New Zealand vs Ukraine: Annual birth rate and peak birth month
New Zealand
11.5 births per 1,000 people
in 2021
Ukraine
11.1 births per 1,000 people
in 2013
New Zealand rank
5th
Ukraine rank
6th
Annual birth rate and peak birth month over time
- New Zealand
- Ukraine
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 11.5 births per 1,000 people against 11.1 births per 1,000 people in Ukraine, a difference of 0.4 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1959 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 5th and Ukraine ranks 6th of 41 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26.76 births per 1,000 people | 21.04 births per 1,000 people | 5.72 births per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 24.39 births per 1,000 people | 16.95 births per 1,000 people | 7.45 births per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 19.32 births per 1,000 people | 15.13 births per 1,000 people | 4.19 births per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 16.33 births per 1,000 people | 14.93 births per 1,000 people | 1.4 births per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 16.08 births per 1,000 people | 10.12 births per 1,000 people | 5.96 births per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 14.47 births per 1,000 people | 9.25 births per 1,000 people | 5.22 births per 1,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 14.01 births per 1,000 people | 11.11 births per 1,000 people | 2.9 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 Ukraine?
- New Zealand, at 11.5 births per 1,000 people against 11.1 births per 1,000 people in Ukraine as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual birth rate and peak birth month between New Zealand and Ukraine?
- 0.4 births per 1,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Ukraine?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2013.
- How do New Zealand and Ukraine rank globally for annual birth rate and peak birth month?
- New Zealand ranks 5th and Ukraine ranks 6th 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.