Japan vs Spain: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Japan
1.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Spain
1.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Japan rank
216th
Spain rank
214th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.21 live births per woman against 1.21 live births per woman in Japan, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 216th and Spain ranks 214th of 236 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 4.48 live births per woman | 2.73 live births per woman | 1.75 live births per woman | Japan |
| 1950s | 2.57 live births per woman | 2.56 live births per woman | 0.003 live births per woman | Japan |
| 1960s | 1.98 live births per woman | 2.89 live births per woman | 0.9142 live births per woman | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.96 live births per woman | 2.75 live births per woman | 0.7906 live births per woman | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.7 live births per woman | 1.72 live births per woman | 0.0215 live births per woman | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.43 live births per woman | 1.22 live births per woman | 0.2131 live births per woman | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.3 live births per woman | 1.32 live births per woman | 0.0144 live births per woman | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.31 live births per woman | 0.0709 live births per woman | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.26 live births per woman | 1.2 live births per woman | 0.0628 live births per woman | Japan |
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 Spain?
- Spain, at 1.21 live births per woman against 1.21 live births per woman in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Japan and Spain?
- 0 live births per woman, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Japan ranks 216th and Spain ranks 214th 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.