Fertility Rate: Japan
Japan's fertility rate is currently 1.15 births per woman as of 2024. # Japan Fertility Rate Japan's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.15 births per woman
-4.2% y/y
Peak (1967)
2.23 births per woman
Low (2024)
1.15 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Japan
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Japan
Analysis# Japan Fertility Rate
Japan's fertility rate stands at 1.15 births per woman in 2024, marking an all-time low and representing a dramatic 42.5% decline since 1960. The nation's peak fertility of 2.23 births per woman occurred in 1967, during the post-war baby boom. Over six decades, Japan has experienced one of the world's steepest fertility declines, with the rate now at its minimum recorded level.
The acceleration of decline intensified after 2015, when the rate was 1.45 births per woman. From 2015 through 2024, fertility dropped consistently year over year, falling 0.30 points in just nine years. This sustained downward trajectory reflects structural shifts in Japanese society, including delayed marriage, increased female workforce participation, and declining childbearing intentions. Without significant policy interventions, Japan's fertility rate will likely remain below replacement level.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.15 births per woman | -4.17% |
| 2023 | 1.2 births per woman | -4.76% |
| 2022 | 1.26 births per woman | -3.08% |
| 2021 | 1.3 births per woman | -2.26% |
| 2020 | 1.33 births per woman | -2.21% |
| 2019 | 1.36 births per woman | -4.23% |
| 2018 | 1.42 births per woman | -0.70% |
| 2017 | 1.43 births per woman | -0.69% |
| 2016 | 1.44 births per woman | -0.69% |
| 2015 | 1.45 births per woman | +2.11% |
| 2014 | 1.42 births per woman | -0.70% |
| 2013 | 1.43 births per woman | +1.42% |
| 2012 | 1.41 births per woman | +1.44% |
| 2011 | 1.39 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2010 | 1.39 births per woman | +1.46% |
| 2009 | 1.37 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2008 | 1.37 births per woman | +2.24% |
| 2007 | 1.34 births per woman | +1.52% |
| 2006 | 1.32 births per woman | +4.76% |
| 2005 | 1.26 births per woman | -2.33% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.29 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2003 | 1.29 births per woman | -2.27% |
| 2002 | 1.32 births per woman | -0.75% |
| 2001 | 1.33 births per woman | -2.21% |
| 2000 | 1.36 births per woman | +1.49% |
| 1999 | 1.34 births per woman | -2.90% |
| 1998 | 1.38 births per woman | -0.72% |
| 1997 | 1.39 births per woman | -2.80% |
| 1996 | 1.43 births per woman | +0.70% |
| 1995 | 1.42 births per woman | -5.33% |
| 1994 | 1.5 births per woman | +2.74% |
| 1993 | 1.46 births per woman | -2.67% |
| 1992 | 1.5 births per woman | -1.96% |
| 1991 | 1.53 births per woman | -0.65% |
| 1990 | 1.54 births per woman | -1.91% |
| 1989 | 1.57 births per woman | -5.42% |
| 1988 | 1.66 births per woman | -1.78% |
| 1987 | 1.69 births per woman | -1.74% |
| 1986 | 1.72 births per woman | -2.27% |
| 1985 | 1.76 births per woman | -2.76% |
| 1984 | 1.81 births per woman | +0.56% |
| 1983 | 1.8 births per woman | +1.69% |
| 1982 | 1.77 births per woman | +1.72% |
| 1981 | 1.74 births per woman | -0.57% |
| 1980 | 1.75 births per woman | -1.13% |
| 1979 | 1.77 births per woman | -1.12% |
| 1978 | 1.79 births per woman | -0.56% |
| 1977 | 1.8 births per woman | -2.70% |
| 1976 | 1.85 births per woman | -3.14% |
| 1975 | 1.91 births per woman | -6.83% |
| 1974 | 2.05 births per woman | -4.21% |
| 1973 | 2.14 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1972 | 2.14 births per woman | -0.93% |
| 1971 | 2.16 births per woman | +1.41% |
| 1970 | 2.13 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1969 | 2.13 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1968 | 2.13 births per woman | -4.48% |
| 1967 | 2.23 births per woman | +41.14% |
| 1966 | 1.58 births per woman | -26.17% |
| 1965 | 2.14 births per woman | +4.39% |
| 1964 | 2.05 births per woman | +2.50% |
| 1963 | 2 births per woman | +1.01% |
| 1962 | 1.98 births per woman | +1.02% |
| 1961 | 1.96 births per woman | -2.00% |
| 1960 | 2 births per woman | — |
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