Japan vs Sweden: Adolescent fertility rate

Japan
1.63 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
in 2024
Sweden
1.7 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
in 2024
Japan rank
208th
Sweden rank
207th

Adolescent fertility rate over time

  • Japan
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.7 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 against 1.63 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in Japan, a difference of 0.07 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Japan ranks 208th and Sweden ranks 207th of 218 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 3.97 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 42.31 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 38.34 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Sweden
1970s 4.29 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 27.72 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 23.44 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Sweden
1980s 3.8 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 12.28 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 8.49 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Sweden
1990s 4.22 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 9.77 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 5.54 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Sweden
2000s 5.53 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 6.07 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 0.5348 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Sweden
2010s 3.91 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 4.99 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 1.07 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Sweden
2020s 1.96 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2.13 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 0.1706 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adolescent fertility rate, Japan or Sweden?
Sweden, at 1.7 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 Sweden?
0.07 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for adolescent fertility rate?
Japan ranks 208th and Sweden ranks 207th 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
Last refreshed

Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.