Italy vs Japan: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Italy
1.19 children per women
in 2023
Japan
1.2 children per women
in 2023
Italy rank
217th
Japan rank
215th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.2 children per women against 1.19 children per women in Italy, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Japan ahead.
Italy ranks 217th and Japan ranks 215th of 236 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.56 children per women | 4.15 children per women | 1.59 children per women | Japan |
| 1950s | 2.19 children per women | 2.38 children per women | 0.1955 children per women | Japan |
| 1960s | 2.39 children per women | 1.91 children per women | 0.4789 children per women | Italy |
| 1970s | 2.09 children per women | 1.92 children per women | 0.1684 children per women | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.43 children per women | 1.68 children per women | 0.2502 children per women | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.23 children per women | 1.41 children per women | 0.187 children per women | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.32 children per women | 1.29 children per women | 0.0308 children per women | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.35 children per women | 1.37 children per women | 0.0207 children per women | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.23 children per women | 1.25 children per women | 0.0275 children per women | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Italy or Japan?
- Japan, at 1.2 children per women against 1.19 children per women in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Italy and Japan?
- 0.01 children per women, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Italy ranks 217th 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).