Ghana vs Japan: Number of births, by world region

Ghana
888,947 births
in 2023
Japan
749,884 births
in 2023
Ghana rank
36th
Japan rank
39th

Number of births, by world region over time

  • Ghana
  • Japan
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 888,947 births against 749,884 births in Japan, a difference of 139,063 births.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.

Ghana ranks 36th and Japan ranks 39th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Japan Difference Ahead
1950s 297,015 births 1.93 million births 1.63 million births Japan
1960s 379,868 births 1.76 million births 1.38 million births Japan
1970s 464,472 births 1.95 million births 1.48 million births Japan
1980s 577,196 births 1.41 million births 827,985 births Japan
1990s 643,337 births 1.18 million births 539,963 births Japan
2000s 758,746 births 1.12 million births 364,989 births Japan
2010s 870,982 births 985,629 births 114,646 births Japan
2020s 881,093 births 796,940 births 84,153 births Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, by world region, Ghana or Japan?
Ghana, at 888,947 births against 749,884 births in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Ghana and Japan?
139,063 births, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Japan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Japan rank globally for number of births, by world region?
Ghana ranks 36th and Japan ranks 39th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of births, by world region
Unit
births
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of live births in a calendar year.