Belarus vs Japan: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Belarus
1.2 children per women
in 2023
Japan
1.2 children per women
in 2023
Belarus rank
216th
Japan rank
215th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Belarus
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.2 children per women against 1.2 children per women in Belarus, a difference of 0 children per women.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Belarus ranks 216th and Japan ranks 215th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 7 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.41 children per women | 2.38 children per women | 0.0323 children per women | Belarus |
| 1960s | 2.29 children per women | 1.91 children per women | 0.3818 children per women | Belarus |
| 1970s | 2.08 children per women | 1.92 children per women | 0.1611 children per women | Belarus |
| 1980s | 1.98 children per women | 1.68 children per women | 0.3039 children per women | Belarus |
| 1990s | 1.45 children per women | 1.41 children per women | 0.0306 children per women | Belarus |
| 2000s | 1.27 children per women | 1.29 children per women | 0.0203 children per women | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.57 children per women | 1.37 children per women | 0.1968 children per women | Belarus |
| 2020s | 1.31 children per women | 1.25 children per women | 0.0516 children per women | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Belarus or Japan?
- Japan, at 1.2 children per women against 1.2 children per women in Belarus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Belarus and Japan?
- 0 children per women, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belarus and Japan rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Belarus ranks 216th and Japan ranks 215th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).