Japan vs United Kingdom: Total live births hfd

Japan
686,173
in 2024
United Kingdom
673,275
in 2022
Japan rank
4th
United Kingdom rank
5th

Total live births hfd over time

  • Japan
  • United Kingdom
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M194719852024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 686,173 against 673,275 in United Kingdom, a difference of 12,898.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 34 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 1.81 million 698,124 1.12 million Japan
1980s 1.44 million 749,912 685,558 Japan
1990s 1.21 million 749,197 456,288 Japan
2000s 1.12 million 725,642 390,590 Japan
2010s 991,040 773,411 217,630 Japan
2020s 808,073 683,173 124,900 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total live births hfd, Japan or United Kingdom?
Japan, at 686,173 against 673,275 in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in total live births hfd between Japan and United Kingdom?
12,898, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
49 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2022.
How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for total live births hfd?
Japan ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Total live births hfd. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total live births hfd
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