France vs Japan: Number of live births
France
686,564 births
in 2022
Japan
727,288 births
in 2023
France rank
5th
Japan rank
4th
Number of live births over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 727,288 births against 686,564 births in France, a difference of 40,724 births.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times France's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
France ranks 5th and Japan ranks 4th of 34 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 871,323 births | 2.71 million births | 1.84 million births | Japan |
| 1950s | 819,745 births | 1.85 million births | 1.03 million births | Japan |
| 1960s | 848,531 births | 1.72 million births | 867,114 births | Japan |
| 1970s | 797,220 births | 1.90 million births | 1.10 million births | Japan |
| 1980s | 776,301 births | 1.44 million births | 659,170 births | Japan |
| 1990s | 736,131 births | 1.21 million births | 469,354 births | Japan |
| 2000s | 778,334 births | 1.12 million births | 337,898 births | Japan |
| 2010s | 761,742 births | 991,037 births | 229,295 births | Japan |
| 2020s | 695,016 births | 808,056 births | 113,040 births | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of live births, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 727,288 births against 686,564 births in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of live births between France and Japan?
- 40,724 births, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2022.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for number of live births?
- France ranks 5th and Japan ranks 4th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of live births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of live births recorded in a given year.