Japan vs Norway: Share of births by age of mother
Japan
0.6%
in 2023
Norway
0.4%
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 0.6% against 0.4% in Norway, a difference of 0.2%.
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 | 1.6% | 4.6% | 3.1% | Norway |
| 1960s | 1.2% | 8.8% | 7.6% | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 9.9% | 9.0% | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 6.0% | 4.9% | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 3.4% | 1.9% | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 2.3% | 0.7% | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 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 0.6% against 0.4% in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Japan and Norway?
- 0.2%, 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?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by 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.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.