Italy vs Japan: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Italy
20 births per million people
in 2022
Japan
17.27 births per million people
in 2023
Italy rank
35th
Japan rank
38th
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Italy currently reports 20 births per million people against 17.27 births per million people in Japan, a difference of 2.73 births per million people.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 35th and Japan ranks 38th of 40 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 100.04 births per million people | 73.57 births per million people | 26.47 births per million people | Italy |
| 1910s | 89.73 births per million people | 94.12 births per million people | 4.38 births per million people | Japan |
| 1920s | 99.96 births per million people | 109.03 births per million people | 9.07 births per million people | Japan |
| 1930s | 76.11 births per million people | 111.37 births per million people | 35.26 births per million people | Japan |
| 1940s | 67.38 births per million people | 112.24 births per million people | 44.87 births per million people | Japan |
| 1950s | 57.82 births per million people | 77.25 births per million people | 19.43 births per million people | Japan |
| 1960s | 54.33 births per million people | 55.45 births per million people | 1.12 births per million people | Japan |
| 1970s | 44.26 births per million people | 49.85 births per million people | 5.59 births per million people | Japan |
| 1980s | 31.04 births per million people | 34.9 births per million people | 3.86 births per million people | Japan |
| 1990s | 28.65 births per million people | 27.87 births per million people | 0.7784 births per million people | Italy |
| 2000s | 28.66 births per million people | 25.47 births per million people | 3.19 births per million people | Italy |
| 2010s | 24.72 births per million people | 22.91 births per million people | 1.82 births per million people | Italy |
| 2020s | 20.77 births per million people | 19.53 births per million people | 1.23 births per million people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month, Italy or Japan?
- Italy, at 20 births per million people against 17.27 births per million people in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month between Italy and Japan?
- 2.73 births per million people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Italy ranks 35th and Japan ranks 38th of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Highest average daily number of births, per million people, recorded in the given year.