Crude birth rate per 1,000 people fell 2.45% to 5.85 births in Japan in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, crude birth rate per 1,000 people in Japan reached an all time high of 19.4 births in 1967 and an all time low of 5.85 births in 2024. When compared to Japan's main peers, crude birth rate per 1,000 people in China amounted to 9.12 births, 8.40 births in Russia, 6.70 births in South Korea and 10.5 births in USA in 2024.
Japan has been ranked 173rd within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of crude birth rate per 1,000 people, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Crude Birth Rate (Per 1,000 People) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Canada | births | 7.79 | 7.77 | 7.75 | 7.73 | 7.71 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | births | 6.81 | 6.74 | 6.67 | 6.60 | 6.52 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | births | 8.55 | 8.42 | 8.29 | 8.16 | 8.03 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | births | 5.49 | 5.44 | 5.40 | 5.35 | 5.31 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | births | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 10.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | births | 5.63 | 5.59 | 5.55 | 5.50 | 5.46 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | births | 8.54 | 8.34 | 8.14 | 7.94 | 7.73 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | births | 7.57 | 7.52 | 7.47 | 7.42 | 7.37 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | births | 5.52 | 5.44 | 5.37 | 5.29 | 5.21 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | births | 9.56 | 9.49 | 9.41 | 9.34 | 9.27 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | births | 6.95 | 6.83 | 6.70 | 6.58 | 6.45 |
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