Japan vs United Arab Emirates
Japan vs United Arab Emirates: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.21 births per woman in Japan and 1.2 births per woman in United Arab Emirates, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Japan, by 0.01 births per woman, or 1.01 times that in United Arab Emirates.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Japan has been higher since 2016, when it overtook United Arab Emirates.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Japan at 1.47 births per woman and United Arab Emirates at 1.46 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 | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.21 | 1.2 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.26 | 1.15 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.27 | 1.16 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.3 | 1.29 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 1.32 | 1.25 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1.37 | 1.29 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 1.39 | 1.35 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.41 | 1.37 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 1.42 | 1.42 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 1.39 | 1.48 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 1.39 | 1.53 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 1.38 | 1.53 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 1.36 | 1.54 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 1.36 | 1.57 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 1.33 | 1.58 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 1.33 | 1.52 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 1.31 | 1.79 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 1.29 | 1.96 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 1.25 | 2.23 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 1.28 | 2.39 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 1.29 | 2.49 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 1.31 | 2.54 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 1.33 | 2.62 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 1.35 | 2.73 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 1.34 | 2.79 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 1.37 | 2.77 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 1.38 | 2.83 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 1.4 | 3.06 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 1.41 | 3.28 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 1.47 | 3.76 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 1.44 | 3.82 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 1.48 | 4.09 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 1.5 | 4.25 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 1.51 | 4.51 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 1.55 | 4.65 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 1.63 | 4.77 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 1.67 | 4.88 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 1.7 | 5 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 1.74 | 5.13 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 1.78 | 5.3 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 1.77 | 5.48 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 1.74 | 5.66 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 1.72 | 5.81 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 1.74 | 5.95 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 1.77 | 6.06 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 1.79 | 6.15 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 1.79 | 6.22 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 1.84 | 6.29 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 1.92 | 6.35 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 2.07 | 6.41 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 2.15 | 6.46 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 2.11 | 6.5 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 2.09 | 6.52 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 2.04 | 6.52 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 2.03 | 6.52 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 2.07 | 6.53 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 2.16 | 6.51 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 1.63 | 6.5 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 2.09 | 6.5 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 2 | 6.49 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 1.95 | 6.5 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 1.93 | 6.49 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 1.93 | 6.49 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 1.98 | 6.5 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 2.04 | 6.5 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 2.1 | 6.48 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 2.04 | 6.49 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 2.21 | 6.49 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 2.35 | 6.5 | 5 |
| 1954 | 2.47 | 6.5 | 5 |
| 1953 | 2.67 | 6.5 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 2.95 | 6.5 | 5 |
| 1951 | 3.23 | 6.5 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 3.62 | 6.5 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Japan | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.221.06–1.37 | 1.210.91–1.52 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.231.04–1.4 | 1.210.87–1.54 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.231.02–1.43 | 1.210.85–1.57 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.241–1.47 | 1.210.82–1.58 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.250.99–1.5 | 1.220.81–1.6 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.250.98–1.51 | 1.220.79–1.62 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.260.97–1.54 | 1.230.79–1.64 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.270.96–1.55 | 1.230.78–1.65 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.270.95–1.57 | 1.240.78–1.67 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.280.93–1.58 | 1.250.77–1.7 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.280.92–1.6 | 1.250.78–1.71 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.290.91–1.62 | 1.260.76–1.73 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.290.92–1.64 | 1.260.76–1.73 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.30.91–1.65 | 1.270.75–1.72 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.310.91–1.67 | 1.280.76–1.75 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.310.9–1.68 | 1.280.76–1.74 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.310.88–1.72 | 1.280.76–1.75 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.320.87–1.73 | 1.290.76–1.76 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.320.87–1.74 | 1.290.75–1.76 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.320.86–1.75 | 1.30.76–1.77 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.320.84–1.75 | 1.30.75–1.8 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.330.86–1.75 | 1.310.74–1.8 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.330.85–1.77 | 1.310.75–1.82 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.340.84–1.78 | 1.310.76–1.83 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.340.83–1.79 | 1.320.76–1.85 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.350.84–1.81 | 1.320.76–1.86 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.350.83–1.82 | 1.330.75–1.87 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.350.83–1.82 | 1.330.76–1.87 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.360.83–1.84 | 1.340.75–1.87 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.360.81–1.85 | 1.340.76–1.87 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.370.81–1.85 | 1.340.74–1.87 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.370.79–1.86 | 1.350.75–1.89 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.370.78–1.85 | 1.350.75–1.91 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.370.78–1.89 | 1.350.76–1.92 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.380.78–1.9 | 1.350.75–1.92 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.380.79–1.91 | 1.360.75–1.93 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.390.8–1.92 | 1.360.73–1.93 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.390.79–1.93 | 1.360.72–1.93 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.390.8–1.94 | 1.370.73–1.94 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.390.78–1.95 | 1.370.73–1.94 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.40.8–1.94 | 1.370.7–1.96 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.40.8–1.95 | 1.380.69–1.99 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.410.79–1.96 | 1.380.69–1.99 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.410.81–1.98 | 1.380.69–1.99 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.410.81–1.97 | 1.380.69–2 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.420.8–1.97 | 1.390.72–1.99 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.420.79–1.99 | 1.390.7–2.01 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.420.79–2 | 1.390.69–2 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.420.79–2.01 | 1.390.68–2.01 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.430.79–2 | 1.390.68–2 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.430.8–2.02 | 1.40.67–2.02 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.430.79–2.02 | 1.40.7–2.02 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.440.8–2.03 | 1.40.7–2.03 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.440.8–2.04 | 1.410.69–2.04 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.440.8–2.07 | 1.410.68–2.04 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.440.77–2.06 | 1.410.69–2.03 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.440.78–2.06 | 1.410.7–2.05 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.450.78–2.06 | 1.420.69–2.03 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.450.77–2.07 | 1.420.7–2.05 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.450.79–2.07 | 1.420.69–2.06 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.450.78–2.08 | 1.420.69–2.06 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.460.76–2.08 | 1.420.7–2.06 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.460.76–2.1 | 1.430.7–2.07 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.460.77–2.09 | 1.430.71–2.07 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.460.78–2.09 | 1.430.7–2.1 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.460.78–2.08 | 1.440.69–2.09 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.460.77–2.09 | 1.440.7–2.09 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.470.76–2.1 | 1.440.7–2.11 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.470.78–2.1 | 1.440.72–2.11 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.470.76–2.1 | 1.450.71–2.11 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.470.77–2.09 | 1.450.7–2.12 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.470.75–2.09 | 1.450.71–2.1 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.470.76–2.09 | 1.450.7–2.1 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.470.77–2.09 | 1.450.69–2.1 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.470.77–2.09 | 1.460.69–2.1 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.470.78–2.1 | 1.460.71–2.12 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.470.78–2.1 | 1.460.73–2.1 | 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
Japan vs United Arab Emirates
Health
- Life expectancyJapan: 84.7 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityJapan: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityJapan: 1.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionJapan: 3.34% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateJapan: 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationJapan: 124 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthJapan: -0.48% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Urban populationJapan: 92.3% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageJapan: 49 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overJapan: 29.6% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateJapan: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personJapan: $38,620 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthJapan: 1.2% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationJapan: 3.2% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtJapan: 213.6% of GDP in 2024United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingJapan: 1.41% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsJapan: $59.5B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personJapan: $504 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingJapan: 3.8% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelJapan: 261,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerJapan: 2.47% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersJapan: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsJapan: 1.72 billion TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsJapan: 28 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025