Which has higher number of births, by world region, Denmark or Ireland?

Denmark, at 57,810 births against 53,268 births in Ireland as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Denmark and Ireland?

4,542 births, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ireland?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Ireland: Number of births, by world region

Denmark

57,810 births

in 2023

Ireland

53,268 births

in 2023

Denmark rank

128th

Ireland rank

131st

Number of births, by world region over time

Denmark
Ireland

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 57,810 births against 53,268 births in Ireland, a difference of 4,542 births.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 128th and Ireland ranks 131st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 6 and Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	76,514 births	64,294 births	12,220 births	Denmark
1960s	79,672 births	61,928 births	17,744 births	Denmark
1970s	68,465 births	68,286 births	179.6 births	Denmark
1980s	55,026 births	63,966 births	8,940 births	Ireland
1990s	66,778 births	51,288 births	15,489 births	Denmark
2000s	64,444 births	64,009 births	434.4 births	Denmark
2010s	59,361 births	67,037 births	7,676 births	Ireland
2020s	60,093 births	55,766 births	4,327 births	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, by world region, Denmark or Ireland?: Denmark, at 57,810 births against 53,268 births in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Denmark and Ireland?: 4,542 births, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ireland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Ireland rank globally for number of births, by world region?: Denmark ranks 128th and Ireland ranks 131st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of births, by world region
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year.