# Population growth rate: Japan

-0.482% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.

Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. [Source and method](/sources/population-growth) · [All countries and regions](/population-growth).

## Every year

| Year | Value (%) |
| ---: | ---: |
| 2023 | -0.482 |
| 2022 | -0.523 |
| 2021 | -0.565 |
| 2020 | -0.428 |
| 2019 | -0.197 |
| 2018 | -0.141 |
| 2017 | -0.097 |
| 2016 | -0.053 |
| 2015 | -0.13 |
| 2014 | -0.201 |
| 2013 | -0.17 |
| 2012 | -0.15 |
| 2011 | -0.113 |
| 2010 | -0.026 |
| 2009 | 0.015 |
| 2008 | 0.042 |
| 2007 | 0.064 |
| 2006 | 0.077 |
| 2005 | 0.054 |
| 2004 | 0.098 |
| 2003 | 0.128 |
| 2002 | 0.165 |
| 2001 | 0.188 |
| 2000 | 0.178 |
| 1999 | 0.179 |
| 1998 | 0.22 |
| 1997 | 0.228 |
| 1996 | 0.233 |
| 1995 | 0.249 |
| 1994 | 0.367 |
| 1993 | 0.348 |
| 1992 | 0.384 |
| 1991 | 0.411 |
| 1990 | 0.381 |
| 1989 | 0.353 |
| 1988 | 0.414 |
| 1987 | 0.459 |
| 1986 | 0.489 |
| 1985 | 0.393 |
| 1984 | 0.349 |
| 1983 | 0.376 |
| 1982 | 0.398 |
| 1981 | 0.427 |
| 1980 | 0.644 |
| 1979 | 0.776 |
| 1978 | 0.839 |
| 1977 | 0.889 |
| 1976 | 0.974 |
| 1975 | 1.101 |
| 1974 | 1.228 |
| 1973 | 1.279 |
| 1972 | 1.224 |
| 1971 | 1.146 |
| 1970 | 1.164 |
| 1969 | 1.168 |
| 1968 | 1.193 |
| 1967 | 1.263 |
| 1966 | 0.839 |
| 1965 | 1.079 |
| 1964 | 0.964 |
| 1963 | 0.911 |
| 1962 | 0.879 |
| 1961 | 0.88 |
| 1960 | 0.81 |
| 1959 | 0.809 |
| 1958 | 0.821 |
| 1957 | 0.741 |
| 1956 | 0.897 |
| 1955 | 1.078 |
| 1954 | 1.137 |
| 1953 | 1.248 |
| 1952 | 1.403 |
| 1951 | 1.502 |
| 1950 | 1.728 |

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