According to a survey conducted in April 2020, around 26.7 percent of female and 16.8 percent of male respondents in Japan have or had a goal to have children before they turn a certain age. At the same time, over 19 percent of men and about 15 percent of women have had no wish to have children.
Share of people who set an age goal to have children in Japan as of April 2020, by gender
Characteristic
Have/had a goal to have children before I turn a certain age
Not as clear as a goal, but want/wanted to have children before I turn a certain age
I am/was not particularly conscious about it
I do/did not wish to have children
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PwC Japan. (July 27, 2020). Share of people who set an age goal to have children in Japan as of April 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238164/japan-share-age-goal-having-children-by-gender/
PwC Japan. "Share of people who set an age goal to have children in Japan as of April 2020, by gender ." Chart. July 27, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238164/japan-share-age-goal-having-children-by-gender/
PwC Japan. (2020). Share of people who set an age goal to have children in Japan as of April 2020, by gender . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238164/japan-share-age-goal-having-children-by-gender/
PwC Japan. "Share of People Who Set An Age Goal to Have Children in Japan as of April 2020, by Gender ." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238164/japan-share-age-goal-having-children-by-gender/
PwC Japan, Share of people who set an age goal to have children in Japan as of April 2020, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238164/japan-share-age-goal-having-children-by-gender/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of people who set an age goal to have children in Japan as of April 2020, by gender [Graph], PwC Japan, July 27, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238164/japan-share-age-goal-having-children-by-gender/
