Japan vs Netherlands: Adolescent fertility rate

Japan
1.63 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
in 2024
Netherlands
1.75 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
in 2024
Japan rank
208th
Netherlands rank
206th

Adolescent fertility rate over time

  • Japan
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1.75 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 against 1.63 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in Japan, a difference of 0.12 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.

Japan ranks 208th and Netherlands ranks 206th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 3.97 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 19.56 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 15.6 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Netherlands
1970s 4.29 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 14.71 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 10.42 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Netherlands
1980s 3.8 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 7.77 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 3.97 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Netherlands
1990s 4.22 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 7.06 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2.83 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Netherlands
2000s 5.53 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 6.2 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 0.6666 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Netherlands
2010s 3.91 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 3.63 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 0.2849 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Japan
2020s 1.96 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2.05 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 0.0958 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adolescent fertility rate, Japan or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 1.75 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 against 1.63 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in adolescent fertility rate between Japan and Netherlands?
0.12 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for adolescent fertility rate?
Japan ranks 208th and Netherlands ranks 206th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
Unit
births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,290 data points, 1960–2024
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Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.