Japan vs Poland: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence
Japan
1.15 births per woman
in 2024
Poland
1.14 births per woman
in 2024
Japan rank
201st
Poland rank
202nd
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence over time
- Japan
- Poland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.15 births per woman against 1.14 births per woman in Poland, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Poland ahead.
Japan ranks 201st and Poland ranks 202nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.02 births per woman | 2.54 births per woman | 0.523 births per woman | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.97 births per woman | 2.25 births per woman | 0.276 births per woman | Poland |
| 1980s | 1.73 births per woman | 2.26 births per woman | 0.529 births per woman | Poland |
| 1990s | 1.45 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman | 0.28 births per woman | Poland |
| 2000s | 1.32 births per woman | 1.3 births per woman | 0.026 births per woman | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.41 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman | 0.037 births per woman | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.25 births per woman | 1.27 births per woman | 0.022 births per woman | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence, Japan or Poland?
- Japan, at 1.15 births per woman against 1.14 births per woman in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence between Japan and Poland?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Poland rank globally for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
- Japan ranks 201st and Poland ranks 202nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. 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, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.