Belarus vs Japan: Natural population growth

Belarus
-0.6202
in 2023
Japan
-0.6228
in 2023
Belarus rank
228th
Japan rank
229th

Natural population growth over time

  • Belarus
  • Japan
-0.500.511.52195019862023

How they compare

Belarus currently reports -0.6202 against -0.6228 in Japan, a difference of 0.0026.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.

Belarus ranks 228th and Japan ranks 229th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Japan Difference Ahead
1950s 1.25 1.25 0.0034 Japan
1960s 1.21 1.03 0.1742 Belarus
1970s 0.6956 1.1 0.4003 Japan
1980s 0.6206 0.5312 0.0894 Belarus
1990s -0.1915 0.2167 0.4083 Japan
2000s -0.4768 0.0276 0.5044 Japan
2010s -0.1654 -0.2745 0.1091 Belarus
2020s -0.6375 -0.571 0.0665 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural population growth, Belarus or Japan?
Belarus, at -0.6202 against -0.6228 in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in natural population growth between Belarus and Japan?
0.0026, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Japan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Japan rank globally for natural population growth?
Belarus ranks 228th and Japan ranks 229th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Natural population growth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed