Japan vs Somalia: Number of births, by world region
Japan
749,884 births
in 2023
Somalia
788,763 births
in 2023
Japan rank
39th
Somalia rank
38th
Number of births, by world region over time
- Japan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 788,763 births against 749,884 births in Japan, a difference of 38,879 births.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 39th and Somalia ranks 38th of 236 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.93 million births | 121,334 births | 1.81 million births | Japan |
| 1960s | 1.76 million births | 149,277 births | 1.61 million births | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.95 million births | 196,445 births | 1.75 million births | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.41 million births | 322,987 births | 1.08 million births | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.18 million births | 373,345 births | 809,955 births | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.12 million births | 517,194 births | 606,541 births | Japan |
| 2010s | 985,629 births | 647,405 births | 338,224 births | Japan |
| 2020s | 796,940 births | 767,892 births | 29,048 births | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, by world region, Japan or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 788,763 births against 749,884 births in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Japan and Somalia?
- 38,879 births, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Somalia rank globally for number of births, by world region?
- Japan ranks 39th and Somalia ranks 38th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.