Bulgaria vs Japan: Population growth rates
Bulgaria
-0.517
in 2023
Japan
-0.482
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
213th
Japan rank
212th
Population growth rates over time
- Bulgaria
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports -0.482 against -0.517 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.035.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 213th and Japan ranks 212th of 236 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.8225 | 1.14 | 0.3139 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.7865 | 0.9986 | 0.2121 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.4389 | 1.06 | 0.6231 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0418 | 0.4302 | 0.3884 | Japan |
| 1990s | -1 | 0.3 | 1.3 | Japan |
| 2000s | -0.7358 | 0.1009 | 0.8367 | Japan |
| 2010s | -0.7135 | -0.1278 | 0.5857 | Japan |
| 2020s | -0.63 | -0.4995 | 0.1305 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rates, Bulgaria or Japan?
- Japan, at -0.482 against -0.517 in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population growth rates between Bulgaria and Japan?
- 0.035, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Japan rank globally for population growth rates?
- Bulgaria ranks 213th and Japan ranks 212th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Population growth rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.