Japan vs Thailand

Japan vs Thailand: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0.48% a year in Japan and -0.04% a year in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Thailand, by 0.45 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Japan vs Thailand: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0.48% a year in Japan and -0.04% a year in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Thailand, by 0.45 percentage points.
JapanThailandUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Thailand has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Japan ranked 205 and Thailand ranked 180 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Japan at -0.5% a year and Thailand at -0.75% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearJapanThailandWorld
2023-0.48-0.040.87
2022-0.52-0.060.88
2021-0.570.080.8
2020-0.430.160.9
2019-0.20.171.03
2018-0.140.241.07
2017-0.10.371.13
2016-0.050.481.17
2015-0.130.421.18
2014-0.20.51.22
2013-0.170.561.23
2012-0.150.611.27
2011-0.110.631.26
2010-0.030.621.27
20090.020.721.28
20080.040.751.28
20070.060.781.28
20060.080.821.28
20050.050.841.27
20040.10.881.28
20030.130.921.29
20020.170.951.3
20010.190.981.33
20000.181.061.35
19990.181.211.35
19980.221.31.37
19970.231.311.39
19960.231.361.42
19950.251.41.45
19940.371.451.47
19930.351.51.52
19920.381.591.57
19910.411.591.63
19900.381.671.76
19890.351.611.78
19880.411.691.79
19870.461.721.84
19860.491.751.83
19850.391.831.8
19840.351.861.8
19830.381.941.78
19820.41.941.86
19810.431.971.82
19800.642.051.8
19790.782.081.79
19780.842.121.74
19770.892.241.75
19760.972.231.78
19751.12.391.8
19741.232.491.88
19731.282.61.94
19721.222.671.97
19711.152.651.97
19701.162.742.06
19691.172.792.06
19681.192.852.09
19671.262.912
19660.842.932.04
19651.082.992.09
19640.962.992.16
19630.912.992.28
19620.882.972.11
19610.882.951.67
19600.812.911.58
19590.812.861.73
19580.822.742
19570.742.792.07
19560.92.781.98
19551.082.752.01
19541.142.721.99
19531.252.671.9
19521.42.661.94
19511.52.631.75
19501.732.561.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearJapanThailandWorld
2024-0.51-0.69–-0.34-0.06-0.26–0.160.86
2025-0.54-0.77–-0.3-0.08-0.33–0.170.84
2026-0.56-0.83–-0.29-0.09-0.36–0.210.83
2027-0.58-0.88–-0.26-0.11-0.42–0.210.81
2028-0.59-0.9–-0.26-0.12-0.47–0.210.8
2029-0.6-0.93–-0.23-0.13-0.52–0.210.78
2030-0.61-0.97–-0.25-0.15-0.57–0.190.76
2031-0.62-1–-0.23-0.16-0.59–0.220.75
2032-0.63-1.03–-0.25-0.18-0.62–0.20.73
2033-0.63-1.03–-0.24-0.2-0.65–0.20.72
2034-0.64-1.06–-0.21-0.22-0.69–0.210.7
2035-0.65-1.11–-0.21-0.24-0.71–0.190.69
2036-0.65-1.1–-0.22-0.26-0.74–0.180.67
