Japan vs Portugal: Fertility and female labor force participation
Japan
56.4
in 2025
Portugal
55.7
in 2025
Japan rank
90th
Portugal rank
92nd
Fertility and female labor force participation 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 49 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 | 48.5 | 46.53 | 1.97 | 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, 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 between Japan and Portugal?
- 0.7, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for fertility and female labor force participation?
- Japan ranks 90th and Portugal ranks 92nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Fertility and female labor force participation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.