Belarus vs Japan: Population growth
Belarus
-0.5%
in 2025
Japan
-0.5%
in 2025
Belarus rank
200th
Japan rank
197th
Population growth over time
- Belarus
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports -0.5% against -0.5% in Belarus, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Belarus ranks 200th and Japan ranks 197th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 1.3% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 1990s | -0.1% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 2000s | -0.5% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.0% | Belarus |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -0.4% | 0.2% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Belarus or Japan?
- Japan, at -0.5% against -0.5% in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Belarus and Japan?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Japan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Japan rank globally for population growth?
- Belarus ranks 200th and Japan ranks 197th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.