Belgium vs Sweden: Birth rate colored by peak birth month
Belgium
9.44
in 2023
Sweden
9.33
in 2024
Belgium rank
20th
Sweden rank
21st
Birth rate colored by peak birth month over time
- Belgium
- Sweden
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 9.44 against 9.33 in Sweden, a difference of 0.11.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 179 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 21st of 41 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 11 and Sweden in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 30.36 | 31.16 | 0.802 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 30.31 | 32.62 | 2.31 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 32.11 | 32.22 | 0.1096 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 32.96 | 30.58 | 2.39 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 30.67 | 29.27 | 1.4 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 29.6 | 27.33 | 2.27 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 27.42 | 26.1 | 1.32 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 21.84 | 23.12 | 1.28 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 20.15 | 18.4 | 1.76 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 16.63 | 14.5 | 2.13 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 15.51 | 18.41 | 2.9 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 16.99 | 15.03 | 1.96 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 16.35 | 14.8 | 1.55 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 13.19 | 12.8 | 0.3961 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 12.06 | 12 | 0.0612 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 11.77 | 12.23 | 0.4626 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 11.36 | 11.23 | 0.1297 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 11.06 | 11.79 | 0.7315 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 9.86 | 10.37 | 0.5146 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate colored by peak birth month, Belgium or Sweden?
- Belgium, at 9.44 against 9.33 in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate colored by peak birth month between Belgium and Sweden?
- 0.11, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
- 179 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for birth rate colored by peak birth month?
- Belgium ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 21st of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Birth rate colored by peak birth month. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.