Denmark vs France: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Denmark
27.69 births per million people
in 2024
France
27.36 births per million people
in 2023
Denmark rank
19th
France rank
22nd
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month over time
- Denmark
- France
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 27.69 births per million people against 27.36 births per million people in France, a difference of 0.33 births per million people.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 19th and France ranks 22nd of 40 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 7 and France in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 85.4 births per million people | 66.41 births per million people | 18.99 births per million people | Denmark |
| 1910s | 75.17 births per million people | 54.32 births per million people | 20.85 births per million people | Denmark |
| 1920s | 65.3 births per million people | 56.81 births per million people | 8.49 births per million people | Denmark |
| 1930s | 54.72 births per million people | 47.61 births per million people | 7.1 births per million people | Denmark |
| 1940s | 63.51 births per million people | 52.71 births per million people | 10.8 births per million people | Denmark |
| 1950s | 53.03 births per million people | 54.83 births per million people | 1.8 births per million people | France |
| 1960s | 50.72 births per million people | 51.3 births per million people | 0.5885 births per million people | France |
| 1970s | 41.64 births per million people | 45.88 births per million people | 4.24 births per million people | France |
| 1980s | 32.29 births per million people | 41.29 births per million people | 9 births per million people | France |
| 1990s | 37.43 births per million people | 37.07 births per million people | 0.3619 births per million people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 35.13 births per million people | 36.59 births per million people | 1.46 births per million people | France |
| 2010s | 31.33 births per million people | 34.2 births per million people | 2.86 births per million people | France |
| 2020s | 30.33 births per million people | 29.91 births per million people | 0.4229 births per million people | Denmark |
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, Denmark or France?
- Denmark, at 27.69 births per million people against 27.36 births per million people in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month between Denmark and France?
- 0.33 births per million people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and France?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and France rank globally for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Denmark ranks 19th 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.