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
-2-1012195019862023

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.

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About this data

Indicator
Population growth rates
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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