Japan vs Switzerland: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario
Japan
1.13 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Switzerland
1.14 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Japan rank
60th
Switzerland rank
57th
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.14 births per woman in last 5 years against 1.13 births per woman in last 5 years in Japan, a difference of 0.01 births per woman in last 5 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 60th and Switzerland ranks 57th of 200 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.01 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.32 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.69 births per woman in last 5 years | Japan |
| 1960s | 2.09 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.47 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.3775 births per woman in last 5 years | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 2.06 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.16 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.097 births per woman in last 5 years | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1.78 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.54 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.242 births per woman in last 5 years | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.58 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.54 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.0415 births per woman in last 5 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.36 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.45 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.092 births per woman in last 5 years | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.37 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.49 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.119 births per woman in last 5 years | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.34 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.46 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.1275 births per woman in last 5 years | Switzerland |
| 2030s | 1.29 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.36 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.0675 births per woman in last 5 years | Switzerland |
| 2040s | 1.24 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.34 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.1075 births per woman in last 5 years | Switzerland |
| 2050s | 1.2 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.39 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.1825 births per woman in last 5 years | Switzerland |
| 2060s | 1.17 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.3 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.1325 births per woman in last 5 years | Switzerland |
| 2070s | 1.15 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.24 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.088 births per woman in last 5 years | Switzerland |
| 2080s | 1.15 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.21 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.066 births per woman in last 5 years | Switzerland |
| 2090s | 1.14 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.18 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.042 births per woman in last 5 years | Switzerland |
| 2100s | 1.13 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.14 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.017 births per woman in last 5 years | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.14 births per woman in last 5 years against 1.13 births per woman in last 5 years in Japan as of 2100.
- What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Japan and Switzerland?
- 0.01 births per woman in last 5 years, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
- Japan ranks 60th and Switzerland ranks 57th 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).