Japan vs Sweden: Fertility rate by age group
Japan
1.74
in 2023
Sweden
1.79
in 2023
Japan rank
225th
Sweden rank
224th
Fertility rate by age group over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.79 against 1.74 in Japan, a difference of 0.05.
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 | 36.79 | 29.95 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 3.97 | 42.31 | 38.34 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 4.29 | 27.72 | 23.44 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 3.8 | 12.28 | 8.49 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 4.22 | 9.77 | 5.54 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 5.53 | 6.07 | 0.5348 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.91 | 4.99 | 1.07 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.04 | 2.23 | 0.1972 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate by age group, Japan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.79 against 1.74 in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate by age group between Japan and Sweden?
- 0.05, 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 fertility rate by age group?
- Japan ranks 225th and Sweden ranks 224th 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.