Italy vs Japan: Period total fertility rate

Italy
1.24
in 2022
Japan
1.2
in 2023
Italy rank
30th
Japan rank
31st

Period total fertility rate over time

  • Italy
  • Japan
12345194719852023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 1.24 against 1.2 in Japan, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Japan ahead.

Italy ranks 30th and Japan ranks 31st of 34 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Japan Difference Ahead
1950s 2.36 2.25 0.1098 Italy
1960s 2.57 2.03 0.539 Italy
1970s 2.2 1.98 0.2253 Italy
1980s 1.48 1.72 0.2396 Japan
1990s 1.26 1.46 0.1993 Japan
2000s 1.34 1.32 0.015 Italy
2010s 1.37 1.4 0.0313 Japan
2020s 1.25 1.29 0.0447 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher period total fertility rate, Italy or Japan?
Italy, at 1.24 against 1.2 in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in period total fertility rate between Italy and Japan?
0.04, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
69 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2022.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for period total fertility rate?
Italy ranks 30th and Japan ranks 31st of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Period total fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Period total fertility rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
34 places, 2,331 data points, 1891–2024
Last refreshed