Finland vs Japan: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate
Finland
1.25 births per woman
in 2024
Japan
1.2 births per woman
in 2023
Finland rank
29th
Japan rank
31st
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate over time
- Finland
- Japan
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.25 births per woman against 1.2 births per woman in Japan, a difference of 0.05 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Japan ahead.
Finland ranks 29th and Japan ranks 31st of 34 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3.41 births per woman | 4.48 births per woman | 1.07 births per woman | Japan |
| 1950s | 2.93 births per woman | 2.62 births per woman | 0.3016 births per woman | Finland |
| 1960s | 2.47 births per woman | 2.03 births per woman | 0.4376 births per woman | Finland |
| 1970s | 1.65 births per woman | 1.98 births per woman | 0.3215 births per woman | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.66 births per woman | 1.72 births per woman | 0.0567 births per woman | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.78 births per woman | 1.46 births per woman | 0.328 births per woman | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.79 births per woman | 1.32 births per woman | 0.4701 births per woman | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.64 births per woman | 1.4 births per woman | 0.2416 births per woman | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.35 births per woman | 1.27 births per woman | 0.0825 births per woman | Finland |
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, Finland or Japan?
- Finland, at 1.25 births per woman against 1.2 births per woman in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate between Finland and Japan?
- 0.05 births per woman, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Japan?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Japan rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate?
- Finland ranks 29th 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.