Japan vs Netherlands

Japan vs Netherlands: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0.48% a year in Japan and 0.81% a year in Netherlands, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 1.29 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Japan vs Netherlands: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0.48% a year in Japan and 0.81% a year in Netherlands, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 1.29 percentage points.
JapanNetherlandsUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Netherlands has been higher since 1980, when it overtook Japan.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Japan at -0.5% a year and Netherlands at -0.2% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearJapanNetherlandsWorld
2023-0.480.810.87
2022-0.521.290.88
2021-0.570.660.8
2020-0.430.40.9
2019-0.20.731.03
2018-0.140.61.07
2017-0.10.621.13
2016-0.050.661.17
2015-0.130.471.18
2014-0.20.431.22
2013-0.170.311.23
2012-0.150.31.27
2011-0.110.461.26
2010-0.030.491.27
20090.020.551.28
20080.040.51.28
20070.060.31.28
20060.080.161.28
20050.050.191.27
20040.10.31.28
20030.130.411.29
20020.170.551.3
20010.190.751.33
20000.180.791.35
19990.180.691.35
19980.220.741.37
19970.230.581.39
19960.230.491.42
19950.250.471.45
19940.370.551.47
19930.350.691.52
19920.380.791.57
19910.410.811.63
19900.380.831.76
19890.350.631.78
19880.410.651.79
19870.460.721.84
19860.490.621.83
19850.390.581.8
19840.350.471.8
19830.380.441.78
19820.40.441.86
19810.430.561.82
19800.640.851.8
19790.780.751.79
19780.840.631.74
19770.890.61.75
19760.970.591.78
19751.10.971.8
19741.230.81.88
19731.280.771.94
19721.220.891.97
19711.151.141.97
19701.161.242.06
19691.171.252.06
19681.191.092.09
19671.261.012
19660.841.282.04
19651.081.352.09
19640.961.422.16
19630.911.282.28
19620.881.442.11
19610.881.431.67
19600.811.21.58
19590.811.231.73
19580.821.632
19570.741.262.07
19560.91.241.98
19551.081.322.01
19541.141.221.99
19531.251.11.9
19521.41.031.94
19511.51.251.75
19501.731.721.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearJapanNetherlandsWorld
2024-0.51-0.69–-0.340.690.35–1.140.86
2025-0.54-0.77–-0.30.60.12–1.160.84
2026-0.56-0.83–-0.290.510.02–1.140.83
2027-0.58-0.88–-0.260.46-0.08–1.140.81
2028-0.59-0.9–-0.260.42-0.18–1.150.8
2029-0.6-0.93–-0.230.37-0.27–1.120.78
2030-0.61-0.97–-0.250.32-0.35–1.150.76
2031-0.62-1–-0.230.28-0.42–1.120.75
2032-0.63-1.03–-0.250.25-0.49–1.090.73
2033-0.63-1.03–-0.240.22-0.53–1.090.72
2034-0.64-1.06–-0.210.18-0.58–1.080.7
2035-0.65-1.11–-0.210.15-0.61–1.060.69
2036-0.65-1.1–-0.220.13-0.65–1.080.67
2037-0.65-1.12–-0.210.1-0.72–1.020.65
