Population growth rate in Japan
Japan: Population growth rate was -0.501 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.501
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
149th
of 239 countries
All-time high
1.73
in 1950
All-time low
-0.811
in 2065
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Japan, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Japan is -0.501, measured in 2100.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Japan peaked at 1.73 in 1950 and was at its lowest, -0.811, in 2065.
That places Japan 149th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.4515 | — |
| 1800 | 0.2191 | -51.5% |
| 1900 | 1.05 | +379.3% |
| 1905 | 1.17 | +11.4% |
| 1910 | 1.19 | +1.4% |
| 1915 | 1.21 | +2.0% |
| 1920 | 1.28 | +5.9% |
| 1925 | 1.4 | +9.3% |
| 1930 | 1.35 | -3.5% |
| 1935 | 1.28 | -5.3% |
| 1940 | 1.32 | +3.4% |
| 1945 | 1.38 | +4.7% |
| 1950 | 1.73 | +24.8% |
| 1951 | 1.5 | -13.1% |
| 1952 | 1.4 | -6.6% |
| 1953 | 1.25 | -11.0% |
| 1954 | 1.14 | -8.9% |
| 1955 | 1.08 | -5.2% |
| 1956 | 0.897 | -16.8% |
| 1957 | 0.741 | -17.4% |
| 1958 | 0.821 | +10.8% |
| 1959 | 0.809 | -1.5% |
| 1960 | 0.81 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 0.88 | +8.6% |
| 1962 | 0.879 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.911 | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.964 | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 1.08 | +11.9% |
| 1966 | 0.839 | -22.2% |
| 1967 | 1.26 | +50.5% |
| 1968 | 1.19 | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 1.17 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 1.16 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 1.15 | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 1.22 | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 1.28 | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 1.23 | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 1.1 | -10.3% |
| 1976 | 0.974 | -11.5% |
| 1977 | 0.889 | -8.7% |
| 1978 | 0.839 | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.776 | -7.5% |
| 1980 | 0.644 | -17.0% |
| 1981 | 0.427 | -33.7% |
| 1982 | 0.398 | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 0.376 | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.349 | -7.2% |
| 1985 | 0.393 | +12.6% |
| 1986 | 0.489 | +24.4% |
| 1987 | 0.459 | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 0.414 | -9.8% |
| 1989 | 0.353 | -14.7% |
| 1990 | 0.381 | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 0.411 | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 0.384 | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.348 | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 0.367 | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.249 | -32.2% |
| 1996 | 0.233 | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.228 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.22 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.179 | -18.6% |
| 2000 | 0.178 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.188 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.165 | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 0.128 | -22.4% |
| 2004 | 0.098 | -23.4% |
| 2005 | 0.054 | -44.9% |
| 2006 | 0.077 | +42.6% |
| 2007 | 0.064 | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 0.042 | -34.4% |
| 2009 | 0.015 | -64.3% |
| 2010 | -0.026 | -273.3% |
| 2011 | -0.113 | +334.6% |
| 2012 | -0.15 | +32.7% |
| 2013 | -0.17 | +13.3% |
| 2014 | -0.201 | +18.2% |
| 2015 | -0.13 | -35.3% |
| 2016 | -0.053 | -59.2% |
| 2017 | -0.097 | +83.0% |
| 2018 | -0.141 | +45.4% |
| 2019 | -0.197 | +39.7% |
| 2020 | -0.428 | +117.3% |
| 2021 | -0.565 | +32.0% |
| 2022 | -0.523 | -7.4% |
| 2023 | -0.482 | -7.8% |
| 2024 | -0.514 | +6.6% |
| 2025 | -0.538 | +4.7% |
| 2026 | -0.562 | +4.5% |
| 2027 | -0.577 | +2.7% |
| 2028 | -0.59 | +2.3% |
| 2029 | -0.597 | +1.2% |
| 2030 | -0.61 | +2.2% |
| 2031 | -0.618 | +1.3% |
| 2032 | -0.627 | +1.5% |
| 2033 | -0.632 | +0.8% |
| 2034 | -0.642 | +1.6% |
| 2035 | -0.649 | +1.1% |
| 2036 | -0.651 | +0.3% |
| 2037 | -0.653 | +0.3% |
| 2038 | -0.652 | -0.2% |
| 2039 | -0.653 | +0.2% |
| 2040 | -0.655 | +0.3% |
| 2041 | -0.661 | +0.9% |
| 2042 | -0.653 | -1.2% |
| 2043 | -0.652 | -0.2% |
| 2044 | -0.649 | -0.5% |
