Belarus vs Russia: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Belarus
35.99 births per million people
in 2016
Russia
39.9 births per million people
in 2014
Belarus rank
3rd
Russia rank
2nd
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month over time
- Belarus
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 39.9 births per million people against 35.99 births per million people in Belarus, a difference of 3.91 births per million people.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 2nd of 40 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 6 and Russia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 94.58 births per million people | 80.17 births per million people | 14.42 births per million people | Belarus |
| 1960s | 52.74 births per million people | 46.28 births per million people | 6.46 births per million people | Belarus |
| 1970s | 47.03 births per million people | 44.76 births per million people | 2.26 births per million people | Belarus |
| 1980s | 48.5 births per million people | 48.01 births per million people | 0.4915 births per million people | Belarus |
| 1990s | 31.87 births per million people | 28.73 births per million people | 3.14 births per million people | Belarus |
| 2000s | 30.57 births per million people | 30.55 births per million people | 0.0246 births per million people | Belarus |
| 2010s | 36.09 births per million people | 38.49 births per million people | 2.4 births per million people | Russia |
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, Belarus or Russia?
- Russia, at 39.9 births per million people against 35.99 births per million people in Belarus as of 2014.
- What is the difference in peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month between Belarus and Russia?
- 3.91 births per million people, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Russia?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2014.
- How do Belarus and Russia rank globally for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Belarus ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 2nd 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.