2038-0.65-1.11–-0.180.08-0.75–10.64
2039-0.65-1.12–-0.180.05-0.83–1.020.62
2040-0.66-1.14–-0.160.03-0.83–1.090.61
2041-0.66-1.15–-0.160-0.87–1.060.59
2042-0.65-1.14–-0.14-0.02-0.93–1.040.57
2043-0.65-1.14–-0.13-0.03-0.9–0.980.56
2044-0.65-1.15–-0.14-0.05-0.97–0.940.54
2045-0.65-1.17–-0.13-0.06-0.95–0.990.52
2046-0.65-1.18–-0.13-0.06-0.99–1.030.5
2047-0.64-1.22–-0.12-0.09-1.02–0.950.48
2048-0.64-1.19–-0.1-0.09-1.08–0.980.46
2049-0.64-1.22–-0.1-0.11-1.08–0.920.44
2050-0.64-1.2–-0.12-0.11-1.09–0.90.42
2051-0.64-1.23–-0.12-0.14-1.18–0.840.4
2052-0.65-1.26–-0.13-0.13-1.22–0.850.38
2053-0.66-1.29–-0.11-0.14-1.16–0.870.36
2054-0.68-1.28–-0.1-0.14-1.16–0.860.34
2055-0.68-1.34–-0.12-0.15-1.16–0.890.33
2056-0.7-1.37–-0.1-0.16-1.23–0.790.31
2057-0.72-1.42–-0.11-0.17-1.29–0.90.3
2058-0.73-1.44–-0.1-0.16-1.3–0.90.28
2059-0.75-1.45–-0.14-0.15-1.32–0.950.27
2060-0.76-1.5–-0.13-0.15-1.27–0.860.25
2061-0.77-1.5–-0.11-0.15-1.33–0.890.24
2062-0.78-1.55–-0.13-0.13-1.32–0.880.23
2063-0.79-1.57–-0.11-0.13-1.38–0.940.22
2064-0.8-1.58–-0.12-0.12-1.26–0.930.21
2065-0.81-1.63–-0.13-0.12-1.24–0.960.2
2066-0.81-1.65–-0.14-0.1-1.25–0.980.19
2067-0.8-1.62–-0.12-0.08-1.28–1.050.18
2068-0.81-1.61–-0.07-0.08-1.29–1.040.17
2069-0.8-1.63–-0.04-0.08-1.29–1.020.16
2070-0.79-1.67–-0.04-0.08-1.35–1.070.15
2071-0.76-1.64–-0.02-0.08-1.28–1.10.14
2072-0.75-1.62–-0-0.09-1.33–1.090.13
2073-0.73-1.61–0.02-0.1-1.37–1.020.12
2074-0.7-1.6–0.07-0.1-1.41–1.020.1
2075-0.67-1.6–0.1-0.12-1.45–1.030.09
2076-0.64-1.56–0.15-0.14-1.47–1.020.08
2077-0.62-1.52–0.18-0.16-1.5–0.980.07
2078-0.6-1.54–0.19-0.16-1.52–10.06
2079-0.57-1.55–0.2-0.17-1.54–0.980.05
2080-0.56-1.5–0.23-0.17-1.57–1.030.04
2081-0.53-1.48–0.26-0.19-1.6–0.990.03
2082-0.52-1.49–0.28-0.2-1.56–0.970.02
2083-0.51-1.48–0.27-0.2-1.69–0.950.01
2084-0.5-1.5–0.27-0.2-1.71–0.96-0
2085-0.49-1.51–0.29-0.2-1.7–1.05-0.01
2086-0.48-1.53–0.29-0.22-1.85–1-0.02
2087-0.47-1.54–0.29-0.2-1.84–0.95-0.03
2088-0.47-1.54–0.3-0.22-1.87–0.99-0.04
2089-0.47-1.54–0.32-0.22-1.87–0.93-0.05
2090-0.47-1.55–0.31-0.24-1.91–0.95-0.05
2091-0.47-1.57–0.34-0.22-1.93–0.98-0.06
2092-0.48-1.61–0.33-0.22-1.95–0.97-0.07
2093-0.48-1.62–0.35-0.23-1.93–1.01-0.07
2094-0.47-1.67–0.36-0.22-2.04–1-0.08
2095-0.48-1.7–0.38-0.21-1.95–1.03-0.09
2096-0.49-1.71–0.4-0.2-1.97–1.08-0.1
2097-0.48-1.74–0.42-0.2-2.02–1.07-0.11
2098-0.49-1.72–0.42-0.19-2.03–1.04-0.11
2099-0.5-1.77–0.39-0.19-2.14–1.03-0.12
2100-0.5-1.76–0.41-0.2-2.09–1.11-0.13

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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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