Iceland vs Japan: World population growth
Iceland
-0.5%
in 2100
Japan
-0.5%
in 2100
Iceland rank
149th
Japan rank
148th
World population growth over time
- Iceland
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports -0.5% against -0.5% in Iceland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Japan ahead.
Iceland ranks 149th and Japan ranks 148th of 238 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 15 and Japan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | -0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 1800s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1900s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.0% | Iceland |
| 1910s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1920s | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 1930s | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 1940s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Iceland |
| 1950s | 2.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | Iceland |
| 1960s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.0% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.7% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.7% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.1% | 1.2% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.4% | -0.1% | 1.5% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1.3% | -0.5% | 1.8% | Iceland |
| 2030s | 0.4% | -0.6% | 1.0% | Iceland |
| 2040s | 0.1% | -0.6% | 0.7% | Iceland |
| 2050s | -0.1% | -0.7% | 0.6% | Iceland |
| 2060s | -0.2% | -0.8% | 0.6% | Iceland |
| 2070s | -0.4% | -0.7% | 0.3% | Iceland |
| 2080s | -0.5% | -0.5% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 2090s | -0.5% | -0.5% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 2100s | -0.5% | -0.5% | 0.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Iceland or Japan?
- Japan, at -0.5% against -0.5% in Iceland as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Iceland and Japan?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Japan?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Iceland and Japan rank globally for world population growth?
- Iceland ranks 149th and Japan ranks 148th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.