France vs Sweden: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month

France
27.36 births per million people
in 2023
Sweden
27.29 births per million people
in 2024
France rank
22nd
Sweden rank
23rd

Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month over time

  • France
  • Sweden
20406080186119422024

How they compare

France currently reports 27.36 births per million people against 27.29 births per million people in Sweden, a difference of 0.07 births per million people.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Sweden ahead.

France ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 23rd of 40 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, France averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Sweden Difference Ahead
1910s 53.44 births per million people 66.05 births per million people 12.61 births per million people Sweden
1920s 56.81 births per million people 55.59 births per million people 1.22 births per million people France
1930s 47.61 births per million people 43.2 births per million people 4.42 births per million people France
1940s 52.71 births per million people 56.48 births per million people 3.78 births per million people Sweden
1950s 54.83 births per million people 47.3 births per million people 7.53 births per million people France
1960s 51.3 births per million people 47.57 births per million people 3.74 births per million people France
1970s 45.88 births per million people 40.85 births per million people 5.03 births per million people France
1980s 41.29 births per million people 37.72 births per million people 3.57 births per million people France
1990s 37.07 births per million people 38.05 births per million people 0.9814 births per million people Sweden
2000s 36.59 births per million people 33.53 births per million people 3.06 births per million people France
2010s 34.2 births per million people 34.65 births per million people 0.4497 births per million people Sweden
2020s 29.91 births per million people 31.01 births per million people 1.1 births per million people Sweden

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, France or Sweden?
France, at 27.36 births per million people against 27.29 births per million people in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month between France and Sweden?
0.07 births per million people, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sweden?
113 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2023.
How do France and Sweden rank globally for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
France ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 23rd 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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Indicator
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Unit
births per million people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
40 places, 3,607 data points, 1840–2024
Last refreshed

Highest average daily number of births, per million people, recorded in the given year.