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
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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

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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.