Japan vs United Arab Emirates: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Japan
1.21 live births per woman
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
1.2 live births per woman
in 2023
Japan rank
216th
United Arab Emirates rank
219th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Japan
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.21 live births per woman against 1.2 live births per woman in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Japan ranks 216th and United Arab Emirates ranks 219th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.57 live births per woman | 6.5 live births per woman | 3.93 live births per woman | United Arab Emirates |
| 1960s | 1.98 live births per woman | 6.5 live births per woman | 4.53 live births per woman | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 1.96 live births per woman | 6.35 live births per woman | 4.39 live births per woman | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 1.7 live births per woman | 5.26 live births per woman | 3.56 live births per woman | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 1.43 live births per woman | 3.51 live births per woman | 2.08 live births per woman | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 1.3 live births per woman | 2.19 live births per woman | 0.8813 live births per woman | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.43 live births per woman | 0.0532 live births per woman | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 1.26 live births per woman | 1.2 live births per woman | 0.061 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 United Arab Emirates?
- Japan, at 1.21 live births per woman against 1.2 live births per woman in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Japan and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Arab Emirates?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Japan ranks 216th and United Arab Emirates ranks 219th 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.