Japan vs Sweden: Birth rate by women's age group
Japan
1.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Sweden
1.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Japan rank
225th
Sweden rank
224th
Birth rate by women's age group over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 1.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Japan, a difference of 0.05 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.
Japan ranks 225th and Sweden ranks 224th of 236 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 36.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 29.95 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 3.97 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 42.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 38.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 4.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 27.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 23.44 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 3.8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 12.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 8.49 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 4.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 9.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 5.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 5.53 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 6.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 0.5348 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 4.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 1.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 2.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 0.1972 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate by women's age group, Japan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 against 1.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate by women's age group between Japan and Sweden?
- 0.05 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for birth rate by women's age group?
- Japan ranks 225th and Sweden ranks 224th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.