Finland vs Latvia: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Finland
22.17 births per million people
in 2024
Latvia
20.36 births per million people
in 2024
Finland rank
32nd
Latvia rank
34th
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month over time
- Finland
- Latvia
How they compare
Finland currently reports 22.17 births per million people against 20.36 births per million people in Latvia, a difference of 1.81 births per million people.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 32nd and Latvia ranks 34th of 40 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 5 and Latvia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 79.69 births per million people | 51.81 births per million people | 27.88 births per million people | Finland |
| 1950s | 63.97 births per million people | 48.63 births per million people | 15.33 births per million people | Finland |
| 1960s | 51.83 births per million people | 46.56 births per million people | 5.26 births per million people | Finland |
| 1970s | 41.19 births per million people | 43.25 births per million people | 2.06 births per million people | Latvia |
| 1980s | 38.99 births per million people | 47 births per million people | 8.01 births per million people | Latvia |
| 1990s | 36.45 births per million people | 30.3 births per million people | 6.15 births per million people | Finland |
| 2000s | 31.73 births per million people | 28.62 births per million people | 3.11 births per million people | Finland |
| 2010s | 29.38 births per million people | 31.04 births per million people | 1.65 births per million people | Latvia |
| 2020s | 23.89 births per million people | 25.08 births per million people | 1.19 births per million people | Latvia |
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 Latvia?
- Finland, at 22.17 births per million people against 20.36 births per million people in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month between Finland and Latvia?
- 1.81 births per million people, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Latvia?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Latvia rank globally for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Finland ranks 32nd and Latvia ranks 34th 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.