2037-0.65-1.12–-0.21-0.28-0.78–0.170.65
2038-0.65-1.11–-0.18-0.3-0.81–0.150.64
2039-0.65-1.12–-0.18-0.32-0.87–0.150.62
2040-0.66-1.14–-0.16-0.34-0.92–0.150.61
2041-0.66-1.15–-0.16-0.37-0.97–0.130.59
2042-0.65-1.14–-0.14-0.39-1.01–0.110.57
2043-0.65-1.14–-0.13-0.42-1.04–0.10.56
2044-0.65-1.15–-0.14-0.44-1.08–0.080.54
2045-0.65-1.17–-0.13-0.46-1.09–0.070.52
2046-0.65-1.18–-0.13-0.49-1.13–0.040.5
2047-0.64-1.22–-0.12-0.51-1.18–0.020.48
2048-0.64-1.19–-0.1-0.54-1.22–0.010.46
2049-0.64-1.22–-0.1-0.57-1.26–-0.030.44
2050-0.64-1.2–-0.12-0.59-1.29–-0.040.42
2051-0.64-1.23–-0.12-0.61-1.3–-0.050.4
2052-0.65-1.26–-0.13-0.64-1.37–-0.070.38
2053-0.66-1.29–-0.11-0.65-1.4–-0.070.36
2054-0.68-1.28–-0.1-0.68-1.44–-0.090.34
2055-0.68-1.34–-0.12-0.69-1.46–-0.080.33
2056-0.7-1.37–-0.1-0.71-1.5–-0.10.31
2057-0.72-1.42–-0.11-0.73-1.54–-0.070.3
2058-0.73-1.44–-0.1-0.74-1.56–-0.090.28
2059-0.75-1.45–-0.14-0.74-1.6–-0.090.27
2060-0.76-1.5–-0.13-0.75-1.59–-0.070.25
2061-0.77-1.5–-0.11-0.75-1.64–-0.050.24
2062-0.78-1.55–-0.13-0.76-1.68–-0.070.23
2063-0.79-1.57–-0.11-0.76-1.67–-0.040.22
2064-0.8-1.58–-0.12-0.76-1.72–-0.050.21
2065-0.81-1.63–-0.13-0.77-1.7–-0.040.2
2066-0.81-1.65–-0.14-0.76-1.72–0.010.19
2067-0.8-1.62–-0.12-0.77-1.75–0.010.18
2068-0.81-1.61–-0.07-0.77-1.79–0.020.17
2069-0.8-1.63–-0.04-0.77-1.82–0.040.16
2070-0.79-1.67–-0.04-0.77-1.81–0.050.15
2071-0.76-1.64–-0.02-0.77-1.86–0.060.14
2072-0.75-1.62–-0-0.77-1.88–0.060.13
2073-0.73-1.61–0.02-0.77-1.9–0.080.12
2074-0.7-1.6–0.07-0.77-1.92–0.080.1
2075-0.67-1.6–0.1-0.77-1.99–0.090.09
2076-0.64-1.56–0.15-0.77-1.97–0.10.08
2077-0.62-1.52–0.18-0.77-2–0.090.07
2078-0.6-1.54–0.19-0.77-2.04–0.110.06
2079-0.57-1.55–0.2-0.77-2.07–0.110.05
2080-0.56-1.5–0.23-0.77-2.13–0.10.04
2081-0.53-1.48–0.26-0.77-2.12–0.120.03
2082-0.52-1.49–0.28-0.78-2.15–0.110.02
2083-0.51-1.48–0.27-0.78-2.18–0.130.01
2084-0.5-1.5–0.27-0.78-2.25–0.15-0
2085-0.49-1.51–0.29-0.78-2.24–0.17-0.01
2086-0.48-1.53–0.29-0.78-2.23–0.19-0.02
2087-0.47-1.54–0.29-0.78-2.27–0.18-0.03
2088-0.47-1.54–0.3-0.77-2.29–0.18-0.04
2089-0.47-1.54–0.32-0.78-2.36–0.16-0.05
2090-0.47-1.55–0.31-0.78-2.4–0.2-0.05
2091-0.47-1.57–0.34-0.78-2.5–0.19-0.06
2092-0.48-1.61–0.33-0.78-2.47–0.18-0.07
2093-0.48-1.62–0.35-0.78-2.51–0.23-0.07
2094-0.47-1.67–0.36-0.78-2.48–0.21-0.08
2095-0.48-1.7–0.38-0.77-2.54–0.24-0.09
2096-0.49-1.71–0.4-0.77-2.56–0.27-0.1
2097-0.48-1.74–0.42-0.76-2.56–0.28-0.11
2098-0.49-1.72–0.42-0.76-2.56–0.28-0.11
2099-0.5-1.77–0.39-0.75-2.51–0.3-0.12
2100-0.5-1.76–0.41-0.75-2.53–0.3-0.13

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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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