Belarus vs Japan: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Belarus
1.22 live births per woman
in 2024
Japan
1.22 live births per woman
in 2024
Belarus rank
215th
Japan rank
215th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Belarus
- Japan
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 1.22 live births per woman against 1.22 live births per woman in Japan, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Belarus ranks 215th and Japan ranks 215th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 7 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.66 live births per woman | 2.57 live births per woman | 0.0955 live births per woman | Belarus |
| 1960s | 2.4 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 0.4277 live births per woman | Belarus |
| 1970s | 2.16 live births per woman | 1.96 live births per woman | 0.2042 live births per woman | Belarus |
| 1980s | 2.04 live births per woman | 1.7 live births per woman | 0.3427 live births per woman | Belarus |
| 1990s | 1.48 live births per woman | 1.43 live births per woman | 0.0513 live births per woman | Belarus |
| 2000s | 1.3 live births per woman | 1.3 live births per woman | 0.0086 live births per woman | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.59 live births per woman | 1.38 live births per woman | 0.2069 live births per woman | Belarus |
| 2020s | 1.3 live births per woman | 1.25 live births per woman | 0.0462 live births per woman | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Belarus or Japan?
- Belarus, at 1.22 live births per woman against 1.22 live births per woman in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Belarus and Japan?
- 0 live births per woman, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Japan?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Japan rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Belarus ranks 215th and Japan ranks 215th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.