Italy vs Japan: Birth rate
Italy
6.46 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Japan
6.03 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Italy rank
224th
Japan rank
227th
Birth rate over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Italy currently reports 6.46 births per 1,000 people against 6.03 births per 1,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.43 births per 1,000 people.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Italy ranks 224th and Japan ranks 227th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.36 births per 1,000 people | 21.17 births per 1,000 people | 2.81 births per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 1960s | 18.49 births per 1,000 people | 17.47 births per 1,000 people | 1.02 births per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 1970s | 14.86 births per 1,000 people | 17.39 births per 1,000 people | 2.53 births per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 1980s | 10.39 births per 1,000 people | 11.66 births per 1,000 people | 1.27 births per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 1990s | 9.51 births per 1,000 people | 9.44 births per 1,000 people | 0.0647 births per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 9.47 births per 1,000 people | 8.8 births per 1,000 people | 0.6717 births per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 8.12 births per 1,000 people | 7.73 births per 1,000 people | 0.386 births per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 2020s | 6.7 births per 1,000 people | 6.36 births per 1,000 people | 0.3415 births per 1,000 people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Italy or Japan?
- Italy, at 6.46 births per 1,000 people against 6.03 births per 1,000 people in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Italy and Japan?
- 0.43 births per 1,000 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for birth rate?
- Italy ranks 224th and Japan ranks 227th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.