Japan vs South Korea: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Japan
17.27 births per million people
in 2023
South Korea
14.62 births per million people
in 2023
Japan rank
38th
South Korea rank
39th
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 17.27 births per million people against 14.62 births per million people in South Korea, a difference of 2.65 births per million people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was South Korea ahead.
Japan ranks 38th and South Korea ranks 39th of 40 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.41 births per million people | 59.81 births per million people | 25.39 births per million people | South Korea |
| 1990s | 27.87 births per million people | 48.39 births per million people | 20.52 births per million people | South Korea |
| 2000s | 25.47 births per million people | 31.83 births per million people | 6.35 births per million people | South Korea |
| 2010s | 22.91 births per million people | 25.51 births per million people | 2.61 births per million people | South Korea |
| 2020s | 18.97 births per million people | 15.62 births per million people | 3.35 births per million people | Japan |
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, Japan or South Korea?
- Japan, at 17.27 births per million people against 14.62 births per million people in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month between Japan and South Korea?
- 2.65 births per million people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Japan ranks 38th and South Korea ranks 39th 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.