Japan vs Singapore
Japan vs Singapore: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.21 births per woman in Japan and 0.94 births per woman in Singapore, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Japan, by 0.27 births per woman, or 1.28 times that in Singapore.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Japan has been higher since 1997, when it overtook Singapore.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Japan at 1.47 births per woman and Singapore at 1.36 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Japan | Singapore | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.21 | 0.94 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.26 | 0.94 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.27 | 0.94 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.3 | 0.94 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 1.32 | 0.94 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1.37 | 0.95 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 1.39 | 0.94 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.41 | 0.94 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 1.42 | 0.98 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 1.39 | 1 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 1.39 | 0.95 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 1.38 | 1.03 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 1.36 | 0.96 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 1.36 | 0.93 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 1.33 | 1 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 1.33 | 1.04 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 1.31 | 1.07 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 1.29 | 1.07 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 1.25 | 1.07 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 1.28 | 1.07 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 1.29 | 1.08 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 1.31 | 1.17 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 1.33 | 1.19 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 1.35 | 1.34 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 1.34 | 1.24 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 1.37 | 1.26 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 1.38 | 1.37 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 1.4 | 1.42 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 1.41 | 1.44 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 1.47 | 1.47 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 1.44 | 1.5 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 1.48 | 1.49 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 1.51 | 1.58 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 1.55 | 1.53 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 1.63 | 1.75 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 1.67 | 1.49 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 1.7 | 1.35 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 1.74 | 1.53 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 1.78 | 1.54 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 1.77 | 1.54 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 1.74 | 1.67 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 1.72 | 1.71 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 1.74 | 1.74 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 1.77 | 1.79 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 1.79 | 1.79 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 1.79 | 1.83 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 1.84 | 2.09 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 1.92 | 2.08 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 2.07 | 2.35 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 2.15 | 2.78 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 2.11 | 3.03 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 2.09 | 3.02 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 2.04 | 3.07 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 2.03 | 3.22 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 2.07 | 3.53 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 2.16 | 3.91 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 1.63 | 4.45 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 2.09 | 4.67 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 2 | 4.97 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 1.95 | 5.16 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 1.93 | 5.22 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 1.93 | 5.42 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 1.98 | 5.77 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 2.04 | 6.12 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 2.1 | 6.32 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 2.04 | 6.4 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 2.21 | 6.44 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 2.35 | 6.38 | 5 |
| 1954 | 2.47 | 6.35 | 5 |
| 1953 | 2.67 | 6.32 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 2.95 | 6.29 | 5 |
| 1951 | 3.23 | 6.25 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 3.62 | 6.23 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Japan | Singapore | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.221.06–1.37 | 0.950.79–1.11 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.231.04–1.4 | 0.960.77–1.15 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.231.02–1.43 | 0.970.75–1.18 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.241–1.47 | 0.980.74–1.21 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.250.99–1.5 | 0.990.73–1.26 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.250.98–1.51 | 10.71–1.29 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.260.97–1.54 | 1.010.7–1.3 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.270.96–1.55 | 1.010.69–1.32 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.270.95–1.57 | 1.020.68–1.34 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.280.93–1.58 | 1.030.67–1.38 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.280.92–1.6 | 1.040.66–1.4 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.290.91–1.62 | 1.040.65–1.42 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.290.92–1.64 | 1.050.66–1.44 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.30.91–1.65 | 1.060.64–1.44 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.310.91–1.67 | 1.070.65–1.48 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.310.9–1.68 | 1.070.64–1.49 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.310.88–1.72 | 1.080.64–1.49 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.320.87–1.73 | 1.090.63–1.51 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.320.87–1.74 | 1.090.63–1.52 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.320.86–1.75 | 1.10.64–1.54 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.320.84–1.75 | 1.110.62–1.56 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.330.86–1.75 | 1.120.62–1.58 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.330.85–1.77 | 1.130.62–1.61 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.340.84–1.78 | 1.130.63–1.62 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.340.83–1.79 | 1.140.63–1.64 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.350.84–1.81 | 1.150.64–1.64 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.350.83–1.82 | 1.150.64–1.65 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.350.83–1.82 | 1.160.63–1.66 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.360.83–1.84 | 1.160.63–1.68 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.360.81–1.85 | 1.170.62–1.68 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.370.81–1.85 | 1.170.62–1.68 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.370.79–1.86 | 1.180.62–1.69 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.370.78–1.85 | 1.190.62–1.7 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.370.78–1.89 | 1.190.63–1.72 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.380.78–1.9 | 1.20.63–1.72 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.380.79–1.91 | 1.20.62–1.74 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.390.8–1.92 | 1.210.64–1.75 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.390.79–1.93 | 1.210.64–1.75 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.390.8–1.94 | 1.220.62–1.76 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.390.78–1.95 | 1.220.63–1.77 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.40.8–1.94 | 1.230.63–1.78 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.40.8–1.95 | 1.230.61–1.8 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.410.79–1.96 | 1.240.61–1.81 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.410.81–1.98 | 1.240.63–1.81 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.410.81–1.97 | 1.250.62–1.82 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.420.8–1.97 | 1.250.63–1.83 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.420.79–1.99 | 1.260.63–1.83 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.420.79–2 | 1.260.64–1.84 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.420.79–2.01 | 1.270.62–1.85 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.430.79–2 | 1.270.62–1.86 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.430.8–2.02 | 1.280.64–1.87 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.430.79–2.02 | 1.280.65–1.87 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.440.8–2.03 | 1.280.65–1.87 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.440.8–2.04 | 1.290.63–1.88 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.440.8–2.07 | 1.290.62–1.88 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.440.77–2.06 | 1.290.64–1.9 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.440.78–2.06 | 1.30.62–1.9 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.450.78–2.06 | 1.30.63–1.91 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.450.77–2.07 | 1.30.64–1.92 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.450.79–2.07 | 1.310.64–1.93 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.450.78–2.08 | 1.310.64–1.93 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.460.76–2.08 | 1.320.63–1.92 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.460.76–2.1 | 1.320.62–1.93 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.460.77–2.09 | 1.320.62–1.91 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.460.78–2.09 | 1.330.62–1.93 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.460.78–2.08 | 1.330.62–1.95 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.460.77–2.09 | 1.330.62–1.94 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.470.76–2.1 | 1.330.63–1.94 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.470.78–2.1 | 1.340.62–1.95 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.470.76–2.1 | 1.340.61–1.96 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.470.77–2.09 | 1.340.62–1.97 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.470.75–2.09 | 1.350.63–1.99 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.470.76–2.09 | 1.350.64–1.97 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.470.77–2.09 | 1.350.62–1.98 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.470.77–2.09 | 1.350.63–1.98 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.470.78–2.1 | 1.360.64–1.98 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.470.78–2.1 | 1.360.63–1.99 | 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
Japan vs Singapore
Health
- Life expectancyJapan: 84.7 years in 2023Singapore: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityJapan: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Singapore: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityJapan: 1.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Singapore: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterJapan: 98.7% in 2022Singapore: 100% in 2022
- DepressionJapan: 3.34% in 2017Singapore: 3.44% in 2017
- Suicide rateJapan: 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Singapore: 7.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationJapan: 124 million people in 2023Singapore: 5.79 million people in 2023
- Population growthJapan: -0.48% a year in 2023Singapore: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Urban populationJapan: 92.3% in 2025Singapore: 100% in 2025
- Median ageJapan: 49 years in 2023Singapore: 35.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overJapan: 29.6% in 2023Singapore: 13.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateJapan: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Singapore: 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingJapan: 1.41% of GDP in 2025Singapore: 3.05% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsJapan: $59.5B in 2025Singapore: $16.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personJapan: $504 in 2025Singapore: $2,980 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingJapan: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Singapore: 18% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelJapan: 261,000 people in 2020Singapore: 59,000 people in 2020
- National powerJapan: 2.47% of world capability in 2022Singapore: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersJapan: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020Singapore: 1.72% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsJapan: 1.72 billion TIV in 2025Singapore: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsJapan: 28 million TIV in 2025Singapore: 79 million TIV in 2025