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

Bulgaria
24.76 births per million people
in 2021
Switzerland
26.26 births per million people
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
29th
Switzerland rank
26th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Switzerland
20406080100187119472023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 26.26 births per million people against 24.76 births per million people in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.5 births per million people.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 90 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Switzerland ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 29th and Switzerland ranks 26th of 40 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Switzerland Difference Ahead
1900s 76.1 births per million people 81.09 births per million people 4.99 births per million people Switzerland
1910s 85.23 births per million people 73.62 births per million people 11.61 births per million people Bulgaria
1920s 100.63 births per million people 60.72 births per million people 39.92 births per million people Bulgaria
1930s 74.91 births per million people 48.58 births per million people 26.33 births per million people Bulgaria
1940s 73.61 births per million people 56.66 births per million people 16.96 births per million people Bulgaria
1950s 63.07 births per million people 53.28 births per million people 9.79 births per million people Bulgaria
1960s 49.67 births per million people 54.99 births per million people 5.32 births per million people Switzerland
1970s 46.61 births per million people 39.6 births per million people 7.01 births per million people Bulgaria
1980s 39.48 births per million people 34.08 births per million people 5.41 births per million people Bulgaria
1990s 28.21 births per million people 34.21 births per million people 6 births per million people Switzerland
2000s 27.8 births per million people 29.13 births per million people 1.33 births per million people Switzerland
2010s 27.69 births per million people 30.38 births per million people 2.69 births per million people Switzerland
2020s 25.27 births per million people 29.64 births per million people 4.37 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, Bulgaria or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 26.26 births per million people against 24.76 births per million people in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month between Bulgaria and Switzerland?
1.5 births per million people, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Switzerland?
90 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2021.
How do Bulgaria and Switzerland rank globally for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
Bulgaria ranks 29th 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.