Italy vs Japan: Total Fertility Rate
Italy
1.24
in 2022
Japan
1.26
in 2022
Italy rank
187th
Japan rank
186th
Total Fertility Rate over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.26 against 1.24 in Italy, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 187th and Japan ranks 186th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.51 | 2.02 | 0.488 | Italy |
| 1970s | 2.14 | 1.97 | 0.168 | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.45 | 1.73 | 0.273 | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.24 | 1.45 | 0.204 | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.34 | 1.32 | 0.017 | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.37 | 1.41 | 0.048 | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.24 | 1.3 | 0.0533 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate, Italy or Japan?
- Japan, at 1.26 against 1.24 in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate between Italy and Japan?
- 0.02, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for total fertility rate?
- Italy ranks 187th and Japan ranks 186th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.