Germany vs Norway: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Germany
27.84 births per million people
in 2020
Norway
28.96 births per million people
in 2024
Germany rank
18th
Norway rank
16th
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month over time
- Germany
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 28.96 births per million people against 27.84 births per million people in Germany, a difference of 1.12 births per million people.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 18th and Norway ranks 16th of 40 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 38.4 births per million people | 67.73 births per million people | 29.33 births per million people | Norway |
| 1950s | 42.42 births per million people | 58.4 births per million people | 15.98 births per million people | Norway |
| 1960s | 48.06 births per million people | 55.12 births per million people | 7.05 births per million people | Norway |
| 1970s | 31.78 births per million people | 45.63 births per million people | 13.85 births per million people | Norway |
| 1980s | 31.31 births per million people | 38.8 births per million people | 7.48 births per million people | Norway |
| 1990s | 29.21 births per million people | 41.3 births per million people | 12.09 births per million people | Norway |
| 2000s | 25.7 births per million people | 36.97 births per million people | 11.27 births per million people | Norway |
| 2010s | 26.94 births per million people | 34.2 births per million people | 7.26 births per million people | Norway |
| 2020s | 27.84 births per million people | 29.7 births per million people | 1.86 births per million people | Norway |
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, Germany or Norway?
- Norway, at 28.96 births per million people against 27.84 births per million people in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month between Germany and Norway?
- 1.12 births per million people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Norway?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2020.
- How do Germany and Norway rank globally for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Germany ranks 18th 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.