Japan Birth Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of the Japan birth rate from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Japan in 2024 is 6.995 births per 1000 people, a 0.26% decline from 2023.
  • The birth rate for Japan in 2023 was 7.013 births per 1000 people, a 1.35% decline from 2022.
  • The birth rate for Japan in 2022 was 7.109 births per 1000 people, a 1.33% decline from 2021.
  • The birth rate for Japan in 2021 was 7.205 births per 1000 people, a 1.31% decline from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2024 Birth Rate
Israel 18.768
Panama 17.661
Argentina 16.009
Guam 15.929
Oman 15.292
Saudi Arabia 15.268
Seychelles 14.812
Antigua and Barbuda 14.060
Bahamas 13.436
New Caledonia 13.432
French Polynesia 13.389
Uruguay 13.156
Bahrain 12.293
New Zealand 12.109
Aruba 12.018
United States 12.009
Australia 11.939
Sweden 11.609
Chile 11.487
Iceland 11.414
Trinidad and Tobago 11.293
Kuwait 11.289
Denmark 11.183
United Kingdom 11.171
Ireland 11.153
Norway 11.126
France 10.862
Curacao 10.617
Hong Kong 10.591
Barbados 10.540
Belgium 10.516
Netherlands 10.168
Luxembourg 10.158
Canada 10.006
Switzerland 9.994
Austria 9.868
Macao 9.852
UAE 9.810
Channel Islands 9.759
Estonia 9.745
Lithuania 9.659
Malta 9.601
Latvia 9.582
Germany 9.322
Cyprus 9.282
Hungary 9.240
Poland 9.002
Slovenia 8.813
Qatar 8.685
Finland 8.562
Taiwan 8.360
Croatia 8.253
Singapore 8.220
Spain 7.816
Portugal 7.672
Italy 7.026
Japan 6.995
Greece 6.870
South Korea 6.743
Puerto Rico 6.712
Japan - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2024 6.995 -0.260%
2023 7.013 -1.350%
2022 7.109 -1.330%
2021 7.205 -1.310%
2020 7.301 -1.300%
2019 7.397 -1.280%
2018 7.493 -2.370%
2017 7.675 -2.300%
2016 7.856 -2.260%
2015 8.038 -2.200%
2014 8.219 -2.170%
2013 8.401 -0.650%
2012 8.456 -0.650%
2011 8.511 -0.630%
2010 8.565 -0.640%
2009 8.620 -0.630%
2008 8.675 -0.500%
2007 8.719 -0.500%
2006 8.763 -0.500%
2005 8.807 -0.500%
2004 8.851 -0.490%
2003 8.895 -1.180%
2002 9.001 -1.150%
2001 9.106 -1.150%
2000 9.212 -1.130%
1999 9.317 -1.120%
1998 9.423 -0.870%
1997 9.506 -0.870%
1996 9.589 -0.860%
1995 9.672 -0.850%
1994 9.755 -0.840%
1993 9.838 -2.450%
1992 10.085 -2.380%
1991 10.331 -2.340%
1990 10.578 -2.270%
1989 10.824 -2.230%
1988 11.071 -3.090%
1987 11.424 -3.000%
1986 11.777 -2.910%
1985 12.130 -2.830%
1984 12.483 -2.750%
1983 12.836 -3.440%
1982 13.293 -3.320%
1981 13.749 -3.220%
1980 14.206 -3.110%
1979 14.662 -3.020%
1978 15.119 -4.780%
1977 15.878 -4.560%
1976 16.637 -4.360%
1975 17.396 -4.180%
1974 18.155 -4.010%
1973 18.914 1.060%
1972 18.715 1.070%
1971 18.516 1.090%
1970 18.316 1.100%
1969 18.117 1.110%
1968 17.918 0.470%
1967 17.834 0.470%
1966 17.750 0.480%
1965 17.666 0.480%
1964 17.582 0.480%
1963 17.498 -0.840%
1962 17.646 -0.840%
1961 17.795 -0.820%
1960 17.943 -0.820%
1959 18.092 -0.810%
1958 18.240 -5.530%
1957 19.307 -5.240%
1956 20.374 -4.970%
1955 21.440 -4.740%
1954 22.507 -4.530%
1953 23.574 -4.330%
1952 24.641 -4.150%
1951 25.708 -3.980%
1950 26.774 0.000%