Fertility & birth rates in Japan and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate in Japan vs United Arab Emirates by year

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Japan

United Arab Emirates

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Year	Fertility rate
	Japan	UAE
2023	1.2	1.2
2022	1.26	1.15
2021	1.3	1.16
2020	1.33	1.29
2019	1.36	1.25
2018	1.42	1.29
2017	1.43	1.35
2016	1.44	1.37
2015	1.45	1.42
2014	1.42	1.48
2013	1.43	1.53
2012	1.41	1.53
2011	1.39	1.54
2010	1.39	1.57
2009	1.37	1.58
2008	1.37	1.52
2007	1.34	1.79
2006	1.32	1.96
2005	1.26	2.23
2004	1.29	2.38
2003	1.29	2.49
2002	1.32	2.54
2001	1.33	2.62
2000	1.36	2.73
1999	1.34	2.79
1998	1.38	2.77
1997	1.39	2.83
1996	1.43	3.06
1995	1.42	3.28
1994	1.5	3.76
1993	1.46	3.82
1992	1.5	4.09
1991	1.53	4.25
1990	1.54	4.51
1989	1.57	4.65
1988	1.66	4.77
1987	1.69	4.88
1986	1.72	5
1985	1.76	5.13
1984	1.81	5.3
1983	1.8	5.48
1982	1.77	5.66
1981	1.74	5.81
1980	1.75	5.95
1979	1.77	6.06
1978	1.79	6.15
1977	1.8	6.22
1976	1.85	6.29
1975	1.91	6.35
1974	2.05	6.41
1973	2.14	6.46
1972	2.14	6.5
1971	2.16	6.52
1970	2.13	6.52
1969	2.13	6.52
1968	2.13	6.53
1967	2.23	6.51
1966	1.58	6.5
1965	2.14	6.5
1964	2.05	6.49
1963	2	6.5
1962	1.98	6.49
1961	1.96	6.49
1960	2	6.5

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Japan was 1.2 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.2 in the United Arab Emirates in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Japan vs the United Arab Emirates population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Japan

United Arab Emirates

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Year	Natural population change
	Japan	UAE
2023	-871,617	92,698
2022	-825,825	81,758
2021	-640,976	76,802
2020	-542,923	87,871
2019	-531,858	86,296
2018	-456,520	86,840
2017	-406,310	89,382
2016	-343,106	87,028
2015	-292,424	85,044
2014	-267,279	84,277
2013	-242,146	82,977
2012	-229,733	78,682
2011	-204,533	73,496
2010	-128,070	69,907
2009	-76,828	66,521
2008	-51,225	55,426
2007	-25,600	55,048
2006	12,785	54,338
2005	-25,554	60,046
2004	76,656	60,344
2003	114,946	59,118
2002	178,423	55,922
2001	203,438	52,789
2000	228,317	49,993
1999	202,610	46,198
1998	265,440	41,176
1997	277,325	38,207
1996	314,392	37,886
1995	276,039	38,685
1994	363,017	42,976
1993	312,073	41,324
1992	360,833	42,119
1991	396,685	41,409
1990	407,478	41,339
1989	467,662	40,148
1988	527,085	38,861
1987	598,138	37,741
1986	631,706	36,829
1985	676,687	34,855
1984	756,523	33,250
1983	775,495	31,480
1982	805,664	29,585
1981	811,861	27,560
1980	864,372	25,005
1979	950,298	21,987
1978	1,011,234	18,879
1977	1,070,397	15,787
1976	1,127,750	12,876
1975	1,204,989	11,859
1974	1,332,960	10,835
1973	1,391,449	9,822
1972	1,372,006	8,818
1971	1,331,782	7,839
1970	1,230,496	6,922
1969	1,195,962	6,138
1968	1,191,930	5,588
1967	1,258,475	5,264
1966	682,072	4,955
1965	1,126,448	4,675
1964	1,046,553	4,410
1963	987,770	4,157
1962	901,864	3,901
1961	893,522	3,657
1960	894,874	3,418

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.7% in Japan and +0.88% in the United Arab Emirates.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been -0.41% in Japan and +0.93% in the United Arab Emirates.

