Finland vs Italy: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Finland
22.17 births per million people
in 2024
Italy
20 births per million people
in 2022
Finland rank
32nd
Italy rank
35th
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month over time
- Finland
- Italy
How they compare
Finland currently reports 22.17 births per million people against 20 births per million people in Italy, a difference of 2.17 births per million people.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Italy ahead.
Finland ranks 32nd and Italy ranks 35th of 40 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 7 and Italy in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 97.86 births per million people | 100.04 births per million people | 2.18 births per million people | Italy |
| 1910s | 83.79 births per million people | 89.73 births per million people | 5.95 births per million people | Italy |
| 1920s | 73.06 births per million people | 99.96 births per million people | 26.9 births per million people | Italy |
| 1930s | 60.83 births per million people | 76.11 births per million people | 15.27 births per million people | Italy |
| 1940s | 76.38 births per million people | 67.38 births per million people | 9 births per million people | Finland |
| 1950s | 63.97 births per million people | 57.82 births per million people | 6.15 births per million people | Finland |
| 1960s | 51.83 births per million people | 54.33 births per million people | 2.5 births per million people | Italy |
| 1970s | 41.19 births per million people | 44.26 births per million people | 3.07 births per million people | Italy |
| 1980s | 38.99 births per million people | 31.04 births per million people | 7.95 births per million people | Finland |
| 1990s | 36.45 births per million people | 28.65 births per million people | 7.8 births per million people | Finland |
| 2000s | 31.73 births per million people | 28.66 births per million people | 3.07 births per million people | Finland |
| 2010s | 29.38 births per million people | 24.72 births per million people | 4.66 births per million people | Finland |
| 2020s | 24.78 births per million people | 20.77 births per million people | 4.02 births per million people | Finland |
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, Finland or Italy?
- Finland, at 22.17 births per million people against 20 births per million people in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month between Finland and Italy?
- 2.17 births per million people, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Italy?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Italy rank globally for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Finland ranks 32nd and Italy ranks 35th 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.