Which has higher births, by age of mother, Hong Kong, China or Japan?

Hong Kong, China, at 0 births against 0 births in Japan as of 2023.

What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Hong Kong, China and Japan?

0 births, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Japan?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong, China vs Japan: Births, by age of mother

Hong Kong, China

0 births

in 2023

Japan

0 births

in 2023

Hong Kong, China rank

132nd

Japan rank

132nd

Births, by age of mother over time

Hong Kong, China
Japan

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 0 births against 0 births in Japan, a difference of 0 births.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 132nd and Japan ranks 132nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	9.4 births	171.8 births	162.4 births	Japan
1960s	14.1 births	266.2 births	252.1 births	Japan
1970s	16.1 births	20.3 births	4.2 births	Japan
1980s	11.2 births	0 births	11.2 births	Hong Kong, China
1990s	3.4 births	0 births	3.4 births	Hong Kong, China
2000s	1.2 births	19.1 births	17.9 births	Japan
2010s	0 births	0 births	0 births	—
2020s	0 births	0 births	0 births	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Hong Kong, China or Japan?: Hong Kong, China, at 0 births against 0 births in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Hong Kong, China and Japan?: 0 births, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Japan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Japan rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Hong Kong, China ranks 132nd and Japan ranks 132nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births, by age of mother
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: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.