Japan vs Korea, Republic of: Period total fertility rate

Japan
1.2
in 2023
Korea, Republic of
0.722
in 2023
Japan rank
31st
Korea, Republic of rank
34th

Period total fertility rate over time

  • Japan
  • Korea, Republic of
12345194719852023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.2 against 0.722 in Korea, Republic of, a difference of 0.478.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Korea, Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea, Republic of ahead.

Japan ranks 31st and Korea, Republic of ranks 34th of 34 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Korea, Republic of Difference Ahead
2000s 1.32 1.21 0.1079 Japan
2010s 1.4 1.15 0.2496 Japan
2020s 1.27 0.787 0.4807 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher period total fertility rate, Japan or Korea, Republic of?
Japan, at 1.2 against 0.722 in Korea, Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in period total fertility rate between Japan and Korea, Republic of?
0.478, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea, Republic of?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Japan and Korea, Republic of rank globally for period total fertility rate?
Japan ranks 31st and Korea, Republic of ranks 34th 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