Denmark vs France: Annual birth rate and peak birth month
Denmark
9.58 births per 1,000 people
in 2024
France
9.69 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Denmark rank
17th
France rank
16th
Annual birth rate and peak birth month over time
- Denmark
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 9.69 births per 1,000 people against 9.58 births per 1,000 people in Denmark, a difference of 0.11 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 189 shared years of data; in 1835 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 17th and France ranks 16th of 41 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 13 and France in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 30.46 births per 1,000 people | 28.67 births per 1,000 people | 1.79 births per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 1840s | 30.57 births per 1,000 people | 27.51 births per 1,000 people | 3.05 births per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 1850s | 32.6 births per 1,000 people | 26.37 births per 1,000 people | 6.23 births per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 1860s | 31.19 births per 1,000 people | 26.37 births per 1,000 people | 4.83 births per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 1870s | 31.39 births per 1,000 people | 25.25 births per 1,000 people | 6.14 births per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 1880s | 32.19 births per 1,000 people | 24.11 births per 1,000 people | 8.08 births per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 1890s | 30.33 births per 1,000 people | 22.2 births per 1,000 people | 8.13 births per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 1900s | 29.01 births per 1,000 people | 21.1 births per 1,000 people | 7.91 births per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 1910s | 25.22 births per 1,000 people | 15.23 births per 1,000 people | 9.99 births per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 1920s | 21.59 births per 1,000 people | 19.47 births per 1,000 people | 2.12 births per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 1930s | 17.98 births per 1,000 people | 16.29 births per 1,000 people | 1.68 births per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 1940s | 21.04 births per 1,000 people | 17.36 births per 1,000 people | 3.68 births per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 1950s | 17.41 births per 1,000 people | 18.99 births per 1,000 people | 1.58 births per 1,000 people | France |
| 1960s | 16.9 births per 1,000 people | 17.69 births per 1,000 people | 0.7917 births per 1,000 people | France |
| 1970s | 13.65 births per 1,000 people | 15.28 births per 1,000 people | 1.64 births per 1,000 people | France |
| 1980s | 10.76 births per 1,000 people | 14.12 births per 1,000 people | 3.36 births per 1,000 people | France |
| 1990s | 12.84 births per 1,000 people | 12.78 births per 1,000 people | 0.0594 births per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 11.96 births per 1,000 people | 12.83 births per 1,000 people | 0.8658 births per 1,000 people | France |
| 2010s | 10.55 births per 1,000 people | 11.91 births per 1,000 people | 1.37 births per 1,000 people | France |
| 2020s | 10.24 births per 1,000 people | 10.38 births per 1,000 people | 0.136 births per 1,000 people | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual birth rate and peak birth month, Denmark or France?
- France, at 9.69 births per 1,000 people against 9.58 births per 1,000 people in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual birth rate and peak birth month between Denmark and France?
- 0.11 births per 1,000 people, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and France?
- 189 years are reported by both, from 1835 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and France rank globally for annual birth rate and peak birth month?
- Denmark ranks 17th and France ranks 16th 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
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.