New Zealand vs Russian Federation: Annual birth rate and peak birth month
New Zealand
11.5 births per 1,000 people
in 2021
Russian Federation
13.52 births per 1,000 people
in 2014
New Zealand rank
5th
Russian Federation rank
2nd
Annual birth rate and peak birth month over time
- New Zealand
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 13.52 births per 1,000 people against 11.5 births per 1,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 2.02 births per 1,000 people.
That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1959 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 5th and Russian Federation ranks 2nd of 41 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Russian Federation in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26.76 births per 1,000 people | 23.78 births per 1,000 people | 2.98 births per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 24.39 births per 1,000 people | 17.54 births per 1,000 people | 6.85 births per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 19.32 births per 1,000 people | 15.53 births per 1,000 people | 3.79 births per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 16.33 births per 1,000 people | 16.55 births per 1,000 people | 0.2122 births per 1,000 people | Russian Federation |
| 1990s | 16.08 births per 1,000 people | 9.9 births per 1,000 people | 6.18 births per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 14.47 births per 1,000 people | 10.41 births per 1,000 people | 4.06 births per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 13.77 births per 1,000 people | 13.03 births per 1,000 people | 0.7369 births per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual birth rate and peak birth month, New Zealand or Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 13.52 births per 1,000 people against 11.5 births per 1,000 people in New Zealand as of 2014.
- What is the difference in annual birth rate and peak birth month between New Zealand and Russian Federation?
- 2.02 births per 1,000 people, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Russian Federation?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2014.
- How do New Zealand and Russian Federation rank globally for annual birth rate and peak birth month?
- New Zealand ranks 5th and Russian Federation ranks 2nd 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.