{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"jp-fertility-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-fertility-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-fertility-rate/","title":"Japan Fertility Rate (2024)","description":"Japan's Fertility Rate: 1.2 births per woman in 2024, -4.2% YoY. World Bank (SP.DYN.TFRT.IN), 1975–2024.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","Japan","2024"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Japan","temporal_coverage":"1975/2024","unit":"births per woman","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Japan Fertility Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN?locations=JP"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1975–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"50"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Japan"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Japan (2024)","value":"1.2","unit":"births per woman","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-4.2% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-4.2%","unit":"births per woman"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"50","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Japan Fertility Rate"}],"observation_count":50,"observations":[{"period":"1975","value":1.91},{"period":"1976","value":1.85},{"period":"1977","value":1.8},{"period":"1978","value":1.79},{"period":"1979","value":1.77},{"period":"1980","value":1.75},{"period":"1981","value":1.74},{"period":"1982","value":1.77},{"period":"1983","value":1.8},{"period":"1984","value":1.81},{"period":"1985","value":1.76},{"period":"1986","value":1.72},{"period":"1987","value":1.69},{"period":"1988","value":1.66},{"period":"1989","value":1.57},{"period":"1990","value":1.54},{"period":"1991","value":1.53},{"period":"1992","value":1.5},{"period":"1993","value":1.46},{"period":"1994","value":1.5},{"period":"1995","value":1.42},{"period":"1996","value":1.43},{"period":"1997","value":1.39},{"period":"1998","value":1.38},{"period":"1999","value":1.34},{"period":"2000","value":1.36},{"period":"2001","value":1.33},{"period":"2002","value":1.32},{"period":"2003","value":1.29},{"period":"2004","value":1.29},{"period":"2005","value":1.26},{"period":"2006","value":1.32},{"period":"2007","value":1.34},{"period":"2008","value":1.37},{"period":"2009","value":1.37},{"period":"2010","value":1.39},{"period":"2011","value":1.39},{"period":"2012","value":1.41},{"period":"2013","value":1.43},{"period":"2014","value":1.42},{"period":"2015","value":1.45},{"period":"2016","value":1.44},{"period":"2017","value":1.43},{"period":"2018","value":1.42},{"period":"2019","value":1.36},{"period":"2020","value":1.33},{"period":"2021","value":1.3},{"period":"2022","value":1.26},{"period":"2023","value":1.2},{"period":"2024","value":1.15}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"births per woman"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"1.1","yoyChange":"-4.2%"},{"year":"2023","value":"1.2","yoyChange":"-4.8%"},{"year":"2022","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"-3.1%"},{"year":"2021","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"-2.3%"},{"year":"2020","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"-2.2%"},{"year":"2019","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"-4.2%"},{"year":"2018","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2017","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2016","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2015","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"+2.1%"},{"year":"2014","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2013","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2012","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2011","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2010","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"+1.5%"},{"year":"2009","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2008","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"+2.2%"},{"year":"2007","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"+1.5%"},{"year":"2006","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"+4.8%"},{"year":"2005","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"-2.3%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the total fertility rate in Japan (average births per woman) from 1990 to present. Compare to the replacement-level threshold of 2.1. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1975–2024 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 1.9 births per woman in 1975 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1.2 in 2024. The latest reading of 1.2 in 2024 represents a change of -0.1."}]}