The demographic transition in Sweden in Japan
Japan: The demographic transition in Sweden was 8.39 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in 2009. ▼ Falling
Latest (2009)
8.39 per 1,000 (in the entire population)
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
54th
of 56 countries
All-time high
36.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population)
in 1920
All-time low
8.39 per 1,000 (in the entire population)
in 2009
Years of data
135
1872–2009
The demographic transition in Sweden in Japan, 1872–2009
Source: Mitchell (2013) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 (in the entire population).
Analysis
The most recent figure for the demographic transition in sweden in Japan is 8.39 per 1,000 (in the entire population), measured in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 135 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, the demographic transition in sweden in Japan peaked at 36.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in 1920 and was at its lowest, 8.39 per 1,000 (in the entire population), in 2009.
Japan ranks 54th of 56 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 135 years of available data.
The demographic transition in Sweden in Japan, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 (in the entire population) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 16.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | — |
| 1873 | 23.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +41.7% |
| 1874 | 23.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +3.0% |
| 1875 | 24.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +3.4% |
| 1876 | 25.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +3.3% |
| 1877 | 24.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -2.4% |
| 1878 | 24.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -2.4% |
| 1879 | 24 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -0.8% |
| 1880 | 24.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +0.4% |
| 1881 | 25.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +5.8% |
| 1882 | 24.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -2.7% |
| 1883 | 26.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +8.1% |
| 1884 | 25.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -4.1% |
| 1885 | 26.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +3.9% |
| 1886 | 27.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +2.2% |
| 1887 | 27.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 30 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +9.9% |
| 1889 | 30.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +2.3% |
| 1890 | 28.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -6.5% |
| 1891 | 27 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -5.9% |
| 1892 | 29.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +10.4% |
| 1893 | 28.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -3.4% |
| 1894 | 29.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +2.1% |
| 1895 | 30 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +2.0% |
| 1896 | 30.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +1.7% |
| 1897 | 31.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +3.3% |
| 1898 | 31.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +1.3% |
| 1899 | 32 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +0.3% |
| 1900 | 32.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +1.2% |
| 1901 | 33.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +4.6% |
| 1902 | 33.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -0.9% |
| 1903 | 32.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -2.7% |
| 1904 | 31.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -4.6% |
| 1905 | 31.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 29.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -5.1% |
| 1907 | 34 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +14.9% |
| 1908 | 34.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +2.1% |
| 1909 | 34.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +0.6% |
| 1910 | 34.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -0.3% |
| 1911 | 35.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +0.9% |
| 1912 | 34.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -2.0% |
| 1913 | 34.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -0.3% |
| 1914 | 34.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +1.5% |
| 1915 | 34.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -2.0% |
| 1916 | 33.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -1.2% |
| 1917 | 33.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -0.6% |
| 1918 | 32.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -2.4% |
| 1919 | 32.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -1.2% |
| 1920 | 36.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +12.1% |
| 1921 | 35.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -3.0% |
| 1922 | 34.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -2.3% |
| 1923 | 35.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +2.6% |
| 1924 | 33.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -3.7% |
| 1925 | 34.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +2.9% |
| 1926 | 34.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -0.9% |
| 1927 | 33.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -3.5% |
| 1928 | 32.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -3.9% |
| 1929 | 32.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +1.9% |
| 1930 | 32.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -0.9% |
| 1931 | 32.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -0.9% |
| 1932 | 32.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +2.5% |
| 1933 | 31.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -4.3% |
| 1934 | 29.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -5.1% |
| 1935 | 31.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +5.7% |
| 1936 | 30 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -5.1% |
| 1937 | 30.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +3.0% |
| 1938 | 27.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -12.0% |
| 1939 | 26.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -2.2% |
| 1940 | 29.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +10.5% |
| 1941 | 31.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +8.2% |
| 1942 | 30.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -2.8% |
| 1943 | 30.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 34.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +11.0% |
| 1948 | 33.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -2.3% |
| 1949 | 33 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -1.5% |
| 1950 | 28.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -14.8% |
| 1951 | 25.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -10.0% |
| 1952 | 23.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -7.5% |
| 1953 | 21.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -8.1% |
| 1954 | 20 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -7.0% |
| 1955 | 19.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -3.0% |
| 1956 | 18.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -4.1% |
| 1957 | 17.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -6.5% |
| 1958 | 18.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +4.6% |
| 1959 | 17.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -2.7% |
| 1960 | 17.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -1.7% |
| 1961 | 17.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 17.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 17.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 17.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 18.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 13.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -26.1% |
| 1967 | 19.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +41.0% |
| 1968 | 18.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 18.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 18.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 19.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 19 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 19.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 18.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 17 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -7.6% |
| 1976 | 16.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 15.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 14.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 14.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 13.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 13 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 12.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 12.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 12.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 11.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 11.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 11 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 10.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 10.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 9.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 9.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 9.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 10 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 9.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 9.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 9.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 9.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 9.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 9.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 9.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 9.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 8.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 8.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 8.66 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 8.64 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 8.66 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 8.39 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | -3.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 8.39 per 1,000 (in the entire population) is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.61 per 1,000 (in the entire population), 72% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Japan's 8.39 per 1,000 (in the entire population) is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.47 per 1,000 (in the entire population), 62% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where The demographic transition in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1873 | +41.7% | 16.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 23.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) |
| 1967 | +41.0% | 13.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 19.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) |
| 1966 | -26.1% | 18.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 13.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 23.27 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 16.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 25.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 8 |
| 1880s | 26.89 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 24.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 30.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 10 |
| 1890s | 29.96 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 27 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 32 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 10 |
| 1900s | 32.82 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 29.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 34.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 10 |
| 1910s | 33.97 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 32.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 35.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 10 |
| 1920s | 34.24 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 32.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 36.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 10 |
| 1930s | 30.51 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 26.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 32.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 10 |
| 1940s | 31.97 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 29.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 34.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 7 |
| 1950s | 20.96 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 17.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 28.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 10 |
| 1960s | 17.68 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 13.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 19.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.23 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 14.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 19.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.93 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 10.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 13.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.67 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 9.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 10 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.81 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 8.39 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 9.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) | 10 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 51 Austria 9.39 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare
- 52 Italy 9.29 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare
- 53 Hungary 9.03 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare
- 55 Singapore 7.93 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare
- 56 Taiwan 7.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare
More reference data data for Japan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.981 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3629 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is the demographic transition in sweden in Japan?
- The demographic transition in sweden in Japan was 8.39 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in 2009, according to Mitchell (2013) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest the demographic transition in sweden recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in 1920.
- What is the lowest the demographic transition in sweden recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.39 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in 2009.
- How does Japan rank for the demographic transition in sweden?
- Japan ranks 54th out of 56 countries with data for 2009.
- Is the demographic transition in sweden rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Mitchell (2013) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of The demographic transition in Sweden. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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