Japan vs Lithuania: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Japan
1.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Lithuania
1.2 live births per woman
in 2023
Japan rank
216th
Lithuania rank
218th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Japan
- Lithuania
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.21 live births per woman against 1.2 live births per woman in Lithuania, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 216th and Lithuania ranks 218th of 236 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.57 live births per woman | 2.63 live births per woman | 0.0677 live births per woman | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 1.98 live births per woman | 2.38 live births per woman | 0.4008 live births per woman | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 1.96 live births per woman | 2.22 live births per woman | 0.263 live births per woman | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 1.7 live births per woman | 2.05 live births per woman | 0.3499 live births per woman | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 1.43 live births per woman | 1.68 live births per woman | 0.2465 live births per woman | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 1.3 live births per woman | 1.33 live births per woman | 0.0302 live births per woman | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.61 live births per woman | 0.2342 live births per woman | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 1.26 live births per woman | 1.33 live births per woman | 0.0685 live births per woman | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Japan or Lithuania?
- Japan, at 1.21 live births per woman against 1.2 live births per woman in Lithuania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Japan and Lithuania?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lithuania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Lithuania rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Japan ranks 216th and Lithuania ranks 218th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.