Japan vs Lithuania: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Japan
1.15 births per woman
in 2024
Lithuania
1.11 births per woman
in 2024
Japan rank
201st
Lithuania rank
204th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Japan
- Lithuania
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.15 births per woman against 1.11 births per woman in Lithuania, a difference of 0.04 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lithuania ahead.
Japan ranks 201st and Lithuania ranks 204th of 215 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.02 births per woman | 2.34 births per woman | 0.319 births per woman | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 1.97 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman | 0.247 births per woman | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 1.73 births per woman | 2.04 births per woman | 0.315 births per woman | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 1.45 births per woman | 1.68 births per woman | 0.226 births per woman | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 1.32 births per woman | 1.34 births per woman | 0.012 births per woman | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 1.41 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman | 0.146 births per woman | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 1.25 births per woman | 1.26 births per woman | 0.008 births per woman | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Japan or Lithuania?
- Japan, at 1.15 births per woman against 1.11 births per woman in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Japan and Lithuania?
- 0.04 births per woman, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lithuania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Lithuania rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Japan ranks 201st and Lithuania ranks 204th 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.