Germany vs United Kingdom: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Germany
27.84 births per million people
in 2020
United Kingdom
28.56 births per million people
in 2022
Germany rank
18th
United Kingdom rank
17th
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month over time
- Germany
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 28.56 births per million people against 27.84 births per million people in Germany, a difference of 0.72 births per million people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1946 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Germany ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 40 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 38.4 births per million people | 49.85 births per million people | 11.45 births per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 42.42 births per million people | 43.74 births per million people | 1.32 births per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 48.06 births per million people | 52.52 births per million people | 4.46 births per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 31.78 births per million people | 39.75 births per million people | 7.97 births per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 31.31 births per million people | 38 births per million people | 6.69 births per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 29.21 births per million people | 37.13 births per million people | 7.92 births per million people | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 25.7 births per million people | 34.45 births per million people | 8.75 births per million people | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 26.94 births per million people | 34.26 births per million people | 7.33 births per million people | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 27.84 births per million people | 31.22 births per million people | 3.38 births per million people | United Kingdom |
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 United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 28.56 births per million people against 27.84 births per million people in Germany as of 2022.
- What is the difference in peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month between Germany and United Kingdom?
- 0.72 births per million people, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2020.
- How do Germany and United Kingdom rank globally for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Germany ranks 18th 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.