Japan vs Switzerland

Japan vs Switzerland: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0.48% a year in Japan and 0.62% a year in Switzerland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 1.1 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Japan vs Switzerland: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0.48% a year in Japan and 0.62% a year in Switzerland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 1.1 percentage points.
JapanSwitzerlandUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Switzerland has been higher since 1998, when it overtook Japan.
  • In 2023, Japan ranked 205 and Switzerland ranked 132 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Japan at -0.5% a year and Switzerland at 0.05% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearJapanSwitzerlandWorld
2023-0.480.620.87
2022-0.521.160.88
2021-0.570.790.8
2020-0.430.740.9
2019-0.20.721.03
2018-0.140.711.07
2017-0.10.771.13
2016-0.051.111.17
2015-0.131.081.18
2014-0.21.21.22
2013-0.171.241.23
2012-0.151.061.27
2011-0.111.071.26
2010-0.031.181.27
20090.021.081.28
20080.041.421.28
20070.061.121.28
20060.080.661.28
20050.050.591.27
20040.10.691.28
20030.130.691.29
20020.170.811.3
20010.190.631.33
20000.180.551.35
19990.180.571.35
19980.220.381.37
19970.230.221.39
19960.230.271.42
19950.250.621.45
19940.370.721.47
19930.350.871.52
19920.380.951.57
19910.411.341.63
19900.381.141.76
19890.350.811.78
19880.410.811.79
19870.460.661.84
19860.490.591.83
19850.390.451.8
19840.350.441.8
19830.380.281.78
19820.40.581.86
19810.430.591.82
19800.640.51.8
19790.780.291.79
19780.840.111.74
19770.89-0.091.75
19760.97-0.591.78
19751.1-0.561.8
19741.230.471.88
19731.280.611.94
19721.220.871.97
19711.150.661.97
19701.160.42.06
19691.171.052.06
19681.191.22.09
19671.261.322
19660.841.162.04
19651.080.932.09
19640.961.382.16
19630.911.932.28
19620.882.352.11
19610.882.731.67
19600.811.211.58
19590.811.251.73
19580.821.292
19570.741.282.07
19560.91.261.98
19551.081.272.01
19541.141.281.99
19531.251.291.9
19521.41.361.94
19511.51.31.75
19501.731.051.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearJapanSwitzerlandWorld
2024-0.51-0.69–-0.340.54-0.03–1.140.86
2025-0.54-0.77–-0.30.48-0.34–1.210.84
2026-0.56-0.83–-0.290.42-0.49–1.260.83
2027-0.58-0.88–-0.260.38-0.6–1.310.81
2028-0.59-0.9–-0.260.34-0.73–1.390.8
2029-0.6-0.93–-0.230.29-0.75–1.350.78
2030-0.61-0.97–-0.250.27-0.81–1.410.76
2031-0.62-1–-0.230.25-0.96–1.390.75
2032-0.63-1.03–-0.250.2-1.02–1.360.73
2033-0.63-1.03–-0.240.19-1.02–1.350.72
2034-0.64-1.06–-0.210.18-1.07–1.350.7
2035-0.65-1.11–-0.210.15-1.15–1.350.69
