Fertility & birth rates in Japan and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate in Japan vs Zimbabwe by year

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Japan

Zimbabwe

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Year	Fertility rate
	Japan	Zimbabwe
2023	1.2	3.72
2022	1.26	3.77
2021	1.3	3.77
2020	1.33	3.75
2019	1.36	3.75
2018	1.42	3.74
2017	1.43	3.77
2016	1.44	3.83
2015	1.45	3.91
2014	1.42	4.01
2013	1.43	4.11
2012	1.41	4.13
2011	1.39	4.13
2010	1.39	4.04
2009	1.37	3.95
2008	1.37	3.78
2007	1.34	3.68
2006	1.32	3.64
2005	1.26	3.69
2004	1.29	3.78
2003	1.29	3.86
2002	1.32	3.93
2001	1.33	3.98
2000	1.36	4.01
1999	1.34	4.06
1998	1.38	4.07
1997	1.39	4.08
1996	1.43	4.11
1995	1.42	4.15
1994	1.5	4.28
1993	1.46	4.39
1992	1.5	4.57
1991	1.53	4.72
1990	1.54	4.88
1989	1.57	5.07
1988	1.66	5.28
1987	1.69	5.5
1986	1.72	5.69
1985	1.76	5.87
1984	1.81	6.04
1983	1.8	6.2
1982	1.77	6.33
1981	1.74	6.45
1980	1.75	6.52
1979	1.77	6.59
1978	1.79	6.66
1977	1.8	6.71
1976	1.85	6.77
1975	1.91	6.83
1974	2.05	6.88
1973	2.14	6.94
1972	2.14	6.94
1971	2.16	6.94
1970	2.13	6.98
1969	2.13	7.04
1968	2.13	7.11
1967	2.23	7.16
1966	1.58	7.2
1965	2.14	7.23
1964	2.05	7.23
1963	2	7.23
1962	1.98	7.23
1961	1.96	7.21
1960	2	7.2

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Japan was 1.2 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.72 in Zimbabwe in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Japan vs Zimbabwe population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Japan

Zimbabwe

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Year	Natural population change
	Japan	Zimbabwe
2023	-871,617	372,505
2022	-825,825	371,243
2021	-640,976	349,908
2020	-542,923	354,790
2019	-531,858	348,798
2018	-456,520	345,883
2017	-406,310	344,035
2016	-343,106	348,772
2015	-292,424	356,203
2014	-267,279	366,350
2013	-242,146	374,757
2012	-229,733	371,135
2011	-204,533	359,572
2010	-128,070	335,570
2009	-76,828	309,316
2008	-51,225	280,527
2007	-25,600	261,805
2006	12,785	248,963
2005	-25,554	248,545
2004	76,656	248,307
2003	114,946	243,057
2002	178,423	244,170
2001	203,438	227,909
2000	228,317	236,343
1999	202,610	232,393
1998	265,440	225,614
1997	277,325	216,288
1996	314,392	205,269
1995	276,039	206,695
1994	363,017	216,343
1993	312,073	228,045
1992	360,833	255,291
1991	396,685	260,943
1990	407,478	265,444
1989	467,662	270,838
1988	527,085	277,498
1987	598,138	286,766
1986	631,706	289,894
1985	676,687	290,756
1984	756,523	290,052
1983	775,495	286,545
1982	805,664	279,934
1981	811,861	271,361
1980	864,372	241,179
1979	950,298	223,657
1978	1,011,234	222,979
1977	1,070,397	225,139
1976	1,127,750	221,419
1975	1,204,989	216,947
1974	1,332,960	208,806
1973	1,391,449	201,885
1972	1,372,006	193,725
1971	1,331,782	185,427
1970	1,230,496	178,979
1969	1,195,962	172,626
1968	1,191,930	166,865
1967	1,258,475	161,205
1966	682,072	156,014
1965	1,126,448	151,164
1964	1,046,553	145,848
1963	987,770	140,984
1962	901,864	136,317
1961	893,522	131,531
1960	894,874	126,959

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 +2.28% in Zimbabwe.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been -0.41% in Japan and +2.34% in Zimbabwe.

