Japan vs Latvia: Natural population growth
Japan
-0.6228
in 2023
Latvia
-0.71
in 2023
Japan rank
229th
Latvia rank
231st
Natural population growth over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Japan currently reports -0.6228 against -0.71 in Latvia, a difference of 0.0872.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 229th and Latvia ranks 231st of 236 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.25 | 0.4801 | 0.7718 | Japan |
| 1960s | 1.03 | 0.4495 | 0.5833 | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.1 | 0.2146 | 0.8813 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.5312 | 0.255 | 0.2763 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.2167 | -0.4471 | 0.6638 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0276 | -0.4667 | 0.4943 | Japan |
| 2010s | -0.2745 | -0.4109 | 0.1365 | Japan |
| 2020s | -0.571 | -0.7285 | 0.1575 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth, Japan or Latvia?
- Japan, at -0.6228 against -0.71 in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth between Japan and Latvia?
- 0.0872, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for natural population growth?
- Japan ranks 229th and Latvia ranks 231st 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.