0.59-0.9–-0.260.33-0.25–10.8
2029-0.6-0.93–-0.230.29-0.3–1.010.78
2030-0.61-0.97–-0.250.26-0.36–10.76
2031-0.62-1–-0.230.23-0.44–0.980.75
2032-0.63-1.03–-0.250.23-0.53–10.73
2033-0.63-1.03–-0.240.22-0.51–1.020.72
2034-0.64-1.06–-0.210.21-0.6–0.980.7
2035-0.65-1.11–-0.210.21-0.62–1.040.69
2036-0.65-1.1–-0.220.21-0.6–1.050.67
2037-0.65-1.12–-0.210.2-0.67–1.060.65
2038-0.65-1.11–-0.180.2-0.65–1.070.64
2039-0.65-1.12–-0.180.21-0.69–1.120.62
2040-0.66-1.14–-0.160.22-0.7–1.140.61
2041-0.66-1.15–-0.160.21-0.66–1.160.59
2042-0.65-1.14–-0.140.23-0.68–1.210.57
2043-0.65-1.14–-0.130.23-0.71–1.240.56
2044-0.65-1.15–-0.140.22-0.73–1.210.54
2045-0.65-1.17–-0.130.21-0.8–1.130.52
2046-0.65-1.18–-0.130.2-0.79–1.210.5
2047-0.64-1.22–-0.120.2-0.86–1.220.48
2048-0.64-1.19–-0.10.19-0.87–1.20.46
2049-0.64-1.22–-0.10.17-0.86–1.160.44
2050-0.64-1.2–-0.120.17-0.88–1.20.42
2051-0.64-1.23–-0.120.14-0.93–1.170.4
2052-0.65-1.26–-0.130.12-0.95–1.140.38
2053-0.66-1.29–-0.110.09-1.06–1.140.36
2054-0.68-1.28–-0.10.07-1.07–1.110.34
2055-0.68-1.34–-0.120.06-1.17–1.130.33
2056-0.7-1.37–-0.10.05-1.2–1.160.31
2057-0.72-1.42–-0.110.05-1.2–1.110.3
2058-0.73-1.44–-0.10.03-1.28–1.10.28
2059-0.75-1.45–-0.140.02-1.26–1.140.27
2060-0.76-1.5–-0.130.01-1.32–1.160.25
2061-0.77-1.5–-0.110.02-1.3–1.160.24
2062-0.78-1.55–-0.13-0.01-1.37–1.150.23
2063-0.79-1.57–-0.110-1.42–1.160.22
2064-0.8-1.58–-0.120.01-1.44–1.090.21
2065-0.81-1.63–-0.130.01-1.46–1.10.2
2066-0.81-1.65–-0.140-1.5–1.070.19
2067-0.8-1.62–-0.120.01-1.46–1.090.18
2068-0.81-1.61–-0.070.01-1.54–1.10.17
2069-0.8-1.63–-0.040.03-1.44–1.160.16
2070-0.79-1.67–-0.040.03-1.53–1.160.15
2071-0.76-1.64–-0.020.04-1.48–1.190.14
2072-0.75-1.62–-00.03-1.47–1.190.13
2073-0.73-1.61–0.020.03-1.52–1.190.12
2074-0.7-1.6–0.070.03-1.6–1.210.1
2075-0.67-1.6–0.10.04-1.67–1.250.09
2076-0.64-1.56–0.150.03-1.6–1.270.08
2077-0.62-1.52–0.180.02-1.61–1.230.07
2078-0.6-1.54–0.190.02-1.63–1.280.06
2079-0.57-1.55–0.20-1.73–1.260.05
2080-0.56-1.5–0.23-0.02-1.74–1.170.04
2081-0.53-1.48–0.26-0.01-1.82–1.210.03
2082-0.52-1.49–0.28-0.05-1.87–1.190.02
2083-0.51-1.48–0.27-0.03-1.96–1.230.01
2084-0.5-1.5–0.27-0.04-1.96–1.26-0
2085-0.49-1.51–0.29-0.04-2.01–1.28-0.01
2086-0.48-1.53–0.29-0.06-2.04–1.19-0.02
2087-0.47-1.54–0.29-0.03-2.08–1.24-0.03
2088-0.47-1.54–0.3-0.02-2.11–1.26-0.04
2089-0.47-1.54–0.32-0.03-2.14–1.23-0.05
2090-0.47-1.55–0.31-0.02-2.03–1.23-0.05
2091-0.47-1.57–0.34-0.01-2.04–1.26-0.06
2092-0.48-1.61–0.33-0.02-2.15–1.2-0.07
2093-0.48-1.62–0.35-0.02-2.23–1.21-0.07
2094-0.47-1.67–0.36-0.02-2.15–1.23-0.08
2095-0.48-1.7–0.38-0.03-2.23–1.26-0.09
2096-0.49-1.71–0.4-0.02-2.17–1.25-0.1
2097-0.48-1.74–0.42-0.01-2.22–1.31-0.11
2098-0.49-1.72–0.42-0.04-2.33–1.28-0.11
2099-0.5-1.77–0.39-0.03-2.34–1.25-0.12
2100-0.5-1.76–0.41-0.05-2.41–1.27-0.13

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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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