Australia vs Iceland: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Australia
35.07 births per million people
in 2021
Iceland
35.4 births per million people
in 2023
Australia rank
7th
Iceland rank
5th
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month over time
- Australia
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 35.4 births per million people against 35.07 births per million people in Australia, a difference of 0.33 births per million people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Iceland ahead.
Australia ranks 7th and Iceland ranks 5th of 40 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.16 births per million people | 71.97 births per million people | 13.81 births per million people | Iceland |
| 1970s | 51.4 births per million people | 61.47 births per million people | 10.07 births per million people | Iceland |
| 1980s | 44.52 births per million people | 55.02 births per million people | 10.51 births per million people | Iceland |
| 1990s | 41.4 births per million people | 49.9 births per million people | 8.51 births per million people | Iceland |
| 2000s | 37.9 births per million people | 45.24 births per million people | 7.34 births per million people | Iceland |
| 2010s | 36.19 births per million people | 41.69 births per million people | 5.5 births per million people | Iceland |
| 2020s | 33.2 births per million people | 40.23 births per million people | 7.02 births per million people | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month, Australia or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 35.4 births per million people against 35.07 births per million people in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month between Australia and Iceland?
- 0.33 births per million people, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Australia ranks 7th and Iceland ranks 5th of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Highest average daily number of births, per million people, recorded in the given year.