Iceland vs New Zealand: Annual birth rate and peak birth month
Iceland
11.5 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
New Zealand
11.5 births per 1,000 people
in 2021
Iceland rank
4th
New Zealand rank
5th
Annual birth rate and peak birth month over time
- Iceland
- New Zealand
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 11.5 births per 1,000 people against 11.5 births per 1,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 4th and New Zealand ranks 5th of 41 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 28.08 births per 1,000 people | 26.69 births per 1,000 people | 1.38 births per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 1950s | 28.42 births per 1,000 people | 26.25 births per 1,000 people | 2.17 births per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 1960s | 24.51 births per 1,000 people | 24.39 births per 1,000 people | 0.1126 births per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 1970s | 20.15 births per 1,000 people | 19.32 births per 1,000 people | 0.8265 births per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 1980s | 17.96 births per 1,000 people | 16.33 births per 1,000 people | 1.62 births per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 1990s | 16.64 births per 1,000 people | 16.08 births per 1,000 people | 0.559 births per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 2000s | 14.81 births per 1,000 people | 14.47 births per 1,000 people | 0.3415 births per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 2010s | 13.38 births per 1,000 people | 13.15 births per 1,000 people | 0.2296 births per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 2020s | 13.16 births per 1,000 people | 11.47 births per 1,000 people | 1.69 births per 1,000 people | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual birth rate and peak birth month, Iceland or New Zealand?
- Iceland, at 11.5 births per 1,000 people against 11.5 births per 1,000 people in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual birth rate and peak birth month between Iceland and New Zealand?
- 0 births per 1,000 people, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and New Zealand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2021.
- How do Iceland and New Zealand rank globally for annual birth rate and peak birth month?
- Iceland ranks 4th and New Zealand ranks 5th 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
Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.