Chile vs Japan: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Chile
1.14 births per woman
in 2024
Japan
1.15 births per woman
in 2024
Chile rank
202nd
Japan rank
201st
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Chile
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.15 births per woman against 1.14 births per woman in Chile, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 202nd and Japan ranks 201st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.36 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman | 2.34 births per woman | Chile |
| 1970s | 3.26 births per woman | 1.97 births per woman | 1.29 births per woman | Chile |
| 1980s | 2.63 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman | 0.8982 births per woman | Chile |
| 1990s | 2.35 births per woman | 1.45 births per woman | 0.8994 births per woman | Chile |
| 2000s | 1.89 births per woman | 1.32 births per woman | 0.562 births per woman | Chile |
| 2010s | 1.7 births per woman | 1.41 births per woman | 0.2844 births per woman | Chile |
| 2020s | 1.21 births per woman | 1.25 births per woman | 0.039 births per woman | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Chile or Japan?
- Japan, at 1.15 births per woman against 1.14 births per woman in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Chile and Japan?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Japan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Japan rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Chile ranks 202nd and Japan ranks 201st 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 Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. 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. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.