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Japan Lowest Birth Rate

Name: Japan Birth Rate
Creator: World Bank
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6.0 in 2023

Crude birth rate per 1,000 people. Number of live births occurring during the year per 1,000 midyear population. · World Bank

The lowest birth rate in Japan was 6.0 in 2023. The top 5 years were: 2023 (6.0), 2022 (6.3), 2021 (6.6), 2020 (6.8), 2019 (7.0).

Top 5 Lowest Years▾

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2023	6.0	−0.3	7th
2022	6.3	−0.3	6th
2021	6.6	−0.2	5th
2020	6.8	−0.2	6th
2019	7.0	−0.4	7th
2018	7.4	−0.2	8th
2017	7.6	−0.2	7th
2016	7.8	−0.2	1st
2015	8.0	+0.0	1st
2014	8.0	−0.2	2nd
2013	8.2	+0.0	3rd
2012	8.2	−0.1	1st
2011	8.3	−0.2	2nd
2010	8.5	+0.0	2nd
2009	8.5	−0.2	2nd
2008	8.7	+0.1	2nd
2007	8.6	−0.1	2nd
2006	8.7	+0.3	3rd
2005	8.4	−0.4	4th
2004	8.8	−0.1	4th
2003	8.9	−0.3	9th
2002	9.2	−0.1	12th
2001	9.3	−0.2	14th
2000	9.5	+0.1	13th
1999	9.4	−0.2	15th
1998	9.6	+0.1	15th
1997	9.5	−0.2	12th
1996	9.7	+0.1	13th
1995	9.6	−0.4	11th
1994	10.0	+0.4	10th
1993	9.6	−0.2	2nd
1992	9.8	−0.1	1st
1991	9.9	−0.1	3rd
1990	10.0	−0.2	3rd
1989	10.2	−0.6	4th
1988	10.8	−0.3	5th
1987	11.1	−0.3	6th
1986	11.4	−0.5	7th
1985	11.9	−0.6	14th
1984	12.5	−0.2	16th
1983	12.7	−0.1	16th
1982	12.8	−0.2	16th
1981	13.0	−0.6	15th
1980	13.6	−0.6	16th
1979	14.2	−0.7	21st
1966	13.7	−4.9	3rd
1978	14.9	−0.6	23rd
1977	15.5	−0.8	30th
1976	16.3	−0.8	35th
1975	17.1	−1.5	39th
1974	18.6	−0.8	43rd
1973	19.4	+0.1	49th
1972	19.3	+0.1	42nd
1971	19.2	+0.4	41st
1970	18.8	+0.3	40th
1969	18.5	−0.1	38th
1968	18.6	−0.8	38th
1967	19.4	+5.7	40th
1965	18.6	+0.9	33rd
1964	17.7	+0.4	20th
1963	17.3	+0.3	15th
1962	17.0	+0.1	14th
1961	16.9	−0.3	11th
1960	17.2	–	12th

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