Italy vs Japan: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Italy
1.18 births per woman
in 2024
Japan
1.15 births per woman
in 2024
Italy rank
198th
Japan rank
201st
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.18 births per woman against 1.15 births per woman in Japan, a difference of 0.03 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 198th and Japan ranks 201st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.51 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman | 0.488 births per woman | Italy |
| 1970s | 2.14 births per woman | 1.97 births per woman | 0.168 births per woman | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.45 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman | 0.273 births per woman | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.24 births per woman | 1.45 births per woman | 0.204 births per woman | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.34 births per woman | 1.32 births per woman | 0.013 births per woman | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.37 births per woman | 1.41 births per woman | 0.045 births per woman | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.22 births per woman | 1.25 births per woman | 0.024 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, Italy or Japan?
- Italy, at 1.18 births per woman against 1.15 births per woman in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Italy and Japan?
- 0.03 births per woman, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Italy ranks 198th 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.