Birth rate in Japan vs United Arab Emirates by year

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Japan

United Arab Emirates

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Japan	UAE
2023	6	9.77
2022	6.3	9.3
2021	6.6	9.28
2020	6.8	10.5
2019	7	10.1
2018	7.4	10.2
2017	7.6	10.7
2016	7.8	10.7
2015	8	11
2014	8	11.5
2013	8.2	11.8
2012	8.2	11.7
2011	8.3	11.4
2010	8.5	11.2
2009	8.5	11.1
2008	8.7	10
2007	8.6	11.1
2006	8.7	12.3
2005	8.4	14.3
2004	8.8	15.1
2003	8.9	15.6
2002	9.2	15.8
2001	9.3	16
2000	9.5	16.3
1999	9.4	16.4
1998	9.6	16
1997	9.5	16.2
1996	9.7	17.3
1995	9.6	18.7
1994	10	21.3
1993	9.6	21.4
1992	9.8	22.7
1991	9.9	23.4
1990	10	24.6
1989	10.2	25.3
1988	10.8	26
1987	11.1	27
1986	11.4	28.2
1985	11.9	28.5
1984	12.5	28.8
1983	12.7	28.9
1982	12.8	28.9
1981	13	28.8
1980	13.6	28.5
1979	14.2	28.2
1978	14.9	27.7
1977	15.5	26.9
1976	16.3	26
1975	17.1	27.2
1974	18.6	27.7
1973	19.4	28.4
1972	19.3	29.1
1971	19.2	29.9
1970	18.8	31.1
1969	18.5	33
1968	18.6	35.9
1967	19.4	38.7
1966	13.7	38.7
1965	18.6	38.9
1964	17.7	39.2
1963	17.3	39.4
1962	17	39.6
1961	16.9	39.8
1960	17.2	39.9

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 6 in Japan and 9.77 in the United Arab Emirates, compared with 17.2 and 39.9, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Japan

Factual

UN forecast

United Arab Emirates

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Japan	UAE
2100	11.5%	18.5%
2099	11.5%	18.4%
2098	11.5%	18.4%
2097	11.5%	18.4%
2096	11.6%	18.4%
2095	11.6%	18.3%
2094	11.6%	18.3%
2093	11.7%	18.3%
2092	11.7%	18.3%
2091	11.8%	18.3%
2090	11.8%	18.3%
2089	11.8%	18.3%
2088	11.8%	18.3%
2087	11.9%	18.3%
2086	11.9%	18.3%
2085	11.8%	18.3%
2084	11.8%	18.3%
2083	11.8%	18.4%
2082	11.8%	18.4%
2081	11.7%	18.4%
2080	11.6%	18.4%
2079	11.6%	18.4%
2078	11.5%	18.4%
2077	11.4%	18.4%
2076	11.3%	18.3%
2075	11.2%	18.3%
2074	11.1%	18.3%
2073	11.1%	18.3%
2072	11%	18.2%
2071	10.9%	18.2%
2070	10.9%	18.1%
2069	10.8%	18.1%
2068	10.8%	18%
2067	10.8%	18%
2066	10.8%	17.9%
2065	10.8%	17.9%
2064	10.8%	17.8%
2063	10.8%	17.8%
2062	10.9%	17.8%
2061	10.9%	17.8%
2060	11%	17.8%
2059	11%	17.8%
2058	11.1%	17.8%
2057	11.1%	17.8%
2056	11.2%	17.9%
2055	11.2%	17.9%
2054	11.3%	17.9%
2053	11.3%	18%
2052	11.3%	18.1%
2051	11.3%	18.1%
2050	11.2%	18.2%
2049	11.2%	18.2%
2048	11.1%	18.3%
2047	11.1%	18.3%
2046	11%	18.3%
2045	10.9%	18.3%
2044	10.8%	18.2%
2043	10.7%	18.2%
2042	10.6%	18.1%
2041	10.5%	17.9%
2040	10.4%	17.8%
2039	10.3%	17.6%
2038	10.2%	17.4%
2037	10.1%	17.2%
2036	10.1%	17%
2035	10.1%	16.8%
2034	10.1%	16.6%
2033	10.1%	16.4%
2032	10.2%	16.2%
2031	10.3%	16.1%
2030	10.5%	15.9%
2029	10.6%	15.9%
2028	10.8%	15.9%
2027	11%	15.9%
2026	11.1%	15.9%
2025	11.3%	16%
2024	11.4%	16.1%
2023	11.6%	16.3%
2022	11.9%	16.5%
2021	12%	16.5%
2020	12.2%	16.6%
2019	12.4%	16.6%
2018	12.5%	16.7%
2017	12.6%	16.8%
2016	12.7%	16.8%
2015	12.8%	16.8%
2014	13%	16.8%
2013	13.1%	16.8%
2012	13.2%	16.8%
2011	13.3%	16.8%
2010	13.4%	16.9%
2009	13.5%	16.9%
2008	13.5%	16.9%
2007	13.6%	17%
2006	13.7%	17.2%
2005	13.8%	17.5%
2004	13.8%	17.8%
2003	13.9%	18.3%
2002	14.1%	18.9%
2001	14.2%	19.8%
2000	14.4%	20.8%
1999	14.6%	22%
1998	14.8%	23.1%
1997	15.1%	24.3%
1996	15.3%	25.2%
1995	15.6%	25.9%
1994	16%	26.7%
1993	16.4%	27.4%
1992	16.9%	28.1%
1991	17.4%	28.8%
1990	18%	29.6%
1989	18.8%	30.3%
1988	19.5%	30.9%
1987	20.3%	31.2%
1986	21%	31.2%
1985	21.7%	30.7%
1984	22.2%	30.2%
1983	22.6%	29.5%
1982	23.1%	28.8%
1981	23.3%	28%
1980	23.4%	27.4%
1979	23.7%	27.1%
1978	23.8%	26.9%
1977	23.9%	26.8%
1976	23.9%	26.9%
1975	23.8%	27.2%
1974	23.8%	27.4%
1973	23.6%	27.8%
1972	23.4%	28.3%
1971	23.3%	29%
1970	23.3%	29.8%
1969	23.4%	30.6%
1968	23.5%	31.2%
1967	23.8%	32.1%
1966	24.4%	33.2%
1965	25.1%	33.9%
1964	25.8%	34.5%
1963	26.8%	35.1%
1962	28%	35.8%
1961	29.1%	36.7%
1960	29.8%	37.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 11.4% of the population in Japan and 16.1% in the United Arab Emirates in 2024, compared to 18% and 29.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Japan and the United Arab Emirates compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Japan vs United Arab Emirates

