Italy vs Japan: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr

Italy
1.21
in 2023
Japan
1.14
in 2024
Italy rank
28th
Japan rank
31st

Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr over time

  • Italy
  • Japan
12345194719852024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 1.21 against 1.14 in Japan, a difference of 0.07.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Japan ahead.

Italy ranks 28th and Japan ranks 31st of 34 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Japan Difference Ahead
1950s 2.36 2.25 0.1098 Italy
1960s 2.57 2.03 0.539 Italy
1970s 2.2 1.98 0.2253 Italy
1980s 1.48 1.72 0.2396 Japan
1990s 1.26 1.46 0.1993 Japan
2000s 1.34 1.32 0.015 Italy
2010s 1.37 1.4 0.0313 Japan
2020s 1.24 1.27 0.0312 Japan

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 tfr, Italy or Japan?
Italy, at 1.21 against 1.14 in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr between Italy and Japan?
0.07, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
70 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2023.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr?
Italy ranks 28th and Japan ranks 31st of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
34 places, 2,354 data points, 1891–2025
Last refreshed