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Population growth in Japan

Latest: -0.5%
Previous: -0.4%
Change: -0.06 (-13.0%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Population growth over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Population growth in Japan
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	0.9%
Dec 31, 1967	1.0%
Dec 31, 1968	1.1%
Dec 31, 1969	1.2%
Dec 31, 1970	1.2%
Dec 31, 1971	2.2%
Dec 31, 1972	1.4%
Dec 31, 1973	1.4%
Dec 31, 1974	1.3%
Dec 31, 1975	1.3%
Dec 31, 1976	1.1%
Dec 31, 1977	1.0%
Dec 31, 1978	0.9%
Dec 31, 1979	0.8%
Dec 31, 1980	0.8%
Dec 31, 1981	0.7%
Dec 31, 1982	0.7%
Dec 31, 1983	0.7%
Dec 31, 1984	0.6%
Dec 31, 1985	0.6%
Dec 31, 1986	0.5%
Dec 31, 1987	0.5%
Dec 31, 1988	0.4%
Dec 31, 1989	0.4%
Dec 31, 1990	0.3%
Dec 31, 1991	0.4%
Dec 31, 1992	0.4%
Dec 31, 1993	0.3%
Dec 31, 1994	0.3%
Dec 31, 1995	0.2%
Dec 31, 1996	0.2%
Dec 31, 1997	0.2%
Dec 31, 1998	0.3%
Dec 31, 1999	0.2%
Dec 31, 2000	0.2%
Dec 31, 2001	0.2%
Dec 31, 2002	0.2%
Dec 31, 2003	0.2%
Dec 31, 2004	0.0%
Dec 31, 2005	0.0%
Dec 31, 2006	0.1%
Dec 31, 2007	0.1%
Dec 31, 2008	0.0%
Dec 31, 2009	-0.0%
Dec 31, 2010	0.0%
Dec 31, 2011	-0.2%
Dec 31, 2012	-0.2%
Dec 31, 2013	-0.1%
Dec 31, 2014	-0.1%
Dec 31, 2015	-0.1%
Dec 31, 2016	-0.1%
Dec 31, 2017	-0.1%
Dec 31, 2018	-0.1%
Dec 31, 2019	-0.1%
Dec 31, 2020	-0.3%
Dec 31, 2021	-0.5%
Dec 31, 2022	-0.4%
Dec 31, 2023	-0.5%
Dec 31, 2024	-0.4%
Dec 31, 2025	-0.5%

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