Japan vs Thailand: Fertility rate, total
Japan
1.2 births per woman
in 2023
Thailand
1.21 births per woman
in 2023
Japan rank
197th
Thailand rank
195th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Japan
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.21 births per woman against 1.2 births per woman in Japan, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Thailand ahead.
Japan ranks 197th and Thailand ranks 195th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.97 births per woman | 4.46 births per woman | 2.49 births per woman | Thailand |
| 1980s | 1.73 births per woman | 2.61 births per woman | 0.88 births per woman | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.45 births per woman | 1.92 births per woman | 0.4695 births per woman | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.32 births per woman | 1.65 births per woman | 0.3264 births per woman | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.41 births per woman | 1.45 births per woman | 0.0388 births per woman | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1.27 births per woman | 1.23 births per woman | 0.041 births per woman | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Japan or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1.21 births per woman against 1.2 births per woman in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Japan and Thailand?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Thailand?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Thailand rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Japan ranks 197th and Thailand ranks 195th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release