Japan vs Macao: Birth rate
Japan
6.03 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Macao
6.33 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Japan rank
227th
Macao rank
225th
Birth rate over time
- Japan
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 6.33 births per 1,000 people against 6.03 births per 1,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.3 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Macao ahead.
Japan ranks 227th and Macao ranks 225th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Macao in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.17 births per 1,000 people | 41.09 births per 1,000 people | 19.92 births per 1,000 people | Macao |
| 1960s | 17.47 births per 1,000 people | 20.24 births per 1,000 people | 2.77 births per 1,000 people | Macao |
| 1970s | 17.39 births per 1,000 people | 8.28 births per 1,000 people | 9.11 births per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 1980s | 11.66 births per 1,000 people | 20.97 births per 1,000 people | 9.31 births per 1,000 people | Macao |
| 1990s | 9.44 births per 1,000 people | 14.97 births per 1,000 people | 5.52 births per 1,000 people | Macao |
| 2000s | 8.8 births per 1,000 people | 8.01 births per 1,000 people | 0.7908 births per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 7.73 births per 1,000 people | 10.61 births per 1,000 people | 2.88 births per 1,000 people | Macao |
| 2020s | 6.36 births per 1,000 people | 7.15 births per 1,000 people | 0.7902 births per 1,000 people | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Japan or Macao?
- Macao, at 6.33 births per 1,000 people against 6.03 births per 1,000 people in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Japan and Macao?
- 0.3 births per 1,000 people, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Macao?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Macao rank globally for birth rate?
- Japan ranks 227th and Macao ranks 225th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.