2036-0.65-1.1–-0.220.13-1.18–1.350.67
2037-0.65-1.12–-0.210.12-1.25–1.370.65
2038-0.65-1.11–-0.180.1-1.3–1.320.64
2039-0.65-1.12–-0.180.09-1.39–1.380.62
2040-0.66-1.14–-0.160.12-1.37–1.380.61
2041-0.66-1.15–-0.160.07-1.44–1.370.59
2042-0.65-1.14–-0.140.11-1.4–1.470.57
2043-0.65-1.14–-0.130.08-1.41–1.430.56
2044-0.65-1.15–-0.140.07-1.51–1.440.54
2045-0.65-1.17–-0.130.06-1.52–1.330.52
2046-0.65-1.18–-0.130.07-1.56–1.420.5
2047-0.64-1.22–-0.120.07-1.65–1.370.48
2048-0.64-1.19–-0.10.07-1.51–1.460.46
2049-0.64-1.22–-0.10.04-1.64–1.410.44
2050-0.64-1.2–-0.120.02-1.73–1.440.42
2051-0.64-1.23–-0.120-1.69–1.410.4
2052-0.65-1.26–-0.130-1.66–1.390.38
2053-0.66-1.29–-0.11-0.05-1.8–1.360.36
2054-0.68-1.28–-0.1-0.08-1.81–1.430.34
2055-0.68-1.34–-0.12-0.09-1.83–1.370.33
2056-0.7-1.37–-0.1-0.08-1.75–1.370.31
2057-0.72-1.42–-0.11-0.06-1.86–1.40.3
2058-0.73-1.44–-0.1-0.09-1.83–1.380.28
2059-0.75-1.45–-0.14-0.11-1.91–1.420.27
2060-0.76-1.5–-0.13-0.1-1.93–1.410.25
2061-0.77-1.5–-0.11-0.13-1.94–1.310.24
2062-0.78-1.55–-0.13-0.12-2.04–1.30.23
2063-0.79-1.57–-0.11-0.11-2.05–1.30.22
2064-0.8-1.58–-0.12-0.12-2.12–1.260.21
2065-0.81-1.63–-0.13-0.13-2.16–1.30.2
2066-0.81-1.65–-0.14-0.13-2.13–1.30.19
2067-0.8-1.62–-0.12-0.08-2.09–1.40.18
2068-0.81-1.61–-0.07-0.09-2.27–1.390.17
2069-0.8-1.63–-0.04-0.09-2.26–1.340.16
2070-0.79-1.67–-0.04-0.12-2.38–1.360.15
2071-0.76-1.64–-0.02-0.11-2.42–1.370.14
2072-0.75-1.62–-0-0.08-2.32–1.430.13
2073-0.73-1.61–0.02-0.1-2.36–1.40.12
2074-0.7-1.6–0.07-0.12-2.47–1.370.1
2075-0.67-1.6–0.1-0.06-2.4–1.40.09
2076-0.64-1.56–0.15-0.05-2.47–1.450.08
2077-0.62-1.52–0.18-0.08-2.33–1.460.07
2078-0.6-1.54–0.19-0.07-2.51–1.460.06
2079-0.57-1.55–0.2-0.08-2.53–1.50.05
2080-0.56-1.5–0.23-0.07-2.61–1.530.04
2081-0.53-1.48–0.26-0.07-2.63–1.490.03
2082-0.52-1.49–0.28-0.06-2.62–1.520.02
2083-0.51-1.48–0.27-0.05-2.61–1.550.01
2084-0.5-1.5–0.27-0.05-2.71–1.49-0
2085-0.49-1.51–0.29-0.05-2.77–1.47-0.01
2086-0.48-1.53–0.29-0.02-2.74–1.47-0.02
2087-0.47-1.54–0.290-2.7–1.55-0.03
2088-0.47-1.54–0.3-0.02-2.66–1.46-0.04
2089-0.47-1.54–0.320-2.56–1.55-0.05
2090-0.47-1.55–0.310.02-2.68–1.56-0.05
2091-0.47-1.57–0.340.03-2.7–1.62-0.06
2092-0.48-1.61–0.330.03-2.75–1.62-0.07
2093-0.48-1.62–0.350.03-2.68–1.58-0.07
2094-0.47-1.67–0.360.05-2.76–1.65-0.08
2095-0.48-1.7–0.380.06-2.68–1.72-0.09
2096-0.49-1.71–0.40.04-2.67–1.63-0.1
2097-0.48-1.74–0.420.08-2.69–1.78-0.11
2098-0.49-1.72–0.420.07-2.89–1.75-0.11
2099-0.5-1.77–0.390.09-2.92–1.65-0.12
2100-0.5-1.76–0.410.05-2.97–1.65-0.13

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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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