Austria vs Switzerland: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Austria
24.87 births per million people
in 2023
Switzerland
26.26 births per million people
in 2023
Austria rank
28th
Switzerland rank
26th
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 26.26 births per million people against 24.87 births per million people in Austria, a difference of 1.39 births per million people.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 28th and Switzerland ranks 26th of 40 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 53.37 births per million people | 59.23 births per million people | 5.85 births per million people | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 58.35 births per million people | 57.02 births per million people | 1.33 births per million people | Austria |
| 1930s | 43.39 births per million people | 48.39 births per million people | 5 births per million people | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 55.19 births per million people | 56.66 births per million people | 1.47 births per million people | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 47.38 births per million people | 53.28 births per million people | 5.9 births per million people | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 53.05 births per million people | 54.99 births per million people | 1.94 births per million people | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 37.38 births per million people | 39.6 births per million people | 2.23 births per million people | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 33.97 births per million people | 34.08 births per million people | 0.1036 births per million people | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 32.61 births per million people | 34.21 births per million people | 1.6 births per million people | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 27.67 births per million people | 29.13 births per million people | 1.47 births per million people | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 28.51 births per million people | 30.38 births per million people | 1.86 births per million people | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 27.48 births per million people | 28.21 births per million people | 0.7347 births per million people | Switzerland |
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, Austria or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 26.26 births per million people against 24.87 births per million people in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month between Austria and Switzerland?
- 1.39 births per million people, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Austria ranks 28th and Switzerland ranks 26th 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.