Japan vs United States

Japan vs United States: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0.48% a year in Japan and 0.58% a year in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United States, by 1.07 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Japan vs United States: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0.48% a year in Japan and 0.58% a year in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United States, by 1.07 percentage points.
JapanUnited StatesUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • United States has been higher since 1977, when it overtook Japan.
  • In 2023, Japan ranked 205 and United States ranked 133 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Japan at -0.5% a year and United States at 0.13% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearJapanUnited StatesWorld
2023-0.480.580.87
2022-0.520.550.88
2021-0.570.250.8
2020-0.430.170.9
2019-0.20.81.03
2018-0.140.821.07
2017-0.10.891.13
2016-0.050.951.17
2015-0.130.921.18
2014-0.20.941.22
2013-0.170.931.23
2012-0.150.951.27
2011-0.110.961.26
2010-0.030.991.27
20090.020.981.28
20080.041.021.28
20070.061.051.28
20060.081.031.28
20050.0511.27
20040.10.991.28
20030.130.981.29
20020.170.981.3
20010.190.991.33
20000.180.991.35
19990.180.941.35
19980.220.981.37
19970.230.951.39
19960.230.971.42
19950.2511.45
19940.371.051.47
19930.351.111.52
19920.381.211.57
19910.411.221.63
19900.381.221.76
19890.350.931.78
19880.410.91.79
19870.460.91.84
19860.490.91.83
19850.390.961.8
19840.350.981.8
19830.381.011.78
19820.41.031.86
19810.431.011.82
19800.641.021.8
19790.780.981.79
19780.840.941.74
19770.890.961.75
19760.970.921.78
19751.10.931.8
19741.230.951.88
19731.280.971.94
19721.221.061.97
19711.151.231.97
19701.161.292.06
19691.171.132.06
19681.191.122.09
19671.261.182
19660.841.272.04
19651.081.392.09
19640.961.532.16
19630.911.62.28
19620.881.72.11
19610.881.81.67
19600.811.741.58
19590.811.771.73
19580.821.572
19570.741.572.07
19560.91.571.98
19551.081.572.01
19541.141.541.99
19531.251.51.9
19521.41.471.94
19511.51.461.75
19501.731.471.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearJapanUnited StatesWorld
2024-0.51-0.69–-0.340.550.37–0.750.86
2025-0.54-0.77–-0.30.520.28–0.790.84
2026-0.56-0.83–-0.290.490.21–0.790.83
2027-0.58-0.88–-0.260.480.16–0.810.81
2028-0.59-0.9–-0.260.480.13–0.830.8
2029-0.6-0.93–-0.230.460.11–0.840.78
2030-0.61-0.97–-0.250.450.05–0.850.76
2031-0.62-1–-0.230.440.02–0.860.75
2032-0.63-1.03–-0.250.43-0.03–0.860.73
2033-0.63-1.03–-0.240.42-0.04–0.870.72
2034-0.64-1.06–-0.210.42-0.08–0.880.7
2035-0.65-1.11–-0.210.4-0.1–0.90.69
2036-0.65-1.1–-0.220.39-0.13–0.870.67
2037-0.65-1.12–-0.210.39-0.15–0.870.65
2038-0.65-1.11–-0.180.38-0.18–0.880.64
2039-0.65-1.12–-0.180.36-0.22–0.850.62
2040-0.66-1.14–-0.160.35-0.23–0.890.61
2041-0.66-1.15–-0.160.33-0.27–0.870.59
2042-0.65-1.14–-0.140.33-0.31–0.870.57
2043-0.65-1.14–-0.130.31-0.34–0.870.56
2044-0.65-1.15–-0.140.29-0.36–0.860.54
2045-0.65-1.17–-0.130.28-0.37–0.870.52
2046-0.65-1.18–-0.130.26-0.38–0.870.5
2047-0.64-1.22–-0.120.26-0.39–0.850.48
2048-0.64-1.19–-0.10.24-0.42–0.840.46
2049-0.64-1.22–-0.10.24-0.43–0.840.44
2050-0.64-1.2–-0.120.23-0.46–0.840.42
2051-0.64-1.23–-0.120.22-0.48–0.850.4
2052-0.65-1.26–-0.130.21-0.49–0.850.38
2053-0.66-1.29–-0.110.21-0.48–0.840.36
2054-0.68-1.28–-0.10.2-0.52–0.850.34
2055-0.68-1.34–-0.120.19-0.53–0.840.33
2056-0.7-1.37–-0.10.2-0.53–0.860.31
2057-0.72-1.42–-0.110.21-0.54–0.890.3
2058-0.73-1.44–-0.10.22-0.53–0.950.28
2059-0.75-1.45–-0.140.21-0.56–0.940.27
2060-0.76-1.5–-0.130.21-0.57–0.970.25
2061-0.77-1.5–-0.110.22-0.56–0.960.24
2062-0.78-1.55–-0.130.23-0.58–0.970.23
2063-0.79-1.57–-0.110.23-0.56–0.960.22
2064-0.8-1.58–-0.120.23-0.6–0.970.21
2065-0.81-1.63–-0.130.24-0.59–0.980.2
2066-0.81-1.65–-0.140.24-0.62–0.990.19
2067-0.8-1.62–-0.120.25-0.63–1.010.18
2068-0.81-1.61–-0.070.25-0.66–1.010.17
2069-0.8-1.63–-0.040.25-0.64–1.020.16
2070-0.79-1.67–-0.040.24-0.67–1.030.15
2071-0.76-1.64–-0.020.25-0.68–1.040.14
2072-0.75-1.62–-00.23-0.7–1.060.13
2073-0.73-1.61–0.020.23-0.72–1.030.12
2074-0.7-1.6–0.070.22-0.72–1.040.1
2075-0.67-1.6–0.10.23-0.73–1.070.09
2076-0.64-1.56–0.150.22-0.76–1.050.08
2077-0.62-1.52–0.180.21-0.75–1.030.07
2078-0.6-1.54–0.190.2-0.77–1.050.06
2079-0.57-1.55–0.20.19-0.8–1.030.05
2080-0.56-1.5–0.230.18-0.88–1.040.04
2081-0.53-1.48–0.260.2-0.83–1.060.03
2082-0.52-1.49–0.280.18-0.9–1.050.02
2083-0.51-1.48–0.270.18-0.94–1.10.01
2084-0.5-1.5–0.270.18-0.94–1.07-0
2085-0.49-1.51–0.290.16-1.02–1.09-0.01
2086-0.48-1.53–0.290.17-1.01–1.11-0.02
2087-0.47-1.54–0.290.17-0.97–1.1-0.03
2088-0.47-1.54–0.30.19-0.98–1.11-0.04
2089-0.47-1.54–0.320.18-0.96–1.08-0.05
2090-0.47-1.55–0.310.17-1–1.1-0.05
2091-0.47-1.57–0.340.18-1.01–1.11-0.06
2092-0.48-1.61–0.330.18-1.05–1.12-0.07
2093-0.48-1.62–0.350.17-1.07–1.12-0.07
2094-0.47-1.67–0.360.18-1.12–1.13-0.08
2095-0.48-1.7–0.380.17-1.09–1.15-0.09
2096-0.49-1.71–0.40.16-1.15–1.17-0.1
2097-0.48-1.74–0.420.16-1.16–1.13-0.11
2098-0.49-1.72–0.420.14-1.22–1.1-0.11
2099-0.5-1.77–0.390.15-1.21–1.11-0.12
2100-0.5-1.76–0.410.13-1.23–1.07-0.13

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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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