Ireland vs Japan: World population growth
Ireland
-0.5%
in 2100
Japan
-0.5%
in 2100
Ireland rank
146th
Japan rank
148th
World population growth over time
- Ireland
- Japan
How they compare
Ireland currently reports -0.5% against -0.5% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Ireland ranks 146th and Japan ranks 148th of 238 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 13 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.1% | 1.8% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.9% | -0.1% | 1.0% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.0% | -0.5% | 1.6% | Ireland |
| 2030s | 0.5% | -0.6% | 1.2% | Ireland |
| 2040s | 0.3% | -0.6% | 0.9% | Ireland |
| 2050s | -0.0% | -0.7% | 0.6% | Ireland |
| 2060s | -0.2% | -0.8% | 0.6% | Ireland |
| 2070s | -0.3% | -0.7% | 0.4% | Ireland |
| 2080s | -0.2% | -0.5% | 0.3% | Ireland |
| 2090s | -0.4% | -0.5% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 2100s | -0.5% | -0.5% | 0.0% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Ireland or Japan?
- Ireland, at -0.5% against -0.5% in Japan as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Ireland and Japan?
- 0.0%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Japan?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Ireland and Japan rank globally for world population growth?
- Ireland ranks 146th 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.