Italy vs Japan: Birth rate colored by peak birth month

Italy
6.66
in 2022
Japan
5.97
in 2023
Italy rank
35th
Japan rank
38th

Birth rate colored by peak birth month over time

  • Italy
  • Japan
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 6.66 against 5.97 in Japan, a difference of 0.69.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Japan ahead.

Italy ranks 35th and Japan ranks 38th of 41 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Japan Difference Ahead
1940s 21.78 34.67 12.89 Japan
1950s 18.28 21.41 3.13 Japan
1960s 18.69 17.76 0.9265 Italy
1970s 14.97 17.46 2.49 Japan
1980s 10.41 12.05 1.64 Japan
1990s 9.54 9.72 0.1789 Japan
2000s 9.39 8.86 0.5359 Italy
2010s 8.12 7.9 0.2228 Italy
2020s 6.74 6.56 0.1784 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate colored by peak birth month, Italy or Japan?
Italy, at 6.66 against 5.97 in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in birth rate colored by peak birth month between Italy and Japan?
0.69, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
76 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2022.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for birth rate colored by peak birth month?
Italy ranks 35th and Japan ranks 38th of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Birth rate colored by peak birth month. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate colored by peak birth month
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
41 places, 3,818 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed