Belarus vs Denmark: Annual birth rate and peak birth month

Belarus
9.91 births per 1,000 people
in 2018
Denmark
9.58 births per 1,000 people
in 2024
Belarus rank
14th
Denmark rank
17th

Annual birth rate and peak birth month over time

  • Belarus
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Belarus currently reports 9.91 births per 1,000 people against 9.58 births per 1,000 people in Denmark, a difference of 0.33 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 14th and Denmark ranks 17th of 41 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 5 and Denmark in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Denmark Difference Ahead
1950s 25.52 births per 1,000 people 16.31 births per 1,000 people 9.21 births per 1,000 people Belarus
1960s 19.38 births per 1,000 people 16.9 births per 1,000 people 2.49 births per 1,000 people Belarus
1970s 15.96 births per 1,000 people 13.65 births per 1,000 people 2.31 births per 1,000 people Belarus
1980s 16.49 births per 1,000 people 10.76 births per 1,000 people 5.73 births per 1,000 people Belarus
1990s 10.83 births per 1,000 people 12.84 births per 1,000 people 2.01 births per 1,000 people Denmark
2000s 9.86 births per 1,000 people 11.96 births per 1,000 people 2.1 births per 1,000 people Denmark
2010s 11.75 births per 1,000 people 10.55 births per 1,000 people 1.2 births per 1,000 people Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual birth rate and peak birth month, Belarus or Denmark?
Belarus, at 9.91 births per 1,000 people against 9.58 births per 1,000 people in Denmark as of 2018.
What is the difference in annual birth rate and peak birth month between Belarus and Denmark?
0.33 births per 1,000 people, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Denmark?
60 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2018.
How do Belarus and Denmark rank globally for annual birth rate and peak birth month?
Belarus ranks 14th and Denmark ranks 17th of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual birth rate and peak birth month. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual birth rate and peak birth month
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
41 places, 3,818 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.