Japan vs Chinese Taipei: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate
Japan
1.2 births per woman
in 2023
Chinese Taipei
0.864 births per woman
in 2023
Japan rank
31st
Chinese Taipei rank
33rd
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate over time
- Japan
- Chinese Taipei
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.2 births per woman against 0.864 births per woman in Chinese Taipei, a difference of 0.336 births per woman.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Chinese Taipei's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Chinese Taipei ahead.
Japan ranks 31st and Chinese Taipei ranks 33rd of 34 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Chinese Taipei in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Chinese Taipei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.79 births per woman | 2.77 births per woman | 0.9728 births per woman | Chinese Taipei |
| 1980s | 1.72 births per woman | 2.01 births per woman | 0.2916 births per woman | Chinese Taipei |
| 1990s | 1.46 births per woman | 1.71 births per woman | 0.2545 births per woman | Chinese Taipei |
| 2000s | 1.32 births per woman | 1.22 births per woman | 0.1006 births per woman | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.4 births per woman | 1.1 births per woman | 0.2992 births per woman | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.27 births per woman | 0.9263 births per woman | 0.3415 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 Chinese Taipei?
- Japan, at 1.2 births per woman against 0.864 births per woman in Chinese Taipei as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate between Japan and Chinese Taipei?
- 0.336 births per woman, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Chinese Taipei?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Chinese Taipei rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate?
- Japan ranks 31st and Chinese Taipei ranks 33rd 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.