Japan vs Spain: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected
Japan
1.2
in 2023
Spain
1.21
in 2023
Japan rank
215th
Spain rank
214th
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.21 against 1.2 in Japan, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 215th and Spain ranks 214th of 236 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 4.15 | 2.51 | 1.64 | Japan |
| 1950s | 2.38 | 2.36 | 0.0201 | Japan |
| 1960s | 1.91 | 2.75 | 0.8354 | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.92 | 2.67 | 0.7506 | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.68 | 1.69 | 0.0162 | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.41 | 1.2 | 0.2115 | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.29 | 1.31 | 0.0148 | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.37 | 1.3 | 0.0701 | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.25 | 1.19 | 0.0625 | 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, Japan or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.21 against 1.2 in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Japan and Spain?
- 0.01, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
- Japan ranks 215th and Spain ranks 214th 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.