Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants in Japan

Japan: Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants was 4.1 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
4.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 44 countries
All-time high
10.5
in 1971
All-time low
4.1
in 2021
Years of data
61
1960–2022

Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants in Japan, 1960–2022

02.557.510196019912022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Japan recorded 4.1 for marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.

That represents a change of down 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants in Japan peaked at 10.5 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 4.1, in 2021.

Japan ranks 25th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.6 9.3 9.9 8
1970s 8.71 6.8 10.5 10
1980s 6.18 5.7 6.7 10
1990s 6.21 5.9 6.4 10
2000s 5.9 5.6 6.4 10
2010s 5.09 4.7 5.5 10
2020s 4.17 4.1 4.3 3

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 22 Belgium 4.2 compare
  2. 22 Greece 4.2 compare
  3. 22 Poland 4.2 compare
  4. 26 Netherlands 4 compare
  5. 27 Bulgaria 3.9 compare
  6. 27 Finland 3.9 compare
  7. 27 Mexico 3.9 compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants in Japan?
Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants in Japan was 4.1 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 10.5 in 1971.
What is the lowest marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 4.1 in 2021.
How does Japan rank for marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants?
Japan ranks 25th out of 44 countries with data for 2022.
Is marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
44 places, 2,520 data points, 1886–2022
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