Italy vs Japan: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Italy
1.19
in 2023
Japan
1.2
in 2023
Italy rank
217th
Japan rank
215th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Italy
  • Japan
1234187219472023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.2 against 1.19 in Italy, a difference of 0.01.

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 4.15 1.59 Japan
1950s 2.19 2.38 0.1955 Japan
1960s 2.39 1.91 0.4789 Italy
1970s 2.09 1.92 0.1684 Italy
1980s 1.43 1.68 0.2502 Japan
1990s 1.23 1.41 0.187 Japan
2000s 1.32 1.29 0.0308 Italy
2010s 1.35 1.37 0.0207 Japan
2020s 1.23 1.25 0.0275 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to, Italy or Japan?
Japan, at 1.2 against 1.19 in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Italy and Japan?
0.01, 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 effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Italy ranks 217th and Japan ranks 215th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed