Japan, 2013–2023: fertility fell from 1.41 to 1.20, mostly in first birth rates
Per woman at that period's rates: first births 0.68 → 0.57, second 0.51 → 0.44, third and later 0.22 → 0.20; total 1.41 → 1.20. First children now come later (at 30.7 instead of 29.7). These series cannot separate postponement from births that will never occur.
Source: Human Fertility Database (CC BY 4.0)Open on the chart →