| 2045 | -0.651 | +0.3% |
| 2046 | -0.646 | -0.8% |
| 2047 | -0.643 | -0.5% |
| 2048 | -0.637 | -0.9% |
| 2049 | -0.639 | +0.3% |
| 2050 | -0.638 | -0.2% |
| 2051 | -0.642 | +0.6% |
| 2052 | -0.654 | +1.9% |
| 2053 | -0.656 | +0.3% |
| 2054 | -0.678 | +3.4% |
| 2055 | -0.683 | +0.7% |
| 2056 | -0.704 | +3.1% |
| 2057 | -0.715 | +1.6% |
| 2058 | -0.728 | +1.8% |
| 2059 | -0.753 | +3.4% |
| 2060 | -0.762 | +1.2% |
| 2061 | -0.772 | +1.3% |
| 2062 | -0.782 | +1.3% |
| 2063 | -0.79 | +1.0% |
| 2064 | -0.798 | +1.0% |
| 2065 | -0.811 | +1.6% |
| 2066 | -0.808 | -0.4% |
| 2067 | -0.804 | -0.5% |
| 2068 | -0.807 | +0.4% |
| 2069 | -0.796 | -1.4% |
| 2070 | -0.789 | -0.9% |
| 2071 | -0.763 | -3.3% |
| 2072 | -0.745 | -2.4% |
| 2073 | -0.728 | -2.3% |
| 2074 | -0.697 | -4.3% |
| 2075 | -0.67 | -3.9% |
| 2076 | -0.644 | -3.9% |
| 2077 | -0.622 | -3.4% |
| 2078 | -0.596 | -4.2% |
| 2079 | -0.573 | -3.9% |
| 2080 | -0.556 | -3.0% |
| 2081 | -0.533 | -4.1% |
| 2082 | -0.521 | -2.3% |
| 2083 | -0.505 | -3.1% |
| 2084 | -0.499 | -1.2% |
| 2085 | -0.491 | -1.6% |
| 2086 | -0.482 | -1.8% |
| 2087 | -0.473 | -1.9% |
| 2088 | -0.469 | -0.8% |
| 2089 | -0.469 | -0.0% |
| 2090 | -0.468 | -0.2% |
| 2091 | -0.468 | -0.0% |
| 2092 | -0.476 | +1.7% |
| 2093 | -0.475 | -0.2% |
| 2094 | -0.474 | -0.2% |
| 2095 | -0.479 | +1.1% |
| 2096 | -0.486 | +1.5% |
| 2097 | -0.482 | -0.8% |
| 2098 | -0.489 | +1.5% |
| 2099 | -0.498 | +1.8% |
| 2100 | -0.501 | +0.6% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's -0.501 is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.343, 1.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Japan's -0.501 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.318, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | +379.3% | 0.2191 | 1.05 |
| 2011 | -334.6% | -0.026 | -0.113 |
| 2010 | -273.3% | 0.015 | -0.026 |
| 2020 | -117.3% | -0.197 | -0.428 |
| 2017 | -83.0% | -0.053 | -0.097 |
| 2009 | -64.3% | 0.042 | 0.015 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.4515 | 0.4515 | 0.4515 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.2191 | 0.2191 | 0.2191 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.11 | 1.05 | 1.17 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.2 | 1.19 | 1.21 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.34 | 1.28 | 1.4 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.32 | 1.28 | 1.35 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.35 | 1.32 | 1.38 | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.14 | 0.741 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9986 | 0.81 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.06 | 0.776 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4302 | 0.349 | 0.644 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3 | 0.179 | 0.411 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1009 | 0.015 | 0.188 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1278 | -0.201 | -0.026 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5376 | -0.597 | -0.428 | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.6387 | -0.653 | -0.61 | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.6486 | -0.661 | -0.637 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.6851 | -0.753 | -0.638 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.793 | -0.811 | -0.762 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.6827 | -0.789 | -0.573 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.4998 | -0.556 | -0.469 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.4795 | -0.498 | -0.468 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.501 | -0.501 | -0.501 | 1 |
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- Population density 210.83 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.83 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.501 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Japan?
- Population growth rate in Japan was -0.501 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 in 1950.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.811 in 2065.
- How does Japan rank for population growth rate?
- Japan ranks 149th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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