Belgium vs Switzerland: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month

Belgium
27.16 births per million people
in 2023
Switzerland
26.26 births per million people
in 2023
Belgium rank
24th
Switzerland rank
26th

Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month over time

  • Belgium
  • Switzerland
0200400600187119472023

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 27.16 births per million people against 26.26 births per million people in Switzerland, a difference of 0.9 births per million people.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 121 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 24th and Switzerland ranks 26th of 40 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 8 and Switzerland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Switzerland Difference Ahead
1900s 81.28 births per million people 79.8 births per million people 1.48 births per million people Belgium
1910s 195.4 births per million people 66.75 births per million people 128.66 births per million people Belgium
1920s 59.5 births per million people 57.02 births per million people 2.48 births per million people Belgium
1930s 49.22 births per million people 48.39 births per million people 0.8323 births per million people Belgium
1940s 46.14 births per million people 56.66 births per million people 10.52 births per million people Switzerland
1950s 49.17 births per million people 53.28 births per million people 4.11 births per million people Switzerland
1960s 47.51 births per million people 54.99 births per million people 7.48 births per million people Switzerland
1970s 38.51 births per million people 39.6 births per million people 1.09 births per million people Switzerland
1980s 34.66 births per million people 34.08 births per million people 0.5857 births per million people Belgium
1990s 33.97 births per million people 34.21 births per million people 0.238 births per million people Switzerland
2000s 32.84 births per million people 29.13 births per million people 3.71 births per million people Belgium
2010s 31.84 births per million people 30.38 births per million people 1.46 births per million people Belgium
2020s 28.71 births per million people 28.21 births per million people 0.4952 births per million people Belgium

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 Switzerland?
Belgium, at 27.16 births per million people against 26.26 births per million people in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month between Belgium and Switzerland?
0.9 births per million people, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
121 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
Belgium ranks 24th 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

Indicator
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Unit
births per million people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
40 places, 3,607 data points, 1840–2024
Last refreshed

The highest average daily number of births, per million people, recorded in the given year.