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Japan

United Arab Emirates

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Japan	UAE
2023	3	3
2022	5	2
2021	4	6
2020	4	6
2019	5	3
2018	5	3
2017	5	3
2016	5	3
2015	5	3
2014	5	3
2013	5	4
2012	6	4
2011	6	4
2010	6	3
2009	6	3
2008	6	3
2007	6	3
2006	7	3
2005	7	4
2004	7	4
2003	8	5
2002	8	5
2001	8	7
2000	9	8
1999	9	10
1998	10	12
1997	10	14
1996	11	16
1995	11	18
1994	11	19
1993	12	19
1992	13	19
1991	13	19
1990	14	19
1989	15	19
1988	16	19
1987	17	19
1986	18	19
1985	19	19

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 3 deaths per 100,000 live births in Japan, compared to 3 deaths in the United Arab Emirates.

Under-five mortality rates

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Japan

United Arab Emirates

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Japan	UAE
2023	0.24%	0.5%
2022	0.24%	0.53%
2021	0.24%	0.56%
2020	0.24%	0.6%
2019	0.25%	0.63%
2018	0.25%	0.67%
2017	0.26%	0.7%
2016	0.27%	0.73%
2015	0.28%	0.77%
2014	0.29%	0.79%
2013	0.3%	0.82%
2012	0.31%	0.84%
2011	0.33%	0.86%
2010	0.33%	0.88%
2009	0.34%	0.9%
2008	0.34%	0.92%
2007	0.35%	0.94%
2006	0.36%	0.96%
2005	0.37%	0.98%
2004	0.39%	1%
2003	0.4%	1.01%
2002	0.41%	1.03%
2001	0.43%	1.05%
2000	0.45%	1.07%
1999	0.47%	1.09%
1998	0.5%	1.12%
1997	0.52%	1.15%
1996	0.55%	1.18%
1995	0.57%	1.21%
1994	0.59%	1.26%
1993	0.6%	1.31%
1992	0.61%	1.37%
1991	0.62%	1.43%
1990	0.63%	1.51%
1989	0.64%	1.61%
1988	0.66%	1.71%
1987	0.68%	1.83%
1986	0.71%	1.97%
1985	0.75%	2.12%
1984	0.79%	2.31%
1983	0.83%	2.52%
1982	0.88%	2.77%
1981	0.93%	3.06%
1980	0.99%	3.4%
1979	1.05%	3.78%
1978	1.11%	4.22%
1977	1.18%	4.7%
1976	1.25%	5.23%
1975	1.33%	5.8%
1974	1.41%	6.43%
1973	1.49%	7.12%
1972	1.57%	7.89%
1971	1.65%	8.72%
1970	1.75%	9.62%
1969	1.85%	10.6%
1968	1.96%	11.6%
1967	2.1%	12.6%
1966	2.26%	13.7%
1965	2.46%	14.8%
1964	2.7%	15.8%
1963	2.98%	16.9%
1962	3.29%	18%
1961	3.62%	19%
1960	3.97%	20.1%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.24% in Japan and 0.5% in the United Arab Emirates. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.