Canada vs Portugal: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Canada
25.25 births per million people
in 2023
Portugal
23.87 births per million people
in 2023
Canada rank
27th
Portugal rank
30th
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month over time
- Canada
- Portugal
How they compare
Canada currently reports 25.25 births per million people against 23.87 births per million people in Portugal, a difference of 1.38 births per million people.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Portugal ahead.
Canada ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 30th of 40 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 55.18 births per million people | 82.41 births per million people | 27.24 births per million people | Portugal |
| 1930s | 62.34 births per million people | 81.95 births per million people | 19.61 births per million people | Portugal |
| 1940s | 73.31 births per million people | 77.24 births per million people | 3.93 births per million people | Portugal |
| 1950s | 80.84 births per million people | 74.68 births per million people | 6.16 births per million people | Canada |
| 1960s | 63.9 births per million people | 69.4 births per million people | 5.5 births per million people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 45.04 births per million people | 56.26 births per million people | 11.23 births per million people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 42.2 births per million people | 40.19 births per million people | 2.01 births per million people | Canada |
| 1990s | 37.97 births per million people | 32.81 births per million people | 5.16 births per million people | Canada |
| 2000s | 31.83 births per million people | 31.35 births per million people | 0.4757 births per million people | Canada |
| 2010s | 31.12 births per million people | 25.85 births per million people | 5.27 births per million people | Canada |
| 2020s | 26.82 births per million people | 24.03 births per million people | 2.79 births per million people | Canada |
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, Canada or Portugal?
- Canada, at 25.25 births per million people against 23.87 births per million people in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month between Canada and Portugal?
- 1.38 births per million people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Portugal?
- 100 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Portugal rank globally for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Canada ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 30th 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.