Denmark vs Norway: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Denmark
27.69 births per million people
in 2024
Norway
28.96 births per million people
in 2024
Denmark rank
19th
Norway rank
16th
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 28.96 births per million people against 27.69 births per million people in Denmark, a difference of 1.27 births per million people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1931 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 19th and Norway ranks 16th of 40 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 54.51 births per million people | 46.89 births per million people | 7.62 births per million people | Denmark |
| 1940s | 63.51 births per million people | 60.55 births per million people | 2.96 births per million people | Denmark |
| 1950s | 53.03 births per million people | 58.4 births per million people | 5.37 births per million people | Norway |
| 1960s | 50.72 births per million people | 55.12 births per million people | 4.4 births per million people | Norway |
| 1970s | 41.64 births per million people | 45.63 births per million people | 3.99 births per million people | Norway |
| 1980s | 32.29 births per million people | 38.8 births per million people | 6.51 births per million people | Norway |
| 1990s | 37.43 births per million people | 41.3 births per million people | 3.87 births per million people | Norway |
| 2000s | 35.13 births per million people | 36.97 births per million people | 1.83 births per million people | Norway |
| 2010s | 31.33 births per million people | 34.2 births per million people | 2.87 births per million people | Norway |
| 2020s | 29.8 births per million people | 29.28 births per million people | 0.5272 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 Norway?
- Norway, at 28.96 births per million people against 27.69 births per million people in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month between Denmark and Norway?
- 1.27 births per million people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 94 years are reported by both, from 1931 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Denmark ranks 19th and Norway ranks 16th 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.