Japan vs Ukraine: Birth rate, crude

Japan
5.7 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Ukraine
5.47 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Japan rank
212th
Ukraine rank
214th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Japan
  • Ukraine
5101520196019922024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 5.7 per 1,000 people against 5.47 per 1,000 people in Ukraine, a difference of 0.23 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ukraine ahead.

Japan ranks 212th and Ukraine ranks 214th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Ukraine Difference Ahead
1960s 17.49 per 1,000 people 16.91 per 1,000 people 0.5829 per 1,000 people Japan
1970s 17.33 per 1,000 people 15.1 per 1,000 people 2.23 per 1,000 people Japan
1980s 12 per 1,000 people 15.16 per 1,000 people 3.16 per 1,000 people Ukraine
1990s 9.71 per 1,000 people 10.24 per 1,000 people 0.5327 per 1,000 people Ukraine
2000s 8.86 per 1,000 people 9.25 per 1,000 people 0.3944 per 1,000 people Ukraine
2010s 7.9 per 1,000 people 9.93 per 1,000 people 2.03 per 1,000 people Ukraine
2020s 6.28 per 1,000 people 6.26 per 1,000 people 0.0196 per 1,000 people Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Japan or Ukraine?
Japan, at 5.7 per 1,000 people against 5.47 per 1,000 people in Ukraine as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Japan and Ukraine?
0.23 per 1,000 people, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Ukraine?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Japan and Ukraine rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Japan ranks 212th and Ukraine ranks 214th 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.