Estonia vs Japan: Population growth
Estonia
-0.4%
in 2025
Japan
-0.5%
in 2025
Estonia rank
196th
Japan rank
197th
Population growth over time
- Estonia
- Japan
How they compare
Estonia currently reports -0.4% against -0.5% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 196th and Japan ranks 197th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Estonia |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Estonia |
| 1990s | -1.2% | 0.3% | 1.5% | Japan |
| 2000s | -0.4% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.1% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 0.5% | -0.4% | 0.9% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Estonia or Japan?
- Estonia, at -0.4% against -0.5% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Estonia and Japan?
- 0.1%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Japan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Japan rank globally for population growth?
- Estonia ranks 196th and Japan ranks 197th of 218 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.