Greece vs Portugal: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month

Greece
23.81 births per million people
in 2019
Portugal
23.87 births per million people
in 2023
Greece rank
31st
Portugal rank
30th

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

  • Greece
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 23.87 births per million people against 23.81 births per million people in Greece, a difference of 0.06 births per million people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Portugal ahead.

Greece ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 30th of 40 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Portugal Difference Ahead
1950s 54.92 births per million people 72.74 births per million people 17.82 births per million people Portugal
1960s 50.49 births per million people 69.4 births per million people 18.91 births per million people Portugal
1970s 43.81 births per million people 56.26 births per million people 12.46 births per million people Portugal
1980s 36.77 births per million people 40.19 births per million people 3.42 births per million people Portugal
1990s 29.32 births per million people 32.81 births per million people 3.48 births per million people Portugal
2000s 30.12 births per million people 31.35 births per million people 1.23 births per million people Portugal
2010s 26.68 births per million people 25.85 births per million people 0.8336 births per million people Greece

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, Greece or Portugal?
Portugal, at 23.87 births per million people against 23.81 births per million people in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month between Greece and Portugal?
0.06 births per million people, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
64 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2019.
How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
Greece ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 30th 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.