Japan vs North Macedonia: Population growth rates

Japan
-0.482
in 2023
North Macedonia
-0.468
in 2023
Japan rank
212th
North Macedonia rank
210th

Population growth rates over time

  • Japan
  • North Macedonia
-2-1012195019862023

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports -0.468 against -0.482 in Japan, a difference of 0.014.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Macedonia ahead.

Japan ranks 212th and North Macedonia ranks 210th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and North Macedonia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan North Macedonia Difference Ahead
1950s 1.14 1.42 0.2816 North Macedonia
1960s 0.9986 1.46 0.4635 North Macedonia
1970s 1.06 1.51 0.4518 North Macedonia
1980s 0.4302 0.7064 0.2762 North Macedonia
1990s 0.3 -0.0368 0.3368 Japan
2000s 0.1009 0.0166 0.0843 Japan
2010s -0.1278 -0.863 0.7352 Japan
2020s -0.4995 -0.7897 0.2902 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rates, Japan or North Macedonia?
North Macedonia, at -0.468 against -0.482 in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in population growth rates between Japan and North Macedonia?
0.014, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North Macedonia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Japan and North Macedonia rank globally for population growth rates?
Japan ranks 212th and North Macedonia ranks 210th 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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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
Last refreshed