Birth rate in Japan vs Zimbabwe by year

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Japan

Zimbabwe

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Japan	Zimbabwe
2023	6	30.4
2022	6.3	30.9
2021	6.6	30.9
2020	6.8	31
2019	7	31.1
2018	7.4	31.3
2017	7.6	31.8
2016	7.8	32.7
2015	8	33.9
2014	8	35.4
2013	8.2	37
2012	8.2	37.8
2011	8.3	38.1
2010	8.5	37.9
2009	8.5	37.5
2008	8.7	36.4
2007	8.6	35.7
2006	8.7	35.2
2005	8.4	35.8
2004	8.8	36.3
2003	8.9	36.6
2002	9.2	36.5
2001	9.3	36.5
2000	9.5	36.1
1999	9.4	35.6
1998	9.6	34.5
1997	9.5	33.4
1996	9.7	32.4
1995	9.6	31.7
1994	10	32
1993	9.6	32.4
1992	9.8	34.3
1991	9.9	34.9
1990	10	35.5
1989	10.2	36.4
1988	10.8	37.7
1987	11.1	39.5
1986	11.4	40.9
1985	11.9	42.3
1984	12.5	43.7
1983	12.7	45
1982	12.8	45.7
1981	13	46.3
1980	13.6	44.8
1979	14.2	46.3
1978	14.9	46.8
1977	15.5	46.5
1976	16.3	46.5
1975	17.1	46.6
1974	18.6	46.4
1973	19.4	46.4
1972	19.3	46
1971	19.2	45.6
1970	18.8	45.5
1969	18.5	45.5
1968	18.6	45.7
1967	19.4	45.8
1966	13.7	46.1
1965	18.6	46.4
1964	17.7	46.6
1963	17.3	46.8
1962	17	47.1
1961	16.9	47.3
1960	17.2	47.5

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 6 in Japan and 30.4 in Zimbabwe, compared with 17.2 and 47.5, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Factual

UN forecast

Zimbabwe

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Japan	Zimbabwe
2100	11.5%	20.3%
2099	11.5%	20.5%
2098	11.5%	20.6%
2097	11.5%	20.8%
2096	11.6%	20.9%
2095	11.6%	21.1%
2094	11.6%	21.3%
2093	11.7%	21.4%
2092	11.7%	21.6%
2091	11.8%	21.8%
2090	11.8%	22%
2089	11.8%	22.2%
2088	11.8%	22.4%
2087	11.9%	22.6%
2086	11.9%	22.8%
2085	11.8%	23%
2084	11.8%	23.2%
2083	11.8%	23.4%
2082	11.8%	23.6%
2081	11.7%	23.8%
2080	11.6%	24%
2079	11.6%	24.2%
2078	11.5%	24.4%
2077	11.4%	24.6%
2076	11.3%	24.9%
2075	11.2%	25.1%
2074	11.1%	25.3%
2073	11.1%	25.5%
2072	11%	25.7%
2071	10.9%	25.9%
2070	10.9%	26.2%
2069	10.8%	26.4%
2068	10.8%	26.6%
2067	10.8%	26.8%
2066	10.8%	27.1%
2065	10.8%	27.3%
2064	10.8%	27.6%
2063	10.8%	27.8%
2062	10.9%	28.1%
2061	10.9%	28.4%
2060	11%	28.7%
2059	11%	29%
2058	11.1%	29.3%
2057	11.1%	29.6%
2056	11.2%	30%
2055	11.2%	30.3%
2054	11.3%	30.6%
2053	11.3%	31%
2052	11.3%	31.3%
2051	11.3%	31.7%
2050	11.2%	32%
2049	11.2%	32.4%
2048	11.1%	32.7%
2047	11.1%	33.1%
2046	11%	33.4%
2045	10.9%	33.7%
2044	10.8%	34%
2043	10.7%	34.2%
2042	10.6%	34.5%
2041	10.5%	34.7%
2040	10.4%	34.9%
2039	10.3%	35.2%
2038	10.2%	35.4%
2037	10.1%	35.7%
2036	10.1%	35.9%
2035	10.1%	36.2%
2034	10.1%	36.4%
2033	10.1%	36.6%
2032	10.2%	36.9%
2031	10.3%	37.2%
2030	10.5%	37.6%
2029	10.6%	38.1%
2028	10.8%	38.7%
2027	11%	39.3%
2026	11.1%	40%
2025	11.3%	40.6%
2024	11.4%	40.9%
2023	11.6%	41.3%
2022	11.9%	41.6%
2021	12%	41.9%
2020	12.2%	42.2%
2019	12.4%	42.5%
2018	12.5%	42.9%
2017	12.6%	43.3%
2016	12.7%	43.6%
2015	12.8%	43.8%
2014	13%	43.9%
2013	13.1%	43.9%
2012	13.2%	43.7%
2011	13.3%	43.4%
2010	13.4%	43%
2009	13.5%	42.7%
2008	13.5%	42.4%
2007	13.6%	42.1%
2006	13.7%	42%
2005	13.8%	41.9%
2004	13.8%	41.7%
2003	13.9%	41.5%
2002	14.1%	41.4%
2001	14.2%	41.5%
2000	14.4%	41.9%
1999	14.6%	42.4%
1998	14.8%	43.1%
1997	15.1%	44%
1996	15.3%	45%
1995	15.6%	45.9%
1994	16%	46.6%
1993	16.4%	47.1%
1992	16.9%	46.8%
1991	17.4%	46.6%
1990	18%	47.1%
1989	18.8%	47.6%
1988	19.5%	47.9%
1987	20.3%	47.9%
1986	21%	47.9%
1985	21.7%	48%
1984	22.2%	48.1%
1983	22.6%	48.2%
1982	23.1%	48.3%
1981	23.3%	48.4%
1980	23.4%	48.7%
1979	23.7%	48.8%
1978	23.8%	48.5%
1977	23.9%	48.3%
1976	23.9%	48.2%
1975	23.8%	48.1%
1974	23.8%	48.1%
1973	23.6%	48.1%
1972	23.4%	48.2%
1971	23.3%	48.2%
1970	23.3%	48.3%
1969	23.4%	48.4%
1968	23.5%	48.5%
1967	23.8%	48.5%
1966	24.4%	48.6%
1965	25.1%	48.7%
1964	25.8%	48.8%
1963	26.8%	48.5%
1962	28%	48.1%
1961	29.1%	47.7%
1960	29.8%	47.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 11.4% of the population in Japan and 40.9% in Zimbabwe in 2024, compared to 18% and 47.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Japan and Zimbabwe compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Japan vs Zimbabwe

