Japan vs United Arab Emirates: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Japan
1.2 children per women
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
1.19 children per women
in 2023
Japan rank
215th
United Arab Emirates rank
218th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Japan
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.2 children per women against 1.19 children per women in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Japan ranks 215th and United Arab Emirates ranks 218th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.38 children per women | 4.79 children per women | 2.4 children per women | United Arab Emirates |
| 1960s | 1.91 children per women | 5.49 children per women | 3.58 children per women | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 1.92 children per women | 5.91 children per women | 3.99 children per women | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 1.68 children per women | 5.1 children per women | 3.42 children per women | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 1.41 children per women | 3.45 children per women | 2.04 children per women | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 1.29 children per women | 2.16 children per women | 0.8643 children per women | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 1.37 children per women | 1.42 children per women | 0.0475 children per women | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 1.25 children per women | 1.19 children per women | 0.0645 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, Japan or United Arab Emirates?
- Japan, at 1.2 children per women against 1.19 children per women in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Japan and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.01 children per women, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Arab Emirates?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Japan ranks 215th and United Arab Emirates ranks 218th 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).