Japan vs Malaysia: Natural population growth, annual growth rate
Japan
6.06 % change on previous year
in 2023
Malaysia
5.94 % change on previous year
in 2023
Japan rank
59th
Malaysia rank
60th
Natural population growth, annual growth rate over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 6.06 % change on previous year against 5.94 % change on previous year in Malaysia, a difference of 0.12 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Malaysia ahead.
Japan ranks 59th and Malaysia ranks 60th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -5.49 % change on previous year | 2.88 % change on previous year | 8.38 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 3 % change on previous year | -1.67 % change on previous year | 4.67 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1970s | -2.83 % change on previous year | -0.5521 % change on previous year | 2.28 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1980s | -8.74 % change on previous year | -1.5 % change on previous year | 7.24 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1990s | -7.47 % change on previous year | -1.1 % change on previous year | 6.37 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2000s | -39.08 % change on previous year | -3.81 % change on previous year | 35.27 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2010s | -19.29 % change on previous year | -3.33 % change on previous year | 15.95 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2020s | -9.21 % change on previous year | -4.75 % change on previous year | 4.45 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth, annual growth rate, Japan or Malaysia?
- Japan, at 6.06 % change on previous year against 5.94 % change on previous year in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth, annual growth rate between Japan and Malaysia?
- 0.12 % change on previous year, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for natural population growth, annual growth rate?
- Japan ranks 59th and Malaysia ranks 60th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Natural population growth, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Natural population growth. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.