Denmark vs Germany: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Denmark
27.69 births per million people
in 2024
Germany
27.84 births per million people
in 2020
Denmark rank
19th
Germany rank
18th
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month over time
- Denmark
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 27.84 births per million people against 27.69 births per million people in Denmark, a difference of 0.15 births per million people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 19th and Germany ranks 18th of 40 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 65.79 births per million people | 38.4 births per million people | 27.39 births per million people | Denmark |
| 1950s | 53.03 births per million people | 42.42 births per million people | 10.61 births per million people | Denmark |
| 1960s | 50.72 births per million people | 48.06 births per million people | 2.65 births per million people | Denmark |
| 1970s | 41.64 births per million people | 31.78 births per million people | 9.86 births per million people | Denmark |
| 1980s | 32.29 births per million people | 31.31 births per million people | 0.9727 births per million people | Denmark |
| 1990s | 37.43 births per million people | 29.21 births per million people | 8.23 births per million people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 35.13 births per million people | 25.7 births per million people | 9.44 births per million people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 31.33 births per million people | 26.94 births per million people | 4.4 births per million people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 31.41 births per million people | 27.84 births per million people | 3.57 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 Germany?
- Germany, at 27.84 births per million people against 27.69 births per million people in Denmark as of 2020.
- What is the difference in peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month between Denmark and Germany?
- 0.15 births per million people, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2020.
- How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Denmark ranks 19th and Germany ranks 18th 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.