Iceland vs Russia: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Iceland
35.4 births per million people
in 2023
Russia
39.9 births per million people
in 2014
Iceland rank
5th
Russia rank
2nd
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month over time
- Iceland
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 39.9 births per million people against 35.4 births per million people in Iceland, a difference of 4.5 births per million people.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 5th and Russia ranks 2nd of 40 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 84.16 births per million people | 80.17 births per million people | 3.99 births per million people | Iceland |
| 1960s | 73.36 births per million people | 55.12 births per million people | 18.24 births per million people | Iceland |
| 1970s | 61.47 births per million people | 44.76 births per million people | 16.71 births per million people | Iceland |
| 1980s | 55.02 births per million people | 48.01 births per million people | 7.01 births per million people | Iceland |
| 1990s | 49.9 births per million people | 29.06 births per million people | 20.84 births per million people | Iceland |
| 2000s | 45.24 births per million people | 30.55 births per million people | 14.69 births per million people | Iceland |
| 2010s | 44.58 births per million people | 38.49 births per million people | 6.09 births per million people | Iceland |
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, Iceland or Russia?
- Russia, at 39.9 births per million people against 35.4 births per million people in Iceland as of 2014.
- What is the difference in peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month between Iceland and Russia?
- 4.5 births per million people, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Russia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2014.
- How do Iceland and Russia rank globally for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Iceland ranks 5th and Russia ranks 2nd 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
The highest average daily number of births, per million people, recorded in the given year.