Japan vs Qatar: Rural population growth
Japan
-1.9%
in 2025
Qatar
-1.7%
in 2025
Japan rank
186th
Qatar rank
183rd
Rural population growth over time
- Japan
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports -1.7% against -1.9% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Qatar ahead.
Japan ranks 186th and Qatar ranks 183rd of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.6% | 7.4% | 9.0% | Qatar |
| 1970s | -0.7% | 6.3% | 6.9% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 0.1% | -3.5% | 3.6% | Japan |
| 1990s | -0.3% | -3.1% | 2.8% | Japan |
| 2000s | -7.7% | 1.1% | 8.8% | Qatar |
| 2010s | -1.9% | -1.3% | 0.5% | Qatar |
| 2020s | -1.7% | -3.3% | 1.7% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population growth, Japan or Qatar?
- Qatar, at -1.7% against -1.9% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population growth between Japan and Qatar?
- 0.2%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Qatar?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Qatar rank globally for rural population growth?
- Japan ranks 186th and Qatar ranks 183rd of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural 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 rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.