Estonia vs Japan: Fertility rate, total

Estonia
1.18 births per woman
in 2024
Japan
1.15 births per woman
in 2024
Estonia rank
201st
Japan rank
204th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Estonia
  • Japan
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How they compare

Estonia currently reports 1.18 births per woman against 1.15 births per woman in Japan, a difference of 0.03 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Estonia ranks 201st and Japan ranks 204th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 1.96 births per woman 2.02 births per woman 0.065 births per woman Japan
1970s 2.08 births per woman 1.97 births per woman 0.107 births per woman Estonia
1980s 2.16 births per woman 1.73 births per woman 0.429 births per woman Estonia
1990s 1.51 births per woman 1.45 births per woman 0.063 births per woman Estonia
2000s 1.51 births per woman 1.32 births per woman 0.184 births per woman Estonia
2010s 1.6 births per woman 1.41 births per woman 0.191 births per woman Estonia
2020s 1.42 births per woman 1.25 births per woman 0.17 births per woman Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Estonia or Japan?
Estonia, at 1.18 births per woman against 1.15 births per woman in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Estonia and Japan?
0.03 births per woman, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Japan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Japan rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Estonia ranks 201st and Japan ranks 204th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,258 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.