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