Japan vs Thailand: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Japan
1.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Thailand
1.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Japan rank
216th
Thailand rank
215th
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Japan
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.21 live births per woman against 1.21 live births per woman in Japan, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Thailand ahead.
Japan ranks 216th and Thailand ranks 215th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.57 live births per woman | 6.38 live births per woman | 3.81 live births per woman | Thailand |
| 1960s | 1.98 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 4.2 live births per woman | Thailand |
| 1970s | 1.96 live births per woman | 4.46 live births per woman | 2.51 live births per woman | Thailand |
| 1980s | 1.7 live births per woman | 2.61 live births per woman | 0.9053 live births per woman | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.43 live births per woman | 1.92 live births per woman | 0.4889 live births per woman | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.3 live births per woman | 1.65 live births per woman | 0.3475 live births per woman | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.45 live births per woman | 0.0746 live births per woman | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1.26 live births per woman | 1.23 live births per woman | 0.0292 live births per woman | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Japan or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1.21 live births per woman against 1.21 live births per woman in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Japan and Thailand?
- 0 live births per woman, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Thailand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Thailand rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Japan ranks 216th and Thailand ranks 215th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.