Japan vs Spain: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate
Japan
1.2 births per woman
in 2023
Spain
1.12 births per woman
in 2023
Japan rank
31st
Spain rank
32nd
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.2 births per woman against 1.12 births per woman in Spain, a difference of 0.08 births per woman.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 31st and Spain ranks 32nd of 34 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 4.48 births per woman | 2.73 births per woman | 1.75 births per woman | Japan |
| 1950s | 2.62 births per woman | 2.56 births per woman | 0.0658 births per woman | Japan |
| 1960s | 2.03 births per woman | 2.9 births per woman | 0.8695 births per woman | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.98 births per woman | 2.76 births per woman | 0.781 births per woman | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.72 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman | 0.004 births per woman | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.46 births per woman | 1.22 births per woman | 0.239 births per woman | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.32 births per woman | 1.32 births per woman | 0.0021 births per woman | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.4 births per woman | 1.31 births per woman | 0.0922 births per woman | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.27 births per woman | 1.16 births per woman | 0.1082 births per woman | 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 total fertility rate, Japan or Spain?
- Japan, at 1.2 births per woman against 1.12 births per woman in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate between Japan and Spain?
- 0.08 births per woman, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate?
- Japan ranks 31st and Spain ranks 32nd 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.