Japan vs Myanmar: Population growth rate

Japan
-0.501
in 2100
Myanmar
-0.506
in 2100
Japan rank
149th
Myanmar rank
152nd

Population growth rate over time

  • Japan
  • Myanmar
-1012170019002100

How they compare

Japan currently reports -0.501 against -0.506 in Myanmar, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 149th and Myanmar ranks 152nd of 239 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Myanmar in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Myanmar Difference Ahead
1700s 0.4515 0.1054 0.3461 Japan
1800s 0.2191 -1.26 1.48 Japan
1900s 1.11 1.89 0.7751 Myanmar
1910s 1.2 0.9768 0.2206 Japan
1920s 1.34 0.9972 0.3426 Japan
1930s 1.32 1.25 0.0684 Japan
1940s 1.35 1.53 0.1742 Myanmar
1950s 1.14 2.01 0.8773 Myanmar
1960s 0.9986 2.24 1.24 Myanmar
1970s 1.06 2.02 0.9592 Myanmar
1980s 0.4302 1.83 1.4 Myanmar
1990s 0.3 1.31 1.01 Myanmar
2000s 0.1009 0.8074 0.7065 Myanmar
2010s -0.1278 0.7856 0.9134 Myanmar
2020s -0.5376 0.6232 1.16 Myanmar
2030s -0.6387 0.331 0.9697 Myanmar
2040s -0.6486 0.0885 0.7371 Myanmar
2050s -0.6851 -0.1089 0.5762 Myanmar
2060s -0.793 -0.2563 0.5367 Myanmar
2070s -0.6827 -0.3576 0.3251 Myanmar
2080s -0.4998 -0.4276 0.0722 Myanmar
2090s -0.4795 -0.4849 0.0054 Japan
2100s -0.501 -0.506 0.005 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, Japan or Myanmar?
Japan, at -0.501 against -0.506 in Myanmar as of 2100.
What is the difference in population growth rate between Japan and Myanmar?
0.005, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Myanmar?
163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
How do Japan and Myanmar rank globally for population growth rate?
Japan ranks 149th and Myanmar ranks 152nd of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population growth rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 38,302 data points, 1700–2100
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