Japan vs Sweden: Share of births by age of mother
Japan
0.6417
in 2023
Sweden
0.5423
in 2023
Japan rank
221st
Sweden rank
223rd
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.6417 against 0.5423 in Sweden, a difference of 0.0994.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.
Japan ranks 221st and Sweden ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.57 | 7.59 | 6.02 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 1.17 | 11.04 | 9.87 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.8898 | 6.96 | 6.07 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.17 | 3.52 | 2.36 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.53 | 2.32 | 0.79 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.59 | 1.68 | 0.0962 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.16 | 1.19 | 0.0365 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.7192 | 0.5927 | 0.1265 | 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 Sweden?
- Japan, at 0.6417 against 0.5423 in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Japan and Sweden?
- 0.0994, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Japan ranks 221st and Sweden ranks 223rd 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.