Belarus vs Japan: Fertility rate: births per woman
Belarus
1.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Japan
1.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Belarus rank
216th
Japan rank
216th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Belarus
- Japan
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 1.21 live births per woman against 1.21 live births per woman in Japan, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Belarus ranks 216th and Japan ranks 216th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 7 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.66 live births per woman | 2.57 live births per woman | 0.0955 live births per woman | Belarus |
| 1960s | 2.4 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 0.4277 live births per woman | Belarus |
| 1970s | 2.16 live births per woman | 1.96 live births per woman | 0.2042 live births per woman | Belarus |
| 1980s | 2.04 live births per woman | 1.7 live births per woman | 0.3427 live births per woman | Belarus |
| 1990s | 1.48 live births per woman | 1.43 live births per woman | 0.0513 live births per woman | Belarus |
| 2000s | 1.3 live births per woman | 1.3 live births per woman | 0.0086 live births per woman | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.59 live births per woman | 1.38 live births per woman | 0.2069 live births per woman | Belarus |
| 2020s | 1.32 live births per woman | 1.26 live births per woman | 0.0577 live births per woman | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Belarus or Japan?
- Belarus, at 1.21 live births per woman against 1.21 live births per woman in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Belarus and Japan?
- 0 live births per woman, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belarus and Japan rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Belarus ranks 216th and Japan ranks 216th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.