Belgium vs France: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Belgium
27.16 births per million people
in 2023
France
27.36 births per million people
in 2023
Belgium rank
24th
France rank
22nd
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 27.36 births per million people against 27.16 births per million people in Belgium, a difference of 0.2 births per million people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 121 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 24th and France ranks 22nd of 40 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and France in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 81.28 births per million people | 66.62 births per million people | 14.66 births per million people | Belgium |
| 1910s | 195.4 births per million people | 57.95 births per million people | 137.45 births per million people | Belgium |
| 1920s | 59.5 births per million people | 56.81 births per million people | 2.69 births per million people | Belgium |
| 1930s | 49.22 births per million people | 47.61 births per million people | 1.61 births per million people | Belgium |
| 1940s | 46.14 births per million people | 52.71 births per million people | 6.57 births per million people | France |
| 1950s | 49.17 births per million people | 54.83 births per million people | 5.66 births per million people | France |
| 1960s | 47.51 births per million people | 51.3 births per million people | 3.8 births per million people | France |
| 1970s | 38.51 births per million people | 45.88 births per million people | 7.37 births per million people | France |
| 1980s | 34.66 births per million people | 41.29 births per million people | 6.63 births per million people | France |
| 1990s | 33.97 births per million people | 37.07 births per million people | 3.1 births per million people | France |
| 2000s | 32.84 births per million people | 36.59 births per million people | 3.75 births per million people | France |
| 2010s | 31.84 births per million people | 34.2 births per million people | 2.36 births per million people | France |
| 2020s | 28.71 births per million people | 29.91 births per million people | 1.2 births per million people | France |
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, Belgium or France?
- France, at 27.36 births per million people against 27.16 births per million people in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month between Belgium and France?
- 0.2 births per million people, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 121 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Belgium ranks 24th and France ranks 22nd 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.