Sex ratio at birth in Japan
Japan: Sex ratio at birth was 1.05 male births per female births in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.05 male births per female births
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
107th
of 218 countries
All-time high
1.07 male births per female births
in 1969
All-time low
1.05 male births per female births
in 2020
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Sex ratio at birth in Japan, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in male births per female births.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1.05 male births per female births for sex ratio at birth in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at birth in Japan peaked at 1.07 male births per female births in 1969 and was at its lowest, 1.05 male births per female births, in 2020.
Japan ranks 107th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Sex ratio at birth in Japan, year by year
| Year | male births per female births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.06 male births per female births | — |
| 1961 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 1.07 male births per female births | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 1.06 male births per female births | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 1.07 male births per female births | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 1.07 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.07 male births per female births | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.06 male births per female births | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.06 male births per female births | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.05 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.05 male births per female births | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 1.05 male births per female births is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.05 male births per female births, 100% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Japan's 1.05 male births per female births is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 male births per female births, 98% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.06 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 1.05 male births per female births | 5 |
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More health data for Japan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2774 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,294 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 178 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0155 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio at birth in Japan?
- Sex ratio at birth in Japan was 1.05 male births per female births in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest sex ratio at birth recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 male births per female births in 1969.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at birth recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 male births per female births in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for sex ratio at birth?
- Japan ranks 107th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sex ratio at birth rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sex ratio at birth refers to male births per female births.