Japan vs Macao: Birth rate vs death rate

Japan
6.03
in 2023
Macao
6.33
in 2023
Japan rank
227th
Macao rank
225th

Birth rate vs death rate over time

  • Japan
  • Macao
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How they compare

Macao currently reports 6.33 against 6.03 in Japan, a difference of 0.3.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Macao ahead.

Japan ranks 227th and Macao ranks 225th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Macao in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Macao Difference Ahead
1950s 21.17 41.09 19.92 Macao
1960s 17.47 20.24 2.77 Macao
1970s 17.39 8.28 9.11 Japan
1980s 11.66 20.97 9.31 Macao
1990s 9.44 14.97 5.52 Macao
2000s 8.8 8.01 0.7908 Japan
2010s 7.73 10.61 2.88 Macao
2020s 6.36 7.15 0.7902 Macao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate vs death rate, Japan or Macao?
Macao, at 6.33 against 6.03 in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate vs death rate between Japan and Macao?
0.3, with Macao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Macao?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Japan and Macao rank globally for birth rate vs death rate?
Japan ranks 227th and Macao ranks 225th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate vs death rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed