Germany vs Japan: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.44 births per woman in Germany and 1.21 births per woman in Japan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Germany, by 0.23 births per woman, or 1.19 times that in Japan.
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Latest figures
births per woman · UN
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2023 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1.44 2023 | 1.42 | 178 of 229 | 1.6 2100 |
| Japan | 1.21 2023 | 1.39 | 209 of 229 | 1.47 2100 |
| World | 2.25 2023 | 2.57 | 1.84 2100 |
What the numbers say
- Germany has been higher since 1999, when it overtook Japan.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Germany at 1.6 births per woman and Japan at 1.47 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Germany | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.44 | 1.21 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.46 | 1.26 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.58 | 1.27 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.53 | 1.3 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 1.54 | 1.32 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1.57 | 1.37 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 1.57 | 1.39 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.59 | 1.41 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 1.5 | 1.42 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 1.47 | 1.39 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 1.42 | 1.39 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 1.41 | 1.38 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 1.39 | 1.36 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 1.4 | 1.36 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 1.37 | 1.33 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 1.39 | 1.33 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 1.38 | 1.31 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 1.34 | 1.29 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 1.35 | 1.25 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 1.36 | 1.28 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 1.34 | 1.29 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 1.35 | 1.31 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 1.35 | 1.33 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 1.39 | 1.35 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 1.37 | 1.34 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 1.36 | 1.37 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 1.33 | 1.4 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 1.26 | 1.41 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 1.25 | 1.47 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 1.29 | 1.44 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 1.31 | 1.48 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 1.34 | 1.5 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 1.46 | 1.51 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 1.43 | 1.55 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 1.46 | 1.63 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 1.44 | 1.67 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 1.42 | 1.7 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 1.38 | 1.74 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 1.39 | 1.78 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 1.43 | 1.77 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 1.5 | 1.74 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 1.53 | 1.72 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 1.56 | 1.74 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 1.49 | 1.77 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 1.49 | 1.79 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 1.5 | 1.79 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 1.49 | 1.84 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 1.48 | 1.92 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 1.52 | 2.07 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 1.55 | 2.15 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 1.73 | 2.11 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 1.95 | 2.09 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 2.02 | 2.04 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 2.2 | 2.03 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 2.34 | 2.07 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 2.44 | 2.16 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 2.5 | 1.63 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 2.49 | 2.09 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 2.53 | 2 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 2.52 | 1.95 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 2.46 | 1.93 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 2.47 | 1.93 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 2.38 | 1.98 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 2.36 | 2.04 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 2.26 | 2.1 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 2.26 | 2.04 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 2.21 | 2.21 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 2.16 | 2.35 | 5 |
| 1954 | 2.15 | 2.47 | 5 |
| 1953 | 2.13 | 2.67 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 2.14 | 2.95 | 5 |
| 1951 | 2.17 | 3.23 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 2.19 | 3.62 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Germany | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.451.3–1.6 | 1.221.06–1.37 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.461.26–1.64 | 1.231.04–1.4 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.461.24–1.66 | 1.231.02–1.43 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.461.23–1.69 | 1.241–1.47 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.471.22–1.72 | 1.250.99–1.5 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.471.2–1.74 | 1.250.98–1.51 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.481.19–1.75 | 1.260.97–1.54 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.481.18–1.77 | 1.270.96–1.55 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.491.18–1.8 | 1.270.95–1.57 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.491.17–1.81 | 1.280.93–1.58 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.491.15–1.82 | 1.280.92–1.6 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.51.14–1.85 | 1.290.91–1.62 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.51.13–1.85 | 1.290.92–1.64 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.511.12–1.88 | 1.30.91–1.65 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.511.09–1.89 | 1.310.91–1.67 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.511.09–1.88 | 1.310.9–1.68 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.511.08–1.89 | 1.310.88–1.72 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.521.09–1.89 | 1.320.87–1.73 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.521.08–1.91 | 1.320.87–1.74 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.521.09–1.93 | 1.320.86–1.75 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.531.08–1.94 | 1.320.84–1.75 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.531.09–1.95 | 1.330.86–1.75 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.531.09–1.97 | 1.330.85–1.77 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.531.07–1.97 | 1.340.84–1.78 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.541.07–1.97 | 1.340.83–1.79 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.541.06–1.97 | 1.350.84–1.81 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.541.05–1.96 | 1.350.83–1.82 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.541.04–1.98 | 1.350.83–1.82 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.541.05–1.98 | 1.360.83–1.84 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.541.03–2 | 1.360.81–1.85 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.551.02–2 | 1.370.81–1.85 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.551.02–2.01 | 1.370.79–1.86 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.551.03–2.03 | 1.370.78–1.85 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.551.03–2.05 | 1.370.78–1.89 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.551.01–2.05 | 1.380.78–1.9 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.561.02–2.07 | 1.380.79–1.91 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.561.01–2.07 | 1.390.8–1.92 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.561.01–2.09 | 1.390.79–1.93 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.561.01–2.08 | 1.390.8–1.94 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.561–2.08 | 1.390.78–1.95 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.561–2.08 | 1.40.8–1.94 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.560.99–2.09 | 1.40.8–1.95 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.560.98–2.1 | 1.410.79–1.96 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.560.98–2.09 | 1.410.81–1.98 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.560.97–2.08 | 1.410.81–1.97 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.560.98–2.09 | 1.420.8–1.97 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.560.98–2.09 | 1.420.79–1.99 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.560.97–2.08 | 1.420.79–2 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.570.97–2.09 | 1.420.79–2.01 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.570.98–2.1 | 1.430.79–2 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.571–2.12 | 1.430.8–2.02 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.570.99–2.11 | 1.430.79–2.02 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.570.99–2.1 | 1.440.8–2.03 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.571–2.1 | 1.440.8–2.04 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.571–2.12 | 1.440.8–2.07 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.571–2.12 | 1.440.77–2.06 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.580.99–2.11 | 1.440.78–2.06 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.580.98–2.09 | 1.450.78–2.06 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.580.97–2.12 | 1.450.77–2.07 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.580.97–2.13 | 1.450.79–2.07 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.580.96–2.12 | 1.450.78–2.08 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.580.96–2.12 | 1.460.76–2.08 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.580.98–2.13 | 1.460.76–2.1 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.580.98–2.14 | 1.460.77–2.09 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.580.98–2.16 | 1.460.78–2.09 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.590.96–2.18 | 1.460.78–2.08 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.590.97–2.19 | 1.460.77–2.09 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.590.97–2.18 | 1.470.76–2.1 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.590.96–2.16 | 1.470.78–2.1 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.590.96–2.17 | 1.470.76–2.1 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.590.96–2.17 | 1.470.77–2.09 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.590.97–2.18 | 1.470.75–2.09 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.590.95–2.17 | 1.470.76–2.09 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.590.97–2.16 | 1.470.77–2.09 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.60.96–2.17 | 1.470.77–2.09 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.60.97–2.2 | 1.470.78–2.1 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.60.97–2.2 | 1.470.78–2.1 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time