Japan vs Puerto Rico: Birth rate vs. death rate
Japan
6.03 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Puerto Rico
5.82 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Japan rank
227th
Puerto Rico rank
229th
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Japan
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Japan currently reports 6.03 births per 1,000 people against 5.82 births per 1,000 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.21 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Japan ranks 227th and Puerto Rico ranks 229th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.17 births per 1,000 people | 34.91 births per 1,000 people | 13.74 births per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 17.47 births per 1,000 people | 29.45 births per 1,000 people | 11.98 births per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 17.39 births per 1,000 people | 24.2 births per 1,000 people | 6.81 births per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 11.66 births per 1,000 people | 19.87 births per 1,000 people | 8.21 births per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 9.44 births per 1,000 people | 17.33 births per 1,000 people | 7.89 births per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 8.8 births per 1,000 people | 13.28 births per 1,000 people | 4.49 births per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 7.73 births per 1,000 people | 8.98 births per 1,000 people | 1.25 births per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 6.36 births per 1,000 people | 5.77 births per 1,000 people | 0.5865 births per 1,000 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Japan or Puerto Rico?
- Japan, at 6.03 births per 1,000 people against 5.82 births per 1,000 people in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Japan and Puerto Rico?
- 0.21 births per 1,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Puerto Rico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Puerto Rico rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- Japan ranks 227th and Puerto Rico ranks 229th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.