Japan vs Thailand: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Japan
1.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Thailand
1.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Japan rank
216th
Thailand rank
215th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Japan
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand 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 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Thailand ahead.
Japan ranks 216th and Thailand ranks 215th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.57 live births per woman | 6.38 live births per woman | 3.81 live births per woman | Thailand |
| 1960s | 1.98 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 4.2 live births per woman | Thailand |
| 1970s | 1.96 live births per woman | 4.46 live births per woman | 2.51 live births per woman | Thailand |
| 1980s | 1.7 live births per woman | 2.61 live births per woman | 0.9053 live births per woman | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.43 live births per woman | 1.92 live births per woman | 0.4889 live births per woman | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.3 live births per woman | 1.65 live births per woman | 0.3475 live births per woman | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.45 live births per woman | 0.0746 live births per woman | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1.26 live births per woman | 1.23 live births per woman | 0.0292 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 Thailand?
- Thailand, 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 Thailand?
- 0 live births per woman, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Thailand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Thailand rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Japan ranks 216th and Thailand ranks 215th 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.