Denmark vs United Kingdom: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Denmark
27.69 births per million people
in 2024
United Kingdom
28.56 births per million people
in 2022
Denmark rank
19th
United Kingdom rank
17th
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month over time
- Denmark
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 28.56 births per million people against 27.69 births per million people in Denmark, a difference of 0.87 births per million people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1938 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 40 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 7 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 54.58 births per million people | 38.55 births per million people | 16.04 births per million people | Denmark |
| 1940s | 63.51 births per million people | 45.76 births per million people | 17.75 births per million people | Denmark |
| 1950s | 53.03 births per million people | 43.74 births per million people | 9.29 births per million people | Denmark |
| 1960s | 50.72 births per million people | 52.52 births per million people | 1.81 births per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 41.64 births per million people | 39.75 births per million people | 1.89 births per million people | Denmark |
| 1980s | 32.29 births per million people | 38 births per million people | 5.71 births per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 37.43 births per million people | 37.13 births per million people | 0.3008 births per million people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 35.13 births per million people | 34.45 births per million people | 0.6843 births per million people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 31.33 births per million people | 34.26 births per million people | 2.93 births per million people | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 30.97 births per million people | 30.13 births per million people | 0.8422 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 United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 28.56 births per million people against 27.69 births per million people in Denmark as of 2022.
- What is the difference in peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month between Denmark and United Kingdom?
- 0.87 births per million people, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United Kingdom?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1938 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and United Kingdom rank globally for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Denmark ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 17th 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.