What is birth rate by women's age group in Japan?

Birth rate by women's age group in Japan was 1.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Japan?

The highest recorded value was 12.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1950.

What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Japan?

The lowest recorded value was 1.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023.

How does Japan rank for birth rate by women's age group?

Japan ranks 225th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Japan?

Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Japan data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate by women's age group in Japan

Name: Birth rate by women's age group in Japan
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Japan: Birth rate by women's age group was 1.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

1.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

Change on year

down 4.6%

World rank

225th

of 236 countries

All-time high

12.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 1950

All-time low

1.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate by women's age group in Japan, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.

Analysis

The most recent figure for birth rate by women's age group in Japan is 1.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate by women's age group in Japan peaked at 12.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, in 2023.

Japan ranks 225th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	6.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	3.86 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	12.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1960s	3.97 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	2.75 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	4.71 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1970s	4.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	3.44 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	5.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1980s	3.8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	3.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	4.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1990s	4.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	3.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	5.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2000s	5.53 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	4.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	6.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2010s	3.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	2.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	4.6 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2020s	2.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	1.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	2.5 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	4

Countries ranked near Japan

222 Singapore 2.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
223 Netherlands 1.86 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
224 Sweden 1.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
227 Kuwait 1.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
228 Bermuda 1.55 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for Japan

Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 2.83 million people (2100)
Population density 210.83 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -0.5% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.15 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 29,068 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.15 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.15 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate -0.6% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.21 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Japan →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate by women's age group in Japan?: Birth rate by women's age group in Japan was 1.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Japan?: The highest recorded value was 12.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1950.
What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 1.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023.
How does Japan rank for birth rate by women's age group?: Japan ranks 225th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Birth rate by women's age group
Unit: live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.