Belarus vs Japan: Natural population growth rate
Belarus
-0.6%
in 2023
Japan
-0.6%
in 2023
Belarus rank
228th
Japan rank
229th
Natural population growth rate over time
- Belarus
- Japan
How they compare
Belarus currently reports -0.6% against -0.6% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
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 | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 1960s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Belarus |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Belarus |
| 1990s | -0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 2000s | -0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 2010s | -0.2% | -0.3% | 0.1% | Belarus |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -0.6% | 0.1% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate, Belarus or Japan?
- Belarus, at -0.6% against -0.6% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Belarus and Japan?
- 0.0%, 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 rate?
- Belarus ranks 228th and Japan ranks 229th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.