New Zealand vs United States: Birth rate colored by peak birth month

New Zealand
11.5
in 2021
United States
10.72
in 2023
New Zealand rank
5th
United States rank
8th

Birth rate colored by peak birth month over time

  • New Zealand
  • United States
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 11.5 against 10.72 in United States, a difference of 0.78.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1948 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 5th and United States ranks 8th of 41 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand United States Difference Ahead
1940s 26.69 24.94 1.76 New Zealand
1950s 26.25 25.09 1.16 New Zealand
1960s 24.39 20.46 3.93 New Zealand
1970s 19.32 15.65 3.67 New Zealand
1980s 16.33 15.91 0.4282 New Zealand
1990s 16.08 15.2 0.8798 New Zealand
2000s 14.47 14.16 0.3148 New Zealand
2010s 13.15 12.33 0.8198 New Zealand
2020s 11.47 11 0.4674 New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate colored by peak birth month, New Zealand or United States?
New Zealand, at 11.5 against 10.72 in United States as of 2021.
What is the difference in birth rate colored by peak birth month between New Zealand and United States?
0.78, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States?
74 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2021.
How do New Zealand and United States rank globally for birth rate colored by peak birth month?
New Zealand ranks 5th and United States ranks 8th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate colored by peak birth month
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
41 places, 3,818 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed