Japan vs Netherlands: Fertility rate by age group
Japan
1.74
in 2023
Netherlands
1.86
in 2023
Japan rank
225th
Netherlands rank
223rd
Fertility rate by age group over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.86 against 1.74 in Japan, a difference of 0.12.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.
Japan ranks 225th and Netherlands ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.84 | 13.7 | 6.86 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 3.97 | 19.56 | 15.6 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 4.29 | 14.71 | 10.42 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 3.8 | 7.77 | 3.97 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 4.22 | 7.06 | 2.83 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 5.53 | 6.2 | 0.6666 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 3.91 | 3.63 | 0.2849 | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.04 | 2.13 | 0.0905 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate by age group, Japan or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1.86 against 1.74 in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate by age group between Japan and Netherlands?
- 0.12, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for fertility rate by age group?
- Japan ranks 225th and Netherlands ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.