Japan vs Lithuania: Natural population growth rate

Japan
-0.6%
in 2023
Lithuania
-0.7%
in 2023
Japan rank
229th
Lithuania rank
230th

Natural population growth rate over time

  • Japan
  • Lithuania
-1012195019862023

How they compare

Japan currently reports -0.6% against -0.7% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 229th and Lithuania ranks 230th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Lithuania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Lithuania Difference Ahead
1950s 1.3% 1.2% 0.0% Japan
1960s 1.0% 1.1% 0.1% Lithuania
1970s 1.1% 0.7% 0.4% Japan
1980s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% Lithuania
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% Japan
2000s 0.0% -0.3% 0.4% Japan
2010s -0.3% -0.4% 0.1% Japan
2020s -0.6% -0.8% 0.2% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural population growth rate, Japan or Lithuania?
Japan, at -0.6% against -0.7% in Lithuania as of 2023.
What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Japan and Lithuania?
0.1%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lithuania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Japan and Lithuania rank globally for natural population growth rate?
Japan ranks 229th and Lithuania ranks 230th 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

Indicator
Natural population growth rate
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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.