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Two to four source-backed WPP 2024 specimens at the same display year. Values are read from the same canonical country records that hydrate each specimen page.
Metric source wpp2024 · formula thousands-to-people-v1 · Stage source wpp2024 · formula stage-framework-v1
| Metric | Japan | Republic of Korea | Germany | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geography | Asia · Eastern Asia | Asia · Eastern Asia | Europe · Western Europe | Africa · Western Africa |
| Population | 123.75m | 51.72m | 84.55m | 232.68m |
| Annual change | -636,276 | -40,992 | -286,642 | 4,816,673 |
| Natural change | -789,635 | -116,966 | -323,591 | 4,851,877 |
| Net migration | 153,357 | 75,963 | 36,954 | -35,202 |
| TFR | 1.22 | 0.73 | 1.45 | 4.38 |
| Stage | Shrinkage | Shrinkage | Shrinkage | The Slowing |
| Peak | 2009 | 2020 | 2024 | 2100 |