Live births in Japan
Live births in Japan was 749,884 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 4.7% from 2022. That is the 39th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Live births in Japan, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 749,884 Estimated |
| 2022 | 786,576 Estimated |
| 2021 | 810,611 Estimated |
| 2020 | 840,688 Estimated |
| 2019 | 864,781 Estimated |
| 2018 | 910,945 Estimated |
| 2017 | 937,434 Estimated |
| 2016 | 967,960 Estimated |
| 2015 | 994,851 Estimated |
| 2014 | 998,487 Estimated |
| 2013 | 1,023,434 Estimated |
| 2012 | 1,037,199 Estimated |
| 2011 | 1,050,600 Estimated |
| 2010 | 1,070,600 Estimated |
| 2009 | 1,074,687 Estimated |
| 2008 | 1,094,130 Estimated |
| 2007 | 1,093,907 Estimated |
| 2006 | 1,095,688 Estimated |
| 2005 | 1,078,811 Estimated |
| 2004 | 1,120,731 Estimated |
| 2003 | 1,137,890 Estimated |
| 2002 | 1,163,599 Estimated |
| 2001 | 1,180,835 Estimated |
| 2000 | 1,197,065 Estimated |
| 1999 | 1,183,436 Estimated |
| 1998 | 1,197,529 Estimated |
| 1997 | 1,185,425 Estimated |
| 1996 | 1,190,199 Estimated |
| 1995 | 1,173,598 Estimated |
| 1994 | 1,203,544 Estimated |
| 1993 | 1,162,375 Estimated |
| 1992 | 1,176,074 Estimated |
| 1991 | 1,183,921 Estimated |
| 1990 | 1,176,898 Estimated |
| 1989 | 1,202,924 Estimated |
| 1988 | 1,263,653 Estimated |
| 1987 | 1,300,497 Estimated |
| 1986 | 1,337,256 Estimated |
| 1985 | 1,390,552 Estimated |
| 1984 | 1,456,003 Estimated |
| 1983 | 1,482,119 Estimated |
| 1982 | 1,495,937 Estimated |
| 1981 | 1,526,132 Estimated |
| 1980 | 1,596,738 Estimated |
| 1979 | 1,676,683 Estimated |
| 1978 | 1,739,853 Estimated |
| 1977 | 1,785,579 Estimated |
| 1976 | 1,872,841 Estimated |
| 1975 | 1,971,513 Estimated |
| 1974 | 2,119,055 Estimated |
| 1973 | 2,184,362 Estimated |
| 1972 | 2,125,227 Estimated |
| 1971 | 2,059,491 Estimated |
| 1970 | 1,952,254 Estimated |
| 1969 | 1,905,264 Estimated |
| 1968 | 1,914,791 Estimated |
| 1967 | 1,976,447 Estimated |
| 1966 | 1,480,248 Estimated |
| 1965 | 1,870,176 Estimated |
| 1964 | 1,765,054 Estimated |
| 1963 | 1,701,899 Estimated |
| 1962 | 1,661,960 Estimated |
| 1961 | 1,642,768 Estimated |
| 1960 | 1,671,547 Estimated |
| 1959 | 1,697,852 Estimated |
| 1958 | 1,726,481 Estimated |
| 1957 | 1,646,267 Estimated |
| 1956 | 1,748,021 Estimated |
| 1955 | 1,818,391 Estimated |
| 1954 | 1,863,833 Estimated |
| 1953 | 1,965,540 Estimated |
| 1952 | 2,109,219 Estimated |
| 1951 | 2,249,284 Estimated |
| 1950 | 2,461,534 Estimated |
Rankings
Definition
Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Japan, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Japan, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/japan. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Japan, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/japan.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Japan, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/japan (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_japan_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Japan, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/japan. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the live births in Japan?
Live births in Japan was 749,884 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 4.7% from 2022. That is the 39th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest live births in Japan?
2.46 million in 1950, the highest value since 1950 in this series.