Japan vs Taiwan: Birth rate
Japan
6.03 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Taiwan
5.68 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Japan rank
227th
Taiwan rank
230th
Birth rate over time
- Japan
- Taiwan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 6.03 births per 1,000 people against 5.68 births per 1,000 people in Taiwan, a difference of 0.35 births per 1,000 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Taiwan ahead.
Japan ranks 227th and Taiwan ranks 230th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.17 births per 1,000 people | 44.06 births per 1,000 people | 22.88 births per 1,000 people | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 17.47 births per 1,000 people | 32.78 births per 1,000 people | 15.31 births per 1,000 people | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 17.39 births per 1,000 people | 24.32 births per 1,000 people | 6.93 births per 1,000 people | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 11.66 births per 1,000 people | 19.34 births per 1,000 people | 7.68 births per 1,000 people | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 9.44 births per 1,000 people | 15.06 births per 1,000 people | 5.62 births per 1,000 people | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 8.8 births per 1,000 people | 9.8 births per 1,000 people | 1.01 births per 1,000 people | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 7.73 births per 1,000 people | 8.43 births per 1,000 people | 0.6951 births per 1,000 people | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 6.36 births per 1,000 people | 6.22 births per 1,000 people | 0.133 births per 1,000 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Japan or Taiwan?
- Japan, at 6.03 births per 1,000 people against 5.68 births per 1,000 people in Taiwan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Japan and Taiwan?
- 0.35 births per 1,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Taiwan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Taiwan rank globally for birth rate?
- Japan ranks 227th and Taiwan ranks 230th 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.