Japan vs Norway: Share of births by age of mother
Japan
0.6417
in 2023
Norway
0.4346
in 2023
Japan rank
221st
Norway rank
224th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.6417 against 0.4346 in Norway, a difference of 0.2071.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Japan ranks 221st and Norway ranks 224th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.57 | 4.65 | 3.07 | Norway |
| 1960s | 1.17 | 8.77 | 7.6 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.8898 | 9.88 | 8.99 | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.17 | 6.03 | 4.86 | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.53 | 3.39 | 1.86 | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.59 | 2.27 | 0.6781 | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.16 | 1.31 | 0.1497 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.7192 | 0.4651 | 0.254 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Japan or Norway?
- Japan, at 0.6417 against 0.4346 in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Japan and Norway?
- 0.2071, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Japan ranks 221st and Norway ranks 224th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.