Japan vs United States of America: Total number of births by birth order
Japan
338,908 births
in 2023
United States of America
1.41 million births
in 2023
Japan rank
4th
United States of America rank
1st
Total number of births by birth order over time
- Japan
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 1.41 million births against 338,908 births in Japan, a difference of 1.07 million births.
That makes United States of America's figure about 4.2 times Japan's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 1st of 33 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 862,843 births | 1.34 million births | 476,112 births | United States of America |
| 1970s | 842,280 births | 1.38 million births | 538,522 births | United States of America |
| 1980s | 611,524 births | 1.57 million births | 961,151 births | United States of America |
| 1990s | 567,033 births | 1.63 million births | 1.06 million births | United States of America |
| 2000s | 540,702 births | 1.66 million births | 1.12 million births | United States of America |
| 2010s | 465,335 births | 1.52 million births | 1.06 million births | United States of America |
| 2020s | 365,017 births | 1.40 million births | 1.03 million births | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total number of births by birth order, Japan or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 1.41 million births against 338,908 births in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total number of births by birth order between Japan and United States of America?
- 1.07 million births, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
- How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for total number of births by birth order?
- Japan ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 1st of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total number of births by birth order. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of first live births recorded in a given year.