Bulgaria vs Japan: Natural population growth
Bulgaria
-0.5935
in 2023
Japan
-0.6228
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
226th
Japan rank
229th
Natural population growth over time
- Bulgaria
- Japan
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports -0.5935 against -0.6228 in Japan, a difference of 0.0293.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 226th and Japan ranks 229th of 236 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.03 | 1.25 | 0.2179 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.7918 | 1.03 | 0.241 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.6144 | 1.1 | 0.4815 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.1994 | 0.5312 | 0.3318 | Japan |
| 1990s | -0.4048 | 0.2167 | 0.6215 | Japan |
| 2000s | -0.5045 | 0.0276 | 0.5322 | Japan |
| 2010s | -0.5753 | -0.2745 | 0.3008 | Japan |
| 2020s | -0.8976 | -0.571 | 0.3266 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth, Bulgaria or Japan?
- Bulgaria, at -0.5935 against -0.6228 in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth between Bulgaria and Japan?
- 0.0293, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Japan rank globally for natural population growth?
- Bulgaria ranks 226th 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.