Share of births by age of mother in Japan
Japan: Share of births by age of mother was 0.6417 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of births by age of mother in Japan, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of births by age of mother in Japan is 0.6417, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of births by age of mother in Japan peaked at 2.32 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.6417, in 2023.
Japan ranks 221st 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.
Share of births by age of mother in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.32 | — |
| 1951 | 2.1 | -9.9% |
| 1952 | 1.86 | -11.4% |
| 1953 | 1.69 | -9.1% |
| 1954 | 1.58 | -6.5% |
| 1955 | 1.46 | -7.4% |
| 1956 | 1.29 | -11.4% |
| 1957 | 1.14 | -11.9% |
| 1958 | 1.09 | -4.8% |
| 1959 | 1.18 | +8.8% |
| 1960 | 1.26 | +6.3% |
| 1961 | 1.25 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 1.16 | -7.3% |
| 1963 | 0.9814 | -15.5% |
| 1964 | 0.8405 | -14.4% |
| 1965 | 0.9808 | +16.7% |
| 1966 | 1.42 | +44.6% |
| 1967 | 1.32 | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 1.26 | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 1.2 | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 1.13 | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 1.04 | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 0.9923 | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9354 | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.8878 | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8223 | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7579 | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7429 | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7775 | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8059 | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8754 | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 0.9702 | +10.8% |
| 1982 | 1.07 | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 1.16 | +8.6% |
| 1984 | 1.21 | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 1.15 | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 1.2 | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 1.3 | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 1.32 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 1.41 | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 1.5 | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 1.61 | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 1.66 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 1.63 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.52 | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 1.45 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 1.4 | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 1.46 | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 1.51 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 1.58 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 1.66 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 1.78 | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 1.84 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.76 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.67 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.56 | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 1.47 | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 1.41 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.39 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.34 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.26 | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 1.24 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.22 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.25 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.27 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.19 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 1.14 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.07 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9926 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9349 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8578 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7304 | -14.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6469 | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6417 | -0.8% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.6417 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.18, 29% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.6417 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.08, 9% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of births by age of mother in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +44.6% | 0.9808 | 1.42 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.57 | 1.09 | 2.32 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.17 | 0.8405 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8898 | 0.7429 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.17 | 0.8754 | 1.41 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.53 | 1.4 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.59 | 1.34 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 | 0.9349 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7192 | 0.6417 | 0.8578 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More population data for Japan
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -5.09 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5507 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 103,784 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.5891 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2372 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.501 (2100)
- Population density 210.83 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.83 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of births by age of mother in Japan?
- Share of births by age of mother in Japan was 0.6417 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of births by age of mother recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.32 in 1950.
- What is the lowest share of births by age of mother recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6417 in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for share of births by age of mother?
- Japan ranks 221st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of births by age of mother rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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