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Japan

Zimbabwe

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Japan	Zimbabwe
2023	3	358
2022	5	368
2021	4	446
2020	4	380
2019	5	388
2018	5	386
2017	5	389
2016	5	411
2015	5	428
2014	5	468
2013	5	525
2012	6	558
2011	6	564
2010	6	567
2009	6	540
2008	6	526
2007	6	519
2006	7	480
2005	7	454
2004	7	451
2003	8	455
2002	8	418
2001	8	467
2000	9	405
1999	9	399
1998	10	368
1997	10	357
1996	11	352
1995	11	332
1994	11	332
1993	12	331
1992	13	333
1991	13	332
1990	14	353
1989	15	382
1988	16	431
1987	17	480
1986	18	525
1985	19	573

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 358 deaths in Zimbabwe.

Under-five mortality rates

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Japan

Zimbabwe

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Japan	Zimbabwe
2023	0.24%	4.42%
2022	0.24%	4.6%
2021	0.24%	4.76%
2020	0.24%	5.01%
2019	0.25%	5.11%
2018	0.25%	5.23%
2017	0.26%	5.5%
2016	0.27%	5.69%
2015	0.28%	5.98%
2014	0.29%	6.18%
2013	0.3%	6.55%
2012	0.31%	7.14%
2011	0.33%	7.88%
2010	0.33%	8.5%
2009	0.34%	9.03%
2008	0.34%	9.34%
2007	0.35%	9.47%
2006	0.36%	9.4%
2005	0.37%	9.23%
2004	0.39%	9.17%
2003	0.4%	8.85%
2002	0.41%	8.48%
2001	0.43%	9.79%
2000	0.45%	9.83%
1999	0.47%	9.92%
1998	0.5%	10%
1997	0.52%	10.1%
1996	0.55%	10%
1995	0.57%	9.83%
1994	0.59%	9.52%
1993	0.6%	9.16%
1992	0.61%	8.73%
1991	0.62%	8.33%
1990	0.63%	7.97%
1989	0.64%	7.69%
1988	0.66%	7.55%
1987	0.68%	7.61%
1986	0.71%	7.86%
1985	0.75%	8.31%
1984	0.79%	8.87%
1983	0.83%	9.5%
1982	0.88%	10.1%
1981	0.93%	10.7%
1980	0.99%	11.1%
1979	1.05%	11.3%
1978	1.11%	11.5%
1977	1.18%	11.5%
1976	1.25%	11.5%
1975	1.33%	11.4%
1974	1.41%	11.4%
1973	1.49%	11.4%
1972	1.57%	11.5%
1971	1.65%	11.5%
1970	1.75%	11.7%
1969	1.85%	11.8%
1968	1.96%	12.1%
1967	2.1%	12.4%
1966	2.26%	12.7%
1965	2.46%	13.1%
1964	2.7%	13.5%
1963	2.98%	14%
1962	3.29%	14.4%
1961	3.62%	14.8%
1960	3.97%	15.2%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.24% in Japan and 4.42% in Zimbabwe. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.