Hong Kong vs Japan: Birth seasonality
Hong Kong
12.49 births per million people
in 2023
Japan
16.05 births per million people
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
39th
Japan rank
38th
Birth seasonality over time
- Hong Kong
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 16.05 births per million people against 12.49 births per million people in Hong Kong, a difference of 3.56 births per million people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 39th and Japan ranks 38th of 40 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.43 births per million people | 45.41 births per million people | 2.98 births per million people | Japan |
| 1980s | 40.24 births per million people | 32.17 births per million people | 8.07 births per million people | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 29.8 births per million people | 26.17 births per million people | 3.63 births per million people | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 26.15 births per million people | 23.86 births per million people | 2.29 births per million people | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 25.87 births per million people | 21.24 births per million people | 4.63 births per million people | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 12.7 births per million people | 16.86 births per million people | 4.17 births per million people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth seasonality, Hong Kong or Japan?
- Japan, at 16.05 births per million people against 12.49 births per million people in Hong Kong as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth seasonality between Hong Kong and Japan?
- 3.56 births per million people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Japan?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Japan rank globally for birth seasonality?
- Hong Kong ranks 39th 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 Birth seasonality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average daily number of births, per million people, calculated for December.