Japan vs Portugal: Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled
Japan
56.4
in 2025
Portugal
55.7
in 2025
Japan rank
90th
Portugal rank
92nd
Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled over time
- Japan
- Portugal
How they compare
Japan currently reports 56.4 against 55.7 in Portugal, a difference of 0.7.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 90th and Portugal ranks 92nd of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.5 | 16.97 | 37.53 | Japan |
| 1970s | 48.3 | 38.74 | 9.56 | Japan |
| 1980s | 48.55 | 46.57 | 1.98 | Japan |
| 1990s | 50.21 | 49.83 | 0.3751 | Japan |
| 2000s | 48.57 | 54.76 | 6.19 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 49.91 | 54.24 | 4.33 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 54.61 | 54.23 | 0.3823 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled, Japan or Portugal?
- Japan, at 56.4 against 55.7 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled between Japan and Portugal?
- 0.7, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled?
- Japan ranks 90th and Portugal ranks 92nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility and female labor force participation with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.