Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious in Japan
Japan: Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious was 1.21 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious in Japan, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1.21 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Japan peaked at 3.62 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.21 live births per woman, in 2023.
Japan ranks 216th 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 | 2.57 live births per woman | 2.04 live births per woman | 3.62 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.98 live births per woman | 1.63 live births per woman | 2.16 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.96 live births per woman | 1.77 live births per woman | 2.15 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7 live births per woman | 1.55 live births per woman | 1.78 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.43 live births per woman | 1.34 live births per woman | 1.51 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 live births per woman | 1.25 live births per woman | 1.35 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.32 live births per woman | 1.42 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 live births per woman | 1.21 live births per woman | 1.3 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More population data for Japan
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Population density 210.83 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.83 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.15 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.15 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 29,068 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.15 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.2 children per women (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 1.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Japan?
- Fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Japan was 1.21 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.62 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious?
- Japan ranks 216th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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 Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.