Japan vs Poland: Population growth
Japan
-0.4%
in 2024
Poland
-0.4%
in 2024
Japan rank
196th
Poland rank
193rd
Population growth over time
- Japan
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports -0.4% against -0.4% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 196th and Poland ranks 193rd of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.0% | 0.1% | Poland |
| 2020s | -0.4% | -0.8% | 0.3% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Japan or Poland?
- Poland, at -0.4% against -0.4% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population growth between Japan and Poland?
- 0.0%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Poland rank globally for population growth?
- Japan ranks 196th and Poland ranks 193rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release