Japan vs Lithuania: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Japan
- Lithuania
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.15 births per woman against 1.11 births per woman in Lithuania, a difference of 0.04 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lithuania ahead.
Japan ranks 201st and Lithuania ranks 204th of 215 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.02 births per woman | 2.34 births per woman | 0.319 births per woman | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 1.97 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman | 0.247 births per woman | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 1.73 births per woman | 2.04 births per woman | 0.315 births per woman | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 1.45 births per woman | 1.68 births per woman | 0.226 births per woman | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 1.32 births per woman | 1.34 births per woman | 0.012 births per woman | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 1.41 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman | 0.146 births per woman | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 1.25 births per woman | 1.26 births per woman | 0.008 births per woman | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Japan or Lithuania?
- Japan, at 1.15 births per woman against 1.11 births per woman in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Japan and Lithuania?
- 0.04 births per woman, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lithuania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Lithuania rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Japan ranks 201st and Lithuania ranks 204th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.