Canada vs Japan: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate
Canada
1.26 births per woman
in 2023
Japan
1.2 births per woman
in 2023
Canada rank
28th
Japan rank
31st
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.26 births per woman against 1.2 births per woman in Japan, a difference of 0.06 births per woman.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Japan ahead.
Canada ranks 28th and Japan ranks 31st of 34 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3.48 births per woman | 4.48 births per woman | 1 births per woman | Japan |
| 1950s | 3.75 births per woman | 2.62 births per woman | 1.12 births per woman | Canada |
| 1960s | 3.21 births per woman | 2.03 births per woman | 1.18 births per woman | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.89 births per woman | 1.98 births per woman | 0.0874 births per woman | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.63 births per woman | 1.72 births per woman | 0.0962 births per woman | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.65 births per woman | 1.46 births per woman | 0.1948 births per woman | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.59 births per woman | 1.32 births per woman | 0.2736 births per woman | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.58 births per woman | 1.4 births per woman | 0.1823 births per woman | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.35 births per woman | 1.27 births per woman | 0.0825 births per woman | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate, Canada or Japan?
- Canada, at 1.26 births per woman against 1.2 births per woman in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate between Canada and Japan?
- 0.06 births per woman, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Japan rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate?
- Canada ranks 28th and Japan ranks 31st of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.