Japan vs San Marino: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence
Japan
1.15 births per woman
in 2024
San Marino
1.16 births per woman
in 2024
Japan rank
201st
San Marino rank
200th
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence over time
- Japan
- San Marino
How they compare
San Marino currently reports 1.16 births per woman against 1.15 births per woman in Japan, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was San Marino ahead.
Japan ranks 201st and San Marino ranks 200th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and San Marino in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | San Marino | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.02 births per woman | 2.39 births per woman | 0.3691 births per woman | San Marino |
| 1970s | 1.97 births per woman | 2.06 births per woman | 0.0822 births per woman | San Marino |
| 1980s | 1.73 births per woman | 1.24 births per woman | 0.4846 births per woman | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.45 births per woman | 1.19 births per woman | 0.2578 births per woman | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.32 births per woman | 1.35 births per woman | 0.0275 births per woman | San Marino |
| 2010s | 1.41 births per woman | 1.25 births per woman | 0.1644 births per woman | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.25 births per woman | 1.14 births per woman | 0.1118 births per woman | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence, Japan or San Marino?
- San Marino, at 1.16 births per woman against 1.15 births per woman in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence between Japan and San Marino?
- 0.01 births per woman, with San Marino ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and San Marino?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Japan and San Marino rank globally for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
- Japan ranks 201st and San Marino ranks 200th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – 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.