Japan - Births

Japan: Births

Mnemonic	BTH.IJPN
Unit	#
	Annual	2.82 %
Data	2020	840,835
	2019	865,239

Series Information

Source	Japan Statistics Bureau
Release	Vital Statistics (Sub-National)
Frequency	Annual
Start Date	12/31/1899
End Date	12/31/2020

Japan: Demographics

	Reference	Last	Previous	Units	Frequency
Population	Mar 2023	12,449	12,463	10 Ths. #, NSA	Monthly
Birth Rate	2020	6.8	7	# per Ths. pop.	Annual
Births	2020	840,835	865,239	#	Annual
Death Rate	2020	11.1	11.2	# per Ths. pop.	Annual
Deaths	2020	1,372,755	1,381,093	#	Annual
Net Migration	2017	250,000		#	Annual

Release Information

Description

Vital Statistics are quantitative data concerning a population, such as the number of births, marriages, and deaths. This dataset provides statistics on:

Live births
Live birth rate per 1000
Deaths
Death rate per 1000
Natural change rate
Total Population.

Data are available for the Hokkaido Region and 47 prefectures, however, information for Total Population is available just for the country as a whole.

Methodology

The data are collected from Japan Statistics Bureau and provided by the Statistics and Information Department, Minister's Secretariat, and Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.

Data are gathered through various surveys and the subjects of these surveys are Japanese citizens who report the total events of live births, deaths, marriages and divorces, notified in accordance with ‘Family Registration Law’ and ‘Provisions Regarding Notification of Stillbirths’. Vital Statistics Survey is based on Family Registry and the Municipal heads fill in vital statistics survey forms based on notifications of live births, deaths, marriages and divorces. The survey period is 1^st January to 31^st December and the data are released annually around September following the survey year.

Revisions

Data are not subject to revision.

Notes

Okinawa Prefecture is not include figures from 1947 to 1972.