Italy vs Japan: Birth rate, crude

Italy
6.3 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Japan
5.7 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Italy rank
211th
Japan rank
212th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Italy
  • Japan
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 6.3 per 1,000 people against 5.7 per 1,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 people.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 211th and Japan ranks 212th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 18.38 per 1,000 people 17.49 per 1,000 people 0.89 per 1,000 people Italy
1970s 14.82 per 1,000 people 17.33 per 1,000 people 2.51 per 1,000 people Japan
1980s 10.39 per 1,000 people 12 per 1,000 people 1.61 per 1,000 people Japan
1990s 9.56 per 1,000 people 9.71 per 1,000 people 0.15 per 1,000 people Japan
2000s 9.55 per 1,000 people 8.86 per 1,000 people 0.69 per 1,000 people Italy
2010s 8.21 per 1,000 people 7.9 per 1,000 people 0.31 per 1,000 people Italy
2020s 6.6 per 1,000 people 6.28 per 1,000 people 0.32 per 1,000 people Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Italy or Japan?
Italy, at 6.3 per 1,000 people against 5.7 per 1,000 people in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Italy and Japan?
0.6 per 1,000 people, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Italy ranks 211th and Japan ranks 212th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.