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Japan Lowest Fertility Rate

Name: Japan Fertility Rate
Creator: World Bank
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1.13 in 2025

Total fertility rate · World Bank

The lowest fertility rate in Japan was 1.13 in 2025. The top 5 years were: 2025 (1.13), 2023 (1.20), 2005 (1.26), 2022 (1.26), 2003 (1.29).

Top 5 Lowest Years▾

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	1.13	−0.07	200th
2023	1.20	−0.06	19th
2022	1.26	−0.04	17th
2021	1.30	−0.03	17th
2020	1.33	−0.03	19th
2019	1.36	−0.06	21st
2018	1.42	−0.01	27th
2017	1.43	−0.01	26th
2016	1.44	−0.01	24th
2015	1.45	+0.03	26th
2014	1.42	−0.01	19th
2013	1.43	+0.02	18th
2012	1.41	+0.02	17th
2011	1.39	+0.00	15th
2010	1.39	+0.02	13th
2009	1.37	+0.00	12th
2008	1.37	+0.03	10th
2007	1.34	+0.02	12th
2006	1.32	+0.06	15th
2005	1.26	−0.03	10th
2004	1.29	+0.00	15th
2003	1.29	−0.03	18th
2002	1.32	−0.01	23rd
2001	1.33	−0.03	24th
2000	1.36	+0.02	21st
1999	1.34	−0.04	19th
1998	1.38	−0.01	21st
1997	1.39	−0.04	20th
1996	1.43	+0.01	19th
1995	1.42	−0.08	21st
1994	1.50	+0.04	25th
1993	1.46	−0.04	14th
1992	1.50	−0.03	12th
1991	1.53	−0.01	13th
1990	1.54	−0.03	12th
1989	1.57	−0.09	16th
1988	1.66	−0.03	21st
1987	1.69	−0.03	26th
1986	1.72	−0.04	26th
1985	1.76	−0.05	26th
1984	1.81	+0.01	30th
1983	1.80	+0.03	24th
1982	1.77	+0.03	19th
1981	1.74	−0.01	18th
1980	1.75	−0.02	19th
1979	1.77	−0.02	18th
1978	1.79	−0.01	17th
1977	1.80	−0.05	17th
1976	1.85	−0.06	15th
1975	1.91	−0.14	16th
1974	2.05	−0.09	22nd
1973	2.14	+0.00	24th
1972	2.14	−0.02	24th
1971	2.16	+0.03	21st
1970	2.13	+0.00	19th
1969	2.13	+0.00	15th
1968	2.13	−0.10	13th
1967	2.23	+0.65	10th
1966	1.58	−0.56	1st
1965	2.14	+0.09	9th
1964	2.05	+0.05	6th
1963	2.00	+0.02	4th
1962	1.98	+0.02	4th
1961	1.96	−0.04	3rd
1960	2.00	–	3rd

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