Japan Births, Deaths and Marriages
Monthly vital statistics of Japan: live births, deaths and marriages. 3 series.
| Indicator | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | 07-2023 | 06-2023 | 05-2023 | 04-2023 | |
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| Live births | 56,441 | 50,752 | 47,904 | 51,874 | 61,098 | 54,047 | 59,979 | 57,407 | 58,976 | 60,650 | 55,658 | 57,896 | 54,686 | 50,767 | 48,256 | 51,816 | 57,008 | 55,213 | 59,950 | 57,896 | 60,442 | 62,285 | 55,820 | 58,811 | 56,642 | 52,848 | 52,008 | 57,250 | 60,207 | 59,382 | 61,402 | 61,699 | 64,972 | 64,566 | 61,462 | 61,005 | 58,927 | |
| Deaths | 120,731 | 135,053 | 130,595 | 145,818 | 147,609 | 133,401 | 125,507 | 119,256 | 122,085 | 118,288 | 114,709 | 123,277 | 128,369 | 143,597 | 141,104 | 172,287 | 157,141 | 131,871 | 127,906 | 124,291 | 132,438 | 127,453 | 116,671 | 123,557 | 125,352 | 143,967 | 139,313 | 155,418 | 145,696 | 132,402 | 132,516 | 126,039 | 129,485 | 120,373 | 112,337 | 120,200 | 122,546 | |
| Natural change (Preliminary) | -64,290 | -84,301 | -82,691 | -93,944 | -86,511 | -79,354 | -65,528 | -61,849 | -63,109 | -57,638 | -59,051 | -65,381 | -73,683 | -92,830 | -92,848 | -120,471 | -100,595 | -77,186 | -68,290 | -66,714 | -72,099 | -64,077 | -61,176 | -65,023 | -69,632 | -90,467 | -86,614 | -97,364 | -85,880 | -73,125 | -70,941 | -64,902 | -64,326 | -55,378 | -51,011 | -58,997 | -64,079 |
Latest reading
Live births stood at 56,441 person in Apr 2026. That is +11.2% from Mar 2026 and +3.2% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 1978 to Apr 2026. Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (e-Stat Statistics Dashboard).
- Latest
- 56,441 person
- Apr 2026
- vs previous period
- +11.2%
- Mar 2026
- vs a year earlier
- +3.2%
About this data
Monthly vital statistics of Japan: live births, deaths and marriages. 3 series. Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, via the e-Stat Statistics Dashboard.
