Japan vs Spain: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario
Japan
1.13 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Spain
1.11 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Japan rank
60th
Spain rank
61st
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.13 births per woman in last 5 years against 1.11 births per woman in last 5 years in Spain, a difference of 0.02 births per woman in last 5 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 60th and Spain ranks 61st of 200 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 8 and Spain in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.01 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.49 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.521 births per woman in last 5 years | Japan |
| 1960s | 2.09 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.74 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.643 births per woman in last 5 years | Spain |
| 1970s | 2.06 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.87 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.8105 births per woman in last 5 years | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.78 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.28 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.4975 births per woman in last 5 years | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.58 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.4 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.1865 births per woman in last 5 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.36 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.21 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.1495 births per woman in last 5 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.37 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.35 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.0155 births per woman in last 5 years | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.34 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.22 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.12 births per woman in last 5 years | Japan |
| 2030s | 1.29 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.14 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.149 births per woman in last 5 years | Japan |
| 2040s | 1.24 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.22 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.0205 births per woman in last 5 years | Japan |
| 2050s | 1.2 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.33 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.1255 births per woman in last 5 years | Spain |
| 2060s | 1.17 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.25 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.075 births per woman in last 5 years | Spain |
| 2070s | 1.15 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.2 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.0445 births per woman in last 5 years | Spain |
| 2080s | 1.15 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.18 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.0305 births per woman in last 5 years | Spain |
| 2090s | 1.14 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.14 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.0085 births per woman in last 5 years | Spain |
| 2100s | 1.13 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.11 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.013 births per woman in last 5 years | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher projections of the fertility rate by education scenario, Japan or Spain?
- Japan, at 1.13 births per woman in last 5 years against 1.11 births per woman in last 5 years in Spain as of 2100.
- What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Japan and Spain?
- 0.02 births per woman in last 5 years, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
- Japan ranks 60th and Spain ranks 61st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario. 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 children born in the last 5-year period to the women of reproductive age (15-49).