Japan vs Thailand: Fertility rate: births per woman
Japan
1.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Thailand
1.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Japan rank
216th
Thailand rank
215th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Japan
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand 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 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Thailand ahead.
Japan ranks 216th and Thailand ranks 215th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.57 live births per woman | 6.38 live births per woman | 3.81 live births per woman | Thailand |
| 1960s | 1.98 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 4.2 live births per woman | Thailand |
| 1970s | 1.96 live births per woman | 4.46 live births per woman | 2.51 live births per woman | Thailand |
| 1980s | 1.7 live births per woman | 2.61 live births per woman | 0.9053 live births per woman | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.43 live births per woman | 1.92 live births per woman | 0.4889 live births per woman | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.3 live births per woman | 1.65 live births per woman | 0.3475 live births per woman | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.45 live births per woman | 0.0746 live births per woman | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1.26 live births per woman | 1.23 live births per woman | 0.0292 live births per woman | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Japan or Thailand?
- Thailand, 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 Japan and Thailand?
- 0 live births per woman, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Thailand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Thailand rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Japan ranks 216th and Thailand ranks 215th 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.